# Cruise Control/Brake Lights

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-brake-lights/1683>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 13, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-brake-lights/1683 "2007-07-13T23:22:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DanCarolyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DanCarolyn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanCarolyn)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-brake-lights/1683/1 "2007-07-13T23:22:05Z")

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Daughter’s family has a 2003 Chevy Venture. Cruise control quit working. Dealer’s shop found brake light out causing the problem. Rep said it sounds strange, but the two are related. Can that be accurate?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-brake-lights/1683/2 "2007-07-13T23:26:49Z")

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There is usually a disconnect switch on the brake pedal that can get out of adjustment. This makes the CC think the brake is on and disables the CC.

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-brake-lights/1683/3 "2007-07-13T23:35:44Z")

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When the third brake light bulb on my 1993 Caprice burned out it disabled the cruise control. It took me a while to figure that one out. Replaced bulb and the cruise control started working again.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control-brake-lights/1683/4 "2007-07-13T23:36:55Z")

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I believe every cruse control has a cut off when the brake is depressed. Most use the brake light switch to sense when you press on the brake.