# Subaru Forester cruise control **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** subaru, forester\ **Created:** [July 24, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909 "2009-07-24T02:55:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andersenct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@andersenct](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andersenct)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909/1 "2009-07-24T02:55:31Z")
Have a 2002 Forester with 100K miles on it. The cruise control stopped working the other day while on a long drive. The main on/off switch on the dashboard appears to be working & illuminates when pressed, but he cruise control will not engage when the lever on the steering wheel is pressed. The Check Engine light hasn’t come on & the car is otherwise running normally. Any suggestions on common culprits? I do have a code reader, but haven’t hooked it up to see if any codes are in the memory. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909/2 "2009-07-24T03:00:31Z")
Check to see if there are any brake lights out. If there are, it’ll prevent the cruise control from working. Tester ---
**Author:** ![andersenct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@andersenct](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andersenct)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909/3 "2009-07-24T03:07:02Z")
Thanks. I’ll start there. Wouldn’t have thought that having a brake light out would “take out” the cruise control ---
**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 25, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909/4 "2009-07-25T10:52:07Z")
Another common problem is the adjustment of the disconnect switch on the brake pedal. If it isn’t set correctly it will cause the cruise system to think the pedal is pushed down and turn off the system. ---
**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 25, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909/5 "2009-07-25T10:58:40Z")
Wouldn’t have thought that having a brake light out would “take out” the cruise control It is connected to that system because it needs to shut the cruse off if you press the brake. As with all things cruse the default is off unless everything is working. ---
**Author:** ![andersenct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@andersenct](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andersenct)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909/6 "2009-07-25T16:05:33Z")
All the brake lights are working, so that’s not the culprit. ---
**Author:** ![andersenct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@andersenct](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andersenct)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-forester-cruise-control/33909/7 "2009-07-25T16:20:56Z")
I’ll check the switch on the brake pedal to see if it needs adjusting. I’m all for simple fixes!