Capk Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Got the dreaded 5 blinks of the green cruise light on the dash when I tried (unsuccessfully) to engage the cruise control today. The owner's manual says this blinking is like a trouble code - it recommends that you take the car to the dealer to fix the problem. I checked the fuses, but all the fuses looked fine. Then I remembered that I had recently had a radiator replaced. The radiator leak was probably due to a hidden stress fracture near top front from a deer strike some months ago. So started snooping around and took the cover off the cruise control unit. Voila! the mechanics apparently forgot to reconnect the power socket to the unit. They must have disconnected the unit to remove/replace the radiatior. Whew! Sometimes it pays just to see if A is connected to B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviej Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Send a bill to your radiator mechanic for $90. That is what the Lexus Diagnostic Fee would have been had you taken it in. nice snooping. I love that kinda crap. steviej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toysrme Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Great job! I love people that have good reasoning skills! (Don't matter for you, but maybe someone in the future) Some of the cruise control units have direct control over the transmission solenoid<s>. You ditch the cruise control & the ECU goes haywire thinking the solenoid<s> are malfunctioning. Hah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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