Howdy everyone,

I've noticed a problem with my cruise control during a few of my trips recently. On a few occassions I have not been able to set a cruise speed while travelling. This has occurred after speeding up from an already set cruise speed. For example, while I had the cruise set at one speed and then accelerating slightly to a higer speed and trying to set that new speed the cruise would not set. It would only set at a new speed if I hit the button to turn off cruise and then turn it back on and set the speed.

Anyone else experience any sort of problem with the cruise control??

Howdy everyone,

I've noticed a problem with my cruise control during a few of my trips recently. On a few occassions I have not been able to set a cruise speed while travelling. This has occurred after speeding up from an already set cruise speed. For example, while I had the cruise set at one speed and then accelerating slightly to a higer speed and trying to set that new speed the cruise would not set. It would only set at a new speed if I hit the button to turn off cruise and then turn it back on and set the speed.

Anyone else experience any sort of problem with the cruise control??

No, haven't experienced it, personally.

Did you attempt to use just the accellerate button to lock it in??

When you speed up and hit the set [if you hold to long] it will set to old speed. When you want to speed up just hold the +/res until speed. to decel. just hold -/set. try this and see if it works for you. page 3-11 - 3-13 in owner manual

When you want to speed up just hold the +/res until speed.

Beware of being thrown back in your seat!:eek:

What I do is use the gas pedal to increase my speed then hit the accelerate button. It will adjust to the higher speed. I agree with Jay, you can get whiplash if you just hold the accelerate button.

Oh well, not everything is perfect on this car!

I think the accl button means, "I want to go NOW", just like the decl button means, "I want to slow NOW".
Try just going to the desired speed and pressing the set button for a second.

Beware of being thrown back in your seat!:eek:


Hmmm, good point, jx3.

Maybe just 3 quick "taps" for 3 MPH increase, then after it locks in, a couple more for additional increases.....since the owners book indicates each quick press, accell or decell, is equal to a 1 mph, increase/decrease respectively.

Hey all, thanks for the responses. I have tried using the accelerate button and it works but I prefer to use the actual gas pedal as I am more comfortable with how that works.

When I do increase my speed and I go to set that speed I just depress the "Set" button as I would any other time (I don't hold it for any extended period) and it usually sets the new cruise speed about half the time.

The problem might be as simple as a bad switch or connection or something. I'll have to try to remember to bring this up at my next oil change.

When I used the accelerate button the words "cruise engaged" do not appear in the DIC because the cruise was already working. Whichever for you is fine. If it's not working the way you think it should, get it to the dealer asap!

Actually, you're using it wrong. Or at least, not in the way it works (which to me... is wrong.) When you accelerate, you have to press the +Res button, then the -Set button to lock in the new speed.

Doesn't make sense to me... I'd think where ever you are, set would set the speed. But no. Anyhow.. ticked me off pretty well too, until I figured it out.

I'll try that to see if it works in my situation.

Actually, you're using it wrong. Or at least, not in the way it works (which to me... is wrong.) When you accelerate, you have to press the +Res button, then the -Set button to lock in the new speed.

Doesn't make sense to me... I'd think where ever you are, set would set the speed. But no. Anyhow.. ticked me off pretty well too, until I figured it out.

MiDan......

That may work for you but, according to the Owners Book, in the section (3-12)about Increasing Speed While Using Cruise Control....

"There are two ways to go to a higher speed.

1. Disengage the cruise control by applying the brake pedal but do not turn it off. Accelerate to a higher speed and reset the cruise control.

2. If the cruise control system is already engaged, press the RES+ button. Hold it there until you get to the speed you want, and then release the button. To increase speed in very small amounts, press the RES+ button briefly and then release it. Each time you do this, your vehicle will go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster."

If either one or both of these examples do not work, something is malfunctioning in the cruise control system.:(

MiDan......


1. Disengage the cruise control by applying the brake pedal but do not turn it off. Accelerate to a higher speed and reset the cruise control.



And therein may lie the problem. Calgary are you disengaging before using the pedal to accelerate and then resetting?

Actually, you're using it wrong. Or at least, not in the way it works (which to me... is wrong.) When you accelerate, you have to press the +Res button, then the -Set button to lock in the new speed.
If I use the +Res it automatically holds the new speed. No need to hit the -Set button or to disengage cruise.

And after doing some testing.......... while cruise is engaged, using the pedal to gain more speed using the -Set locks in the new speed, and also the 1 mph gain/tap of the +Res actually works!!:eek:

"There are two ways to go to a higher speed.

1. Disengage the cruise control by applying the brake pedal but do not turn it off. Accelerate to a higher speed and reset the cruise control.

2. If the cruise control system is already engaged, press the RES+ button. Hold it there until you get to the speed you want, and then release the button. To increase speed in very small amounts, press the RES+ button briefly and then release it. Each time you do this, your vehicle will go about 1 mph (1.6 km/h) faster."

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This is 100% correct. If these methods do not work you have a mechanical problem. If you are trying to do it other than this, you have a human problem.....:lol:

On the 2006 5-Speed, accelerating to a new speed, while the cruise is engaged, and hitting the -set button reduces the memory speed by about 1MPH. It doesn't set it to the new speed. Maybe there's something wrong with my HHR (I don't really mean it, baby...It's just for the sake of argument...), but accelerating to a new speed and pressing +res, -set does set it to the new speed.
PS -- I'll verify exactly what it does when I'm on the highway this weekend, and if it doesn't work as the manual says it should, I'll get the dealer to look at it next oil change.... and if the manual (and you guys) are right.... then I'll be checking into that rehab unit ........ again...

nfboy, you're absolutely right when you made the post about not using the brake to disengage the cruise before speeding up to a need speed. I don't do that because that just wouldn't make any sense in my mind. I guess I will have to start disengaging before accelerating.

I'm almost 100% sure that I used to be able to lock in a new speed after accelerating without disengaging just by pressing the set button but I might be going crazy as I get older!

I'll figure out something that works and I'll do that from here on in.

nfboy, you're absolutely right when you made the post about not using the brake to disengage the cruise before speeding up to a need speed. I don't do that because that just wouldn't make any sense in my mind. I guess I will have to start disengaging before accelerating.

I'm almost 100% sure that I used to be able to lock in a new speed after accelerating without disengaging just by pressing the set button but I might be going crazy as I get older!

I'll figure out something that works and I'll do that from here on in.

I know the HHR, my 96 C1500, and my wifes 03 Mazda require you to disenguage the cruise prior ot changing the setting unless you hit the accel or decel on the cruise.

When I speed up using the pedal and want to set the new speed as the target, I double tap the "-Set" button.

When I speed up using the pedal and want to set the new speed as the target, I double tap the "-Set" button.

I didn't try a quick double tap, but I did verify last night that when I turn on the cruise, accelerate and tap [-set], it does hold there.

If I speed up from there without having applied the clutch or brake, and then tap [-set], the accelerated speed isn't set. However, speeding up and tapping [+res],[-set] does set the new speed. (So maybe a double tap of [-set] at the new speed would work too. I'll try that this weekend.)

OK this weekend I went out to get this down. In mine I can double tap the -set and it works, but in the 07 I test drove(an 07 black LT nice!) the double tap did not work, however, holding the -set for a sec or two set it to the new speed.
Edit to add: Holding the -set in my 06 also works. Maybe my -set button is slow to rebound and only counting my double tap as one longer hold.

On a somewhat related note, I drove down to the beach this weekend and set the cruise @60 mph. Traffic seemed to be moving faster so I hit my accelerate button to match the speed of traffic and boy was I surprised! :eek: When you hit accelerate it reaaaally accelerates! :nuts:

Traffic seemed to be moving faster so I hit my accelerate button to match the speed of traffic and boy was I surprised! :eek: When you hit accelerate it reaaaally accelerates! :nuts:

Didn't heed the warning in post 4 of thread?:p:

Didn't heed the warning in post 4 of thread?:p:

You know, I had actually read this thread, guess I forgot. I hadn't really pushed the engine hard, yet. It was kinda fun hearing it get up and go. :D