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Old 01-04-2014 | 08:17 AM
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I have a 2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4, New to truck, cruise does not work,I could use some help on it do not know were to start.

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Old 01-04-2014 | 10:24 AM
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Does the horn work or do you have an airbag light?

What happens when you try to turn it on? Does the "cruise" indicator, on the odometer light?

Check for codes, do the key dance if you don't have a reader. The OBD system can pull up codes for the switches and the solenoids in the servo.

There are no separate fuses, it is powered off of the PCM.
 
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Old 01-04-2014 | 02:30 PM
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Hey the first thing you need to check is the cruise control cable. It comes out of a vacuum thing on the passenger side.
 
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Old 01-04-2014 | 03:36 PM
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Why would they install the system without fuses? Thats just idiotic....

You entirely sure on that?
 
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Old 01-04-2014 | 03:55 PM
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Positive.

It's fused via the PCM. It's not an add-on type system it is integrated into the PCM.
 
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Old 01-04-2014 | 07:25 PM
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Could be a bad clockspring if you have an airbag light and your horn doesnt work.
 
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Old 01-04-2014 | 08:48 PM
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Or the button. On mine, horn, AB, and all cruise buttons work except on/off. I hit it 10 or 15 times before the light comes on, on the dash.
 
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Old 01-05-2014 | 07:40 AM
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Horn works, no air bag light on, When I do turn it on the cruise light does come on, What kind of reader should I buy,

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Old 01-05-2014 | 09:54 AM
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You don't need a reader with an '00.

Beginning with the key off, turn it to run (not start), then off, back to run, off again, and finally leave it in run. If there are any codes they'll show up in the odometer window.

On the cruise, it MAY still be a bad switch (SET). But it could also be a problem with the servo or cables. Look under the hood for the servo, passenger side front, and follow the cable all the way to the throttle body. Also make sure the vacuum hose is connected and that you feel a strong vacuum at the servo.
 
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Thank you for all the help,
 



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