3rd gen. 1996-2002 4RUNNER Owners Poll: Does your cruise control work???
Jun 11, 2009 | 07:00 PM
#22
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From: mo
1996 sr5 4runner Manual Trans, 195000 miles
Mine works intermittently. I sometimes rest my foot lightly on the clutch pedal when I drive and now the spring is 'tired' and doesn't always return entirely. A tap on the bottom of the pedal gets it back up, it stays up and cruise works great.
Mine works intermittently. I sometimes rest my foot lightly on the clutch pedal when I drive and now the spring is 'tired' and doesn't always return entirely. A tap on the bottom of the pedal gets it back up, it stays up and cruise works great.
Jun 11, 2009 | 07:39 PM
#25
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From: Galveston, Texas
Mine still works great, except when I get on my ham radio. I have a RFI issue that makes the cruise jump to wide open throttle if I transmit on the 15 meter (21mhz) band. 
Year - 2001
Model - SR5 4x4, Auto, 3.4L
Cruise Control Use - Daily (50 mile each way to work)
Miles - 230K miles
On a side note. The 2001-2002 with the VSC has a totally different curse control system IIRC. There isn't external servo but instead its part of the electronic throttle/idle air control assembly built into the throttle body.
Year - 2001
Model - SR5 4x4, Auto, 3.4L
Cruise Control Use - Daily (50 mile each way to work)
Miles - 230K miles
On a side note. The 2001-2002 with the VSC has a totally different curse control system IIRC. There isn't external servo but instead its part of the electronic throttle/idle air control assembly built into the throttle body.
Last edited by FogRunner; Jun 11, 2009 at 07:41 PM.
Jun 11, 2009 | 08:15 PM
#26
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From: Salt Lake City, UT
Year: 1998
Model: SR5 4x4 3.4 V6 auto
CC use: Every day!
Miles: 177,000
Works great every time! As a few others have said, sometimes when it downshifts it takes a while to shift back up... but I just hit the control stalk down and it shifts.
Model: SR5 4x4 3.4 V6 auto
CC use: Every day!
Miles: 177,000
Works great every time! As a few others have said, sometimes when it downshifts it takes a while to shift back up... but I just hit the control stalk down and it shifts.
Jun 11, 2009 | 09:41 PM
#27
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From: Ft.Lauderdale, FL
Mine sets, cruises, cancels, and decelerates, but it will NOT accelerate by tapping on it, holding it up doesn't work either, been like that for a couple of years.
2000
Limited 2wd
Daily
140k
2000
Limited 2wd
Daily
140k
Jun 12, 2009 | 07:26 AM
#31
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I have a '98 4Runner and it also is moody and works when it wants to work. I have to drive back and forth from Seattle to Spokane every other week and really need the cruise control, without it I am a bit heavy footed and I have the speeding tickets to prove it. Anyhoo, in a post above, X-AWDRIVER said to check vaccum lines to the cc box. Where does one find the cc box on a '98 4Runner? I know to get a new part installed for the CC will set me back $101 at least (I just had the truck into the shop just for this moody CC - they reconnected a something to the clutch that had fallen off and the CC worked for a bit but then died half way back to Seattle from Spokane) Arrrgh! So, help please, does anyone know where the CC Box is located so I can check the vaccuum hose connections? Thanks!
Jun 13, 2009 | 03:13 PM
#33
1996 4runner
SR5
238K
Light comes on, but no one is home. Guess I'll be checking vacuum lines......
Replaced some vacuum lines and now it works. Hope it stays that way. KNOCKING ON WOOD.
SR5
238K
Light comes on, but no one is home. Guess I'll be checking vacuum lines......
Replaced some vacuum lines and now it works. Hope it stays that way. KNOCKING ON WOOD.
Last edited by FJHammerHead; Jun 16, 2009 at 05:05 PM.
Jun 19, 2009 | 05:13 PM
#39
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From: NE
works good...sometimes takes awhile to shift back up after a down shift
clock on the otherhand only works when it feels like it
Year 1997
Model SR5 4X4 Auto 3.4
Cruise use - 4 times per week mostly short trips
Miles 214,000
clock on the otherhand only works when it feels like it
Year 1997
Model SR5 4X4 Auto 3.4
Cruise use - 4 times per week mostly short trips
Miles 214,000
Jun 19, 2009 | 05:20 PM
#40
mine works great. it moves to a mph above what you set it to then a mph lower and it keeps doing that the whole time the cruise control is set but im not sure if that is normal or not. but it works for me
Year - 1997
Model - sr5 4wd
Cruise Control Use - 2x/month
Miles - 171k
Year - 1997
Model - sr5 4wd
Cruise Control Use - 2x/month
Miles - 171k
