CEL and Cruise Issue??? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mortybryant · 03-22-2015, 01:33 PM

Started my RS1 this morning and the CEL was on. I'm just over 5k miles. No noticeable issues. Went ahead and took off. Approximately 10-15 miles later I notice my cruise control won't engage. The light is also orange (typically green). I stop, turn the car off and back on. CEL is off. Continue to drive and cruise control is now working.

Any ideas???

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Koa · 03-22-2015, 01:41 PM

no concrete analysis can be made unless you're able to pull the CEL

leoh007 · 03-22-2015, 01:45 PM

Not sure what the problem is but your car goes into limp mode when the CEL is on, hence not being able to use cruise control you may possibly get a traction control light on as well. I had the same issue. Bought a catless header which resulted in this issue, not sure if you have aftermarket parts but if you do a tune is needed. hope this helps

mortybryant · 03-22-2015, 01:46 PM

No aftermarket parts, but thank you for the info. Much appreciated.

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mav1178 · 03-23-2015, 12:03 PM

Idea: CEL prevents cruise from being used.

Solution: find out what caused the CEL and prevent it from coming on.

-alex

Tcoat · 03-23-2015, 12:13 PM

Could be as simple as a wet or dirty sensor or something as bad as an possible total failure and 1,000 things in between.
If it repeats take it in.

Tromatic · 03-23-2015, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leoh007

Not sure what the problem is but your car goes into limp mode when the CEL is on, hence not being able to use cruise control you may possibly get a traction control light on as well. I had the same issue. Bought a catless header which resulted in this issue, not sure if you have aftermarket parts but if you do a tune is needed. hope this helps

A CEL does not always mean limp mode, which is more than obvious when that is happening.

If you have any plans at all (or not) for mods, an OBD dongle and something like Carista is a must have for reading and clearing codes.

zooki · 03-23-2015, 01:49 PM

Have you gotten sideways, or done any donuts? Mine does the same thing sometimes when I slide it around, or do donuts. Turn the car off, start it back up, good to go. I think it has something to do with the stability control freaking out.

03-22-2015, 01:33 PM	#1
mortybryant Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: Scion FR-S RS 1.0 Location: Tell City, Indiana Posts: 77 Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	CEL and Cruise Issue??? Started my RS1 this morning and the CEL was on. I'm just over 5k miles. No noticeable issues. Went ahead and took off. Approximately 10-15 miles later I notice my cruise control won't engage. The light is also orange (typically green). I stop, turn the car off and back on. CEL is off. Continue to drive and cruise control is now working. Any ideas??? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-23-2015, 12:13 PM	#6
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zooki Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: waiting on a 2021... Location: Texas Posts: 770 Thanks: 190 Thanked 410 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have you gotten sideways, or done any donuts? Mine does the same thing sometimes when I slide it around, or do donuts. Turn the car off, start it back up, good to go. I think it has something to do with the stability control freaking out. __________________ 2016 4Runner Tail edition 2020 Camry 2020 RAV4 2013 Chevy 3500 4x4 Duramax 1999 Ford F250 Powerstroke, the tow rig 1969 Mustang, the fast car....(:

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leoh007 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Monogram Location: Texas Posts: 60 Thanks: 53 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not sure what the problem is but your car goes into limp mode when the CEL is on, hence not being able to use cruise control you may possibly get a traction control light on as well. I had the same issue. Bought a catless header which resulted in this issue, not sure if you have aftermarket parts but if you do a tune is needed. hope this helps

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mortybryant Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: Scion FR-S RS 1.0 Location: Tell City, Indiana Posts: 77 Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No aftermarket parts, but thank you for the info. Much appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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mav1178 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2005 Toyota Camry Location: 91745 Posts: 6,562 Thanks: 493 Thanked 6,093 Times in 3,029 Posts Mentioned: 95 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Idea: CEL prevents cruise from being used. Solution: find out what caused the CEL and prevent it from coming on. -alex

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