When pressing the cruise control button on the steering wheel it lights up on the dash, but does not engage/turn on?

Tiny
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  • 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY
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  • 106,000 MILES
When I press the Cruise on my steering wheel, it lights up on the dash only while I am pressing Cruise. When I let go it goes off. How can I turn on the cruise control?
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 AT 8:33 AM

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Tiny
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Can you tell me if the brake lights are on all the time with the key on? If so, this is the problem, if not let's start by checking the fuse # 7, 21 and 18 in the under-dash fuse panel on the driver side. Fuse #3 in the fuse panel on the passenger side fuse panel, and fuse# 13 and #7 in the fuse panel under the hood, all of these fuses run the cruise control system. This guide can help, and I have included the fuse location in the images below to help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

If the fuses are okay, I have seen the spiral wire behind the steering wheel go bad and cause this issue. Here is how to change that out as well and I have included the cruise control wiring diagrams as well so you can see how the system works. Check out the images (below). Please upload pictures or videos in your response to any problems so we can see what to help you with.

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Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 AT 1:41 PM
Tiny
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My son is coming over tomorrow to check the fuses. Thank you so much. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 AT 5:04 PM
Tiny
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Sounds good, we can get this fixed for you.
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Thursday, June 13th, 2024 AT 8:00 AM
Tiny
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My van is going in to the shop.
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Thursday, June 13th, 2024 AT 1:32 PM
Tiny
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Please let me know what they say.
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Thursday, June 13th, 2024 AT 2:52 PM
Tiny
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They removed and replaced the cruise control switch. Labor was $60.80 and switch was $203.79.
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 AT 7:56 AM
Tiny
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Glad you could get it fixed, thanks for letting us know. Please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 AT 11:25 AM

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