MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: Gmac on July 25, 2016, 03:02:27 pm
Afternoon all!

Have a bit of a weird one.... My cruise control green light on the dash every now and then disappears, meaning I lose cruise control!

Normally a quick turn off then on, of the ignition and the light comes back on, although not all the time and sometimes it takes a few attempts!
I've been trying to figure out if something is triggering it and it seems to possibly be linked to when I operate the indicators! especially the right hand one!! 

What's going on here?? And any suggestions as to how to cure the problem?

TIA
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: lukemk5gti on July 25, 2016, 03:31:58 pm
Could be a dodgy stalk.

Check with VCDS.
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: mo on July 25, 2016, 04:00:45 pm
I have this same issue.Had mine fitted about a year ago and its been acting up over the last month or so.
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: laral on July 25, 2016, 04:12:15 pm
I had the same problem took stalk apart and it was a broken wire which I repaired and no more issues. The wire was over works I work-related it used some extra heatsink to stop it rubbing through
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: laral on July 25, 2016, 04:16:30 pm
Fixed stupid predictive text
I had the same problem took stalk apart and it was a broken wire which I repaired and no more issues. The wire was over plastic and wore through it I used some extra heatsink to stop it rubbing through again
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: Gmac on July 25, 2016, 07:44:22 pm
Thanks for the replies folks,  do i need to take the steering wheel off to get the stalk out and look at any potential wiring issue? :happy2:
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: laral on July 25, 2016, 08:09:17 pm
Sadly I had to and remove the stalk for the repair but wasn't to bad as far as I remember it was a red wire but was obvisiously broken when able to get access
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: rich83 on July 25, 2016, 08:14:37 pm
Ive had 2 mk5 golfs and about 4 CC stalks!  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: andy7ven on July 25, 2016, 08:35:05 pm
I don't think mines ever worked!!!

I click the switch over the light comes on the dash but ain't got a clue how to set the speed?   :stupid:
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: r5gtt on July 25, 2016, 09:01:17 pm
I don't think mines ever worked!!!

I click the switch over the light comes on the dash but ain't got a clue how to set the speed?   :stupid:
Hold the button on the stalk down and it should set. you can also go up with speed and down when pressing the up down buttons. mine works but when I press the brakes it goes into normal mode BUT on the odd occasion it will automatically go back to the set speed randomly  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Intermittent cruise control
Post by: andy7ven on July 25, 2016, 09:24:21 pm
 :scared:  Thanks mate i'll give it a try next time on the motorway  :happy2: