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Lance Posted on Oct 12, 2017

Check engine light on, cruise light flashing

Hit a deer low on the front bumper from the license plate to the left (driver side) of the bumper. the bumper was scuffed and the license plate frame broke. No warning lights came on. Drove home and turned off the car. The next day, the check engine light was on and the cruise control light was flashing. Car has 63 K on it. Any ideas? Thanks

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As far as the cruise control light flashing, the light is flashing to tell you that the cruise has been disabled. The vehicle's computer will disable the cruise control from working when certain trouble codes are set in the PCM (main computer), which the computer thinks may cause harm with the cruise engaged.
The check engine light may not be connected to the deer hit. I have seen many times when something like this is a coincidence. That being said, the jarring from the deer hit may have caused a vacuum leak. Or perhaps there is more damage than you might think under the hood.

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Oct 06, 2008

SOURCE: Check engine light came on

I did end up taking my car to the dealership where I bought it. They were great! He knew immediately what the problem was. Of course, they still did a thorough check too.
Anyway, it turned out that the plug to the electronic system had been knocked loose. This caused the check engine light to come on & the cruise control to not work (you were right, if the check engine light is on, cruise doesn't work). As for the door, that was simply the switch plate needing to be adjusted.

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  • Posted on Jan 08, 2009

SOURCE: light replacement

Just reach behind the bumper and grab the light/electrical harness and twist is either way and then it should pull out put in a new 194 bulb and you are set.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 11, 2009

SOURCE: check engine light and flashing cruise light always on

To properly diagnose problem and the seriousness of it, you should either purchase an OBD2 code reader or take it to a mechanic to read the code and diagnose the problem based on the code. I've also heard you can go to an Autozone store and their staff will let you use their code reader for free.
The OBDII port is located just inches below the steering wheel.

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  • Posted on Oct 20, 2009

SOURCE: need to replace license plate lights on 95 ford

  1. From underneath the rear of the vehicle, grasp the lamp socket and rotate it 1/4 turn.
  2. Pull the lamp socket from the lens.
  3. Pull the bulb from the socket
  4. Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure.

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Exploded view of the rear license plate light assembly-step bumper shown, other styles are similar

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 03, 2009

SOURCE: ABS Light and Check Engine Light on, Cruise light flashing

I had this occur on my 2007 Subaru Tribeca. ABS, Traction Control, Check Engine lights were solid, Cruise Control light was blinking and "Er SS" (commonly misread as Er 55) displayed on Trip Odometer. All lights were cleared after 10 or so miles. It appears this is a Speed Sensor (SS) reading error whereby the computer notices an irregularity with the readings taken from the four wheels. Most often it is a temporary and harmless glitch and sometimes a result of debris that is impeding the sensor's reading at one of the wheels.

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