Hello,

Just bought a 2004 F-150 with 130,000km (80,000 miles) on it and as I was driving it home I noticed the one thing I didn’t check on the test drive didn’t work. The cruise. I have done a lot of reading on the forum and other forums about the problem and am pretty sure I have pinpointed it down to the brake interlock sol. Truck will shift from park without having the brakes applied. So my question is, is there a way to bypass the solenoid so I can have my cruise back! I don’t have my tech manual yet and have a very long drive from Alberta to Ontario (3500km) coming up. The sol is a little pricy up here in Canada so it will have to wait to get fixed properly. Any info you guys could give would really help me put.

Cheers.

 

As far as I understand, the solenoid is responsible for closing the circuit appropriately in order for those functions (shifting and cc) to operate. The only thing I can think of is to hardwire it closed, but I think that would be risky and I dont know if that would send a signal of brakes applied or not - no guarantee on the cc. I think your options are get the solenoid or keep your foot on the pedal for this trip. Also, does that mean your brake lights are always on? That could be a little sketchy for a trip that long - might be worth buying the solenoid. Hope this helps.