"If the cruise control indicator light flashes:
Turn the “ON-OFF” button off once, and then reactivate the system.
If the cruise control speed cannot be set or if the cruise control cancels
immediately after being activated, there may be a malfunction in the cruise
control system. Contact your Toyota dealer and have your Toyota inspected."

Read Page 3 (3rd page down) of THIS

 

That's in my owners manual too, but I tried that. The light just continued to flash every time I tried to turn it on again. It was only after I shut off the car and restarted it that the cruise would work again. And it has been working for the last 3 days since it happened.

 

Thanks for the info, but I tried that. The light blinked every time I tried to turn it on again. It was only after I shut off the car and restarted it that the cruise would work again. And it has been working for the last 3 days since it happened.

I'm guessing that you really did need to shut-off the car and restart it to reset or reactivate the cruise-control system - something that Toyota failed to fully explain in detail in that document. Hopefully you will not experience the problem again...

 

Glad you were able to reset it, but I wonder what caused it? ABS or speed sensor maybe malfunctioning, or just a glitch :dunno: Did you slam on brakes for that light, or just slow down normal? Last time I encountered something like this (on a different vehicle), one of my front abs/speed sensor wires was snapped/stretched. The fault was permanent until that wire was fixed though.

 

Any or all brake light bulbs out? That is supposed to cause the CC to fail (Fail-safe mode?). JAT

 

Did you slam on brakes for that light, or just slow down normal?

Just a normal coast, brake stop.

Any or all brake light bulbs out?

All rear/brake light functioning. I would like to think this is a one time thing. But experience tells me, if it happened once it will happen again.

 

Could be an indication of your brake pedal sensor beginning to fail. Make sure that it is operating the rear lights correctly, you can check its signal to the computer with a professional scan tool.

Also, the Cruise Control switch could be starting to act up / fail... you can also check this with a scan tool, as well as history codes from the last failure within 60 or so ignition cycles... I believe the CC goes into "fail-safe" mode when it sees a signal from the switch that last longer than a predetermined time more than once in a given timeframe.

 

It's been 5 days with no further problems. Brake and CC switch seem to be working. I am just keeping my fingers crossed for now. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

Hey brining back this old topic

Just got in a 2010 Camry (to be clear, I am a Toyota freak... have had over 20 personally and own a classic JDM Toyota, but FREQUENTLY get Toyotas for our car business - I am a Toyota enthusiast but not every one that I write about is mine)

SAME issue, and when I bought it from auction, it had a check engine light for the brake switch which had been cleared (on its own) from the system before it made it to me via shipping. CANNOT be a coincidence. The local junk yard has many Siennas which, second gen, use the same switch. About to see if that fixes it.

Best

Drew

 

My 2000 CE had a bad Brake light switch a few months ago. I noticed my car wouldn't shift into gear (automatic) or maintain cruise control but blink when activated. Then I noticed my brake lights were out. So after changing the BLS (brake light switch) and adjusting it, My brake lights came back and I was able to shift gear normally. BUT< to this day my cruise control system is not working. It turns on but once I set the speed it doesn't do its thing but blinks. So thinking to check the actuator...read someone say theirs did the same thing and it a was a small connecting brush inside that wore down....
anyone had the same experience?

 

Hello, did you end up figuring this out? I have the same issue on my 2002 Toyota Rav4. I replaced the brake light switch but it did not fix the issue.

 

Shoot that I’m not sure about, and the car is gone. I hope it works out for you

 

Yikes! Not sure what else it could be!

 

can someone help me with my mystery, Camry 2010 cruise control not working only blinks even when I changed the brake light switch. Maybe its the speed sensor?

 

My 06 does the same, a bump in the highway can knock it back to blinking, sometimes i can slow down to 50mph and i can re engage it , sometimes its out for days sometimes it works for days i got new brake light switch for brake lights but it still does the same so im thinkin the stretched or loose wire somehow might be the issue, sux a bump never makes it able to coome back on tho lol 06 camry, turnin it on and off never works for me either

 

Jus slowed down to 40 to go thru town and it worked lol