P0576
Cruise Control Input Circuit Low
- Severity
- Low
- Driving
- No driving restriction
The cruise control input circuit is reading low - typically shorted to earth or a switch stuck closed. The module sees the same value regardless of what the driver presses, so cruise control will not work correctly.
Possible causes
- CommonFailed cruise control switch or stalk
- CommonWiring fault in the steering column or console
- CommonDamaged clock spring, on steering-wheel-mounted controls
- CommonCorroded or disturbed connector
- PossibleBrake or clutch switch fault preventing cruise from engaging
- RareFailed control module input
What you might notice
- Cruise control will not engage
- Cruise control cancelling on its own
- Set, resume or cancel not responding
- Cruise warning message
- Check engine light on
What to check, in order
- Unplug the switch and check whether the low reading persists at the harness.
- Watch the cruise control switch states on the live data screen while operating each control.
- Check the brake and clutch switches. Cruise control will not engage while the module thinks the brake is pressed, so a brake switch fault presents as a cruise control fault.
- On steering-wheel controls, suspect the clock spring - horn or airbag faults alongside confirm it.
- Inspect the connector if the column or console has been worked on.
- Confirm ordinary driving is unaffected, in which case this can wait.
Read this code from your own car
Plug an ELM327 adapter into the OBD-II port under the dashboard. Pin16 reads every stored, pending and permanent code, explains each one like this page does — offline, with no account — and shows what the car recorded when the fault was set.
Where this code sits
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Vehicle speed control, idle control and auxiliary inputs
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