A Question About Cruise Control

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by jonest

CTScott,
My fiance and I are looking at purchasing a 2007 yaris sedan, for a commuter vehicle for her to drive to school, and have spent the last two days reading about the DIY cruise control. It is a canadian car and would be compatible with cruise. The current owner said at one time he did have cruise installed on the car, but he received a letter stating that the cruise he had put on could have some interference with radio and then it was removed. My assumption is that he had the rostra set-up. I would not be going with that set-up myself. Would i be able to order the OEM set-up through yourself, and once it's all set up, do i need to be concerned about anything (connections) shorting out? I'm not well mechanically inclined myself, and have an uncle doing the work. My other questions is have you had any problems with the cruise kicking in and out? Would the the cruise work for thousands of miles? I would appreciate any help you could offer.

The car had the dealer installed aftermarket Rostra cruise control system, which was recalled in Canada. Even though the cars are pre-setup for OEM cruise, Toyota did not install it after the cars left the factory because of the lack of an indicator on 06 to 08 Yaris. If you install it per my DIY, with the OEM pins and parts, you will not have to worry about anything shorting out, or about it kicking out.