If you need to buy a replacement switch, your local Honda service center should be able to order one for you, or you can buy one online from an auto retailer. Be sure to get the steering wheel-mounted switch, rather than the dashboard-mounted one. Amazon sells the switch in both colors -- SW6975 for black and SW6976 for taupe -- but there is no picture so you have to trust that you're getting the right switch. AutoZone.com stocks the cruise control switch in both black and taupe, but you'll need to pick an AutoZone location near you to see pricing details.
Make sure the CR-V is off before removing the old switch. The switch, located on the right side of the steering wheel, is held in place by two screws. These screws are side-mounted, and you can remove them from the right side with a Phillips screwdriver.
Once the screws are out, the switch is only attached by its wires and connector. Gently pull the switch away from the steering wheel to make enough room to remove the connector, but there isn't a lot of slack in the wires, so getting your hand in there can be a tight fit. (Don't pull too hard on the wires, but if you gently work them you can create a little more slack.) There is a tab on the back side of the green connector, toward the front of the vehicle -- push in on this tab and then pull the switch and the connector away from each other.
To install the new switch, attach the green wire connector to the yellow terminal on the switch so it snaps in, then push the switch in place against the side of the steering wheel. Secure it with the two screws, and then you're done. Next time you're out driving, test the cruise control buttons (Set, Resume, and Cancel) to make sure the switch works as it should. If the buttons don't work and they didn't work before you replaced the switch, either you don't have the connector in all the way, or you have a wiring problem or a problem with your cruise control itself.
(Originally posted on Helium.com, April 2012)
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