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Off-Topic => Off-Topic: Talk about anything you want. => Topic started by: Rerun on December 11, 2008, 02:21:26 PM
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Any car mechanics on here?
I have a 2005 Honda Accord. When I set the cruise control to 45mph and start down a hill it speeds up to 60mph! I took it in today and they said that it would do that if the setting is lower than it can coast. This does not make sense to me. I thought cruise control set your speed. They said an Accura has "active" cruise control that does slow down you car. Not the Honda.
Are they giving me the run-around?
I had a Dodge Intrepid and I could see the brake go down if I was going down a hill.
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If I remember correctly, cruise control only makes it so the car doesn't go any slower than set. Going down hills still can increase in on my car.
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He is right. Here is a list of cars that will apply the brake while going downhill:
Examples of vehicles with adaptive cruise control
Acura RL
Audi A4 (see a demonstration on YouTube), Audi A6, Audi A8, Audi Q7
BMW 7 Series (called Active Cruise Control), BMW 5 Series, BMW 6 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW X5
Cadillac DTS, Cadillac STS, Cadillac XLR
Chrysler 300C
Ford Mondeo
Hyundai Genesis (called Smart Cruise Control)
Infiniti M, Infiniti Q45, Infiniti G35, Infiniti FX35, Infiniti FX45, Infiniti FX50 and G37
Jaguar XK-R, Jaguar S-Type, Jaguar XJ, Jaguar XF
Lexus LS430/460, Lexus ES-350
Nissan Primera T-Spec Models (called Intelligent Cruise Control)
Mercedes-Benz S-Class, E-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, CL-Class, M-Class, GL-Class, CLK-Class
Range Rover Sport
Renault Vel Satis
Subaru Legacy & Subaru Outback Japan-spec called SI-Cruise
Toyota Sienna XLE Limited Edition, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Sequoia Platinum Edition
Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Phaeton, Volkswagen Touareg
Volvo S80, Volvo V70, Volvo XC70
Lincoln MKS
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Our Dodge Ram pickup will pick up sped first when you start going down hill then it will slow down on its own.
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What you could do too is google 2005 Honda Accord and it should bring up issues other people have had with their cars.
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Of all the bew cars I have had, I have never had that issue, even with my 2004. I could see this happening if it is vaccum controlled cruise control, but I do not have enough information knowledge on Hondas design of their cruise control mechanism.
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JP already did the research, thanks JP. Every make of vehicle is different. It also depends if it is an after market cruise or factory installed. Most newer cars are factory installed however.