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Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 6th, 2009, 10:26 am
by pattheriault
When I press the button to set the cruise on. it take like a second or two to come on so my speed drop like 5 or 10 KM/H and when it does get on my speed raise back to where I did hit the button..

is that normal on these car? if not what could be causing this?

Re: Cruise control question

Posted: August 6th, 2009, 1:04 pm
by mccabe
well my cruise does the samething But i thought it was cause of iy being an older car that it takes a sec to catch it :shrug:

Re: Cruise control question?

Posted: August 6th, 2009, 1:25 pm
by pattheriault
Im really not sure if it's normal or not that's why id like a few people opinion on it..

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 6th, 2009, 2:44 pm
by lost4good2009
mine does the same thing, and if i remember right, i looked it up in the owners manual and it says it should take 2-3 seconds to engage, like 2-3 seconds of holding the set button

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 6th, 2009, 3:27 pm
by ninja_man
idk if mine dose or not. i pulled it out lol

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 7th, 2009, 11:06 am
by mazdags94
pattheriault wrote:When I press the button to set the cruise on. it take like a second or two to come on so my speed drop like 5 or 10 KM/H and when it does get on my speed raise back to where I did hit the button..

is that normal on these car? if not what could be causing this?
The cruise is vacuum run so it's normal. If it were electronic then the response would be a bit quicker. The cruise system takes time to create that cable tension using vacuum pressure.

I pulled my system out as well.... more room in the bay so it doesn't look so cluttered.

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 7th, 2009, 1:23 pm
by mccabe
it saves me speeden tickets ha ha on the highway :lol:

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 9th, 2009, 3:34 pm
by OutlaW
ninja_man wrote:idk if mine dose or not. i pulled it out lol
then sell it to me please, i have allways wanted a CC in my car :(

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 9th, 2009, 4:22 pm
by fowljesse
I replied, but my post got deleted because I pushed the "No racing stories" boundary.
I learned my lesson.
Anyway, I like that there's a little lag, because when it kicks in (in my fast car), it puts my head back :)

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 10th, 2009, 1:14 am
by Mooneggs
yeah mine takes a second or so to engage but it doesn't seem like 2-3 seconds? anyways it's cool having a ze with a 626 tranny and CC - hwy mileage FTW :mrgreen:

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 10th, 2009, 7:08 am
by onlytrueromeo
I just rebuilt my CC module, and I noticed that after conditioning and cleaning the rubber inside, it still takes a second to engage, but it is less noticeable then before. If you're is taking 3 seconds to engage, check wires, clean the pinouts by the module or rebuild the module, its free unless something is broken, just needs cleaning inside!

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 10th, 2009, 8:36 am
by umcamara
I think you may be talking about the actuator, not the module. The module is in the passenger side kick-panel, and the actuator is in the engine bay.

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 10th, 2009, 8:44 am
by pattheriault
where is the actuator exectly??

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 10th, 2009, 9:02 am
by onlytrueromeo
Ok, I thought it was all one piece. Yes, it was in the passnger side of the engine bay right above the windshield washer bottle.

Re: Cruise control take a few sec to get on??normal or not?

Posted: August 10th, 2009, 11:03 am
by Mx3Kid16
im afraid of cruise control :confused2: