Wow! Makes sense to me, I think you are correct. the cruise came on, pedal
to the floor, wife plays with pedal by snapping it with foot,and WA-la the
cable jumps off, makes perfect sense, now i will keep a close eye on my
cruise when i use it..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall Chet" <rdc@southpaw-design.com>
To: "Dakota Mailing List" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 4:51 AM
Subject: DML: Important safety question day 2
> Hi y'all-
>
> Here's what happened when I took our Durango to the dealer. Of course
> the first thing asked is whether the cruise was on. We rarely use the
> cruise round here because of the mountains. Cruise really kills gas
> mileage on these roads. She wasn't using it but she did make sure it was
> off, and of course she was using her brake which should have shut it off
> anyways. Now I didn't make the connection until I was at the dealer, but
> the last time I (we) used cruise when we went up to Chryslers at
> Carlise, and it wouldn't hold a steady rate of speed. It felt like the
> converter was unlocking and locking, back & forth. Like I said, we
> rarely use cruise and so I completely forgot about it. I should have
> disconnected the wiring until I could get it looked at.
>
> At the dealership, one of the mechanics mentioned that a Ram that came
> in had a defective cruise servo that pulled the cable to FULL THROTTLE.
> Scary *&^$%^!! for anyone not prepared to take action. Here's what I
> figure happened: the servo pulled the cruise cable, even though the
> cruise was off, and when my wife tried to fiddle with the accelerator
> pedal the slack in the throttle cable caused it to jump off the pulley.
>
> Guess the lesson is- if your cruise shows any sign of funny business,
> get it looked at. And if ANYONE has heard of this happening, let us
> know. Our Durango has only 40,000 miles on it and I hope no one else has
> had this happen to them. It would be much easier for me to convince my
> wife that the truck is safe and it's only a freak occurance if that were
> so. Thanks for your time.
>
> Randall Chet
> 99 Black SLT 5.9, R/T rims, K&N, Bad #@%$& tow vehicle
> 69 Hemi Orange Dart GTS, 383, 11k miles, race car it's whole life
>
>
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