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Cruise Control Adjustment

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#1 ·
I have been told by the dealer that this can't be done but is there any aftermarket way that a person can tame down the cruise control in these Dodges? I came to Dodge from Chev and I really liked the Chev cruise control. I could hit resume at a very low speed (around 30 or 35 km/hr if I remember correctly) and it would accelerate nicely up to your set speed. Not so with a Dodge. This is my second Dodge and both of them go into drag race mode when you hit resume on the cruise.:shock: It is absolutely insane! All I want to do is to tame it down so that the acceleration is significantly more moderate than it is out of the factory. Is that possible?

Thanks

Bert
 
#2 ·
I don't know of a way to do it, though it may be possible with a tune of some kind. That being said, your chevy may just have been special, as my tahoe would throw you back in the seat if you hit resume from more than about 5MPH lower than your desired speed.
 
#3 ·
Yeah, haven't ever driven anything with cruise that didn't go into full acceleration mode when you hit resume from a low speed.

No way to change it that I've ever heard of.

I just wait until the speed is close to the set speed before hitting resume.
 
#4 ·
:sb:

TriBeard - I'm not sure what the difference is. I thought that maybe it was because my Chev was a diesel while your Tahoe is gas but my Malibu is gas and it doesn't behave that way - at least not if I increase the cruise speed by tapping it up. I did that in my Dodge - went from 80 km/h to 100 km/h - and my engine jumped to 3000 rpm and the back end danced like a kid with ants in their pants. For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would design a cruise control to act like that. It is borderline dangerous. I guess someone will have to die before they fix the damned things. :banghead:

Ltngdrvr - Since I started driving Dodges, I have been accelerating manually for that very reason. I was just hoping that someone on this forum might know something that the dealership either doesn't know or doesn't want us to know that will fix it. I guess I will just have to accept the thing the way it is :S:

Bert
 
#5 ·
i hardly ever use cruise, but the times i have, if i hit resume below the selected speed all my trucks, cars have accelerated hard up to speed, car or truck, GMC or Ram, diesel or gas. Unsafe :confused013:, why , you still are in complete control of the vehicle, the brake pedal is there for a reason, as well as the cruise off or decel buttons, use them accordingly and you will be fine. If it is icy or slippery, don't hit the resume when way under set speed, simple driving skills will keep you safe.
 
#6 ·
I use cruise all of the time. I get enough speeding tickets with a cruise control. Without one, I'd be in jail...

I just drove my daughter to work in our Malibu. I had my cruise set for about 85 kph when the car in front of me signaled that he was turning right on to another road. Since this was a two lane road, I had to slow down as he did. I was down to about 55 kph by the time he cleared the road and normally, I would manually accelerate back up to speed but since this thread is going, I thought I'd try a resume instead. I don't drive the Malibu very often so I wasn't sure what to expect. Non issue. It didn't even downshift. It just accelerated at a reasonable rate back up to the set speed. That is how I would like my Dodge to behave and it is how I remember my Chev behaving.

And, yes, whitenite, I do consider this to be a safety issue. I don't drag race my vehicles so when a cruise control starts drag racing for me, I am out of my comfort zone. Yes, I can handle it but is is light-years from being optimum. And, if you are not used to that level of acceleration, it would be very easy to lose control of the vehicle.

Bert
 
#7 ·
My wife's Impala accelerates like I would expect it to from low speed. My Ram 2500 6.4 does the drag race version. What bothers more is the way it acts on hills. Going up hill it lets the speed drop as much as 7MPH without trying to get back to set speed. Going down hill it regularly lets the truck get 12MPH over the set point without doing anything about it. My last Ram with the 5.7 didn't do any of this.
 
#8 ·
I like the Ram better. It works in exact increments of 1 MPH. With the Chevy, you couldn't set a MPH, you just had to keep bumping up or down till you get where you want. I really like that.

My 2013 Chevy would drag race to the set speed also. I just never hit resume till I was close to my previous set speed. I agree, it would be nice if cruise controls weren't so dumb.
 
#10 ·
I went from a GMC and when you hit cruise after slowing down it went into gag mode. think about it. It is doing exactly what you set it to do. Getting back to your preset speed.
 
#11 ·
I do not use cruise in slippery conditions whether it be ice/snow or possibility of water puddles on the roadway; so, the danger of acceleration in a manner that is potentially unsafe for the roadway is avoided altogether. Don't really want to be tapping on the brakes to shut off cruise control on icy roads or when hydroplaning. That has the potential to exacerbate the departure. This is the same reason one would not want to have the EB on either in those types of driving conditions.

But when roads are dry and clear, just be aware of the rate at which your vehicle will accelerate upon pressing "resume" and do so conscientiously.
 
#13 ·
My 2010 chevy dmax would also throw you back in your seat.
 
#14 ·
New procedure:

Use right foot to get speed closer to set point before clicking "resume" to reduce unwanted acceleration.

New alternate procedure:
Add mass to truck until acceleration is acceptable.