Cruise control jerk/surge/clunk
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Cruise control jerk/surge/clunk
Ok, picked up my truck last night. Very happy, it's in better shape than I thought after they did an excellent detail job!
The only thing weird was I was cruising home at 65mph on the highway, using the cruise control. I noticed the CC wasn't as smooth as it is on most cars. I could feel it getting on and off the gas. I haven't felt one that bad since I tried using cruise on my turbo Focus and the computer wasn't programmed for all that extra torque.
Eventually it settled down, or I got used to it. But, every once in a while, I'd get a fairly harsh "bump" or jerk. Just one shot. But it would happen every minute or so. Almost felt like the engine missfired or something. I took the cruise off, and the truck felt fine. I was able to replicate the jerk by getting off the gas, and then sharply getting on it again. There's some backlash through the entire powertrain that snaps a little when it's taken up, and I guess the CC isn't operating as smoothly as I'm used to.
Is this all normal for these? This is my first truck, and I know it's full time 4 wheel drive, there's a lot more parts spinning around.
I had a Subaru WRX which is AWD, and it didn't have backlash like that. But, it didn't have big driveshafts and live axles.
The only thing weird was I was cruising home at 65mph on the highway, using the cruise control. I noticed the CC wasn't as smooth as it is on most cars. I could feel it getting on and off the gas. I haven't felt one that bad since I tried using cruise on my turbo Focus and the computer wasn't programmed for all that extra torque.
Eventually it settled down, or I got used to it. But, every once in a while, I'd get a fairly harsh "bump" or jerk. Just one shot. But it would happen every minute or so. Almost felt like the engine missfired or something. I took the cruise off, and the truck felt fine. I was able to replicate the jerk by getting off the gas, and then sharply getting on it again. There's some backlash through the entire powertrain that snaps a little when it's taken up, and I guess the CC isn't operating as smoothly as I'm used to.
Is this all normal for these? This is my first truck, and I know it's full time 4 wheel drive, there's a lot more parts spinning around.
I had a Subaru WRX which is AWD, and it didn't have backlash like that. But, it didn't have big driveshafts and live axles.
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RE: Cruise control jerk/surge/clunk
My cruise control does the same thing except for the Noise.............. I have an 03 SE and from what I can tell it is fairly normal for Rover cruise to not be too smooth... After contacting dealer he also confirmed that it is normal for the cruise to surge......