Complaint 2051829
2024 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Aug 19, 2024
- Complaint ID
- 2051829
- Make
- FREIGHTLINER
- Model
- CASCADIA
- Model Year
- 2024
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Aug 19, 2024
- Date Received
- Dec 30, 2024
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
The cruise control has been programmed to stay engaged, in many instances, after the driver has used the foot brake. In some situations, like approaching a traffic circle, I have slowed down with the foot brake, then had the truck unexpectedly start to accelerate after I released the brake. This apparently has to do with a vehicle in my headway allowing the cruise to remain engaged, and then after the vehicle leaves my headway the truck thinks it can accelerate again. There is never a good reason for the cruise control in any vehicle to remain engaged after using the brakes. This results in unpredicted situations, like unplanned acceleration. This also applies to vehicles trying to merge in front of me, where I use the brakes to back off some and allow them in, but then the cruise (still engaged) will accelerate again toward the vehicle that was previously in my headway.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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