GT_80
Full Member
I use my cruise control a lot, but one thing that seems weird is that when I'm coasting down a hill it feels like the truck is applying the brakes so I don't go over my cruise speed- Is that a feature?
Dluvr22 said:The truck is not applying the brakes but the engine's RPMs go down and the transmission slows you down until you get to cruise speed. Unlike a manual transmission vehicle, our trucks stay in gear all the time (unless you put it in neutral) so whether you're going down a grade or on level road, the moment your foot is off the gas pedal the vehicle starts to slow down incrementally. A manual transmission vehicle however will gain momentum going downhill if the clutch is disengaged. It's not the same for ours.
Now if you're coasting down a hill and you're not facing where you're going, your cruise control will be the least of your worries.
Apologies I just had to make a joke.
Randy said:You might want to make sure you don't have a brake dragging or maybe a hub bearing going out and dragging.
GT_80 said:and it never did the choppy downhill thing...
MS03 2500 said:I just wonder if a 2003 Sierra was drive by wire.
I read his old post.
Sierra = truck Avalanche = SUV apples vs oranges
enoniam said:Can you describe "the choppy downhill thing"?
MS03 2500 said:I'm pretty sure that is all it is, even with my 2500 acts different than a 1500.
In Michigan when I caravan with members with 1500s and get to a hill, going down a hill I have to ride the brake cause it will not slow down.