I WAS DRIVING SOUTH OF ATLANTA ON I-75 IN "CRUISE CONTROL" MODE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME HAD AN INCIDENT REQUIRING THEM TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" DID NOT DISENGAGE. MY BRAKING EFFORT WAS AFFECTED BY THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL AT FULL POWER. FORTUNATELY I HAD TIME TO FIND THE "CRUISE CONTROL" ON THE DASH AND WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL". I CONTINUED MY TRIP NOT USING "CRUISE CONTROL". LATER THAT SAME DAY A MOTORIST PULLED UP ALONG SIDE OF ME AND ADVISED ME I HAD NO "STOP LIGHTS" I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREIGHTLINER APRIL 27,2015. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS "THE SWITCH IN THE AMU-1 WAS OPEN CIRCUIT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT". THE REPAIR BILL WAS $619.28 . THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID SHE COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND DID FIND REFERENCE TO BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING RECALL, BUT DID NOT FIND A RECALL CONCERNING NOT BEING ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE "CRUISE CONTROL" WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DRIVER THIS WAS A HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELING 60 MPH, NEEDING TO QUICKLY STOP ONLY TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT FULL THROTTLE ESSENTIALLY NEGATING ANY BRAKING EFFORT! IT IS MY OPINION THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AS IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO NOT STOP BUT ALSO AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE STOP LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME.
- NHTSA ID
- 10760124
- Incident
- Apr 24, 2015
- Mileage
- 42,000 mi