I recently purchased a new 2004 Infiniti FX35 vehicle and I wish to inform you of a very dangerous flaw with the cruise control. I experienced the vehicle going 20 mph over the set speed and accelerating.
You can easily duplicate the situation via the following steps:
1. set a cruise speed to the speed limit at the top of a hill.
2. then just hang on.
How fast will it go? How steep and long is the hill?
Typically with all the cruise controls I have previously used, the driver would shift into a lower gear at the top of a hill. Then engine braking would slow the vehicle to below the set speed and the cruise control would supply a slight amount of power to maintain the set speed.
The Infiniti doesn’t allow the vehicle to remain in cruise control after shifting to a lower gear. To remain in cruse control the Infiniti REQUIRES that the driver maintains the vehicle in Drive. This would be acceptable if the vehicle automatically downshifted for the driver, but it doesn’t.
Also considered:
2004 Buick Rendezvous
2004 Cadillac DeVille
2004 Buick Park Avenue
Vehicle purchased:
2004 Infiniti FX35
About This Reviewer...
Name:
Walter Casey
Email address:
mikec@caseyspm.com
Location:
Englewood, Colorado
Other vehicles owned:
1999 GMC Savana
1998 Buick Park Avenue
Review submitted:
August 16, 2004
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