so today i was driving on the highway at 72 mph with cruise on when all of a sudden it just turned off by itself. at first i thought i might have accidentally hit the off button but then it did it again about 5 minutes later. I had a police issued flashlight plugged into the 12v outlet so i took that out thinking maybe the batter was all "hey man, wtf? i can give out all that juice so imma cut the cruise off bitch". anybody know what might be goin on? and BTW i did not notice any sharp drops or raises in the RPMs

 

well i dont think thats possible, a fuse would have blown if the light was taking all the power.

check to see of the connection harness to the cruise control box is plugged in all the way, its on the passenger side right above the side motor mount. should be an orange plug. also check to see if you somehow hit the button on dash or if the buttons contacts are worn. could be a loose wire under the dash too

 

there have been recent reports of prob with the cable at the TB--the plastic outer part of the cable retainer breaking off- the cruise cable slips out of place,,,non op

remove the top plastic engine cover and ck it out

 

there is a thread with pics within the last 3 months

 

thanks guys i'll give it a look asap and report on the findings

 

yea, the cruise control cable issue is something to be concerned about. since it could get the throttle sticky, i had a high idle (4k rpm+) from the cruise control cable having too much tension. not good lol.

 

i inspecting the cables and plastic cable guards and the orange plug and everything seemed to be in real nice condition actually. idk what was goin on with it. i guess i'll see if it does it again next time i am on the highway

 

the actual place where the cables attach to TB--the outer piece of that can break off and cable gets jammed

 

When I activate my Cruise control, my engine bogs down and it starts to slow down immediately. something to do with cables ?

 

cruise is that 2nd cable that goes across the engine compartment
never heard of your symptoms and cable issue

please elaborate-year-miles-whats happening
does ac have the same effect on engine

 

03 tl type s - turn on cruise and engine bogs down and sputters. AC works fine..

 

142000 miles, but it has been doing it since 70K. I never use the cruise, but was on this thread and thought i would ask.