Srikumar Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 I have read many times that the cruise control fails which can be extremely dangerous. What are the options that one would have in such a case? I was under the impression that putting the car in neutral would help, but it seems from the below article that even the brake fails in such a case. Like to have some opinions. https://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/transport/suv-s-cruise-control-system-fails-at-130km-h-1.2274148 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 You can only do what he did to call Police to rescue, luckily he was on a long highway. God bless the entire team of rescue, police, and ambulance to save his life. Real life superheroes. Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikumar Posted September 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 In cars that have tiptronics would that help to reduce the speed by engine braking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sertac Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 i was thinking the put the gear on P but quick research showed me it is not the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikumar Posted September 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 would turning off the engine be any useful in such cases? As the only side effect would be loss of power steering and power brakes (but the brakes can still work by pumping them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Any idea which type of car this was ? Brand or Model ? "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Seems more to me like an inexperienced driver or someone who went into a blind panic and couldn't think straight and made up a story to cover their ass. Of course the foot brakes would work. Unless he was trying to brake lightly over a long distance which would have boiled the brake fluid and induced fade rather than just stamp on the brakes, switch the engine off and stop the thing. I bet the fire was just the paint from the brake pads burning. I had a couple of cars that would set the pads on fire if you were pushing hard and late braking too much. In most autos, older ones anyway, dropping into P slots a pawl into a slot in a cog which locks the transmission solid. Can't speak for new cars, I outsource all my transmission work. When moving it doesn't work because the cog is spinning too fast for the pawl to slip into the hole and it makes a horrible girrrrrr noise. Then all of a sudden at around 2-3 kph the car will jerk to a halt. Switching the engine off is a good idea. If the engine is stopped, the car can't keep moving. The only thing to be aware of is that you don't activate the steering lock. Lose your steering and there's a good chance you will hit the barrier and flip onto your lid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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