Thanks for the replies. Especially the one that confirmed I'm not alone.
It is a 5 speed. I've had the car for 4 yrs from 70,000 to now at 164,000. I added an OBC to it, but there is no connection between the cruise and the OBC (except for the serial link, but I doubt they use that for actual vehicle control functions.)
I've had the mechanical cruise unit apart, and everything looks perfect in there. My theory is that it has to do with the temperature of the electric motor it's self. That is, that the bearings in it bind up when it's cold and as it warms the motor has less internal drag. It's warm now and it works first time every time!
If there was a way to oil the motor I'd try that. Anyone tried that? |