cruise control antics

[Brett Dikeman]

The 200q20v has a new trick- unintended cruise control acceleration.  I 
discovered this for the first time in a couple months coming home late 
from work and just wanting to do a nice easy cruise home.  I'm pretty 
sure cruise control worked fine back in October for my trip to Mont 
Tremblant.

I'll set cruise control, and it will maintain throttle for that speed, 
but as soon as terrain changes, speed jumps alarmingly; it seems to be 
maintaining throttle instead of speed.  Also- tapping the brake or 
clutch pedal WILL disengage cruise control (counterindicating a problem 
with the linkage or vacuum line, and obviously the vent switches work), 
but the cruise on/off switch will NOT turn off cruise control (yipes!).

  Further- in the off position cruise control can NOT be set (ie by 
pushing the stalk button for ACCEL), which seems to counter-indicate a 
shorted switch.

I'm baffled; never experienced nor heard of this kind of 'failure', and 
I've got some conflicting symptoms.  Any ideas?

Brett

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