# Cruise Control

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, camry\
**Created:** [February 26, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162 "2010-02-26T21:36:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kvgent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/958977/32.png) [@kvgent](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kvgent)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162/1 "2010-02-26T21:36:00Z")

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I have a 1990 Toyota Camry, averything with the cruise control workd fine with the exception it will not resume if off for more than 20-30 seconds. If you resume immediately after kicking it off it will work. Since the accell feature works I assume that the switch isn’t the problen

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162/2 "2010-02-26T22:25:51Z")

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I think this may be a normal condition. It would certainly be safer than allowing the system to suddenly “resume” 30 minutes later. If you touch the brake the CC will reset to zero anyway.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162/3 "2010-02-26T22:46:52Z")

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I had a 1991 Camry, and while I don’t recall it operating like this Missleman just might be right. If he isn’t I’d be reticent to be concerned about a concern of this kind on a car of that vintage.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162/4 "2010-02-26T22:54:04Z")

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MB, I wrote that word down “r-e-t-i-c-e-n-t”. I am hopeful that an oppurtunity to use it comes quickly:)

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162/5 "2010-02-26T23:05:27Z")

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It’s part of my vogabbylary improvement initiative…

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-control/45162/6 "2010-02-27T02:10:52Z")

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Cruise Control and 20 year old cars: Be thankful it works at all…
