# Cruise issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-issues/51197>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, taurus\
**Created:** [July 2, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-issues/51197 "2010-07-02T20:05:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![dumb\_old\_body\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aca169/32.png) [@dumb\_old\_body\_man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dumb_old_body_man)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-issues/51197/1 "2010-07-02T20:05:56Z")

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old taurus buck badly when trying to down shift going up long grades with cruise control on. Have to turn off cruise and de-excellerate to make it stop

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**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cruise-issues/51197/2 "2010-07-03T20:46:55Z")

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What year is this Taurua and how many miles on engine? I am thinking of a fuel deliver or spark problem. Has the fuel pump been replaced recently? How old are the high voltage components i.e. spark plugs, cables, cap, rotor, etc.?