A Note on Automobile Cruise Control Faults and Sudden or Unintended Acceleration

by Dr Antony Anderson C.Eng FIEE

• Jaguar XJ Series Sudden Acceleration


• December 3 2003 : 2004 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas – Anonymous description by 'redrockbunny' of several alleged sudden acceleration events in same car
  Dead link Feb 7th 2007: http://www.womanmotorist.com/index.php/news/main/2011/event=view

• JAGUAR XJS Owner Notification Date: May 21, 1990  Number of Units Potentially Affected: 32,749
  
 Component Description: EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL NHTSA Campaign Number: 90V035000.
 ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVES IN THE CRUISE CONTROL   ACTUATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO DIRT ENTERING  THE VALVES.  CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNDER NORMAL  OPERATING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT