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2008 Element SC, automatic transmission, 41000 miles.
While in cruise mode at 45mph I had to stop quickly for a light (as I don't want to run lights). With my foot firmly on the brake, the car did not slow down and started bucking. I shifted from drive to neutral, the engine wound up to the red line and back to idle. With no motive power, I was able to stop. This has happened once before when I had to make a quick stop in cruise mode. I could not recreate the error afterwards.
Was I too fast for the cruise disconnect switch on the brake pedal? I suspect that the engine room did not receive instructions from the bridge to disengage. Is this a problem or a once-in-a-blue-moon gremlin?
While in cruise mode at 45mph I had to stop quickly for a light (as I don't want to run lights). With my foot firmly on the brake, the car did not slow down and started bucking. I shifted from drive to neutral, the engine wound up to the red line and back to idle. With no motive power, I was able to stop. This has happened once before when I had to make a quick stop in cruise mode. I could not recreate the error afterwards.
Was I too fast for the cruise disconnect switch on the brake pedal? I suspect that the engine room did not receive instructions from the bridge to disengage. Is this a problem or a once-in-a-blue-moon gremlin?