Q: When I use my cruise control at any speeds above 50mp

asked by on March 20, 2018

While using my cruise control at any speeds exceeding 50 mph the car will speed up about 4mph then slow down and it will keep doing this then the cruise control will shut itself off. There are no warning lights on.

My car has 120000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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