Cruise Control
In September, I traded my 2009 Nissan Murano for a new 2019 Nissan Murano Platinum. My decision to purchase another Murano was based on the great experience my wife and I had with our 2009 model. Not long after purchasing the new auto, I noticed that when driving down a hill with the cruise control on, the vehicle sped up as though free wheeling - the engine brake (compression) did not activate nor did the transmission shift down. We have owned at lease a half dozen automobiles, including the 2009 Murano, in which the cruise control would operate to keep the vehicle at or near the set speed even while going down hill. All other makes of automobiles and earlier models of the Murano have the feature that keeps the vehicle at the set speed even while traveling downhill I should point that the hills I am referring to are gentle down-hills on straight- aways. They are not steep or windy.There is absolutely no danger in driving the speed limit of 70 mph on a two lane highway going down hill as are many highways in Montana or doing the speed limit of 80 mph on Interstate 15 through the State of Utah. What is dangerous is looking down at the speedometer to see that the speed of the vehicle has increased by 10 to 15 mph within a short distance because the cruise control failed to keep the speed of the vehicle at the set speed. At that point it is necessary to ride the brakes, manually shift down or risk a speeding ticket or a serious accident. Nissan Consumer Affairs and Nissan Tech support for the dealers have been worthless - saying that that is the way the cruise control is supposed to operate. Which brings me to my question: Is the 2019 Nissan Murano Platinum cruise control designed so that it will not retard the speed of the vehicle to keep it at or near the set speed when the vehicle is traveling downhill on a straight- away? What is the exerience of other 2019 Murano owners?