Does anyone know if they can add adaptive cruise control onto their D? Also does anyone hav ea copy of the service manual?
Thanks

 

Do you know how much just the front sensor costs? It was $1,900 to replace mine. Kinda crazy considering the package only cost $700 or $900 new, I can't remember which one it was.

 

Daaaayyyyum!

 

That sucks!

I actually kind of wanted to add ACC to my Crew, a feature I should have considered before buying. But, it's one of those things I just don't need. My foot can do the trick

 

Great option i love it on my D!

 

If you have a "smart" phone, Dodge has a durango app. It has a lot of information to include the service schedule and service related info. It was free on android.

 

That's what I thought when I bought my G37. Now having used it in the D, I'm upset that I didn't get that option in the G as well! It's a great feature to have, even if you don't use it everyday! But it was a much more expensive option than it was in the D.

 

Just used mine some more today while traveling. I did learn something new about it, when you are behind another vehicle and your car is going slower than the set speed, as soon as you turn your turn signal on to switch lanes to pass, your car accelerates automatically back up to the set speed

 

Hmm, you make it sound pretty desirable. I'll have to look into costs a bit more and see if it'd be worth it. I could really use it here in the DC area. Do we have any idea if a Dodge dealer or service area could install it as an option?

And thanks for your post by the way! Appreciate you sharing your experiences with it.

 

ACC is a mixed bag. You can use it to draft semis and increase mileage. It also is nice when traffic keeps changing speeds. But there are downsides. The first is that a number of times I've been cruising down the interstate and get feeling like I'm really going slow, and realize that the person ahead is going 5 or 10 under the limit for no apparent reason.

The second negative has happened to me a couple of times and when it does, my wife insists I disable it. I'm driving along at highway speeds, when the vehicle in front of me pulls into the right turn lane - so the road is wide open ahead of me. But the ACC (or maybe it's the collision avoidance) slams on the brakes. Almost got rear ended the other day and looked like an idiot. As far as the guy behind me - or my wife - knew, I slammed on the brakes for no reason. It seems to not register very quickly when someone changes lanes, and when they slow for the turn the electronics think you're about to collide.