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David
Our Outback H-6 with automatic trans is jerking when shifting down
from D to 3 under certain circumstances. We have been travelling in
Colorado and New Mexico. I have been driving on the Interstates in
those states at or slightly above the speed limits (70 in CO and 75 in
New Mexico).
If the Outback is on cruise control or I give it enough gas to keep
the speed up while going up steeper hills, the trans will shift from D
to 3 in the 70+ MPH range. When it does if the hill is fairly steep,
there is a nasty jerk when the shift is made. If I shift down
manually or if I take it out of cruise control and let it slow down
then there is no jerk. It seems to me that the auto trans is not
reducing engine RPM's during the shift down.
We bought this car a year ago and I never noticed the problem before.
But I never drove at this speed in a hilly/mountainous area before
either (we live in South Carolina).
Is there an adjustment that can be made to the auto trans to fix this
problem?
from D to 3 under certain circumstances. We have been travelling in
Colorado and New Mexico. I have been driving on the Interstates in
those states at or slightly above the speed limits (70 in CO and 75 in
New Mexico).
If the Outback is on cruise control or I give it enough gas to keep
the speed up while going up steeper hills, the trans will shift from D
to 3 in the 70+ MPH range. When it does if the hill is fairly steep,
there is a nasty jerk when the shift is made. If I shift down
manually or if I take it out of cruise control and let it slow down
then there is no jerk. It seems to me that the auto trans is not
reducing engine RPM's during the shift down.
We bought this car a year ago and I never noticed the problem before.
But I never drove at this speed in a hilly/mountainous area before
either (we live in South Carolina).
Is there an adjustment that can be made to the auto trans to fix this
problem?