5AT Downshift
#1
5AT Downshift
Has anyone else experienced their auto transmission downshifting (sharply) whenever the brake is applied at a speed of approx 50-60 mph? My car downshifts hard enough to make it feel like a manual transmission...it can make your head bob! As soon as the brake is applied, the transmission drops down a gear (or two?) and it causes the rpm's to jump up.
#2
umm.. I think that might be just AT getting ready for acceleration?
Since our tranny does not go into 5th until almost 50mph, if u ever go below 50mph I would think tranny downshifts to prepare for accelration.
Since our tranny does not go into 5th until almost 50mph, if u ever go below 50mph I would think tranny downshifts to prepare for accelration.
#3
Originally Posted by Actuary
umm.. I think that might be just AT getting ready for acceleration?
Since our tranny does not go into 5th until almost 50mph, if u ever go below 50mph I would think tranny downshifts to prepare for accelration.
Since our tranny does not go into 5th until almost 50mph, if u ever go below 50mph I would think tranny downshifts to prepare for accelration.
#4
Pro
Are you heading down an incline when this happens?
Perhaps it is the grade logic in our transmissions that is causing this down shift.
When I'm heading down a hill and I apply the brakes, the tranny downshifts and assists in the breaking.
I think it's actually quite smart.
What I usually do is tap the breaks a bit on a down hill and then just let the engine break slow me down a bit so I don't catch up to the car in front of me.
Perhaps it is the grade logic in our transmissions that is causing this down shift.
When I'm heading down a hill and I apply the brakes, the tranny downshifts and assists in the breaking.
I think it's actually quite smart.
What I usually do is tap the breaks a bit on a down hill and then just let the engine break slow me down a bit so I don't catch up to the car in front of me.
#5
AVB for President!
Mine does something similar, but doesn't jerk. What happens is that there is a marked slowdown if I let go of the accelerator (no braking though) after getting past 50+ mph. The slowdown isn't as smooth at the rest of the speeds (0 to 80+)
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#8
Burning Brakes
Like everyone else here says, the downshift was a purposeful design. Compared to my 97 Camry V6, the change in vehicle speed is a little more dramatic and seems a little aggressive at times when you touch the brake just lightly. People in the car might think you are braking a bit suddenly. I've gotten used to it and find it a big plus at holding a set speed especially when I am going an mild incline.
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#9
2004 SSM/EB/5AT/Navi/RSB
Mine does it around 40 MPH and I don't like it. I wish it would blip the throttle a bit during the shift so it's not so jarring. I now expect it, but I've had passengers ask why I stabbed the brakes. Sometimes, I override it by going into SS mode as I head down the long hill on my commute home. I like that I don't have to ride the brakes so much, but I think it could be done more smoothly and transparently instead of feeling like I popped the clutch during a downshift.
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It would be cool and better if the auto tranny rev match for you. I heard that the auto tranny on the G35 does it. Thats would be so cool if the TL had that so we wont have that jarring downshift.
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