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Old 09-27-11, 02:31 PM
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Default Auto shifting problems

Have replaced all O sensors (3) 2 cats and still having problem with car. Shift find from 1 to 2 gear however, as soon as I start going up an incline the car does not shift fast enough and then when it does, it starts to speed up and then slams into gear.
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Did you replace them expecting an improvement in shifting?

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Might be a function of the tranny fluid being at an angle...same goes with the oil. I'd check their levels. In Mexico, I hit some pretty steep inclines (there was one near my apartment building that I swear was one of the steepest inclines) I have ever seen in an urban environment and I remember going up that hill (early 2002) and I had some issues going up that damned thing. Living down there, I tended to overfill a bit on the tranny fluid and oil as a result (something I don't have to worry about now), but I knew others who did have the issue.
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