six speed Automatic Down Shifting
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My 545 sometimes seems to get between gears when rolling to a stop but not stopping. The engine revs up and the tranny shifts in and the the rear feels like it is going to be pulled out.
Does anyone have info on auto tranny problems?
Does anyone have info on auto tranny problems?
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Originally Posted by JFF' post='286539' date='May 23 2006, 09:20 AM
My 545 sometimes seems to get between gears when rolling to a stop but not stopping. The engine revs up and the tranny shifts in and the the rear feels like it is going to be pulled out.
Does anyone have info on auto tranny problems?
Does anyone have info on auto tranny problems?
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There were also software fixes for reported downshift problems, loss of power, loss of steering function associated with downshift. These were back a way's in time so if u have older 545 that has not been updated then do indeed do as Znod recommended.
The sense that it is not quite sure where it is effects me only on the last downshift in either D or DS (or D "Sport") as I roll to a stop - usually just before braking. Does not do this in the 6/5, 5/4, 4/3 in D or 5/4 4/3 in DS. But that very last downshift when slowly rolling is like it falls in between gears, RPM drops below normal shift point ~ 800 RPM on that last shift before complete stop. I am used to it and believe that if I hit accelerator hard at that "in between" point I could cause the so called Tranny Slam, so I don't. One reason I use alot of Manual STEP shifting is to control all this.
The sense that it is not quite sure where it is effects me only on the last downshift in either D or DS (or D "Sport") as I roll to a stop - usually just before braking. Does not do this in the 6/5, 5/4, 4/3 in D or 5/4 4/3 in DS. But that very last downshift when slowly rolling is like it falls in between gears, RPM drops below normal shift point ~ 800 RPM on that last shift before complete stop. I am used to it and believe that if I hit accelerator hard at that "in between" point I could cause the so called Tranny Slam, so I don't. One reason I use alot of Manual STEP shifting is to control all this.
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Originally Posted by JFF' post='286539' date='May 23 2006, 09:20 AM
My 545 sometimes seems to get between gears when rolling to a stop but not stopping. The engine revs up and the tranny shifts in and the the rear feels like it is going to be pulled out.
Does anyone have info on auto tranny problems?
Does anyone have info on auto tranny problems?
I suspect that is what you are describing. It was supposedly fixed by a software update, but some of us still experience the problem occasionally. I have not had a slam for quite a while.
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