We are experiencing some very cold sub zero weather around here and I notice that my 2000 Explorer Sport has developed some strange shifting habits which may or may not be related to the cold. The 5 speed auto seems to miss the 2 to 3 upshift (feels like a missed shift or a brief downshift to 1st before finding 3rd). Also, the trans will not shift into overdrive until its warmed up a bit which seems pretty logical if a computer is managing the shift.
Does anybody have any similar experiences? Does the shifting problem sound like it might be solved by replacing a sensor, etc? Thanks for the help. This is my first winter with this vehicle.
Steve Read