Whenever the temperature drops below 30 degrees F. or so, my Outback Wagon's auto transmission behaves oddly the first time I run it in the morning. It runs normally as I leave the driveway and go down a hill. When I slow down at the corner and then give it some gas to accelerate up a steep hill it tries to drop into third -- but instead goes into neutral,and the engine races up to 4000++ RPM -- Then the tranny slams into gear with a mighty bang and then proceeds normally. On a really cold morning sometimes this repeats a couple more times going up the hill. After it goes a few miles and warms up it runs just fine. This has happened several times last year and again this year, but only the very first thing after starting on a very cold morning. The local Subaru dealer has "looked at it" on two occasions but, naturally, says everything checks out normally.
Anyone ever hear of a similar problem? Any suggestions? Thanks Scott