Our Outback H-6 with automatic trans is jerking when shifting down
> from D to 3 under certain circumstances. =A0We have been travelling in
> Colorado and New Mexico. =A0I have been driving on the Interstates in
> those states at or slightly above the speed limits (70 in CO and 75 in > New Mexico).
>
> If the Outback is on cruise control or I give it enough gas to keep
> the speed up while going up steeper hills, the trans will shift from D
> to 3 in the 70+ MPH range. =A0When it does if the hill is fairly steep,
> there is a nasty jerk when the shift is made. =A0If I shift down
> manually or if I take it out of cruise control and let it slow down
> then there is no jerk. =A0It seems to me that the auto trans is not
> reducing engine RPM's during the shift down.
>
> We bought this car a year ago and I never noticed the problem before.
> But I never drove at this speed in a hilly/mountainous area before
> either (we live in South Carolina).
>
> Is there an adjustment that can be made to the auto trans to fix this > problem?
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