Getting Used to the automatic transmission
08-10-2015, 07:18 PM
#1
Junior Member
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Getting Used to the automatic transmission
This is my first truck I purchased as an automatic. All of my previous vehicles have been manual transmission and over ten years old. So this is a little different for me.
Does anyone elses truck feel like the downshift from 3rd to 1st is hard?
For example.. Coming to a slow from 25-35 mph, I am coming up to a yield, and slowing to a near stop, The dash still says 3rd gear, the lane opens up, and I give it gas. the truck realizes it cannot start that slow in third and immediately drops to 1st. I get a rather alarming clunk. Not sure if it is normal. If I come to a complete stop. there isn't an issue.
Am I the only one?
-Dan
Does anyone elses truck feel like the downshift from 3rd to 1st is hard?
For example.. Coming to a slow from 25-35 mph, I am coming up to a yield, and slowing to a near stop, The dash still says 3rd gear, the lane opens up, and I give it gas. the truck realizes it cannot start that slow in third and immediately drops to 1st. I get a rather alarming clunk. Not sure if it is normal. If I come to a complete stop. there isn't an issue.
Am I the only one?
-Dan
08-10-2015, 09:41 PM
#2
Senior Member
This is my first truck I purchased as an automatic. All of my previous vehicles have been manual transmission and over ten years old. So this is a little different for me.
Does anyone elses truck feel like the downshift from 3rd to 1st is hard?
For example.. Coming to a slow from 25-35 mph, I am coming up to a yield, and slowing to a near stop, The dash still says 3rd gear, the lane opens up, and I give it gas. the truck realizes it cannot start that slow in third and immediately drops to 1st. I get a rather alarming clunk. Not sure if it is normal. If I come to a complete stop. there isn't an issue.
Am I the only one?
-Dan
Does anyone elses truck feel like the downshift from 3rd to 1st is hard?
For example.. Coming to a slow from 25-35 mph, I am coming up to a yield, and slowing to a near stop, The dash still says 3rd gear, the lane opens up, and I give it gas. the truck realizes it cannot start that slow in third and immediately drops to 1st. I get a rather alarming clunk. Not sure if it is normal. If I come to a complete stop. there isn't an issue.
Am I the only one?
-Dan
