Thread: RPM problem?
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Old 10-20-2011, 12:45 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by 03glgold View Post
I think it may be going to the point just before downshifting...If you pay attention with cruise on when you are going up a hill it will fluctuate up a little before downshifting, however some hills that fluctuation is all that it needs to get back to speed. My car does that all the time.

Yup, that is expected anytime you go up a hill. Engine speed has to increase to accomodate for the energy required to make it up the hill. If the current gear thats you're in while going up a hill cant make enough power it'll just downshift.
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