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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 08:23 AM
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Unhappy hard downshift

My 1996 Explorer has begun to downshift hard into first as I slow to a stop. Two years ago I had the torque converter rebuilt when it went out. Last year I had the transmission rebuilt because it was beginning to slip. Now about a year later, it has begun to shift hard when stopping. I replaced the transmission fluid and filter but that did not help. Any ideas where to go next?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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Do you get any other symptoms like the OD off light flashing or any check engine lights? I had a '95 that started doing the same thing and it was caused by a fault in the EGR sensor making the computer go stupid and screwing with the tranny shift points.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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No other symptoms. The check engine light comes on periodically but doesn't seem to coincide but the hard downshifting is constant. I have suspected the differential pressure sensor for the check engine light. I blew out the hoses and it seemed to help for awhile. Maybe I should replace it and see if the shifting gets better.
 
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