engine runs fast slowing down

Asked by united1 Aug 05, 2009 at 08:25 AM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

KA ENGINE REVS UP WHEN SLOWING DOWN

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Roman answered 14 years ago

That is actually the transmission downshifting to a lower gear, which causes the RPMs to jump up. Nothing you can likely do about it since the transmission control module dictates the shift logic to the transmission. Buy a manual car next time.

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