42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

06 Dak 3.7 TRX4 Laramie. Love it to pieces.

HOWEVER, our driveway is at the bottom of a nice long moderate grade hill. So everytime we head to town have to pull out onto the main road up a 1000ft long uphill climb. Now that it has been set as a mental image for you, let me explain in the past couple of years I've been blessed (I'll use that word) to have vehicles with either a 42re or now a 42rle w/ that variable whatever-it-is feature.

2001 Jeep GC 42re
2000 Dakota 42re
2003 Dakota 42re.

Now the 2006 w/ the 42rle.

The damned thing most times WILL NOT shift into 3rd gear going up that hill while accelerating. Today I checked, and the tach was almost 4k with no shift.

However if I ease off the gas pedal a moment slightly, it will slide right in.

It isn't a defective transmission (this is the 4th one now), all have had proper levels of the proper fluid and whatnot.

Anyone else seeing this?

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

Probably keeping you in the optimal gear, would you rather have a gear working a little harder for you, and being safe, or a gear underworking itself and possibly ruin the gear?

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

I don;t have this issue, however, as I'm rolling on a Getrag 238... ;-) 6spd manual. haha

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

I notice that too on my friends auto
It seems the tranny wants to keep you in certain gears
I findit very annoying.... but i have a 6 speed so no worries

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

The auto definitely likes to keep you in certain gears, although for me I'm usually swearing at it to downshift;)

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

I would have to agree with Frenchy on this one...

If you are continually accelerating, it wil keep you in the lower gear because that is what the computer 'thinks' you want. By letting off on the gas slightly, the computer thinks you no longer need the additional power and will upshift...

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

Well all I know is there was a TSB for one model year a ways back for not shifting into a certain gear while ascending a hill.

I just don't like seeing the engine screaming at 4500rpm when the needle is still on cold and I'm going 40-45 up the hill in 2nd gear :(

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

The kick down cable may be too tight, try backing off on it a little bit.

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

Screaming at 4500 at 40?

Sheeesh, I drive my truck around, screaming 5200rpms at 70 in 3rd... :-)


<3 6spd.

RE: 42RE/RLE ANNOYANCE!!!!!!!! Won't shift... $%*()&*
 

I dont think we have kickdown cables do we? dont the tps take care of that?