Shiftyness

[shatto]

441 miles, and 11 1/2 hours ago, I left Concord, went to Richmond to pick up the cargo, stopped off in Fairfield and picked up blood and delivered that to Woodland and then proceeded to Reno to deliver the Richmond load.

Bay Area to Reno, where I gassed up, 19.3 MPG. Goody.

Now to shifting.

I know, It's a Tundra, but the Dakota did it too, and I bet so does every other automatic, and I am curious as to why this happens;

The transmission shifts back and forth, going up hill, while on cruise.
Take it off cruise and hold exactly the same speed and it doesn't shift out of the same high gear it will not hold in cruise.

Howcome?

[02TundraLTDTRD]

Hi there,

I had a Dodge Dakota that did exactly the same and it drove me insane!!!!! Well that truck nearly bankrupt me so i sold it and bought a 2002 Tundra. I have a really heavy foot and drove a truck in South Africa that could do 270 K\PH and if my Tundra could do that i would. but long story short i use my Cruise control very often and the first thing i noticed was if its loosing speed uphill it will down shift and stay in the lower gear till i cleared the hill and then move into overdrive. I absolutely love that!!!! I did not notice it shifting down while cruise control is active but maintaining speed when not active. I did install a Dastek Unichip that changed the feel of the truck a little so i am not paying too much attention to that now....