Transmission quick to shift gears when cold?

[unixadm]

I have a 2001 Tundra 4x4 4.7L with 9000 miles on it. When the truck is cold or has not been driven for a few hours, the tranmission shifts awfully quick out of first and second. It's like if I take off to merge into traffic the truck shifts very quickly to 2nd and then to 3rd but will hold third for a long time and then finally go into overdrive and lockup the convertor. After the truck warms up there is no problem at all, and the shifts are what I consider normal. Even giving it a lot more throttle than usual still results in it shifting quickly. I do not recall the truck doing this when it was new and it's kind of a PITA when you're trying to pick up a little speed and the truck shifts through the gears so fast it's struggling to get going. Anyone had a similar experience?

[ricqik]

It's normal. It shifts early to keep rpm low to reduce wear when the engine is still cold.

[Altered4X]

DITTO

Mine does the same thing.

[v8Toilet]

Mine does it too! You don't want to be romping on the throttle when the engine is cold anyway.