Car slows going down hills?

[kjnhu77]

I have the 3.8 automatic and it seems to slow down when going down hills if your foot is off the accelerator, is this how it is intended to work? The same type of thing happens anytime I let my foot off the accelerator, it doesn't feel like it is just coasting, but actively slowing the vehicle down.

Thanks!

 

[Richard Ft. Lauderdale]

I had this problem several cars ago. The gear linkage was improperly adjusted so that the car never shifted into the highest gear. The moment you let off on the accelerator it slowed down. The service advisor at first didn't believe me until he drove the car.

 

[STREETS]

Most likely the automatic has downshifted a gear- common vs. going nuetral.

 

[kjnhu77]

Have either of you driven a coupe? If so, is this the normal operation of the coupe, or should I have it looked at? It seems like if I'm at 45 for example at the top of a hill and let it coast, it drops to ~40 by the bottom of the hill, whereas in my previous car it would get up to ~50 by the bottom.

 

[Richard Ft. Lauderdale]

Have either of you driven a coupe? If so, is this the normal operation of the coupe, or should I have it looked at? It seems like if I'm at 45 for example at the top of a hill and let it coast, it drops to ~40 by the bottom of the hill, whereas in my previous car it would get up to ~50 by the bottom.

I have not driven a coupe.

 

[deb1262]

I believe it is downshifting. Hubby's car is 2 days old and has done this from the start. I assume it is the way it is supposed to be.