# Jeep Cherokee Transmission strange down-shifting **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cherokee, transmissions, jeep\ **Created:** [May 3, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-cherokee-transmission-strange-down-shifting/13563 "2008-05-03T03:36:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_CT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@Peter\_CT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Peter_CT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-cherokee-transmission-strange-down-shifting/13563/1 "2008-05-03T03:36:56Z")
3 questions really I have a '91 Cheokee with a couple hundred K on it. Bought it used that way. 6 cyl, 4.0 L engine, 4 speed auto, 4WD. The transmission does some things that seem strange, but might not be a problem. - first thing is that while accelerating in 2nd & 3rd, teh tach doesn’t move much in relatin to the speed. it doesn’t seem like it’s losing power, but acts like a variable ratio. - 2nd thing is that if I accelerate moderately hard in 4th, it doesn’t just down-shift to 3rd, but all the way to 2nd and then possibly right up to 3rd. - 3rd is that when in 4th (& only 4th) if I just touch the rake without lifting from the trhottle, it will politely drop down to 3rd & I can keep it there with a little acceleration & lift off the brake. The first two have been this way since the day I started driving it. the 3rd, I just noticed. Fluid level is ok. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_CT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@Peter\_CT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Peter_CT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-cherokee-transmission-strange-down-shifting/13563/2 "2008-05-03T03:38:51Z")
Sorry, "if I just touch the rake " should be "brake’ Yes, I sometimes have gardening implements in the back, but that would have nothing to do with the transmission!