Cold weather + hard downshift

[Jeremycafe]

I know there is a flash mitsu will do for owners in upper states. They won't offer the flash as a just in case here in florida because of the warmer weather.

Anyways, does this issue have anything to do with what I experienced:

Weather in florida has been great, 70s. However, the cold is causing my car to be rather confused. I am getting the low pressure (which is expected...) but also, yesterday while I was driving and coming to a stop: my car violently downshifted from 2nd to 1st in manual sport mode. My face came close to hitting the stirring wheel.

Does this have anything to do with the flash they do? Or was that for starting issues?

[svt04cobra]

Originally Posted by Jeremycafe

I know there is a flash mitsu will do for owners in upper states. They won't offer the flash as a just in case here in florida because of the warmer weather. Anyways, does this issue have anything to do with what I experienced:
Weather in florida has been great, 70s. However, the cold is causing my car to be rather confused. I am getting the low pressure (which is expected...) but also, yesterday while I was driving and coming to a stop: my car violently downshifted from 2nd to 1st in manual sport mode. My face came close to hitting the stirring wheel. Does this have anything to do with the flash they do? Or was that for starting issues?

Mine does it in auto mode all the time. If you are coming to a stop and you get it just right where the tranny is going to down shift but you barely push in the gas to speed up (like a rolling stop sign) the car will violently downshift. I am pretty sure its a normal occurrence since there are plenty of other MR owners that have experienced this. It happens to me in the 90+ degree whether so its not a cold thing.

[Jeremycafe]

I remember reading it on here, but couldnt find the thread. First time this happened, was a lot harder than I expected. Really caught me off guard.

[svt04cobra]

Originally Posted by Jeremycafe

I remember reading it on here, but couldnt find the thread. First time this happened, was a lot harder than I expected. Really caught me off guard.

Everytime it happens to me it catches me off guard. You just don't expect it!

[Mendo]

Yep. This is very, very, very common. No matter what the weather is. The car pretty much slaps you on the head cuz it donst like that hahah

IDK if that flash fixes this. I doubt it.

U just can't give it gas on a rolling stop on auto mode

[verkion]

Auto NORMAL mode...I never have this problem in Sport :-P

I managed to do it again yesterday. Ahahahha...I think its because in Normal the clutches are just letting go, then you step on it, and it just CLAMPS hard which is why you get the weird jerk.

verkion

[mr2evo8]

maybe it could be the really soft rear diff/ayc bushings put car on lift push up with both hands to me they are way soft. My cent and a half

[Mendo]

Well I find it that if I fall in the situation of a rolling stop in auto mode, I just press the gas oh so slightly. I am starting to think it is something like what verkion mention above.

[svt04cobra]

Originally Posted by verkion

Auto NORMAL mode...I never have this problem in Sport :-P

I managed to do it again yesterday. Ahahahha...I think its because in Normal the clutches are just letting go, then you step on it, and it just CLAMPS hard which is why you get the weird jerk.

verkion

I've had it happen in auto sport mode to but it just doesn't hit as hard.

[madfast]

Yeah its mad annoying. has ANYONE found a way to finesse it? i guess sport mode holds 2nd for as long as possible, probably so that if you hit the gas again you get instant acceleration and arent bogged down by rpm being below 2-3k...?

[strocse]

^^^yeah u have to wait 2 seconds for it to engage. That clunking on rolling stop sucks.