2011 Shift with accelerator

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SgtStedanko

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I know the title sounds strange or maybe it doesn't to those who are familiar with this problem.

My 2011 has had a shifting issue for a few months now. It will not shift while accelerating but if I ease up on the accelerator quickly and back down, it shifts. It seems to do this in 2nd, 3rd, and maybe 4th.

I have read a few threads here and it seems like this may be a solenoid issue?

I searched and did not find any threads specifically describing my situation.

Has anyone else experienced this?
 

JExpedition07

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Does the vehicle feel sluggish when you go to accelerate from a stop like there is a lack of power? Believe it or not the throttle body can cause delayed and sluggish shifting....

Could be a solonoid issue, these modern trans are not easy to diagnose, and on the flip side a lot of shops don't know how to diagnose them either. The common answer is to just throw anew trans in when it's it's something simple.
 
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Does the vehicle feel sluggish when you go to accelerate from a stop like there is a lack of power? Believe it or not the throttle body can cause delayed and sluggish shifting....

Could be a solonoid issue, these modern trans are not easy to diagnose, and on the flip side a lot of shops don't know how to diagnose them either. The common answer is to just throw anew trans in when it's it's something simple.

Nope. Not sluggish at all. As I accelerate, I can tell it wants to shift, so I back off the accelator a tad, it shifts, and then I continue to accelarate.
 

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Have a tranny shop do a trans pressure test. Sounds like your not building up enough pressure, and backing off throttle is allowing valve body to shift . I agree with Jexpedition, most shops can't or won't diagnose trans issues. It's easier and more profitable to sell you a transmission. Look around, find a shop that can diagnose, ask to see any printouts, when they do diagnostic, if the balk at your request move along. Have the shop run a codes diagnostic. solenoids should pop up. Keep us posted.

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