Sonata, Transmission downshifts
 

<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am driving 2001 Sonata.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Car is cruising at 4-th gear...</FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I am releasing the gas pedaland car is coasting, engine’s RPM dropping to 1200.</FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Car is gradually loosing its speed. Suddenly, I feel short,marcable deceleration. It feels the same as the car is hitting a paddle of water (and I am not touching the brakes). Car is downshifted to 3-d gear during which the ngine RPM briefly jumps to 1600, and then drop back to 1200.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>After that car is continuing to coast, but at lower speed.</FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Then the same sequence happened while tranny is shifting to 2-nd gear, then 1-st gear.</FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">This is is my first Hundai. I used to drive GMs, where you don't feel transmission downshifting. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Is it the way Hyundai operates, or something wrong with my car?</FONT></P>
<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>(I have no codes)</FONT></P>
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<P class=Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Please advise!!</FONT></P>
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