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95 auto awd idle and cruise issue

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tenn-gsx

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Apr 25, 2006
Fort Worth, Texas
Ok the car drives good but there is a couple issues going on that are wierd to me. First is that after coming to a stop the car idles at about 7-800 rpm for 3-5 sec then it drops to 400 or so and acts like its going to stall. The lnger I drive, The worse it gets. When It does this its like the car starts off in 2nd for a second then shifts down to 1st after a few feet. The other issue is when cruising in drive or o/d it changes rpm slightly. It almost feels like its slipping a little but its not really a slip. Its only like 100-200 rpm difference but its there. Is this second issue the torque converter locking and Im just not used to the feeling yet?
 
Ok the car drives good but there is a couple issues going on that are wierd to me. First is that after coming to a stop the car idles at about 7-800 rpm for 3-5 sec then it drops to 400 or so and acts like its going to stall. The lnger I drive, The worse it gets. When It does this its like the car starts off in 2nd for a second then shifts down to 1st after a few feet. The other issue is when cruising in drive or o/d it changes rpm slightly. It almost feels like its slipping a little but its not really a slip. Its only like 100-200 rpm difference but its there. Is this second issue the torque converter locking and Im just not used to the feeling yet?
I get the same 100-200 rpm change o/d, and I think I've felt it in 3rd.
 
The car idles great until the trans warms up. If I out the car in gear while everything is cold sometimes it will free rev then slowly slide into gear. Other times it will kinda slam into gear. Also It will Idle at a normal rpm while its cold but once everything warms up the thing will drop to 400-500 rpm in gear while stopped. Last thing is the shifting. It shifts from gear to gear fine. But It always seems to start out in 2nd or 3rd when its warm. Then it will shift down and cycle through gears like you would expect once you start moving. Im sure this is a trans issue and not a tuning issue. All these things are related to being in gear while moving slow or not moving at all. The tcu sends no codes. Fluid is full and clean. Please anybody, help me!

EDIT: This happens in first-drive or reverse
 
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