I have the same transmission in my '99, and it seems to SLOW DOWN when
going down most hills. It's bizarre. I think that may be partly why it
gets such crappy mileage. I haven't heard of one running faster like
that, though.

Matt


"Bryan Ross" > wrote in message hlink.net>...
> I have an automatic 3 speed transmission in my 2000 jeep wrangler (4.0) .
> When driving down-hill it seems to speed up even when the grade is not
> changing. My 99 Mountaineer holds back better in first gear than my jeep.
> I had it diagnosed, but nothing showed up as being a problem. Has anyone
> else had this problem, and is there something I can do about it, other than
> chaning the transmission.
>
> Thank you,
> Bryan R