Tranny issues

[88bluexlt]

This happened today at work. I was cruising down the highway at 55 with the cruise on all was well. RPM was about 2500. All of a sudden it felt as if the transmission down shifted to abot 2000 RPM while maintaining the same speed. When I started to go down a hill regardless of the slope it increased RPM back to around 2500. The B2 has never done this since I have owned it . I thought that 2500 was normal. Until tonight. It downshifted and ran a lot easier until starting down a hill when the thing increased. On level road it ran the same It up shifted and downshifted onits own but still maintained its set speed. I turned the cruise off and it didnt change anything. It shifted as before.It would run at 2500 for a non specified time until it went up hill then down shifted. Some time a minute or just a few seconds and other times 5 miles. I increased the speed and it stayed as before. So, my question is is the tranny stuck in passing gear and thats what I have been driving in all this time or is it not shifting into drive properly? Need more questions please ask.

 

[88bluexlt]

Need some ideas please

 

[dirtcowboy]

Any time an A4LD starts shifting differently than it has been, it's a bad thing. FYI, when a tranny shifts and the RPM's DECREASE, say 2500 to 2000 that is an UPSHIFT. When the tranny shifts and the RPM's INCREASE, say 2000 to 2500, that's a DOWNSHIFT.

Auto trannys shifting , up and down, whilst retaining the set speed is how they are supposed to work. That being said, re-read the first line in this post. A4LD=crap. Ford techs nicknamed Explorers "exploders" because of the A4LD tranny.

 

[88bluexlt]

So, this is normal for what mine is doing? Or do I need to look for a tranny? Which one?