Hello Darkmann !

And here I've been.. for the last two years, thinking I'm the only one who was noticing the "hard" downshifts that you refer to.

I have noticed it especially when coasting to a stop on level ground, going less than 20 km /h (about 15 mph), and what usually triggers the downshift (from 2nd to 1st gear) is if I hit the brakes very lightly, to slow the car down even more, but not bring it to a stop immediately. The downshift feels like a "kick" in the transmission, and is definitely noticable.

My check engine light came on earlier today, while driving at highway speed, so when I take it in tomorrow I will ask them about the transmission thing as well.

Regards,
Hans