Harsh downshift to first gear just before stopping

[Ed1]

I haven't experienced the harsh, jerky, clunky downshift just before coming to a stop that others have posted about. Some posters have mentioned the harshness may be the change over from regenerative braking or the hybrid battery. But others have commented that it may be related to the transmission.

I just noticed on the GX550 forum that for that vehicle with the same behavior, a dealer cleared or reset the transmission's memory and that resolved the issue. Apparently, the transmission has a memory that learns how the vehicle is driven and stores that information.

 

[TakaraLC]

I had this initially but it disappear on its own. It could be a break-in procedure that the dealers are "skipping" by resetting the transmission software.