Rpm's keep on rising and falling while I drive

Asked by Roknuts Apr 23, 2018 at 07:28 AM about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Extended Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When driving with my cruise set at 55mph in
overdrive my rpm's keep rising and falling and I can
feel and hear my motor revving when it happens?

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does the truck do it when you're accelerating hard? if so it could be the transmission slipping.

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I'm guessing it needs more power at times when going up a hill so it down shifts to do it. 55 is a low speed with cruise on, down hill or flat ground it will probably be fine in 4th gear with the torque converter locked. If you start going up a grade it will unlock the torque converter and may even downshift to 3rd to maintain 55.

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