Not slowing down when downshifting?

[t-rex grrr]

hello all,

i just recently purchased a 2006 SE 4runner and i LOVE it so far. however, the other day when i was coming down from a pretty steep hill, i down shifted into a lower gear to slow down, but nothing happend. i went from D to 4, then to 3, then to 2 and my car wasn't slowing down as much as i expected it to--i still had to ride the brakes all the way down. it wasn't until i hit L when the car really slowed down.

now is this a common thing with the new 4runners, or is there a problem with my gear settings?

thanks!

 

[t-rex grrr]

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[RickyCRX]

The 4Runner has a lot of mass... Downshifting will help slow you down on a small incline, but it's not gonna do much down a significant grade. Anything more than 5-6% of a grade at lower speeds and you're not going to slow down much unless you get into 1st or 2nd gear.

Ricky

 

[trd_style]

have you tried shifting up? to see if it almost redlining? i'm not familiar with the 2006 so i'm not perfectly sure.