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[Steve B.]

My 2000 I30 has about 71K on it. Recentl, I've been experiencing the
following problem:

When I brake normally (not hard or anything), I feel a slight shudder
just before the car stops. I don't feel the same shudder if I shift to
neutral before braking. The tranny fluid was changed at a dealer about
7K miles ago. Its level seems to be OK and it's not burned or anything.
Also, I noticed that when the tranny is about to downshift to 1st, rpms
would go up a little and then continue go down. Is that normal? Is this
a tranny problem?

[Tom Stoeckle]

The torque converter may not be disengaging smoothly.

[Steve B.]

How big of a problem is that? Why does it only happen on downshifts to
the 1st? Is that the only time when the TC disengages?

[JimV]

I believe there were some service bulletins on the 2000's for shift
solenoid issues. You might want to check with the dealer.