-Your Tempo only has a three speed tranny in it. The shift points you mentioned seem pretty close to normal. Trust me, driving from Ohio to South Carolina quite a bit in my Tempo, you realize how much one extra gear is needed. The poor car sounds like a chainsaw buzzing down the Interstate.
-As for the hard shifting while going uphill, it might just be a loose or worn tranny or engine mount. Also a fluid and filter change could work wonders for smoothing it out. I'd recommend using Valvoline MaxLife trany fluid.
Matt D.
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008 AT 4:20 PM