"hfbundy"......First off, this is quite a post for your first one on this forum, along with the fact you told others not to address your complaint because you know what you're doing!
I looked at the other posts on IRV2 and I hope you're not listening to anything "LVRVLUVR" is saying or discussing. I would have to say he's the biggest knucklehead I've ever seen on any forum. Go back and read his posts. He's had at least 6-7 RV's in the last two years and EVERYONE of them has had some major issue that he has complained about. My favorite was his previous Ford chassis that kept eating wheel bearings. He shows up on the forum every few months and starts some outrageous post. I'm guessing this happens when he sobers up for a few weeks.
I've driven coaches/trucks with a tow haul feaure and usually one of two things need to occur to cause a downshift, either the cruise needs to be on and the coach tries to maintain the speed or you apply the brakes. It doesn't know you're going down a hill otherwise. In your description, you state you can't MANUALLY downshift, they weren't designed to do that. In the new multi speed transmissions they don't necessarily let you have access to all the gears for various reasons.
Reading the other posts about the issue, it seems that most are working properly and only a few have issues, but aren't sure how its suppose to work. So other than "LVRVLUVR" who is an idiot, there is really no big story here that I can see, other than a brake light issue some are having.
