Went for another drive and it still ran like crap. And I started to notice something weird - even after disabling brake hold, my truck was holding the brakes for about 2 seconds every time I took my foot off. Well I about went into panic mode thinking this version f’d up my truck. Started thinking about how I might fix this, and it hit me… the braking behavior was oddly similar to Hill Start Assist (ironic it was just being discussed). Then I got to thinking, the trans could be acting like I was constantly driving up a hill (high RPMs, holding gears longer than it should be).
There’s a small blurb in the manual about doing full reboots on level ground, with the wheel straight, and foot off the brake. That **** needs to be taken as gospel. When I married my truck and did a full reboot, I was in my driveway which is on a mild incline/decline (I was declined at the time, but maybe the direction doesn’t matter). Just pulled into my garage which is level ground and did another full reboot. Voila, truck is acting 100% normal now.
On a side note, the brake hold option did trigger a uConnect email alert saying there was a fault with the brake & ABS systems. Potential nuisance if you decide to use the feature.