auto trans quest? in 98 OB similar to 2k ?

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whenever going up steep hill and transmission tries to grab 2 gears, it seems to go into neutral, leaving the engine racing, until it gives up and goes back to 3rd & eventually D at the top of th hill.. On a not so steep hill, where it only grabs 1 gear, everything is okay. Just wondering about the neutral & engine racing similarities

 

any one else had this problem????

 

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