No, Service Engine Soon light is not on.
Also, this behavior is intermitent. Immediately after this last episode (at slow speed, selector in 2, it would not climb a fairly steep hill. Just stalled and I had to back down get a run at it, floor it and it made it up sluggishly), it seemed to work fine on the highway. With the cruise control set, it shifted down correctly at hills. But, when I try to cross a street from a stop, sometimes I can floor it and it just won't go. It is scarey.
Thanks, Dick