1999 Saturn SL2 Transmission issues, overheating

1999 SATURN SL2
134,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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FLYNNR278
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My car seems to be having some transmission issues. When I first bought the car, everything worked fine. After I had the car for about 3 months, I would notice that when I was sitting in traffic, stop and go, that my car would start to overheat. Then the check engine light would come on and when I would take off the car would not shift gears, it would just rev up. It would still move though. I could stop the car and let it cool off and the transmission would return to normal. After some time, the water pump went completely out on the car to where all the coolant was leaking out and I replaced it, stopping the overheating and leaking. Two days after I replaced the water pump, I was driving and the transmission started to do the same thing. It eventually has just stuck in one gear and transmission fluid leaks. If I put the car in neutral or reverse, it still goes forward.
Mar 8, 2010 at 12:11 AM
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