The transmission keeps overheating?

Tiny
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I'm having a few issues with my car. The transmission keeps overheating, the horn barely blows, my car will no longer reverse at all, and it takes forever to crank up.
Thursday, February 16th, 2023 AT 2:05 PM

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Tiny
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It sounds like the battery is going bad but to be sure we need to run a CAN scan which is easy and if no codes come up replace the battery. Here is a guide and video to show you how. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) from Amazon.

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Here is a list of CAN scanners starting at about $25.00 on Amazon:

https://amzn.to/3DBMlc7

This guide can help load test the battery without equipment and how to replace it in the images below in case you need it:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

Check out the images (below). Please let us know what you find.
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Friday, February 17th, 2023 AT 9:21 AM

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