1997 Saturn Station Wagon cooling and transmission question

1997 SATURN STATION WAGON
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Transmission problem
1997 Saturn Station Wagon 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

ok, Im having a prob with coolant loss, sometimes it boils out of the fill cap. Yet the guage says its cool. In fact it never gets much past 1/4 of the guage. also theres a strange bubbling noise coming from somewhere in the dash. After this started happening the car started shifting very hard into 2nd and reverse. now i have no reverse and am getting late shifting in forward gears. Needless to say i now have two problems, Am i screwed??? Is there a cost effective solution?? Thanx, Roy
Mar 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM
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Have you checked the trans fluid? May have a faulty thermostat and noise is heater core coolant is not circulating.
Mar 17, 2009 at 3:26 PM
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