Transmission help

03 saturn ion. i think around 70k

Auto trans

Crusing on the highway at 65ish in traffic. “Something quietly just ‘let go’”. No power goes to the wheels but everything runs. Had to coast the offramp into a parking lot. I checked the cv joints- fine. I didnt/don’t have time to run through anything as I had to get to work.

When I put this car in Drive, the car RPMs stutter just a TINY TINY bit, but obviously it doesnt go in. Reverse is the same, but when you get it in gate, it makes a Very light whine(you really have to listen) for like a second.

This cars driver doesnt have money for the car(she was looking to trade the thing in in a week). So anything you can think of will be helpful.

Thanks very much

Check for fluid?

Easy to check things.

-Low fluid, make sure you check it while car is in neutral and running
-Clogged filter (If it’s like older saturns, super easy to get to like a spin-on oil filter)
-Loose harness connector, make sure it’s connected. Reseat.
-Clogged kinked lines to tranny cooler