I won't bore everyone with ALL the details, but we once had a Chrysler minivan that developed a problem with the all-wheel drive transfer case due to a tire mismatch issue. It didn't leak but it overheated on an overnight trip out of town. Thankfully it didn't break down then, but it soon developed other symptoms and when I took it to the dealer, they told me it was toast and had to be replaced. After spending about $3k on a rebuilt transfer case, the mechanic warned us the transmission may have been affected by the heat from the transfer case. Sure enough about 2 months later the transmission literally ground to a halt and had to be replaced.
Short story: If your transmission got extremely hot, and major fluid leakage on top of that, your tranny is toast and it's only a matter of time before it crumps.
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