Transmissions rarely fail without warning. They tend to give you a series of increasingly obvious hints, and the drivers who catch those hints early usually end up with a repair bill measured in hundreds rather than thousands. The problem is that a lot of those early signs are easy to rationalize away. Here's what to actually pay attention to. 1. Delayed Engagement You shift into drive or reverse, and there's a pause before the car actually moves. Maybe half a second, maybe t