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Well, I had it towed off to the shop today, they'll be looking at it tomorrow. I do know that last time I looked in the coolant reservoir it was dark colored and looked like it needed changed...does this indicate possible coolant contamination? The oil on the dipstick looked normal...

Also, today the guy towed it with the back wheels up and the front down. It's an automatic AWD with the switch on the dash, and I made sure it was in 2WD when it was towed. As someone whose never had his vehicle towed before and knows little about cars, I didn't think much of this. But today I was looking in my owner's manuel and it says:

"On 4x2 vehicles, it is acceptable to tow the vehicle with the front wheels
on the ground and the rear wheels off the ground.
On 4x4 vehicles, it is recommended that your vehicle be towed with a
wheel lift or flatbed equipment."

Ugh. You think there was damage done to the transmission or anything? It was towed to a shop about 10 miles away.