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"TER" > wrote:

> That helped a bit but the car continued to lose power.
> Battery went dead.

I bet the alternator's bad. It's common on Saturns and it's preceeded
by the transmission acting funny.

Often, automatic transmission problems are a sign the
alternator/charging system is going bad.

Replace the alternator AND the battery. Put a new belt on too if the
old one's old. It's an easy job through the wheelwell on the engine
side of the car. You need jackstands to lift the front up off the
ground a foot or two, too.