When your car seems to be running well, you can think you are in the clear. However, there may be issues going on that just haven't started to present themselves yet. This is why you always want to be paying attention to your car, so you can catch those signs of problems as soon as they appear. Watching out for transmission problems is important because transmission replacement is so expensive. Here, you will learn about signs of transmission issues, and why repairing them right away is critical. 

Your transmission's gears can start slipping

When everything is working well, your car should shift in and out of gear seamlessly. However, when the car is starting to have transmission problems, you may notice the car no longer does this. You may feel like the car is responding slowly. Sometimes, it may not even respond at all, even though you have stepped on the gas pedal. 

You might be able to hear the gears slipping and the motor revving. Any of these issues mean that you should be taking your car in for possible transmission repairs. If you don't, the problem will only continue to get worse and can leave you in a dangerous situation on the road. 

Your car is leaking transmission fluid

Transmission fluid is easy for you to recognize. It is a fluid that is a bright or dark red, or even brown. You should always be looking at the spot where you parked your car when you pull out, so you will know whether your car is leaking. If you find transmission fluid on the ground, then this indicates there is a leak. You should take your car into the shop as soon as you can to have it looked at and fixed. 

Putting off the repairing of a transmission fluid leak can lead to many problems. Some of these include getting stuck in park or neutral, so you can't go anywhere. Or, it may not shift into gear at any point. Eventually, you can completely destroy the transmission, needing to have it replaced. However, a fast repair can likely save the transmission, which means saving you a lot of money, as well as trouble. Also, the repair job will take care of that leak for you. This even means you won't have to worry about there being stains on your driveway from the fluid leaking onto it from the transmission.