some of the classic signs of a tranny going bad is leaking, slipping in and out of gear delayed starts from a stop where the car raises rpms before it takes off and shaking or jerking when its going into gear
If it's difficult to switch gears, if there's unnatural noises when switching gears, if the engine runs too high or too low when accelerating/decelerating ... list goes...
The first thing to look at is the ATF. Remove the dipstick, put some of the fluid on a white piece of paper and see if it has a black coloring. Smell it, if it's burned that's a sign that the...
when my 1992 camaro's transmission went bad it made a whining noise and when the fluid was checked, it was a brown color with flakes of metal in it. the fluid should be red.
One way to tell if your alternator is going bad is to start it up, preferably at night, and turn on the lights. Then turn on the the heater fan. If your lights get dimmer when you turn on the fan the...