Q: Transmission leaking

asked by on June 24, 2017

My cars reverse stopped working yesterday I checked the oil it was running low so I laid for a oil change and for them to put transmission fluid and it keeps making this noise like there's rocks getting tossed inside the hood. The mechanic told me that there was oil that was leaking and that was what might have caused the reverse to stop working but when he test drove it he said that my car needed a new transmission

My car has 335789 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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