Difficult situation.   200 miles from home.

   AAA tow to service station, since the wheels were locked up, the first
tow truck bent the chrome rear bumper.  The second flat bed tow truck dumped
it in a lot where the service station couldn't find it.   ( I lost 2 days on
a rental)

The AAA service station (Looper's Rockville, MD)  wanted to go to Nissan for
a tranny and replace the radiator.   $4300 for starters

Aamco wanted $2300 for starters
I wound up with Montgomery BCC transmissions in Rockville, MD $2100 for
starters

Final analysis, the "Planetary Gears just fell apart"
Bill from BCC Montgomery Transmissions
Rockville, MD

Bill from BCC Montgomery Transmissions
Rockville, MD
Parts  Labor explanation
$299.94  Master Overhaul Kit
$240.00 Remove Auto Trans
$582.00 Dissassemble Trans
$240.00 Install trans
$42.93  Filter Kit
$87.59  Bushing Kit
$355.02  Planetary Gear Kit
$189.00  Torque Converter
$42.00  Auto Trans Fluid
$238.04  Solenoid Group
$130.00  External Cooler
$12.30  Fluid added to transfer case
$75.00 Install External Cooler
$37.50 Drain Transfer Case and Refill

$1,174.50 Labor
$1,396.82  Parts
$71.32  tax

$1,468.14

$2,642.64  Total

I now have the "famed leak in the exhaust manifold" , which I know these
guys must have screwed up.   My Pathy's vin number is excluded from the
recall.

This thing really leaps into second, not very smoothly.

I left not convinced my problem was diagnosed correctly.

I requested to see the old planetary gears, but they where unavailable.