Neon SXT 2.4L

• Automatic transmission
• 51,967 miles

I was driving down the road at night and the Transmission started slipping. It got worse as I kept driving. The temperature gauge shot way up. I pulled over and got out and the car was smoking and something was burning. I opened the hood and tried to see, but it was so dark I couldn't tell. I waited 10 minutes and started it back up and the temperature gauge was back to half, which is where it's normally at. I put the car in reverse and it was slipping really bad. It finally kicked and I put it in drive and went to the gas station just down the road, the car overheated again and I pulled it. I looked under the car to see that it was leaking Transmission fluid. The gas station also had a repair shop. I called the next morning and the guy checked it out. He said the radiator blew, and Anti-Freeze went into the Transmission. I got the car towed to another place, and they said the same thing. It ended up costing me $2700 replace. I took the car home today and the engine was running rough, and it was shifting rough. I checked the radiator fluid and there was Transmission fluid in it! I'm bringing the car back to the place and they are fixing it right. Transmission shot at 51,000 miles? a 2004? The guys said it wasn't the first Neon it's happened too either. Has anyone else had this problem?