Check the coolant first -- if it was really low, the temp guage may not have been reading correctly.

However, overheating the engine doesn't make the tranny work funny, nor will it cause the brakes to drag, tires to screech, etc.

I'll bet she left the parking brake on, personnaly, second choice is a stuck caliper. Hot brakes stink.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!