Automatic transmission in a 2004 Sebring has gone bad. Not sure what the problem is, the car belongs to an elderly family member.

The car is a V6 powered Sebring 2 door coupe. (I think it's a 3.0 engine??) The garage told me a re-manufactured transmission would be about $3200 installed. The car is not worth much more than that.

Were the transmissions in these cars trouble prone? Would it be advisable to consider a salvage yard transmission? Any other ideas on how to fix it, without spending to much money?