@rgfleischman - A tire failure, a wifi connection issue and replacing brake pads, while annoying, say nothing about the current or future reliability, drivability or safety of the vehicle. As for the transmission, an unfortunate known issue mostly limited to a specific build period (and its corresponding batch of transmissions and/or transmission harnesses). Respectfully, to say that you "smell lemon", and are "almost afraid to drive the car" is just hyperbolic, way out of proportion, simply ridiculous and says far more about you than your Ascent. Additionally, you wrote, "What else should I expect to go wrong?". Gosh, could be anything at all, or everything... If I were you, I wouldn't wait a moment longer. You should definitely sell your vehicle. Sell it now, before its too late! (sarcasm).