I pulled the transmission out of the '97 and had it rebuilt. It did great afterward, no issues at all. The '95 on the the other hand.....boy boy! I pulled it and had it rebuilt soon after we bought it, then a few months later it would start unlocking the torque converter whenever it wanted. I pulled it again and we replaced the torque converter (again). Transmission was gone through yet again to make sure it wasn't something in it. Afterward all was fine again, but I dealt with several other little issues from then on out. Then the torque converter started doing its random unlocking thing again and it got sold. I was honest with the buyer, and he didn't care. Even though I got basically what we had in it back out of it after driving it for a year, I could never get a monetary amount to make up for the aggravation I endured.
Good luck with yours. I honestly hope it turns out to be something simple for you and it's a good car afterward.