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Question: A week of problems!

I have a 2006 Jeep Commander - 134,000 miles, just bought it from a dealership in May.
I’ve noticed in the past it stalled out on me a few times, but not often enough for it to draw concern, it was always a minute or 2 after starting the car and always at a stop sign.
About a week ago, I was driving home after picking my son up - I had driven about 150 miles round trip - I noticed there was a message on my dash that said ‘Transmission fluid temperature high’ or something along those lines. We were 10 miles from home - we get about a mile from home, going up a hill and it stalls. A total of 3 times in a 5 minute period (I had pulled over and let it sit for a minute or so each time)

Next day - the shifting is really delayed - it takes way too long to shift from 1st to 2nd gear.
It had a hard time starting a few times this week and yesterday the esp/bas light and traction control lights came on, but weren’t on when I started it again. There was also an alert to have the 4WD serviced when I started it yesterday.
Transmission fluid is fine, oil is fine although I’m near due for an oil change - I did find the coolant was really low and replaced that.

Any ideas on what this might be? Really hoping it’s nothing serious and something I can fix myself or have family fix.
Thank you for any insight!