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AAMCO Transmissions broke our vehicle

Mark DeLeon from Aamco Transmissions helped us out on 4-14-10, with our car. He did an OBD2 reader which told us that is was a Cylinder 4 misfire. He said to bring it in on 4-15-10 for them to do a diagnosis on the vehicle. This would include just looking under the hood to see all that is wrong with the vehicle. We asked him to give us a call before they did any work. My sister and I did an oil change this morning with an engine flush. I have worked at an oil change shop where I know doing an engine flush is not going to harm the car. The car was perfectly drivable when we took it in. We took it in today, got a call back an hour later saying our car is not drivable. He gave us three different stories as to how the car does not work. First story was that it was the engine flush we did earlier today. Second story was that his mechanic was driving it and that it blew up on him. Third story was that his mechanic started the car in the driveway and it blew up. He told us that it was a Valve Seat that blew up. You cannot determine this unless you take the motor engine head off. He told us we needed to do this. How can he be so sure that it was a Valve Seat unless he looked under the motor engine. He then proceeded to tell us that the car was running horrible when we brought it in. The car has its moments, when we did the oil change the car ran just fine. He asked us how the car was running today and we told him perfectly fine. My sister called him back, he told her that we are not going to get anything free, that we broke the car, not them. This is untrue. We are in such shock because we know that our car was drivable before we brought it in. Just fine to drive. If we did not bring the car into the shop our car would be driving still. This is how sure we are that they broke our car. We also called another mechanic who has in the past worked on this car. This mechanic told us that it sounds shady. That if the car was drivable before we brought it in that we did not break our car.

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Fair Lawn, US
Jun 27, 2011 4:30 pm EDT
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You know, with all the car repair horror stories, I'm tempted to just go to the dealer. Overpriced, but they're familiar with my model vehicle. And they have the right parts.
And I can complain to corporate.

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AAMCO Transmissions deceptive trade practice

Unfortunately, on April 4, '10 (Easter) my wife's 97 Toyota 4 Runner broke down due to a transmission problem. Being Easter Sunday, I had intended to tow our vehicle home and while doing so managed to get a person on the line from AAMCO Transmission. Note, I called several repair shops but being Easter most, if not all shops, were closed. Jay, the owner, seemed like a nice enough guy and being Easter Sunday, I was surprized to actually have gotten ahold of someone live. Jay informed me that based on rebuilding hundreds of these types of transmissions, worst case scenario would not exceed $2200. And, that before I authorize repairs there would be not cost. Simple enough, so I went ahead and had the car towed to his shop on FM 1960 E of 59.

Two days later, another guy (a shop lead mechanic) called and said that for $475 they would have to remove the transmission to determine what the problem is and that this would be added to the total charge if I decide to fix it. Remembering what I was told by the owner, it wouldn't cost anything to determine problem and total cost would not exceed $2200 as worst case. With some reluctance, I went ahead and allowed them to pull the transmission.

Following the next day, the same mechanic called and started to run down a comprehensive list of issues with the transmission and all could be fixed for $3700.00. When question why the owner said the cost would not exceed $2200, the mechanic said he should have not said that! Surely, the owner would be completely aware of parts and labor costs charged by his mechanics since they've rebuilt hundreds of them just like it!

OK, I'm a reasonable person, so informed AAMCO to hold the work. I started calling other transmission repair shops and all were quoting what the owner, Jay originally quoted - without the need to even having to look at it! I even called the local Toyota Dealer and they were $500 less in parts and labor with a new tranmission, not a rebuild?

When I called the lead mechanic back, I had informed him that I may choose to buy a new transmission from Toyota and would they install it (remember the $475 already commited?), he replied that he wasn't sure AAMCO would allow him to do this. But went on to try convincing me a rebuild would the same as buying a new tranmission from the Dealer. I was floored when hearing this! New vs. Rebuilt. How many times have they used this line?

Since, I plan to move my wife's truck and have it repaired elsewhere, I can't really comment on quality of
their work. But, I can tell you this feels a little deceptive in pricing and to my knowledge, could be a violation of Texas Deceptive Trade Practices. I just wanted to warn everyone to do a better job than I did and to not believe what a person tells you over the phone. Please do your own due diligence, but just thought that it would be a good idea to put this out there. By the way, Jay has never contacted me to explain the difference. I also notice that a lack of response to other complaints far worse than my experience are listed on the Houston BBB. They have a grade of "F" the lowest grade BBB assigns to a business.

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Jun 10, 2016 4:23 pm EDT

Jay, one of the owners of this business, threatening people on Facebook and expressing extreme bigotry towards trans people.

Don't do business with ### like these guys.

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Oct 22, 2010 9:21 pm EDT
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Sounds very similar to my experience with Aamco/Humble Transmission. Regretting now that I did not do better research before taking my van there.

On 10/4/2010 my 2003 Honda Odyssey was in the shop at a Honda dealership. I was told that it needed a new transmission and quoted a price of $4, 500. The van was not worth spending that amount of money so I called Aamco located at 1904 East FM 1960 Bypass in Humble, TX. I spoke with Jay. He was friendly, courteous, and seemed to be familiar with the Odyssey transmissions. I told Jay the problem I was having and the diagnosis I had received from the Honda Dealership. I asked him what I was looking at in a worse case scenario for a complete rebuild and was told it would be around $2000.

On 10/5/2010 I picked my van up from the Honda dealership and drove it to Aamco. Jay was not there so I spoke with George when I dropped it off. George said that Jay had told him that I was coming in. George called me later in the day and said he needed to remove the transmission. It would cost $475 for diagnosis if I decided not to fix it. Since Jay had told me it would be around $2000 I gave George the authorization to disassemble the transmission. George called me back at about 4:30 and told me it would cost $3600 to rebuild my transmission. I asked George why it was so much more than Jay had told me and he said that it had a different transmission. Jay did not disclose to me that the Odyssey could have more than one transmission and that the price would be different. I told George to hold off and I would call him the next day.

On 10/6/2010 I called George and informed him that I was not happy and felt that I had been dealt with dishonestly. I stated that had I been told the correct cost I would not have allowed them to remove the transmission. George told me that if I picked the van up I owed $475 and the transmission would be disassembled in a box. He said he could do the rebuild for $3242 but could not go any lower than that. George stated that he couldn't discount the labor ($1543.82) and had to make at least 29% profit on the parts.

After doing some research I felt trapped. If I picked the van up I would have to pay $475, have it towed, and pay someone else to rebuild a transmission that they did not disassemble. I also investigated selling the van as-is but discovered that it was worth more with a bad transmission than with the transmission removed. I called George back and told him to go ahead and repair the van for $3242.

On 10/08/10 I picked the van up. George did give me the 3yr/36k mile warranty which I appreciate. However, I would not have done the repair had I known it would cost so much. I feel i was dealt with dishonestly by this Aamco and trapped into paying more once the transmission was removed and I had few other options. I do not see myself using another Aamco in the future.

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Apr 08, 2010 3:08 pm EDT

I ALSO OWN A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND CAN TELL YOU THAT TRERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "NEW" 1997 TOYOTA TRANSMISSION OFFERED, THEY ARE SO CALLED CERTIFIED REBUILDS.NOTHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE INDEPENDT TRANSMISSION SHOPS OFFER.I HAVE A CERTIFIED REBUILDER AND I HAVE BUILT TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE TOYOTA DEALER IN HUMBLE TEXAS.THERE IS NO REASON THAT ANYONE SHOULD GIVE A PRICE FOR A TRANSMISSION REPAIR, DUE TO THE FACT OF NOT KNOWING WHATS WRONG, BROKEN OR WORN.ALL TRANSMISSION SHOPS HAVE TO OPEN IT TO SEE.LABOR IS NOT FREE FOR US OR YOU.I WISH IT WAS EXPLAINED TO YOU THAT WAY INSTEAD OF A "BLIND" PRICE THAT MAKES US ALL LOOK BAD IF YOU ARE BEING TRUTHFULL

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AAMCO Transmissions dishonesty

They had terrible service. I was dealing with a rep name dan. He told me several lies.
1. That my I needed to pay $20 for gas. When I picked up my car is was still empty.
2. I needed a battery. I had the same battery in my car when I picked it up. Paid $99 for and additional $100 for labor.
3. I was told since I was getting a batter I would get additional cost off the price of the repairs. When I was paying I mentioned the discount and he said he gave me a web discount but we never talked about it.
4. I was told if anything goes wrong bring the car back.
5. After I picked up my car it failed emission twice. They said it had nothing to do with them.
6. My check engine light came on and he Dan asked me what code and told me to take it some where else to get checked and if its transmission codes bring it back. I reminded him that he told me to bring the car back if it had problems and he said not to bring it that day they were to busy bring it in the morning.
7. I mentioned to him some red fluid was dripping and Dan got smart and said he told me if it starts dripping it was my responsibility to bring the car back. I told him that’s why I was calling and he said then bring it right now.
The server before I dropped my car off was alright. After they had my car at the location they treated me horrible and super rude. I am out of 2500 and now my car is still broken and they are saying it might be something else. I asked them to do a thorough inspection prior to fixing it to make sure what was wrong. They indicated it was the transmission. Now the car is having problem with the check engine light and the oil light are coming on. I am totally dissatisfied with the service. I could have had the transmission done for $1000 less from a foreign shop that was two doors down but I decided to go American thinking I would get better service. But this American company treated me like garbage. I’m out of money and out of a car.

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AAMCO Transmissions violation of the motor vehicle repair act of colorado

March 10, 2010

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter concerning the less than acceptable treatment and business practices of AAMCO Transmissions located at 1 Widefield Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80911.

In April of last year, at the recommendation of my father, I took my car to AAMCO because of a problem with my Volkswagen Jetta. After they looked at the car, they discovered the clutch had to be replaced. I agreed since there was no other option. At that time, I was told the repairs would not go beyond $800. The day I went to pick up the car, they told me there was some other parts and labor that were involved and the cost of the repair was going to be over $1100. I told them then that I was not going to pay for that and I would only pay the $800 I was quoted. The manager at the time said he would bring the price down and charged me $959.

This past weekend, I had an appointment to get my rear brake pads replaced, but upon driving my car didn’t feel safe. I also noticed that my clutch felt loose all of the sudden, however, my car was still driving normal. I was able to pull my car into my driveway and move it for the tow truck company. I got a call from Felix on Monday afternoon stating that the caliper, rotor, and brake pad had to be replaced and it was going to cost two hours of labor. The total cost of this came to roughly $400. I expected that amount. He then told me that my clutch had to be replaced. I received no reason why, but he told me that the clutch was still under warranty-that they would cover it and my car would be ready the following day (Tuesday, March 9) or the next morning (Wednesday, March 10.)

On Wednesday afternoon, I received a call from Gus, the owner. He told me that my clutch was 4, 000 miles over the warranty. That they were going to pay for the clutch but he was going to have to charge me for 5.5 hours of labor which would be $485. I was outraged! How could the previous day I be told that the clutch was under warranty, but now I am being charged for labor? I told Gus that the only reason I brought my car there is because they fixed it before, AND I told him that the previous day I had been told the clutch was under warranty. He said “Sorry, but when we looked into it we found that you’re over your miles, so we will cover the part but you will have to pay for labor”. I didn’t appreciate the tone that he was using with me and I told him to call my father and tell him the details. At that time he said “We’ve always taken very good care of your father. I’ve done him more favors than one.” I have to admit, I probably wasn’t very pleasant with Gus, but I told him to call my father and hung up the phone.

I received a call from my father, Michael Hubbard Sr., and he told me that Gus had told him the same thing. My father stated he would no longer be doing business there, as he took a car there to have the transmission replaced and has had to take it back more than twice with repairs that cost thousands of dollars.

I then went to AAMCO personally. I asked AGAIN what the problem with my clutch was. The technician told me that the car couldn’t even make it up the ramp. This is the problem that I was having with the car back in April when they supposedly replaced the clutch with a brand new one. How could I be driving a car that had the same clutch for more than 8 years and now this one doesn’t even last one? Also, the previous day Felix told me I could drive my car for a couple days and bring it back for the repair, but now the car is not drive-able! Gus came in the office and told me he was sorry that they gave me the wrong quote but he has to “pay his guys” and he can’t do the work for free and he had given me discounts on the brake parts, labor, and wasn’t charging me the $200 it was going to cost him for the clutch. I expressed my ill feelings about being told one thing, but then another. That they should have done their due diligence BEFORE calling me and should honor the estimate they provided. I told him about the incident last April, he blew it off as if my concern about that incident didn’t matter.

Upon taking his statements into consideration, if he is being charged $200 for a clutch kit that is the same as what he put in last April and it is 5.5 hours of labor at $90 per hour, then the cost for repairing my clutch in the first place should have been roughly $600.

In both of these instances, AAMCO is in violation of The Motor Vehicle repair act, C.R.S., [protected] which states that a repair garage may not collect any charge for labor or parts in excess of the estimate plus ten percent or twenty five dollars. In these instances, they should not have charged me more than $880 for the repair in April and no more than $440 for the repairs currently.

I did, however, tell Gus that I would pay and I will honor MY word. He obviously is not going to honor his word or the word given by his employees and I do not want any of the technicians who are working on my car to suffer for that. Personally, I was completely offended by the tone he took with me, the way he managed the situation, and his constant effort to get me to somehow thank him for the favor that he did for me.

I would strongly discourage anybody from patronizing this business. In both instances to be given some hype about labor charges, and the charges being more than quoted and OUTSIDE of Colorado State law is not ethical and is a complete disservice to any consumer, and I feel for the consumers that have patronized this business and didn’t take the time to let other people know, or didn’t KNOW that their rights had been violated.

I don’t expect AAMCO to try to rectify this situation in any way. I’m sure Gus is still waiting for me to thank him for whatever favor he thinks he has done for me. I wouldn’t expect any kind of service after the way I have been treated. I hope this letter serves as an informational tool for those that are looking for quality auto service and this complaint will be filed with the proper authorities to ensure that they don’t handle their business like this in the future. Due to this complaint being filed, I will also have my car inspected at an outside vendor of my choice to ensure the work has been completed in a satisfactory manner.

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Unfortunately, I have to report that when I called AAMCO this morning I had a very unpleasant conversation with Mr. GUS SOTO. I was trying to pay for the repairs to my car in the event I could not make it there before they closed OR before they could get in touch with me.

Mr. Soto told me that he will not take any money from me until they fix the car. That he does not appreciate what I put on GOOGLE about him and that he tried to help ME out and I am WRONG. He told me they will call me when it is done, I can come get my car, but he doesn't want any more PROBLEMS with me.

I'd like to also take a moment to THANK Mr. FELIX the customer service manager, who has been pleasant and neutral through this whole situation. In GOOD TASTE, he has apologized to me for the situation but I understand he can only do what the owner allows. I also want to thank the technicians, and the reason I am paying is because I don't want anyone to suffer for poor taste by a business owner.

I don't expect Mr. Soto to be happy about my complaint, but I would expect him to handle it professionally. I would expect him to now understand and realize I am a professional too. Should he want to resolve this matter with me, I will be happy to report and document that with the Better Business Bureau and update all posts that this complaint has been published on. HOWEVER, if Mr. GUS SOTO wants to deal with the situatioin with ugly words, and placing blame-that will be documented as well.

I don't believe in supporting businesses that do BAD BUSINESS. I don't believe in NOT educating people that might walk into the same situation but not know how to let their voice be heard. It's a shame that this situation has turned out this way. I hope that I can come back and report that the situation was resolved in the best interests of AAMCO and myself.

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Widefield, US
Jun 07, 2010 8:51 pm EDT

I had the SAME problem with these people!
My best friend was in Iraq and he let me use his truck. Something happened to the truck, mechanically, that was expected. I talked to Gus and we had the truck towed to his shop. They gave me a discount on towing. Got the truck mostly fixed (it's a long [censor]ed story...) and he told me the charge was like $600. Then I told him that my best friends mom would be calling to pay for the truck, before I pick it up. When she called, Gus charged her $240 OVER what he'd told me! When I went down there and talked to him, he 'apologized' and said that he'd "missed another charge". In the matter of ten minutes? REALLY?!
He did a similar thing to my fiance, when he came back from Iraq too!
This Gus character is lucky my bestie didn't go down there and dot his eye for him! But NONE OF US will EVER recommend this shop to ANYONE!

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Mar 31, 2010 6:57 am EDT

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Colorado Springs, US
Mar 28, 2010 5:00 pm EDT

As the business owner I must look out for my business and treat everyone fairly. Ms. Monica Hubbard was advised before the work was started of the fact the clutch was out of warranty by almost 4, 000 miles. She was upset upon hearing this but agreed the vehicle needed to be repaired and approved it. I told her I would not charge her for the clutch kit and gave her a 10% discount on the labor.

Her brake repair was discounted 40% on parts and 10% on the labor. I gave her a rear main engine seal at no charge although the price is $78.00 (our cost) and no charge for the labor.

If Ms. Hubbard is a true professional as she states then she would appreciate and understand my position as a business owner. We don't believe in taking payment before the repairs are done on a vehicle over the telephone on a credit card. I specially wouldn't do this from someone who bounced a check for $245.59 on May 15th of last year.

Please consider the source. No matter how we treat her she will never be happy. We treat everyone fairly and have a long list of very satisfied and return customers.

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What happened to quality work and customer service?! We have had issue in the past with AAMCO in our area as well. I know that you mentioned that you do not expect the corporate office of AAMCO to rectify this issue, but I hope that they do.

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I will have to say that I learned a very very valuable lesson here! This location took me for $2500.00 and over a 15 month period, I have had to bring my vehicle back to this dirty so called transmission shop 5 times. This last time was for a torque converter that burned up due to the fact that they rebuilt my transmission the first time with a rebuilt...

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I took my recently purchased car to them to have general service . I had driven the car for 3 days prior on highways and city traffic. After an hour in that shop I get a call stating there was no trans fluid showing on stick, and codes and they needed authorization ; which I gave . After 2 hours I get another call ; now I need to have transmission...

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AAMCO Transmissions rip-off scam

I want everyone out there to be aware of the scam this shop tries to pull.
I dropped my car off at 8 am and at 9:30 am I received a strange phone call from the shop which consisted of "Has anyone been messing around with your car?" well no except for Jiffy lube and pep-boys for repairs here and there. Why the question with no reason to ask I thought? I also thought is there something weird you have found I should know about? Well this will make more sense toward the end of my story.
I recently had a situation where the check engine light came on and the car had trouble accelerating and shifting out of first or second gear. I was told it was the transmission by another mechanic and he suggested taking the vehicle to AAMCO or to the dealer. I chose AAMCO because they specialize in transmissions. I was informed by AAMCO that they had checked the car diagnostically and the codes were for the transmission however they were not ELECTRICAL codes but rather MECHANICAL codes and the trans would need to be taken out of the car, taken apart and possibly overhauled costing no less than $1500. When I said no thank you I will be in to pick up my car I received a phone call from the store serviceman about a half hour later offering me a "feasible alternative" which he was "confident would have the car problems solved". The story suddenly changed as far as what was causing the trouble with my car. It was no longer a mechanical problem located on the inside of the transmission but rather a problem with the solenoid sensors on the outside of the transmission. But the catch here was the solenoid sensors are located (according to him) in a panel on the outside of the trans which requires the trans to be removed from the car in order to access these solenoid sensors. Seriously? Suddenly went from mechanical to electrical but this would only cost me at least $800. I politely declined and proceeded to drive 15-20 mph all the way to Lincolnwood Illinois where the car dealership is located.
It turns out the car dealership said I do not need a new transmission nor new solenoid sensors nd the transmission. The car has some wore out wires which run along the underside of the vehicle that had been pinched are spliced and corroded and need replacing. Fixing it at the dealership did not even cost 1/3 of what the AAMCO shop wanted to charge me. The dealership price also included a new O2 sensor and installation along with the price of the diagnostic workup.
I wonder if the AAMCO noticed these wires and that was the reason for the question regarding has anyone been messing around with your car? Even if they did not notice this I believe they are incompetent and do not know how to properly diagnose a vehicles transmission problems or just plain crooks out to take as much money from consumers as they can by pretending to conduct unnecessary repairs on vehicles. It is a shame thet someone would try to take advantage of another person like this. This shop lives up to the stereo-type given to auto mechanics regarding ripping people off. I want to share my experience so hopefully this does not happen to anybody else.

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errible, awful, horrible place full of dishonest untrustworthy people to be avoided at all costs. The Aamco store located at 6629 Lomas Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque NM Lomas Street in Albuquerque NM 87110 had my classic Ford with a four-speed manual for literally 3 months attempting to repair a leak in a recently rebuilt transmission which was installed...

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Absolutely, positively the worst service I have ever had, at any buisiness of any type, in my life! Seriously, take your car anywhere else! These guys permanently screwed up my four-speed ford manual. Five months with car sitting at their shop and $3000.00, aamco never fixed the damn thing. So after being utterly disgusted with them, I gave the car to one...

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Hi Everyone, We are really pissed off with AAMCO. Our car (98 Honda Civic) had a Engine Check Light On, so my husband called AAMCO and asked about Free Engine Check service (as we saw the add on the TV) KEN (the guy at Lake Forest, CA location) said bring your car on Monday at 8:30am and we'll check it. My husband took the car on Monday and KEN said it...

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AAMCO Transmissions destroyed our transmission!

My husband's transmission went out on his 2004 Subaru WRX. We had it towed to AAMCO where they told him that it was a clutch problem, which my husband knew was wrong. They told us they would take it apart and look at it, then call him the next morning. My husband ended up calling them the next afternoon because they never called like they said they would. After days of them telling us they would call and us having to call them when they never called back, they tell us his front differential went out but they couldn't get the part. In the mean time, my husband found a Subaru shop to work on his car, so he had AAMCO box up all the parts and we once again paid $100 to tow the car to the new shop. As soon as we got the car there, the owner looked over the transmission and said it was not the front differential that was out, but the center differential, which is an easy fix and you don't even have to take the transmission out of the car! Also, they spilled transmission fluid all over the front fender and left big, greasy hand prints on his matte black hood (impossible to clean!) Since they completely destroyed the transmission, we still ended up having to replace the entire transmission. We called AAMCO about a possible refund for what they charged us to take apart his transmission and all they could offer was a credit toward a future repair. Like we would ever bring our car back there for them to destroy!

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Apr 15, 2015 12:19 pm EDT

This pertains to AAMCO, 9880 Main Street, Woodstock, GA

I can't stress enough to residents of Woodstock, Kennesaw, Acworth, Roswell - do not take your car here. You will come face to face with an insolent, snarky, dishonorable, incompetent owner who could care less about you, your car, or anything other than himself, and you will drive away spewing transmission fluid all over the highway. Trust me on this.

Go here instead - Aamco Marietta, 1702 Cobb Pkwy SE, Marietta, GA, [protected]
Ask for Mark McGregor, and you will have one of the most pleasant and helpful experiences you've ever had in a repair situation that is normally very worrying. Mark and his team are exemplary with their concern for you, the integrity of their shop and the skill and knowledge in which they conduct their business. They have been there for almost 30 years, and there's a reason why their location has five-star reviews all over the Internet. They went way beyond what was expected to help me and my car, and I wish I had gone to them in the first place. Now I know.

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Jan 12, 2012 2:10 pm EST

Could the person that posted this clarify which aamco in woodstock this complaint was filed on. There are two Aamco centers in Woodstock Ga. and i think this for the location on hwy5.

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AAMCO Transmissions rip off

After two vehicle inspections, new brakes, a tune up on my truck, and an oil change, I was informed that there was an issue with my transmission. My truck was sounding like it was getting stuck in gear. I was told one day before taking my truck in to AAMCO that I had a non serviceable transmission. I called Aamco and told the guy the problem and he said that it sounded like the differential and not to drive. He sent a tow truck out at no charge. I backed my truck out of the driveway for the tow man to drive it on the truck. Once the car got there, it was confirmed that it was the differential and the cost would be $3056.29. It took me almost 6 wks to pay the total cost. I picked my car up and found that it was riding exactly the same, with the exception of the ABS sensor light now on in my truck. I called back and was then informed that there were 2 problems with my car and the one I had complained about hadn't been fixed. They stated that the rear end was locked and they had to fix that first and if I wanted to fix the problem that I had complained about, I could bring it back in. I asked for a detailed list of everything that was done on my car and the name of the tow company so that the tow truck driver could verify how my truck got on the tow truck, proving that my car was drivable. I am still waiting for that response.

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Apr 02, 2009 1:46 pm EDT

A year ago they put in a new transmission for 2500 dollars. A year later the transmission had problems and was not shifting. Basically it did not get out of 2 gear. I took the car in on a friday. Next Wednesday, I had not heard anything so I called them. They never called to update me, and when I called, they acted like they didn't know what vehicle it was. They charged me 80 dollars initially to look at it and told me that it was an internal transmission problem. To find this out I had to call them thursday, and friday, mind you, I had to call them, sometimes they called back, but I had to initiate it. They said that to diagnose the internal problem it would cost 1000 dollars, that does not include fixing whatever they found. I expected them to offer something since, their transmission that they put in was junk and broke after a year. horrible customer service. It took a week to tell me that it would be 1000 dollars to diagnose the problem. They would not stand by their work at all. That is a ripoff.

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Albert
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May 26, 2010 3:19 pm EDT

I took My 2003 Tahoe to Aamco after getting estimates from several companies. They were the only company willing to finance the job. The Original quote with converter and transmission was around 3, 400 plus the financing brought the total to almost $4, 000. $1, 000 down and 250 a month for 15 mths. Now I didn't do the math at the store office when i signed, but that's more like $4, 700. Ok I say, as long as it works I NEED my vehicle.

After 10 days the call finally came..ready to go. I picked it up and it ran great for 1 1/2 days. On the way home from work it made a horrible sound in the front, then started making a very low chirping sound all the time. I took it back, they told me the converted had engaged the 4 wheel drive inadvertantly. It was broke, they replaced it again and again called me to pick it up. As I pulled out of the Aamco parking lot My truck made another horrible noise and the chirping was still going on. They took it back again to check it out. New diagnoses...the Rear end was busted. Another $1, 500 and they would have me good to go. Well, now it's been almost a month and I still don't have it back yet.. I keep getting the runaround on the phone. We are still working on it. They guy who was working on it got sick went to the hospital had metal in his eye. Still waiting to hear from customer service.

I can see but the research online that this problem is not over even when I do get my truck back..Is there any help out there? What can I do... I know they BROKE my rear end with their faulty converter...HELP... over $6, 000 for REPAIRS? And I get the Run around?

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Newark, US
Jul 29, 2010 9:42 am EDT

July 26, 2010 took my vehicle to AAMCO at 950 Frelinghuysen Ave. in Newak, NJ. Informed AAMCO employee Justin of problen with transmission. Justin say's "It's definately the valve body." I say alright how much to fix it? Justin said $500 and it will be done at 2:00 p.m. today. Told Justin to go ahead and fix the problem. At 2 p.m. I called to see if the vehicle was ready, Justin told me that it would be done in another 20 minutes. 30 minutes later, Justin calls and tells me that when they went into the Trans that there were some springs broken and that more repair was needed. If they really fixed it when I brought it in at 10 a.m. that morning, why didn't someone call when they saw it? They are scam artists. DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR TO THIS AAMCO! My vehicle is worse than it was before I took it to AAMCO at 950 Frelinghuysen ave. in Newark, NJ. Justin had the nerve to tell me that if I had another vehicle that needed some work to bring it in. This place really bites!

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Chase
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Oct 15, 2010 6:47 am EDT

I took my car in for an oil change and asked them to give it a once-over. I was told that the brakes were completely messed up and had to be replaced -- the pads (which the manager said was down to bare metal), the rotors, and the calipers. I was told that I was in danger if I continued to drive it. The estimate for the bill was $600 and change.

I took it to one of my co-workers, the same guy who had fixed my car after Stockton Ford s____ed the pooch (that's another story). He took apart the brakes and found that the brakes were a little less than half worn. Bare metal, like ***! And, there was nothing wrong with the calipers or rotors.

I went to Aamco's website and submitted a complaint. They wrote back and told me they would investigate. That was a couple months ago, and I haven't heard a word from them since. So, here I am, warning the public. The thing is, it used to be a great shop when the oldmanager was there. I had recommended them to other people even -- too bad the new management got greedy. I don't suffer fools gladly.

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yolanda31
30106, US
Jun 27, 2011 8:37 pm EDT

I took my 2000 Dodge Durango to the Aamco in Douglasville GA on Fairburn road. I was told the man that I was having transmission problems. He told me that I need to have my transmission rebuilt. The cost to have my transmission rebulit would be 1600.00 So on tuesday june 21th I tdropped my truck off to be reapired. Then on Thursday June 23th I recieved a call from the man at Aamco saying that the cost had gone up to 2, 289.70 to rebuild my transmission. because once they open my transmission it needed more work odne it then expected. I told him that I couldn't not afford that and that wasn't the price quote that he had given me on Tuesday. He claimed that it was the cost of the parts and that he would all around to see if he could find something cheaper. He later called me and said that he couldn't find cheaper parts and that was the cost of the repair. He said that if i had the title of my truck I could do a title loan, Aamco work with a title loan company. I declined and said that I would be coming to get my truck that afternoon. He said that I couldn't come get my truck until I pay 500.00 for labor and they had to put my transmission back in the truck and I would be able to get it until monday.( I was never told about t 500.00 fee until then.) On friday june 24th I called again and told them that I was coming to get my truck and he said that they weren't going to replace my transmission until I pay the 500.00. So at this point they are holding my truck for RANSOM ! I just want my truck back so I can take it somewhere to be fixed...I WILL NEVER USE ANY AAMCO COMPANY EVER AGAIN

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Pasadena, US
Aug 06, 2010 2:29 am EDT

I agree Aamco SUCKS, I had diagnostics done on my 2002 Hyundai and was told I needed a high speed sensor replaced, lets do I said, I was told it would take 3 hours to install this sensor so I left car at Aamco Transmission sevice center located in Monrovia Ca, when I returned to pick up the car my check engine light was still on plus I have no reverse gear now and all my friends know my car had all gears working when I left home this morning. Willie Jordan in Pasadena California.

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AAMCO failed to backup my warranty. My vehicle is sitting at one AAMCO in North Carolina until the Fort Walton Beach AAMCO will perform the maintenance, but nothing will be done. Poor customer service! George Lehr of Niceville, FL

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AAMCO Transmissions rip off transmission

Well i took my truck there to get a new Transmission. Well after $2100.00 dollars later my transmission is still leaking. The Manager there had my truck there 11 times and they still can't figure out why my truck is still leaking. The mechanics there have no idea what they are doing. And they are very RUDE and Nasty to there Customers. BEWARe I ask them for my money Back and they said NO. Talk about RIP OFF. Well my truck still leaks. Vero Beach BEWARE.

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AAMCO Transmissions poor transmission service

Transmission failed while still on warranty. Took the car to Rubens AAMCO in Moca, PR. They have had the car for 37 days! During this time, after a full month, the car was returned to me with the transmission "fixed". I drove the car to the store, and the transmission failed again the same day. I had to have the car towed back to them. The manager of the repair station, which is an AAMCO branch center, rarely returns my phone calls when I inquire as to what is happening with the car. He constantly comes up with lame excuses as to why it is taking so long. This is a ridiculously long time to repair a car. Oh, and the center keeps changing phone numbers. The number shown above is the latest one.

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Earlier one thursday morning i went to two auto body shops to find out what was wrong with my 2003 kia sorento i couldn't drive it and noticed my emergency brake light and the battery light was on i then opened the hood and saw that the belts were all off track, Both auto shops said that it was my harmonic balancer and that it needed to be replaced, the two...

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AAMCO Transmissions Horrible service and poor ethics

Took 3 days to tell me they did not have a part and charged me $200 in labor that included
re-installing the transmission, but when I got there it was still on a table. When I first arrived there I heard a Tech named Michael telling a lady on the phone how good women were in taking care of their cars and how bad men were in the same regard. I should have left right then. When I told Michael that I needed my truck no later than Saturday( three days earlier )he initially said that was not possible, but when I said I told him I would call him back after I spoke with some other repair shops, he called back within one minute and said " I called someone and we can have it ready Saturday." He then called Friday afternoon with the "no part story." The dealership I called quoted me $300 cheaper than Aamco's quote for the exact same repair. I sent a tow truck there to pick up my truck after paying the unjustified fees. I believe these people are dishonest and unethical.

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Tired of Shady Business
Snellville, US
Apr 04, 2011 1:56 pm EDT

Mralyce seems like he/she may be related to Mike. I had dealings with them as well and they charged me for "office clean up" or some garbage like that. Mike explained that these are charges they get from OSHA. OSHA? I dont own the shop and there waeren't any oil or fluid changes made on my car. He wanted to fix everything BUT what i asked him to fix. I agree, not sure Mike know's chit from shampoo...that's why his hair stinks

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JBritt
Snellville, US
Feb 23, 2011 1:07 pm EST

I just had a transmission repaired at this location. While the transmission seems fine, I have fluid leaking from underneath the car. This will be my second time taking it there within 30 days. The owner, Michael Pringle, is professional yet I do not beleive he has the mecanical ability to determine the issue. The jury is still out with this company. I will post an update once the take a second look at the car this week.

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Mralyce
Tallulah, US
Jun 16, 2010 9:40 am EDT

I agree with the reply to the unjustified cost of putting the transmission back together. How many times have I taken my vehicle to a shop and been told I can get it within two days or two hours or whatever, and it took longer. You can only estimate a day or time that work will be completed. Some people expect operators of shops to be God and get everything fixed instantaneously. That just doesn't happen. If we would put ourselves in the other fellow's shoes. What's your occupation? Has everything always turned out the way you expected it to or told your customers or clients that it would? I doubt it. So the next time you implicate the dishonesty of a person, think!

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JHarrellJr
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Sep 30, 2009 2:47 pm EDT

This is interesting. I found this complaint using an internet search engine to find the phone number for the AAMCO shop in Snellville, GA on Highway 78. I just took a second car in to the shop for some major repairs and regular maintenance too because I was so happy with the service after having taken my wife's car in twice. Both times my wife's car went in the engine light was on and we wanted them to diagnose the problem, halfway expecting it to be a transmission problem. The first time a minor sensor needed to be replaced and the 2nd time I was told it was a small leak in the emissions system, more than likely the gas cap and not worth spending money on unless it doesn't cycle itself off (which it has done in the past). That's two chances to screw us that were not taken.

I notice your post was discussing the unjustified cost of putting the transmission (?) back together when they couldn't get the part? I agree that saying they can fix it and then not getting the part would be frustrating but sometimes it happens. Charging labor to take apart the transmission is normal even for diagnosis. I think you're assuming that the shop operator said he could get the part knowing that he actually could not. If that were the case that would be a bad business practice. Its entirely possible though that his supplier said they had the part and then ended up not having it. Given the honesty of the shop owner that I've experienced I would find that much more believable.

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5/21/09 Took my 96 Nissan Pathfinder to Aamco in Arvada, CO for a new clutch because the bearings were making noise. 5/27/09 picked it up and paid 978.13. Drove a few blocks and heard the same noise again. Took it back and they said to drive it a week and the noise would stop. It did not. Took it back and they kept it a week and said they could not hear the...

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AAMCO Transmissions $4,000 job gone wrong

In February 2009 I took my car to Aamco to replace my transmission. The gears were slipping that caused the car to jerk. They put in a used transmission and assured me that my car will be in complete working order when they are done with it without any problems. About a week later I received my car back and it seemed to be working good until the next day I felt the jerking in my car again. I called them and they said to bring it back and later said that it needed another used transmission. So I was stuck without a car for another week and had to rent one. When I got my car back for the second time, the SAME problem happened. But this time I took it to my original dealership to get their advice on what was going on with my tranny. This is Audi by the way. Audi said that the tail shaft of the tranny that Aamco had put in was leaking! So I took it back yet a THIRD time and they said they just had to adjust some things in the tranny to stop the jerking and leaking.
Now for the third time, I had to rent a car for a few days again. When I got back my car, the leaking was fixed but a few days later...the jerking starts again AND my starter was making a buzzing noise when I started the car. I was so furious when I had to go back a FOURTH time. This time, they blamed the jerking on the computer in my car and its not their fault. They also said that my starter is going bad because my car is an old car. Mind you, it is only a 2000. I was fed up when they told me all this and told them that I am reporting them to Aamco headquarters which I'm currently in the process of. I am also getting a lawyer to get all my money back hopefully. I paid then $4, 200 for this crappy job! NEVER GO TO AAMCO, PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE!

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AAMCO Transmissions Beware he is a snake.

This man here will lie to and tell you that you have a transmission problem and charge you top dollrs like if you was getting serviced at the dealer. Half the time he does not replace anything on your invoice. He will give you such a low price for any service. But thats just to get you in the door. Once you authorize him to do any thing he has you hanging by a string. Again beware especially if your car does not move. He awlayz staes its a tranmission problem without doing a complete extrenal diagnostic. How do I know this. Lets just say a lil birdly that used to work there told me... Beware beware beware he is a snake... And especially if u have a newer car. For price he chrges you, you might as well go to the dealer and you'll get a better waranty.. Trust me... Beware... Beware... Beware... And becareful he will fool you « hide

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