AAMCO Reviews

This is my second go around. Back in 2000 I took my Chevy blazer in and was told it needed a new transmission, which it probably did. Well it took about two weeks or so. After bringing it home I noticed it was leaking transmission fluid, needless to say, I had it back five times over the year warranty.

This AAMCO charged me $100 to do a transmission fluid flush, and I found out that they didn't do the work! After watching a YOUTUBE video of a News program's special report on Jiffy Lube scams and how they don't do the work that you pay for, I was very skeptical when I went to have my transmission fluid flushed. Before I brought it in I removed a small amount of transmission fluid for comparison. I dropped the car off for servicing and then picked it up when it was done. When I got home I took another sample of transmission fluid from the car and compared it to the old fluid, as well as a sample of new fluid directly from the bottle.

I have a 2000 Toyota 4 runner with 140,000 miles. I went to 4 shops including the Toyota dealer who all said it was the transmission. I decided to let AAmco fix it. This was in Oct 2007. I have been there 9 times. Once they said bring it in the night before, then, the next day, they called and said I am sorry, but the part is not in. Yesterday they called and said that the transmission had arrived and bring the vehicle in this morning. Just as I am pulling out of my driveway they call to tell me that the mechanic had to go to the Irondale location and would I bring it in Thursday. This will be the 10th time I have taken the truck in. The engine warning light is still on and they tell me I won't damage the engine by driving it. I don't even know where they got the rebuilt trans from that they are going to put in. This is the most incompetent service business I have ever dealt with.

The transmission on my husband's 1993 Chevy Pick up wasn't shifting into drive or overdrive. He took it into AAMCO and they said it needed a whole new transmission. He thought that may be true since it is a 93 with 160,000 miles on it. They did the work, charged us $2800 and it was running fine. Two weeks later, he went up to Willits to visit his mom and starting back home, the transmission wouldn't shift into drive or overdrive again. He called me, I called AAMCO. It was a Sunday & there was a guy there making appointments for the week. I told him my husband was stuck in Willits & the truck wouldn't shift. The guy at AAMCO said get it towed to the nearest AAMCO which was in Santa Rosa.

Back in September my 2001 Hyundai's transmission skipped. We have always taken excellent care of our car so I didn't drive it and brought it to Aamco because they were advertised to be transmission experts. They took it apart and charged me $60. I never had a problem before, there was no leakage and the car was running fine. I was told it had a leak and that I needed a kit that cost $1,400 and that the repairs would be anywhere from $1500 to a little over $2000. I told the guy to put the car back together and I would come and get it. After arguing with him for nearly 20 minutes he relented. I picked up my car and brought it home. The car was in excellent condition and even though I had a new car I wanted to repair the Sonata. After looking around and trying to find a better deal I ended up taking it back to Aamco.

My Jaguar was having transmission problems, so we took it to the Jaguar dealer ship. We had purchased a warranty with a company with the name Millinium which is another story (drama) They told us that we would have to take our car to Aamco because they have a contract with them, so we did.

I told them that there was no way something was wrong with my transmission. The mechanic started the vehicle and put it in reverse, there was a loud popping noise, similar to the noise I heard when the axle first broke. I heard it, the mechanic heard it, and because I was on the phone with my wife during the time, she heard it as well. I could see and hear the axle turning but seems as if it was not connected properly in some type of way. I told them my thoughts on the situation which was it sounded like the axle broke again and they did not install it properly.

I took my truck to AAMCO for service, I was quoted a price for the service. I picked up my truck when service was done and tried to present a coupon that would save me 10% which is $73.70 and the owner said he can't accept the coupon because he gave me a special rate to begin with. I would assume when you accept coupons you have to take them from everyone, you can't turn one away claiming there was a special rate given. It's unethical and probably illegal. Also they claim they discarded my parts right after working on my truck therefore they couldn't give them to me when I picked up the truck 6 hours after it was worked on, which leaves me to believe they sold me parts they didn't put in and just adjusted what I had. (transfer case chain and sprockets)

My 2002 Volvo XC-79 was bucking while shifting gears when I brought it to Aamco in Hackettstown, NJ. The owner Mark told us it would cost $700 to diagnose the problem, which would be refunded if we agreed to have them service the car. After several days without the car Mark told us it needed parts replaced in the transmission and that it would cost approximately $3100 to repair. A week after we originally brought the car to Aamco he called to say it was fixed, and when we picked up the car, were presented with an approximately $3400 bill. The car had a full tank when we brought it to Aamco, but was now on empty with greasy marks on the leather of the driver's side door and on the driver's side floor. I drove the car to the nearest gas station and on the way home the car was still bucking when shifting gears. I called the owner the following day and was told to bring it back.

I brought my Honda Accord 2002 to Aamco Transmissions on 12/18/2007 needing transmission work. The quote over phone would be between $350 to $1250 and $1,500 worst case. Car was to be ready 12/21. Car was not done, and I needed to keep initiating calls to business for updates on what was wrong. I eventually drove to their business and saw that police were called by a customer because they would not release their car. I wanted my car back, but they said trans was out already--but still no quote. They eventually got me a quote later that day for $2,000 dollars which was too high. I drove to their business without any problems, then an engine light came on with shift malfunction. The Honda dealership charges $2,350 for a rebuilt trans with labor and a 3yr/36,000 mile warranty. I'm pulling my car out, will have Aamco put trans back in, and I'll drive it to O'hare Honda. Did I mention I only have 46,000 miles? I did not see any happy customers in their establishment.

I took my Toyota Pick-up for an inspection as there was no engine light on. They said it will not pass emmisions test and might need an o.c sensor and billed me $48 dollars. I paid them and I ask what will that cost and will that fix it? Rich said, "if I was a fortune teller I would work for a circus." His EXACT quote. He said the part needed to be ordered from Fl? I took the truck back the next day they kept the truck and I had to take a bus home and went back and forth for 4 days to get truck and it was still not done. Finally, the truck is done and it costs $242.61 more. I get it back and the engine light is glearing now and truck is 4 cylinders and is getting much worse gas milage and the idol goes up and down by itself. So, I got the inspection and now have to fix the truck? I lost a lot of work and money due to them repeatedly saying they would fix the truck.

I spend a lot of time on the road so I decieded to call Aamco since they are nation wide. Big mistake,I was told that it needed to be rebuilt at a cost of $2200.00-$2500.00. $2500.00 later I got the truck back. A couple of months later to pick up a boat trailer and the transmission went out again on interstate 95. Well they towed it in and again I was stuck there for another week as they had to rebuild it again. Well that Sunday morning we went to leave and made it about two miles down the road and poof trans is gone again. Again here we go for another week in a motel in Melbourne.They fixed it so so and I did make it back home but it still is not right.

Took my car to Aamco because it was dying and not starting. They said I needed a new CPU so they replaced that. Then they said it needed a new fuel pump; they replaced that. Soon after they replaced the CPU, the mechanic Tony let a wire ground out, and it caused it to short out a lot of the relays and wiring. It's been 2 months now; still no car, and they are still jerking me around. I'M NOT PAYING FOR THIS!

I brought my car to Aamco of Pearl River, NY on 6/25. They told me that I needed a complete rebuild of my transmission and it would cost $2250.00. I was also told that if I paid cash they would eliminate the sales tax, so I paid them off in cash. Now my transmission has gone down again the last 2 days. My car was supposed to be towed to Aamco, and it has not been towed. I just spoke to the owner's arrogant kid who told me to call after 2:30.

We had our car towed 10/10/07 to Aamco Transmissions, and Billy was notified we had an 10% maximum $100.00 coupon. when Paying for it 10/19/07, I was told they would not honor the coupon as it was not presented at time of service. Aamco customer service called today and said the owner said no to honoring the coupon we told them about from the beginning.

My Dodge Sprinter van suddenly stopped shifting the gear; I took it to Aamco. They said the transmission needed repair and charged $2973.51 for it. The problem was not fixed so they sent the van to a dealer for revision. Aamco called me and said to go to the dealer for my van. Now I have to pay for the dealer revision. Aamco took my money, did not fix the problem, and I lost money while the van was on Aamco's hands and had to rent a van for my work.

I went in 8/06 to have my transmission checked. I was charged $50 for the diagnosis. It was fine but they did say my camry was showing an insufficient flow code for the EGR system which I knew about. I was told they could fix it faster and cheaper than the dealership($513 from Toyota). I agreed since they already had $50 of my money that they would apply to the bill which was supposed to be $350 at most. They kept my car overnight . I got it back and the engine light was not on so I assumed it was fixed. I started home and got 2 miles when the light came back on. I took it back, and they reset it. I got 30 miles when it came back on. I went back a total of 8 times. Now 10/07, one year later, the car's been at least a week total time in their shop, with $750 paid including a rental for 2.5 days, not to mention my time. They have been through 3 managers since I started going in August, 2006. The funny thing is the first day I went there they sent me to the pool room behind their shop. I ran into a little old man who struck up a conversation. I told him I had my car there for diagnosis; he told me he had been taken for $1500 by them, and that should have had me run at that point.

On June 1996 my transmission was rebuilt at AAMCO dealer in Renoldsburg, Ohio. Cost was $1,207.50. I don't remember what date it was but sometime in 98 or 99 my transmission brokedown with the exact problem that it had in 96. I had it repaired at an AAMCO dealer at the Beaches in Jacksonville, FL., and I purchased a warranty at this time. In November of 2001 the transmission went out again. I had to have the vehicle towed from North Platte, Nebraska to Cheyenne, Wyoming where the closet AAmco dealer was, I had to pay the towing.

My car appeared to be shifting at a little higher rpm's than normal I brought it in to AAMCO per my warranty companies recommendation. Marty the manager informed me that I was lucky that I came in when I did and that my car would have broken down on the side of the road within a week. I began to research technical specs on my car and found that it was shifting as designed when OVER DRIVE is not engaged. They were lying to get business from me and my warranty company.

Approximately two years ago we purchased a Ford Explorer XLT, 4x4 from one of the local Ford dealers in the area. The vehicle was a gift to our son for his new driving experience (school and work). My son decided to replace the tires on the vehicle with Moto-tires 33, and pay for a lift to be professionally installed. In April of 2007, the car started to show symptoms to what we thought could be transmissions problems; we felt it could be possible because the car had approximately 80,000 miles on it. Without any hesitation, we chose to use the local AAMCO Transmissions service center.

I took my car in for a transmission repair. The car would not go in reverse. The manager told me the car needed a new overdrive. I told him the overdrive was working fine, but he insisted that it needed replacing. I asked for the part. I needed my car, so I went on with the repair. Afterwards, I had a reputable mechanic look over the overdrive parts. He told me he found no problems with the parts, meaning AAMCO unnecessarily replaced my overdrive transmission to make money.

In July of 2007 I had my transmission service and check due to service light turn on. They it was fine, but my mechanic said it was running rough. Then in 2 months later the service light return again i took it in, now they say that the transfer case has burned up and cause the transmission to burn as well. I do have 4 wheel drive but i never go 4 wheeling.I have the lifetime warranty and has many things repaired at the time of repairs. They claimed that the transfer case is at fault that the transmission is not cover under the warranty, I don't see how that can be, since the transfer case in not engaged while in 2 wheel drive? I call the Ford dealer and ask them about this problem and they never hear of this ever happening. Ford also said the transfer case is not involve in 2 wheel drive so it can't be to blame.

I had 60k on a Ford Windstar and the transmission was slipping. Spent $3,000 on a new transmission from AAMCO and a week later I put my foot down on the gas and nothing happens. The car was slipping worse than when I brought it to them. They now have had the car for two weeks and the free repairs still have not been completed. My car is in pieces with no end in sight just a list of excuses as to why it doesn't work. My advice - STAY AWAY!

Brought my Vehicle in for A/C repair. Spent over $700 for Repair. Less than 1 month later I am driving WITHOUT A/C in the state of Florida! I have had the vehicle in their shop 4x and have rented a car 2x and now they are trying to charge me again for the repair they said was fixed. Then They notify me the day before they were supposed to finally fix it the last time that the machine they use to fix a/c was broken.

While driving from Eastern Washington to Seattle Washington my Jeep Cherokee automatic transmission started to quit shifting so i pulled over and called a tow truck they towed it to AAMCO transmission in Renton Washington. They said i needed a governor pressure sensor and governor pressure solenoid a two hour labor job after two weeks they supposedly fixed it. I started back to Eastern Washington. I got about 20 miles and the car started vibrating and smoking so I had it towed back to AAMCO after 2 more weeks they said the transmission was blown up I still don't have my car and its been 5 weeks.

My 2001 Saturn SC2 has 82,000 miles on it and began hesitating to shift into reverse when it was cold or wet out. Several months later, the car started hesitating to shift into higher gears when accelerating onto the highway. Brought to an AAMCO shop, I was told it wasn't the transmission but the airflow system. After leaving the car for a day and a half, a MAP sensor was replaced and the car was now making violent banging noises between gear shifts. A week passed before I could get the car to a mechanic. He told me that it was of course the transmission and AAMCO should have known that. Taking it to a transmission shop the mechanic recommended, the valve body was replaced at a cost of $770 including labor. The mechanic also made it clear that replacing the MAP sensor was not necessary.

Aamco made arrangements to pick my truck up, as I thought my clutch was going out. Bill reported back the estimate and diagnosis and permission was given to proceed on 02/09/14. As I picked up my truck on 02/14/06, I was told that I would hear a noise I had never heard before, due to dry rotted rubber around the shifter boot. Also, the throwout bearing was making a racket when the clutch was completely out, as if the bearing was bad. By the way they used a Duralast clutch from Autozone. We have had bad experiences with the cheaper throw out bearings in the past.

In June 2005, I when to Aamco Transmission in Smithfield in search of a transmission for my 1997 Mazda 626. They seemed to have a reasonable price and a long warranty. I paid them $2600 to install a transmission in my car. About 2 months after picking up my car, the transmission when out again, so they put in another unit (covered under warranty). About 2 months after that, it went out again and so they replaced it again(this makes #2). When I began having trouble with the second unit, I thought maybe I should have another Aamco center take a look at it, so I then took it to the Aamco station located in Garner, NC.

January 27th my 1969 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup was towed to AAMCO in Puyallup. I asked them to replace the clutch. 3 days later I received a phone call from AAMCO. I was told the cost was $200 for labor, an added $50 for resurfacing the flywheel if needed and the cost of parts. I gave them permission to fix the clutch. I received another call 3 days after the first call. They were calling me to tell me the cost of the repair. They had not done any work at that time and told me the cost was to be approximately $1000.

Had problems with my vehicle and had it towed to Aamco to have a free transmission check on the 21 Dec 05. Was told that it would be a day or so before they could check it out but it would be done before Christmas. I was having acceleration problems and my odometer had stopped working. I called back the next day and talked to Tracy and he told me that it would be friday before he could get it checked. I called friday and then he told me that he had other cars that he had to get out before Christmas and that mine would be the first to be checked out on Tuesday since they were closed on Monday.

We called AAMCO on 8/5/05 and asked for prices to repair the transmission on my 2001, Dodge Ram Truck. The owner told us that the repair would cost between $2100 and $2200. He said they had the best warranty in the business - 3 years. He then said they needed 1/3 of the total bill to start the work. On 8/12/05 we took them a check in the amount of $700.

I took my MR-2 in last year to have it compelety rebuilt. Two days ago I noticed it slipping and I took it back to AAMCO. They did an inspection of it and said that it need to be rebuilt for the same problem. I spent over $1700.00 on this the first time and they could not even fix the same problem. I had them write down what was wrong with it and took it to another shop that rebuilt my engine. They fixed it for less than $500.00. AAMCO wanted to charge me another $1500.00 for the same problem.

My 1999 Ford F-350 6 speed transmission began making noise and hard to shift my extended warranty said I had to take it to AAMCO that was over a month ago. I was called 3 weeks into this ordeal and told come get it, the transmission was making approx.5 times the noise from when I first brought it in, they stated leave it and we'll take care of it. The next week I received a call to come and get it, they stated they had put 20w50 gear oil in it to "quiet" it down.

Long story short: Transmission went on car with no notice Had it towed to AAMCO Gave a quote-told them I was out of work and I could not afford a lot. Called me back with another add on that was "needed". Went to pick up car and found almost $1000 more in "hidden" fees. Complained to both office and corp. Felt like they were taking advantage of customers.