Aamco Transmissions

I just got my transmission rebuilt at Aamco. I almost went a cheaper way by buying a used transmission online but I’m glad I didnt because these guys really know their stuff. I. Also received a warranty which in itself is worth every penny. Steve let me know every step they were doing along the way, was very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. I highly recommend using this company and location for your transmission needs!

Steve, Cliff, and the Team at Aamco do an amazing job. Very responsive and willing to talk through options. We bring all our cars here and they quickly get us dialed in with great parts, service, and price.

My radiator blew up this morning on my way to work and left me stranded. Having recently relocated here I had no idea where to take my car. I was listening to Heidi and Frank on KLOS and remembered that there was an Aamco right by my house so I came here. The customer service was perfect and the technician Steve told me that they would take care of me. The car was fixed in one day. I will absolutely come back to this Aamco with any other car needs.

Something was rattling in the front of my car. I thought it could be the brakes. My husband took my car in for a look. The mechanic said the brakes were fine but a light housing was loose so he welded the parts together. My husband asked him how much and he said «No Charge». We will definitely come back!

Best service I’ve gotten from Mechanic shop by far! I took in my truck to check my brakes and it went super smooth, they were all very knowledgeable and they knew exactly what was wrong with my brakes. I would definitely come back to get more work done on my truck!

I have only received great service at this place. Steve is fantastic at explaining what is going on with my car and what options I have. He is truly interested in helping you. He also has always given me the most competitive pricing. I would highly recommend going to them for your automotive needs. This is the only place I trust taking my car to.

I obviously cannot speak to the negative reviews, but I can speak to the service I received. I brought my car there to be serviced and they did a great job. Their guy Steve was honest with me and gave me a couple different options and the pros and cons of each. Everything is working great. I will call Steve the next time I need work done on my car

The service was great and Steve vollenhals was awesome and so helpful going back next time

Where’s the –10 star’s? Does everyone who works at aamco transmission shops have a meth addiction? Every one seems to wacked out on something here. These guys are out of their minds at this place. Tried to rip me off with over priced work even more than the dealer. Avoid these place at all cost. Crooked crooks!

This place looked very well equiped and looked reliable. My engine broke completly last night around 3 am that i got here and when they opened they were all nice and helped me moved the car as i wanted to speak to my insurance to see my coverage. Steve aguy that looked like he was in charged acted super rude and asked to take a look at the car and then asked for a 200 dll charge just to diagnose what was wrong with the car. Then i asked for an avarage of how much he thought it would cost and he said he had no idea in a really rude way having 0 interest in helping me and all the interest to take my money. All the other associates were very friendly.

These guys are very impressive mechanics! They are also personable and very honest, with great pride in their work.
Our old Volvo was having a hard to diagnose transmission issue. The Volvo dealership does not repair their transmissions, they will only replace them (for $ 6,000.00).
Andrew, the owner and especially Cliff our mechanic would NOT give up on our car. After they completed the initial work Cliff kept checking in to see if the problem was solved. He figured out that Volvo was sending out the right replacement part but dated the wrong year, a glitch in the Volvo system.
Our car runs like a new car now! This shop gives you the expertise of a big dealership with the moderate prices and helpful service of an independent shop.
Andrew and Cliff set a very high standard of service that would be hard to beat.

So i brought both my cars to this place because it was within walking distance of my house. Had to get a rebuilt transmission on one car. Which worked fine right up until two months after the 3 year warranty was up. Which makes me sort of hesitant to get a transmission rebuilt here.
My bigger issue was with some repair they did on my F-​150. I had the suspension replaced as it was squeaking like crazy. I had to bring it back four times to get it to stop squeaking after it was repaired. six months later my tires were wearing funny and when I went to get an alignment at another place they informed me that AAMCO had installed the control arms backwards. Not really sure how you can screw that up. So I had to get that fixed and now I need two new tires. :-(

They seem nice at the service desk but I am not sure the mechanics actually know what they are doing. Also you can do a lot better price wise if you look around a bit. I don’t think I will be back.

Get a second opinion! I brought my car in (Jan 2015) for transmission check, was told needed new trans, my next visit would be on a tow truck… Went to another transmission place and told to just change the fluid which I did. All has been fine since.

Had some car troubles while on vacation down in Dana point, the guys at oreillys suggested to come here. Great, friendly customer service by Cliff. He was able to point out exactly what I needed and guided the easiest way possible to fix my problem. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would recommend.

These guys are awesome they took us in even though they were closing and did a great job would recommend them to friends and family thank you very much aamco… there are still good people around.

Took the truck in because the check engine light was on. I didn’t realize they close at 12 on Saturday, and it was about a quarter after, but Cliff was super helpful and ran the codes for me anyway. He even helped me figure out a little electrical problem I was having. I’ll definitely be coming back with any other problems I have. Thanks for the awesome service!

Rip off!
Never take your car here. They tell you it’s free to diagnose the problem and they keep your car for hours and don’t even look at it and then try and charge tons of money. The building is run down. A lot better places to go for this price. If I could do zero stars I would

Jerry, worked on my car, I’m very happy the boss was very nice kept me in the loop the whole time. Thanks

WARNING++Aamco IS A FRAUDULENT ESTABLISHMENT++++
Just as many other locals have explained in previous posts that this place is one big scam.
Unfortunately, I am now a victim of the fraudulent business practices at Aamco .
Six weeks ago my transmission light came on and I regrettably drove it into Aamco. They gave me an estimate for $ 3800 in repairs so I asked that they repair the top three problems with the car instead of repairing it all at once. They refused to do the three repairs I wanted done and instead gave me an offer of getting my car back for $ 1175 with no repairs done or I had to pay $ 3800 in repair costs. I refused to comply with their demands since I am the one who decides which repairs I want done.
Its been six weeks and my car is still on their lot. I have had to file a civil law suit, notified the BBB, and the BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair). Today, I received a call from the BAR that Aamco wants to settle the suit with an offer to reduce the repair cost to $ 3500 in repairs or release my car to me for $ 1175 and no repairs. What a joke of an offer and a disgraceful and untrustworthy business that needs to be shut down.
Capistrano Beach is such a beautiful place in the world that a business who operates on defrauding the public needs to be CLOSED down.
I refused the owners absurd offer and will not only see them in court but I will be building a case against Aamco with the OCDA white collar crime unit.

!!!Negative Stars!!!
Steer as clear from this shop as possible. Over priced, extremely unprofessional, zero customer service.
This shop rebuilt my transmission, forgot to install the upgraded external oil cooler. A week later the rebuilt transmission failed. Towed the vehicle back to the shop and asked where the trans cooler was installed. Their response was. «We will look into it»
it wasn’t installed. But I paid for it initially.
The manager does not return phone calls nor does the «customer support» department at the aamco corporate office. All total more than 10 phone messages have been left with my case worker at the customer complaint office.
I can now see why the customer service is so bad at the store level. The same level of non service is provided a the corporate level.
That’s all these people have been trained to provide.
Sad to think I spent my money in the local economy and get treated this way.