AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care

WARNING! they will rip you off and their workers will steal your quarters and dimes if you left it in the car for repair. So sad and pathetic. I guess honesty and dignity means nothing to the people working there.

I call this repair shop to find out if they will accept my credit card as a payment for a repair that I needed for my car since I am out of state in which they agreed. In short my car was taken by my daughter to have the car ready for immision test repair. The manager recommend to replace the transmission for+_$ 1800 in which I agreed. I did ask. If the evaporative leK is repaired and I was told that it was not I was told again for another $ 1000 reapir. $ 1800 was invested so I agreed for another $ 1000. At a time of payment they would not accept my credit card even do we agreed on credit card payment prior to ourr business transaction. Car was driven for a month and broke down, taken to
and found that the oil is empty and no untifrezze, EGR was not replaced, on my own opinion they totaled my car to the point that it is beyond repair. I had I good experience with local aamco but this place is beyond un acceptable service. think twice

OMG What a cluster fuck!.. Did i just step into a 1970’s time warp of an auto repair station? Who still smokes in a public building?!!
The man behind the counter was rude and chain smoking his Winston cigarettes. His demeanor was as old school as they come. Cigarette dangling from his mouth, and his chain smoking voice, the kind of attitude like, «you’re an idiot chick, what do you know about cars and you’re coming in here to bother me».The astray was filled to the rim from Winston butts. AND the entire office to conduct business was covered in smoke. I couldn’t even breathe in there while I was trying to have a conversation with this guy, I should’ve walked out right then, but I made an appointment and I had very limited time.
So, I made an appointment for Thursday, July 2, I arrived at the scheduled time that I was suppose to there, then said he would need my car for about 4 hours to look at it because all the lifts were being taken.
Why?
That’s why I made the appointment in the first place so I wouldn’t HAVE to wait. That was the whole point of scheduling ahead of time?. When I scheduled the appointment over the phone Joe said it would take about 45 to an hour max to just look at the car. He then proceeded to tell me that the person (Joe) who I talked to on the phone is no longer working there.
What kind of place is this?
After all of that I got a quote on what a transmission would cost for a re-​build ($ 695)and/or new one ($ 2100) then they tried to up sell and finance you on their credit terms (wasn’t comfortable with that) and on the invoice
dba as «Why Knot Enterprises»? I didn’t see the name on the quote until I left so I didn’t question it at the time…
I thought this was AAMCO?!
Needless to say I didn’t get any work done there.
P. S. And thanks for the 2^nd hand cigarette smoke on my clothes and hair.

ZERO stars! I’m not a mechanic so I usually bring my car to people that I assume know what they’re doing. I regret the decision to take a car AAMCO Transmissions. Can you say incompetent? STAY AWAY unless you like PAIN and have a lot of money to WASTE!
Took car in for diagnostic and they told us it was clutch, they replaced it, then they said it was not the clutch but was wheel arm. WHAT? So we just payed 2K for a new clutch when we didn’t need it? The wheel arm was replaced and we paid them $ 3000 total (well over the initial quoted price) and drove away only to have car break down less than 1 mile away. The car was returned to shop immediately. We requested reversal of payment until they fix the car 100% as we did not get the service we requested, a drivable car! They refused to reverse charges even though we could NOT drive car out of there. They still have the car right now. It’s been in the shop for over 3 weeks when it was promised within a week.
Seriously, dealing with AAMCO Transmissions in Cicero has been a very traumatic experience and as soon as we can drive the car out of there we are taking it to another mechanic to check it out! I guess I’m just not a fan of the «Let’s keep replacing parts until the car runs and make the customer have to take out a loan to get their car back» method!

Please take my advice and stay away from this place. They are swindling assholes. My girlfriend brought in a 2003 VW vr6 Jetta because the RPM’s were slipping and they sad they knew the problem. the car was running and could be driven just not driven fast because the rpm’s were slipping. It took them 1.5 weeks to fix the problem. 24 hours later it was broken down. they had it towed to their shop. 1 week later we picked it up. 24 hours later its broken down. they had it towed in yesterday morning. i get a call today and they say the intake manifold is blown, there’s a leak and they don’t know what caused it. then they try to tell me that the car had a tune done on it at some point in its life and it wasn’t done correctly and thats why the intake is blown. SAYING IT IS OUR FAULT! She Paid 3471 for a rebuilt transmission and now the car is in the shop in pieces and they want more money. the value of this car is about $ 5500 and now its all just a bad nightmare.

DO NOT trust this place. They suck and have no idea what they are doing. I went in for a checkup and they ruined my car. I got it back gave with all kinds of scratches and it wouldn’t even start! I had to get it towed to the house until I could find someone who actually knew what they were doing. They have no respect for people’s time and belongings. I REPEAT! DO NOT TRUST THIS PLACE.

WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING ! !! Avoid this place at all cost.
Complete BS! I have seen the 1^st reviewer around the shop (in the back office) before so I know she is affiliated with them in some capacity. My truck breaks down and I tow it to this shop they begin to tell how this is wrong and this needs to be replaced (later find out it was all complete BS) I pay them the 1800 they ask for. I get my truck back and something in the wiring is off. I note this on my receipt they give. 3 months later my computer system completely fails! I take it back and they skirt around the warranty by saying its not that it’s a completely different problem. Before I took it back to them I had the truck looked at by 3 independent mechanics and they all say it is the same problem. I call the owner and tell them he has to honor my warranty. I go back to the shop and they started working on the truck without my authorization and come up with another 1800.00 bill!!! Come to find out the wiring problem was because of them. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COST PLEASE ! ! !

My check engine light came on several weeks ago, it has done this before and I was told it was an oxygen sensor… nothing to worry about. In the meantime a loud grinding noise developed in the rear end of my vehicle… I could not ignore this! I saw the commercial for the free check engine light assessment and decided I would kill two birds… I called the Cicero Ave location and a friendly voice answered the phone and told me to come on by, this was a Monday. Harry and Tom greeted me, test drove my vehicle, then had it up on the rack before I could say…“what do you think is going on?” I needed all new brakes…$ 800.00 I didn’t have, Harry suggested I apply for the GE credit card offered at the shop… to my dismass I was approved for exactly the amount of my new brakes!!! hallelujah!!! I was directed to an amazing resturant down the street… ate lunch and before I knew it my brakes were done! My tires were also filled with air! Can’t tell you how pleased I am with the way I… a woman… was treated, and how honest and informative Harry and Tom were about my vehicle! As a side bonus Tom and Harry were great conversationalist… made the time go by very quickly! I WILL bring my vehicle back for service and I would recommend the Cicero Aamco shop to anyone who wants quality, honest, reasonable service on thier vehicle! Thank you Cicero Aamco. loving my new brakes!!! (;
~Victoria