J & R Transmission Center

It’s really sad when a business goes downhill. This shop USED to be really good, but after about 2007 something happened… I had been having all sorts of work done on my three vehicles at this location up until then. When I had a major transmission job done there in 2008, it was quoted at one price… and then things just kept getting added to the work order. Of course once the car is taken apart you are a bit over a barrel. What are you going to do? Ask for someone else to come in and inspect the new quote? The original quote was for $ 1500 and I ended up paying close to $ 4K for all the work. That really hurt and I felt that I didn’t really get treated fairly.
Fast forward to 2010 and I take another vehicle back in. I felt like the car was way overquoted, but since it wouldn’t pass smog – I just got rid of it. That deal ended up being fine, but it didn’t help with the «feeling» I had about the direction the shop was going.
I went onto Unilocal today since I had a GREAT experience with another local mechanic to see what others have been saying about this shop. Looks like I’m not the only one who has been felt like they were ripped off. Glad that I didn’t go back for the recent work I needed done.
There are plenty of other shops in the area. Check reviews on other sites as well and see what the majority have to say before you make your decision. Car repairs are too expensive to put up with this type of service.

DO NOT DO BUSINESS HERE!!!
I paid him $ 1400 for a job that costs $ 2000 to complete and he has not touched my car.
I went to check on it today and he’s placed a lein on it for non payment…
Total scam artist. Off to court we go!

I had a custom, high performance tranny built here for my hot rod. Service was friendly, but they had a problem with sticking to estimates and keeping to their quoted timeline. Originally I was told it would take two weeks to build and install, and cost around $ 2900 (plus the odd extra part they might need) — it ended up taking three MONTHS and costing $ 5700.
The reason it took so long was that they kept putting it off, not because it was a difficult installation. I was told four different times that they would start the work on such and such day, then that day would pass with no work done.
And the reason the price went up — a couple of extra parts (that I okay’d, raising the price to $ 3700), but then they also added in work that I didn’t approve. Not a good thing.
After getting the car home, it left a puddle of tranny fluid overnight, so I had to take it back. They fixed it at no extra charge, thanks to the one year warranty they give, but still, for that price it should be done right the first time.
Since then, the u-​joints (which were replaced) have started going bad, so I’ll have to take it back again soon for warranty work on those. The tranny performs well, as it should, but I won’t go back for any work outside of the warranty stuff.