AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care - 21460

"They are quick and cheap. Lastly VERY NICE gentlemen."

"Do not go here! I wrote a positive review 2 years ago. I was wrong! Read other negative reviews and thought this place was just getting picked on. So I tried to say something nice. I was wrong! There is a reason for the negative reviews. Will update later with more info of how bad they messed up then tried to swindle me out of more money! You have been warned. 06 VW Jetta GLI UPDATE!!! So after completely removing my motor which had dropped due to the terrible work these people have done. So The motor dropped because they used JB Weld to fix it!!!! this is not okay. Then after I write this review then manager called me up and admitted that he used JB weld and that he told me it was going to fail. This infuriated me. Who in their right mind would ever have someone do any work when the mechanic tells them it is going to fail....!!! Then Brock Bouse tells me how easy it would be to go to my business and write bad reviews on my page. We have not done any work for anyone of them or anyone associated with this company. It was a clear threat. I have this all documented. Brock's explanation for the reason they had to JB weld it was because the block broke where it attaches to the motor mounts and it is aluminum and just needs to be replaced. So as soon as i got the motor out i could easily see it wasn't an aluminum block it was cast steel( magnet sticks right to it).... When the motor dropped it bent my turbo housing and has ruined that, has ripped several wires, broken or stretched several bolts, ripped several hoses ( vacuum, brake, oil lines, and much more), broke my timing belt cover and shaved my timing belt. I am check the valves later today to see if any are bent or damaged. I am also taking the block to be welded. The cost to weld the fix.... dundundundun......$40... so why would anyone use JB weld on a part that clearly would exert far to much lateral tension!!!!!!?????!!!!! These people do not know what they are doing..... They refuse to help with the costs and claim zero responsibility. Please help me spread the word. This company is dangerous."

"I've taken vehicles here for a couple years now and had great service. One time we took our van in after a Toyota dealership told of us several necessary repairs while they were doing a recall fix on it. Aamco double checked the belts Toyota said needed replaced and said there was no need to replace them and the other 'needed' fix was also not necessary. A separate time we took a vehicle in after it appeared to be a leak in the AC lines. They looked it over and checked several things but couldn't find anything wrong. I must have driven through some sort of fluid that had been sprayed on the bottom of the vehicle and it was just dripping off. They didn't even charge us anything for looking everything over. These guys certainly aren't out to swindle you."

"Awful place! They will scam you if you don't get work done directly through them or who they refer you to! My car went in for inspection and at first I can agree my car was messed up however I had my car properly fixed so it would pass inspection but because I didn't buy his parts and pay his outrageous fees to fix a 5min $20part he failed my car for inspection for a second time. What a huge waste of $12 he charged me to just purposely try to make sure stuff was going to be wrong with my car..."

"I broke down on I-44 and limped in with transmission trouble. They took a look and saw it wasn't going to be possible to fix that night even if they stayed late and went the extra mile to help me get what I needed to get on my way home. They diagnosed the problem accurately, communicated well and fixed it promptly. A week later when I could make it back, I drove it straight out of the shop 300 miles home with no problem. There may be some shade tree guys with lower rates, but this is a great shop, and they charged me fairly. Highly recommended."