Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care

Have a 1996 Tracker that I love. It’s a spare car, used just for grocery runs and in-​town errands. BUT… I love that vehicle… taught my daughters how to drive on it… took it all over the country on business trips and have always had a good time driving in it.
Six months ago, the power was noticeably absent. Took it to my regular guy and he said it was not something he understood. He recommended Cottman. Took it to Cottman South Austin and Don and crew did a GREAT job on it. Fair pricing and great service. Me and Tracker are back on the road, feeling our oats and grateful to Don and the techs at Cottman. Bill K

This was a great experience. Smart technicians that know transmissions. Took care of the issue the first try and completed the work quickly.

Cottman South is the BEST place to go for any of your transmission/​ac repairs! I highly recommend this place! I’ve received nothing but excellence there and the people there are just over the top caring and the most helpful!!! Thank you Don for an outstanding job and I will always recommend you! I can’t say thank you enough! I am very satisfied with cottman south and will continue to use their services! Ask for Don!!! He’s one of a kind!

I will not take another vehicle anywhere else from here on out! The first time I had work preformed at Cottman’s was when my 2010 Chevrolet Traverse had an issue back in January (2016), when I had originally taken it to the dealership and they had given me a quote to fix this said problem of $ 1,300. After calling around to a few places, I found Cottman’s in South Austin, where they gave me a great deal, repaired my truck and I walked out with the problem fixed for only $ 700! I knew at that point, that wouldn’t ever take my truck back to the dealership and this shop had made a lifelong customer!
I just got my truck back for an A/​C issue today, after taking it in to have the guys look at it. Don was an absolute joy! At first glance, it seemed as though my truck would need a new A/​C compressor, which he had originally quoted me a price for, but after getting in there, they noticed that it wasn’t as big of a job as before. It’s always nice to know up front, the worst case scenario and what the out of pocket expense could potentially be, but when it happens where they can save you some money, now that is OUTSTANDING! Like I said before, I won’t ever take another vehicle elsewhere… Cottman’s in South Austin is the way to go for any and all vehicle repairs that are under there expertise! My A/​C is COLD and I won’t have to deal with driving around in the HOT Texas summer sun thanks to these wonderful guys! Thanks again, Don! You all are amazing!

If I could give a half star, I would. I brought my Mazda3 in back several years ago to have the transmission rebuilt. After struggling to afford the service, my car ran fine again. up until about 14 months after the rebuild. They guarantee work for 12 months. This time, I decided to save money and rebuild it myself. During this process is when I realized Cottman installed the clutch plates incorrectly, thereby causing them to wear much faster than they should have. In the end, It has now been several years, my transmission has had no problems, and I spent $ 2000 less doing it myself. This has taught me to never pay a premium to have a shop work on my vehicles.

Dropped my truck off on a Thursday and after they said they were looking into it and diagnosing the noise i heard, they called me on Monday and were looking for the wheel lock so they could start diagnosing the problem. I went to pick up my truck becuase nothing had been done in 4 days of having it, the inside looked like a robber had gone through it and now my check engine light is on, not to mention they were driving my truck around in 4 wheel drive! Not only is it not fixed but I now have new problems! Never Again!

Went in for routine maintenance with another transmission company. Change filter and fluid. They told me my transmission was in need of repairs and there was no indication that there was a problem. I decided to get a second opinion with Cottman. There was no mention of the other company when dealing with Cottman. They changed the filter and fluid with no mention of a problem. That was 6 months ago and the car is doing great. Cottman service was fair and friendly. They get the 5 stars because of my prior experience with the other company, I feel Cottman was honest and straight forward.