International Transmission

Don’t do it ! (Im sure all the good reviews are Family and Friends)
Alex took my car in to fix the transmission and kepted it for ever I payed him 3200 for the transmission
took it out and the car was slipping. He took it back and and kept it six monthes I’d try calling and they said they were looking for parts turns out they took my car and got it into a accident and they were trying to fix it without me knowing.
Only reason I found out was because my Insurance Company called me saying my car was in a accident.
I put Alex in court and recieved a settlement for my damages but had him paying 250 a month he payed two monthes and now is three monthes behind back to court for a Judgement.
Can’t wait to seize his property.
Public record case number 15 M1 12 703 Cook County Illinois. Just look it up.

TRUST THE BAD REVIEWS HERE… I wanted to believe that this place was good and Alex was a great guy… I went in to get a front brake fixed on my GMC dualy pick up… because i was going on a 4000 mile trip out west and back… he talked me into getting new front shocks ($ 400). i agreed. When i got to Nevada I heard this crazy sound in the front axle, like metal banging… went to a shop only to discover that the idiots at International Transmission had put the wrong bolt on my front shock mounting that wasn’t threaded enough to completely tighten the shock on the mounting. The loose shock almost tore a hole through the metal mount. These guys knew I was going on a cross country trip and assured me that my vehicle was all set. Pfft. I was pulling 6000 lbs in a trailer to boot… they knew that too! TRUST THE BAD REVIEWS HERE… these people are inept and are more focused on their toy muscle car projects than any customers… left me for dead! I live down the street so I have to look at this craphole almost daily… uugghh

I blew my transmission on Thursday @4pm. They close at 5pm but waited until 8pm to get my car towed to them! They are a very accommodating, genuine and hardworking people. I was able to talk to them and understand what the problem was as well as agree on a really honest deal for the job. I was able to get my car back in 2 days.
No frills no gimmicks great customer service. Highly recommended!!!

Amazing experience. I rolled in at 7 pm on a Friday night (I was amazed they were still open) with a razor blade embedded in the rear tire of my fancy German car (that does not have a spare). There was about 10 psi left in the tire and it was quickly headed to zero. I was desperate to get the tire fixed temporarily to get me to the dealer the next morning. Alex pulled the tire and spent an hour fixing it with this amazing plug gun that he has, and it worked! Took like 5 plugs, but it held air, got me home and to the dealer the next morning for a new tire. Alex saved my life — I very highly recommend International Trans based on the incredible quality of the customer service I received. Go Alex!

DO NOT DO BUSINESS HERE! I took my truck to Alex to have an anti freeze leak fixed but got more of a problem than I would ever wish on an enemy. I called after they had it for three days and they said they had it fixed, then they called back and said it wasn’t. Then they called back and said it was. Long story short, after two weeks of being pushed off to the next day and given excuses as to what the issue was, he finally said the truck was fixed. They wanted me to pay all cash, which I partially did (beware of this from them!) I drove the truck 5 minutes from the shop and my temp gauge instantly hit HIGH which is when my Engine Light came on and the truck began steaming. I stopped the truck and anti freeze was POURING out of it! I called them and they have no explanation! I was so mad because they had the truck for almost two weeks and still couldn’t get it fixed. I left the truck on the side of the road for fear of blowing my engine up and went back to International. I told Alex I wanted my money back and he said he thought he know what the problem was. Really, after almost blowing up my engine and having the truck for two weeks NOW he’s figured it out? I told him I wanted a full refund and he said «I’ll see you in court.» I have never been so angry in my life. I went to Alex because he is local and decided against my dealer. I’ll never make that mistake again. The truck btw ended up getting a $ 100 ticket because I couldn’t drive it. They refused any of my money back. I am in shock and paid for something undelivered. It is now being towed to my dealer and I am out almost $ 1K. I now have to take them to court to get any thing back. A horrible and terrible experience. Alex should be totally and thoroughly ashamed and embarrassed for his treatment of a customer and his poor workmanship.

I stopped by NAPA auto parts because the fuse for my cigarette lighter and radio was blown out, and the guy at the NAPA store couldn’t figure out what fuse my car takes, so he told me to go to International Transmission, and the guy tested the fuses there, replaced it, and then told me that I owed him nothing. That was very nice of him to do that. Not many places would do that.

This place is not closed at 5pm! While driving my brakes were making a bad grinding noise I pulled into international trans and Alex & his staff took my car in and gave me brand new brakes immediately ! I highly recommend this place ! Thanku !!!

Update: After a week of calling, emailing, yelling from a mountain top for them to send me an itemized bill so I can share with a new mechanic, I think they’ve broke me. I can not believe a business an operate in this fashion. I now have to take a taxi over to ask for a receipt because they will not answer my calls or emails.

I should’ve listened to the CarX across the street, when they told me this joint would have my beautiful Cadillac Seville STS sounding like a CTA bus. I had to find out the hard way. Cheap parts, poor work.

I was having issues with my battery not holding a charge even though I had replaced it recently. A neighbor recommended International Transmission. Alex got me in that morning, pretty quickly determined that the alternator was the issue. He gave me a couple choices at different price points for a replacement, made the repair, and got the car back to me the same day. I haven’t had any issues since. Also, he let me take the shop’s jumper box to back to my apartment in order to jump the car. My previous repair shop charged me $ 50 for the exact same thing. I’ll definitely go back in the future.

This was the first time I have had a car problem in Chicago and I had no idea where to go. I pass by International on my way to work so I decided to check out the reviews online. Everything everyone has said in these reviews in correct. Alex and his staff are amazing!
My air conditioner had broken and it has been pretty hot and humid this summer so being without air has kind of been a nightmare. I stopped by the shop and Alex personally looked at my car and told me the tube probably had a big leak. I dropped off my car on ⁸⁄₂₂ in the morning. One of the staff asked how I was getting home. I was planning to take a cab or figure out how to get to the train because I normally drive everywhere. They offered to take me home to Old Town which was beyond nice. Their service goes above and beyond.
After figuring out that they were going to need to take off my bumper and my radiator Alex called me personally to let me know it was going to be a 4 – 5 hour job and was more work than he initially expected. I told him he could keep the car for a few days if he needed to and would inform me by early afternoon.
I got a call about 3 saying they had finished my car. I was so surprised. Alex then called me and told me they didn’t want me running around without air conditioner because this summer has been so hot and humid and they made sure to get my car done that day.
Alex then called and got one of his staff come pick me up and brought me back to International Transmission. I am unbelievably impressed with everything they did for me. I would recommend this place to everyone I know when they need something fixed on their car.

A friend recommended me to International Transmission, and I’m glad he did!
My car had been misfiring, and my brakes were making a bunch of noise. They fixed it up perfectly, and even showed us the pieces they had to replace and what was wrong with them. And they did this all at a reasonable price! The service and price will have me coming back.

I took my 1968 Scout that I had been having constant problems with into International Transmission on the advice of a neighbor. I had two other mechanics work on my Scout before and they could never get it running right. When I met Alex and went over the car’s issues, he gave me a honest answer that he didn’t know what was going on, but that he’d diagnose the problems and let me know what he thought were must do’s to get it running and things that might help, but are not necessarily necessities.
He said he wouldn’t do a thing to the car before I gave the OK (i.e., he wasn’t going to just start fixing things and rack up a huge bill). We wen’t over his diagnosis and I gave him the thumbs up to put a new carb, fix a gas leak and install new fuel lines. He gave me an estimate that I thought was reasonable, but when I came to pick up my truck, he was actually under the estimate by a couple hundred bucks because it didn’t take as much time to fix as he originally thought. I couldn’t have been happier with the treatment and honesty, not only could he have charged me what he quoted, he also found several ticky tacky little problems that he fixed for free (a couple wiring problems that were draining the battery and a leak by the fuel pump).
After picking up my truck and running it a few days, I brought it back in and he spent some time fine tuning a few things based upon my feedback on how it was running, which he didn’t charge me for. I brought the truck back in to do a few things I was going to hold off on (New starter, battery), but decided to do them now because I was so pleased with the other work they had done.
I definitely recommend International and Alex. I had no previous knowledge or experience with them, but was treated very fair and bottom line is my Scout purrs now thanks to them.

These guys are legit as hell. Seriously. As long as I live in the Chicago area, they will be who I recommend to others, and I will go to no one else.
They probably rock the «big jobs,» but they’re also down to tackle even the most «tiny-​yet-​beguiling» puzzles…
Backstory:
I recently bought an older motorcycle, and when I went to change the oil and oil filter on my own, I noticed that the bolt was completely flush with the housing — as though it had broken off quite a while ago and then wore down smooth. I wasn’t able to remove the bolt in order to change the filter (and, by the looks of it, neither had any of the previous owners. For quite a while.)
I had shown the problem to several people, including two other mechanics, and though people spent a lot of time scrutinizing it and even trying things, nobody was able to crack it. (Some even told me that it was «just a cap,» and that hacking at it with a chisel would resolve things. Glad I didn’t do that.)
Enter Alex, who introduced himself in the parking lot across the street and told me to bring the bike over if I ever needed work done. So I did.
Review:
I explained the issue to Alex, who looked at it for about 8 seconds before getting to work, completely unfazed. I quickly realized: his lack of concern was either a really good sign… or a really bad one.
Turned out to be a really good one. Over the course of about an hour, he kept at it in cycles. I even upped the ante a little by specifying that I didn’t just want the bolt removed; I actually just wanted it loosened. And still intact. (I didn’t have my replacement bolt yet and wanted to be able to ride the bike home.)
These guys NAILED IT. They got the bolt out — intact — then sawed a notch into it so I could get it out again once I got my replacement bolt. And they did it all with such an awesome disposition.
They are so damn legit. Don’t go anywhere else.

Alex is the best mechanic in Chicago. I thought my car was completely dead and he fixed it so that it’s running like new. Only place to take your car, they do way more then just transmittions

This place has by far the best service I’ve ever experienced. Would definitely recommend to my family and friends. Had a minor accident on my scooter and Alex had it fixed by the very next morning. I even recommended this place to the girl I got into the accident with. Now time for me to «Scoot!». Thanks Alex! I like your style!

OKAY! This place is amazing. After an AWFUL month of bad repairs, bad luck and more, these people were quick and efficiently able to fix my alarm issues in my little car. I am so thankful for them. And they deserve the best rating possible. Thank you thank you!

Alex and crew are still my to go mechanics. Stranded on the 23^rd of December with a car that wouldn’t start, Alex worked hard to get my vehicle ready to go that same day so I could have a safe car to travel in for the holidays. I will always trust this staff and continue to bring my business here in the future. Thank you for always coming through for me.

Alex and his staff at International are nothing short of EXCELLENT! They have done things as simple as replace the broken face of a side mirror and as frustrating as finding bad points on a 68 mustang after it drove me crazy for two months!
The staff is always friendly and personable. The prices are also outstanding. Alex has never failed to fix any of my vehicles and I highly recommend him to anyone who has a car.

I’ve read a bunch of these reviews and I am amazed at all the negative comments!
I have been coming to Alex for over ten years and he has always been straight with me. He always gives me a quote before doing any work and I can either take it or go and get a second opinion.
I love the reviews that say all his good reviews are his friends. FYI I have over 500 reviews… do you think Alex asked me to write all of those? If yes, then you are crazy and that explains those reviews!!! I am writing this because Alex has helped me get my vehicles fixed. He has even helped by consulting over the phone. And giving me advice for free… that is why i come here! Alex probably doesn’t even know I have a Unilocal account.
I’ve noticed a trend where mechanics get blasted on Unilocal.In fact, I have seen this way too much from reviewers. I use three places for auto work including here and they all have bad reviews. All three of those places including here have gone out of there way to make me a happy customer. I think customers are very quick to blame the mechanic when something goes wrong. Do your homework and take some responsibility and do not push your blame on to someone else!!!
My advice take your car to three mechanics and get three quotes and three opinions or buy a Hyundai with a 100,000 mile warranty. See I fixed your problem!!!
I just want to say thanks to Alex for always being honest with me and charging me a fair price for excellent service. I wish my car broke down more… okay I’m just kidding I really don’t want my car to break down. I hope others can see how good you are at taking care of customers.
Now on a side note… it is fun to stop here because I feel like I’m in some cool movie. There are always some fun characters here too. I love it!!!