AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care

Great service they fixed issues I had from another ammco and didn’t charge I am now bringing my other car here for monthly service

5 Star service and 5 star repairs. My husband and I have been coming to Tommy’s AAMCO for many many years and will NOT go to anyone else for our car service. They are the most professional, honest and provide excellent service at reasonable prices. Don’t miss out on this fantastic car care service business if you don’t already know about them … or the next time your car needs servicing. The BEST! :-)

My only interaction with AAMCO was over the phone. I was quoted two different prices for a transmission drain and fill within $ 25 of each other over 24 hrs. I told the 2^nd man over the phone that my filter was internal and that I just wanted a DRAIN AND FILL he said that it doesn’t matter, the trans with be too hot to touch and it’ll take 4 – 5 hours (what?). Don’t go here, it’s over priced and the guys on the phone don’t work systematically, I’m curious how the garage operates.

AAMCO of Falls Church is extremely honest, which, sadly, can be a rare trait in mechanic shops. I kind of know my way around a car and can do a handful of minor repairs/​maintenance on it but when I started having transmission and/​or clutch problems, I had to bring it to a professional. I first brought it to Curry’s in Arlington because they were the closest. They told me my car needed the fly wheel resurfaced and a new transmission and clutch kit for an estimated $ 4,600. I decided to get a second opinion and incase Curry’s was correct (spoiler: they weren’t), I brought it to AAMCO who might be able to fix the transmission rather than completely replace it and save me some money. It took AAMCO less than 6 hours to get back to me with the problems: clutch kit needed replacing and fly wheel needed resurfacing (transmission was fine). I was able to pick it up the next day and it’s running like new. Also, Curry’s was going to charge me $ 145 to resurface the fly wheel, while AAMCO only charged me $ 75.

Tommy and his mechanics are intelligent, fast, and fair. I had a mysterious grinding noise for 2 months with my car and, after taking it to 4 mechanics, some twice, no one was able to identify the problem correctly, let alone fix it. I was told that my transmission would need to be replaced at a cost of $ 4000 by two other mechanics. After leaving it at AAMCO for an estimate, they adjusted a small issue with my transmission and, without me even asking, found the real cause of the noise — a worn engine mount. NO ONE ELSE even considered this problem but AAMCO found it and fixed it. I spent a fraction of the cost I expected to pay to rebuild/​replace my transmission and felt extremely relieved that I didn’t invest in such a serious repair when the problem was so simple and easy to fix.
Take your car to AAMCO for ALL car issues, not just transmission problems. They have the talent and Tommy runs a solid business. They gained a repeat customer in me.

Most horrible service, EVER!!! The mechanic (owner?) said they would look over my old car to see what needed to be fixed. He told us if it was a job they were unable to do, they would not charge us. Fair enough. They charged us 50 bucks «to look» at the problem despite their initial re-​assurances that they would not. On top of that, they said they couldn’t fix the problem. Turns out, this was a way for them to earn quick money. I mean, how much effort does it take for them to look a car over without breaking a sweat!!! I don’t mind the cost if it was applied to work done on our car but they ended up declining to fix it and taking our money for no reason!
When we argued with them on what they initially promised, they backed out of their words, used racial slurs and curse words to insult us. They even went as far as to threaten to dump our car to the junkyard if we didn’t pick it up according to their time. I don’t enjoy paying the outrageous costs with car repair services but then again, I have never dealt with such an unprofessional garage that has made me angry enough to write a review!
From previous reviews, I don’t know if it changed ownership recently. My experience is certainly a far cry from what other reviewers have experienced. There are certainly more options and better car mechanics in the Arlington/​Falls Church area. Take your money elsewhere!

Brought my car in for a general transmission service. I’d called a few other places in advance and decided on Aamco/Fall’s Church because of great customer service from Jerry. Over the phone he took the time to explain the different services, whereas other places just gave me the price.
Got my car in the same day, didn’t have to wait long once I turned over my car to them. They checked everything just to be safe, and turns out I didn’t need very much work, so I got a much lower price than quoted. Great customer service, and definitely appreciate that they took the time to explain what was going on.