AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care

Professional service with a friendly attitude. They brought by car back from the grave. Thank you AAMCO!

Came here to bring my wife’s 2006 Scion XB because her check engine light turned on along with her VSC warning. Pep Boys and other places would’ve charged for a initial inspection fee. I heard through radio commercials and good reviews about AAMCO, and this particular one.
I called and was met with a friendly voice of Andrew who set me up with a 9:30am appt, and met the manager or owner Hank. Hank was extremely friendly, and accommodating during my visit. Adrian worked on my car, and both gentleman talked to me about the fix since I’m kind of a handyman myself.
It turns out that the #2 ignition coil and all 4 spark plugs needed to be replaced. The air filter was a bit dirty too, but that’s something I could do. These guys know their stuff and very good priced (not gouging like some places can be).
I would highly recommend this AAMCO to anyone in need of excellent, friendly, honest, and quick repair on anything on your vehicle. I left at 12pm with everything completely done.

This is by far the best shop I’ve been to and I really feel confident that my car will be taken care of every time.
The mechanic there knows what he’s doing and really shows that he cares for the car.
The manager on site does whatever he can to make sure the customer gets the best price and really puts in effort to explain everything.
I would highly recommend this shop to address all your vehicle needs.

Went in for trans service and fuel filter change. Unfortunately the technician left a coolant hose in contact with the serpentine belt when putting everything back together from the fuel filter change. This caused coolant to leak all over the engine compartment and serpentine belt. I brought this to their attention after I had the vehicle towed back there to fix the issue. They ended up replacing the serpentine belt and installing a new hose for no additional charge. Excellent service and honesty is what will keep me coming back great job aamco.

I always have a hard time when my cars break down especially being a girl. Guys in shops try to take advantage. I have to say that I have never felt more comfortable and treated well by any shop like I have here since I started driving 15 years ago. Andrew is hands down amazing and the shop owner is awesome! Their pricing is very fair and they will go above and beyond to try and help you out. My 09 Nissans transmission went out and other shops just told me give me 6k and we will put a new one in. Here at aamco they took a look at it and the options available and found that my transmission was still under warranty which definitely saved my life. Since then I have and will continue to bring every car I own to his shop no matter where I live in southern california. Thank you again

Best AAMCO in the area

I’ve been coming to this location for quite some time and thought this place deserved a review after my last visit.
I came in for a simple oil change but also had some questions with the rattling I’ve been hearing from the left side under my hood. They took a look and told me exactly what was wrong with it.
I drive a 2010 Nissan Altima 2.5s and the mechanic told me that there was a recall on this specific model for a few engine problems (one of which was causing the rattling)
Being the skeptic person I am, I took it upon myself to do a quick search on my phone for a recall list and to my surprise, it was one of the top complaints for this model. They told me to call Nissan and they will be able to repair this for free as long as my car was under warranty.
I called Nissan and told them about my findings for this engine problem and unfortunately, my car’s warranty was up. They quoted me $ 1600 to get this unit fixed so I decided to get it fixed here at the aamco location.
Total bill came out to $ 746.56 for an oil + Filter change and the small engine repair.
This location has very well trained mechanics and I know I am getting quality work here. They go above and beyond to service their customers with respect and honesty.

My first phenomenal experience with a car problem happened here, at AAMCO. (A rare occurrence in this day in age). These guys are trustworthy, and gain their client base by being honest and hard working. For once, I had the technicians trying to save me money, instead of scheming up ways in which to put more money in their pockets. I was given a quote on my brakes and rotors, and the specialist laid out on the table, all of my options. They explained to me, in thorough detail, what I would be getting instead of pawning me off to selecting the option most profitable for them. They insisted that I go with the most economical model and followed up with me to see if this was indeed my final decision. Before they made any adjustments, they wanted to make sure their client was most aware of what they were EXACTLY getting. They even offered to do a full inspection on my vehicle (when i had only gone in for brakes) and found that my frame was bent. As much of a travesty this was, they went out of their way and offered to tune up, and tighten my bushings, in order to lessen the effect of the bent frame from deteriorating the other parts. They were blatantly truthful in the situation and had informed me it would be best to leave the vehicle as-​is, and to refrain from dumping any more money into the car. If you want a trustworthy company for a vehicle repair, and not have to worry about being bent over backwards and taken advantage of, AAMCO is your solution. Detail oriented and absolutely reliable! I will be coming here for ALL of my future vehicle maintenance, as well as refer all of my friends and family to this place (even if it means driving 45 minutes to get there)!!!

New owners and I no longer give them my business so I cannot refer business to anyone.

AAMCO literally saved me.
I had made arrangements to get an oil change, check the battery, and an overall diagnostic on my bmw 5 series. On my way there, an alert popped up telling me the car was high in temperature (over heating). I park into the closest lot and shut off my engine. I’ve never been in this situation and did not know what to do so I called AAMCO. Told them my situation and without hesitation they instruct me to try some options but the car would not start running again. When nothing seemed to work, they sent out a tow truck that came within minutes.
I had left my car for about a week. During that time, they had called daily to update on their findings and pricing. I found out that I had to get a new factory bmw battery, new starter, new radiator, fan assembly, and oil change. I knew that those parts were coming close to being replaced but never thought it would break down like that all together but the ammco team really did everything possible to keep me in the calm. Once completed, they went above and beyond by outsourcing to triple check every part of the car was working perfectly. This is what I call amazing service.
Big thanks to Andy and Hank!

I’m usually very hesitant about car services being sold to me, but my experience here has changed my mind. The manager here was very patient and thorough when explaining the issues that needed repair. It was definitely great service in conjunction with quality work. Plus, they finance! It’s always better to pay a little more and get it done right the first time than skimping on quality for lower cost because it’ll be more expensive down the line.

Just got a Unilocal and made this place my first stop and sorry it took so long! But came in for transmission service on my Honda as they were transitioning into new management they only had a temporary manager at the time. Anyways not only did Hank make my experience amazing he was willing to work with me on many different things. I am a college kid with a part time job and when my transmission went I thought I was screwed. But no Hank was just very understanding and I will recommend this Aamco to everyone I speak to! Thank you Hank and your Aamco team you guys have taken a lot of stress out of my life and the car runs very good! No slipping and no more leaky power steering.

Great customer service!
Came in because my old truck was idling weird and my mpg took a dive. Turned out my spark plugs went bad. However instead of just diagnosing, billing, and then sending me on my way, the manager even took the time to explain how many other parts of the vehicle could be affected with bad spark plugs, especially the catalytic converter, and gave me a lot of information to help better take care of my truck!
It’s great to leave with a fixed truck and peace of mind that this shop actually cared.

Brought in my 2012 Audi A4 Quattro and their customer service was so good I just had to tell all my friends about them. Andrew Joo Was definitely well informed with German/​European Cars and gave me a lot of good advice in terms of how to take care of them. Definitely coming to them for my auto needs. Hit them up!

I went in there about a week ago when my car started to make this horrible roaring and whining noise. After looking at it for just a few hours they called back saying they couldn’t find the problem and wanted to do a full diagnostic test that would be around $ 200. I said fine because that charge would go towards whatever was wrong with it. After a whole day of waiting I get a call saying my AC Compressor needed to be replaced and was given a $ 1400 price tag. I called another shop and they gave me the price of $ 650 so I got my car out of AAMCO and took it elsewhere.
After a few hours with my car they told me with absolute certainty it is NOT my ac compressor but a bad alternator. The price for a new one was even cheaper than what I was expecting to pay for the ac compressor.
AAMCO had my car for about 2 days and even called me so I was okay with a further diagnostic test. They told me they took the alternator apart to check the belts and pulleys and that everything was just fine with it when it clearly wasn’t. Did they take it apart but thought they could tell me it was something way more expensive?
AAMCO is playing a huge part in why people don’t trust mechanics.

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR HERE
I went to this shop to get a check engine light inspected. After the check they said they needed to run additional diagnostics which would cost $ 150 for the hour and a half of labor. I had to leave my car at the shop overnight because they did not finish by 5:00 as promised, luckily I was able to get a ride home from a coworker.
Once «the diagnostics were run» the next morning they called me and told me trouble codes which came up and that they needed to replace my fuel injectors and reprogram my computer for $ 1100. My car was still running perfectly fine and I knew they were trying to rip me off at this point. I told them I would go elsewhere.
They then called me back an hour later and said they found some other injectors and could do the service for $ 850.
I called another shop by my house and got a quote for this same service. I never told them AAMCOs quote amount and they told me for those two items it would be $ 650, but was most likely nothing major. I took my car to the other shop and they ran the code in 5 minutes. After running the code they explained that it was a secondary code that was caused by a misfire in cylinder 3 and reset it for me. This cost nothing!
My biggest regret is paying AAMCO for the «additional diagnostics», what a bunch of scam artists. I would report them to the Bureau of Automotive Repair, but for $ 150 it’s not worth the time.

I went by this place several times over the past several months. Each time they said they needed my car for a 90 minute road test and I was hesitant to leave it. Finally the trans was getting worse so I dropped it off at 12:03 for the test the owner gave me a ride home. I called them back at 3:00 pm he said they were doing the road test then. I got busy & lost track of time. At 6pm I realized it was late & no call back I was fuming angry! I walked there the next morning waiting for them to open. It turned out that they had my number wrong. My car was secured inside the building. He explained they will need to remove the transmission to estimate the cost. BS they want to get it out and charge me a couple hundred to remove it, then tell me it will not work at all… and then slap me with a cost of $ 3000 to $ 4000 to fix it. I noticed listening to him talk with other customers their prices were out of line. $ 79.00 for an oil change sounds extremely high to me. I called several other transmission shops described the vehicle and that there is no 3d or 4^th gear. They all gave me estimates of $ 1500 to $ 2000 to fix it. I ended up taking it to the shop my former employer used in Paramount they quoted me $ 1600 to $ 1800 and since they know me they will take payments.

This man is a thief and a liar. We took our 2009 Audi A4 in because of the radio ads running claiming they will read engine code for free. We had a check engine light come on and decided to try it out. A day later we were told they couldn’t read it, but had talked to Audi and found out what it was. The price quoted was over $ 800 and said it needed to be done immediately. I went in and said no thank you, then was forced to pay $ 105 for the 29 point inspection that was needed to determine what the issue was. We contacted McKenna Audi and they asked us to bring it in. the repair was just over $ 300 from the dealer. I am a Army Ranger Combat Veteran, and this idiot tried to tell me he was on Seal Team 2 for Ten years and fought ion Iraq. Funny I was there, and I never met anyone other than team 6 guys in Iraq???

Like other Unilocalers, I also have mixed feelings about this place.
Our check engine light came on and for some reason we had a hard time finding an auto parts store that would read the code for free in so cal. I’ve never had a problem in other states. So we decided on AAMCO in Garden Grove based on the good Unilocal reviews back in the day. Well, they read the code and told us that the transmission needed to be checked at the cost of $ 100+. We didn’t know what was up with our car so we agreed. Well, the transmission was thoroughly checked and there was no problem found.
However, we were then recommended a $ 1000+ service. We asked for more details and an explanation of what and why there was a problem so that I could explain it to my dad. Well, the guy was very busy and didn’t want to take the time to tell me what was going on.
I called my dad and gave him the few details we were given, and my dad said for us to high tail it out of there.
My recommendation is that you respectfully request them to carefully explain the job or repair needed and then get at least another estimate to compare. Labor charges vary widely at auto repair shops.

Still give them a 3 because of Dave, but my check engine light has been on since the last time we left. We don’t have time to leave the car for days at a time, so for now we’re just dealing with it.