Oceanside Transmission

I had to have the transmission in my Dodge Ram rebuilt about a year ago. Bobby, and Dean, were great to deal with. The final bill was less than I was originally quoted and my truck was returned to me ahead of schedule.
The transmission has been flawless, and has not leaked a drop of fluid since.
I was so impressed with the quality of work, and the excellent customer service, provided by Oceanside Transmission that I did not hesitate to contact them when the AOD transmission in my 1928 Ford had issues shifting into overdrive.
Bobby, and Sam, were extremely helpful in helping to resolve the issues and saved me (in my estimation) at least $ 2500.
Thank you to the entire team at Oceanside Transmission !!
You have a customer for life.
Mark

We were visiting CA from AZ when our car broke down — we were in a desperate and scary situation. We got our car over to Oceanside Transmission and they worked hard and fast to find the problem. Their honesty and integrity impressed me. We had our car back in no time and the car safely made it home to AZ. :)

My kid was quoted $ 4500 to replace his transmission to be replaced at a place in Solana Beach, they said there was metal big time in his oil. The price scared him so he had heard the Oceanside transmission was legit and decided to try them. Oceanside changed his tranny oil and gave it a once over and charged him just over $ 100!!! they also told him if the transmission does go bad that they deduct the 100 from the next fix bill!

Had to get a re-​manufactured warranty. Bobby and Dennis did an excellent job in handling my situation. Extremely personable, willing to help and flexible. Best warranty around for a re-​manufactures transmission.

Great people! Honest, friendly and reasonable. Dennis made me feel like a friend. New clutch and car is back on the road. Thanks for such great service.

Super helpful and friendly business. They diagnosed problem quickly and didn’t upcharge me for services that were not needed. Great to deal with and will definitely keep them for future transmission work as well as recommend them to friends and family.

GREAT PEOPLE. Great business. I highly recommend them. They replaced the transmission on my BMW and also serviced my Eurovan. Dennis and Bobby both took good care of me. Thank you both.

Hands down the best. Honest people doing solid work backed by an awesome warranty. Put a 200 in the coupe deville. Dennis worked with me like a family member… And the car has never felt better! Amazing.

Knowledgeable and honest. They came recommended to me by my general automotive mechanic, and I am so glad. And a two year warranty! Better than stupid General Motors was willing to do.

If you want Honesty & Integrity GO HERE to O’side Transmission!!! If you don’t want honesty & integrity then you can go to these other places I mention in my car story…
I first took my car to Firestone by Westfield mall. I had a scraping noise when I would accelerate @ low speeds of 30−40…they couldn’t recreate the sound & said it was my left wheel bearings & I needed a tune up & new spark plugs. 1,200 dollars later it did not cure my problem (long story short I got back 825 dollars b/​c they sold me parts I didn’t need & I called them out on those platinum spark plugs not needing replacement until 100,000 miles)
Then Firestone wanted to do a 2,000.00 repair off of an internet research & phone conversation w/​a Ford Tech (they wanted to replace my timing & overhead cams)…needless to say I took my car to the Ford Dealership.
Ford said my torque converter was leaking & that it did damage to my transmission & that I would need a whole new tranny at 4,875.00.
If I wanted to do just parts then it would be 810.00 minimum but then the costs would go up for parts.
My husband remembered O’side Transmission said to take it there. I called Dennis & told him what’s up & he said if we are looking at a whole new tranny then estimating it over the phone it would be 3,700.00 on the high end but to bring it in & they’d look at it.
WELL, it was my torque converter leaking BUT it did not burn up my transmission, we replaced the connector & the filter kit & Dennis apologized that a new transmission WAS NOT NEEDED, so total labor & parts was 297.00.
YES GO TO OCEANSIDE TRANSMISSION where honesty & integrity is priority!

Five star experience for my 1978 VW Westfalia. It’s very hard to find good service let alone superb service for a vintage car like ours. The guys and gals at Oceanside transmission got the job done cheaper and better than anyone else in north county and after 800 miles, it was the real deal. Thank you to the kind and knowledgeable team there at OT!

Place is a rip off. Tied to charge me $ 2600 for a rebuild of a 700r4 transmission. Can buy a performance one for $ 1500 from summit/​jegs. Find another place.
Edit: owner commented saying I asked for the trans to handle 500 horsepower. I asked for a stock rebuilt. Owner stated that price of new transmission was same as a rebuild. That’s a rip off in itself. Get every part brand new. Owner stated labor made up the 1k difference. Ha. Rip off

Well, I guess you can’t see my other comments from my other two reviews, so let me review–
* I came in with a check engine light and they said I needed a transmission rebuild. I went with the rebuild over the new transmission because it would save me around $ 300. It had a two year warranty.
* During the warranty, first the left seal went out, got fixed, then the right seal went out, got fixed. No problem.
* Towards the end of the second year of the warranty, the check engine light came on again. I went back and they said they didn’t know why and that it was working ok. Really, after $ 3,000 my check engine light still came on. It was the original reason I went in there.
* I changed my 4 star review to a 2 star review and was not happy. I later got a call from the owner or manager who said he would pay for my to go to another shop to find out what was wrong and that if it was a transmission problem, he would fix it for free. OK– that’s pretty cool.
* While I was waiting to have time to go to another shop, the transmission died. It was just over 2 years and the mileage was just over the warranty. So, basically, the warranty was already over.
* I brought it back to them, ready to fight about the warranty, but they totally fixed it for free with no questions asked! I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. I suspect that there was a worn part that they didn’t replace the first time.
* I’ve had my car back for about a month now and it’s driving better than ever! No check engine light so far.
I have a small business too and I know sometimes you just get a problem that stymies you. It happens. I think Oceanside Transmission is a great place that goes out of its way to take care of customers. I recommend them, although if I were to do it over again, I would have paid the extra $ 300 for a new transmission and a 3 year warranty. I would give them 4 stars, but I did go through a lot to finally get my transmission fixed. I think my case was the exception, not the rule. If I have a transmission problem in the future, I will got back to them.

Best Auto Care I’ve ever received in the state of California. This place is completely trustworthy. I’ve brought two separate cars in experiencing minor transmission issues. Both times the mechanics were thorough and very helpful. You don’t have to worry about being ripped off because in both cases I WAS CHAGED ZERO DOLLARS. That’s right… Zero dinero. I wouldn’t hesitate to go back because I know they won’t do any unnecessary work. Please give them your business.

Dennis and team were amazing! We brought our F350 diesel here with symptoms of a dying/​dead transmission, or so we thought. Based on the symptoms, Dennis advised us it we may be in need of a trani OR it may be a sensor in the trani causing all the problems. It was just a sensor!
Dennis stated that a lot of transmission repair places with limited experience may have missed that and we would have been paying for an entire trani!
Thanks to this awesome team and their know-​how, we saved thousands of dollars!
I am recommending this place to everyone I know.
Thank you Oceanside Transmission for your honesty and excellence.

Very professional. Clean and neat. Reasonable and reliable.
Krystal is beautiful and gracious… even though I hit her in the eye!
Thanks… Vic pine

These are the guys to go to! Brought my Dodge 3500 in with transmission issues Tuesday afternoon knowing the transmission was in bad condition. They offered to test drive & diagnose the transmission anyways to try and save me some money. Although the transmission was done for they were able to fully rebuild it and have it back to me by Friday.
Excellent service, excellent turn-​around, & happy with the warranty!

I don’t own a business. But if I did, I would run it exactly like this. Stellar! The free diagnoses was completely without pressure or bogus unrelated repair offers. Refreshing old school values.

Want to say a big THANK YOU to Thomas George and Randy for helping me out. My
” girlfriend” put too much oil in the car (randy sniffed me out) and I had my 2 year old daughter with me. I was greeted with fast, professional and extremely friendly service. I don’t see me going anywhere else to get any services done to my car except here. Thanks again guys for being so understanding!

Great service, worked with me on price and didn’t push any ups or extras.
Oceanside Transmission was recommended to me by the owner another shop who has amazing reviews here in San Clemente. So that helped me with the decision to go with them. They did the free inspection and called with the news I didn’t want. The good news however is they worked with me on the price and got it done quickly. Dennis is really nice, very personable and well versed with transmissions. The only thing that almost knocked them to a 4 star was that it wasn’t done the day they said it would be. They had somebody out that day which set them back a day. It happens.
The 3 year warranty seems great. It’s with a network of about 2000 transmission repair shops. You still call Oceanside transmission however and they handle the middleman stuff. The only surprise was needing to come back after 500 miles for first inspection to validate warranty. Then you have to come back 2 other times during the 3 years.
Overall, a great experience so far and the transmission is working great. I’ll update as time goes on and I re-​visit for inspections.