Auto Clutch & Transmission Specialist

I took my car here because it starting clicking on me bad – not a good thing to hear every time you start from a stop. Chris was extremely helpful and knowledgeable and we managed to get things fixed over a few visits. The pricing was more than fair, and the service was excellent. Communication was always maintained, and I won’t hesitate to bring my S2000 back for my upcoming clutch job!

I’ve been calling around for two days to find a reasonable and responsive place to get my clutch done for my 2000 Toyota Tacoma 4×4. It’s my work truck and I only had one week off to get it done. I was quoted prices that seemed extreme and told that they would need my truck for 3 days. I was getting very discouraged. Then on a whim I found Auto clutch and Transmission Specilist on my map on my IPhone. I was sure I would get the same story, if anyone answered the phone. (2 days before Christmas) it was after 5 pm and their business was closed, I called anyway.
To my delight Chris answered the phone gave me a reasonable price and said he could get it done Christmas Eve! I was so excited then started to wonder… this is too good to be true! I checked him out on Unilocal and felt ok about taking my truck to him. I could not get a ride home on Christmas Eve and didn’t bring the truck in. Believe it or not Chris CALLED ME and was totally flexible. We reschedule for Friday the day after Christmas. I dropped off the truck and it was done in TWO HOURS. He took me in the shop showed me the parts he replaced and explained what he did. He even replaced a gasket because he saw some leaking. I was impressed. He gave me a receipt and explained the 12k/​1 year warrantee. He stuck to his quoted price took a credit card and off I went.
I drove the truck around for 1.5 hours afterwords and everything is working great.
I have to say I was a little worried when I drove up as it’s a small shop and he asked me to leave the key with the shop next door but I’m glad I didn’t let that discourage me.
They did a great job and I would highly recommend them.

This place is great. I purchased a Unilocal coupon advertised by the shop and applied it to my clutch replacement. I ordered an aftermarket Exedy clutch and had these guys install it onto my Civic. I called around to check prices first and found their quote to be very competitive. It’s been more than a year now, and there has been absolutely zero problems or issues. I would recommend this place for clutch and transmission needs.

Super happy with the service I got here. They put in a new clutch in my car fast, and at the best price I could find anywhere (almost $ 2000 less than what the dealer wanted). Highly recommended.

Called around regarding clutch pricing they had the better price and service!
I am extremely happy at how nice «Chris» was on the phone, my truck was picked up within an hour of my phone call and work began right away. Phone call was made to me to let me know that extensive work on my clutch I thought needed to happen didn’t need to happen resulting in me not having to pay so much as expected. I had my truck back home with me that afternoon running great!

diagnosed my car without charging me.

No matter how silly and unreasonable my request is, Brian always makes sure I’m happy. I always call and say I need some work done in a hurry & I’m on my way… (I do it all the time!) and it gets done! It’s so nice to have a shop to go to where you don’t get charged an arm and a leg just to help you figure out what you need. I’m so glad I found this place =]

At first I was really happy with the reviews on this place, but What ever you do DO NOT BRING YOUR CAR HERE! I have a 2007 Hyundai Tiburon and I brought it in to get a new clutch. The new clutch was put in and 3 months later it started slipping and making noises. I brought it back and complained about the the throw out bearing. After they checked it out they said it was my throw out bearing and they changed it because of warranty. But then they called me back and said it was my Fly wheel. I had to drop over $ 500.00 more on a Fly wheel. THat was the 3^rd time I brought it back.
As soon as I picked up my car it was making new noises and only went away when I pushed down the clutch. So I called in to complain, The person who picked up the phone told me «its because of your fly wheel is new and it needs to set in, dont worry about it». A month later its still making those noises bust worse! I brought it in to get it inspected. NOW theyn told me that I had shavings in my transmission fluid and that I had to pay $ 110 to even get it inspected, and its part of normal wear and tear. WTF?! My car is 2007 and this wear and tear shouldn’t be happening. I told them that this is the 4^th time that I’ve brought my car in and now they are nickle and dimeine me and feeding be Bull Sh*t.
My car has made that noise from the moment I picked up from them last and I even called in to complain about it and they still want me to pay money to them?! They refused to inspect my car and fix it if I dont pay and now I have to report them to B.A.R… Worst mistake was bringing it to these guys.
UPDATE: The owner of this place called me and said that he will look into it and follow up. But I have to say there is no reason for me to pay a cent more.
UPDATE: I had to get rid of my car because of this place. The messed it up so bad that it was never the same. The owner did check it out and said that there were no metal shavings in my fluid… But they wanted more money to fix the noise which they didn’t even know where it was coming from. I decided to trade in my baby for a car that i didn’t have to drop more money on. It just sucks… It was either get another car and save more money in the long run, or fix a car that was royally messed up by these people. Its a shame because I had such high hopes from the other reviews.

Very professional.
I was at PepBoys on Stevens Creek to get a tire replaced under warranty, and I asked them if they could take a look at an overheating incident I had experienced a couple of days prior. I was driving around slowly in the Santana Row parking garage when my car overheated right into the red. Freaked me out! Anyway, PepBoys said they would charge me a diagnostic fee of 35 or 45 dollars or something… so I said no thanks.
I called ACTS to ask if I could bring my car by. They said they were actually closing in less than 30 minutes, but that they would stay open for me. (+1 star!) When I got there, they listened to my concerns and repeated them back to me so I knew they had it right. (+1 star!) They told me that they were closed the next day (Sunday), but would reopen Monday, and that they would keep me posted about what they found out.
I’ve heard *that* before from countless auto shops, and very few of them ever call back in a timely manner. ACTS called that very evening, a couple hours later, to say that they were going home now, but they had done some preliminary testing, and hadn’t found anything yet. They said they would call back around 1:00 PM on Monday to update me. (+1 star!)
Lo and behold, at just after 1:00 PM on Monday, I got a call letting me know that they had let the car idle for 20 minutes, driven it around in circles to test it… but that they couldn’t actually get the car to overheat. They said there were no leaks, the coolant level was fine… (+1 star!)
There wasn’t much I could say. I picked up the car later that day, and I haven’t had any troubles since. Murphy’s Law, right? Stupid car.
The best part? I paid exactly $ 0 for the diagnostic. (+1 star!) If I ever have troubles with my clutch or transmission, I’ll be coming back here.
Thanks, guys!

First off let me say that these are two stand up guys that run this shop. Bryan is very professional and honest. Enrique is the mechanic and is efficient and works extremely fast. I took my 2004 Acura TL to them and had a clutch, axle and oil change done. Other auto shops said that it would take at least 10hours to complete this job. I dropped my car off at 10:30am and it was done by 3:30pm the same day.
I highly recommend that you take your car to these guys, not only are their prices untouchable but their service is dealership quality and they warranty their work. These guys have become my official mechanics.
Thanks Bryan and Enrique.

I brought my Honda S2000 in because I needed a new clutch. All the guys here (Miguel, Enrique, and Raphael) are awesome. They are professional and do an excellent job. Enrique is good at what he does and he is extremely fast. I highly recommend these guys. I will be going back for any of my car issues. Thanks guys!

540I 2002 BMW had shaking in the steering wheel. Took it to a tire shop and they told me my rotors are bad. I just replace then a year ago. So my sister told me to take it to Auto Clutch Specialist. They told my it may be the control arms and not the brakes. That this happens alot on 540I. The lower control bushing go bad. They replace the control arms and the car drives great. NO MORE shaking in the steering wheel and i did not have to replace the brakes. Done in the same day, price was good. These guys are great. I will take my car there for all my repairs
I couldn’t be any happier