Auto repair service near Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Metro Transmission, located in San Marcos, CA is a family-owned and operated business. Owned by Mike and Brenda Johnson, along with Brenda’s brother, Rick Grant and his wife, Michelle. Rick proudly took over when his dad, Bob Grant made the decision to retire after 50 years in the automotive industry. Originally from Minnesota, the family came to California in 1983, leaving behind a successful transmission business for beautiful California weather. Metro was the first transmission shop to open in San Marcos and in 2009 became an AAA approved service center that strives to provide excellent service and 100% customer satisfaction. At Metro, we stand behind our work, as well as our word. The entire staff goes the extra mile to take care of our customers. Metro Transmission is a place where our customers send their friends! Metro Transmission employees have over 100 years combined experience and often attend schooling and acquire the latest diagnostic equipment to keep up-to-date with the latest technology to fix today’s complex vehicles. Metro is known as “the oldest transmission shop in San Marcos” and has earned a strong reputation not only locally but throughout the entire North San Diego County. We are proud to announce that in 2012, Metro became an AAA approved Auto Repair Center and began performing complete automotive service for our customers! Call us today at (760) 471-0223 for service on your car, truck, SUV or RV… we will be happy to assist you with all your vehicle needs! You can also see what other customers are saying about our service! While you are here, we hope that you’ll see for yourself why our customers send their friends! Print Friendly Version of this pagePrint Get a PDF version of this webpagePDF

California Transmission was Established In 1995. We Have Serviced Southern California Area Customer For Over 15 Years. Our Formula For Success Has Been Establishing Interpersonal Relationships With Our Clients, Top Quality Honda / Acura Technicians, And Acquiring The Latest In Available Technology To Service Your Vehicle. California Transmission Was Established In 1995. Our Original Building Left A Lot To Be Desired. But It's Where Our Foundation Was Built. Through It All, We Have Been Able To Sustain Long Term Relationships With Our Esteemed Customers Because We Like To Build Friendships, Not Contracts. When You Come Into California Transmission We Want You To Feel That You Can Trust Us!

Great service and very friendly. Bill and his team are excellent at diagnosing problems in your vehicle and then communicating them to the mechanically disinclined in open, unambiguous language. Unlike my experiences with other mechanics, I left feeling more informed about the status of my car and felt like I got a great deal, which I did. I was referred here by a friend and I will be referring Bill to all of mine. Malachi H.

Align-Tech did a 4 wheel alignment on my Honda and it's never driven better. I was wearing out my tires way too fast and it always pulled to the right on the freeway. They also did an oil change and the whole thing took about an hour and a half. I plan on going back to Align-Tech.

I love this shop! Being a female, most mechanic shops try to take advantage of me but not there. They are friendly and have reasonable prices.

THE BEST CAR DEALER.

Thank You Mike! Excellent customer service. You fix my problem in a reasonable time frame at a excellent price. Nice to find a truly "Honest Mechanic" running a Clean shop with with a team focused on excellent customer service. I recommend your team and shop for ALL needed auto services. Again, Thanks for fixing my noisy problem. Ray

i bought a car with 660.00 down and when I drove away I learned the drivers window was broken. I called and they said they would fix it but after 3 weeks of them rescheduling my appointment i went in to see if they could fix my window but they gave the part to my friend and told him to fix it. when i bought the car i told them the tires looked really worn and that they were different sizes and brands they ignored me and said you should be glad you have a car and dont call us anymore! after owning the car 10 days I had a blow out and after one month I had experienced three flat tires. the battery needed jumping every time I would start the car. make a long story short, I decided I wasnt going to pay for something that I had to keep fixing. I didnt make my payments and on dec 15 2012 a man came to my house and said repo man! I agreed to give the car back and he even paid me 40 dollars for the key. he wasnt the repo man he worked for chancellor and basicly had no right to take my car. how do I know this well the finance co called me jan 29 and asked me wheres the car? I told them the car lot took it back and they said that they had been paid off nov30,2012. this dealership is terrible and I recommend everyone to not buy a car from them!!!

My parent in laws were giving us a their old Chevy pickup and It had been sitting in there yard for years without being driven. We wanted to buy a travel trailer if we could get the truck running and in working order to pull a travel trailer. Before paying the registration and buying tires on the vehicle we took it into Grand Garage to see if it was even worth fixing up and if was even capable to even pull a travel trailer before we decided to buy one. I called them and told them that the truck had been sitting at my in laws and had not been driven in years. I told them there had been even rat damage and I wanted a thorough inspection done on the truck, and that we would be buying a travel trailer and using the truck to pull it based on their recommendation. Pat one of the associates told me that I did not need the most expensive vehicle inspection and that it was not necessary even though that the truck had been sitting there for awhile. I told him I did not mind paying for the most expensive inspection because I wanted everything gone through even the engine. After his recommendation we went with the lower inspection cost and he assured me that this inspection would catch everything wrong with the truck. After giving us a price of $6,290 and telling us that the truck would be good to go and be able to pull the trailer we wanted to buy, we then proceeded to paid for the back registration of $1,800 and buy 6 new tires on the truck , paying $1,000. We figured it would be cheaper than buying a new truck. We then went ahead and bought the travel trailer based on their recommendation. When we brought the truck home, and we went on our first local camping trip about an hour and half away from out home, and we noticed the check engine light went on and the truck was running hot and smelled like something was burning. We then took the truck back to Grand Garage and told them the issue. Pat , then told us the reason that the truck smelled hot and the engine light went one was because we had the to turn on or off the towing feature. After stating that the truck did not have that feature he then proceeded to tell us that the check engine light should not be on, and nothing else was done. Then a few days later I drove the truck to work and it broke down and the truck would not start. We then called Grand Garage again and Pat arranged to have the truck towed which we paid $140 for. Once the truck was towed back to the shop, Grand garage realized that there was a wire chewed by rats that they admittedly acknowledged that they had missed on the vehicle inspection, and the starter went out. They then proceeded to state that after we replaced the starter that the truck would be good to go. We again asked you if the engine was the problem and they proceeded to say no that this would be the last repair for awhile. We then paid another $541.48 to Grand Garage to fix the issue with the truck. After proceeding to pay for a new starter and towing the truck broke down again with our trailer and had to have it towed home with a $360 tow bill. We then took it to Grand Garage again and this time they told us that the truck needs a new engine. We have asked them several times to rectify the problem and now they have come back saying that we need a new engine and they cannot do it, even after they troubleshot the engine and told us a tune up would fix the problem they are now saying they cannot do anything. We have spent a lot of money paying for registration on the truck, buying new tires, and buying a new travel trailer based on their recommendation. We feel they have lied to us and strung us along to just get business from us knowing that the truck was probably not worth it. We have asked the owner of grand garage to call us to discuss a solution to this problem and we are still waiting for a call back. It's been almost a week and the owner will not call us back. We have even sent them an email and they have failed to reply. We are now asking the Bureau of Automotive Repair to open a case in attempt to solve this issue. AVOID THEM GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!