Transmission repair service near Ambler, PA

I took my car in for a noise while it was in gear. They told me I needed a new transmission. After they installed it my car was still making the same noise. Bob said it needed an "adjustment and needed my car an extra day. Major inconvenience! When asked what adjustment was needed he was very vague and never did tell me. A year later my car was making the same noise. I took it to another mechanic who said it was not the transmission and a simple cooling system repair fixed the problem! The cost of replacing the transmission was $3,000.00. The cost to fix the cooling system was $20.00. I was ripped off for $3,000.00! Stay away from this shop, I wish I would have read all the bad reviews online about this guy before going there! Had to choose one star, should be negative 100 stars!

I could not agree more with the other review - what ever you do, Do Not use this repair shop. My transmission leaked fluid from the start and then 3 weeks or so later my vehicle made a weird noise which was not the case prior to having them work on my car. They had my vehicle for a week and then advised me that they could not determine the cause but for additional money they could dig deeper - I refused and took my car to a friend who owns his own garage in Philly and he advised that my "Flex Plate was cracked and it likely happened as a result of them not bolting my trans down properly (my friend found that 2 out of 4 bolts missing from my factory installed transmission and motor). to make matters worse 2 months in and now my vehicle does not go beyond 20 mikes per hour - what's sad is, I don't have confidence in this shop to make the repairs correctly - Don't use this shop!

We've been going to Carlo's for about three years now, and have nothing but GREAT things to say about this establishment. We've dealt with mechanics in several states across the U.S. and overseas, and Carlo's is the most comfortable place we've every dealt with. They are excellent about contacting us with an estimate - and options about repair work (what needs to be done immediately, what we could reasonably do ourselves, etc.) - before making any repairs.

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All Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care centers abide by Cottman's complete service philosophy, which calls for your vehicle to be repaired properly the first time, so that you don't have to lose either time or money. Cottman's Service Philosophy is the reason why millions of customers have trusted us to repair their vehicle's transmissions over the past five decades. You see, at Cottman, we know you have more important things to worry about than your car. Cottman will never compromise its standards just to make a vehicle "superficially drivable." We will never perform a low quality service that would result in increased costs, inconvenience, and possible hazardous driving conditions for our customers.