Complaint: I had my transmission on a Mercedes 300SD rebuilt by AAMCO about 3 years ago [less than 15000 miles ago] This was done by a shop in Anaheim, CA. I was initally quoted $2,900 and it was lowered to $2,400 when I said I could get a rebuilt unit from the Mercedes Dealer for that price. Were they now going to do $500 less work? Or was this ‘talk’n money’? My car was still drivable but they said “I would only destroy the rest of the transmission if I kept driving it.”” This was without ever looking at it. When they did
Tags: Auto Repair Service
Address: they said there were chips and dirt in the fluid and that a bolt had come loose and destroyed the inside. I went ahead and let them rebuild the transmission with the request [in writing] that they return all broken parts to me for inspection. They never would or did. They said they were thrown out! I’m starting to get worried. The transmission was now working so I paid and bit my lip. I was never sure what was wrong with it or what was fixed. Yellow card for AAMCO. Now today I’m in Las Vegas and the reverse goes out and so is the warranty. I call my mecanic [500 miles away] and he said to have someone check the bands on the reverse. On this model they can be adjusted on the car. That this might solve the problem. I pulled into AAMCO in Las Vegas because they rebuilt the tranmission and should know how to fix it. I tell them what my mecanic told me. They tell me that it would be $49 to check it out. I go ahead and authorize it [in writing]. However
Website: this is sounding like some kind of “”sales script”” that the dealers have to memorize! RED flags go up! They now try to bend my arm over the counter by selling me a rebuilt tranmission: total cost out the door $2
Phone: I am not given a copy of the receipt for the car. I am told they would know in 4-5 hours and let me know. I’m starting to get worried. I rent a car and go about my business. They call me an hour later and said there were chips and dirt in the fluid and that the reverse on this model cannot be adjusted