About Business
AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care is a leading Car Repair specialist serving the Seattle, WA, Seattle area. They provide a wide variety of solutions, including Transmission shop, Air conditioning repair service, Auto repair shop, and other Car Repair tasks. Boasting a solid 4.4/5 rating from 187 verified reviews, their reputation precedes them. As a locally-owned business in Seattle, WA, they are deeply committed to providing honest and reliable Car Repair support to their neighbors. If you are in need of Car Repair assistance, we invite you to reach out to them today or visit their location in Seattle, WA.
Google Reviews
John Eder
★★★★★
a year ago
Chris the owner is amazing! He is super knowledgeable and takes the time to explain in a way that is easy to understand. We have a Jeep Wranger with ongoing transmission issues that our local Aamco (not Chris’s) is having a hard time diagnosing. We called Chris and he was willing to take a look. He got to it as soon as we dropped it off and had a diagnosis within a couple hours. He then called our local Aamco and worked with them on what he found. All of this was done with zero cost to us. Amazing customer service!!
Estelle Nelson
★★★★★
2 years ago
Chris and the team here are great!! They are very communicative, polite, and respect what I have to say and actually listen to my concerns. Just had my timing belt replaced plus some other work, and he made sure I was fully informed throughout the process. Trustworthy and speedy!
Ivone
★★★★★
5 months ago
Feel good to know I can trust them to work Camaro and at reasonable price
Justin Hullinger
★★★★★
2 years ago
I had the transmission rebuilt on my Ford Transit here. They did a fantastic job and provided excellent service along the way. Chris the owner was great to work with and very communicative. I can't say how they compare on price with others but the total for the job seemed reasonable. I would certainly return here for other work in the future.
Andrea Pirzio-Biroli
★★★★★
2 years ago
Fabulous! We wasted 3 weeks waiting on another ‘recommended’ transmission shop to discuss it with our insurance only to say “We don’t work on that type of transmission.” Then we found Chris with Aamco on 23rd Ave S. Amazing! He was so kind and knowledgeable. Within a couple of days he had the insurance adjuster out to take a look. 2 days to get the claim approved, and two or 3 days later the car was ready. The car is running great. Chris, the owner, is totally straight up. He does exactly what he says he will do, at times more. We could not recommend anyone better.
Zach
★★★★★
a year ago
Brought the car in to due to having transmission issues and Chris and the team were incredibly professional and very quickly helped to figure out what issues could be going on and what a path forward looks like. Also gave me lots of advice on options which meant a lot. While I take the weekend to debate what I want to do they gave me a fair estimate of what to expect and encouraged me to take time to think it all through. I had a rather embarrassing miscommunication with towing afterwards and ended up having to call a few different trucks and they were kind enough to let me warm up in the lobby while I waited and were all really respectful so thank you again guys.
Anne-marie Ramo
★
☆☆☆☆
9 months ago
Just a really bad experience that left a bad taste in mouth. They couldn’t repair my car but while it was at aamco, it mysteriously “lost reverse”. So, they made whatever was wrong with my car worse. AND the manager tried to charge me an “inspection fee” that he never discussed with me. Then, even though I had several conversations with the manager about leaving my car in their lot for the night while I figured out what to do with it, he told me I had to move it. It barely drove, there was no reverse. I had to move it to the street and it almost didn’t make it. I felt wildly unsafe. I won’t be going back.
jacob dixon
★★★★★
9 months ago
Chris and his team are the best! I can’t recommend this shop highly enough, my van had been stolen and they restored my faith in humanity, they were very kind thorough and professional, my van is back in my hands and i will always take it to this shop for repairs, spread the word! Best shop in town
C. Durfee
★★★★★
a year ago
The whole team is super nice and they were very kind to me when my car died and my battery needed replaced. I’m so glad they were able to fit me in because there’s no way I would’ve been able to do all that myself. They had my car back in tip top shape in no time and exactly as quoted (though I think they should’ve charged more bc it ended up being more complex than I thought) and I was able to get my kids everywhere they needed to be on time with a brand new battery. 10/10 would definitely go here again for car stuff.
Forest Wu
★
☆☆☆☆
a year ago
One year ago I took my BMW here for alternator issue. Before taking my car to here I already took my car to a cheaper shop and get the price. This store charge me far more but I trusted them. They ended up lied to me. 1. They pull out a connection from my engine Amd said it is broken and asked me to replace it for more than $6k. 2. They replaced my battery for $900 3. They set they charge $200 for put the computer to my BMW regardless I fix here or not. I paid the new battery fee, computer fee and take my car back to preview store. That store asked me why I need to replace battery it is good. This store found out a unplugged "wire" and plugged it, the engine error code disappear. This store didn't charge me for computer fee. They only charged me the alternator. I have drove this car for more than 1 year without any issues. It proved AAMCO scammed me for replacing the engine and unnecessary new battery! I even tried to ask them give me a lower price as I don't have insurance for this they said no. Almost paid for replacing the engine. Whats worse is that I just lived nearby. Cannot bele they tried to scam their neighbor.
Thomas Lukas
★★★★★
8 months ago
"Classic Expertise" Prompt, friendly, expert service. I stopped by this shop to have the transmission checked out after having purchased and older 10972 classic car that had been stored for some time without any use. The wonderful manager and his mechanic Mark, who possessed deep knowledge of the rather arcane automatic transmission in my vehicle solved my problem! Excellent experience. Thank you!
Nat Y
★★★★★
6 months ago
This is long overdue, but back in February, my transmission went out so I couldn’t reverse on my 2014 Ford Focus Hatchback. Apparently my car has a weird transmission that’s not quite automatic and not quite manual. And for whatever reason, it wouldn’t accept a used transmission (Chris’ team tried two) and they ended up needing to order a remanufactured part to fix it, a part that would’ve cost an extra $800 from what we were quoted. So what’s normally a 48hr quick repair took a while longer (1.5-2 weeks) but because of the delays, he waived the added cost. My dad called several times about the delays, and his team was very professional. When picking up the car, I asked about the repairs and Chris took his time explaining to me the parts of the transmission that had broken using pictures and real parts. Afterwards, the transmission was smooth when shifting gears or going in reverse, and his repairs even fixed a problem where for several years, my car shuddered before it accelerated. Would recommend.
Kody Pierce
★★★★★
3 weeks ago
Took really good care of me while doing warranty work through carvana, if you have warranty through silver rock or carvana, go through them.
Jennifer Lahnala
★★★★★
a year ago
Having been stranded at the onset of a 13,000 mile road trip, we had our car towed to Seattle and looked for a reputable transmission shop. Chris looked at the car right away and started to ordering parts. The transmission was repaired according to the schedule and price we were given. We are very happy to say our Expedition made it to the Arctic Ocean with our repaired transmission. Thank you so much, Mark and Chris. - Tom and Jen
Hope M
★★★★★
a year ago
Great experience at this shop when they worked on my 2004 accord. I went to pick up my car from Cris and Mark at Aamco. They do great work - and it shows that they are people you can trust. The shop was packed with vehicles. No wonder why my car took the whole week to fix. It takes more than an hour just to move all the customers cars out. They store all the cars inside at night and keep everybody as safe as possible because we do live in Seattle! Appreciate them very much and I will be back should any future issues arise with any of my vehicles. Highly recommend!
Xuan Huynh
★★★★★
a month ago
They are really kind and supportive. Because my car's battery died, my car was stopped in the middle of the road. The staff did not mind and helped me jump my car for free. Again, thank you very much.
Paul B
★★★★★
2 months ago
Needed a minor check of a fluid level in my car, and pulled into AAMCO to ask for a little help. One of the mechanics, Mark, was eating his lunch in the work bay, but he put his soup down and showed me how to do the check. What a wonderful experience! 100% recommend this shop for anyone in the area... and Mark is a breath of fresh air!! THANKS!!
CartoonOrama
★★★★★
Edited 7 months ago
I wish I went to this AAMCO Transmission in the first place. (This is a professional transmission shop that lives up to the reputation of AAMCO.) Chris the manger/owner is professional and friendly and was able to guide me in what type of transmission upgrades I wanted. So pleased with my new transmission! Mark the mechanic, did a great job!...So glad for Mark's expertise and friendly/professional service. He was glad to help with questions and advice or anything I needed. If there were 6 stars I would click it! Acts like a rebuilt transmission! Shifts nice and hard like it should. Like NEW. I feel very lucky I found these guys! I went in for service a few weeks ago and these guys dropped their tools and helped me in my situation. Easy fix and I was on my way. All respect for their help! Great service.
Justin Hullinger
★★★★★
2 months ago
These guys are great. They did my transmission a few years ago and did a wonderful job. I had a warrenty issue recently and I brought it in. Sanchez had it sorted out in no time. Chris and Mark are super pleasant to work with.
Brett Winterbottom
★★★★★
4 months ago
AS GOOD AS IT GETS! I do all my work on my van but when my transmission failed on me during a road trip from Alaska I luckily limped into Chris's AAMCO as my only option. These guys were respectful and honest right up front which is always my biggest worry with unknown mechanics. Couldn't be more thrilled with how they handled doing my rebuilt transmission and had me back on the road in a SUPER reasonable time frame. Thanks again!!!
