Affordable Transmission & Auto Repair

Kevin Dugar

★☆☆☆☆

a year ago

WARNING!!!!! So 2 transmission, 4 motors, and over 10 returns to get my truck fixed, plus leaving it at the shop for months. Here I am with a broken motor still. Misfires and all. They'll use old used parts to try and fix your vehicle. This is not the place to go unless you want to waste your time and money. Got it yesterday, 4-29-24, and had another mechanic check it 4-30-24. Truck smoking, new leaks, and still misfires.

Mark Guevara

★☆☆☆☆

2 years ago

I was lowered in on the false pretenses that he would fix my transmission for $1500 and once I brought the car in the total change to 3205 I told him what happened to the 1500 he quoted me ended up paying $2800 to get my car back after he put a rebuilt transmission in there. It went out 30 miles they towed it back to the shop he took the transmission out put a junkyard transmission in it and still charge me to $2800 and there was also damage to my car. He stated that it was a civil matter and to take it up in civil court, not do business with this man he is crooked as all get out.

Marcelo G

★★★★★

3 years ago

Great location and great mechanics, rebuilt my transmission and now my truck is running great. Even has free tow. Just make sure you know what you paying for. He will specify everything in detail. Even has payment plans. Just tell him give you price 1st before anything. Normally cost about 1500-2500$ just depends what you need. Has warranty too. Also does mechanic work. Took about 2 weeks. Mechanics also fixed my driveshaft. Where problem originally started. Now I’m confident to drive it anywhere. Alex was a great help. Send him customers and they liked the spot too. June 10, 2022 updated

IRINEO GARZA

★☆☆☆☆

7 months ago

This shop is a scam! Please don’t take your vehicle here. Owner Alex is very accommodating until getting your vehicle. After the price changed several times, and he was angry that I was questioning the price steady changing he told me I could come get my vehicle but the transmission would be in a box. It wouldn’t be returned the way it was received. This Man Alex did this at an unbelievable time for me. Lost a family member & had to deal with being scammed out of 5k. Transmission issues not even a week after vehicle supposedly was repaired. Also he doesn’t do all rebuilds. He sends them to a buddy shop of his out of town! I would’ve thought hate for anyone to be scammed by him. I’m not affiliated with anyone else who’s left a review. I’m a customer that was treated poorly and taken advantage of! TOTAL RIPOFF

Patrick Grant

★☆☆☆☆

5 months ago

Affordable Transmission is anything but affordable. They intentionally overcharge and then try to justify it with excuses that make no sense. When you question the charges, they can’t give a straight answer or valid reason — just attitude and manipulation. It’s clear they take advantage of people who don’t know much about cars. Very shady and dishonest business practices. I would never recommend them to anyone.

E G

★☆☆☆☆

6 months ago

PAY MY $4,000 Dollars back !! So discussed with humanity today a businesses like this are a disgrace. Take our hard earned money and keep our car over year and don’t fix the issue. Pay me back !! “I’m seeking anyone who is taking legal action against Affordable Transmission If you’re involved in a lawsuit, please send me details directly. This needs to be addressed.

Amanda Bellah

★★★★★

4 months ago

This place is amazing simply because the people working there have extremely useful knowledge that helped me get a great price on my repair. I highly recommend going to this place if you’re looking for quality service at a great price ! Thank you, affordable Transmission and Auto repair for your kindness and service.

Erica Barkdoll

★☆☆☆☆

Edited a year ago

They came and picked up my Chevy Silverado z71 4x4 it's gone on 3 months and they told me to come get my truck it's still not working now the engine leaks oil i had 3 transmission with my truck and they asked me if I needed the 4x4 to work lmfao (of course I do!) They cut my transmission plug off the wiring harness that only had one speed sencor spliced into it at first ,now the harness is no good and they couldn't find a new 1 needless to say I paid them $4565.00 to tell me to come get it in worse condition then it was when they picked it up! My truck is still sitting at there place cuz it don't drive at all now and I have to pay to get it towed from there and they are keeping my money and they didn't even rebuild it replace my transmission. Not recommended worst one Iv found yet.! Oow and they want me to pay more now because of this post!

Miranda McWilliams

★☆☆☆☆

Edited 10 months ago

We had our 1995 Cadillac picked up for repair and the guy Alex quoted us a price to rebuild transmission for 1500$ and we could even do financing with them. Needless to say that price changed and they replaced things that didn’t need it so that the price could go up 3 times the original quote. My advice to anyone do not let these people work on your car you may end up losing in the end!!! I will be reporting them to BBB. UPDATE!!!!WARNING!!!! The guy Alex is delusional we did receive our car back but we had to have it towed to our home after spending 3600$ for a supposedly rebuilt transmission. This guy Alex returned our vehicle with all kinds of scratches and dents that wasn’t there before andddd shoe prints on the roof of the car, who does this, it’s like he was pissed at us so he took it out on the car. This not a fabrication Mr Alex we trusted that you would do good work and we were the ones who was screwed in the end and for what. I pray that you don’t end up doing someone else this way and pray you don’t get a customer who will send you to your maker Sir. For anyone who reads this review and you are contemplating taking your vehicle to Affordable Transmission please please take heed to the other negative reviews and save yourself unnecessary STRESS!!

Sherry Aaron

★☆☆☆☆

Edited 5 months ago

All vehicles towed to this shop as of August 1st till now are up for repo. Shop not paying tow bill and customer suffering. Shop doing 10-50$ job and charging customers 3500-5500$. Plus no free towing its all hidden in price n doubled. So if u had ur vehicle towed expect a phone call or a repo on vehicle. THIS IS NOT SLANDER OR THREATS. THIS IS THE TRUTH. U never worked on my vehicle I wouldn’t even allow it. Just pay people who work for or with u. U even ripped Ernest off.

Ann Marie Lozano

★☆☆☆☆

6 months ago

If I could, I would put zero stars This company took advantage of a female and lied Alex, the owner is very rude. He just hung up on my face. This is three times he’s hung up on my face. They try to be like your best friend to get you in and then once your vehicle is there he said that I authorized for it to get inspected no, I did not He fired the guy who was helping me. His name is Ernesto very nice gentleman. When I spoke to him he said he no longer works there. He didn’t give me the reason why but with Mr. Alex attitude I believe I know why it’s only obvious how somebody treats a customer yells at them, hangs up the phone on their face And worked on my vehicle without my authorization. I did not sign a contract for this. I advise whoever comes to this transmission shop. Stop wherever you’re at and do not go. You will be lied to disrespected and threaten. I will take him to court and I’m gonna file on the better business bureau

Wahab Fury

★☆☆☆☆

5 months ago

Scam!! Thieves!! I’m a supplier of engines and transmissions, and this store completely scammed me. They bought an engine, paid with a personal check, then canceled the check afterward—denying the transaction ever happened. They stole my engine and refused to make it right. Absolutely no integrity, honesty, or professionalism. Avoid this business at all costs!

taneika harris

★☆☆☆☆

4 months ago

DONT DO IT!!! The guy railroaded my 20 year old son into bringing him his vehicle. Promising a cheaper price because “he always works on these cars”. Only to get there and tell him $600+ to take apart his car to find the problem. Then say $5k to rebuild a transmission. The car in question? A 2013 Ford Fusion. The car was only 3500. Mind you the place before said $4k. So now he can possibly do it cheaper. We were told it’s cheaper and better to rebuild vs new. So I say well what’s your price for a new transmission? Dealer charges $7k. Sir you’re not a dealership. Ma’am it’s a comparison. That’s not what I asked!? So he’s mad and hangs up the phone. Mind you, my sons car is still taken apart. Nothing fixed and now we’re over $700 in the hole and no closer to a working car.

Beau Brumley

★☆☆☆☆

2 months ago

Absolutely terrible. They charged me $4500 for a transmission repair and cv axel. They also mentioned with no shame that they drove my car all weekend/to the grocery store to “test it”. Also returned my car with a broken side mirror. Texted the owner and call multiple times to fix the issue. No answer. 10/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND

Nick Betros

★☆☆☆☆

4 months ago

DO NOT TAKE YOU VEHICLE TO THIS SHOP! Alex will talk a good game to get you to bring you vehicle there and tell you one thing and do something different. After having my vehicle for 2 days without hearing anything from them them I called them and they told me I would need to pay $689 to remove and inspect the transmission. At that time I asked them to give me a price worst case scenario to change the transmission and they couldn't give me a price. I should've stopped right there and went and got my vehicle but I tried to have faith since alex made it seem like he knew what he was talking about but do not trust him. I took my vehicle there under the pre tense of it would be around a $1500 repair is what he told me in our initial conversation. Well they called me and said it would be $5300!! I explained to them from the very beginning I only paid $1000 for the car so I did not want to put a whole lot of money into since the car is not worth that to me. They told me that if you get the repair the 689 goes towards it but on the quote they still tried to charge me the 689 along with 255 for towing when I had my vehicle towed there on my own. I argued that I had no problem paying the 689 but I was told that the 189 would fall off if I got repairs. As soon as you start confronting them they say you have to pay in cash only and by tomorrow or you will be charged a storage fee. He does this to prevent chargebacks. Read the reviews. While I was there picking up my vehicle another customer was there picking up their truck and they told me the initial cost was 5500 to fix their truck but when it was all said and done it was over 9000!! Im so glad I cut my losses when I did! On top of all that that gentleman's vehicle was slept in by a homeless person and the inside was DESTROYED while the vehicle was in the possession of this shop!! Save yourself the trouble and money, DO NOT GO THERE!!!

Isaiah “ZayBoutThatLife” Moss

★★★★★

3 months ago

They took great care of my truck! Got it out of there in one week of work! Easy process! Rich and Ruben treated me like family! And made my grandmother happy in the process! I definitely will refer to others!!! Truck sounds better than new cars on the road!! Thank y’all so much!!!

Man Uel

★☆☆☆☆

Edited 5 months ago

WARNING: Avoid This Business - Retaliation, Extortion, and Defective Work Summary: Defective transmission repair that failed in 2 weeks, refused warranty service, then towed my car and demanded $985 cash ransom while explicitly admitting the charge was retaliation for my negative review. What Happened: 85-Day Nightmare: They kept my 2003 BMW 525i for 85 days (almost 3 months!) for transmission work. When I finally got it back, the repair failed within approximately 2 weeks. Warranty Refusal: Despite their written "2 Month or 2000 Mile" warranty clearly printed on the invoice (RO #684), they absolutely refused to repair the vehicle. They would only offer a "free inspection" - not actual repairs under warranty. Retaliation and Extortion: Instead of honoring their warranty, they: Towed my vehicle back to their shop without authorization Demanded $985 IN CASH to return it EXPLICITLY STATED the charge was partly for "lost business from my Google review" Refused to provide any clear breakdown of these charges Would not repair the vehicle, only release it for cash payment Suspicious Cash Demands: They accepted credit card payments for the initial $4,944 in charges Suddenly demanded the final $985 payment in CASH ONLY Didn't even have change in the drawer - I had to give them $1,000 cash This pattern suggests they're trying to avoid accountability and potentially evade taxes Why This Matters to You: They Retaliate Against Reviews: This business openly admitted to punishing me financially for exercising my right to post an honest review. If you have problems and speak up, expect retaliation. Defective Work: Work that fails in 2 weeks after an 85-day repair is unacceptable, especially from a transmission specialist. Won't Honor Warranties: Their written warranty is meaningless - they simply refuse to perform warranty work when their repairs fail. Extortionate Practices: Towing your car and demanding cash ransom instead of honoring warranties is not legitimate business practice. Cash-Only Red Flags: The sudden switch to cash-only payments, inability to make change, and invoice discrepancies raise serious questions about their business operations. Current Status: I have filed complaints with: Texas Attorney General Consumer Protection Division Credit card company (they sided with the mechanic unfortunately) The business will claim lien rights on a vehicle and threaten collection activities despite providing defective, unwarrantied work. My Advice: Find another shop - Houston has many reputable transmission specialists Document everything if you do use them Never pay cash - use credit cards for consumer protection Get warranties in writing (though they may not honor them anyway) Know your rights - mechanics can't retaliate against honest reviews What I've Learned: The most disturbing part isn't even the defective work - it's the explicit admission that they charged me extra to punish me for my review. This is retaliation against protected consumer speech and potentially illegal extortion. No business should: Keep your car for 85 days only to deliver defective work Refuse to honor written warranties Tow your car and hold it for ransom Demand cash to avoid accountability Openly retaliate against customers who speak up Update: I am cooperating with authorities investigating this business's practices. Other consumers who have experienced similar treatment should document their experiences and file complaints with the Texas Attorney General. Transaction Details: Service: Transmission repair with torque converter Date: April 25, 2025 (after 85-day possession) Invoice: RO #684 Total Cost: $5,824 + $985 cash ransom = $6,809 Warranty: Failed within ~2 weeks, refused by shop DO NOT RECOMMEND