Chuck Bush Auto Repair and Triple-A Transmissions

Jake Davis

★☆☆☆☆

a year ago

They had my f150 for a month and couldn't figure out the brakes whatsoever. Had it back for two days and with a little help from some family we had the brakes almost fixed.They never bled the abs module whatsoever and told me the brakes weren't great at all and told me to drive it off the property with attitude. Wouldn't take a tonka truck to them. Steer very clear of these guys because for $700 I could have went somehwere else and had great brakes sooner and without a headache/chance of collision and serious bodily injury.

Victor Marik

★☆☆☆☆

Edited 2 years ago

I would be very careful if you go here. He seems like a nice guy and that is why i trusted him with doing some work. I took my car in and he worked on it to try and fix what we both agreed was the problem. This didn't end up being the problem so i payed a lesser fee and took the car back. (This was after he had my car for a full month!!) This wasn't really what bothers me though. When I got the car back coincidentally the gas cap light was on, I have never seen it before. Also overdrive button was missing. I took it back thinking they would fix the problems they caused. He comes back without telling me anything and says he fixed the gas cap problem with a new Evap Valve and came back with an outrageous repair price (I never acknowledge work to be done at all). We eventually settled on a lower price which I felt was reasonable, but I still didn't understand how that just started showing up after the repair and he never gave me the old part that he promised he would. He said he found the button and will glue it back on. I come in 3 days later.. I never got a call that they were done gluing the overdrive button on. The button is glued on but its completely nonfunctional!!!!!, and he broke the top off of my shift lever and didn't fix it!!! They seem like nice people and I have had work done in the past and have been fairly satisfied but this last visit was awful...... I was recently cleaning out my car and it looks like a dog was in the back. Dog hair everywhere and dog slobber on the windows. Someone was using my car to transport there dog while it was in service for more than a month. Very disappointed.

Joe W

★★★★★

a year ago

Our car broke down on the way to Gainesville and needed a new transmission. Even working with us from our home many miles away, Chuck Bush gave us A+ service at an A+ price. He remained in contact with us throughout the process. We have now gotten our car back and everything works perfectly. His shop really helped us out of a bind. Highly recommended!

Alyssa Croll

★★★★★

2 years ago

Can’t speak highly enough of this shop. We were towing our camper with our 3 month old baby girl and our dog for our 3 week summer trip. As we leave, notice the transmission fluid temp was running hot. Even though he was short-staffed, Chuck was able to help my husband out to troubleshoot and install a transmission cooler. Solved the problem and we were able to continue on our trip without much delay. Appreciate his help and kindness!

Fred Harmon

★★★★★

11 years ago

This was my first transmission rebuild I've ever had to deal with. I started by doing a lot of research online and after calling around for quotes and reading lots of reviews online, I chose Bush Gator. I worked very closely with Liza Bush from the first quote on the phone to the very end of the process. She is a true professional and has a great attitude. Liza was able to work with me to get a price we were both comfortable with and a fantastic warranty. I worked with Troy who did the repair and was able to take the car for a test drive before any work was done to confirm my suspicions of a failing transmission on my Acura. Troy was able to explain to me the expected job very professionally. The repair was done in exactly the amount of time they expected. Upon my arrival to pick up the vehicle, I was able to take my car for a test drive before having to pay, which was very kind of them. They have a nice service where they ask you to bring the car back by a few weeks later so they can do a free checkup and make sure everything looks good. All this, while they had only just moved into their new location on 53rd street days before. I believe I was their first customer at the new location. I would highly recommend Gator Bush to friends and family and would take my business back there in a heartbeat.

Josiah Santiago

★★★★★

5 years ago

Every mechanic wants your business, but it was especially telling of Chuck’s character that his honest opinion was that he couldn’t see anything wrong with our campervan, despite going for a ride along with us, and attempting to recreate the mystery symptoms. He was genuine and professional and gave us some educated guesses but didn’t push us into unnecessarily throwing parts and money at it. I was very grateful that he took time out of his busy Friday to help us, even though we had no appointment. His character is respectful and helpful in nature. Great vibes throughout the entire experience.

Nathan Graham

★★★★★

12 years ago

Another great job, I've definitely found my mechanic in Gainesville. Been twice now and each time I've left feeling like I was treated honestly while receiving a great price for the work. My first trip I was expecting a $2800 repair as quoted by the dealer. Turned out after they did some poking around a simple $200 fix was all I needed. Would definitely recommend checking them out.

Diego Martinez Helaconde

★★★★★

3 years ago

Came in to get a clutch replacement for my 2011 Chevy Cruze, and I have to say that the service provided not only fixed the issue but went beyond and identified another component that needed attention, the flywheel needed to be replaced. The service provided got rid of the unknown rough idle that was plaguing my car for months and that no other mechanic was able to identify. This business is 100% transparent with its prices and the owner certainly knows what he is doing, a really difficult find these days.

Michael McDermott

★☆☆☆☆

Edited 4 years ago

Terrible terrible job almost $6,000 for a transmission replacement. We found out that they don't even rebuild the transmissions there he buys them rebuilt from another company and just swaps it Then, 10 months and 4,000 miles later the transmission starts slipping in and out of gear. We had to take it to somewhere else to get a second opinion because Mr Bush couldn't tell anything was wrong with it so he said. Then Chuck bush's solution was to put a container of stop slip in it.. So we took our other vehicle to a guy named Joe Kirby who rebuilt it himself at his shop, for around $2,000 and it lasted over 2 years and 40,000 miles before there was ever a slight problem with it

Michael Ozment

★★★★★

11 years ago

Last year, I hit a deer ...did $6k damage to the front end. While my car was at the body shop, I looked around town and found Bush Gator had the best price on a rental car. So I rented it for a week. This year I needed major air conditioner repair. Got my a-c repaired at a great price with fast service and a loaner car. A few days later, I had my 90K mile check up and got the loaner car again. I was impressed. Bush Gator Transmission & Auto Repair is my auto service and car rental company of choice!

Jane Burnette

★★★★★

13 years ago

I have taken my car here for a number of years and the service is always very good. The people are nice to work with and the work done is top notch. I will return every time I need help with a problem or just maintenance. I trust these folks to tell me honestly what needs to be done and then to do it correctly. I recommend them to all my friends and family.

Kai Walker

★★★★★

6 months ago

quality work quality people 🙏

Charles Walker

★★★★★

10 years ago

GREAT....GREAT.....GREAT By far the best auto repair shop in Gainesville, FL. I took my Chevy Astro there for a fuel pump failure and they took care of it. It took them about a week because i didn't schedule an appointment which was no problem. They called frequently and let me know what the status was. Outstanding Technicians. I will recommend and take any of my vehicles there anytime and everytime.

Elaine Johnson

★★★★★

11 years ago

Super friendly, honest service. I took my car in and asked them to take a look at my squealing brakes -- fully expecting that i would need new pads or rotors or something. He called a bit later to let me know my brakes were fine, didn't need to be repaired, and that the squealing was dust or something. Just charged me $25 for taking a look. Thanks!

Elizabeth Cowdrey

★★★★★

12 years ago

They have been caring for my Honda for two years, ever since I first moved here. Recently I had an idle stutter and took it to the dealership to see if it would be covered by my warranty. The dealership claimed they couldn't diagnose the issue and that it wasn't doing What I had said. Bobby from chuck bush figured it out in a matter of two hours and fixed it for me through my extended warranty for a very reasonable price in less than a day. They are friendly and got the job done and they don't beat around the bush.

bill korab

★★★★★

4 years ago

Had a whole engine replaced. (Not talked into it, car 25 y/o, 270K original miles on engine, but otherwise all in beautiful condition.) One year & several thousand miles later, still runs like new & N E V E R had to go back for any problem since. Fixed perfectly 1st time. Many other mechanics changing a single part, I found myself going back 2nd time next day or shortly after to refix same problem. He did head gaskets on wife’s car long ago & never a problem. This is ‘my’ car guy.

Audrey Reinisch

★★★★★

7 years ago

I went there for a hitch instillation and wiring. My Jeep is new and they hadn’t had export ce with the wiring instillation, but they were able to figure it out and have my vehicle back very quickly! It was much more affordable than what my dealership quoted, literally a $650 difference.