I am writing this review to warn future customers about my unacceptable experience with Affordable Transmission and Auto Repair Center regarding an ATRA nationwide warranty repair. Background and Initial Service: My vehicle's transmission was rebuilt a few months ago by a different authorized ATRA shop. Due to a recent move, the original shop authorized me to bring the car to this affiliate location, a 30-mile drive from my new home, for a warranty diagnosis. Upon drop-off on 11/18/2025, the front desk employee immediately became cold and dismissive when I mentioned the words "warranty repair." The Issue & The Refusal to Diagnose: The problem is specific and reproducible: when the car is cold, driving downhill causes the transmission to shift into what feels like neutral. Pressing the gas results in rising RPMs but no movement, forcing me to shut the engine off and restart it to re-engage the drive. After two days, I received a call informing me they could not reproduce the issue and were refusing to work on the car. I explained to Miguel that the condition requires a cold start and a specific downhill coast, asking them to try again or keep the car longer. He flatly refused any further testing, stating they were done with the vehicle. Integrity Violation and Fraudulent Documentation: Since they refused to honor the warranty, I requested a written reason for the denial of service, which is standard procedure. Miguel went to review my paperwork. When he returned, he presented a form and demanded I sign it before he would provide any written explanation. This form was an explicit waiver where I would acknowledge that the issue I claimed was not present and that their testing proved my claim was false. I refused to sign a document that was contrary to reality, as the transmission issue is demonstrably still present. The Threat and Escalation: Because I refused to sign the false waiver, Miguel refused to give me any written denial and escalated the situation. He told me he wouldn't help me anymore because I was "not a nice person." When I stated I would write an accurate review of this unprofessional experience, he raised his voice and began threatening me: Threats of litigation. Explicit threats of physical harm to myself and/or my property at my home. Threats to contact my employer to have me fired. I immediately took my keys and walked to my car, with Miguel following me out of the office, continuing to curse and issue threats. This behavior is far beyond poor customer service; it is menacing, unprofessional, and a direct failure to honor the ATRA warranty program. The shop refused to perform due diligence, attempted to force me to sign a false legal document, and threatened my physical safety. Avoid this business at all costs. Date of Visit: 11/18/2025+11/22/2025 Employee Name: Miguel (Front Desk) read more

Took my Toyota Tacoma pick up for Transmission oil change, they were friendly, professional gave me a quote after verifying my transmission, also gave me a good price on changing brake fluid in system. Both were past due, dirty. Called me in the afternoon truck was ready. Happy with service, would recommend. read more

They reused the torque converter. I took it back the first time and they lied and said they fixed my car right. I had to go to the dealership and they told me they ripped me off. I took it back the second time and they fixed it. But only after I busted them. read more

I want to thank the whole crew at Affordable Transmission for helping me get my Mazda back on the road. I originally took my car to a different shop and they told me I needed a new transmission and quoted me a little more than I could afford, I decided to get a second opinion and brought my car to Affordable Transmission and Miguel treated me friendly and respectfully. I was worried they would lie to me cause I'm a female but instead they offered a free transmission inspection and found that all my car needed was a range sensor. I can honestly recommend them for their professionalism and honesty. Will definitely be bringing my car back for future repairs. read more

Over two years later and trany still runs like new, WOW. Full size crew of professionals that handled the job most failed to want to take on, under Mike's EXPERIENCE and direction they took care of rebuilding trans along with extras, the best shop of the seven I visited! The best! Thanks Mike. read more

Affordable Transmissions - Auto Repair Near Me - Lancaster, California

Late 2022/early 2023 (yep, catching up on my Yelp list), I took one of my vehicles to AT. I spoke with Freddy and Koz via phone call and later onsite. These guys listened to the "symptoms" I'd observed with my almost-25-year-old van. They then succinctly explained my price/schedule options for a diagnosis and shared rough estimates for cost of repairs -- depending of course on results of the diag. They even gave me ideas for getting the most out of my existing transmission, which reflected very positively on the culture of this team. My van had other concerning problems, so I chose to not do a rebuild or other tranny maintenance. However, I hope my story encourages other vehicle owners to visit Affordable Transmissions, a company that seems to do business the right way. read more

Koz my salesman and services staff of Affordable Trani was fantastic. Spot on on recommendations and had our 1969 Dodge Charger ttani rebuild done there. Very efficient at a reasonable price and all work completed in 1 week. Even recommended a cooling system and installation at a reasonable price. Koz and the mechanics are the BEST! LOOK AT THEIR REVIEWS! read more

Affordable Transmissions - Me & My Wife and son - Auto Repair Near Me - Lancaster, California

I had my 2016 dodge journey transmission repaired and they are the best shop in the AV hands down. KOS was very helpful after I got my journey out the shop I still had a check engine light on for a ambient temperature sensor and brought it back to affordable transmission and KOS fixed it and didn't even charge me thanks I appreciate you guys at affordable transmission. read more

They are the only place I completely trust. I've been to my share of other places in the AV. Let's face it auto repair is expensive why be taken for a ride somewhere else. They use the best parts reasonable turn around time depending on how much work is being done. Honest, trustworthy very hard to find these days. You should take your car nowhere else read more

Ford wanted to charge me $4k for a transmission so I said FU as I barely had 90k miles. After several months of renting cars I finally broke down and called around to get my transmission repaired. The first place I called answered the phone like they're were at home. Click dial tone for them! The second call was to Affordable and I spoke to Koz. Great attitude and informative. I then spoke to Manuel the following day who was very helpful and dropped knowledge about Ford. Anyway I got the transmission completed in November 2019 and I wanted to wait a few months to check it out. They did not replace the whole transmission, but updated the cluck plate and brought it up to code with new firmware etc. The bill for my 2012 Ford Transit was $2,523 out the door. I thought it was expensive, but not really as I know these guys have overhead especially insurance. I'm recommending them because of how informative they were, a good attitude, professional and for how solid my vehicle feels after two and a half months! Thank you Affordable! read more

Just called basically he is too busy for new business. l got a super bad vibe from him, he seemed arrogant. Definitely not a helpful or honest impression at all. My interaction with the man who answered seemed shady af He says he has days worth of cars waiting in his lot. He is so backed up he can't even look at a car and give me a quote for at least 3 days. Ok i can bring it in 3 days then, nope he wants me to leave it there till he gets to it, he wants it to wait in a physical line. He won't even let me make an appointment. I already have a full diagnostic report complete with codes and part numbers needed so if he is busy can he just use that to give me an idea? No he wants to rerun it. He said no only option isto drop it and wait. Ummm ok This seemed suspicious to me, felt wrong. read more

These guys are great! We get our oil changes here and as well as other miscellaneous car and truck repairs. Would highly recommend!

We having problems with the transmission in our 2007 avalanche we took the truck to affordable transmissions and they fixed it fast and we were on our way the truck is running perfectly and I have not had any problems with it since then if you guys need any help with any mechanical needs for your car/truck look no further then affordable transmissions they have been in business for a long time and they will make sure it is done right with awesome customer service read more

Affordable Transmissions - 2007 Chevy Avalancha - Auto Repair Near Me - Lancaster, California

Great job. I was heading down ave m and my car started to misfire. I was going to chance it but then saw their sign. Not knowing what to expect I took a chance and it paid off. These guys are awesome. They diagnosed and fixed the issue and even did above and beyond for my oil pan screw. I am always skeptical but not of this place. They all are authentic and really want to help and their prices are really reasonable. Great place to go for any car repair and I will be back if needed. Highly recommend. read more

I searched around my area for a reputable location. Affordable transmission had my car done five days sooner than expected. 3400$ 12k mile warrantee, sounds expensive but the transmission only was 1900$. No BS type of business, I will be taking my cars for service from now on. Thank you. read more

When 3 other different mechanics couldn't find the problem Mike did within days we had our work van back to work. Not only Honest and very good prices we highly recommend this spot. Sincerely Ruben and Arce G. read more

Had issues with my tranny. Turns out it was just low on fluid. Miguel refilled it for free! Obviously, it shouldn't be low so he did a leak test and then repaired the two areas that were leaking. I highly recommend Affordable Transmission. They were great! read more

They are honest when doing diagnostic. I had a leaking radiator and I had to top it off every week with coolant. I took it to another place and quoted $4600 - this is a 2001 Jeep GCL. They wanted to replace, radiator, hoses, water pump, coolant reservoir, and head gasket. Took it to this place, did a full diagnostic and saw the intake on right side was bad and recommended replacing the radiator only, $700 job. read more

So far so good they rebuilt the transmission on my 2015 Silverado and I'm happy so far. They were great to work with.

Mike and the guys there have always taken good care of us. Service is done correctly and in the timeframe promised. Recently, Mike even went out of his way to help with a situation that had come about by incorrect service done on a vehicle at a dealer. What more can you ask for than someone to help when they have nothing to benefit from. And by the way, his expertise and advice matched spot on to what the corporation ended up saying as well. Thanks again Mike for all of the help will see you again soon. read more

HONEST! HONEST! HONEST!!! took my truck to Mike to look at my transfer case after another mechanic said it needed to be replaced. After Mike looked at the truck found out nothing was wrong with transfer case just a simple fix would do the job. After the other mechanic quoted me $950 Mike was honest enough to tell me that that wasnt the issue. Thank you to Mike and his guys and from now on this will be the only place I ever go to take my cars!!! read more

Shoddy Work Here! Took my father in laws 1995 Avalon to this shop to have the C.V. Axels replaced and one broke 500 miles after install due to incorrect installation. This also was within 3 weeks after being there for repairs. Also upon picking up the car I looked under it to confirm axles were new and found linkage to sway bar broken. They were going to let me take the car with it being broken and not even give me a heads up. So, after advising the sales representative about the broken link they put the car backon the lift and welded it back on. They will turn a blind to broken parts and let you drive off without telling you. I highly advise you throughly check over they're work and any parts in immediate area. There is better shops in the area to go to and would not bring my bicycle to this place. read more

This shop is by far the best. This is the 2nd time my car has gone there and I have always talked with Mike the owner. Both time's his shop has fixed our car and he's never let us down or tried to rip us off. I highly recommend this place. Thank you Mike and the guys that work there. read more

I took my car to Miguel at Affordable transmission after a brief conversation about my problems with a 2011 Ford Fusion. I was unable to make it to the shop on the same day I spoke with Miguel but he told me to bring it on Saturday. I show up at 10 am Saturday and Miguel remembered our full conversation regarding my car. We went for a test drive and then came back to the shop he did a visual inspection. He gave me a very reasonable quote/price considering what he was up against with my F'd up transmission. He called me every step of the way and I didn't have to call hounding him about when the work would be done, etc.. Now my car has more power than what it did before I bought it from the used car place a few years back. Needless to say, I will be taking my car's back to Affordable Transmission for any work that needs to be done. I'm extremely happy with the work that was done!. read more

They took my truck, told me they would run a diagnostic that day and call me. They called me and stated my transmission fluid was 2 quarts low. They could have lied and said I needed a rebuild but they charged me for the 2 quarts and the labor and topped it off. Thank you for being honest Affordable Transmission. read more

Let's face it, when your car's transmission goes, your day goes down the drain pretty fast. You know the fix is going to take time and cost money. Koz, Mike and the crew at Affordable Transmission and Auto Repair provided honest service at a very competitive price. They're knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating, which really helps when you're in a time of need. Koz provided options and the cost breakdown, which helped me make an informed decision. Also of note is how clean the shop is, and that shows pride in the business. Keep up the great work, fellas! read more

ARE YOU IN NEED OF AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS? For the HIGHEST Integrity of service and the HIGHEST Quality of workmanship, to all my friends, I ( j )/Jerome Chick give my HIGHEST recommendation to Affordable Transmission & Auto Repair. They are COMPETENT, RELIABLE, and HONEST. I've been going to them for over 16 years. Miguel, Kaz, and the crew have never let me down. They are better than over 90% of the mechanics i've known in my life. Tell them J. Chick sent you. read more

Was recommended by my brother-n-law; I was very pleased at the results. My truck is running great and I will definitely return and recommend! Oh! Affordable! read more

Koz and the guys really helped us out. Professional, fast service. Highly recommend Affordable Transmission.

Had a wheel bearing go on my way into work and was able to get it to them since I work close by. Yes they do way more than just transmissions!! They did an amazing job and actually charged less than originally quoted (they were able to clean one sensor up and get it running!). I really appreciate their honesty and their attention to doing a good job! I highly recommend them to all my friends and family! read more

The automotive service I received here was splendid. My vehicle runs smoothly and so much quieter. I am also grateful for the excellent customer service. I've reccomended friends in the past and will continue to do so. read more

If you are in the Lancaster Palmdale Area give these guys a shot for your business. Mike and Bruce were verky helpfull. I still think the price was a little high compared to going to LA but for the convenience and my car running great you cant beat that! I have an 04 Accord that quit on me going up the 14 with my family in the car. I usually go to LA because the prices are just better because of the competition. My neighbor recommended Mike. My neighbor is in the Automotive industry so i went with him. He is about quality work and I am surprised there are no other reviews. I always suggest shopping around so you have a ballpark figure for the job that needs to be done. Affordable was about $300 over another shop I was going to go to but it was all the way in Culver City. Am I losing sleep over the $300... NOPE! I feel like my car drives like the first time I bought it. By the way my car had 207000 miles on it. They completely satisfied me. 4 stars because I think the price is slightly high and the labor is up there in price, but the quality is there. read more

Rebuilt my Explorer's transmission for far less than what the dealership would have charged, and did a great job. They also were able to diagnose and fix another problem that the dealership, AV Ford, and AAMCO could not diagnose. I trust these guys, good customer service, and very fair pricing. read more

Affordable Transmission replaced the clutch on my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel M/T. I worked with Mike. There repairs were done on time and the clutch works as new. I am very happy with the job they did. I highly recommend them. read more

This place is awesome. The guys are really honest and helped me get my Kia back on the road. My gear shift wasn't working so they figured it out and it only cost me 142.00!!! Another place could have said it was my transmission and charged a few thousand. Fred the mechanic replied to my public post on Facebook and told me they would diagnose for free what was wrong with my car so I went over and I'm glad I did. The part did take longer than expected to arrive but it wasn't affordable transmissions fault, it was the KIA dealership that we ordered the part from. The best part was that I couldn't pick up my car until two days after it was fixed because it was Christmastime and we were out of town and they didn't charge me extra for keeping my car for two days. Definitely making this place my new mechanic. Kaz (guy in the front with brown hair) I'm not sure if that's his name but he was super friendly and nice and Freddy was the best too!! read more

You need to ask lots of questions before for allowing any work to take place. Mike the manager isn't very forthcoming when it comes to a newer car. Always be aware that a warranty from the dealership May still apply. We had work done and it seems they did a good job. Although Mike the manager was eager to replace my transmission with what, I thought would be new and found out later it was used. It took a lot to pry information from Mike Re: warrantee the year of the transmission he put in how many miles are on it. All of these things should've been spelled out. Little disappointed in the quality of customer service but I should've asked more questions. I'm not sure if I can recommend Mike for future work remains to be seen. read more

Our 2002 Honda Accord SE, 4 cylinder, developed transmission problems at 55K miles. Several fluid changes kept us running, but by 65K we were ready for a major repair. After owning six very reliable Hondas since 1990, our surprise at this early failure was echoed by the dealer with whom we had purchased four of those vehicles and also by Honda Corp. But no relief of any sort was offered. That led us to check the area for a reputable transmission repair shop and fortunately we found Affordable Transmission on Columbia Way in Lancaster, CA. After a test drive and diagnostic check, Buck James, the General Manager, explained options. We were even given a proud tour of the shop and introduced to Mike, the owner. The shop was busy with multiple types of repairs and still appeared orderly and clean. We decided to have their tech rebuild the transmission. The car was ready when promised and at a substantial savings from either option offered by our loyal dealer. Thirty days into driving our "new" transmission and we are quite satisfied. At this stage of the game I could tell anyone with a similar situation to give this shop a try. Our experience was very positive. read more

The automatic transmission started to go out on my 2002 Ford Taurus driving back from Las Vegas. I lost first gear at Barstow. The car had 150K miles on it at the time. I took the car to Affordable Transmission the next day for an exam. They drove it around and told me the AT needed to be rebuilt. The cost was around $2,000 which included enhancements to the AT since I purchased the car new. They know transmissions and performed quality work. The car recently turned 200K miles with my son driving with no AT problems. read more

I took my vehicle here because of a whining noise. The mechanics were professional and courteous and offered to test drive it. During the test drive, he picked up on two whining noises, one from the tires and one from the transmission. I told him i did not think it was still covered under the warranty, but he asked his coworker to call the dealer to check anyway. Turns out there was 2 months left on the warranty and I was able to get the transmission replaced for free at the dealer. I was not charged for the test drive or diagnosis, in fact, this shop ended up saving me over $4000. Being female and not knowing a whole lot about transmissions, i would have been an easy target. I highly recommend them. read more

If you want your car done RIGHT, take it to Affordable Tranmission. These guys know what they are doing. I took my 1999 Ford F250 V10 to AV Ford TWICE and spent over $1000.00 and my truck still was not running correctly. AV Ford did not know if it was the engine or the transmission. I went on line and read about Affordable Transmission and they were GREAT. The owner spent 2 hours in my truck for a test drive and said he wanted to have me leave my truck for a couple of days so he could look further into what was the problem. The next day he told me it was the fuel pump and that he would have it completed in 2 days. I pull over 10,000 pounds (trailer and horses) with this truck - so I need it to run PERFECT. Indeed, now my truck runs better than before. DON'T go to AV Ford, go to AFFORDABLE TRANSMISSION and ask for the owner. He is GREAT and knows what he is talking about, whether it be transmissions or engines. Next time I have a problem with either my truck or one of my cars - I am going to AFFORDABLE TRANSMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!! read more