took my jeep there on oct 28th, 2025 for transmission work. they talked me into changing the transmission fluid and filter after I already gave them the go ahead to change the transmission. after they charged me over $400 they then said the transmission was bad. so, I had to pay that amount for wasted transmission fluid. Jeramiah said it was an 8hr job. and that I would have it back the following week. I called the next week, and he said that the acetylene torch ran out of oxygen and the mechanic couldn't remove the exhaust in way of the transmission...so i guess they don't have a Sawzall or a grinder...? Jerimiah said it would be a few more extra days. called back (Nov 4th) couple days later told him i was going out of town. he said 2 bolts broke off that bolted the transmission to the engine and the mechanic was working on those bolts. called back on Nov 11th, asked for the status, Jerimiah said the mechanic was still working on the broken bolts. then i asked why its taking so long if it was only an 8 hour job. he then told me that the mechanic was only working 3 hours per night in the afternoons. which still didn't make sense because that was already exceeding 8 hours. so I asked him if he could give me a quote to change my shocks. he said he would. i called back Nov 11. the mechanic was still working at the bolts and just finished up on that. i asked about the quote to replace my shocks and Jeramiah said he'd forgot and would get back to me. called back Nov 13th, mechanic was still working at getting the jeep done. I asked for the jeep to be finished by the Nov 14. Jerimiah said it wouldn't be ready. . I asked about the quote for my shock he said he forgot again. I said never mind because I needed my jeep back. I also told him I desperately needed my jeep by Nov 22nd. they didn't have it ready. he called Monday morning Nov 24th and said it was ready. I brought it home and washed the jeep because I had planned on trading it in since i figured the mechanic had messed something up and I didn't want to deal with the jeep any more. I opened the hood to put the plenum cover back on my jeep and noticed there was transmission fluid all over the engine bay. I assumed it was from the mechanic running the engine without the dipstick in. Wednesday Nov 26th, I came outside and noticed an oil spot right below my transmission pan. looked under there and saw leaking transmission fluid around the transmission. called Jeramiah and told him I saw transmission fluid. he asked me if I had towing and I said I'm not towing it I had just paid him $8,000.00 for him to replace my transmission. he ended up calling a wrecker. got it in his shop and called me stating that there was no transmission leak that it was motor oil leaking from my engine. after I had already told him I took pictures of transmission fluid all over it. I said I know the difference between ATF and used motor oil. even sent him pictures. he said he would have to charge me for the tow and for the diagnostic fee... I was flabbergasted. he even raised his voice to me. I said charge me what you want to charge me and I picked it up Friday November 28th.... one month from drop off. he still charged me over $400 dollars for the tow and diag fee. I said to him... at no time should i ever have to pay $8,000 and see transmission fluid in my driveway. I even showed him the pictures on my phone again. i said.... this is NOT motor oil. he didn't even say anything. he insisted that it was from me pressure washing my engine compartment and that it was used motor oil. i admitted that I sprayed down the engine bay with my garden hose because there was ATF all over the engine. I stated again. that I know the difference between used motor oil on my driveway and ATF. i paid and went home so I could drive to the car dealership to trade the jeep in. I just had a feeling this service shop really messed something up bad. when I got home I backed up into my driveway and put it in park. went to get out of my jeep and it coasted forward. I thought I was having a dizzy spell or something I had to catch my balance and get back into the jeep and put my foot on the brake. I tried several times to back up and go forward and put it back into park but it wouldn't. so I called Aj's again and told Jerimiah what was going on. he asked that I bring it back in but i said. no I'll just try to trade it in. because I lost all faith in the service dept. against my judgement I went back to Aj's handed him the key and said here i want you to experience this first hand so he knew I was not lying. he tried to get it into park several times and couldn't. he went inside to talk to his mechanic to ask him. the mechanic would not come out because he said he was busy and his hands were dirty. i said wow, good thing its not an emergency and he couldn't just wash his hands. Jeramiah said nothing. he messed with my jeep some more and got it to go in read more