This review may change once I get a second opinion on my car.
Brought it in to check out possible transmission leak. Thankfully they did not find that.
My trust is shaken by the fact that they told me my rear brakes are at 50%. I know this is not true, as I got new rear breaks 8 weeks ago. If they are distorting this, what else are they being dishonest about?
I will keep my estimate that suggests almost $3000 worth of repairs, and compare it to what the next mechanic tells me. I suspect they are going on the "do not do business with" list.
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I wrote the initial review months ago, and felt I should update. I am dropping my review from 3 to 1 star. There was no leak in my car. The issue was that the nipple that drains water condensation from the AC is located above the transmission bell, so on a hot/humid day it appears to be leaking fluid.
It is not.
I discovered this myself a few weeks after I took my car to Autohaus. While parked at an auto parts shop, where I was buying a replacement headlight, I saw a puddle under my car and a steady stream flowing. This time I researched the matter on the internet and discovered the cause. To be safe I place paper towels under my car for days, and guess what! No unexplained leaking. None of the $3000 worth of repairs they have suggested has become an issue, even after I have put 6,000 additional miles on the car. This despite the fact that they listed them as critical and their employee suggested I not "take it out of town." I have watched each hose and seal they mentioned. Surprise, no leaks. This is opportunism and deceptive business practices at best, and intentionally misleading customers at worst. They will never again get my business, nor that of anyone I have the chance of convincing.
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At the risk of coming off as vindictive... I sold this car two days ago. By the time I did, I had added over 11,000 miles to it. None of the issues Autohaus listed ever gave me one problem. No leaks, no broken belts, NOTHING.
There is a reason people do not trust mechanics, and my experience with this business is a great example of why. Had Autohaus simply said that these issues may become a problem in the future, I would not have written anything I did. I probably would've used their service again in the future, because they had shot me straight. Instead, they were alarmist and tried to get me to fix things that did not need to be fixed.
In the end, my car did have a mechanical breakdown, with the transmission. It never did leak, for the record. The torque converter went and caused a code.
When I first brought the car in, it was because some oil tech saw leaking under the car. As I mention before that turned out to be the condenser located over the transmission. That the transmission's internal components would fail was not even on their radar, and in all fairness should not have been.
In the end, should Autohaus or another mechanic read this, there was no need to scare me, as none of the things they mentioned were safety related. Had I experienced a problem, there would've been leaking oil and I would've noticed.
I respond to fairness, and honesty. Give me that, and I will be a customer for life. read more