!!!BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE!!! My mother took her car here a 2006 Chevy Malibu I'm a mechanic and know the in and outs of a vehicle I did a inspection and diagnostic on the vehicle and came to the conclusion via diagnostic scanner Code came back as solenoid 2 was bad wasn't shifting out of 3rd gear They called and informed us that the pcm was bad. Approved the part replacement without consent forged multiple work orders with her signature onto other work orders approving the work without our approval. I went into the shop to further investigate the situation and upon arriving and questioning the owner I was yelled at threatened and called a Racial slurs. The owner himself called me a wetback and threatened to call the police. We eventually took them to court where they brought many lawyers and we had no spare money for a lawyer. They took my mother's car and left her without any means of transportation. Do not take your car here!! Stay far away from here by any means necessary! read more

Brought our 2002 4Runner in to have the. Oil pan, valve cover and rear main seal repaired as usual Ron and the team got my suv running like new! While not breaking the bank and saving me some money! read more

This is for the location on Grissom. I had the same experience as most of the one star customers. Quoted one price and then kept getting different prices every time we talked. Warranty time was also changed. Said a part was replaced and when I took the auto to another he said the part was not replaced. As a matter of fact, that part is no longer manufactured. So, how can you replace a part that can't be found. If you don't believe this review, wait until someone else is picking up their car and watch what happens. Also, be sure to record your conversations. read more

Everyone stay away from this gene brown transmission on grissom.. I took my truck in for a transmission rebuild. They claimed the truck was fix after the wrok was done after charging me 7400 the first time. The same day I called telling who ever was on the phone with me that the tran temp was has reached 230 degrees.. that's over heating to me. The person on the phone claim it was at the right temp. So I left it as that. Not even a couple months pass and the trans is leaking trans fluid again and making a noise. Thinking it was covered with Warranty. Finding out it wasn't. The claimed I had to bring it in at 12000 miles driven . Which they did not tell me . So now I had to pay another 2400 to repairs . Now months later the trans is leaking again . The trans light is on again . The trans is slipping again. All this in less then a year. So now im out close to 10k in repairs that did not fix my trans . I took it to another shop to diagnose why its still messing up . Come to find it was not done right . Also when i told them the price gene brown trans charged me . The other was shocked and said i could have gotten a new transmission for way less then what gene brown trans charged me. Now im having a new transmission being installed and more money out of my pocket because of gene brown transmission. read more

I took my grandpas old 2012 ford focus to Ronnie and he brought it back to life. It had been sitting for over 3 years and didn't run at all. Ronnie fixed it in less than a week and worked with me on the price. Not only did he fix the transmission but he went out of his way to check everything else on the car and make sure it was safe for me to drive. I highly recommend going to him for any car needs you have read more

Nunca vallan a este lugar los van a roba te como bran un precio para que dejes tu carro ya cuando desbaratan la transmission te hablan del doble si no aceptas te cobran por desbaratar tu transmission no tienes otra salgo da que aceptar pero esto no acaba después te vuelven a cobrar ya que ahora diseño que la transmission no trabaja ya que también to computer no sirve si no aceptas te dicen que el trabajo que hicieron en tu transmisión mo tendrá garantía Si alegas casi te golpean yo tube que llamar a la policía y ni delante de la policía se contienen les pague y ni aún así querían darme mi truck read more

This is an update to a previous review for Gene Brown's on Grissom. I was contacted yesterday and asked to call them. I spoke to Ronald who offered me a refund. Today I was given that refund. We are happy with this resolution and feel that it was the correct road to take. Thank you for reaching out and making it right! read more

Loved the service, it was easy and was helpful with my needs. Took my car in for an evaporator core replacement and they did a perfect job.

Trying to get away from paying high prices at the dealership. So i decided to pull into this place. I was absolutely happy with the customer service I received and the way they handled my Lexus. They gave me step by step before and after my service. I was a bit apprehensive because i always go to the dealership for services. I am so lucky and happy that I found this place. It was just like going to the Lexus dealership without the high prices. Thanks Ron and crew!! read more

please if you can go somewhere else for transmission issues. Took my 2018 GMC sierra for converter issues which of course turned into needing a new transmission and converter. Another 400 for parts on day of completion and 25 dollars for gas. So yes they got me for 8,700!! The manager Ron got in my wife's face after she felt they were taking advantage of us!!! Whatever you do, do not go to Gene brown Transmission!!!! read more

The transmission failed on my 2016 Volvo XC60, which required a tow for repairs. From the moment I reached out to Ron by phone, I was confident I had made the right choice from the standpoint of customer service, expert guidance on dealing with challenges posed by my extended warranty company, and for bottom line price. I had previously been using the Volvo dealership for most service, but had "sticker shock" on another recent repair job and the dealer did not work well with my extended warranty company. Ron went the extra mile to make sure the job was done correctly and at a cost I could afford with maximum contribution from the extended warranty company. It took a tremendous amount of work on Ron's part to get this job done right despite the warranty company wanting to slow walk the claim and then try to minimize what they would cover. My vehicle is running like new and I have confidence that Ron and his crew will be there to take care of my future auto repair needs. read more

Took the car in with a broken shifter assembly. Said they could flush the transmission fluids and replace the shifter assembly for around $800. They needed a $400 deposit which I gave over the phone. Went to pick up my car, the bill was $950. I signed for it. I also had to sign for the deposit which I thought was strange. Turns out the deposit did not go towards the original bill but they outright kept it and also bumped it up to $527. So for transmission service and a shifter assembly it cost $1500. I could have almost bought a new transmission for that. read more

Took my car to Grissom location since my transmission was originally serviced by 281 location and Grissom is closer. They took my car in quickly, and serviced the transmission, and did a good job for a fair price on that. They told me I had a power steering leak, and it would be @ $500 so I said go ahead since they had it. The Power steering leak was not resolved, and I was told there were additional repairs needed to resolve it after I had paid for it to be repaired. The owner Ron, is very rude. Yes, I am the customer who is paying for service, and should be treated professionally and politely. So, 1 star given for servicing the transmission, and two stars deducted for me paying to repair the power steering fluid leak and it not being repaired, and two stars deducted for the poor customer service of the owner manager. read more

A buddy had his car break down while working in town and figured we'd go here. The mechanic was very unprofessional, my friend told him he was having trouble with his transmission that he replaced and he threatened to fight us. It wasn't the first time as his wife said "babe you're doing it again." We'd give him the benefit of the doubt but my buddies transmission gave out less then 3 months after being replaced. I would truthfully give 0 stars if possible. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND read more

Took my 1966 mustang to Ron at gene's transmissions. They did a great job on gaps and body issues. But the best part is the communication Ron establishes with the customer and keeps him informed on the progress. I would highly recommend! read more

Gene Brown Transmissions - Transmission Repair Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

What an Amazing experience! Ron kept me informed from the minute the truck arrive at the Transmission shop. Ron and his team went far and beyond my expectations. Not only did they fix my transmission but found another problem the dealership completely missed. Way to go on the communication, response time and delivery. I will be back for sure. Way to go Gene Brown Transmission Team!! read more

Gene Brown F***d up my husbands stall and blamed his transmission for the screw up. Now we have to purchase another $400 stall......Thanks Ron read more

Waste of time Ron gives u the run around and stalls just to collect money.. he says his word is his bond and it's not.. my car was scratched and they left it dirty. Just Bae service n his poor workers are constantly being put down n yelled at.. Ron has anger issues. Also likes to try to fight his employees read more

I took my Mustang in to have the clutch, flywheel, clutch fork, and throw-our bearing replaced.. Everything was smooth until I got my car back and heard a loud grinding sound - something obviously was not right. It turns out the new flywheel had not been aligned correctly. When I heard the noise upon my first start, one of the employees tried to convince me that it was normal (which it obviously was not) and my car was fine. I insisted on speaking to the manager and he told me that they would take care of it with the labor costs on them this time... because of this, they held on to my car another entire week when the job could have been done much sooner. When I went back to get the car the owner seemed annoyed and gave me nothing but my keys and turned his back on me immediately, with no sort of explanation or apology. The job was not done right the first time. An employee tried lying to me telling me there was no problem when there was - and if I'd believed him I would've driven off with a flywheel not properly aligned with him KNOWING it. I believe he only tried this because I'm younger... which is typical of a shop. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Fishy all around. read more

I recently took my 2014 Chevy Equinox into Gene Brown Transmission for repairs. I have nothing but great things to say about this business! Mr. Martinez, a technician, helped me when I dropped the vehicle off and assured me that I would hear from someone by noon regarding the repairs. Sure enough, the owner Ron, called to inform me of the problem and the cost. He was sincere about what was needed and not needed and did a good job explaining. To my surprise, the service was completed that afternoon and at a very reasonable price! I drove away feeling confident that my vehicle was running like new again! If you are needing fast, reliable, and top notch service, you found your place! read more

FIRST OF ALL DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING HERE unless you enjoy a phony ass diagnostic of your vehicle, hundreds of dollars added on to your bill for random parts that were never discussed, and just about the most UNPROFESSIONAL service ever from the staff. The owner "Ron" actually raised his voice at me and had the audacity to get in my face because of his own shitty work. My car was delayed and i was given so many false pick up times for it, trust me don't even waste your time here unless you enjoy mechanics that are only good at inconveniencing you or want to burn thousands of dollars for no reason. That is all thank you :). read more

Worst place you take your car to They will make more damage than fixing your car. Do not take your car over there. Please read reviews first. read more

Never again!! These people are professional scam artists! First they accused my husband of stealing their phone because the idiot was soo sure he left it in our truck! Then kept blowing up my dad and my husband's phone insisting For my husband to come back and give him his phone! After my husband went back to face this guy my husband allowed him to search the truck. Then he calls my husband and let's him know he found his phone soo all that drama for nothing! Top it off my truck is rattling, very dirty with (blood or transmission fluid) either way disgusting!! on the inside, a broken sun visor and missing screws! DO NOT GO HERE!! Unless you want to get scammed out of $2,500 and now more to fix on top of what they should have fixed and what they ruined!! read more

These guys were great! I went here to have my truck checked out before going on a long road trip from San Antonio to Virginia. They slid me right in and looked over my whole truck. Checked all the fluids and the transmission, topped off my engine oil with Mobil 1 (about a 1/4 of a quart) and then had me out the door and rolling feeling prepared that my truck would be fine for the trip. They did all of this with me just driving up and asking, no appointment, no long wait or anything. and the best part they checked everything out for free! Thanks Gene Brown Transmissions! read more

They are professional scam artist. They prey on ignorant clients inventing that your transmission needs to be taken apart for only 200 dollars and they tell you that is doing that and changing the fluid will probably fix the problem. When I took mines in it did not have a problem I just wanted a checkup. Well they convince me they had to do an overhaul. After paying 1200 dollars I drive ut to LA then on the way back it start to smoke. When I got to SA, TX I could not fine the reciept they told ne dont worry we will look for ours in tge files so tgey told me leave your car here and we will fix it. After 3 days I go back to the shop my cars transmission in pieces so I ask hiw much longer they told me they cannot find my invoice so if I cannot find mine it would be another 1200 dollars. I refuse to deal with there robery so I call a tow truck and when to another place. read more

Gene Brown Transmission is not trust worthy and are rude. They over charge for everything and offer to give an estimate after complete transmission is torn apart. They quote high estimates since they have already torn your vehicle in pieces and when you state you cant afford a $5000.00 bill they send you on your way with your vehicle completely torn apart. Stay away from this place. read more

I ordered a torque converter over the phone, The person said it would be 195.00 total including shipping. And that he would send me a box to put my old converter in and send it to him. I get the converter in the mail and the invoice was over 400.00 dollars. I called them and talked to the same person and he said he never said 195.00 total. He point blank lied and never sent me a return box either, He said I could send it back but I would have to pay 100.00 dollars shipping they are nothing but liars and crooks do not buy from then or go to them. read more

I've had Gene Brown service 2 cars of mine. An Eclipse and a Volkswagen. On the Eclipse, they rebuilt the transmission, and it died on me 2 months later. On the Volkswagen, they replaced the transmission, 2 months later it died. Also, in being returned my car my hood was dented in. I brought this up and they said I brought it in dented. Definitely not the case. Will never go here again! I will give them the fact that they let me do a payment plan. Oooh, yay... read more

MILITARY MEMBER in SAN ANTONIO, READ THIS Before any repair and VISIT the Link of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU: https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/san-antonio/profile/transmission/gene-brown-transmissions-0825-31519 After bringing my car to 9045 Gene Brown Transmission at Grissom Road for a clutch part replacement, Ron told me it was better to replace everything, I agree and ask to take the old clutch, and he told me "we threw it away", so I didn't have anything sure to know it was replaced and had to pay $2,299. After some time I come back because car was not grabbing gears (December 26, 2019), and after sitting in the garage 7 days I come back because he never contacted me and he tells me it will be $150 to $200 for diagnostic, (something told me it's obviously going to be the part not covered because he always manages the way to have your money) then tells me that the part is not included but that online the OEM part is less than $80 and had to wait for shipping, after 6 more days I call and he tells me the part was wrong and will be shipped overnight by the Company, I come again (day 13 at 5:30pm) to see if it was good to go, but Mister RON started screaming at me and disrespecting me in front of his employees while I was in Military Uniform, telling me if I was mad because he didn't kiss my ass the first day and more, (like if jobs were free or not paid) said it's my problem because I wanted aftermarket parts, when he told me "it's the same part but $100 less". Day 14, I get in contact with JAG (Legal Office from Military Base) they verified this place is NOT accredited by BBB and began some steps with Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board, BBB and Texas Attorney General. I also visited the Dealership to buy the part myself and ask about time and price for this repair, and they assured me that this place (Gene Brown Transmission at Grissom Road) was stabbing me with the price and time, that it was a less than half day job and was less than $500 including parts. I got in contact with the Main Manager of these Shops in San Antonio (Mister Chris Gutierrez) and he couldn't help but did not want me to proceed with Legal (because BLACKLIST it's not good for the business in a Military City). Day 16 (friday January 10), I take another part for replacement to the shop, because he said that this simple tube was giving too much pressure, needed replacement and he would do the job for free (Yes because he had to remove the line anyways to work the parts). After 16 days sitting at the shop, Mr Ron disrespects me again and tells me the car will be out of the shop and ready on Monday Jan.13. January 13, I call Gene Brown at 1:15pm and Mr Roger answered, I ask if vehicle is done, He went to verify and tells me that THE TECHNICIAN said "they are waiting for the slave cylinder to come in for replacement". I tell him that the vehicle was at shop only for a master clutch cylinder replacement work, with the parts I took to the shop on past Friday, and was not worked, was not worked on Saturday that shop was open and Monday was also not completed, until this person uncovers the lie they had with my vehicle. Mr Roger tells me to call back in 1 hour, I call back at 2:20pm from the same phone, and Mr Roger tells me that he doesn't know if car will be ready and started to get confused, told me "call back in 30 minutes", I call and they didn't answer. After 2 hours Mister Ron calls and says they Took the transmission down and replaced a "bearing" that was making noise (car was NOT taken to repair for any noise or broken parts). Mister RON was charging me $146 per hour = 2.5 hours = $365 dollars just for labor (without parts, that were $178.64 & $29). The car sat 23 days at the shop. Mister RON said to not come back, but my car was still in warranty for parts and labor, 1 year. He also BROKE the part the car had, so that way I had to replace it and not move it from his shop. Mister Ron LIED to me in many occasions and I have PROOF in video, audio, text messaging with time/dates, he even lied to the Manager (Mister Chris Gutierrez). I have never met a business person like this. He Practices FALSE announcement with discounts, I presented coupon for MILITARY DISCOUNT (15%, around $54) and a Discount coupon for jobs over $300 ($50 discount) and he DID NOT want honor them, and I have witness of this. I told Mister Ron I WAS TAKING ALL THE REPLACED PARTS, but then he told me he threw the parts away, because he knew I was taking everything to verify and this could easy be FRAUD. There was clearly no honesty. read more

Took my Jeep there because they said they would work with the transmission Warranty. Well after a crap load of BS, I got the jeep back. But they gave my the jeep back with NO gas (I literally barely made it to the closest gas station which was luckly down the street) and they did not fill up my coolant even tho they claimed they did. They also told me I needed a new EGR valve and would install it once I got it but after a few of my friends looked over the jeep, the valve was already changed out and was new (so they were trying to screw me over). what was still causing my engine light to come on was there being too much freon. After letting some out and the engine check light went off and there were no signs of any other issues. These guys were so mad at the BS warranty issue, that wasn't even my fault, they were trying to screw me over saying I needed more stuff done that wasn't Necessary. read more

I've taken all three of my vehicles to Gene Brown. The service was quick and the work was good. The owner gave me great pricing and would recommend Gene Brown to family and friends. read more

Manager was very rude . He was not professional He was yelling at me , he made a racial comment, he slammed his pen down in front of me. He refused to take me on a test drive before I paid him.I even witnessed him disrespecting one of his contract tow truck drivers. No one should ever be treated the way I was when I went to pick up my vehicle. I would never recommend anyone to go to the location at 9045 grissom the manager Ron Gutierrez is very unprofessional. read more

The worst place..they rebuilt our transmission..it took forever. We finally got it and broke down again 3 weeks later..It was the transmission again. They had it just about a month the second time. They would say it will be ready in a few days..Not !!! They would say oh maybe Sat..what a joke. Don't even get me started on how much money it cost...Yes it's under warranty but to be out a car almost a month.. read more

Run from this place; PAID $3500 cash and my transmission breaks 1 year later... Ron will find an excuse to NOT fix it under warranty, nor replace parts. JUST RUN! read more

Review BBB Web Site this business is fraudulent. Spent 4k on transmission that was promised to be in perfect working condition only to take it to Nissan Motors to verify and was told transmission was bad. Nissan confirmed work was not performed to correct issue. They took the money and did not correct the issue that was promised. Do not go to this business. read more

Anytime we have an issue with our vehicles we always go to Ron at Gene Brown. He always beats the competition and their prices. He does our oil changes and any maintenance on our vehicles. read more

Great fast service! Ron took great care of my vechile. He was very clear of what was going on with my vechile and got it fixed. He had my vechile in no time took him a day to fix everything. He went above and beyond! Prices are reasonable as well. I highly recommend this place and I will be going back. read more

Excellent service and detailed attention to fixing my problem and getting back on the road..definitely recommend!

I had my car working on at this place in April. I had a total transmission rebuilt and some things done to the left side of my front axle. Spend thousands of dollars under the impression I was having the best service possible. On 7/18 my transmission light came on and I called them ASAP and was told to bring it in on 7/20. When I went to pick up my car in April as I was driving I noticed that the steering wheel had to be turned to the right in order to go straight. If not it'll go towards the left. I returned 15 days later for the follow up and thats when I told them about the steering column, I was told I would receive a call to get it fixed free of charge. I waited 2 weeks for the call, after that I would call and nobody would answer and it never game me the option to leave a message. When I brought my car in today they corrected the leak they claimed my transmission had. I brought up the column and they said that they didn't do any work that could possibly mess it up. I made the comment that they worked on the axle and that any work like that can mess up the alignment. He stated the owner was out of town and that he will have him call me because he can't make the decision. I left my number and headed home. I didn't get far before my transmission light came back on and had to return to the shop. Now they are claiming that my speed sensor is going out and that is why that warning is coming up. The conversation about my alignment was brought up again and Garrett said "why is it the first ones to work on things are always the first ones to blame" I said "excuse me" and he repeated himself. That is when I said "The reason is, is because when I drop off my car with a correct alignment I expect it to be the same way" he just rolled his eyes. He finally agreed to take my car to get the alignment done. Please note that when I pulled into the parking lot for the SECOND time I had 103 miles till empty. I am aware that they're not 100% accurate that they could be 5 miles or so off. When my car returned for the alignment all he (Garrett) did was walk in and sat down. Didn't inform me of anything. He looked and said "well? you're keys are in the car" (please note that they always have my A/C on full blast with the windows down wasting my gas) As i'm about to pull out of the parking lot i noticed the amount I had left to empty. it was at 50. I parked and went back to the office to find out why I am missing 50 miles worth of gas. He stopped me outside the door and that's when I informed him about the gas. He claims that its due to "test drives" I asked him many times "You drove 50 miles for a test drive" (note that he didn't drive the car the second time. just to alignment place, which is down the street) and back and with every time he kept saying no. He was yelling and kept moving closer and closer to my face continuing to scream. He state that I "better be lucky service was received for my fault" when I began to speak he said that I better leave the place before he calls the police. My family and I will NEVER have service done here again. I will continue to contact the store till I am able to speak with the owner and see what the actions are going to be done as far as Garrett and the missing gas. read more

The only reason why I gave 1 star is because 0 stars is not an option. They gave me a quote for a transmission rebuild, and almost doubled the price when the work was done. I had to bring my truck back for warranty repairs 3 times. When I called around to find the owner to complain, I discovered that the person who LIED TO MY FACE was the owner. They flat out scammed me and charged me for work that was not done. Fast forward to today. My transmission went out again. The shop that I brought it to was courteous enough to let me watch the disassembly, and I discovered that many of the parts were never replaced, including the parts that I paid extra to have upgraded. I have reported them to the Texas attorney generals office for repair fraud, WHICH IS A CRIME. I hope they get shut down. They are all thieves and don't deserve to have a business at all. Please take your vehicle ANYWHERE ELSE. read more