Similar to the review from the gentleman who was headed east, I was moving from Colorado to North Carolina at the end of May 2017 when I stopped for lunch at the Mount Vernon, IL Cracker Barrel on Sunday afternoon (May 28th to be exact) with my wife and daughter and my fully loaded Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD. Upon leaving Cracker Barrel, I heard a rattling sound coming from beneath my truck. I thought 'TRANSMISSION' and since we were on a tight timeline to close on our new home in North Carolina I became quite concerned because it was Sunday and the following Monday was Memorial Day.
A quick check on GOOGLE for transmission repair in the area located M & M Transmission and upon reading the reviews I called even though it was Sunday, left a VoiceMail, and then proceeded to find a hotel for my family and me. On Monday, May 29th (Memorial Day) I received a call back from Melody (one of the M's...husband Mark is the other) and she said they were closed for Memorial Day (as a Veteran I applaud them for that) but could I come in first thing Tuesday so they could take a crack at fixing my transmission and getting me back on the road. So I did.
Upon arriving at the family business of M & M Transmission even before they opened at 8 AM I found they were already open and happy to help. My truck was pulled into their shop and the transmission was promptly disconnected in order to locate the problem. Within minutes...yes minutes...I was informed my transmission was fine, but that a bearing in the oil circulating pump in the transfer case had gone bad. The nearest parts shop was some distance away, but M & M promptly made a call to get a transfer case sent to them pronto. In the meantime, I was hungry, hot, tired, and still stressing about getting to North Carolina to accept delivery of our furniture from the moving company and to close on our new home. Mark and Melody gave me the keys to their personal vehicle, told me to go get some breakfast, relax and let them take care of the rest. I did and after some food and coffee my stress levels were much reduced. I came back to their offices around an hour later and was informed that the new transfer case was on its way.
To end this tale of woe on a positive note, M & M Transmission received the new transfer case around noon on Tuesday, 30 May and by 2 PM that day I was back on the road. I could not have been more grateful and this review is the least I can do for the very fine folks at M & M Transmission. Thank you all for your quality work, wonderful customer service, and for your caring way you dealt with my situation. I am deeply deeply grateful and highly recommend your business to anyone in the Mount Vernon, IL area that needs transmission repair service.
Sincerely,
Douglas A. Burrer
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired)
New Bern, NC read more