Great place. Andy is very honest and knowledgeable. He took the time to look at my car and referred me to the dealer, the only place that had solution to the problem. Other places I stopped by offered me all kinds of doubtful services to "fix" my problem. Thank you Andy for your time and valuable opinion! Will be happy to recommend you to my friends and family. read more

I brought my beloved Acura into the shop when it was clear that my transmission had died. Andy was very honest with me and laid out all of my choices, including just junking my car and getting a new one. I appreciate he did not use my clear devotion to my car to manipulate me into the highest priced option possible. Thank you Pacifica Transmission Shop! I am definitely coming back. read more

Stopped in for a small simple repair. Wow great service and everyone was super nice. Highly recommended read more

We were sent here when our regular shop felt that we needed a specialist- great experience...he was quick, efficient, explained everything clearly, and most importantly was able to do a much smaller and less costly job than we had anticipated. Good honest straightforward mechanic. What more can I really say? read more

My mechanic had a problem figuring out a problem I had with the transmission on my Corolla. He recommended Andy, and I'm glad he did. Andy is knowledgeable, very competent, kind, and affordable. He took the time to explain my car's problem to me, and knew just how to fix it. I would recommend Andy's shop, Pacifica Automatic Transmission, to anyone. read more

Highly recommended! Greg is amazing, very knowledgeable and professional. Great, super fast service. Thank you, Greg!

Priced my 1965 Mustang up front , very honest man and quick service. Highly recommended in my book.

I was passing through the area for a few days when the tranny in my 2003 Avalanche started acting strange. I called a number of shops in SSF and San Mateo. Andy was the ONLY one who said he could rebuild the transmission rather than replace it. He did so in two days, communicating well with me and when I picked it up, explained in detail what had happened and why. The price was within what he had quoted me and less than any other quotes I received, one by $1000+. It's rare to find a man so skilled, so knowledgeable and with so much integrity. We're back on the road for a 4000 mile move, towing a heavy trailer. Thanks, Andy - highly recommended... read more

I took my 1985 Chevy k-10 into this shop since it was closest to where I lived and wanted to have a local business doing the work on my restoration project. My k10 is a rebuilt truck with a moderately high performance engine. I originally purchased a transmission online from Monster Transmission (a whole other story), and the tranny did not work correctly after I installed it. I told Andy that 4th gear never worked and 3rd gear was slipping as well. He pulled it out, told me that the 3-4 clutch was burnt up. I asked him to fix it, get the truck running like when it was new and $1800 later, he provided me with my k10 in running condition. From the get-go, I knew there were going to be problems. First, he said he could not get the truck running at high enough speed to test if the lockup function of the 700R4 transmission and left that up to me to figure out. The lockup can be tested in the shop with the correct equipment -- which he does not have and apparently, he just does not do complete service on transmissions to the point that everything runs correctly. To finish the restoration, it was time for me to drive the truck to Oregon to get it painted. About 60 miles to the East of home, the transmission starting dumping fluid from between the engine and tranny. After a $750 tow to Andy's Shop, he looked at the transmission and stated that it was probably running hot which forced the transmission fluid through the front seal. He said because the truck was not locking up, the fluid was overheating. He then tried to explain to me how the lock up works, which I was already fully aware of. After a heated and confrontational exchange, which included several profanene comments on Andy's part, he told me there was nothing he was going to do to solve the problem, or even look what was causing the fluid to come pouring out of the transmission. He then told me that because the truck has high performance parts on it, there is no warranty (something I will get to momentarily). and that the truck was my problem, my responsibility, and there was nothing he was going to do because it was no longer dumping fluid when he test drove it. Andy has limited knowledge with transmissions when it comes to performance based applications. If you are looking for a performance transmission or assistance with one, do not go to this shop. Andy has poor customer relations skills (an offshoot of the fact that he thinks he knows everything -- which he clearly does not). Andy also does not warranty his work like most shops do, and unfortunately, he did not tell me this until after he did the work on the transmission. Andy also does not do what he says he is going to do. It was my assumption that he completely rebuilt the transmission when it was brought to him the first time. For $1800, you would expect that -- what I found out however, is he just replaced the broken parts and reassembled the tranny with the old parts (and this is most likely why the tranny is leaking past the front seal). One look at the transmission and you can tell it is poorly put together (pan gasket hanging out and obviously broken, previously painted parts all scratched up). Lastly, it is readily apparent that Andy believes he has no liability for his work. Courts recognize that customers pay for a service and expect to get something for that payment. While Andy believes his no warranty clause protects him, it will not. See you in Court Andy! Stay away from this shop. read more

How rare it is to have work done on your car and not feel like your getting swindled. Andy was honest and very helpful. I felt well taken care of. Fast and honest service. I wish they did more than transmissions. Highly recommended! read more

Fortunately, my car didn't have a transmission problem, but Andy (owner/manager) diagnosed the problem within 20 minutes of looking at it! Since the car was loosing power on an upgrade, right away I thought transmission. So, I decided to go the Pacifica Automatic Transmission. Turned out to be the emmissions system, specifically , the catalytic converter; just as Andy had diagnosed. And, he even pointed out that it was still under factory warranty - thanks Andy! I will surely reccommend this honest mechanic to everyone! read more

I've gone to Andy"s shop here in Pacifica in the past and will continue to use his services. He's direct to the point. No sales pitches. He will tell you exactly what needs being done if you don't know already. If he finds or you request work to be done that is just not worth the effort, time or money he'll tell you don't bother. Thanks for your honesty Andy. If you call around to price shop you will find he charges fairly for his work. No rip offs here. read more

Well I'm sorry to have to be the one to break the good chain , my experience with Andy was terrible . I had a 94 Blazer that I brought to him for a tranny rebuild it cost me $2,500 lasted 10k miles broke and when I brought it back he blamed it on the driver who at the time was my nephew it was his car and before it broke he put 100k miles on it . So we fixed it gave Andy another $1700 ,My nephew gave the car to my son who just got his license .I brought my son to Andy's shop to pick up the car and told Andy to tell my son how he was suppose to drive there we are 10k miles later and it's broke again .That's almost $5k and less than 20k miles between the 2 jobs. Bought a used tranny off craigs list for 300$ put it in , took the broken won to Andy we took it apart found the oil pump was shattered and signs off the torque converter being installed wrong.We took it to BB transmission in Daly City and found that we were not the only ones who were having problems with Andy some poor family that owned a Tahoe with Andy"s same M.O of blaming the driver on the way they drove the car.Dennis read more