Jose the owner was helpful with my Transmission problem. Very honest and respected man. He could of charged me so much more but he found ways to fix it so less expensively. If I have problem going back to him Frank read more

Great guys. Jose and his team were great. Finished on time and at the price quoted. Not the cheapest but not the most expensive either. Don't hesitate to trust them. read more

It's a long story told in prior reviews- but long story short, they did right by my son. read more

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Nothing major. I took my civic in a month ago for a manual trans fluid change. The manager (not Jose but I don't remember his name) made me an appointment and suggested I pick up the fluid from the dealer in advance. That was ok with me so I got the quarts he required and some other items I've been needing. He never tried to oversell me on services, and my transmission linkage is now real smooth shifting. His price was competitive with 2 other quotes. I chose him as his speciality is transmissions and he knew exactly what was needed to do the work without looking. Very sharp guy. Very good attitude. read more

I had a difficult time in my honeymoon ..my truck Broke down in palm desert and my big concern was my transmission .. I tow my truck to his shop without money cuz I spend all in my marriage . Good lord I found Jose that it's amazing Mechanics and in a few ours fix my problem.. Thank u so much for all ur help.. Andres y Carolina.. Muchas gracias!! read more

Whatever you do don't sell this guy (Jose) too short...He knows what he's doing, he does a great job, he get's done on time, he let's you know when he's finished and you can come and get your vehicle. No need to look anywhere else for transmission work and his prices are very reasonable. You can't go wrong here....THANK YOU JOSE FOR A GREAT JOB! read more

Had some problems with my 2500 GMC it needed a new transmission, i was refered to these guys by a friend had them take a look they pulled out the transmission. yep it was done so i had to go get a new transmission and the car now works perfectly, repairs were done quickly and very happy with the results would recommend 10 out of 10 times good honest work read more

Jose is an honest guy and super smart auto diagnoser. He correctly located the problem with my 2000 S TYPE Jaguar 4.0 liter vehicle. Despite being told by bogus Hilltop Automotive that the problem was NOT the shifter cable - but bad solenoids and a shifter assembly that would cost over $1400 - Jose agreed with me that it was the shifter cable and provided me with a work around to get the car driveable so I could get it back to L.A. where I could actually buy a cable. Great service, and NO CHARGE for the CORRECT DIAGNOSIS. Thanks to Jose I am not stuck with a huge bill and will take my care in to him any time I happen to be in the desert. Total cost to repair the Jaguar: $126 for the cable and $150 labor. $276 was a lot better than $1400. Don't fall for fast talking car 'service writers' - they are paid to find things wrong with your car. read more

On April 16, 2017 I took my car to this shop for a new clutch. I doubt a new clutch was even installed because it still had the same problem when I picked it up. I took the car back on June 1, 2017 for a 2nd clutch install. Jose kept making excuses why it was taking so long but almost 2 weeks later it was ready for pick up. The problem was now fixed but my car caught fire in the engine compartment 3 days later. The first thing fire dept asked me was did I have recent work done? Yup. Fire dept also said it smelled electrical. I believe Jose didn't reattach an electrical cord that needed to be plugged in. I probably didn't explain that well but a very knowledgeable friend explained it to me at the time. His first question waa the same as fire dept...did you have recent work done. read more

5 stars for Jose! Always professional, honest and does a great job. He has saved me on two of my trucks so far. I wouldnt trust my car to anyone else..Thanks Jose! read more

I had a terrible experience here. First he had to do the work twice and yes it took forever and cost me around $1800 when it was all said and done! He twisted one of the lines so a few months later, you guessed it, I needed another transmission! Needless to say I took it to another mechanic. The truck is running great and I'm out another $1600! I would never use Jose again, the worst! read more

I have had to bring my old Ford here several times because the engine rebuilders kept damaging my transmission and putting things back together incorrectly. Jose seems a straight shooter with a fair price and the work is always good. I finally just had PDT rebuild the tran and it has shifted smoothely ever since - going on one year now. Highly recommend, which is more than I can say for the engine rebuilders. read more

Jose and his guys have helped me out twice now with transmission problems in my little Pontiac Vibe. New clutch, and an oil leak. Both times they got it fixed within a day or two and I was very happy with the cost. Both are normally expensive repairs and they definitely gave me a good deal. I'm a girl and mechanics try to play me all the time, but these guys were honest. I recommend this place big time! read more

I was very impressed with Jose's honesty when I took in my 1997 BMW because my transmission was not shifting into automatic gear. After he checked out the transmission he said he couldn't find anything wrong with it and felt that the ABS sensor (ABS indicator light was on) was causing the problem. He told me to take it back to my mechanic and have them replace the sensor wire. That fixed the problem! I was so relieved and amazed that he was so honest. If I had gone somewhere else they could have told me that I needed a new transmission and I wouldn't have known the difference! Jose is an angel!!! read more

Top notch service, honesty, and reliability! Your search for a great transmission mechanic is over- call Jose, you won't be disappointed :)

i do not know what u guys see in jose or palm desert trans. but my car is still sitting in his shop, took him 2 and half months to order the parts. 4 weeks to finally get my car in and said 4 days to rebuild it but here i am a week later ready to ring his neck. i do not reccomend him to anyone and i swear on everything i love if my car does not run good when i get it back there will be no pd trans. this guy is a joke, i just want my car back. he is a slacker. how do u think he got that fat, if you are smart and wanna save a lil bit of cash go somewere else and if rons automotive tells u he is the best in town. dont believe him, last time i a have someone tell me were to go. read more

We drove from Arizona to Palm Desert for the weekend and on the way we heard a strange noise in our truck. Decided we needed to take it to be checked and saw reviews and thought we better have it checked out. A very big mistake on our part! There was nothing wrong with the transmission until Jose touched it.....and the problem wasn't the transmission at all, it was the u-joints and the drive shaft which Jose had to remove first before messing with the transmission housing! We got the truck back and it leaked everywhere! This truck is 14 years old and has NEVER leaked, so when we took it back, Jose did return our money, but on the other hand we think he knew what he had done. We drove back to Arizona took the truck to a reputable mechanic who told us we were lucky to make it home and if Jose hadn't messed with the transmission it would have cost us around 150.00 to fix, but since Jose did what he did, it wound up costing us over $2000.00!!!! Enough said!!!!! Have never done a review but I believe this needed to be said!!! read more