Oceanside Transmission was recommended to me by a mobile mechanic with a great reputation; he said…read morethey are a trustworthy full service transmission shop and would save me money over the dealership (of course I was doing everything to avoid going there). Dart was very kind, patient and took his time explaining things to me over the phone, not to mention that he listened to everything I had to say without ever sounding like he had something else he had to get to. They continued living up to this standard until I got the car back from them after going in for my appointment. I know my baby is in great hands with mechanics who will take me seriously, treat me with respect and not rip me off. Will always go to them when needed. Dart, thanks so much for giving me peace of mind.

I brought my wife's 2019 Chevrolet Suburban to West Automotive Group in Oceanside on August 17…read morebecause the ABS light was on. Josh told me it was probably a sensor and that the repair should take about two days. Two days passed with no call. When I contacted the shop on the third day, I was told they were still trying to diagnose the problem. Later that week, they said the ABS pump needed to be replaced. The part arrived Friday. That same Friday evening, I was told the shop had stripped the brake lines while working on the vehicle and needed to order additional parts. Since the shop had damaged the vehicle and we had to continue paying for a rental car, I told Josh I expected compensation. He explicitly told me we would be compensated. The following Monday evening, I was told the Suburban was ready. I picked it up, paid the full bill, and received no compensation or adjustment on the bill for the additional rental-car expenses. The situation became extremely dangerous on the drive home. When I approached a traffic light and applied the brakes, the brakes did not work. I had to swerve into oncoming traffic and run a red light to avoid a collision. Thankfully, no one was injured, but this could have easily resulted in a serious accident. I immediately called Josh and returned the vehicle to the shop. The lead mechanic drove our vehicle around the block and claimed there was no issue. I insisted to Josh to drive the vehicle showing him the problem myself. At approximately 45 mph, we applied the brakes, and the vehicle did not stop properly until it was traveling below approximately 10 mph. This was not a minor inconvenience. This was a potentially life-threatening brake failure immediately after the shop performed ABS- and brake-related work. The shop kept the vehicle and later told me it was ready on August 25. I again asked Josh about the compensation he had promised, including compensation for the rental car and an adjustment or credit on the repair bill. He said the general manager and owner knew what happened and would contact me. They did not. After 17 days of silence, I had to contact Josh again. The general manager, Pablo, eventually called. As of 37 days later, I still had no resolution, no compensation for the rental-car expenses, no credit or adjustment on the bill, and no satisfactory explanation. The lack of communication and accountability has been unacceptable. Customers should not have to chase a repair shop after nearly being involved in an accident because their vehicle was returned with brakes that did not function properly. Promising compensation for the rental car and repair-related expenses, then failing to follow through, is also completely unprofessional. I am posting this review to warn other customers. Before trusting this shop with safety-critical repairs, especially brake or ABS work, ask yourself whether you are comfortable dealing with this level of communication and accountability if something goes wrong. West Automotive Group still needs to address the rental-car expenses, provide compensation or an appropriate adjustment on the bill, explain how the vehicle was returned with a serious braking problem, and take responsibility for what happened.

I don't normally write reviews for anywhere I go, but when I was in here a few weeks ago for my BMW…read moreE46, I was super impressed by how professional and knowledgeable everyone at this shop was. Fred and Robert helped me figure out what needed to be done and what I could do myself at home, and if I wasn't moving soon this would be my go-to shop

CAUTION: Not trustworthy. I will never return. I wouldn't even send an enemy here. I don't like to…read morewrite negative reviews. But if I had trusted this shop, I would have given them between $2600-4000 for work that was NOT needed. First off, I was lured in by an Instagram ad that offered me a detail included with an oil change. Sadly, I learned this was too good to be true!!! This shop is not very close to me, so I took about a half day off work to go to this oil appointment, only to be told the marketing person "messed up" and it wasn't really a detail but just a car wash, but they would "do me a favor" and hook it up. Well, they didn't hook it up. I can wash my car far better than they did. And a detail? They didn't even vacuum or dust it. Ridiculous. Next, they tried upselling me at every turn (starting with the detail they tried to sell me until I reminded them it was supposed to be included). They did an "inspection" and quoted me for all kinds of work I didn't need and/or couldn't afford. A Cabin air filter I had just done myself weeks prior. Brakes another shop did 2 months prior. Then some suspension stuff that seemed serious (see pic) - which stressed me out for months, until I finally had saved $ to take it to another shop... (Because, NO WAY I was getting work done at this place after all of the red flags.) Well guess what? Just recently I took it to a different (actually trustworthy) shop. The owner put it on the rack. Came back in with an weird expression as if to say, "you're not going to believe this." I had no idea what was about to happen. I was dreading how costly it might be, as I had delayed the repair by months. He had me walk under my car with him to see these supposedly cracked and leaking tie-rod boots and other issues... and everything was IN PERFECT CONDITION. Which makes sense bc my car has only about 50k miles. So the second shop sent me away without paying a penny, and I'll be going back there to get my brake pads done when they're *actually* due to be done. Shops like Oside Motorsports are why we can't trust mechanics. It's truly sad. I can't imagine if I performed my job this way, trying to unethically take ppl's hard-earned money, just because my customers have little choice but to trust me. It's shameful.

The guys down at Well built have supported me through several prijects, I have had two GM 4L60e…read moretransmissions rebuilt by them with plenty of aftermarket/ performance parts. I cannot recommend them enough!! When I needed to get my Audi trans rebuilt and they couldn't do it, they even referred me to a place that could!! Good people down there at WellBuilt.

Holy Cow!! Gary and is staff are awesome. Honest, fast , no BS. They diagnosed the problem fast…read moreand offered me several solutions. His prices were wholesale compared Oceanside Transmission. Gary is not the king of marketing. He's old school word of mouth which is how I learned about. He had our van done in one day when he quoted us up to three. He also changed an engine gasket that was leaking some oil. There are lots of cool cars and dragsters in Gary's shop. If you need a transmission within a 100 miles of Well Built I highly recommend them. I hope to not see Gary for a long time. His work is guaranteed. #loveit

We were traveling pulling our travel trailer to Oceanside for a few days, upon arrival our truck…read morewas making a weird noise and recognized it was coming from the transmission. Checked Yelp reviews and called Don. He understood our timeline and was very focused on getting our truck repaired. He's a RockStar in our book! Easy to talk to, excellent at communicating and managed to get us back on the road sooner than expected. His pricing is very fair. He truly cares about vehicle safety and his customers.

Took my Jeep with A/T in with a serious problem. You can be driving on the highway in the hills,…read moreand when you put it in manual mode, it will intermittently double or triple down-shift when you move the shifter, intending for a single gear downshift. At highway speeds, downshifting from 5th into 2nd gear can blow up your engine. Jeeps don't like 8000 RPM. They had my car for the day, and couldn't reproduce the issue in the .5 miles they drove on my car, then he called me on the phone at 3 pm and tried to tell me I don't know how to shift the car I've owned for 10 years. I told them fine, I'll come get it. I get there 60 minutes later, an hour before they close, and the doors are locked. They left early. They knew I was coming. They could have called, but didn't. Said they had an emergency. That was a lie... they answered their phone after hours with no emergency in their voice. You could see them inside. Tge Open neon sign facing Iceanside blvd was still lit. They just wanted to mess with me. They had my number. They could have told me they "had an emergency". Instead... I spent $15 in an uber getting from work to their shop after they called me, and told me I could come pick it up. Then I had to spend $25 to uber home after finding that out. Then I had to uber back in the morning for another $25. This place should be razed. They are totally worthless. I can prove every bit of this review. It will not be taken down. I was referred to them by Accurate Alignment who is awesome. I am also letting them know they should re-think their recommendation.

I cannot recommend a more trustworthy and quality-driven auto shop!…read more Drew and his team have consistently delivered excellent customer service and expert repairs for my family's domestic and import vehicles for (at least) 4 years. The pricing is more-than fair, but as aforementioned, it is the TRUST that keeps me returning and passionately recommending Drew. Gotta love that place!

From start to finish, this was a great experience! Nice lounge area so that I could work while I…read morewaited, fully stocked fridge and snacks, quality and timely service. Answers all my questions! Would highly recommend anyone to give this place a shot! I had my tires rotated, oils changed and fluids topped off as well as a diagnostic for my entire car!

Great service as always! Been coming here for 25+ years now and Nancy, Raul & team are always…read morehelpful and courteous. I was able to get done what was needed on my vehicle at a fair price!

My granddad built a nice car shop for him and family to use, my dad helped stock it and I grew up…read morewith them always working on theirs or family members cars. So it's difficult to trust anyone with truly caring for my car and not cheating me because soooo many have attempted until they realize I know a decent amount to not be 'had'. Im grateful each place I've lived I have found places I can trust, takes some searching and listening to locals. A friend recommended this shop and I'm so glad because when I walked in it felt a lot like walking into my granddad's shop. They run a great shop. Workers are nice and seem to really care. They make you feel comfortable leaving such an important part of your family with them, the family car! They have a waiting room, they use to provide snacks, it's been a while since we've waiting there so not sure now. Last few times we've left the vehicle with them. I'm so grateful they didn't push unnecessary upsells on customers. We were out of town and my husband took our suv to a valvoline... now some are decent, but most are all about that upsell and Walmart didnt even change the filter yet said they did and charged me! So while there's been a few times in life I've had to use what was available where I was, we live here now and T n T is where we go! For both vehicles.

I must say, considering times are tough, There are two…read morepeople in this office! One is the owner the other the employee At the desk! Both very nice and courtious! But this place is a dump! I've seen better taken care of properties in junk yards! The office is flilty, doesn't look like it's been cleaned in years! Everything looks out of place. Let's just say a feminine touch wouldn't hurt the place! As well as Stocco & fresh paint, shelves etc. I can't believe AAMCO puts their name on the building.

I have a 2019 Lincoln Nautilus. It started shifting funny on the freeway. So I took it to some…read morefriends of mine, who happenen to be Porsche mechanics for over 40 years. They did a diagnostic on it, ran the codes and came up with a p0771 pending code regarding the solenoid. They explained to me what it would cost to take it off and put it back and what the part would cost. But, he said, American transmissions are not really in they're wheelhouse right now, besides they have a ton of work to do. They suggested I take it to aamco since they just work on transmissions. As a 40-year Porsche mechanic, he estimated the job could be done relatively quick for about 500 to $700. When I took it to aamco, we told him what the code was but he really wasn't trying to hear that. He just kept restating that he was going to check the battery, the electrical system and other mechanical parts of the car to make sure everything was running fine. I said okay whatever, but just know that there's a code. He called me back the next day and told me they had run a diagnostic on it, pulled up a couple other codes and took it for a couple test drives to try to duplicate the problem - which eventually they were able to do. Then he told me it was going to be $1,485 to take the transmission apart so they can figure out what's wrong with it. I was like wtf? What about the code? He said well we're not positive that's it and there's a couple other codes that came up and you have dirty transmission fluid and something else is going on with it. I told him no thanks I'll just come back and get the car since it's $1,500 just to take it apart and a 40-year mechanic told me it was a $700 job. I got back the next morning and picked up my car. I dropped it off with almost a full tank. 350 mi left in the tank. When I picked it up, it had 267 miles left in the tank. Where in the heck have you been with my car! Bunch of unprofessional losers. There was also a coffee cup in my cup holder! Wtf? You just out running errands in my car and getting coffee? I have a dash cam rear view mirror. It has a power cord, a USB attachment, and also an audio cable. He unplugged all of them for some reason and just left the cords hanging. What does the mirror have to do with the transmission?! Wtf? On the phone, he told me I shouldn't be driving it that much if any at all because it's just going to make the transmission worse. But again, when I picked up the car, there was 80 mi missing from the gas tank! Absolutely unprofessional and the reason why people hate mechanics. Don't ever go here. It's seems to be massive money-hungry dirty scam by the owner.

The oil change was really good and the service here is phenomenal. Daniel helped us and the price…read morefor the job was really good

Oceanside auto repair was fantastic! They provided quick and quality service for a great price…read more Highly recommend!

I have a 2018 Chevy Traverse that's about to hit 100,000 miles, and as sometimes happens around…read morethat point, quite a few things have started going wrong. As a result, I've made several visits to North County Auto Service for different issues. One of the first things that stood out to me was the professionalism of Mike and Wrex in the front office. They're straightforward, friendly, and honest about what your vehicle needs, even when having the work done at their shop isn't necessarily your best option. I also appreciated the way they treated me and my vehicle. My Traverse is pushing 100K and definitely has its share of wear and tear, but they've always been respectful and even complimentary about it. There was never any of the condescending attitude you sometimes get when bringing an older vehicle into a shop. More importantly, I trust their diagnoses. I've brought the Traverse in more than once expecting an expensive repair, only to have them tell me otherwise. One time I was convinced the air-conditioning system needed to be replaced. They diagnosed it properly and determined it simply needed to be recharged correctly, saving me from a much more expensive repair. Are they the cheapest shop around? Probably not. But I've learned that the cheapest repair can become the most expensive one if it isn't done correctly the first time. With North County Auto Service, I feel confident that I'm getting an honest diagnosis and quality work. They've earned their excellent reputation. If you're someone who gets nervous about taking your car to a mechanic because you're worried about being taken advantage of, this is the kind of shop you want to find.

The guys are North County Auto are THE BEST auto shop in town. I switched to them a few years ago…read moreafter being ripped off by another shop up the block. They are honest and fair on pricing, and make you feel comfortable the second you walk in. I encourage anyone looking for a trustworthy mechanic to give North County Auto their business.

Everything went well!I couldn't had made a better decision on a major project.I knew it was gonna…read morecost a lot.At the end he gave me some discounts and didn't charge me for the tow bout 2-300 on that.I'm gonna go here before I would dare go to Audi dealer.Thanks John!

i was satisfied with the work done on my vehicle and would gladly recommend this business.read more