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    Sandlappers Automotive

    4.9 (9 reviews)
    Open 7:30 am - 6:00 pm

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    I have been taking various domestic and foreign vehicles to them for 20 years..they are on the…read moresecond generation now. But still totally professional and they know transmissions. I have taken some domestic but not have taken 2 different Volvos. Volvos can be to ouch to work on plus Volvo makes it hard on nondealer shops to work on them. No problems for advanced ..they even had gotten the particular tranny fluid the suv required. At 115 k miles it's running much smoother the service was at least 1/3rd to half of what the dealer would have charged. So get it in gear and go see advanced for any tranny issues.

    Tl;dr it looks like the shop doesn't really care about the cars or customers that come into the…read moreshop. Attempts to discuss were met with indifference. In February, my car's transmission had seemingly developed an issue all of a sudden. I looked online based on the symptoms and we looked at what the common issues were. We saw the breather valve on this make/model would become clogged, so we cleaned the valve thoroughly and topped off the transmission fluid. I then opted to take the conservative path forward and wanted to bring it to Adavnce Transmission to let them inspect the transmission and make sure everything was good. The car had close to 190k miles on this transmission and I understand things don't last forever. I talked to both the woman at the front and one of the mechanics and explained everything that had occured with great detail and specifically asked for the transmission to be dropped, inspected, and look for any issues, warnings, or concerns that they might find. I picked up the car on the following Monday. "We cleaned the breather valve and brought the transmission fluid levels to the correct level. Nothing wrong with the transmission at all. The mechanic was surprised how good the transmission was especially after seeing how many miles were on it. You can pick up your car when you're ready." 28 days later. I'm driving to work at 4am, while driving up a small hill the car loses all gears. Thankfully, I was close the peak of the hill and was able to coast down to gas station and safely park while waiting for a tow truck and a ride. Once parked, the car had transmission oil dripping out from it. It was clear there was a leak. I called the shop as soon as they opened and explained what the car had experienced that morning. I requested the transmission be looked over, to see where the leak was coming from and any other indicators of what happened and if it was salvageable. Shortly after getting confirmation the car made it to the shop from the towing company, the same woman at the front of the shop called and said "the mechanic says your transmission is just dead." I mentioned that just 28 days prior they told me everything was great. How could it go from great to dead in such a short time? "The transmissions can just go out, without any warnings or signs sometimes. You can either pay $7,000 for a new transmission plus labor or pick up your car whenever you're ready." Obviously, I've shortened this call but the same indifference was shared throughout the 5-7 minute call. I had the car towed to another mechanic. What he found shows the level of indifference the mechanics had for the car, and the shop's desires to sweep things under the rug: He first filled the transmission with transmission fluid to see where the leak was coming from. He let it sit for 3 days then lifted the car. One of the transmission sensors was loose, not even hand tight. He inspected it, then tightened it down to spec, and refilled the transmission again. 3 more days, no more leaks. He then started the car up. It's now been several days and there hasn't been any issues of leaking or of the transmission being dead. If you want to spend thousands of dollars to fix an issue they may have created, take your transmission issues to Advance Transmission. If you want honest work on your vehicle, you'll have to go somewhere else.

    Sandlappers Automotive - autorepair - Updated May 2026

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