I came to Transmission Plus because the owner or manager(not sure what he is) was friendly over the phone and provided a competitive price for a new torque converter and general service.
I brought my transmission to him by itself as I was getting the engine rebuilt at the same time. The owner and his lead mechanic had a hard time identifying the transmission even though I assured both of them of the particular model. The mechanic began to argue with me and told me very disrespectfully that I was wrong. I figured whatever, and left it to the, "professionals." I also left them a random torque converter to use as a core. I informed the owner the torque converter I brought to him was possibly wrong and he would need to check the numbers instead of just getting a identical replacement. Transmission Plus had my transmission for approximately one week until I was given the call to come pick it up. I came to Transmission Plus and spoke to the owner again. He told me he replaced all the seals and I was good to go. Funny thing was, I didn't ask for seals and just wanted a general service which as most people know, includes a drain, filter replacement, and refill of fluids. I didn't think much of it, I just hoped he wouldn't charge me extra.
Well I tried to take the transmission home but asked the mechanic to install the new torque converter I had also ordered. I asked the owner if he could have a mechanic install it first to show me how to put it in. He began to instal it but low and behold, it didn't fit. The owner told me to come back the next day and it would be resolved.
I come back the next day and we give it another try. Torque converter goes in, doesn't fit. The owner again tells me to come back the next day. I told him I needed it done right away and the owner finally gives up on trying and gives me the address of the torque converter business and tells me to take care of it on my own.
Approximately 3 weeks goes by and I finally get the time to put the transmission in. I quickly realized, they didn't put transmission fluid inside of it. Once I paid for my own transmission fluid, I quickly found out the seal they installed on the pan wasn't holding, and in turn, transmission fluid was leaking out of the pan gasket. I quickly identified the leak was coming from the rear portion of the pan, where I also found what appeared to be pry marks and a new after market bolt.
I return to the Transmission Plus with everything installed on the jeep. I advised the owner the pan is already leaking and there appeared to be damage to the section of the pan where it's leaking.
Then my experience gets interesting. The owner freaks on me. He immediately get upset and accuses me of just trying to get things for free. I reminded him every time I've come back was in attempt to get something fixed or just get it right. The owner begins to use profanity saying I'm, "full of shit," he called me a, "mother fucker," and continued to accuse me of being a complainer.
The owner told me he was just going cut me a check for the $150 I paid told me would then need to, "get the fuck out of here." I advised the owner I would take my experience to Yelp and other online review sites and the owner stopped writing the check and said said if that was the case he'll just put the vehicle on the, "fucking rack," and fix it himself. The owner grabbed the keys to my vehicle I had on the counter and drove it onto the rack. He and two of his mechanics looked at the pan and his immediate reaction was to walk into his office and continue to write a check for the $150.00 service charge. I met him in the office and he threw the check at me.
The owner apologized to me for cursing and getting upset. In my opinion, the damage had already been done. I have never in my life been victimized like that. I've never given money to someone and been treated like that.
I took his check, cashed it, and quickly ran to AAMCO of Redlands. I told them my story pleaded with them to bailed me out. They did and even fixed the damage at no extra charge.
Do yourself a favor and don't go to Transmission Plus. There customer service and work both earn one star, I only added the second because he gave me my money back. read more