Poor work. I have more problems than when I brought it to them. Already brought it back and still have the same issues. They won't let another AAMCO fix it and they want me to bring it back a third time as if I trust them after the BS excuses they gave me. You're better of fixing it yourself. You say you can't..neither can they. Now I have to deal with corporate if they ever answer the phone. I'm contacting a lawyer read more

This shop will cheat you and does very bad work and will destroy your car at your cost. Thay say a free inspection but will carge you hundres of dollars for inspection. This shop AAMCO is commiting fraud under 815 ILCS 505 . If you have been chated by this shop jion the fight. https://www.change.org/p/seeking-department-of-justice-investigation-into-aamco-transmissions-inc-baitnswitch-under-the-racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations-act-commonly-referred-to-as-the-rico-act-a-federal-law-that-can-be-used-in-civil-case-s-horsham-pa-19044?fbclid=IwAR2Kxj0pBS_VWPK5VryBzSiMbHCB1iUzeLyAM1ISGj1z0MiDAq3GG4Cc0c0 read more

AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care - AAMCO will cheat you - Auto Repair Near Me - Cicero, Illinois

Stay far away from this shop. They will overcharge you. They are rude. And worst of all they are completely incompetent. This shop far exceeds the reputation for horrible auto mechanics they deliver horrible service for a high price with a side helping of rudeness and just utter stupidity. read more

I don't even wanna give them a star! (0/5) These mf are a rip off. They don't deserve any business and need to be shut the fuck down immediately. I needed my transmission fixed which only required a trans cooler line. They charge $700 if you don't get any service done with them ONLY if they have to drop the transmission to diagnose and place it back in the vehicle. If you get any service done they waive the $700 but for a used transmission it'll still cost you $3500. You might as well buy a used car for that price! They have a bullshit payment plan with a company called Koalafi (qualify) which has a 90 day no interest fee which MEANS if you DONT pay the $3500 within the 90 DAYS, you'll have to pay a 12or24 month lease which comes out to $8000 - $9000 ! For a USED TRANSMISSION ! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

This is the worst place anybody could ever go too owner is a scammer and doesn't explain things Right or none related to your vehicle . Owner if every ride and all he cares about is ripping off their customers . please save your self some time and do not take there services. read more

I'm starting to see a trend with some of the reviews. My experience was really no different. I had an issue with an Aamco transmission installed at a different location. I brought it in to this shop and they got me in that day. Good, right? They ran some diagnostics (found nothing) and took it for a drive. Without pulling it into the garage, the GM determined I needed a new transmission. Fine, it's under warranty... lets just get it done. He reached out to the Aamco where the work was done and eventually the manufacture warranty department to get the ball rolling. He even took pictures under the hood. The GM ... the head of the entire shop ... told me would be in contact the next day by noon. That was 22 days ago. I still have the vehicle and it's still not working right. I've now called and talked to other employees at that shop around two dozen times ... all promising he was working on the new transmission and he would call me back. I finally took it to the Aamco on N. Western on the north side. They were much more thorough with running diagnostics and checking out my vehicle (they at least brought it into the garage). They also called me back the next morning as promised to run over next steps. Long story short.... save yourself the time and take it to literally any other Aamco on planet Earth. read more

I took my car to the Aamco shop in Cicero, Illinois on South Cicero Ave. and I explained to the Shop Manager that my car was just running funny and I wanted a Transmission flush since I haven't had one in 2 years since I bought the car. so the manager got an employee to test drive my car and when he got back, he jacked my car up and looked under it, got a sample of the fluid, gave it to the manager and things started to feel strange cause after they spoke to eachother, they just started walking around and my car was just sitting there so I waited for 15 minutes, then I asked the manager what is going on and he told me that the employee told him that my car was slipping in 2nd, 3rd & 4th gear. I told the manager that my car is changing gears fine, I have been driving it all week and before that with no issues other than me just wanting a trans flush cause knowing I know a little bit about cars I knew that was the problem, and he told me no he was not going to change my fluid cause he didn't want it to be his problem afterwards. He showed me some transmissions that were broken down already trying to explain to me how the parts look and how they go bad and I kept asking him numerous times so "CAN YOU GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO INSPECT AND REPAIR IT ?" and all he kept saying to me smiling and shrugging his shoulders was "I DONT KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE TO OPEN IT UP AND SEE FIRST"and I ASKED AGAIN "WHY CANT YOU GIVE ME A BALLPARK FIGURE SINCE THIS IS A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FACILITY" and he just looked at me and smiled at me so I felt at that moment by him being the shop manager with no answer for me, that it was some bullcrap going on with there and now I really wasn't bout to allow them to touch my car. so I took my car to the dealership and explained everything to the service advisor and he explained it to the mechanic, they inspected my trans as they changed my fluid and my car has been running just as good as it was when I bought it. After that experience, I will never take my car there and I will never recommend anyone to that facility, I will never defame the Aamco Name but "THAT FACILITY "in Cicero, Illinois is a Scam and people should be aware of them. read more

So I took my 2011 F150 in for the free diagnostic test cause I'm feeling a little jerk when my transmission shifts from 1st TJ 2nd, I called William and explained over the phone what I was feeling and he replied with and I quote "if your truck is running and drivable then your problem should be minor, so I dropped it off he scanned it and said that a few codes popped up and he will open it up and see what's wrong with it and let me know how much but it shouldn't be to expensive since it's drivable and there are no engine lights on no transmission lights on what so ever, then he calls and wants $5000 to repair it!! This place is scam and on top of all that after I told him there's no way in hell I'm paying $5000 he got the balls to ask me to pay $685 to put it back this place is running a racket DO NOT GO HERE!!! I read the reviews from there website and every review was a negative one please do not go here it's a total scan to over charge!!!! read more

OMG What a cluster fuck!.. Did i just step into a 1970's time warp of an auto repair station? Who still smokes in a public building?!! The man behind the counter was rude and chain smoking his Winston cigarettes. His demeanor was as old school as they come. Cigarette dangling from his mouth, and his chain smoking voice, the kind of attitude like, "you're an idiot chick, what do you know about cars and you're coming in here to bother me"..The astray was filled to the rim from Winston butts. AND the entire office to conduct business was covered in smoke. I couldn't even breathe in there while I was trying to have a conversation with this guy, I should've walked out right then, but I made an appointment and I had very limited time. So, I made an appointment for Thursday, July 2, I arrived at the scheduled time that I was suppose to there, then said he would need my car for about 4 hours to look at it because all the lifts were being taken. Why? That's why I made the appointment in the first place so I wouldn't HAVE to wait. That was the whole point of scheduling ahead of time?. When I scheduled the appointment over the phone Joe said it would take about 45 to an hour max to just look at the car. He then proceeded to tell me that the person (Joe) who I talked to on the phone is no longer working there. What kind of place is this? After all of that I got a quote on what a transmission would cost for a re-build ($695)and/or new one($2100) then they tried to up sell and finance you on their credit terms (wasn't comfortable with that) and on the invoice dba as "Why Knot Enterprises"? I didn't see the name on the quote until I left so I didn't question it at the time... I thought this was AAMCO?! Needless to say I didn't get any work done there. P.S. And thanks for the 2nd hand cigarette smoke on my clothes and hair. read more

ZERO stars! I'm not a mechanic so I usually bring my car to people that I assume know what they're doing. I regret the decision to take a car AAMCO Transmissions. Can you say incompetent? STAY AWAY unless you like PAIN and have a lot of money to WASTE! Took car in for diagnostic and they told us it was clutch, they replaced it, then they said it was not the clutch but was wheel arm. WHAT? So we just payed 2K for a new clutch when we didn't need it? The wheel arm was replaced and we paid them $3000 total (well over the initial quoted price) and drove away only to have car break down less than 1 mile away. The car was returned to shop immediately. We requested reversal of payment until they fix the car 100% as we did not get the service we requested, a drivable car! They refused to reverse charges even though we could NOT drive car out of there. They still have the car right now. It's been in the shop for over 3 weeks when it was promised within a week. Seriously, dealing with AAMCO Transmissions in Cicero has been a very traumatic experience and as soon as we can drive the car out of there we are taking it to another mechanic to check it out! I guess I'm just not a fan of the "Let's keep replacing parts until the car runs and make the customer have to take out a loan to get their car back" method! read more

When checking and suppose to figure out what is wrong with truck. They should of been more certain on what was wrong with my car. They were making guesses. I was unhappy with service. Tune up did not fix car as suggested read more

Shop has had car for over two weeks to install transmission. They give me the run around every time i call to see when the car will be done. By the way, this shop is extremely over priced. read more

This is one of those kind of old school shops where the owner is very not professional and at times they are rude to customers. Facility is kind of outdated yet they rebuilt the transmission of my Ford Ranger and have not had any issues with it. They did a really great job on it. Previous to that the transmission was rebuilt a couple of times in different shops only to fail shortly after warranty expired. The truck had the job done about 4 years ago, and at the time I received the truck I was offered extended warranty which I paid for due to my past experiences. Last year I still had the opportunity to renew the extended warranty but since my truck has been working fine I did not do it. The only advice I would give to the employees of this business is to be more polite, customer service is essential for the survival of a business. read more

DO NOT trust this place. They suck and have no idea what they are doing. I went in for a checkup and they ruined my car. I got it back gave with all kinds of scratches and it wouldn't even start! I had to get it towed to the house until I could find someone who actually knew what they were doing. They have no respect for people's time and belongings. I REPEAT!! DO NOT TRUST THIS PLACE. read more

WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING ! !! Avoid this place at all cost. Complete BS! I have seen the 1st reviewer around the shop(in the back office) before so I know she is affiliated with them in some capacity. My truck breaks down and I tow it to this shop they begin to tell how this is wrong and this needs to be replaced(later find out it was all complete BS) I pay them the 1800 they ask for. I get my truck back and something in the wiring is off. I note this on my receipt they give. 3 months later my computer system completely fails! I take it back and they skirt around the warranty by saying its not that it's a completely different problem. Before I took it back to them I had the truck looked at by 3 independent mechanics and they all say it is the same problem. I call the owner and tell them he has to honor my warranty. I go back to the shop and they started working on the truck without my authorization and come up with another 1800.00 bill!!!!!!! Come to find out the wiring problem was because of them. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COST PLEASE ! ! ! read more

This place revived my 2001 BMW X5 which if you are familiar with this car know this is a very big deal. David and Tom are highly professional, extremely knowledgeable and very trustworthy. I have been to many places and this by far has been my biggest blessing. Great place. Highly recommended. read more

My check engine light came on several weeks ago, it has done this before and I was told it was an oxygen sensor......nothing to worry about. In the meantime a loud grinding noise developed in the rear end of my vehicle.......I could not ignore this! I saw the commercial for the free check engine light assessment and decided I would kill two birds....I called the Cicero Ave location and a friendly voice answered the phone and told me to come on by , this was a Monday. Harry and Tom greeted me, test drove my vehicle, then had it up on the rack before I could say...."what do you think is going on?" I needed all new brakes.....$800.00 I didn't have, Harry suggested I apply for the GE credit card offered at the shop.....to my dismass I was approved for exactly the amount of my new brakes!!!!!!! hallelujah!!!! I was directed to an amazing resturant down the street...ate lunch and before I knew it my brakes were done! My tires were also filled with air! Can't tell you how pleased I am with the way I...a woman...was treated, and how honest and informative Harry and Tom were about my vehicle! As a side bonus Tom and Harry were great conversationalist.....made the time go by very quickly! I WILL bring my vehicle back for service and I would recommend the Cicero Aamco shop to anyone who wants quality, honest, reasonable service on thier vehicle! Thank you Cicero Aamco..loving my new brakes!!!!!! (; ~Victoria read more

DO NOT VISIT HERE. Place parks your car on the streets and you end up finding out you have parking tickets months later. Which means they blatantly threw them away and never mentioned it. Will be filing a law suit. Bunch of thieves and scammers. Car was in the shop for 2 months as well and still isn't fixed. Called AAMCO customer service and will begin filing complaints at the BBB. PLACE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS BUSINESS. read more

The store manager at AAMCO transmission is a cool and understandable business man. The AAMCO mechanics appreciate their customers time and money. What attracted me so much to AAMCO was the fact free diagnostic test are given. I was very satisfied with the work the mechanic did on my car and I plan to come back for more work done. I would recommend this shop to anyone that needs repairmen done right read more

0 stars but I guess I have to give them at least one I took my car in because I know it's been having trans problems before I went in I called and they told me to bring the car over and they would take a look at it. I got there around 1-2pm and they told me they needed the car for about an hour to hour and a half so I left at about 4:30-5pm I called them and asked about my car there was no communication and I was told they would call me back in 30min I didn't receive a call back so I went to the shop it was right before 6pm closing maybe around 5:50pm and the old man from the office was just walking out I asked him kindly to give me back my car and he hurried up locked the door and said the car was locked up inside and there was no one there to get it. I looked through the window the car wasn't inside i then walked around the corner to find my car. I went home and got my spare keys and took the car. Had the guy not been such an ass and lied to me I probably would have left it but he was a complete ass so I took my car now I just have to go back and get the keys to my car. Stay away from this dump not worth your time or money. This is no transmission shop it's a scam shop. read more

I call this repair shop to find out if they will accept my credit card as a payment for a repair that I needed for my car since I am out of state in which they agreed. In short my car was taken by my daughter to have the car ready for immision test repair. The manager recommend to replace the transmission for+_$1800 in which I agreed. I did ask. If the evaporative leK is repaired and I was told that it was not I was told again for another $1000 reapir. $1800 was invested so I agreed for another $1000. At a time of payment they would not accept my credit card even do we agreed on credit card payment prior to ourr business transaction. Car was driven for a month and broke down, taken to another.company and found that the oil is empty and no untifrezze, EGR was not replaced ,on my own opinion they totaled my car to the point that it is beyond repair. I had I good experience with local aamco but this place is beyond un acceptable service.think twice read more

Please take my advice and stay away from this place. They are swindling assholes. My girlfriend brought in a 2003 VW vr6 Jetta because the RPM's were slipping and they sad they knew the problem. the car was running and could be driven just not driven fast because the rpm's were slipping. It took them 1.5 weeks to fix the problem. 24 hours later it was broken down. they had it towed to their shop. 1 week later we picked it up. 24 hours later its broken down. they had it towed in yesterday morning. i get a call today and they say the intake manifold is blown, there's a leak and they don't know what caused it. then they try to tell me that the car had a tune done on it at some point in its life and it wasn't done correctly and thats why the intake is blown. SAYING IT IS OUR FAULT!! She Paid 3471 for a rebuilt transmission and now the car is in the shop in pieces and they want more money. the value of this car is about $5500 and now its all just a bad nightmare. read more

I took my 2006 Nissan Altima with a transmission problem, they call me later that day that my car needed a transmission $4,500 so I remembered I had an aftermarket warranty so I mentioned it to Tom and he gave me an attitude and said I hate dealing with those but I'll give them a call, almost a week later after I'm calling almost everyday he tells me that the warranty company is going to put in a new transmission but I had to pay $1,600 so I said ok deal. They put it on and not even a month later the transmission begins to leak so I take it back to Tom and he tells me I need a couple days to take a look at it, mind I had already raised the car and noticed exactly where it was leaking and he calls me back and tells me that it's leaking from the Trans cooler lines and that the cost is $285 so I said fine do it. Then he calls me back saying that it's still leaking that I needed a Trans cooler and that the price was $760 I just called my buddy and he picked it up with his tow truck and I took it somewhere else, they are money hungry savages who don't care about fixing the car as long as they make money.......STAY AWAY from this shady place which by the way smells like they smoked a whole carton of cigarettes everyday!!!!! read more