These guys do okay work on transmissions, I'll say that. Now let's get to the other aspects of car care. They're completely dishonest, lied right to my face numerous times throughout this process. After I paid them 6k the transmission didn't have reverse and they told me pretty much too bad because they couldn't duplicate the problem. I'm missing several pieces from my vehicle including the hardware that fastens them, and all they have to offer me is a piss-poor excuse as to how that wasn't their fault even though nobody else has worked on the vehicle at all. They make questionable mistakes and are not willing to own up to it, for that reason I would say go anywhere but here. Sadly I didn't hear all the bad until after I had my vehicle dropped off here (I was out of town and unable to research as I normally would and just wanted my vehicle repaired) . These people will do you NO favors and from what I can see, the bare minimum of what you paid for. Sucks that I can't give 0 stars. read more

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I recently came here to have my car fixed and the mechanic that fixed my car was a young high school male that assisted me. he was very rude and made some very uncomfortable comments about me. After I left my car broke down on the way home!! Terrible experience!! Hope there are consequences for his actions for I am appalled!! read more

Scheduled an apt ant 8 am yesterday for a transmission flush. Told it would take a few hours at 4 pm they called to tell me they completed an inspection of the vehicle and wanted to tell me what all was wrong with vehicle. Informed them I just needed the transmission flushed. Asked why is they took it upon themselves to inspect my vehicle. They stated we check every vehicle for free. No way in hell is someone checking a vehicle for free first off. Second they never completed the transmission flush. Told them I only wanted this service and to get it done. Was told it would be ready for 8 am this morning. I arrived and it still wasn't done. The shop guy says we tried to call you and you didn't answer. No I answered but I told you to only change the transmission fluid. Needless to say don't waste your time like I did. This place is a scam be very aware. They lie and will tell you, you need things you do not. What a worthless shop and a waste of my time. read more

I can't not express enough gratitude to these guys at AAMCO Transmissions St. Augustine (2664 US Highway 1 S, Saint Augustine, FL) my Nissan titan was literally saved by these guys from another auto place that was gonna charge me 1200 dollar for a starter in my truck. My wife called AAMCO up and in a matter of a few hours my truck was up and running and all I needed was a battery cable adjustment and not a 1200 dollar starter job. You have mine and my wife's business for life. Thank you for all you guys do and for you honestly and integrity and that is a rare find these days! read more

AAMCO Transmission does not stand behind their product. Started having Transmission issues 13 mos and 12,000 miles into a 18 mo/ 18,000 mile warranty, We bought the car with paperwork, however since we were not the original owners at time of service AAMCO refused to honor the warranty, Manager MATT, told us the warranty does not transfer and they couldn't help us out. I understand how warranties work, however, for a $5600 transmission you would think they would atleast offer a discounted rate to fix what turned out needing pressure switch seals replaced. We had the AAMCO Orange Park look at it and told us the seals looked as though they were never replaced on the rebuild. $806.40 later I am pissed and feel that people need to know that AAMCO of Saint Augustine does not stand behind their products and do not work with customers. I would give them a ZERO if I could. Transmissions are not cheap, and I feel any reputable company would stand up for such a quality product and honor their warranty regardless. read more

Car was staying in low gear, revving up 4,000+ rpm thought transmission was failing. Brought it to aamco fearing the worse and to my surprise they sais transmission was fine just needed a new solenoid controller. Had carshield warranty so it ended up costing $300 out of pocket. Finished in one day. (Carshield paid for the part but not the reprogramming...that was $200 and $100 deductible) read more

I had my truck worked on at a local Chevy dealership where they charge me almost $5000. When I went in to pick up my truck nothing had been done that I'd ask for and the problems persisted. I instantly drove down to Aamco and spoke with Matt. What an amazing experience Matt was a pleasure to speak with he was attentive and took care of all my needs at a great rate and a super super price. Work was done quickly and easily. I have since come in and had all of my brakes and rotors done and I couldn't be any more happier thank you Matt and thank you Aamco read more

AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care - Auto Repair Near Me - Saint Augustine, Florida

On 08/01/23 I took my car to Tri Life of St Augustine (2664 Us 1 South) as my A/C was blowing hot air in my Toyota Highlander. I was told that the AC Freon was low and that two Schrader valves needed replacing. This required Ac Evac, Recovery and Freon recharge with dye for possible leaks although I was told that NO leaks were found. Total cost $545.16. (Of which $299.99 for freon evac,recovery and recharge with leak detection dye.) Days later, whilst I am in SC, A/C is again blowing hot air. On my return to Fl. I returned to Tri Life (AAMCO) and now I was told that there are NO leaks and the problem was that the A/C compressor needed replacing, cost $1,500 !!! With a TOTAL Loss of trust with the diagnosis I took my car to Tire Kingdom in Palm Coast, FL. I informed them of previous repair action and the "new" diagnosis for repair. I was contacted later that day and informed that the problem was NOT a faulty/failed A/C compressor but that the Freon content was low. I was also informed that a leak check revealed NO leaks, remember I paid for a leak dye to be added to the Freon charge !! Yet the Freon charge was LOW with no leak !!! Tire Kingdom charge for A/C evac, recovery, leak dye and recharge and ALL Labor, diagnosis, leak check and taxes $164.21 Total !!! A/C working fine and blowing Cold Air ! So I was Ripped Off by Tri Life (AAMCO) of St Augustine and they were going for over $2,000 dollars of my money. for Thank goodness Tire Kingdom. They saved me, what a FIVE STAR Company with Superb employees in Palm Coast. Fl. read more

Trusted sources said I had an impending transmission problem with my Chevrolet Silverado, but my true North said get a second opinion (and that was not the case). I made an appointment with these folks based solely on the reviews here on Yelp. They did not disappoint - very professional, courteous, simply put...just good people that are gonna do right by you. I would certainly recommend Matt and his staff. read more

Took my car to AAMCO in Saint Augustine, Florida, and they were very accommodating and professional. This is a good place to go for honest work. I thought I was having problems with my transmission and they checked it out and found out there was nothing wrong. Honesty is rare. I recommend this business. Support good business. read more

Rolled into town (St. Augustine) for a vacation with a troubled transmission. Took it to the local AAMCO and it was quickly diagnosed: my transmission was going out. I only had three days in town and Matt guaranteed it would be done in time, and he did. Thankful for the prompt and courteous service. read more

I'm very very disappointed in AAMCO they aren't professional an I had to have my transmission replaced not once but 3 damn times. I got my transmission replaced in GA an it had to be serviced several times up there an took weeks an weeks to get my car back then somehow made it back down to st Augustine FL but the next day didn't even make it to next exit before it broke down again. Then the location in St Augustine FL came an got it off the side of the road since I had a warrant being just got " supposedly fixed" so they rebuilt transmission again an the guy called an said " ma'am this isn't even ur transmission wasn't the same make, model, year NOTHIN.. I SAID NO SH!T been telling y'all that for months now. So then I had to wait 5 damn weeks to get my car back which they wouldn't even supply me with a rental even tho it was Garbage locations fault I mean my trans was silver an came back to me turquoise.. I have no clue who got my transmission. Then when I called after being told one more day..one more so on I called started at 8 am an kept getting FU©% You buttoned to after hours operators so I informed the ladies that to tell the guy who's in charge at aamco that if I don't get a call by the end of the day I'm going to sue them and miraculously an hour later I got a call tell me my car was ready. Then once I got it home things started breaking down replaced all the spark plugs the map sensor the fuel pump that fuel filter a bunch of stuff and every time it would run for a week and then break right back down again and it's been a never ending domino effect and it's all ever since I had my transmission replaced through amco who are supposed to be transmission professionals that's supposed to be they're specialty. I even called corporate and told them everything that's going on they want to give me a car rental instead I had no vehicle paid $3,500 to get my transmission replaced and didn't have it for months and months and months because they kept having it back in their shop and then holding on to it for weeks on end probably doing very long test drive so that way they run up the mileage in my year and a half warranty goes away now still my car is still dead does not run it's just sitting there collecting dust because ever since it got fixed by aamco my car has not ran and now it's not even showing code so I don't know what else needs to be fixed on it but it is a never-ending and I can't keep affording to replace everything to where it's literally all brand new parts and I don't know what to do. So if ur transmission is messed up don't ever EVER go to AAmco specially since I'm not the only person who has had this Issue.. so beware of going to AAmco if u need a working car or truck or whatever it may be cause I'm stuck no CAR , I have my kids an mother who I take care of I have no way to get them to appts or myself, no way to go-to the store or do what I need to cause my car once again is broke down hell I finally jist cancelled the insurance cause i was paying for a car to just sit.. i really hope that they would make things right but im sure they wont. Wouldn't let me post unless I did the stars which they aren't worth even a tenth of a star. read more

Take your car to any other shop for repairs other that this place. They had my vehicle for a total of 3 months. They released the vehicle to me twice telling me it was completely repaired. I did drive the the car once 2 miles, and the second time 8 miles before it broke down and had to be towed back to them. Each time the owner Rodney claiming it was test driven and each time it was brought back he needed more money claiming it was a different issue. I finally took it to the local ford deal who found out that they used the wrong parts and charged me for new parts when they were actually used parts. They cheated me out of $5600. Not including the dealers charges. read more

So let's start by me choosing to bring the truck to this location, back in December I had transmission issues on my 2016 Chevy Silverado and they charged me 4-5k, once we received the truck back after a few days in service/repair we were able to drive it for just about a week before the transmission started giving us problems again. We took it in for warranty they fixed whatever it had and got the truck back 2days later.. we were able to drive the car ONCE again for 2 weeks this time before we started having the same problems. Now we are in the middle of January with the same issue/problems at we returned back to south Florida we're we returned the car back to an Ammco in lauderhill were the car now seats there for 2weeks to just say they are short staff and don't have builders so we will be transporting your truck to the nearest Ammco(taken to a davie Ammco shop) since last week Tuesday/Wednesday February 15-16 they have been trying to order a part that STILL till this day I'm waiting for my truck today is 02/25 and I haven't gotten my truck back.. Iv asked to cover my car rental which I have been coming out of pocket for INSTEAD of Ammco giving me a call to place me in a rental under there account. I have to come out of pocket. I continue to ask this Ammco shop and they can only respond I don't make that call but we may..... may be able yo help you with something. NO FIRM ANSWER to covering my car rental as this is now coming out to a 6-7k transmission counting the car rentals i have to continue renting. With this I say.. HORRIBLE SERVICE. Once I get my truck out of here I will be calling corporate and this will not end with this review. Every shop this truck has gone to will be getting a horrible review as they deserve it. UPDATE: today is 02/28 the truck has been in Ammco possession for 15days and I have yet to get it back. They have told me that the cost of rental will not be covered. HORRIBLE SERVICE AND MATERIALS BEIBG USED TI REBUILD THEIR CUSTOMERS TRANSMISSIONS. DONT SHOP WITH THEM. read more

We had a broken cooling belt Seriously interfered with our way home from Saint Augustine to Palm Beach. But this place above all the other places we stopped including our car dealership offered value and convenience as well as some of the best service in The automotive industry that we have ever encountered. For those of you who live in Saint Augustine and I looking for complete car care with a difference and a customer service beyond compare, you have found it here. read more

Had my truck in there twice. 3600 dollars later it still was not right. Took it to a real mechanic and found out it was not the transmission at all but the yoke that was bad. They did not even check. Lousey mechanics only out to take you're money read more

If you advertise that you are open at 8am on Saturday,you should answer the phone.called 1/2 a dozen times and never got an answer. Guess they don/t need my business. read more

We'd taken our car to Aamco earlier this year for some electrical issues. They were great, figured it out and fixed it for a reasonable price. We were happy we'd found a mechanic we could trust. So when our car started making a rattling noise a couple of weeks ago, we decided to bring it back to Aamco to see if they could help us out again. It would appear this shop might have changed hands since our last visit. It wasn't the same person in the office area, and the runaround we got this time was ridiculous. We dropped the car off, went to run some errands and wait for the call to tell us what the rattling sound was. They called to say that a pulley wheel was causing the problem, and they could replace it for us. We'd also had them check our a/c, which stopped working, and they said they suspected a leak- they could put some dye in the freon and run the car for a while to figure out where that leak was. In all the total would be around $250; we were happy since we were worried the cost would be much higher, expecting it to be closer to $600 or more. So we authorized the repairs. When we went back to pick up the car, the receptionist said, "They also said you need a new water pump soon, and you'll have to replace the compressor." When asked if it was critical to the operation of the car, we were told no, it was just something that would need to be done eventually. We didn't know why they would want to recharge the freon to find the leak if we were going to need a new compressor anyway..? We took the keys to start up the car, and it still rattled. The shop was closing (as it was after noon by this point) so we decided to drive the car back home, see if there were any issues, and call them back a few days later since we'd have to have the dye in the freon checked. Thursday night, my husband got home from work, and the car was now making a clicking noise in addition to the rattle. We were worried something was going to break, so Friday morning (the day we were due to drive out to Pensacola for an event) my husband took it back to Aamco, as they said they'd look at it for free. While demonstrating to my husband that it was the water pump making the noise, one of the mechanics took off the serpentine belt and it snapped. The mechanic told my husband something about how, if he hadn't taken the belt off, it would've lasted another six months, and now they were going to have to charge us for the new belt and labor to put it on for a total of $140. My husband tried to argue with them to remove, or at least reduce, labor costs, since apparently the mechanic wasn't even supposed to have pulled the belt off in the first place while trying to diagnose the problem. The receptionist told my husband that "it was already on the invoice" and that she "couldn't remove it" and that we were going to have to pay the full amount. After the belt had been replaced, the clicking noise was gone, so we decided to drive to Pensacola for the event. Five miles from our hotel, steam started to come out from under the hood. Someone at the gas station confirmed it for us: the water pump had gone bad. We had to get the car towed to the hotel, and have it repaired in the morning. I'd say the thing that is the most outrageous from this whole ordeal is that it was the water pump making the noise from the very beginning. They didn't tell us about this in their first call to us after our initial diagnostic, so we had no idea. After that, we were told it would need to be replaced "eventually," not "immediately." It seems like Aamco tried to replace everything but the problem part, in order to squeeze as much money out of us as possible. We'd spent nearly $400 on work that didn't need to be done! Thankfully our car broke down where we were able to get it repaired by a real, honest mechanic that knew what he was doing. read more