He has helped me last minute when it was winter no fan, no heater, no defroster! Replaced fan…read moremotor! Life saver. He is honest and knows what he is doing! Can't find that much anymore. The best!

We absolutely love this place! My husband generally does our car maintenance but when we can't, we…read morecall Black Diamond Automotive. Changing my headlights in my Subaru is incredibly painful. You even need to disconnect the battery to get to the headlight area. So Black Diamond Auto changes it for me for a nominal fee. I just bring them the headlight bulb. Easy peasy and I'm so appreciative. Recently our sons older Ford needed some work that was out of our scope. Intake manifold work. BDA charged way less than what we expected. And when we brought it home, after being fixed, sadly it was still leaking transmission fluid. BDA took the truck back without hesitation and fixed the gasket leak within the day. And they did it for free! This place is absolutely amazing and they do good work. They NEVER overcharge!

There are no great deals anymore. You either get a good price or great service. Sometimes,…read moreneither. At Rob's you get top notch work and service, but it's not going to be cheap. He's a long standing pro who knows what he is doing. There aren't any shortcuts either. If you gamble on a used transmission or a rebuilt one from an online high volume rebuilder, you will get what you pay for, or worse. If you love your vehicle, or just want it to be reliable again, take your problem transmission to Rob. He charges fair, industry standard fees, but you get the reliability that goes with it. Best part is his complete honesty that seems to be very rare in these parts anymore. Rob is the transmission guy. Go no further or anywhere else.

My car that had under 100k wouldn't shift into gear and I had it towed here as it was close by…read more What was incredibly irritating was after he took it apart which took a week, I was told it might be a simple fix but he wouldn't know until I authorized him to proceed so I did. He came back another week later stating it definitely was my transmission and it would be 5500$! If I didn't want to go forward it would be 1100$ to put it back together and for their time when I asked to get another opinion. I felt trapped and scammed. They charged me for other items like sensors for outside temperature that never worked properly. I was extremely disappointed and feel scammed.

Recently my Toyota Sienna minivan started acting up. Everything I googled about the symptoms told…read moreme that it was a transmission going bad and that at best I could hope for a rebuild that might only cost around $2,000. We had a trip across Snoqualmie Pass coming up in a week to visit family for Thanksgiving, and google assured me that a transmission in that condition, hauling 5 adults plus luggage up the Cascades, would surely break and leave us stranded. And with an expensive towing bill. I wondered if it was worth repairing it. It's a 2004 Sienna AWD XLE Limited with 205K miles. A quick check on Autotrader showed only one similar model in my area, with 274K miles, for $5,995. Expanding the search to 500 miles revealed one other, with similar miles as mine, for $5,495. At that point, a ~$2,000 transmission rebuild sounded much better than selling a project car for pocket change and buying one of those other Siennas. I looked for a nearby transmission shop with good reviews and landed on Renton Transmission. After a few hours they called and said my transmission was fine; the problem was a speed sensor telling it to shift at the wrong time. Replacement cost for that sensor, $338 part + labor. After picking it up, I drove around for a long test on the highway onramps and offramps, and sharp inclines, where I had most seen the symptoms. This time there were no symptoms. They also alerted me to the fact that a less common symptom I had described to them was a misfiring cylinder, and that this appeared to be just a wiring problem. He said that cylinder's misfires were recorded in the codes. l had just days prior had an oil change done at a highly regarded shop and they had not mentioned anything about that, which suggests that they did not bother to check codes. I'm very glad to know about the misfiring cylinder; I'll have it looked at soon. I'm so glad this turned out to be so much less expensive than I had feared. Thanks, Renton Transmission! Highly recommended!

DO NOT GO HERE!!! I cannot emphasize enough!!! Had to have truck towed here and was basically…read morehamstrung and got charged 3X more than any other place said they would have charged me! He put a rebuilt Jasper differential in and each one lasted less than 1000 miles. Had all future work done at a different highly regarded transmission shop. Our family nearly got stranded several times because of Jasper failures but were able to limp back home! Unfortunately, the other transmission shop owner and I had to both fight with Jasper to get refunded after the 3rd Jasper replacement also failed. Had a new one built and installed correctly by the new transmission shop for a small fraction of the cost Renton Transmission charged me. This was after several months off and on without a vehicle and getting screwed in the first place!!!

Amazing Find!! Super Honest. Extremely Professional. Extraordinarily Speedy. Best Prices…read more If needed, I will be back.

Derek and his team were able to see my car for a steering issue immediately. Did not try to upsell…read moreor overcharge in anyway. Was transparent and upfront with pricing, diagnostic, and flexible in drop off/pick up time.

I am extremely pleased with the professional work from Iron Mike Automotive in 2025. They expertly…read morehandled a full refresh of my 2011 BMW E92 M3's rear suspension, installed new coilovers, replaced critical fluids, and repaired a cracked inner exhaust muffler. All work was completed quickly and efficiently. What really stands out is their honesty and proactive approach. They originally diagnosed the loose rear suspension issue, leading to the full repair. They always took time to answer all my questions clearly. The pricing is fair and offers great value. Because of this top tier experience, I will absolutely return to them for all my future maintenance in 2026. Highly recommended!

Love my local Mechanics! They have performed several…read moreservices on my vehicles over the last 15 + years! Honest, dependable and they stand behind the work they do.

You really can't beat the price and quality at Vandermay Transmission. I've had Vandermay work on…read moretwo of my cars (at different times) and have been very happy with the results both times. Like a lot of people, I'm leery of mechanics, but this guy is super up-front about what he's doing and what he's going to charge (which is a lot less than the other quotes I got). I would trust him to work on any of my cars any time.

From the owner: Flexible,low cost,work on more than transmissions.read more

My car was leaking oil pretty badly, I brought my car in to King's because it was the closest shop…read moreto me. They found out that whoever change the oil last (the car is new to me) stripped the oil pan, and the oil plug had almost come all the way out. All the oil had drained from my car. They said it would be $700 to replace the pan. I cried (no lie) since I couldn't afford that. They are angels, and found an alternate fix, that only cost me $260. Still a lot, which tapped me, but my car is drivable again! They're great. Go see them.

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR HERE Allen is very rude and lacks…read morecustomer service and he is the shop manager. I dropped my car off at 8:30 AM as the owner Eric requested so he could look at. I dropped my car off with the understanding from Eric that my car would be looked at and would have an answer by noon. No one called at noon so I called them they hadn't even worked on my car yet. Long story short when I went to the shop the following day they still hadn't even looked at my car. After having a vehicle for 24 hours and still no answer as to what needs to be done I asked if I could have my car back and to speak with the manager. I also stated to Allen that I would leave my vehicle as long as he could assure me that my car would be looked at today. Allen laughed and said that's me (the manager) and we are taking your car out. He refused to give me a business card at first then I asked who he reports to and he responded very smugly and said Eric. I then asked for Eric's information he still refused to provide a business card found some paper and just wrote his name and Eric's name and that's it. No contact information at all was given. As I got into my vehicle Allen and another mechanic came outside to stand there and watch me as they smugly smiling and shook their heads. As a woman this establishment is not helpful, respectful, timely, considerate, understanding and they are very rude!!!

Amazing team!! Jim and his team always follow through with their promises and commitments. Even…read morethrough changing situations or circumstances, the front office team consistently updates you throughout the process. Will continue coming!

Some of their technicians are really incompetent who ruined my car's engine oil pan by over…read moretightening the drain plug nut then replacing it with a slightly bigger one in a subsequent visit which resulted in an oil leak. I ended up replacing the engine oil pan itself which cost me significant amount of money. Really pathetic shop so you want to avoid them.