This shop used to be the pinnacle of transmission repairs locally for as long as I can recall. "Used to be" is the takeaway from this. I dropped my Jeep off to have the carrier assembly for the top half of the transmission replaced. The shop was quick to look at it and give me an estimate. Sadly, that is where the quickness ended. Parts were ordered (which were confirmed in stock by the shop, including a new clutch since everything was all apart anyway) and then my Jeep sat on the street in front of the shop for almost a full month. No movement, no work, just parked. After the month was over (literally to the day), I picked up the Jeep with a bill that was almost twice the initial estimate. At least I had my vehicle back, so whatever. Sadly, that did not last as the clutch master cylinder they installed to ensure the new clutch functioned appropriately was dead in less than 30miles. Nothing quite like driving home with a dead clutch pedal and you can't shift safely... After a reasonably quick turnaround of 4 days, I picked my Jeep up again with another new clutch master cylinder. Just when I thought the BS was over, another chapter unfolded. Two weeks later, I began to notice strange noises coming from under the Jeep after driving to and from the Cape. Once I finally got it home to inspect it, I discovered that the bolts fastening the driveshaft to the transfer case were never properly tightened. Some were completely backed out, and others were missing entirely. How is this even possible? Did they forget to finish the job or were they too busy rushing to move onto the next unfortunate victim of their potential incompetence? I am always one for giving people a second chance, but for the love of god do your research before handing over the keys. read more

Safe-Guard Transmissions - Transmission Repair Near Me - New Bedford, Massachusetts

Regardless of the (2) poor reviews for reasons particular to their situations please read my review too.. here ya go::So.. we are from R.I. and had a transmission fluid leak while camping at Horseneck State campground in our class C RV.Dave from Rogers Automotive,who we had helped us initially (read review of Rogers), recommended Safe-Guard for the fix. : and 4 others independently told us that they were the real deal, (with over 50 years experience). We took the advice and slowly drove the 9 miles to Safe-Guard in New Bedford on back roads) and met our new best friend Sergio. We left our 20+ year old RV (affectionately named Idle Hours 3) (IH) and drove our car home,(an hour or so away). I must repeat, we really really checked this business out before leaving (IH) in SERGIO's care. We felt very comfortable doing this. Sergio and his crew have been fixing transmissions for a lifetime. We were in no rush and about 4 days later he called and said we had, well, "cooked" the tranny. He had to rebuild it and would also put in heavy duty parts that would include all of this tranny's updates.. We evaluated his quote and compared costs with a number of sources and found his pricing competitive and reasonable. The price was over $3k. We also found out a replacement tranny was not available.. rebuilding was the only option and Sergio was who we wanted in charge of this fix!We love old IH and it's paid for and has taken us on many fun filled adventures.. the investment was well worth it and instead of investing monies which are exorbitant for a newer rv we will continue to have more adventures in IH. For reasonably priced repair! When we picked her up,Sergio explained everything in laymen's terms and showed us all the old parts..The 60+ mile ride home was uneventful and the tranny worked perfectly.. we are ecstatic with the results and we owe it all to Sergio and Safe-Guard Transmissions.!! If for any reason we run into transmission problems again with any of our vehicles we would not hesitate to take the vehicle all the way out to Sergio!! (There are other shops like his that are closer, but Sergio is our choice ). Very happy to give 5 stars! Wish I could give 6. Really ! read more

Safe-Guard Transmissions - SAFE-GUARD TRANSMISSIONS - Transmission Repair Near Me - New Bedford, Massachusetts

Going in tomorrow 03/07/2022for a transmission fluid change, a review is soon to come stay tuned !!! They performed the job flawlessly Everything works as it should and clean work !!! read more

Was warned away, but they seem busy, hence so many people can't be wrong. $4000 dollars later, the computer wiring to the common 4L80e still goes into limp mode often. Been back 3x. Once more... sigh read more

My grandmother needed a new transmission, and not being able to be there with her, due to her age and cost of the repair, I thought she would be taken advantage of. Surprisingly, that was not the case. They took very good care of her, were very thorough with their explanations to her and were able to ease any worries she initially had. The employees were extremely personable and very polite to my grandmother and the job was done in more than a appropriate amount of time. She was very pleased, and said she would recommend this establishment to anyone who needs any transmission work done. Thank you very much Safe guard for taking such good care of her! read more

My first experience at Safe-Guard was so great that I probably will never take my car any where else again. The owner is such a friendly person and explains everything so completely. I brought my car to the shop last minute and he told me it probably wouldn't be looked at for a few days. Expecting this, I left my car there and made arrangements to get around for the next couple of days. Later that day, he surprised me by taking a look at my car early and getting the job done so I could drive back to school no problem! Such genuine people that strive to make their customers happy. I'm not one to write reviews, but I personally searched this shop to rave about them. Thanks again! read more

Dishonest, likes to play games with words. STAY AWAY. Find a mechanic that will install a remanufactured transmission with a 3 year warranty, you will not be sorry. Went to safeguard for a transmission flush and filter change. Went to pick up the car and Kenny says I'm only going to charge you 95.00. I asked if he flushed the transmission and changed the filter and he said yes. A couple of days later I checked the fluid level and it was way over full which can damage a transmission. I also noticed the fluid did not look new. I checked under the car and it looked like the pan was off. I also traced the transmission lines and non had shown any signs that a trans flush had taken place. I called Kenny and told him he did not flush the transmission. He stated that there was metal in the pan and he can flush it when he sees that which is bull because that is normal wear and tare. I then stated you did not say that when I picked up the car, you said you did flush it. HE JUST WANTS TO SELL YOU A BULL CRAP REBUILD WHICH IS ONLY A REPAIR AND SEE YOU IN A YEAR. read more

RED FLAG! My God child came here with is SUV to have them check it out. They had to put it on a lift to check it out. And to put the transmission in. In all that time no one who worked here noticed the frame rotted out! If they were honest people! Knowing he has has a baby & a pregnant girl friend who will be using this SUV. They would have told him the truck is not worth getting it fixed. It's not safe for you & you're family to be driving it! Because the frame is rotted out! And there is so many other things wrong with it. But they are GREEDY & DISHONEST who put the transmission in anyway. Because them making money was more important then the safety others. Then after the transmission was done & they RIPPED HIM OFF! He still had to go back because he still had problems with the transmission among other things. GREEDY DISHONEST RIP OFFS LIKE THESE PEOPLE I WILL NEVER EVER GO TO! And they still haven't called my Godchild back to make their wrong right! read more

When in for a diagnosis of my transmission problem.paid $85 for a diagnosis.i was told it would be $400-$600.Gave the ok for the work and was given an apointment for 3 days later.then to my surprise after hanging around for 2 hours got a new price of $1200 and was told the part would be in the next day.Needless to so i said no and when i asked why i paid $85 a few days before for a price he says well thats why i didnt charge you today. Do not go here unless you like get throw youre money away.very dishonest. read more