Scotty’s A1 Transmission Repair Service

Scotty is not just good, he is GREAT. Always someone with a one star, but note A-​One is a five star all the way. Not many totally honest individuals left as corporate firms have taken over the market. Scotty cares about his customers and his craft.

This is the transmission shop to go to!!! It saved my life!!! They took care of my transmission in a reasonable time and got me back on the road in no time. Unfortunately one day I had just gotten back into town from the Bay Area and what do I know my tranny goes out. Aww man what do I do now!!! Well I searched for a shop, and man the shops with the good reviews acted like they didn’t want me to be there, so I didn’t do business with them. I drove up the street and ran into this shop, spoke with Scotty (who made me feel like my business is welcomed here) and he said he could help me out. He took a look at it and said we can take care of it. So I left the truck with him and a day and half later the work truck was back on the road. This is my new transmission shop no need to look for another!!! Hey I do hope I do not have to visit frequently though! ;). THANK YOU SCOTTY’S for getting us back on the road

Scotty is awesome.
For quite a while I have been to several shops trying to diagnose a problem with my car. Scotty diagnosed and fixed the problem within two hours.
I’m a 20-​something year old girl with little knowledge about cars. Scotty broke it down for me in terms I understood, did not try to take advantage of me, and was beyond reasonably priced for the quality of service he delivered. He even pointed me in the direction of an honest auto shop for my basic needs.
You might be able to find a slightly cheaper price elsewhere but Scotty’s honesty, integrity, and superior level of service is definitely priceless on top of an already good deal.

Felt a slight vibration on my f150 when in over drive so after going to numerous transmission shops to diagnose my problem all Ive been told is «your tranny is bad you’ll need to replace it» ($ 2500) or «we really can’t tell you what it is for sure». I mean really? You do this for a damn living. anyway, I showed up at A1, scotty took it for a test drive with his diagnostic tablet and there he showed my torque converter was slipping. so he rocommended an oil replacement with an anti shudder compound so he did it. low and behold it worked! NO more annoying vibrations. these guys saved me from a $ 2500 repair bill and are honest unlike most other shops out that are full of sh*t. will definitely recommend! Thanks Scotty and crew!

Awesome, awesome shop!!!
No doubt that they know what they’re doing. Scotty will spend the time with you to make you feel comfortable and explain to you what is wrong and what needs to be repaired.

I took my car in to have them run on diagnostics my transmission on 11÷20÷14. Before I brought it here my car hesitated a little bit shifting from 2^nd to 3^rd. But after they did a test drive to see what was wrong with the transmission, it now just revs the engine when I step on the gas and the car doesn’t accelerate. I was on the way home and my car down shifts to 1^st gear while I was going 45mph and nearly caused an accident. My car has NEVER done that before even though it hesitated shifting from 2^nd to 3^rd. I don’t know if they were driving it too hard on their test drive or what but my car is not drivable now

First off it is always scary when you have transmission problems. They are expensive and most of us don’t really know enough about them to work on them ourselves.
I was sure I blew up my transmission on my F-​250. The only problem was I really did not have a clue on where to go to have it fixed. After much research I narrowed it down to 4 or 5 places. I have to admit Scotty’s was not the first place I went but was really glad a pulled in to talk to him. He was straight up about what my options were and about what it would cost. I just got a lot better feeling talking to him than some of the others I talked to. I mean cost is important but doing the job right is by far the most important. Scotty told me he would not do the job unless he could do it right. Too many people try and save a few bucks rebuilding transmissions and end up with junk.
In the end the cost was reasonable, the truck drives great and it was done quickly. Really could not ask for more. If you are like me looking for an honest shop, that does great work, stop in and talk to Scotty.

Luckily the concern that caused me to call Scotty’s in the first place was luckily not realized and with that said I didn’t need to experience all that Scotty’s crew had to offer in the way of transmission repair. Thank goodness.
Though my need ended up not to be a catastrophic one, I wanted to say that I was very pleased by the service and the explanation that I received about the issue that I described. I was spoken to in layman’s terms but never talked down to. I appreciate that very much. Scotty is a very pleasant and knowledgeable. I was given a price quote for the diagnostic and reassured that it would be applied to any work that needed to be done. Later as I waited for the dreaded news about my 11 year old car’s fate, my phone rang and I took a deep breath. It was Scotty but he was calling to tell me that my car was fine and they could not replicate the problem I described. I decided to have my transmission serviced while it was there and I was quoted a price that was very comfortable for routine servicing. Then a short while later I got another call from Scotty and I was afraid that maybe some new unfortunate discovery was made, but no, he was actually calling to let me know that because of the kind of transmission my car has that it would about $ 50 less than he’d originally told me.
The bottom line is my experience was happily not an expensive one but it was a very good one. If I ever need to have my transmission looked at in the future Scotty’s Transmission Service will be my first call.
Thank you to the whole crew!

I haven’t been on Unilocal in a while but I had to for these guys. I found them by complete luck and I am Really glad that I did.
I was on my way home from work on a Wednesday and this horrible loud noise started. I tried to figure out what it was but couldn’t and brought it to OK Auto and they had 4 guy and the manager look at it and said it might be a transmission problem. Great here goes a ton of money, time, and I have no vacation time to use! I start calling everywhere Thursday morning and every shop said oh yea we can take a look at it, how about Monday? After calling literally 15 shops, A-​1 popped up a bit farther from me but hey they seemed to have good reviews… I called and told them my problem and Ron said no problems bring it in and we will look right now. I brought it in, at this point it is 11am, and as soon as Ron hears the noise and knew exactly what it was.
At this point I’m stressed because it is my only car, I live alone, and I have to go to work the next day but it turned out I was in great hands. Ron starts calling around for the Flexplate, the part he knew it needed, and the guy in the shop, whose name I unfortunately forgot, got to work checking it out and dropping the transmission. I couldn’t believe how efficient both of them were and I worked at one of the best transmission shops in the Bay Area for a year in high school. Within an hour the transmission was out and it was exactly what Ron had said! Well due to his expert ear he had already ordered the part that was coming up from Stockton and the only reason it got there same day was because he was able to order it so fast. The owner, Scott, was also there too and was incredibly nice. I know I must have been annoying the hell out of him since I couldn’t go anywhere but he never showed it.
In the end they got the parts in at 3:15pm and I was driving away by 4:15! For them to do the extent of work that they did in such a short amount of time I was amazed and it was a major relief that the bill wasn’t even close to as painful as I was expecting. This is a very high quality shop with an excellent staff. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of transmission work in the area!
One more thing; They had a very clean and well organized shop which is something I have learned over the years is a great indicator of the quality of work a shop does.

This place needs to have more reviews, they do real good transmission work. They’re knowledge of transmissions and the requirements for specific make and model of cars is superb. They were well aware of the Acura/​Honda transmission issues and also knew that Nissan/​Infiniti require special ATF Matic J fluid. They really know their stuff and I trust them to work on the 2^nd most important part of my car hands down.
My story, I have brought 2 of my cars here and gotten work done on the transmissions.
The first car I had purchased used was a 2002 Acura MDX, and if anyone whose ever owned or is considering to buy one, you need to Google the V6 Transmission issues that the Acura/​Hondas are notorious for in a certain year range. IE 2002 Acura TL transmission issues, you’ll find all the necessary research. This is not to say that my MDX hasn’t given me great and reliable miles of service, but had I known about the transmission I would have paid much less than I did to buy.
Anyway, the previous owner neglected to tell me about the slipping transmission issue, and I started noticing the slip about a month after I owned my MDX, and brought it to the dealer who did a transmission fluid flush for me, worst thing that I could have done because it accelerated my transmission degradation as it was slipping a lot more frequently after that.
Eventually I couldn’t take it anymore and didn’t want to be left stranded in the middle of the road one day with the transmission slipping getting worse. I called a few shops and Scottys sounded like the most knowledgeable. Other places wanted to rebuild my transmission for me (rebuilding the same transmission that Acura/​Honda designed with the Achilles heel in it did not sound fun for me because some of them don’t hold up past 30,000 miles), what Scotty was able to do for me was order a transmission from a well known Acura/​Honda transmission shop which redesigned the transmission that goes into the V6 with beefier gears so it would last longer.
I didn’t write my review a year ago because with such a big job I wanted to make sure the car holds up well. About 20,000 miles later my MDX is still strong and running. The price was about 60−75% the cost of taking the car to the dealership (which was going to drop the same transmission with the known issues back into the car) and the price was on par with many of the other local transmission shops in the Sacramento area.
I opted to purchase the 2 year warranty with the transmission so that tacted on a few hundred extra to the price tag. All in all I feel much more confident with taking the MDX on road trips to Los Angeles or Tahoe than had I stuck with the original transmission.
Also they provided great advice, as I bought my Infiniti in for routine service today. The owner knows his stuff, Nissan/​Infiniti cars are very picky and require the Nissan stuff when it comes to the Transmission Fluid and he knew right away that it was mandatory and put in the right stuff. Also he warned me against using the Flush method on a car with higher mileage as it would hurt the transmission more than it would help. The dealer who did my MDX Flush never said any of this, they just hook the transmission lines up to a high pressured pump which pushes too much sediment and particles through the system, not good for car.
So a drain and flush with the correct Nissan/​Infiniti AT fluid came out to under $ 100, I know people who brought the car into the dealership to do flushes which were charged $ 190 – 200 and I don’t know where they get off doing flushes on high mileage cars but I’m done with doing flushes, only drain and fills the proper way to change AT fluid.

So having to have a transmission reworked is never nice but these guys were great.
They got the work done quickly and the car drives awesome. Smoothest shifting I have ever experienced. Plus they warranty their work.
Tough to beat a great job, honest price, and warranty after all that.
Hope I never have to repair a transmission again but if I do these are the ones I will go to.
As a bonus we forgot the kids car seats and one of the guys came by after hours so that I could get them. Really appreciated that.

I have been through so many car repair companys in my years, but i have never experienced such wonderful customer service. I recommend that you refer all of your friends and family to A1 Transmission. I garantee that they will never be disapointed.
No one does it better then A1 Transmission!

I was driving to work one lovely morning when the rear end of my Jeep fell out. Well, it actually slid back about three inches, and that pulled the driveshaft out of the casing, and subsequently speared itself into the pavement. Needless to say, I freaked. I had it towed to Scotty’s A-​1 as he had been recommended by a friend, and boy, was my friend right. They took one look and determined it wasn’t actually my transmission at all, but merely the shackle holding the leaf springs in place. They pushed the driveshaft back in, sent AAA and my Jeep to another shop, and didn’t even charge me for the work or diagnosis. What I thought would set me back hundreds or even thousands of dollars only wound up being about a hundred. A shop this trustworthy is hard to find. Highly recommended.

Amazing Place!!!
I have never had to deal with major car problems before and as a female it can be quite scary. I was referred over to Scotty and his transmission experts from another shop and I am so glad I was. Not only were they kind, Scotty took the time to take me out to my own car and physically show me what was going on with my car. He kept me updated on a daily basis and never made me feel as if I should be worried. The team was very friendly and professional. My car was fixed in a timely manner and it was extremely affordable for what was wrong. This business had the lowest labor rate of about 15 different shops that I called, including ones through friends! I would HIGHLY recommend Scotty and his team at A1 transmissions to ANYONE who wants their car fixed right the first time.
As a bonus: Scotty was able to fix a problem I had been having for over 3 years from a previous routine fix that someone else messed up!!!
I never want car troubles again, but if I ever do, I know who I’m calling first!
Thank You guys for making my car purr again!!!