A C Transmission Centers

Had my 2002 WRX clutch replaced here. They made a mess of it the first time — installing the clutch fork incorrectly. This led the entire system to fail about 1000k miles later. Why am I giving 4 stars? Because when I brought the car back in (on a tow-​truck, mind you) they warrantied the work without pause or exception, replacing the clutch, clutch fork, flywheel, and other miscellaneous parts that had been damaged by the poor workmanship. I initially regretted going with these guys (were about $ 400 less than a comparable subie shop for this work) but everything turned out alright in the end.
One thing I would watch for is that they hook all your vacuum hoses up correctly on turbo cars — I noticed I wasn’t hitting target boost after their first crack at replacing the clutch and made sure to tell them to double-​check everything when I brought it in for the warranty repairs.
Should things be done right the first time? Yes, absolutely. However a business owner making things right and not hesitating to warranty his mechanic’s work is a refreshing change. Everyone makes mistakes, but how they handled theirs really made this shop stand out to me, especially for such an inexpensive price on the work.

My car broke down early last year — tow truck driver thought it was my transmission, and brought me here. WHAT A MISTAKE AND NIGHTMARE!
Was originally lead to believe my transmission was broken — after further investigation, turned out it was my front differential. After waiting for hours to hear the ‘diagnosis’, I finally had to call AC Transmission to figure out what was going on. Long story short, they told me it would be a few days to fix — ended up taking more than a week, and costing more than they originally quoted me — and had to constantly call them to check on the status of things. Nothing else I could do, so I paid and vowed never to return.
A couple months later, I brought my car into a new place downtown for an oil change/​check up. Shortly after dropping it off — they asked me to come down and assess some ‘damage’ they noticed to my car. Apparently the workers at AC Transmission destroyed my axle nuts — using something like an air gun, instead of a rubber mallet. When I saw my car on the lift — they were able to move my front right tire around with little effort, and told me I was lucky it didn’t come off while I was driving it.
Had to go back and forth between the two businesses. AC Transmission picked my car up, fixed everything for free — but was without a car again for several days.
Was a truly awful experience. Even though they fixed my car for free, it was still a huge pain in the ass. Never, ever, ever returning — and will never recommend.