B & J Transmissions

I recently had problems on my 2001 Dodge Caravan. The not-​uncommon issue of the solenoid pack. This shop was very professional, and very reasonable. It turned out that the problem was much more complicated than it first appeared, and B&J dealt with it really well. Car experiences like this can often be a real drag, but B&J dealt with it reasonably and intelligently. Also cool: when I dropped off my car, I had my bike with me to get back home, but it started raining. They gave me a ride home and threw my bike in the back of the truck. Thanks much! I recommend them.

Our medium duty isuzu nqr trucks Tranny went out, took it here, did it with higher quality parts than monarchs trannys, he upgraded parts, and had it done in a very fair time frame. Excellent shop again and again. And the best part is it will last.

I bought a Mazda Tribute & 1 week after the reverse went out, I googled places close to me B & J Transmission came up 1^st. The reviews were good so I called & took it there the next day. They rebuild my transmission for a great price. Alex was informative & explained & showed me what needed to be done. I would recommend this place to anyone who needs transmission work done.

They did a complete rebuild on my Toyota RAV4. They are fine to deal with, seem pretty responsive. But after the job was done, at home I noticed it was leaking a lot. Took it back for repair, which they did without complaint. Still leaking, not as much leakage but still leaving oil spots on my garage every day. Took it back again, still leaking. I really don’t want to take it back a third time, it’s a hassle, and we are without a car for the day or two it takes.
Not happy about the continuing leakage. The shop is pretty messy, indicative of sloppy work, it’s a red flag. I’d use someone else next time.

so, we went in after our van transmission/​transaxle/​whatever started skipping, and the odometer/​spedometer/​speed-​meter-​thingy just stopped! my friend’s boss knew of a transmission guy, which we tried to find, but to no avail. so went we across the street (turns out the other place burned down… *sad-​face*), found a Diamond & BBB Certified shop that told us exactly what they were doing (a diagnostic), how much they were going to charge us ($ 90, before they did anything), and completed the experience with a run-​down of what went wrong (the speed sensor was clogged with some bits of metal, probably from the transmission, reducing the ohms/​resistance, thus affecting the overall failure of the speedometer), and informed us of the competition (or lack thereof, I’m sticking to Diamond/​BBB Certified businesses only, other mechanics probably would’ve told us the whole tranny needs replacin’, thus saving us several hundreds of dollars). that enuff of an epic review!

So glad i found B & J Transmissions. I got a referral from my regular mechanic who i really trust and so glad that i did.
My torque converter went out, freezing the pump and damaged some rings in the transmission on my Dodge Ram truck. Alex was very professional and was able to explain exactly what happened. He gave me a price for the parts and labor he knew i would need and explained that depending on what they find inside, additional charges would be involved. I was so happy to get the call that those changes were only going to be about $ 300. wheewww. I was bracing for much worse news.
I told him of my situation with sharing a car with my wife and even with the additional parts needed, he called the morning of the day he said he would be finished, so i think 7 hours earlier than i was expecting.
He went over the parts that were bad and the work they had done and i am so satisified with their work and Alex’s professionalism. I doubt i will have another transmission problem with this truck but i will gladly refer him to all my friends.
Thanks Alex and B & J
Ted

I had an excellent experience with B&J Transmissions, customer service and work product.
My daughter drove home from school my 5 spd manual trans 2004 Honda Civic. First time I drove it afterward, it was making a bad transmission noise. Other trans shops said they don’t rebuild manual trannys anymore and wanted $ 2500 to $ 3000 to install a shipped rebuilt trans. I was told few people rebuild this transmission anymore. I luckily found B&J, who accurately told me what the problem was (front end main bearing) with a parking lot diagnosis (subject to real garage inspection).
Turned out that main front bearing was all that was wrong, and i got it in soon enough before the metal parts floating around in the trans damaged more parts. I limped the car into his lot at near closing time on Saturday. He said he would call Monday AM when he could get it inspected and call Honda for parts quotes. He reliably called Monday AM, and apologized that it would take about 1 week because the technician he had that was trained in manual rebuilds was backed up at the moment; he wanted the right tech to do my job. I got the car back when he promised it would be ready. Total cost was less than $ 900, right at their estimate. (Additionally I had the clutch replaced since they were in there and it was almost due anyway. This was not part of a pushy sales job.)
I’ve owned many cars, done much of my own work, including engine rebuilds, purchased a lot of service from a lot of auto businesses. I felt that the owners (B&J) were very straightforward to deal with, were genuinely honest people, very skilled in the craft, and ran a great operation. I highly recommend them.

The best tranny mechanics in San Jose. Quality work, reasonable rates, excellent service.
I took my old ’92 4Runner 4×4 in this morning because I know Alex knows 4Runners. Not only did they do a great job, but Alex was able to give me some advice as to how I could keep her running for many more miles.
Also he spotted a valve cover gasket leak before I did, and my head is usually under the hood every weekend!
The mechanics are top-​notch and the prices are good. My one negative comment is that they are busy all the time! You gotta get there early or at least before 2pm because by then, they’re booked for the rest of the day.
It’s easy to see why… this place is the very definition of «professional»!
When they were done with my tranny flush & fill, Alex dug my old tranny fluid filter out of the trash to show me the condition of the old filter as well as the fluid. Nice! He musta known he was dealing with a weekend mechanic!

This place offers all I could possibly want from a mechanic — they are professional and know what they are doing, they are courteous and patient, explaining the options and giving you the information you need to have to make a choice, they stick to their promises and timeline, and they are even reasonably priced.
We needed to overhaul our transmission (2001 VW Cabrio), so they took it apart, cleaned it up, literally laid it out for us, and explained which parts absolutely needed replacing to get things to work again and which were optional, and the cost of either. The cost was in the range they had given us on the phone (which was on the lower end of what other places had quoted us, which is how we got to B&J), so we made our choice, and are still happy with the result.
I liked the no-​nonsense interaction with those folks, and as someone who used to be a car person in a former life, I appreciate their knowledge and professionalism.
They even agreed to fix a wheel bearing that had been noisy for a while, and which another mechanic failed to diagnose properly, and here, too, their price was on the low end.
Highly recommended.