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AAMCO Transmissions of Clearwater (Countryside) has 1 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforAAMCO Transmissions of Clearwater (Countryside)

    Transmission

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    3 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    27989 US Highway 19 N, Clearwater, FL 33761-4906
    BBB File Opened:
    4/1/1982
    Years in Business:
    50
    Business Started:
    12/26/1973
    Business Incorporated:
    12/26/1973
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Suncoast Consultants Corporation
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Ron Balow, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Ron Balow, Owner
    • Mr. Sam Minosh, General Manager
    • Ms. Crystal Windgassen
    • Mike Pekula, Director of Customer Service
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (727) 796-5663
      Primary Fax

    Customer Complaints

    3 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    10/10/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Unresolved
    The transmission in my vehicle died in Dec 2021. It took nearly 1 week before they started to look at my vehicle and then had it for well over ***** days (this time). The transmission was not fixed, and I have had to return the vehicle at least 4 times and will be due for the 5th time at the time of writing. Every time I take the vehicle in, they come back with 'there's nothing wrong'. They opted to rebuild instead of getting a factory reconditioned transmission. This would have been acceptable but its very apparent now, that they do not know what they're doing. They don't know how to fix the issue and they are definitely not willing to be fast with repairs, instead having me wait months and months until I get the vehicle back. One of my first complaints as I got the car returned in ******* was that I would push the gas pedal and the car wouldn't move. The second time, the third time etc has been for the same thing. Today I took the car out and it will not go more than ***** miles an hour. The RPM's go up to 4 and 5 but its not shifting into 3rd gear. (prior times it wasn't shifting into 1st or 2nd gear). I have spent a LOT of money and do not want to have to keep going back to them, but per their contract I am not able to go to another AAMCO shop. Maybe this is why, they can't do the work. My vehicle sits a lot as I travel for my job and am out of town more than I am at home. I still need my car for trips to the grocery store and target but I can't get there. In addition, I had other work done and I found that (1) they didn't do it right either and (2) cheated me as when I took the car to PepBoys they said that something was cracked and there's no way that the AAMCO people didn't see the crack, so the money I spent on fluids and work with AAMCO was thrown in the trash Resolve - I would like them to pay for someone to fix my transmission since they don't know how. I would like reimbursed for the fluid conditioning and reimbursed for my time
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    Customer Reviews

    4 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Ronald P

    1 star

    02/14/2024

    This place has horrible service. They will lie to you. They will not do what you asked them to do. Instead, they will look for the most expensive repair and tell you that it is what you need. Save your money and take your car somewhere else. Sam and Mark mistreated me as if they were doing me a favor. I paid $5600. After picking up the car, it is still making noise indicating that the front axles still need to be replaced. The coolant wasn’t flushed, I have a coolant error message on the dashboard. The car hard shifts at times. Read my horrific experience: I called and asked that I need both front axles (left and right) replaced, and the radiator flushed. He told me it will be $900 for each side. I brought the car in. After 3 days, I called him. He said that the axles never fail in this type of car and the transmission needs to be rebuilt. He asked me, how do I know that the axles are bad? I told him that the dealership told me. With persistence, he let me know that I do not need to change the axles and the transmission needs to be rebuilt. I said okay, how much would that cost me. He said $3000. I said okay and that I also need the radiator flushed. He said no problem. I called him twice a week to get an update. Every time I called; he told me that the car would be ready in 3 days. About 1 and a half weeks later, he let me know that the torque converter needs to be replaced. He told me that it would be ready in 3 days. After 3 days, he told me to stop calling him and that he would call me. After a week, I called him, he told me that the valve body needs to be rebuilt because he doesn’t like the way the car shifts between 2nd and 3rd gear. About 1 and a half weeks later, he called me to let me know that the car is ready to be picked up. Suddenly, he’s aggressive and is calling me every hour. They kept the car for about 4 weeks. I incurred additional expenses for transportation to and from work.

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