AAMCO Transmission Rebuild Cost

Last Updated on March 24, 2022
Written by CPA Alec Pow | Content Reviewed by CFA Alexander Popinker

AAMCO, a transmission repair work franchise, is known to be the leading transmission repair work business in the United States with nearly 900 service centers around the country.

The franchise is considered to be among the most trustworthy and knowledgeable transmission service businesses as they have actually been in business for nearly 50 years and pride themselves on premium transmission repair work at inexpensive costs.

Just how much does it cost to rebuild transmission at AAMCO?

The expense of an AAMCO transmission rebuild depends upon whether the transmission is automated or manual and which location you take it to as each one is individually owned. Usually, the expense for a transmission rebuild at an AAMCO service center is somewhere between $2,800 and $3,800, according to clients who have actually utilized the franchise in the past.

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We were able to find a couple of consumers who did publish their price quotes online, and we included our findings inside our table below. Utilize these as just an estimate as your quote can significantly differ.

Geographical Location	Price Paid
Atlanta, GA	$2,800 for a complete rebuild
Atlanta, GA	$3,100 for GMC Acadia
Chicago, IL	$3,500 for unknown car make
Costa Mesa, CA	$3,400 for unknown car make
Danbury, CT	$3,000 for an unknown car make
Denver, CO	$2,800 for unknown company truck make
Golden, C	$2,400 for unknown Jeep brand
Minneapolis, MN	$4,000 for the build plus miscellaneous repairs
Newark, NJ	$3,200 for Expedition
Orlando, FL	$3,000 for Windstar
Orlando, FL	$2,500 for an unknown car
Salt Lake City, UT	$2,800 for Expedition
Seattle, WA	$3,000 for Acura
Stockbridge, GA	$2,100 for unknown car make
Wilmington, NC	$3,600 for unknown Toyota

For instance, on one ThirdGen.org forum thread, a forum member specified that he got a quote for $1,700 to have his transmission rebuilt at AAMCO.

A visitor to a Yahoo! Answers thread claimed that he paid more than $2,100 ten years ago to have his Chevy Trendsetter transmission rebuilt.

Restoring a transmission at AAMCO

Before getting into any reconstruction, AAMCO will initially wish to carry out a substantial multi-point examination to identify your exact transmission issue. In many cases, small repair work might be needed, not a complete rebuild. If a service technician does decide that your transmission will have to be reconstructed, then, according to the main site, they will restore the transmission utilizing the initial unit, reconstructing it with quality parts. Throughout the procedure, the whole transmission will be taken apart and will be restored with quality parts. The transmission will also be cleaned up and all internal and external parts will carefully be examined. Any external changes will be made and all fluids will be topped off.

AAMCO provides an 18-month, 18,000-mile service warranty on all automatic remanufactured or custom-made rebuilt transmissions, a 36-month, 50,000-mile guarantee for automated remanufactured or customized rebuilt transmissions, or a 36-month, 100,000-mile service warranty for automated remanufactured transmissions.

What are the additional expenses?

Plenty of consumers reported paying upwards of $500 to $850 just for the preliminary diagnosis, also described as the evaluation cost.

Consider the expense of towing the car to the service center if this is needed. This will not be included in the estimate mentioned above.

If you will need a vehicle while your transmission is being fixed, you might need to rent a vehicle for a couple of days. AAMCO can recommend a couple of locations for you if you will need one.

In some circumstances, you might have to pay for extra parts that will be needed such as a brand-new torque converter, reverse drum, band, shift kit, valve body, TC switch, and/or governor.

If the car is left in the service center longer than one day after the completion of work, you will be charged $45 each day for car storage.

Tips to keep in mind

If your vehicle is newer, see if it’s still under warranty by your maker. If the warranty is still active, you might be able to have a few of the repair tasks covered; nevertheless, the work will need to be done at a regional authorized car dealership, not a franchise-based center.

Because these stores are franchise-owned, make certain that you check out your regional store to see what type of reputation they have.

How can you save some money?

Transmission problems are frequently pretty expensive and having more than one mechanic quote is a great idea. Keep in mind that this is a franchise and other stores in the area might provide cheaper costs. As long as you know that you need to have your transmission rebuilt, many mechanics can give you a ballpark price quote over the phone.

Check out the main AAMCO site as they do provide promos and/or vouchers from time to time.

AAMCO also offers a rewards program where you can earn discount coupons on services in the future. By staying devoted to AAMCO and their services, you can get benefits such as totally free oil changes, tire rotations, and as much as 50% off on future services by gathering enough reward points.

See if the repair work is really worth it. If your vehicle is just worth $6,000 and the repair work is going to be $2,500, then you might be much better off trading in the automobile and using the money you would have spent for the repair work towards a newer, better automobile.

They do offer an AAMCO credit card, which can provide you with unique discount rates when you utilize it at an AAMCO center. This might come in useful if you were to need to break your payments up for the next couple of months and pay a low-interest rate.