Dave's Transmission in Round Lake
1011 N Cedar Lake Rd, Round Lake, IL 60073, United States
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They replaced the manual transmission on my car And right after I got it back, the clutch was slipping and they said they can’t do anything about it. Don’t go here
Will never go back here or recommend them. Nothing but problems with my trans after they rebuilt it. First time out after they rebuilt it and the trans had a hard, really form shift. They also forgot to replace approx 6 bolts in which my mechanic told me. The trans on the highway when going into passing gear won't pull it just stays in passing gear and doesn't pull, stays at the same speed till I let off the gas.
This place is honest, when another shop recommended a transmission flush for my daughter's older car, rather than just take our money they were honest with us and told us it wasn't needed or recommended. I would not hesitate to trust this place.
After spending $1,600 and 2 months at his son shop, my transmission over temp issue was passed on to the father. My car was at this shop for a month until they finally threw in the towel and sent it to dodge. After 3 months of not having a car and still having the issue after paying them I asked for a refund of some money and they told me that they will not do that. Also never received a single call from this place. Will never be doing business here again horrible work.
I've been going here for year. They do have great service and the prices are good. At last repair an item was taken from my car. I'll never use this business again. And everyone I referred to them has stop going. It may have been a new worker that took it. Not good at all.
Unfortunately I am now buying a new transmission 7000 miles after they rebuilt my transmission. I have a classic car that does not get driven and is garaged and apparently the 12/12 warranty they give is which ever comes first. So yes it is 2 years later but only 7000 miles of use and I have metal shavings in my transmission fluid. Oh and offering to have me only pay for parts does not help. My rebuilt transmission should not have gone out in 7000 miles and imagine the damage the engine could have experienced. Would not recommend this place.
I have a 95 Ford van, so my transmission rebuild had some additional hurdles. Keep in mind that while many cars are the same, the older they are the more unique they become with their quirks and bugs. This shop quoted an excellent price for my rebuild, and they did that work well. Their time estimate to start and do the work was not correct. They seem to have a difficult time to organize their work, so be prepared for that (this is their biggest problem, but for the price I can deal with that). Don't get mad at them, just call them often and ask for updates. When I did pickup my van it had a difficult time shifting gears, which resolved after about 30 miles. Come to find out they didn't do this needed drive time to get the computer to re-learn the rebuilt transmission. After this period it worked normally and has ever since (over 1 year later). I have driven many miles and road trips and their work has stood the test of time. Debbie is the owner's wife and she is the best one to communicate with.
Had my transmission rebuilt from them a few weeks ago, they lost my lug nut caps and striped 2 of them to where i can't take the tires off. I went back with two new lug nuts and asked them kindly for 2 minutes of there day to help me replace them with a power drill and Dave himself refused to help me because i was supposedly too rude and too honest by blaming them for something they actually did. His attitude is horrible once he gets your money. It was the least they could of done for 950$ of service repair, i wouldn't go there again. Very sketchy service.
Had my car a month and did nothing.
The only shop I trust.
Do not and I me do not waste your time and money here!!!
Glad I found this shop. Honest guys and fair prices. I will continue to do business with them.
Great experience at Daves Transmissions. Quality service at a great price. Highly recommended.
Did a geeat job
Great work..
don t Go there they over charge for nothing and don t complete their work
Very friendly staff and cat
Great local family owned business.
I own McHenry Auto Exchange and I had them rebuild a transmission on a 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 Quad 4x4 and they did a great job for a fair price. I highly suggest using them. Thanks Daves Transmission!
Phenomenal Work and Great Prices
Quick to help you out, required to leave vehicle for a day to get a diagnostic test and a quote. Highly Recommend
Costs $300 to be towed 1 foot. Do yourself a favor and call anyone else.
They were very bad at service and so rude. It smelled like garbage and I saw rodents in the area
Dave is honest and fair on is prices and a very nice person
They are great! Rebuilt my vans transmission for a reasonable price. Would recommend Daves to anyone.
Great job great guys to deal with AAA+++
Got a clutch job done and got the car back with a squealing sound that wasn t there previously. They gave me my car back 3 times with the same issue claiming it was fixed before I was tired of asking them to fix what I already paid for. Last time they said they changed the clutch for a better performance clutch and swapped my trans for a salvage trans. I never asked for a new trans and of course it didn t fix the sound. They want extra money for that even though the problem still exists.
Went to these guy for a transmission rebuild and nothing but problems with my car since using them. My car ran perfectly beforehand. Services
Very nice people. Thanks
Best in lake county , great service,and great prices
Yesterday the driver side Tie-Rod broke. They towed it back to the shop and had it repaired in less than 24 hours. With work backing up due to a storm that knocked out the electric, they had a two to three week waiting time for repairs. They called me on 8/12 in the morning and let me know it had been completed. Previously: Highly recommended. Antique parts took an extra day for the parts guy to locate lol. Not an issue. I understand that! The manual transmission blew on my 1998, 50th anniversary F (150) series short bed, a red F-150. Due to their being slammed with work that time as well, I asked the Fox Recovery (third party) tow truck driver if he had an opinion. He then told me that Fox Recovery (the company he works for) had all of their trucks serviced there (definately a kudo from such an important part of service). Furthermore, the police and other municiple vehicles are serviced there as well. Not to mention winter when there is a line of snowplows outside awaiting repair (very hard on a transmission). Awesome job everyone! 5 STARS * 3 jobs equals a 15 star rating! Job 1: * * * * * (bell housing) Job 2: * * * * * (1st and 2nd gears. shift rail roll AND the shift fork.) -------------------------> thanks Moose Job 3: * * * * * In & Out in 24 hours. Tie-Rod replaced. Nice job guys. And Dave, pizza is still my treat! Thank you kindly.
have worked on all my cars n no complaints above n beyond on helping wit my cars
They got in to work on my car right away
Excellent service fair prices and quick turn around!
After going to daves for a complete rebuild of my transmission, I decided I would never go anywhere else. My husband and I will only take our cars to daves now. Everyone has gone out of their way to help in every situation, the prices are unbeatable, and the work is top notch!
Great service
Here is where to get quality repairs done on your vehicle for a reasonable price.
They got my car fixed right away and good prices I shop around
This is a second vehicle sent to get a transmission rebuilt. I worked with Danny, Debbie and Chris. Just a truly great experience. Fair prices for quality work. Thank you all for the great jobs.
Did a great job on one of my dumptrucks rebuilt the trans super fast and works amazing now. Will be definitely bringing more of my vehicles here when needed.
Bad service Not professional
They do outstanding work at reasonable prices. Not only do they do Transmissions but they do all kinds of mechanical work. But they do specialize in Transmissions and they get it right! Dave the owner is a stand-up guy and if he tells you he can do it he can do it.
always fair priced helpful and considerate work is amazing
Fixes cars for cheap if you can stand the long wait time. The biggest issue is Dave s unprofessional, rude attitude. Screaming in the face of a teenage girl is not the way to do business. After reading his other reviews, Dave s rude behavior has been a consistent theme through the years....
Daves Transmission has been working on my cars for about 8 years now. They are VERY consistent in what they do, and thats doing QUALITY work at VERY good prices which is uncommon in the automotive repair industry!! Great Family Owned Business!!
They are awesome!!!
I had my vehicle taken in to get looked i was told it would be in the shop by 9am i have to call at noon to get confirmation. Then i ask how long before you look at it? We have many cars ahead of you well give you a call later today or tomorrow morning shops closed and no courteousy call. I walked over to inquire in person, customer service was rude i have work and no transportation. Sunday they are closed monday i have work. If it waits any longer i will have it taken over to pepboys at least then i know im getting screwed but they get stuff done nearly the same day or by 1 day max. And im still waiting for a phone call. When i got there one person was working on a car while two bays were empty and four guys just standing around not doing anything ive seen my vehicle moved twice now and still no phone call. I better not get charged for a waiting period. I will inform my family and friends to stop going here and weve been coming here for many years. At the cedar lake location.
Great service and cost. Honest, down to earth, real folks. Dave and Debbie are wonderful and the work they do is too.
Best andonly place I will take my vehicles to. Very fair and great pricing. Stands behind anything they do!! Awesome people here!!!
Was very satisfied with the work performed and he really knew what he was talking about, cant beat his price, thats for sure but i was disappointed they said it would take 3 days and then said tomorrow every day when i called. Finally 8 days later i got my car back but it was worth the wait, would have paid 3x what he charged at the dealership
My family has been taking cars here for a few years now, I just had my car worked on. Pep Boys quoted me almost $700 Dave did the repairs for $550. Very satisfied.
I love Daves Transmission. They are very dedicated to getting things right and have great pride in their work. I have old cars and they have kept them running for years with reasonable rates. I highly recommend Daves Transmission.
I took my car to a mechanic who broke it down for me, he left it worse than how it was, he said that driving it was going to fix it and it didnt fix it, I took it to Dave, he is trans and he inspected it and diagnosed it and fixed it I thought it would be expensive but no I charge a lot, I recommend it, they do a very good job.
Always done a good job at a very good price.Thank-you Dave
Brought in my Saturn relay needed a transformers and other work.dan? Was very helpful and worked with us ....recommend
Great service and reasonably priced.
Wunderful experiences every time ive gone his wife was even nice enough to give me a ride home when my truck was in the shop and no one could get me they always get to me right away when i have a problem.
Did a bunch of work including rebuild my transmission. Was a great price. Would trust again for sure.
Brought my Honda in to have the transmission fluid changed. After driving the car home and parking in the garage, husband took it to work the next day and I came home to find a giant puddle of transmission fluid on the floor of the garage. My husband looked under the car at work, found that the plug for transmission fluid was loose. He hand tightened it, then I called Daves to be told to just bring the car back, had to take off work to drop the car off. They admitted to not putting the plug back in properly, I expressed my frustration, but the guy was rude and told me to call tomorrow. Called the next day to be apologized to and told they didnt know what they could do to compensate me. Said they would call me Monday, but never heard from them. Paid for my transmission fluid change and ended up having to pay to clean up the fluid on my floor and lost my car for another day! Never would I recommend this repair shop. If I hadnt noticed the leak, could have blown my transmission!!!
My brother, parents, and I used this place for years until several years ago. We sometimes wondered if they were accurate in their assessments of problems, and if they overcharged. The last straw was a problem with my brothers car that they repaired multiple times in a short period of time, giving us the impression they didnt know what the problem was. Finally, they wanted to do a $1,000+ job to fix it, and we took it elsewhere. The other mechanic, in one or two days, realized it was a simple $200-300 problem related to the cars computer system. After he fixed it, there were no further problems. We havent returned to Daves since.
Worst service iv ever had took in my Mercedes to get my trans gaskets replaced they rebuilt my torque converter they said it was bad they needed to rebuilt it so they did that and changed my gaskets also replaced my trans mount with out my consent they literally only messed up my car my car wont shift from first gear to any other gear at all also wont even shift all the time from park to drive or anything else I have to keep messing with t for it to shift not to mention it has a really rough pull wen it actually shifts from park to drive and as many of you know Mercedes bus well known for how smooth it rides and shifts well they made my like complete crap not to mention they said it was only going to be $350 they ended up charging me almost $1000 for what they did with out my consent I dont think they understand when a customer just wants a simple job done on their vehicle
STAY AWAY DAVE will take your money and run charges for new parts and gets used parts
This Dave guy is a scum bag. I took my truck in for a power steering problem and they decided to re-build the transmission. Apparently they got my truck mixed up with another truck and rebuilt my transmission without my authorization and then tried to charge me $1200 for their mistake telling me my trans needed fixed anyway. Avoid this place. Londonos in Round Lake on 134 very good and honost.
worked with dave for many years never had problem
Terrible service. Zero communication. No estimate. Took 10 days. Chose him based on a recommendation, and he happened to be open on a Saturday when my transmission went out. Towed it for free to his shop. Everythings rosy so far. Said hed call when he knew something. Saturday comes and goes, get halfway through Monday and I call him. Just about to look at it, he says. Calls back 3 hours later, yea, I think its this and its that, not sure though. Cant give you a price. Ill start on it soon This is Monday afternoon. Gave me the impression it was not going to be very expensive, just a couple cheap parts he says. Tuesday afternoon, havent heard anything so I call. I havent started yet. Ill let you know. Wednesday Afternoon, I call. I have something else Im working on, Ill start on it when thats done! (very rudely) Then he adds it should be done Thursday afternoon, Friday morning latest. Thursday afternoon, I get his receptionist hes just taking it apart now, trying to find the parts he needs to fix it. He will need to order the parts. After I explain how long they have had my car and how ridiculous this is getting, she sounds sympathetic and says shell try to help expedite. Should be done by Friday afternoon. Friday afternoon - hes still working on it. Wont be ready till Monday. Definitely done by Monday (still very rude.) Monday, We may be done at the end of the day. Well call you. No call. Tuesday - Your car is ready. that will be $650. My wife picked up the car. Took 20 minutes before anyone even acknowledged her presence. She said the place was anarchy. Like I said, terrible service. Its totally ridiculous. 10 days? really? And I had NO idea what it would cost until they just dump a bill in my lap! No, sorry for the delay just, here, eat a fat bill. I usually do all my car repairs myself. Ive even changed a heater core in a Ford Ranger, which requires removing the entire dash of the car (which takes about 10 hours according to haynes) I am having a hard time believing it took 14 hours worth of labor to take out the differential and change two gears. (oh, and change a front axle, which I have done before, takes an hour) Long story short, maybe you save a few bucks because this guy will actually repair parts instead of just replace your whole transmission or differential, BUT you will certainly end up paying for it somewhere else. If you dont mind being without your car for an extended period of time, having no idea what its going to cost you, and being treated like they couldnt care less about you or your business, then this is the place for you.
did a TERRIBLE job... TWICE... had to bring it back under warranty, still did it WRONG!!! just picked it up from reputable transmission shop, showed all the things DAVES dis wrong... wrong seals, wrong sensor, other stuff, i did not understand, but 5 things all together... not to mention that DAVE has zero customer service skills!!! run the other way!!!
If you want your car fixed dont go here. Because they keep your damn car forever!!!! Its beeen 7 weeks now! BS
Took my car in to be fixed, and it was not fixed when he promised after three days. Threw a temper-tantrum in front of me and slammed the door on me. Made me wait two hours purposely before the car was fixed. I will ever go there again.. Dave is rude, discourteous and has a violent temper. Also, promised me one kind of tire, but provided another type. Very poor service...
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