transmission

Transmission Service Shop Overhaul Problems

Transmission fix for your car is something that is not always easy and unfortunately there are scores reasons for this.  However the gigantic majority of these reasons fall into a few categories.  The first off is a lack of correct communication at the time the van is checked in to the transmission overhaul shop.  This is primarily the fault of the transmission service facility due to unskilled or apathetic service advisors.  However, even the best labor advisor will not always get the best information on the vehicle's transmission performance problem for the repairman.

One reason for this is because the customer does not provide an accurate description of the transmission problems that the car has been experiencing.  The job of the overhaul advisor is to ask the customer questions so that they can provide the transmission technician with perfect declaration so that the transmission technician will know which system to check without wasting time.  Another issue can be caused by the advisor asking the wrong questions.  If this happens the transmission repairman will take the inaccurate rundown that has been relayed to the service advisor and it will lead the transmission technician to believe that the incorrect system is having an issue.  

The reason for this is because today's transmissions are both hydraulic and electric and this is also due to the fact that a noise or vibration can often be difficult to pinpoint, and can appear to come from different places on car's transmission at the same time.  Since the customer has spent more time with vehicle than either the recondition writer or the technician, they are often able to give a good recountal of the area and the time at which they have noticed the problem which will make pinpointing the obstacle much easier for the repairman.  


The second category that makes transmission overhaul difficult is often blatant dishonesty on the part of an individual transmission technician or the entire transmission service company.  The reason this can occur is because many transmission fix shops don't follow a labor repair guide which estimates how long it should take a transmission technician to complete a rebuild.  Auto Tune up shops use labor guides to determine how much to charge a customer because the longer a tune up will take, the more the company will charge and the more the mechanic will make because of the extra time involved in completing the tune up.  But most transmission shops don't charge based on the labor guide because the labor guide will usually call for an excessive amount of hours to properly complete a transmission overhaul.  

So instead they just quote the maximum price that they think they customer will agree to pay.  The final category that is a major cause of difficulty in a transmission tune up is the lack of proper mechanic training which causes the misdiagnosis of the vehicle's transmission problem.  Each year there are dozens of models of vehicles produced by dozens of manufacturers.  When you multiply the number of manufacturers by the number of different models it is easy to see that each year a transmission technician must continue to learn and develop their skills.  Each day there are thousands of transmissions successfully refurbished in United States.  Proper communication combined with customer concern and an honest transmission refurbish facility will make sure your vehicle's transmission is repaired right the first time, and at the appropriate price.

For more info:

san antonio transmission
transmission repair san antonio