TRC Transmissions

Ron rebuilt my transmission and test drove and adjusted many times for free to make it work perfect, never had the usual attitude of normal mechanic shops, very easy to deal with

My 2004 Honda Accord V6 has around 280K miles on it, so I finally figured that it’s time to have it’s second transmission service. I say this in tongue-​in-​cheek, I think I’ve had it done more than twice, but it’s definitely been a long time since the last one. I’ve always gone back to the Honda dealership in Simi Valley for service since I’ve had a business relationship with them for many years. However, spending my Saturday mornings (and sometimes afternoons) in their customer lounge just to get an oil change or having to schedule service weeks in advance and knowingly overpaying for some of the service/​parts started to get old. So, on the glowing referral of a family friend, I paid a visit to TRC this week for transmission service. I was greeted in a very professional manner by Ron and his staff, and my car was on the rack in a few minutes. I told them that I was a «Conway Twitty» kinda driver (read: relaxed and laid back) so the tranny shouldn’t be too worn out. Upon initial draining, Ron told me that the fluid was burnt. That explained the smell every time I started the car (and not my Brut cologne). He suggested that we do a double fill and drain rather than flush so as not to shock the system. Fine by me. Cut to the chase, the hesitation and sluggishness that I’d been experiencing over the past year was gone when I pulled away from the TRC driveway. Ron did ask me if I’d been experiencing any hesitation or shifting issues and I said no, as I honestly thought I just needed new plugs and maybe some BG44K. Here’s my take: I am very, very satisfied with the work done on my Accord — quick, honest, professional, and I was out of there in about 30 minutes. I’m not going to jump the gun and say that this’ll be everyone’s experience, I was lucky that there weren’t two cars ahead of me. But they work fast, clean and honest. Price was good too. I’m rating them 4 stars for now but I’m bringing in my 2007 Odyssey and the rating may change! Stay tuned and thanks Ron!

I needed a clutch replacement so I’m calling around reading the reviews on Unilocal. I Called trc Transmission and asked for a estimate a lady answered I told her I was looking for a rough estimate on a clutch replacement. She had me wait, and she came back with a price of $ 600! I thought that was kind of high, so I told her that it’s was high I thought. WOW she took that really personal and started giving me a lecture of the history of the shop and if I go to Tijuana I could get the clutch job cheaper $ 100 and get Chinese parts. And she was not talking to me she was at a point of yelling at me over the phone. She continued for over a minute ranting about her husband starting the business years ago and how professional his work is. I BELIEVED EVERYTHING SHE SAID ABOUT HER HUSBANDS! BUT THE ONLY REASON NOW I WOULD NOT GO TO TRC TRANSMISSION IS BECAUSE OF HER THE WIFE! AT THIS POINT THE PRICE DID’NT SCARE ME AWAY SHE DID!
A normal response would have been, Thanks for inquiring if you don’t find what your looking for call back we can work something out. Thank you.
This was my first estimate 8:30 am. in the morning. Far as I know every one could have quoted me $ 600 or more who knows?

Ron is one of the Greatest guy that I have been meet. Even though it was probably my fault that I purchased through my transmission she told me that it wasn’t my fault and it was the car that had issues. He got my car fixed really quickly even got me at great deal a rental car and he even paid for a day of the rental. Gave me build my everything and they feel better then new car and is shifting gears so smoother. I can honestly say even better than new because we put some touches on is to make it up

I took my car 2003 Corvette 50^th year anniversary for Transmission line replacement. Ron inspected it and repaired it instead of replacing it. It cost me less than replacement & he did a great job. very nice staff and very good follow up. They definatly know what they are doing. Another place offered to replace it for $ 1500 vs Ron for approx. $ 200 if it needed replacement. he end up repaining it which needed to be tightened & transmission oil change, all for about $ 200.
Thank you so much.

I just want to say thank you! Ron and crew at TRC transmission. They did excellent job fixing my transmission on my Acura. They have excellent customer service and price was very reasonable. I would highley recommend this place for any transmission work.

I have never experienced working with such an honest company. A while after I had the transmission swapped I was experiencing a little chatter when shifting gears I explained this to Ron and was prepared to fork out some $ to make sure it was right even after I had paid to have my rebuild inspected before installation. It turns out that I had installed a snap ring wrong and because it was over looked in the inspection he didn’t charge me a dime to pull the Trans out and fix the problem. I wish there we’re more honest establishments like this out there

My car have trance mission Ploblem.
But Ron fix really good, quicksand lots of save money !!!
This is great shop and recommend.
I’ll be back for sure fixing my car.
Thank you so much.

Well, I will say I was pleased to some extent of the service that was provided. The staff and Ron included, are very friendly. The labor costs were more than fair for the work being done. I have no issues with that.
My main issues are with the safe guarding of vehicles and time frame of work. With the amount of business and the type of cars they get from time to time, they need to invest some money in protecting their clients assets better. Video cameras and hoping clients car alarms will scare away thieves is naïve. I have seen nearly 20 cars in my years throughout chatsworth, found stripped on the curb. Sadly the area is very friendly to car theft. Either the shop needs to take liability of such issues, or put up a solid fence like most other shops in the area. I rolled the dice and left my car outside there. I will never do that again, and lack of peace of mind is a major detour ant for future business. Not just for myself, but other customers.
My last thought is time frame of work. I understand business and how things work within shops. However understand when I make an appointment a week in advance. Then follow up Monday during that week of the planned work. I would say I was less than thrilled to know that my car was being pushed back by other business coming in. The purpose of the appointment was to make sure the work being done to my car was both, not rushed and on time. When we both agree for me to drop off the car the night prior, so you can work on it first thing. Waiting till 3pm, 3 hours before you close to start work was not acceptable. The amount of hours you quoted me for labor was 4 ½ and it took you 2 hours, and it was rushed. When you rush work you make huge mistakes. One of those mistakes was not bolting the exhaust back properly (from headers to y-​pipe collector) which you removed in order to pull the transmission. End result was an exhaust leak that burned up the gasket and may have caused other damage due to the excessive rattling of the y-​pipe and mid pipe. I find exactly what damage was done this week.
I gave you 4 stars on the basis of honesty and integrity. You remained honest about everything we spoke about. I asked a quote 5 months prior to the work and when the invoice came up, it was exactly what we discussed. The transmission is running well and the converter. My only gripe was the problem with my exhaust.

Ron Hazelton and his staff are great. Brought my ford f150 in to see why it wasn’t shifting properly. We took it for a test drive and he diagnosed the issue in about 10 seconds. I brought the truck in the next day and he fixed the situation in a few hours at minimal cost. Ron also personally called me to give me status updates.
The shop is clean and organized. Nicole at the front desk was also very nice and helpful, even calling me a few days later to check up on the work.
Don’t believe the 1 star ratings from people with an obvious axe to grind. I live in Chatsworth and try to frequent my local businesses. Ron and his staff are the real deal.
–Shawn

Yes ron I had another shop repair your mess that you left behind. I paid you for a full rebuild a year prior to that, then I paid you another 700 the car never shifter right, you knew this and the bank saw it! Thats why the bank gave me a full refund because you ripped me off!!! Both times. I sent you a few clients and guess what they too had transmission problems. I have found a shop and they have rebuilt two transmissions for me!(I gave them five stars on Unilocal look it up) Not one issue! The car shifts better than ever.
To address your foolish statement of «my car is a race car» I told you from day one I wanted a reliable rebuilt the car has almost 200 hp! How many 200 HP cars are race cars? But I understand you have to cast doubt!
Your all about number and time but eventually your greed and deceitful Practices will catch up to you!
Don’t forget to mention how you left my car out that one day we you left it out for anyone to steal!

This place is awesome! I was told at another repair place I needed a my transmission replaced, since that is a big job I wanted a 2^nd opinion. I have worked in the car business before and TRC Tranmissions was recommended through a previous co worker.
Ron, the owner took it on a test drive and figured out the problem (which was not the transmission). I came back the next day and my car was repaired. I have found a diamond in the Valley. This place is honest and and do great work.
If you need and good mechanic you can trust this is the place.

The good news is, this organization really tries to learn from their mistakes and admits when there’s been a shortcoming in their service … following my Unilocal post, they did see the light and went above the call of service on the actual vehicle, once the front office miscommunication was resolved. My husband was happy with the work they did on the car and feels the prices were fair.

Ron and his staff are the best choice if you need your vehicle fix!!! They are honest, reliable, and professional. They will fix your car fast and correct the first time. Also, they have great rates. I couldn’t find a better place to fix my car in all SoCal!!!
P. S. To that weirdo who said that TRC is a crook…
You’re a loser and obviously have nothing else better to do with your time. Try getting a JOB! TRC has done nothing but helped everyone I know with their messed up cars. Ron is not only a great mechanic but he is a very compassionate and caring person and helps out the community. Don’t you wish that someone could say that about you… What a CLOWN! Lol

These guys are great. I don’t know anything about cars, but felt very comfortable having Ron and his team take care of my car’s transmission, without thinking they where taking advantage of my lack of knowledge. Now I have my car back and it runs like knew!

Ron Hazelton and the group at TRC are all first class. I brought my classic, original 1973 Lincoln Continental coupe over to TRC because the C6 transmission needed to be rebuilt. Ron worked with me every step of the way, and also installed some beefier parts that I specified. They also installed a new heater core (I supplied it) for me and did a coolant flush because my car had a leak at the core. My vehicle came back to me in excellent condition. The transmission has been shifting precisely and firmly (3^rd gear is a neck snapper due to the updated servo I requested) for the past year. I purposely waited this long to see how everything would hold up, and so far so good. Ron and company were also very patient with me when I’d call or stop by to see how things were going. He also did a fluid flush on my wife’s import SUV which requires special fluid. TRC is the place to go for transmission work. Thanks again Ron and crew!

My old ’64 Pontiac left me stranded one morning when the transmission would only go backwards, not forwards! I was towed to TRC who were awesome. Super friendly and even though they were really busy they took time to look it over and determine that it needed a rebuild. Under a week later they had found the parts (not easy), and rebuilt my transmission. It’s my daily driver and has worked flawlessly ever since.
It’s the little things though — they organized a cheap rate on a rental car, they kept me aware of progress and they even let me drive off and leave them the rental car at their shop. They just took car of returning it.
Highly recommended.