General Repair Shops and Diagnosis of your Transmission Problems!
Published by ATRA 2014
We are proud members of ATRA (Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association)
Was the problem you had really in the transmission? Or did you pay for a transmission you didn’t really need? Many general repair shops are getting into the transmission repair business by offering to install “reman” transmissions.
What is a reman? A reman is a transmission that’s been remanufactured in a factory setting, and shipped to the repair shop to be installed as a complete unit.
Is it okay to buy a reman? That’s a pretty broad question. The answer depends on the quality of the reman itself. Some are very high quality; others less so.
More important than the reman itself, however, is the shop or technician performing the diagnosis. Remember: Many cars with transmission problems don’t actually need a new transmission. And, if your car doesn’t need a new transmission, you shouldn’t pay for one.
But if the technician performing the diagnosis doesn’t have the skill or experience with your car’s transmission, you might easily find yourself paying for a new transmission… whether you need one or not.
If the reman transmission still doesn’t work, the reman companies have technicians on staff to help the shop work through the actual problem. So your car will probably shift just fine when you get it back. The only question then is: At “Crown Transmissions, Transmissions” is our business!!