In the transmission repair business, as in so many other businesses, if a repair shop quotes a repair job price well below other shops, it’s probably too good to be true.

Beware the transmission shop that just wants to get your vehicle on the lift and drop the pan – or worse yet – remove the transmission and take it apart to diagnose the problem. Their “lowball” estimates quickly escalate by a factor of 2X to 4X once they have your transmission apart. By then it’s too late for you to say “no” or “not yet, until I get some other estimates”.

Unlike these shops, National Transmission will diagnose your vehicle’s problem and give you a firm price range quote before the repair begins. That way, there are no surprises and you can evaluate your vehicle maintenance or replacement options before committing to an expensive repair. We have rebuilt over 25,000 transmissions and we have the historical statistics on the price range to rebuild any transmission. Furthermore, we would never remove your transmission without your permission.

Why does it cost so much to have my automatic transmission repaired?

Today’s automatic transmissions, particularly those with front wheel drive technology, or overdrive, or four-wheel drive, and computerized controls (or all of the above!) are extremely complicated. There are more parts in today’s automatic transmissions than in the average vehicle’s engine. It is this combination of complexity and mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic technologies that make today’s automatic transmissions so expensive to repair.

National Transmission is the only transmission shop in Austin that carries its own full stock of parts necessary to rebuild the average vehicle’s automatic transmission. This means we get your vehicle back on the road with a minimum of downtime. All transmissions are rebuilt in our air-conditioned clean room by ASE-certified technicians who have been with us for years and have rebuilt thousands of similar transmissions over their career.

National Transmission is Austin’s largest independent transmission shop. Any work for retail customers or garages where we perform a full transmission rebuild is warranteed anywhere in the Continental US by our 3 year/36,000 mile Limited Warranty that you can read on this web-site.

NT's 3 year/36,000 Mile Limited Warranty