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Bring your car into the Dallas Transmission Repair Shop at 1201 N. Beltline Road, Irving, TX 75061 to get a diagnosis and a quote.
A thorough internal diagnosis, which includes removing and dismantling the transmission, should find the extent of the damage. Your cost of repair can then be accurately determined. Most shops offer free external inspections and some may offer to conduct an internal diagnosis for a reasonable charge.
Watch out for transmission repair facilities that continuously call after you have authorized work to begin, reporting more damage and increasing the repair price. If a complete internal diagnosis was conducted, this should not occur.
Also, be wary of ads that claim "We'll repair any transmission for..." or offers to rebuild a transmission for an unbelievably low price. The transmission must be properly diagnosed before the transmission damage and the cost of the repair can be determined. Also, be cautious if a company is quick to quote a firm price without seeing the car. And remember, if a claim sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
When you do compare prices, compare only apples to apples. There are no minimum rebuilding standards on transmissions.
You should also become familiar with the term "rebuilt" as it applies to transmission repair. Even though there are more than 300 parts in the average transmission, a transmission may only have a few internal parts replaced and be called "rebuilt". In Texas, if two or more parts are replaced, the transmission may be called "rebuilt", "overhauled", or "reconditioned". Ask what exactly is being repaired for the price quoted and if the parts are used, reconditioned, or new.
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