San Diego Auto Repair

I started going to Transmasters in 2009, when my Suburban transmission failed. I have three cars, all of which are high mileage. Sam Muniraj, the owner, has since rebuilt or repaired two other transmissions, two engines, a differential, replaced various suspension parts, and performed several brake jobs. When I was looking for a transmission shop in 2009, I wanted a shop that was capable of doing their own repair work. I did not want to go to Shop X for transmission work, Shop Y for engine work, and Shop Z for everything else. I found Transmasters to be one of the few shops in Miramar area that is capable of doing complete drive train service and most other vehicle services. In working with Sam for almost 10 years now, I have found him to be competent, honest, and competitively priced. I’ve seen some shops routinely charge almost a 200% markup on the retail price of name-brand parts. Sam’s invoices include part numbers and sell prices, and you can see by analyzing the cost of premium parts from parts houses that his markup is reasonable. Since I drive older cars, Sam often notes multiple findings when I take them in for service. Often I can’t afford to do all the repairs at once. At times like this I not only ask Sam what is important to do, but why. I’ve found him to be fair and pragmatic in describing what needs to be done now, and what can be deferred. As an example, I recently brought him a car with an oil pan leak. When he checked out the car, he also found that the oil leak had severely damaged the engine mounts. I was inclined to authorize only engine mount replacement. Sam pointed out that if the oil leak was not repaired, the oil seeping onto new mounts would damage them in a short period of time. And, he noted, much of the effort spent getting to the mounts would be repeated if the oil leak were repaired separately, thus it would make sense to do both together. While I preferred not to spend the money, I concurred with his analysis, and agreed to have both the mounts and the oil leak repaired at the same time, thus saving me money down the road. In all, I appreciate Sam’s work ethic and the competencies of his shop. He's earned my trust, and I am happy to continue bringing my cars to him.

Transmasters team always take great care of our cars! They provide professional expertise and quality and timely work. I highly recommend partnering with them for your auto needs. Be assured, that you can fully trust them with your vehicles’ upkeeping and repairs.

Sam is helpful and patient This place is recommended to me by a friend and I am so happy to stop by here Sam described every single problem with my car very clear. I gave them 5 stars and recommend it

I took both of my cars (Odyssey and Civic) to this service center. For 2006 Honda Odyssey I got the 80K miles service done, this car was always used very infrequently and also was less maintained. I took it to Transmasters and I am very happy with the service rendered on the car. He inspected the car and came up with the bare minimum stuff to be done for my car which included rear shocks. After the service I took my car for several long drives and it felt like driving new car again. When my car started getting old I needed to find a very reliable service center and I am glad I found this through a friends referral. On my 2011 Honda Civic my rear door automatic locks stopped working. While I was getting the service done, I got my door locks fixed. At first I thought both the locks were bad, but he inspected and told me only one lock is broken and the others he adjusted to get it working. Both the visits were wonderful, I am going to go to this service center for rest of my car needs. One fantastic thing about this center is Sam quickly explains what the issue is through a very quick sketch on a white board in layman terms.

My name is Michael, I have been going to Transmasters for 5 years. Sam MAKES NEEDED REPAIRS "STRESS FREE!! Like so many others who search for an honest, experienced mechanic, I had Transmasters work on my BMW 5 years ago and WILL NEVER have anyone but Transmasters repair my car again! He always explains the repair needed to the customer, the approximate cost to repair and when the work is completed shows you the damaged parts that were replaced. If you have been looking for an honest, experienced mechanic, look no further! Oh, they also repair transmissions!

Transmasters was recommended to me. I couldn’t be more happy with the service.

They have treated me right, and I will send everyone I can there.

Their professionalism, courtesy, attention to detail and quality of work is excellent.

Referred to me by a friend and I’m so grateful to her for that. An honest mechanic is a gift

Very reasonable price — I saved money. The work was done right first time.