Transmission Repair near Lowell, NC

“First visit: very impressed! Both Educational and quality work. Reasonable prices. I'll return here next time.

Even so, i don't recommend first call in the morning.Since the system operates on first come, first served. On my second visit, I arrived precisely 5 minutes after opening time (08:05) on december 16, 2025 and there was already a 2 hour Wait just to be seen....A consummate waste of time. At that time of morning, there was no way to check on waiting times prior to a visit. I won't do that again.

If the philosophy is 'first.Come first serve,' it might be better to have an exception for the first call of the morning. appointments might be required for that. This would allow the rest of us to check on they're schedule by phone later in the day.

4.5 stars”

“I had to get some brake work done on my truck recently. I called multiple shops getting prices for the work that needed to be done before I found Loftin's. His price was not only much lower than anywhere else but he was able to get the work done on the same day! This is the only place I'll take my vehicles for repair work now! Extremely trustworthy! I highly recommend!”

“My wife's Jeep Renegade broke down on the highway last week, and fortunately she was able to coast it onto the off ramp and it was close to home. I immediately drove to her, tried to jump start it to no avail, and was able to push it to the nearest gas station. She elected to have it towed to TRC Automotive Repair because it's veteran owned and she had a good experience with brake work in the past that I did not have time to get to myself.
When picking up the Jeep after having a new alternator and serpentine belt installed, I commented on the high cost of the alternator. Aaron was quick to reply that they do markup the cost of parts, and I appreciated his honest no bs straight forward response to my inquiry. Being used to doing most of my own vehicle maintenance, I was just a bit shocked to the cost of paying someone to do the work these days, but as a serial entrepreneur myself I understand and appreciate a fair price for good service.
Just a few days later my wife found herself stranded on the side of the highway once again. This time she was able to restart the vehicle and drive it right back to TRC where she was met by Chris, who helped her the first time. When I told him we were lucky it broke down nearby as she was supposed to be in Raleigh all that day, he expressed concern for insuring they get to the bottom of it. Turns out that after the battery drained when the alternator died, they were unable to get any codes from the system. When test driving it, all seemed fine. This time when connecting the vehicle for diagnostics they were able to get a code for a bad camshaft sensor. Chris said there would be no cost for diagnostics or labor since it was just in, but again there was a hefty markup on the part. I can get that sensor at the local parts store for cheap and replace it in just a few minutes, but I do not own diagnostic equipment, and it was after replacement that they really impressed me and earned my future business.
After replacing the camshaft sensor Chris asked to keep the vehicle overnight to test it further. Now being made aware that my wife travels all over the Carolinas for work, they wanted to insure no future related issues. It wasn't until putting 30 miles on the vehicle both highway and local back roads, that they called to let us know all was good.
Long story short, as a DIY handyman, I'm accustomed to doing any work myself that I can to save money and insure it's done right. When I do turn to professionals for assistance, I'm willing to pay a little more to do business with people I know, like and trust. Today I'm adding TRC Automotive Repair to my short list of folks that meet that requirement. While I hope it's not anytime soon, my wife and I will be back when either of our vehicles need work that I cannot or do not have time to do myself. Thank you Aaron and Chris for being standup guys that offer great service, and show concern and respect for your customers!”

“Very good at what they do and very friendly and helpful, they always do everything in their power to help the customer, without a doubt I recommend them…one of the best workshops in the Gastonia.”

“The crew at Arandas Darrell's Garage are exceptional!!!! I have trusted them for years, long enough for my own children to trust them as their own mechanics!! They find the issue, provide a reasonable quote, fix the issue, and if you have a question about their work, they listen and address your concerns in order to get the job done so that everyone is happy.”

“I have a few high-milage cars. Each of them have visited R&M a few times...over 10 years. Once or twice things didn't go as expected. And 100% of the time I've been done right by them. So good times and bad, R&M does good work at fair prices. And they could have -- but never have done any shady stuff. Whatever they say you can trust.”

“TJ was excellent. He educated me about upcoming services my vehicle would need and even gave me a price breakdown so I can plan for it! Very knowledgeable and cares about the wellbeing of your vehicle! Will definitely be back in the future. Thanks a ton!!!”

“First of all, I would like to thank Zack for the outstanding job that his team did from my vehicle, like the name said, total car care highly recommend. He even came to my apartment to pick me up to take me back to pick up my car he didn't have to do that. Thank you very much Zach and my daughter thank you too. Tell him Keith recommend this shop”