Customer Stories
Nolan was concerned when his 2012 Toyota Tundra began feeling like the wheels were locking up at times. Then, he noticed a fluid leak toward the rear of his truck. Something wasn’t right, and he knew he needed to take…
It’s not every day that we have a customer named Ralph walk through our doors at Ralph’s Transmission, but it happened recently. In fact, he is a repeat customer of ours. This Ralph knew he had a transmission problem in…
Sarah first visited Ralph’s Transmission a couple months ago because her 2005 Honda Odyssey was not running right. It was struggling to move forward at all when the vehicle was put into gear. She wanted to have the transmission inspected…
Chris was a little apprehensive about bringing his 2014 Ford Focus to an independent auto repair shop. He typically only trusts it with his dealership. However, he knew there was something wrong with his transmission. The check engine light was…
Brendon first came to Ralph’s Transmission in Modesto back in 2016 to have the transmission rebuilt in his 2006 Ford Explorer. It had major internal damage, so the team at our shop rebuilt the transmission from the ground up and…
Last year, Rick visited Ralph’s Transmission in Modesto after experiencing some transmission problems in his 2011 Nissan Rogue. After his CVT transmission was inspected by our team of technicians, internal damage was found that was beyond repair. Whereas most standard…
Nick has been to Ralph’s Transmission several times over the years, and he has had our team work on a few different vehicles. Most recently, he came in because he was having transmission problems in his 2014 Nissan Altima. The…
Christine owns a 1993 GMC pickup truck with well over 200,000 miles on it. With a truck and transmission that old, there are bound to be some issues every now and again. Fortunately, she is very good about taking care…
Noel drives a 2015 Nissan Versa Note and recently noticed that her car was shuddering significantly when she was accelerating. Suspecting it was a transmission problem, she checked the transmission fluid and saw that it was almost black in color.…
Ramona owns a 2006 GMC Canyon and noticed that it wasn’t running right in higher gears. Realizing it was likely a transmission problem, she did her research and decided to bring her truck into Ralph’s Transmission for an expert diagnosis…
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Is Your Truck Hesitating While Driving?
When you press the accelerator, you expect your truck to respond immediately. If it hesitates, feels sluggish or briefly loses power, something isn’t working properly. While hesitation can have several causes, transmission problems should be…
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