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Cottman Transmission has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Cottman Transmission

      2630 S Broadway Denver, CO 80210-5705

    • Cottman Transmission

      4895 Ward Rd Ste 3C Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1900

    Business ProfileforCottman Transmission

    Transmission
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    auto repair services

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

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    Cottman Transmission has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • Cottman Transmission

        2630 S Broadway Denver, CO 80210-5705

      • Cottman Transmission

        4895 Ward Rd Ste 3C Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1900

      Location of This Business
      2630 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210-5705
      BBB File Opened:
      12/11/2003
      Years in Business:
      20
      Business Started:
      12/1/2003
      Business Started Locally:
      12/1/2003
      Business Incorporated:
      8/1/2003
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Mr. Andy Stewart, Owner
      • Ms. Lisa Seslar, Office Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Andy Stewart, Owner

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Andy Stewart, Owner
      • Ms. Lisa Seslar, Office Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (303) 778-8002
        Other Fax
      • (303) 432-2664
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      2 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/15/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      3/24/23 I had a transmission rebuilt at the *********** shop. 3/14/24 the transmission completely failed after driving 300 miles in a snowstorm. I was told by the manager that a valve had failed. It was then implied that it failed due to abuse on my part. I asked What could I have done to cause this I was told Getting it stuck in snow I have dash cam footage for 300miles that proves nothing whatsoever happened other than a (HOT OIL) indicator on my dash. I immediately pulled over, checked the ************* fluid was black. I checked the fluid before leaving & it was full with good color. I towed the vehicle to the ********** shop on 3/18/24. I still have 16,000ml & one year left on my ************ was told the warranty is now voided due to abuse on my part. Ive essentially been called a liar by the manager. I can prove beyond any doubt that I wasnt to blame. I kindly asked the manager IF it wasnt abused, why or how can this happen? Can a transmission fail due to a valve alone being bad or is it automatically the customer that abused it? The manager said every part was burned up inside the ****** & this was not normal. If I can show that I didnt abuse ******* vehicle gave me no sign of an issue until failure, how could I have prevented this? I have absolutely no desire to take legal action. I would just like to have been treated with respect & still have my vehicle warranty honored. I would love to have an explanation as to why this happened if I can show it wasnt due to abuse. Thanks for listening. By the waythe repair order # below is from the original rebuild back in March of 2023. I have asked for a new invoice indicating exactly what was done on 3/18/24 with understandably no response. FYI...just in case the apparently unacceptable word (Transmission) is redacted in this post again, this was a rebuild of everything inside the housing that shifts the vehicle. Invoice # 2-4429890
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      Customer Reviews

      3 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Jason B

      1 star

      04/09/2024

      Cottman **********: I had my jeep transmission rebuilt 7000 miles ago. (3/24/23) On the way to ********* **. the transmission failed. Towed it to the ********** *********** found that a valve had failed. It was then in insinuated that the valve failed due to my negligence. I have basically blatantly been called a liar! I will now be providing video proof to legal council to show Cottman transmission is a shameful company to do business with. If your looking for a business with integrity dont let them fool you, this is NOT GOOD!They refuse to honor the remainder of the 24mo or 24,000ml *************** will have you regretting you used their services. These are the facts! Sincerely J

      Cottman Transmission Response

      04/10/2024

      ***** brought his 2010 ************* back to our shop on 03/24/2024 after reporting that the transmission had failed while driving up I-70 through a very heavy snow storm.  

      We opened up the transmission and found that every single clutch, steel plates, and torque converter had been burnt and no clutch material was left on the friction plates.  This type of damage only occurs when a transmission has either been abused or stuck in the snow and customer tried to get out.  It took us four hours to flush his transmission coolers because of the amount of metal and friction materials.  The transmission was destroyed.

      In reference to our details of limited warranty on the back of the sale invoice, Line 4 describes:  "Any unauthorized service, damaged caused by mud, snow, accident, abuse or water, or damaged caused by any component not part of the transmission or torque converter shall void the warranty."  Secondly, Line 6 describes our total liability which reads as: "The total liability under this warranty is limited to the cost to the original repair. This center reserves the right to refund to you the original repair price in lieu of warranty service to the vehicle."

      We chose to repair ************************* transmission under the warranty instead of blaming him of abuse to the transmission which is referenced on Line 4 of the limited warranty. *****'s transmission has been fully repaired, however, there is no more warranty in reference to Line 6 of the limited warranty.

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