Originally Posted by aklim

You sure it is trans fluid they use not some red colored fluid?

Dealerships are big, independents are small. Americans have always had a tendency to side with the little guy. I had somebody do a fan clutch WITHOUT the proper tools and it dented a lot of radiator fins. I had someone misdiagnose too. Also sloppy work. All of those were independents. What about dealerships? I had my share of problems there too. Fortunately, many, if not most problems are solved by me watching them whether they are dealership or not. I've also had independents try to rape me financially without the KY so what is the difference?

Dealerships tend to shy away from them more because they are not so hard up for the business. Independents tend to take on whatever job comes in so they will do it. Whether they have the proper training and tools to do the job is a different story. Quite often, not and they will still muddle thru the job AT YOUR EXPENSE.