Check Engine etc inc — Local services in New York

CAR: Automatic 2002 TOYOTA RAV4 FROM: Automatic Auto Finance (AAF) Springdale, AR.

I bought my car used from the AAF car dealership in Springdale, AR. I didn't have great credit so this car costed me a lot of interest, which is expected. However, after driving the car for a while, at around 70,000 miles, it started jumping from speeds of 60mph to 40mph, and back and forth. It was crazy to drive it on the freeway. I did research and went to different places and found out that it was a transmission problem and it was going to cost about $2-3000 dollars. I did more research and found out the problem could also be the ECM box. I would rather spend the $250 to see first if it was it, than to drop $2-3 grand first. It turns out the ECM box really was the problem- and Check Engine was able to fix it! YAY! I basically followed their instructions on their website on how to carefully remove the ECM box. I mailed it express with certification. I sent my paypal payments as well and made sure that was tracked. Finally about 4 days later I got my ECM box back. It was truly fast (From Arkansas to NYC). At least that's fast to ME. I put the box back in, let it run idle as instructed. Now I have no problem driving from Arkansas to NY to visit my family or CA to visit my husband's family.

YES they can fix the 2002 TOYOTA RAV4 make/model cars that have the ECM box problem- it seems the jumping gears/speeds is often mistakened for a transmission problem- but it could be because people still drive the car with poor ECM and so were not able to see the problem- which they should have detected earlier. 3 years later, I still have my RAV4 right now, same car. It now has 110,000 miles on it, and thanks to these guys, it will live with me for up to 220,000 miles. These cars will last as long as you properly take care of them. I guess most people should see the grand scheme of things that I spent $250 to check to see if the ECM was the problem rather than $2500 and blindly pay that. Advice: NEVER wait for your car to get worse. As soon as you detect or notice something COULD be wrong- do something about it right away. Taking care of things is like taking care of a child- it is dependent of our control, and if it gets sick and uncared for, it WILL die. (Cheesey analogy, but people DO get lazy sometimes...) I hope this review helps- I noticed sometimes we need specific information on here to help...

These guys are crooks. They had my vehicle 2 days. They leave vehicles parked out side over nights (this is not the best neighborhood) They fixed a mis-fire condition in December 2023. My inspection was up but now i had a check engine light because of my catalytic converter (was this coincidence? ). I had it changed else where. I brought the vehicle back and they said They will "fix" the check light condition and get an inspection ($600). It passed and I paid thinking my issue was solved. Next year (which is now 2024) My car will NOT pass and they say there's nothing they can do for you. They claim they fixed it last year. Did they? I guess they never thought I'd come back to them for inspection. These guys are sneaky, they will mumble to each other and never tell you exactly what they did to "fix" ur vehicle. RUN...

My BMW was recently repaired at a body shop and sat around for over 2 months due to insurance company antics. When picked up finally, there were no reverse lights, no turn signals/hazards, no comfort access (had to open the door via actual key) and no functioning windows...all tall tale signs of a fried FRM Module from a drained and overly jump started battery. I have had this repair done previously about a year ago by Vladimir, and I retained his contact information. Called him rather than text and explained the situation, he was able to accommodate me the same day (some euro shops are booked weeks in advance), shared his findings from diagnostics, thoroughly checked & confirmed the actual electrical repair. Pricing for the service is as expected and is a great value for the technical...