AAMCO

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At AAMCO garage in downtown Chicago, customers started noticing something peculiar one morning. The mechanic’s voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, if your car is named “Susan,” please bring it back for an emergency check.’ It turned out that a regular customer named Susan had complained about her car making strange noises recently. The mechanic decided to humorously address it over the intercom, thinking it would be a funny way to get everyone’s attention. Soon, people were lining up with cars named Susan—even those without any issues just wanted their vehicles checked! In the end, it became a friendly joke among neighbors, and whenever someone mentioned bringing their car to AAMCO, they’d say, 'Is your car named Susan?'

2. At an AAMCO auto shop in sunny Los Angeles, a delivery driver noticed something odd while waiting for his turn. Among the usual tools and parts on the service bay floor lay a small, brightly colored robotic toy car. Curious, he picked it up—only to see its tiny wheels spin frantically as if trying to escape. Smiling, he placed it back where he found it and joked, ‘Looks like someone’s little RC car is having engine trouble.’ Later that day, when his own truck was fixed, he drove home, wondering if maybe the robotic toy had been delivered there by mistake—and whether its owner would ever notice it missing.

3. At an AAMCO service station in small-town Ohio, a delivery driver pulled up for routine maintenance. While waiting, he overheard two mechanics whispering about strange noises coming from the old clock tower across the street. Curious, our delivery driver sneaked a peek and saw that the hands of the clock were moving backwards—just like in those old movies! The next morning, everyone in town was talking about it, but nothing changed except maybe the way people told time. Turns out, one of the mechanics had accidentally adjusted the clock’s mechanism while fixing someone else’s car. Moral of the story? Sometimes even a broken clock is right twice a day—and AAMCO might fix more than just your transmission.

4. In the early dawn of a typical Monday, a delivery driver pulled up to the AAMCO garage in New York City. As he approached the entrance, he noticed a strange glow coming from under the hood of every parked car. Curious, he popped open his own truck’s hood and saw the same eerie blue light. Turns out it was just the new LED headlights reflecting off the cars’ shiny surfaces. The delivery driver shook his head with a smile, thinking, ‘Another Monday, another urban legend.’