Knudson Transmission Services

Knudson Transmission Services is a Transmission Shop in Des Moines, IA. It specializes in transmission work for domestic and foreign vehicles, including performance vehicles, RVs, and heavy duty recreational towing. The shop performs services on manual transmissions, clutches, transfer cases, auxiliary coolers, U joints, and CV axle shafts. It also handles fluid, filter, and flush procedures, as well as external inspections. The business has served Des Moines and the entire state of Iowa since 1951. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on customer reviews.

C.E. (Knute) Knudson founded the company in 1951, opening his first shop from a garage in his backyard on Wall Avenue in Des Moines after gaining experience working for a downtown auto dealership. The family business moved to its current location on Southeast 14th Street. The operation passed to Knute’s son, Bill, who began working at the shop in 1968. Bill worked alongside his father until Knute retired in 1970. The business remains family owned and operated, leveraging three generations of family experience and knowledge to provide quality, reliable, and honest work.

Knudson Transmission uses products from top quality vendors and offers a free test drive and diagnostics with no appointment necessary. Customers receive an accurate price quote and local towing with major work. The shop honors most extended warranty programs and guarantees all work performed. Its goal is to get vehicles back on the road as soon as possible.

The business maintains a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting its long-standing reputation for integrity and honest service.

With over seven decades of family-operated history in Des Moines, Knudson Transmission Services continues to provide trusted transmission repair and maintenance to central Iowa drivers.

The shop is located on Southeast 14th Street, about 0.3 miles from Yeader Creek and East McKinley Avenue. It is also roughly 0.4 miles from Indianola Avenue and the Alpha Women's Center.

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