--- title: Transmission Repair for Wadsworth Drivers | A-1 url: https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/areas/wadsworth/ business: A-1 Transmission (A-1 Transmission Inc) address: 670 East Grove Street, Reno, NV 89502 phone: (775) 829-1333 hours: Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, closed Saturday and Sunday type: Transmission shop and auto repair shop in Reno, Nevada, since 1968; walk-ins welcome during business hours, appointments suggested --- Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons - [Home](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/) - [Areas we serve](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/areas/) - [Washoe County towns we serve](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/areas/washoe-county/) - Transmission repair for Wadsworth drivers # Transmission repair for Wadsworth drivers A-1 Transmission is about 33.6 miles and 42 minutes from Wadsworth without traffic, west on I-80 along the Truckee River and then south on I-580 and US 395. Call before you come if the transmission slips or sticks, since the first miles have few places to pull off. [Call (775) 829-1333](tel:+17758291333) [Get directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=A-1+Transmission+Inc,+670+East+Grove+Street,+Reno,+NV+89502&destination_place_id=ChIJZfhkfH4_mYARqc7eV_uhOws)[What is it doing?](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/symptoms/#checker) 1968 In business since [4.6 ★ 112 Google reviews](https://maps.google.com/maps?cid=809418658926218921) ATRA Member shop M-F 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Wadsworth 33.6 mi · about 42 min · US 395, I-580, I-80, SR 427, I-80 Business A-1 Transmission, 670 E. Grove St. Free-flow driving estimate from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), read October 18, 2026. Real trips vary with traffic, weather and chain controls. - about 705 people - 278 households U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (tables B08201, B25046, B08301), read October 18, 2026. Small places carry large margins of error. From Wadsworth, take State Route 427 and the I-80 business loop to the Interstate and run west beside the Truckee River past Sparks, then cross the Spaghetti Bowl onto I-580 and US 395 south. It is a rural start on a busy ending, and the whole route is paved, signed and open all year. ## The route in plain terms Wadsworth sits where the river bends north toward Pyramid Lake, on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation. The local road gets you onto the Interstate, and from there it is one long stretch of I-80 westbound. The routing estimate counts 33.6 miles and 42 minutes (OSRM free-flow). The minutes run longer than the mileage suggests because of the ramps and the slower business route near the start. After Sparks the freeway fills with commuters. A weekday arrival after the morning rush keeps the last ten miles simple. ## Wadsworth in numbers The Census place has about 705 residents in 278 households (ACS 2024 5-year). A place this small carries a wide margin of error, so this page quotes the headcount and the drive only and leaves the finer household figures out. ## Heat and ice along the river East of Sparks the valley narrows. The Reno average July high of 93.9 F (NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals) builds heat that a marginal transmission feels on a long, steady run, while winter mornings can leave ice on the river side of the Interstate that the airport never reports. Nevada DOT's nvroads.com shows the actual road before you leave. Cold fluid thickens, and some transmissions shift slowly for the first few minutes. Let it warm in the driveway before you judge it. ## Call before you come if - The transmission slips on the Interstate on-ramp - A hot or burning smell follows you into town - It will not go into gear after sitting overnight - Fluid spots appear where you park at home With a drive of this length, a call costs far less than a breakdown on I-80. If the vehicle cannot hold a gear, arrange a tow with a roadside plan or a towing company and call the shop first. See [limp mode](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/symptoms/limp-mode/) and [transmission fluid leaks](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/symptoms/fluid-leak/). ### Sources - [OSRM routing (OpenStreetMap data), free-flow drive estimate, read October 18, 2026](https://project-osrm.org/) - [Nevada DOT road conditions (nvroads.com)](https://www.nvroads.com/) - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates](https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5) Keep reading ## Related pages [Washoe County towns we serve The shop is in Washoe County, in Reno.](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/areas/washoe-county/)[Transmission repair for Nixon drivers A-1 Transmission is about 48 miles and 59 minutes from Nixon without traffic.](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/areas/nixon/)[Transmission repair for Sparks drivers A-1 Transmission is about 9.6 miles and 18 minutes from Sparks without traffic, west on I-80 and then south on US 395 into south-central Reno.](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/areas/sparks/)[Transmission repair for Fernley drivers A-1 Transmission is about 36 miles and 45 minutes from downtown Fernley by the routing estimate.](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/areas/fernley/)[Transmission slipping A transmission is slipping when the engine revs up but the vehicle does not speed up to match, or it seems to drop out of gear for a moment.](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/symptoms/transmission-slipping/) ## Can I drive it to the shop from Wadsworth? 30 to 70 minutes: 42 min from Wadsworth Call before you set out. A slipping or overheating transmission can get worse on a long climb or a highway run, so describe what it is doing first. Wadsworth is small and the drive is mostly one straight Interstate run west, so the question is less the road than the vehicle: call first if it will not hold gear. Drive times ## Check another town Free-flow driving to 670 East Grove Street from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), read October 18, 2026. Real trips vary with traffic and weather. 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Call [(775) 829-1333](tel:+17758291333) during shop hours. More answers are on the [questions page](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/faq/). ### How far is Wadsworth from A-1 Transmission? About 33.6 miles, roughly 42 minutes by I-80, I-580 and US 395 without traffic (OSRM estimate). ### Which roads connect Wadsworth to the shop? State Route 427 to I-80 west, then I-580 and US 395 south into Reno. ### Should I drive a slipping transmission to Reno from Wadsworth? Call first. Thirty-odd miles of Interstate is a lot to ask of a slipping transmission, and the shop can tell you whether to drive or arrange a tow. ## Not shifting right? 670 East Grove Street, Reno, NV 89502 Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm [What to tell us when you call](https://a1transmissionrenonv.com/call/) [(775) 829-1333](tel:+17758291333)