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South El Monte, CA

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Al's Complete Auto Repair

2.9 (17 reviews)
Closed • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Jennifer M.

It's taking a long time to write this bc this business totally harmed me both emotionally and financially. So to try to be objective here are the tips. Get written estimates BEFORE giving any money. Do not accept a text messages bc this barely meets the minimum criteria and creates a lot of loop holes of interpretation. Do NOT sign a blank estimate or contract. His wife tried getting me to do that and that's illegal and they know it. Do NOT give any businesses a deposit. I didn't know this and trusted him and gave him a deposit before any estimates and before authorization to purchase. Always get a second opinion. I didn't know he did not complete a brake job he said he finished until a representative from the DMV pointed it out. Document everything. Receipts, email, call logs, pictures before and afters He disrespected me a lot of times once I begin asking more questions and noticing his professionalism changed. Be firm that costumers have a right to know about the process and where their car and car parts are at. You have rights! Look at the other reviews for this business. I did end up taking this business to court. I didn't get majority of my money back bc the judge ruled the text messages met bare minimum requirement and that I could not verify the business did a paint job incorrectly. Even tho I had a witness to testify that the business said they kept repainting the hood bc it was bubbling. And look the paint job they did to my hood was done incorrectly and it's cracked less than 2 year later while under a car cover and canopy. I still have to pay the price. I had to block the personal Yelp account of the wife bc she was threatening me. When I have evidence to everything I'm sharing here.

Sienna L.

Please AVOID this auto repair shop they scam!!! They are not nice people. If I could leave them -0 stars I would. These people need to learn how to actually fix cars and treat their costumers with respect. I spent over $2,400.00 on a new engine for my car that Al fixed. My car died on me three times while I was on the freeway after Al had fixed my car. Al had no care in the world that my car was having issues and it was putting my life in danger. I trusted his work at first and spent over 4k in total for my car. I was spending a lot of money on my car but my car would keeping dying on me at the most inconvenient times. Al also decided to do some work on my car without my permission. He didn't call me to let me know what was wrong with my car, he just fixed my car and then messaged me the cost. He was very unprofessional when I came to the shop with my Dad. Al decided not to give me my car keys back, the police were called. He basically charged me for something I did not agree on and his wife also accused me of putting hands on Al, which obviously did not happen. Al is a nice man in the beginning but once you start coming there for all your car needs he will take advantage of you and your money and fix things that don't need to be fixed. His wife is entirely unprofessional and should not be working costumer service at all. She was super rude to me and very disrespectful. This business will waste your time and your money. And will just stress you out. Please Avoid at all cost!

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Al did an excellent job painting my Lexus! His prices were fair. The job was done beautifully!

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7 years ago

Took my truck to Al's and it needed a lot of work done to it and he completed the job very fast and no issue.

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Al's Complete Auto Repair - autorepair - Updated November 2026

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