They rebuilt my motor came out with some issues that they didn't even the problem. Another issue is that I told him that I was gonna pick up the car today and I ended up checking there Google business page hours it said 5 PM I show up. They've been closed for an hour they did not update their closing hours on Google so now I wasted a total of $130 to come here and go back home through Uber read more

Coast Motor Supply - Screenshot of the wrong closing hours on Google. - Auto Repair Near Me - Canoga Park, California

Other shops wanted way too much $$$ and were not saying the right things. Omar and his mechanics fixed a blown head gasket on my 2016 Toyota Prius for a fair price. The repair was a challenge but Omar saw the job through and kept me well informed. I trust him. Excellent experience! I would give Coast ten stars if I could. Highly recommended! read more

Coast Motors has been around for a long time but they don't know what they're doing. I just had a motor done it was not acid wash there was so much dirt and rust inside the motor and the radiator the engine almost overheated and blew up. This guy does the worst job ever at any machine shop. Any engine rebuilding everybody knows this guy does terrible work, I'm so upset I did this from my sons motor and I've had nothing but problems with the motor overheating so much dirt inside of the block you spend all this money to do something correct and this idiot doesn't know how to clean the block correctly after 30 years of working at a shop do you think he'd know better by now , the worst engine job ever do not go to this guy terrible work I've known him for a long time and really frustrated and upset with Omar read more

I wouldn't trust these guys with an oil change. Went to get my engine "rebuilt" by these guys and 30,xxx miles later... check out what I had to do. I ALWAYS had problems with their shotty work. They cut corners in every way. And Chris, you're a nice guy and everything but as nice as you are, you guys are ripping people off and you know it. I'll never recommend this place and I'll always warn people. THESE ENGINES WILL ONLY LAST 30K MILES AND THE WARRANTY COVERS ONLY 24K. THESE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. Oh and before you ask why I didn't even bother calling you guys to see if you could "resolve my issue" remember that I've been in that office before when other customers have called with the same issue and the only thing you've told them is "it's past the warranty that'll be another $2,500 we can't help you, this is somehow your fault". Yeah I didn't wanna hear that. So hopefully people will read my review and won't be stupid like me. I read the reviews before going and gave Coast Motor Supply the benefit of the doubt. Mistake that cost me a pretty penny but I'm just going to walk away from the situation. Get it? Walk away cus I can't drive away from it. read more

Coast Motor Supply - This is the motor they "rebuilt". Always had issues with it; - Auto Repair Near Me - Canoga Park, California

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Rebuilt motor just about two years ago... Had it towed in they waited 3 weeks before even touching it. Claimed they needed a signature, though they had one day 1 of the car being there. Timing chain broke. Refused to give me the old One though it felt very limp and weak. Did not honor the warranty. Had the car back not even a week after the chain broke... It went back this morning due to rough idle and clicking sound from motor. Let's see what they do now. Hoping the car would break in December cause that's when the warranty expires... Will never ever take another car to them. Honest opinion take ur car else where avoid being ripped off. Take it to the dealer where they will ensure your car is safe. Not to mention the oily hand and finger prints all over the car and some of the oil on the A pillar (interior) And the scratches. Being quoted 600 then turns into 900. Paid for rental 2.5 weeks 850. Loss of income for car being down on a busy weekend. 1200. Moral of it all just take it to the dealership. Both times getting the car back there was scratches on it. And of course the boss won't do anything about it. 1500 in paint damages. Use caution while dealing with them. I didn't mention one thing. Christian begged me to take this review down. Including Google and Facebook. ------------------------------- Takes you two effin years to reply to this. That's really sad. Keep lying about what happen Christian, you DID ask my mother to take it down. Cause it was offensive to you in some way... that's sad when the HONEST truth hurts your feelings. I detailed professionally and did so on my Cadillac every 3 months. No scratches were on that spot. Tools pics before the CTS went to you. Got it back scratched up, black oil finger prints on the A PILLAR.. it wasn't plastic foo. It was fabric. Only way of cleaning that is professionally.. not using something that's going to spread the oil or ruin the fabric used. The fact that this review still bothers you... you need to grow TF up. Learn how to talk to people, since you lack customer service skills.. lay off the juice maybe you can function and be good to customers. Instead of acting like women are stupid, btw who TF keeps oil receipts, oil filters for 2 years get the F out of here, lmao. I'm glad this bothers you honestly. This review shall stay. read more

LOOKING TO START CLASS ACTION SUIT !! Apparently this Mechanic has the same script with all of us. New motor, 6 months later need another new motor ?!?! Voided warranty because Mechanic says there was no oil in engine. How is that remotely possible, no warning lights or smoke to indicate oil was in question. Towed truck home to only find out our brand new battery is now dead ? What did they do to our Truck ?! I attempted to write a negative review on Facebook, review was DELETED and I was blocked from leaving any further comments. Customer Service is HORRIBLE, has NO INTEGRITY. PLEASE DO NOT GO TO COAST MOTORS. Contacting California Bureau Of Consumer Affairs as well as California Bureau Of Automotive Repair. If interested in CLASS ACTION SUIT please contact me @ Tiggernave@Hotmail.com read more

Coast Motors have built several motors for me in my service Truck over the years plus two sets of motor for my boat just had my 1992 Ford F-350 460 motor rebuild awesome job I definitely recommend Coast Motors I've been dealing with Coast Motors for over 15 years years I've sent lots of people to them Omar is one heck of a guy definitely recommend thank you Omar read more

They rebuilt my engine and re-did the transmission, they did not put the gears back in the proper places. They would not change the oil after the 3,000 miles and wanted $69 Therefore I can not get the smog coverage through the state. I do not recommend this place at ALL! read more

08/16 My jeep Cherokee the light on the engine check was on and white smoke coming out of the muffler This was the start of my nightmare. On 08/05/16 , I paid $1300 coast motors to fix the problem . Two weeks later, my jeep started making noise and shaking when the car is on idle . I brought the jeep back to coast but Christian said he didn't feel the shake or did it hear the noise. They said I have another problem with the engine and I need to charge me $1500 to get it fix. I spent money and paid more every time I bring the jeep to coast motors , but my jeep was never got fixed. I finally brought my jeep to different mechanic fir another opinion and finally the problem with the engine got fix just one time. I would suggest to bring your car or truck who is AAA APPROVED Not coast motors read more

They suck don't use them. They use cheap gaskets and do not keep promises. Stay away from them! I wrote a review to point out the truth and like babies they deleted it and can't back up their word or warranties. They claimed they lost business well from someone whew new them and did business with them for 13 years I gave them the opportunity to do my engine and it was all crap! They wouldn't even agree to fix it I paid more then I was originally was told and I would have had a better engine for leas at O'Reilly Auto Parts and with a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty. Update 1/5/2020 Christian you are dishonest. First of all Omar admitted to me that he found the receipt where I requested Fel-Pro gaskets and you have me a different engine. Now you have some wanna be lawyer call to Chema and tell him some scare tactic about my review hurting the shop. I called you from the beginning and you blew me off...as always. This engine is a piece of shit. Sealed power I's not made to be better then Fel-Pro. I'm a certified Service Consult with ASE so I know what I am talking about. With all the reviews of people having issues ya know I would have thought you would have given me better then expected service. Not to mention... you charged me more for the engine then what we agreed on. I hope this is a lesson to you to learn how to treat customers with respect and admit when you screw up. Now I am having g to sell my perfectly good vehicle because your cheap gaskets are junk. The engine leaks and I mentioned it to you and you didn't give a shit. So maybe you will be more understanding and considerate in keeping customers happy. read more

I recently had my engine completely rebuilt with this shop and opted to have everything replaced while it was opened, so total I spent $3,400. Not a bad price for the amount of work and overall the follow up and communication was very good. The BIG BUMMER for me is that my truck was returned running a bit more sluggish then before I brought it to them. So I called Christian and was advised to allow the engine to break in. I completed the break in period of the course of 2 months. I felt slight improvements but brought it back to them to check valves and timing because it still was running more sluggish then before I had brought it to them originally, the only thing they performed on the engine was an oil leak that was fixed and they insured me everything checked out and it was running great. A few weeks after these events I took my 4runner in for smog and it failed tremendously according to smog technician. So then I take it to the Toyota dealership service dept so I could finally find out what was going on. Come to find out I have a broken vacuum switch that has been GLUED back together and installed back onto my engine. This is a big surprise to me and makes complete sense, the switch was broken by one of Coast Motor Supply's mechanics while being taken off or put back on my engine. I am certain of this because i had purchased this vehicle 7 months prior and had to pass smog for transfer of title and registration into my name and it passed with no problems. I called Christian and asked if Coast Motor Supply would help me with replacing the vacuum switch ( it cost $138 plus labor $188 total ). I have been completely ignored since then. I have called and spoken with Christian twice and both times he told me he would speak with the owner and call back with an answer. To this day I have not received a call back not even to tell me "no we won't fix our mistake" So overall my opinion of CMS is that the mechanics are a bit careless in their workmanship. The overall fine tuning of your engine to ensure that it's dialed in and running smooth is non existent with this shop. This place could be great with a bit more accountability and at least 1 visit back after break in period for adjustments and fine tuning. I would of liked to left them a better review but at the end of the experience they have left me with an additional $188 charge which was their mistake. A vehicle that won't pass smog, and my vehicle was running poorly upon delivery which doesn't show pride of workmanship. By the way after having new vacuum switch installed on my 4Runner it passed smog .. but not by much. I will not go back nor will I refer anyone to this shop, overall value isn't there. Justin read more

this place was referred to me by a friend where i take my 2006 srt 8 300c for all of my maintenance services meaning oil change brakes etc! anyway i had my cam replaced,lifters ,gaskets engine mount! the pictures are worth a 1000 words, when i received my car back i noticed the hemi tick again but not too loud when it was b4,i informed my mechanic he informed me that it was okay,smh! i had the warranty which was funny it expired in dec. the 17 2017, furthermore, i was leaving my 2nd job at 1100pm on dec. 13 2017, all off a sudden i started hearing this loud knocking noise i pulled over an i was like wtf no way i just paid them 3600 (mind u my warranty is almost up) anyway the next day had my car told back to there shop was charged an additional 100 bucks just to check wtf the problem was an i informed them of what had happened! me i'm thinking its under warranty so no problems to fix it ! bullshit, so they called me an said i blew a engine rod by not having oil in my engine wtf hell fukkin no, my mopar is always maintained with oil brakes radiator flush ect. me i was shocked when they told me that! so i asked them how much will it be mind u i just spent close to 4k now! (my savings) they said to fix it , 4700! i was so disappointed an i was informed prior do not take your car there they do shadey work! fuck i wish that i would have listened! now i'm fukkin broke my beloved srt 8 300c has been out of commission for like 8 months mind you this was my daily! so with that being said f this place in caps! on a teacher salary! at that! p.s. my srt 8 will b fixed right too b continued...! read more

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I can't say enough good things about Coast Motor Supply and Omar, the owner. In October 2011 my 1997 Mazda Miata engine got a crack. I searched high and low all over Los Angeles for the best deal and best quality. I chose these guys because of their awesome website, which has videos showing how they work on your car's engine, complete explanations and the fact that they've been in business for over 30 years. Omar is such a friendly guy and he worked with me and put me at east through the whole process. As an added bonus, he went through the entire cooling system piece by piece, and even the transmission, to make sure everything would be in tip-top shape once they were done. He recommended that we change out certain parts, which increased the total I had to pay, but he gave me a full breakdown of all the parts and after doing a few comparison searches of my own was fully convinced that he was not marking up the parts from retail and they did all the labor at no extra cost. I almost literally got an entire new car (on the inside) for the price of an engine rebuild. Omar, I'm so grateful and you have a lifelong referral from me. Cheers! read more

im very happy with their service :) reasonable prices . omar was so nice and very honest mechanic! he rebuilt my pontiac grand prix gt and its been just past 3 years and no problems! i searched all over L.A. town and no others could beat his price! he is the guy if you want an honest mechanic! and attention ladies! ....if you want to have your car fixed, go to him! he will not try to rip you off. just be sure to call in for an appointment because they are busy . A+ service! read more

Amazing people and extremely reliable and knowledgeable! They know what they are doing and customer service is on point!

Honest people! I came in with what I thought was a broken gasket they were honest with me and told me it was only a thermostat housing and fixed the car in a day. I went from paying $2,500 to $222 thanks to them. Good people a truly hidden Gem read more

I would highly recommend Coast Motor Supply. Any time I have a problem with my truck I take it to them and they know exactly how to fix it. They are fast and efficient and would recommend them to all my family and friends. read more

I wanted to update, the status of this complaint, First off the owner Omar has been in contact with Ray, VIA phone. Omar has forwarded to his insurance everything seems to be going along just a very long process Coast Motors the owner is a very honest Business man, and is taking responsibility for the work that was not completed correctly and the damage that was done. i am waiting to hear back from the insurance company they have been in contact with me. Omar has also agreed to pay for the detailing to have all the oil removed from my interior Upholstery. I should be getting a update from the insurance company by Wednesday October 14, i wanted to give the benefit of doubt here because Omar has done everything that he said he would do so far. Will update again as needed. Frustrated customer..10-14-2015 Casper Ray@rdnetwrks.com read more

Had them build a longblock for my jeep after the engine overheated and blew. From the first moment to the last Christian was honest, friendly and super helpful. Not only did they do a great job on the rebuild, but i dropped it off a couple days before x-mas and they had it done in 3 days! They painted everything, and gave me the leftover gaskets from the kit that I would need to finish my installation of the motor at home. It fired up and ran on the first try and I'm now 1,000 miles down the road with not a single problem. I highly recommend this shop for any of your engine needs. I know I'll back if any of my other vehicles break down. read more

I would highly recommend Coast Motor Supply! My car's motor died and I took it to multiple mechanics to see if I could fix it for a reasonable rate. I was going to end up selling my car and buying a new one because replacing the motor seemed like it was going to be too expensive. I received a recommendation to bring my car to Coast Motor Supply by multiple mechanics and AAA. As soon as I called I could tell right away that Christian was a very kind and honest person. He was very helpful throughout the entire process, explained what needed to be fixed and why, gave me an amazing rate, rebuilt my motor (which works great! - just drove it up to Yosemite and back!), and gave me a warranty on the motor. He even offered that I could call him at any time with any questions I have. Again, I would highly recommend going to Christian and his company! read more

Brought in my 69 camaro, (it was parked for 20 years in my grandfathers garage) This car is a family heirloom and so special to us cause papa has passed. Christian and Hugo did a great job of making us comfortable. The knowledge and experience they have is top notch, and they really care about the work they do. The new motor purrs like a kitten and runs amazing. I wouldn't take my vehicles anywhere else. Coast motor supply is the best in LA. Thanks so Much guys!! I'm a customer for life!!! read more

These guys are GREAT!! Fast service. I spent 8 days at another place waiting for them to fix the spark plug socket. These guys took 3 hours to fix the car. Very reasonable price too. Fantastic people, very nice. This is a place to go for your engine needs. read more

Had engine rebuilt in May, quoted at 4200, final cost over 5000. Heard knocking noise in late November. Called Christian at Coast Motor Supply. He said I should have it towed and make sure I have oil in the vehicle. I immediately checked oil and it was full. Towed car to Christian at Coast Motors and left it, as he was "too busy" to look at my vehicle. He called the next day and said oil was bone dry and it wouldn't be covered under warranty. When I told Christian that I checked prior to the tow and there was oil he basically called me a liar. I went to pick up my vehicle with a tow truck and Christian had to jump my car..... funny the battery was not even 6 months old. Got the car home and the battery won't even hold a charge. Asked Christian about this and he basically went round and round about the battery that he likely took out of my car. Do not do business with this place. Total scam and rip off. They do shoddy work and then blame the customers. Bottom line is they rebuilt the motor in May. If there was oil burning or oil leaking it's on them, which there wasn't. If there was no oil leaking or burning then where did the oil go from when I checked it to when Christian checked it? I plan to report to BAR, BBB and anyone else who will listen. Speaking to an attorney as well. For the record, I have talked to no less than 6 mechanics in the Valley since this issue. EVERYONE of them said NOT TO DO BUSINESS with Coast Motor Supply. Calling your customers liars!! This place is truly unethical and the worst place to get ANY engine work done. read more

Omar and Chris are a pleasure to deal with. Very knowledgeable and love what they do. Prices are competitive and their work is top notch. If you need your engine rebuilt, look no further. read more

HOLY CRAP what a bunch of idiots! They installed a New engine in my truck and after 1 week it blew up. So they kindly put in another engine in my truck and after 14K miles it also blew up on the freeway on my way to work. When I called today they said nothing we can do for you. BASICALLY SAID we don't want your business and don't care that your engine blew up. After having it towed to a garage the owner said wow this is a new engine you need to call the people that put it in, which I did to no avail. PLEASE BEWARE they only want your money and they have NO CUSTOMER SERVICE OR CARE TO REATIN CUSTOMERS. MY NEXT STEP IS contacting the BAR. read more

I have a fifty year old 1970 Chevy 1 ton truck that has been my work horse since i bought it in 1987. I work in the construction business and had put this truck through a lot of pain over the years. I've put over 325,000 miles on my work horse and i needed to find someone that would bring my truck back to original health. Coast Motor supply did just that. Not only rebuilding the motor, but fixing my brakes and power steering problems .You see i don't like driving the New Junk that everyone else is driving today. When you show up in a clean & classic truck to do a job...customers see that you take pride in what you do. So thank you so much Christian and Omar and Philippe for taking very good care of my Valuable Classic Work Horse. My truck is now ready to handle the many miles ahead of her. Thanks again Coast Motor Supply. I will see you guys every 3000 miles for the very needed oil change that is needed to keep her fluids fresh. Thanks again guys. read more

I have no idea about their engine building, this is just my experience with their machine shop. This place is by no means a bad shop. They have the capacity and tooling to get all serious jobs done. The people who work there are really friendly too, and I almost feel bad for writing a negative review but I truly believe people should be warned or at least expect the amount of work they're getting. With that being said, this place is lazy. For the amount of money they charge for the simplest of jobs, you would expect them to go a little above and beyond. 1. Let me start with their hot tanking. Everything was still dirty. EVERYTHING. They didn't remove any freeze plugs or even the old crusty gasket from the block. Same with the head. I'm pretty sure they just throw it in the hot tank for a second then pull it out. I paid $75 for them to hot tank the block only for me to have to clean it when I got it back on the engine stand. Let me say that again. Seventy-five dollars for them to dip the head in the hot tank and not even ensure its clean. There was still gasket left over from the old head gasket and oil pan gasket. $30 for the pistons, which came out OK but are going to need another cleaning, and $30 for the head which also came out okay but they didn't take the time to remove even the RTV from the old valve cover gasket. Hot Tank services get a 1 out of 5 for me. 2. Checking Bore and Honing. This came out pretty good. A bit expensive at $120 but as far as I can tell everything looks okay. 3 out of 5. 3. Resurfacing head. Also came out good, other than the head still being dirty. This cost $65 which is more than I have payed at other shops. Customer Service: Now I really don't care about customer service for a place like a machine shop. I just want to get the work done right and get the services I asked for and have them give me my motor's measurements. The people who work there are genuinely nice. They forgot a few of my parts and had to drive back there twice, which is really my fault for not double checking everything and they forgot to pressure test my head, which I really felt they should have done BEFORE resurfacing it, but my head ended up being fine so everything worked out. I would have hated to have had to do a full rebuild on the head when replacement heads are so plentiful (or have to pay for a resurface on a head I'm not going to use) All in all, this isn't a bad shop but there are way better shops out there who, at this price point, do cleaner work. Everything is going to work out with my motor rebuild, and there really wasn't anything catastrophically wrong with their work, but after spending $320 for what is essentially a head resurfacing, block hone and cleaning, I really feel like I shouldn't have to go back and clean my motor again. If after all of this you still decide to use this shop, which is understandable considering there are times when you need things done quick or other shops aren't available, you should expect to have to do some after work before slapping your motor together. I would also recommend you COMPLETELY dissemble everything you bring them for a hot tank, because they aren't to touch anything that they don't have to. read more

This shop is for when your vehicle needs a new engine. They test, diagnose, and show you exactly what's going on with your engine, and put in a rebuilt one at a far lower cost than the dealer. I have an '06 Explorer that had overheated, and coolant started getting into the oil. The dealer quoted me over $6,000 for a new engine. I called a mechanic I've trusted for over 20 years. They referred me to Coast Motors. Omar and Christian at Coast reassured me that they would test it fully before telling me what work I needed. They showed me the crack in the head, and then they quoted me about half the price for a rebuilt engine - about $3,400. This was a good choice, because I couldn't replace that vehicle for anywhere near that cheap. While they were at it, they found the source of another problem the vehicle was having. I was getting squealing from the rear axle, and the ABS brakes were malfunctioning. They found out the rear axle was broken, and they replaced it. Within a week, it was done, and now my truck drives like new. read more

I was fortunate to find these guys after a horrible experience with another rebuild shop. I have had my rebuilt motor from coast for over a year now and couldn't be happier. My truck runs like new and zero problems with my rebuilt engine. Their prices were better and warranty double of what I found from other shops. My mechanic has told me that he has used coast many times after seeing my experience and all of his customers are happy also. read more

They honored their guarantee. I had to bring it in for a water leak and despite my previous bad review they took care of it with a smile.

Avoid this place. This is one of the worst shops I have ever worked with. I paid top dollar to have a motor rebuilt here only to have the following occur: 1. Car was returned to me after rebuild leaking coolant at the head due to improper torque. Car overheated constantly on the drive home, and again following "repair" of the leak. I towed the car to Coast immediately and they did make an attempt to re-torque the heads and resolve the overheating problem. They did not. 2. They charged me for a fan clutch at the time of rebuild which was never installed. They had my car twice after I complained of overheating, charged me for the part, and it was never installed. I can't understand how this is even possible. I know this to be fact since the car continued to overheat after Coast rebuilt the motor, attempted to fix the head gasket leak after their rebuild, and supposedly replaced every major component of the cooling system: radiator, water pump, hoses, thermostat, and FAN CLUTCH. At this point I gave up on Coast and took it to another shop and asked them to diagnose the problem. They documented that the fan clutch was failing and was most likely the original OEM unit. After replacing the fan clutch, the overheating problems were resolved. So I have a receipt from Coast charging me for a fan clutch at the time of rebuild, and I have a receipt from another shop that actually fixed my problem stating that there is no way the fan clutch they replaced was anywhere close to new and that it was not functional. 3. They poorly spray painted my valve covers, thermostat housing, timing belt covers, and numerous other parts in my engine bay. I am talking the worst backyard spray paint job you have ever seen. I did not ask for this, I asked for a professional rebuild. It looks like they didn't clean or prep the surfaces at all but just rattle canned over whatever was on there. It looks far worse than what I brought in, and will cost me hundreds to undo the damage. Additionally, I have paint particles in the coolant and have had to flush my system twice since receiving the auto from Coast to try to get the spray paint out of my cooling system. You can do way better than this place in LA. Avoid unless you like returning your car multiple times to have the job done right and amateur spray paint jobs are your thing. read more

they installed 2 motors within a month and then after 20000 miles the motor blew up they did not want to help me only left me with excuses Buyers beware read more