Great team and management At French Wrench. They estimated 2 problems, one "maybe $300, if the other, then $1,000". They solved it for the $300 price! read more

Great service, honest prices on repairs. Highly recommend. Owner very accommodating on walk in repairs

Kind of pricey but they do decent work and efficiently take walk-ins. I paid $93 for a synthetic oil and filter change. Everyone is pretty friendly for the most part but the young man working at the register can be a bit rude and short with you. read more

Took my car down here today to get it inspected and they pretty much quoted me an obscene amount to repair the car. They are nothing but crooks, beware if you ever do take anything down here because their ultimate goal is to short change you. Dishonest, greedy, and unscrupulous read more

Wow! Needed a starter for my truck and they did a great job along with a great price! Mike was helpful and honest. This place is a hidden sleeper for car repair. Going here for gas for years and all along the repair shop was hidden. read more

I swear by French Wrench. I use them for annual inspections and every oil change. They are honest, quick and reasonably priced. I also buy my gas there. I've always found them to have excellent customer service! read more

I could not give a greater recommendation to the French Wrench team. I have been using this garage for nearly 3 years now. Mike and Taun are outstanding, responsive, honest, and I have experienced nothing but fair prices. My vehicle is a 21 year old pickup truck and I have trusted them to replace the front end, rear brake drums, and a handful of smaller repairs. I could not be more pleased with a local repair shop. read more

No appointment for safety check. Just park in line. Friendly and good service. Make sure you got your updated insurance card. read more

This review is for a Tire Plug. It was a Saturday in the COVID era and I have a nail in my tire.....needed a tire plug. Firestone blew me off and I bought the tires from them. Lex Brodie said leave the car for 4 hours. Servco motor imports did not want to give me an answer. By luck I pull into the French Wrench and I ask them if they would plug my tire. In 10 minutes I am out of the with a plugged tire. These guys were super busy with auto repairs but they helped me immediately. You need a tire plugged......go here!!! read more

Awesome service, super prompt and reasonable. Informative and transparent, thank you guys!

Have been going there for years! Always great service and knowledgeable people! Tuan and Mike are especially awesome! It is a very busy place, but they are always calm, nice and honest. They have excellent mechanics and their prices are affordable. Way cheaper than the car dealer. Very convenient location on Ward Ave, Kakaako. read more

Best kept secret. I had them work on ALL my cars ...Jaguar, Mercedes, Maserati, and my old school Ford Grand Marquis. Along with cars of my Friends, Small place, like 7 car garage, ...but very busy. Fast, Quality Service....and FAIR priced! No gouging! ...... Secret Discount: ASK FOR MIKE...AND TELL HIM EDDIE FROM THE HIT TV SHOW HAWAII FIVE-O SENT YOU! read more

French Wrench Shell Service Station - This fixed my locking mechanism - Auto Repair Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

No B.S. gas and servicing station. I bring my car here when something is wrong and they tell me if they can fix it or they refer me to someone nearby that can. It gets super crowded on some days, so be ready to squeeze your car somewhere. The workers are super busy and have lots to do, which usually bodes me well because the work on my car gets done super quick. The gas station and mini-mart (is that what you call it?) is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including holidays!). The store is small with drinks and snacks, but not like a 7-11 with slushy machines or ice cream, even. Overall, the gas station is dirty like a busy gas station usually is. Do not bother using the bathroom here....I'm pretty sure some super sketchy stuff goes down in there...and don't touch the counters in the store, either. Bleh. read more

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This place is the best friendly people and honest deals the folks here really know what there doing :-)

They were fast & efficient! Not very personable but they get it done quick! I suggest going when they open to avoid lines.

I was referred here on an emergency through my sales representative for replacement of my tire which I had a nail in it the night before and searched all over and no one had my tire size . One place was going to take a week and a half to get a new tire that fits my vehicle. Mike was very professional took a look at my vehicle and was able to work me into his busy schedule. All of his bays for repairs were filled and I was able to Judy leave my vehicle for them to get to when they could . They did a great job. Thank You Mike for the last minute job! read more

Excellent and prompt service, always knowledgeable and friendly, they usually keep the cost down. Definitely was my go to for safety inspections when I lived in Honolulu. read more

My girlfriend came in for a safety check and whoever was behind the counter had a super short temper with her. We would have happily left to get the right paperwork but to give one word answers with no smile or patience seemed uncalled for. Not coming back here and telling friends and family to avoid this place. Plenty of better options in Moiliili and Kaimuki! read more

Do not take your car here for safety check!! I have aftermarket rims so the guy told me " you need rebuilt title" !! They do not know what there doing for at least safety checks/ I'll never go there again for even gas read more

I took my car in to get a safety check and I agree with prior reviews that it was fast. They actually make you do your own safety check. Horn? Beep. Wipers? Swoosh... The reason for the low rating? RIP OFF! The other shell stations in Kaimuki only charge $15. This one was $20 (I think he pockets the difference). Also, beware, kind of a sketchy place. Saw what looked like a guy trying to sell a phone to the cashier in there too. Weird! I wouldn't trust them to do any work on my car. read more

This review concerns getting a Safety Check. Very quick service. Remember to take your registration & insurance card. No appointments taken - first come first serve. We waited just a few minutes and then it was our turn. One person was dedicated to doing the inspections. He tells you to sit in the car, turn on the engine and then he has you turn on the blinkers, lights, wipers, & honk the horn while he checks them. The test takes 5 mins. Then it takes less than 10 mins to produce the paperwork. While an office person does the paperwork, the inspector moves to the next car. Just like an assembly line. Cost is $20. French Wrench Shell is located on Ward at Queen St. read more

This review is in regards to Safety Check only. For safety check, I give it 5 stars because it's fast and cheap. Hardly any wait time, It took 5 minutes, and it cost $20. Okay, maybe a bit sketchy, but it gets the job done! read more

DO NOT TRUST THIS SERVICE STATION. I was quote $500 for a brake job that I got done for $200 at a shop just behind this one (K & Y Auto, GREAT people GREAT SERVICE!) This guy always over charges for the work they offer. I have had other friends go here for the convenience of it, and they always end up getting the work done somewhere else because of his extremely high prices. At least do yourself a favor and call around. read more

This review is based solely on getting a Safety check done. They check the basics, lights, signals, wipers, horn, tint, etc. yes, they charge $20, but it's fast and easy! Kahala Shell refused to pass us for MINOR damage. We passed last year with the same damage, but they must've got more strict. The Ward Shell is awesome fo read more

Operator conducts no BS safety check. Come with registration and original insurance card. I did not and had to return another day. Time is money. I thought operator was thorough and quick, so why would anyone balk about paying an extra $5 for a total of $20? read more

Nice, willing to help ahead of schedule! The service was quick and the staff was professional.

I've dealt with the guys here in various capacities and they are always consistent. Everything from repairing flat tires, performing safety checks, dropping off towed vehicles in the middle of the night and borrowing small value items for a couple of hours (jumper cables, gas can, etc.) read more

If you could give negitive stars I would. Worst mechanic shop I have ever been to. I took my car into them already knowing what the problem was. I explained the problem and asked them to just check the hoses for a leak. He told me that he had to hook it up to the computer and run a diagnostic check and charge me $80 before he could do anything else. Which is complete BS. So we argued for about 5 min or so, and I told them just look at the hoses, nothing else, then call me with what you find out. I said this atleast 4 times before I left. I wait the entire day...no phone call, I call them around noon the next day. He said he had problems hooking it up to the diagnostic computer, but he did replace a my seal and got me a new cap. Oh, and he never got around to checking any of the hoses. WTF!!! Are you serious! Then tried to charge me for all the work! read more

Wouldnt trust this place to change a bicycle tire. My cars tire had a leak so I stopped in and asked if they could plug it. They called me an hour later and said my whole tire was splitting and needed to be replaced. I had them put the old one back on as I planned to go elsewhere for a second opinion as that seemed a bit odd since the tire is in good condition. Took it to goodyear and they plugged it within 30 min and said I simply had a screw in it. Would never go back to this place even if it was the last garage open on the island. read more

somebody told me about this gas station and when i took my car there to get an estimate, they wanted $65 just to look at it. that was like 9 years ago..who knows how much they wanted. i would not go to this place, read more

So my car was running strange and the idle was weird at a stop light like the car was going to die. Not happy that they did not fix it and ladies be aware that you need to get a second opinion before giving these people your business. Mechanic did not know what he was doing and wanted to keep charging me $$$$$$$ for things that were not even wrong with the car.. very unhapppy! Had to go to acura and they were professional and knew right a way. read more

it's o.k. typical gas station with a service station in honolulu. the only down fall is that they sometimes got way too much cars on the property, i understand that they're also a service station but hey, regular vehicle's aren't the only ones that needs fuel/diesel, accomodating not just one but all sizes of vehicle, commercial or not. read more

Please do not frequent this establishment as their customer service is terrible and the manager is even worse! I went to get a new safety sticker for the registration of my vehicle which French Wrench gladly did for the $20.00 fee. Come to find out that since my car was only a year old it did not require a new sticker because on new cars the safety stickers are good for two years. But instead of the attendant telling me this little bit of information, they took my money and gave me another sticker with 2011 on it. I brought this to their attention that they should have informed me of this policy for new vehicles but instead the guy shrugs his shoulder and said he no read what my paper say regarding the year of my vehicle when he fill out safety sticker form, that not his responsibility. He then continues to put on the new sticker totally ignoring what I just brought to his attention. When I gave them my registration for them too fill out the necessary paper work and they no read my paper!?!? My vehicle year was right there in black and white on my registration that said "09. When they saw the '09 the station at that time should have said to me that another safety inspection it is not required on my year vehicle. If they were any kind of reputable station they should have noted this and advised right away and not act like that was not their responsibility to tell me. read more