We went into Tire World of Corning because of a strange noise coming from the passenger side wheel…read morewell of my mother's car. Jack was able to pop the car up on a jack, trim the inner plastic that was rubbing against the wheel, and fix the plastic on the driver side as well all while my husband and I had a delightful meal over at Hand & Foot. Seriously, I wish we had some honest, reliable & professional mechanics like this in NYC. Can't recommend this place highly enough. If you want fast, honest and reliable work, this is the place!

This place tried to charge me 160$ for a breaklight and socket, I went to Walmart I got 2balbs for…read more5$ and they changed it for 5$, nothing wrong with socket and tire world knew I'm disabled in a wheelchair. Do NOT trust them at all.

This man has got me wanting to wake up early on a day off to get my car inspected just to listen to…read morehis stories and advice. Fran is an official NYS inspector, but it's really just to finance his hobbies. He is by far the most honest, personable man in the automotive business I've ever met. He'll tell you when your brake pads are nearing the end and when he wouldn't let his children drive on those tires. Basically, someone like Fran is the reason you'd live in a small town. He rings the bell for the Salvation Army and even sends us Christmas cards!

I had the pleasure of meeting Fran when my car broke down at Pet Tracks after a sales call. Jan at…read morePet Tracks (who is also getting a 5 star review!) called Fran and he closed his shop, drove over, jumped my car, and diagnosed my problem for me. Then he REFUSED to take any payment whatsoever. If you are looking for a friendly, HONEST, all around good mechanic, call Fran Luckner!!!

This shop was in the right place at the right time. While in Corning with my wife, visiting from…read moreMaryland, literally in front of their shop, our van blew a spark plug. We had just left the Corning Museum of Glass when it happened. One of their technicians came out to offer assistance and immediately diagnosed the problem. A couple of hours later it was fixed and our trip continued. We made it back to Watkins Glen and can look forward to enjoying the rest of our weekend again. Thank you all so much!

Took care of my car in a reasonable amount of time. Will have them work on my car again!read more

Bunch of scumbags. Got a state inspection and had a call after a few minutes reporting the things…read more"wrong" with my car. Two of such things were my front brakes and battery. Tried to quote me almost $1000 to deal with both. I declined knowing I had the brakes replaced 5 months ago so there was no way they were as bad as they claimed. They called back and said the car wouldn't start (which has never been an issue and has shown no indication of going bad). I told them to jump it and I'll replace the battery. Got home and self tested the battery and it has full strength and no issues. They are making up false issues to try to get more money. Beware!!

Had an issue with a rental car tire and a nail. Kyle went out of his way to be patient, helpful,…read moreand friendly, both on the phone and in-person, and got us back on the road in spite of a full work schedule quickly and effortlessly. Bravo- he is one of the good ones out there.

Charged $45 to visually inspect a tire for a slow leak. Quoted me $100 for an oil change, NYS…read moreinspection (car has 9K miles on it) and new wiper blades. Charges came to $225 when I when I declined quote for other work I inquired about. Tried to sell me a new battery when I didn't need it. Price quote for parts and labor for work I declined was substantially higher than from the dealership itself. Their lifts used to be always be full, you'd see several cars waiting for service and customers in the waiting room. I was the only person there. I guess I know why now. Overall just very shady.

Blacks Auto Service & Sales 137 East Pulteney Street…read moreCorning, NY 14830 607 962 6150 The wife and I were on our way to the Corning museum in Upper New York state coming from Toronto on a very humid day when we began having mechanical problems (Temperature gauge was Fluctuating). So we found a garage right across the street from the museum and got in to see them just before close. We brought our vehicle in the next day. Being from another country and afraid of being taken advantage of we went to the museum and left our vehicle with Black's for the day. We went back to the garage just before close and they had finished our vehicle and gave us a very reasonable bill making our day seamless and stress free. We were very impressed and thankful for the great service. Sorry it took a year to write the review guys. Thanks again.

I'm disappointed that I have to write this, because when you find a shop you like, you stick with…read morethem. For about 6 years this was my go to place. I've had brakes done, oil changes (when I couldn't be bothered to do it myself), bought tires a few times and had those changed, inspections, and more. (I typically perform standard maintenance myself.) The employees and manager(s) were always fantastic and helpful. It was one of those places that said, "Hey your cabin filter's probably due for a change. If you want to do it yourself it's not hard, but we can do it for you for $X or Toyota might do it for free if you still have a maintenance plan with them." I used to work in my father's automotive and body shop and don't trust other ones easily but this is the type of response that makes me feel good about the place. The irony is that with this trust came recommendations. While they might not make bank on me, we've sent scores of people to them. However, today I brought in our two vehicles for inspection. I had called a few weeks before and the usual cheery voice got me on the schedule. As I've had simple issues before that would lead me to not pass, I checked the basics yesterday so i wouldn't have surprises today. After bringing in my first vehicle, I got a phone call saying that my car would need a new driver side wiper blade to pass as it was torn. I didn't mention the fact that I had checked it before bringing it in, assuming that the tech must have done it by accident. Also, it was raining the night before and I had rain on my windshield on the way there. I would notice if the blade tore off from the end on the way there. It wasn't that big of a deal though; the wiper was about 9 months old anyway. She asked if I wanted to replace the wipers for $50. Of course I asked if I could just run back over and put one on myself as I already had a set, and whoever called (I was told later it was the manager) said that would be fine. It's happened before and there was never an issue with this. (Again, it's why I checked the wipers before bringing it in.) I live about half a mile down the road and was there in less than 10 minutes. I walked over, changed the blade and walked in to have them finish up the paperwork. As an aside, the blade was torn inches (!) from the end, flapping in the breeze, so clearly not the way it was when I checked them the night before or when I used them on the way in. I was charged for the inspection and got my keys back. The person at the counter then asked what day and time I'd like to come back for a re-inspection since I had failed. That threw me for a loop. I explained the situation, and that it was only a driver side blade (probably torn by mistake) and that I was told on the phone I could just run over and replace it. He apologized and went to ask the manager and came back to apologize again and inform me that they'd be okay with fixing it right then, but that they'd still need to charge me for the "re-inspection." I think he could see how absurd it was and checked again. I paid because it wasn't worth asking him to go back a fourth time. I would understand if I failed for brakes or something more catastrophic and needed work done, but it was a wiper blade (that wasn't even torn when I brought it in). It truly feels as though it was done out of spite for me choosing not to pay for wipers when I already had new ones. Anyway, my wife decided she didn't want to have her car inspected there after that, and I agreed, so we canceled the appointment. We were also planning to get new tires for her car so opted out of that too. If the new management is going to be this petty and destroy the relationship, it's not worth going there anymore. There are plenty of other places around to try.

Scheduled appointment for Sunday afternoon to have tires rotated an an oil change and was told that…read moretwo had called off and I sho reschedule to avoid a long wait. Returned on Tuesday as scheduled and was told I would have a long wait and they suggested I return at 2pm. I returned and I waited for 40 minutes and then requested my keys back. They had no intention of accommodating me. I think they hate women.

Had some trailer trouble traveling from Canada to Baltimore, MD. Owner greeted us with a smile, did…read morewhat he could to fix the issue and referred us to a local RV service garage to make the rest of the repairs. Even called ahead and charged us nothing! Don't wish problems on anyone but this a fantastic place if you need repairs!

I am going to start this post by saying I know absolutely nothing about cars. I am a 24 year old…read morefemale who has relied 100% on my dad for anything related to my car. My mechanic from Maryland told me I needed a new timing belt, water pump, flush cooling system, crank shaft oil seal, etc. This would have cost me well over a thousand dollars. I spoke with Fred for about 10 minutes on the phone and explained the situation. He took his time and did an excellent job answering my questions. It turns out that my 2011 Camry doesn't even have a timing belt! I was so close to dropping an absurd amount of money. I trust this man with my life. When I do need maintenance, Friendly Fred's will be my place!