If Mel opened a shop closer to where I live, it would be my go-to shop!…read more My girlfriend and I were driving through South Dakota on a road trip and right as we went down into Chamberlain to see the nice view of the Missouri river, a "low oil pressure, shut off engine immediately" warning displayed on my dashboard. I pulled over right away opened the hood to find my battery smoking and it smelled like rotten eggs (which is a sign the battery is in a terrible place). This happened later in the evening so we called a local tow service and they dropped it off at Mel's with us hoping he would be able to take a look the next day. This was day one of our week long trip and with a low oil pressue warning we were a bit worried about our situation. I arrived first thing in the morning at Mel's shop to speak with him about my car. I told him the situation and then Mel asked for the keys and went to work right away. There weren't many places to go around his shop (that I knew of) so I hung around while he looked at. After a few minutes he found that the oil pressure sensor was bad. He replaced that and then worked on replacing the battery as it was obviously not ok. When he finished replacing the battery we went for a drive on the highway to make sure the voltage and the oil pressure were fine. It is my understanding that in some cases where the battery has the characteristics as mine did in this case that the alternator could be overcharging it. The voltage and oil pressure were consistenly fine on our ten minute drive so it seemed the only problem was the battery had just met its time. The bill was very reasonable and we had no further problems the rest of the road trip. It was almost nice in some ways to have my car break down when it did so I was able to bring it here to save on repairs. Mel is plesant to talk to, seems like a smart guy, and helped us out in a pinch. As long as Mel is still in business, don't worry too much if your car happens to break down while passing through Chamberlain.

Mel helped me out with an air conditioner that needed recharged while on a trip to Yellowstone. He…read moreworked me in first job of the morning and had me on my way in 20 minutes with a happy family!

Most amazing wrecker service! All 70 feet of us (RV and trailer) slid off a muddy shortcut, and…read morethis father & son team gingerly and expertly winched us out. Reasonable rates and ultra-friendly!

From the owner: We are a full auto repair shop, we sell and fix tires. We also have a 24 hour wrecker service.read more

Was our second phone call after tire fell off side by side trailer. He was fast and nice. He told…read morewere to get parts to fix and was up early in the morning. Even left trailer on roll back so husband did not have to do work on ground. I will only be working with him in the chamberlain sd area again if we have issues.

Blew our transmission on a cross country road trip, on Memorial Day weekend. Ron came by to tow the…read moretruck in less than an hour, and did a great job. Amazing service, definitely recommend!

They promptly came to the campground in Chamberlain and repaired two tires. We took our truck in…read moreand they also checked for a leak. Highly recommend them!!! Thank you

Drive for fed ex and picked up a nail in my tire when I was over an hour away from home. They were…read moreable to get me in right away to help put me back on the road. Very nice crew and wouldn't have made it home without their help.

Tony was fantastic! I cannot thank him enough for agreeing to tow our car and the two of us from…read moreValentine, NE to Sioux Falls, SD over 4 hours away. Considering the distance, he gave us a very reasonable price. He was very kind and generous in our time of need. THANK YOU, TONY!

I was out fishing the Valentine National Refuge and got stuck while pulling my boat out of the…read morewater. I first called the refuge police who referred me to two towing companies in Valentine NE. I called the first and got a voicemail so I left a voicemail. I called the second -Tony's Tire and Auto Repair, and was able to get through to somebody who promptly told me that he was working on his day off, and was done for the day and basically told me I would be stranded lakeside for the night 35 miles from civilization!!!!!!!!!!!! I would NOT recommend Tony's Tire and Auto Repair to anybody for the fact their customer service seems to be non existent. If you want somebody to come tow you, call All Wheel Towing in Valentine NE. They at least told me they would come and help (after the fact that another fisherman helped pull me out). Tony's YOU SUCK!

Very friendly. Tires in stock. Quick service. Located 7 mikes off the interstate. Called Wal…read moreMart tire center & stayed on hold longer than it took M & L to mount new tire & have cattle trailer back on the road.

From the owner: M&L Repair, Inc. opened for business in 1991 in Stickney, South Dakota. Our original location was…read moreMain Street. In 2010, we migrated to Highway 281. As of September 2016, all operations are now performed at this renovated location: 26191 US Highway 281Stickney, SD 57375. We are a "Do it all" automotive service center. Whether you need factory maintenance or a complex automotive repair service, you can trust our technicians to perform quality service. In addition to serving as a tire store and auto repair shop, we specialize in tractor repair, radiator repair, and small engine repair services. We are also certified to sell and service lawnmowers.

our tire pressure dropped as we drove down the interstate. We were so lucky to be near Venards…read more they fixed the tire in less than a half hour and had us back on the road. Very friendly, high quality and affordable service!

Venard Tire & Services performed a small miracle on a recent family vacation for me and if I could…read moregive 10 stars for a rating, this place is well deserving of it. My family was heading east on I-90 from visiting Badlands National Park when the tire pressure warning showed low tire pressure in one of the tires. I pulled off highway and noticed a nail or screw in the tire and knew we had to drive on the donut to get somewhere that could fix the flat. Unfortunately we were 900 miles from home and it was the Sunday before the 4th of July at 3pm in the afternoon so we figured we were going to be taking rural highways to the nearest large city of Sioux Falls in hope of finding some place open on the 4th of July. My wife called two of the closest places we found on Google maps and both had recordings that they were out until after the holidays. To our surprise, Vernard picked up the phone and said that they were closed, but to come on in and he'd take a look. We had to drive about an hour at 50mph on the spare tire and the gentleman not only waited for us, but called to check if we were OK during our hour drive. When we arrived, he had the tire fully repaired within 20 minutes of us arriving and then charged us his standard tire repair rate on a day when his shop was actually closed. We thanked him and gave him more than what he was trying to charge us and we were then on our way. A small 1.5 hour deviation from a family road trip was so worth it and showed myself and my family the importance of being kind humans to each other and served as a reminder to always go out of your way to help others in need.

On a Sunday morning, we hit monster truck sized jump (frost heave?) on the interstate just 5 miles…read morefrom Kennebec, SD. We limped our camper trailer to the off ramp and the dirt lot at the Clark gas station... to discover we had a busted leaf spring on our Jayco 22ft trailer. After a google search, found a number for the one local auto shop, Charley's. They had an on call number and Jordan answered. Very kind. Very helpful. Gave advice. Came up with a plan for the next morning, when they opened back up. Crawled our way to the KOA just down the street (and happens to be conveniently located across the road from the auto shop...!) Jordan and all staff were incredibly polite, helpful, affordable, and efficient in helping us solve our SOS camper break. We are so appreciative.

Driving cross country from Seattle to NYC our Alfa Romeo Stelvio's low oil warning light comes on…read morein Rapid City, SD. Following our manual instructions for adding oil, the warning light goes off, infotainment shows good level. We drive approx. 1 hour and warning lights come on "excessive" oil!!! It's Sunday, we are 300+ miles from Sioux Falls (nearest authorized Alfa Romeo mechanic). AAA will tow but, only 1 of the 3 of us will be allowed to ride in the tow truck! Unacceptable!! Against all recommendations, we drive an additional 140 miles before we are scared to go on. At the Vivian Eastbound Rest stop, a worker gives us info on Charley's Welding & Auto Repair and their mechanic, Jordan as well as King's Inn that is within walking distance of the repair shop. Jordan answered and said he'll be able to do the oil change on Monday at 9:30 am. Nick, from King's Inn was able to accomodate us for the night. Nick also suggested Henriksen Auto Body Towing 24/7 in Presho. Dave Henriksen, owner, assures us that he'll get someone to tow us asap. In no time at all, Don, tow truck driver, shows up, tows our car, with all 3 of us to Charley's. We were told to leave the car in the yard. We get there and Jordan is at the shop!! Unbelivable!! On a Sunday, on his day off!! On Monday, the car is ready before 10am. Jordan, Don, Dave, & Nick you guys are AMAZING!! We truly appreciate all of you!! Highly recommend 100%. These guys are experts in their fields and their hearts are pure gold!!