DO NOT EVER COME HERE My family and I have been coming to Leo for over 10 years and right before moving out of state I took my car to be looked out to make the long drive to AZ. While in his care he DROPPED MY CAR FROM THE LIFT and did NOT inform me until I called the day after the incident happened, wondering about my car. My car has since been looked at and has $8,000-$9,000 worth of damage as if I've been in a car accident but wasn't. I spoke to Leo and he told me to "do what I have to do" and sue him?!?! I am so disgusted AND he tried to "fix" the exterior damage but there is still $3,000+ needed to be done to the issues on the outside he caused. Be warned HE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR SITUATION AND LEAVE YOU COMPLETELY Screwed read more

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The service was terrible. He left my lug nuts loose, and I almost crashed my vehicle. I ended up needing a new wheel hub and a re-alignment. He was very rude. read more

If I could give less than 1 star I would. These men are so slow and so expensive. They originally quoted me $300-$500, and then came back and told me it was gonna be over $800, and my car STILL is not ready and wont be for 2 more days. They have had my car a total of 6 days and I have been struggling to get to work and run errands, they have not taken any of that into consideration. read more

I got my car brakes fixed for a reasonable price and the owner was honest and responsive. I will definitely recommend him for brakes service. read more

Leo is an honest man and they are very professional as well. The highly skilled mechanics there will beat any ones price. They surfaced the rotors and changed the brake pads on my 2019 4Runner for the best price in town. I highly recommend Leo's Auto Repair. You will be a repeat customer that is for sure. read more

Don't take your vehicle to this shop Warning Overview of Small Claims Court All auto repair shops in California must be registered with the Department of Consumer Affairs, and every repair shop must post a sign with the following information to inform customers of their rights: THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS REGISTERED WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR ACT OF 1971, A CUSTOMER IS ENTITLED TO... A WRITTEN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WORK. A DETAILED INVOICE OF WORK DONE AND PARTS SUPPLIED. RETURN OF REPLACED PARTS, IF REQUESTED AT THE TIME A WORK ORDER IS PLACED. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ABOVE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MANAGER OF THIS REPAIR FACILITY. UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS REGARDING SERVICE WORK MAY BE SUBMITTED TO: BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE: 800-952-5210 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY If you don't see the sign, ask to see it. The Written Estimate or Work Order When given a written estimate, it must include the total estimated price for parts and labor for a specified repair or service. The estimate does not include sales tax. In addition to the total amount, the estimate may itemize the parts to be used and the method of repair. If so, the repair shop must stick to it. They may not legally substitute parts or change the repair method, without your consent. The dealer or service representative may also make an informal estimate and prepare a work order, showing an estimated price for diagnosis alone, or for diagnosis and repair. When you sign a work order, you are liable to pay up to the specified amount for the diagnostic or repair services. Do not sign a blank work order. After the inspection or diagnosis is complete, the shop may call you to describe the work that should be done, to tell you the estimated cost of the work and parts, and to get your verbal authorization to proceed. If any part of the work is going to be performed at a different shop, it must be noted on the written estimate or work order. For instance, auto body shops sometimes have auto glass shops replace damaged windshields. The shop you authorize to repair your car or truck may not sublet the work without your consent, unless you cannot reasonably be notified. Giving Your Authorization No work will be done until you receive an estimate and authorize the repairs by signing a written estimate or work order. If the technician later determines that the work will cost more than estimated, the additional work may not be done without your consent. Someone from the shop must contact you, describe the additional work and associated costs, and get your permission to proceed. If you give verbal authorization over the telephone (for instance, by saying "O.K., go ahead."), the shop may proceed with the work, but they must make a notation as follows: On the estimate, the shop must indicate that verbal authorization was given, noting the date and time and the name and telephone number of the person who gave the authorization. On the invoice, the shop must make the same notation; or, upon completion of repairs, ask you to sign or initial the statement, "I acknowledge notice and oral approval of an increase in the original estimated price." The Teardown Estimate For some complex problems, like a transmission failure, the repair shop may have to take your car or truck apart in order to give you an accurate estimate. A teardown estimate must note the following: The price of the teardown, including the price of reassembling the car or truck, and the price of replacing gaskets, seals, and other parts destroyed in the teardown process. The maximum time it will take the shop to reassemble the car or truck. After the teardown, the repair shop must write a second estimate which shows: The estimated price for parts and labor for the recommended repair. The parts required for the recommended repair. The shop will then contact you for permission to do the repairs. If you decide not to proceed with the work, they must reassemble the car at no further cost and within the maximum time stated on the teardown estimate. The Invoice When the repair job is finished, you will receive an invoice, which must show the repair shop name, address, and registration number. All work performed, including any work done under warranty at no charge, must be listed on the invoice. Labor and parts must be itemized separately, and each part must be clearly identified. It must be noted if any used, reconditioned, or rebuilt parts were used. Sales tax is included as a separate item. Replaced Parts At the time you sign the work order, you may request that the repair shop return to you any parts that are replaced. The shop is required by law to return the parts to you only if you request them before the work is done. If the shop installs a rebuilt part, the old part is usually returned to the supplier as partial payment for the rebuilt part. This payment is called a core charge. If you want the old part back. read more

Long story. Lately the SUV has been having intermittent fuel flow problems. Mostly it causes hard starting. Crank no start, but we always manage to get it started eventually. Also the car intermittently runs rough, or stalls at low speeds. We spent quite a bit replacing the fuel pump, fuel pressure sensor, and fuel pump drive module. None of those usual culprits fixed the issue. So my friend who is a Mechanic told me to bite the bullet and take it to the dealer for a diagnosis. The dealer inspected that fuse box the Leo's repair, and said it was a hack job. There were a bunch of "Butt ends" and a wire connected to ground that should not be. He said it looked like guess work. The dealer won't work on it for liability reason's because of the work Leo's Auto Repair did. So now I have a car that many people keep repairing to 300,000 miles. I would have done the same, but I cannot because of Leo's. Leo's messed it up so bad, nobody else will touch it. So to Sum it up. 1) They stole my new spark plugs and left in mixed brand and age spark plugs. 2) They worked on this fuse box, and did a horrible hack Job, which first resulted in my car constantly stalling even at full speed, which I fixed by finding the main wire from the battery was attached with a stripped bolt, and I had to fix that myself at the camp ground. Now that same hack job is resulting in the early demise / repairability of my car, and this is only after putting thousands into it to keep it going. New Transmission was 3k, and that is only a couple of years old, and probably still under warranty. Also ever since they worked on it the alarm system does not secure the car properly ( Tripple beep after arming means something is not secure). read more

Leo has been my mechanic since I was 16. Since then, he's worked on my '91 Toyota MR2 , 2005 Scion TC, '99 Honda Civic, and both of my Volkswagens. He's knowledgable in all cars including German which is awesome!! (Not many mechanics are) He has done work like replace my clutch, fix my brakes and replace my rotors, and electrical stuff. He's friendly, professional, prompt, quick !!, honest, reliable and reasonable!!!! I have referred everyone to him. Leo and his team.. They're the bees knees!! Thanks guys. read more

I don't give 5-star ratings away easily, but it's refreshing to find a mechanic who is not only competent, dependable, reliable and honest, but cost efficient as well. I had to have my water pump and timing belt (the water pump and timing belt come together in a kit) changed on my VW Jetta TDI. I got an estimate from a "neighborhood mechanic" who professed to be a "Christian". He quoted me $1,250.00! My regular mechanic wanted $975.00! For a water pump? Seriously? I started shopping around. I was referred to Leo's by another local garage owner who said he did not have the equipment or mechanic to do the job properly. Leo quoted me $600.00; almost $400.00 dollars less than any other estimate. Much better, but I did check out the Yelp reviews first. Out of 11 reviews, only one bad one. And... after meeting with Leo, I'm not sure what the person who wrote the bad review was referring to; Leo is not rude at all and does not have a "high" attitude. Not in the least. Maybe he was having a bad day that day? Everyone is entitled to a bad day now and then, being that we are all human. Anyway, I dropped the car off on Tuesday without an appointment. Leo said he could not get to it until tomorrow. No problem; totally understood. He said they would try to have it done by Thursday. Leo called me around 4:30 pm Thursday to tell me it was done. I picked it up the next morning. Integrity means a lot to me. I will recommend Leo to friends and family and anyone else in search of an honest mechanic. "If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you." - Zig Ziglar - read more

I don't think that Leo - Mexican American Auto place - wants to serve African American people. My car is having mechanical difficulties and when I approached the owner to see if he could look at the car, he disappeared into the back office. His auto techs were condescending and looked at me like I was a giraffe out of a zoo. Is this the way they treat people who look like me in My own country? If so, I don't want to give them my business. Why are Mexicans discriminating against people of color in 2021??? 0 stars read more

I would highly recommend Leo's. They have great customer service and excellent workmanship. They helped a mom out by getting both of my kids cars fixed in a timely fashion. read more

Great customer service! Low price and quality service. I am glad I went with this shop! I was highly recommended to Leo's from AAA. I will continue to come back for future services. read more

Leo's Auto Repair is a true blessing in the city. I have utilized this shop approximately five different times with different vehicles. In all instances, Leo diagnoses the problem different from other shops trying to make a quick dollar. Leo's auto repair is trustworthy. I went in after my car was diagnosed by Goodyear as having a faulty transmission without test driving or anything, all they did was lift the car and accelerate it. Leo on the other hand went on a test drive with me and was able to identify the sound/vibration as a faulty wheel bearing. He had me drop off my car first thing in the morning and by 4, my car was fixed with no vibrations or sounds, for only $200 bucks, much cheaper than a transmission and much cheaper than his original estimate! Leo is trustworthy, reliable and does not nickle and dime his customers, which had made me come back to his shop several times! read more

Made me pay for something I didn't need. Had a broken part, had it replaced for free but made me come back another day. If you're going to do a job, do it right. How do we know that you don't do the job right when we came before the other customers whose job you're working on and you have us come after them. If the part was broken a few days after it was installed, it should be fixed the day it gets brought back, not days later. You're essentially doing a bad job, having us pay for the bad job, and then coming another day to have the issue fixed instead of fixing it the day we come back immediately because you couldn't do the job right in the first place. You probably do that with other customers because you want their money since you already collected the money from people that paid for a bad job and then you replace the part but then charge them for something else that they don't need since you want to make some money out of the time and money that was lost. read more

After taking my vehicle in for a/c repair that 3 other shops just took my money, because after 2 days a/C would not work any more ,Leo took care of the problem,its beig over a month and a/c is nice and cold. From now. Leo's auto repair has a new happy custumer read more

Leo fixed my transmission in one day! I am very happy! And for a very reasonable price! Thanks again!

I was very pleased with service, he was honest and gave reasonable pricing I would definitely recommend it read more

Leo himself is very rude. High attitude. There was even a bmw that blew up right in front of his shop after they did work on it, this i know because the owner returned it which they missed the real problem on it. I dont know how this is a 5 star place. The reviews must be friends and family. Makes me wonder about other 5 star reviews other auto shops get. Leo stays with a attitude while being nice to his friends that arrived. I watched with my own eyes. It even felt uncomfortable getting water. I stayed polite and kept a smile on my face but, i will never be back. I hope this helps others out. Thank you. read more

Best auto repair that I have ever been to. No up selling here. Honest people and inexpensive pricing.

We blew up a radiator in Perris, CA, while traveling and lucked into this shop. Leo had us back on the road with a new radiator in two hours at a price slightly under his very reasonable estimate. He also checked to ensure we hadn't also blown a head gasket before doing the work and didn't even charge for that service. If we lived anywhere near his shop, we'd use him regularly! read more

My daughters car (Honda Civic) had oil pouring out of an engine seal badly. I called Leo's and they fixed the timing oil seal (this is the one oil was pouring out of), camshaft seal, valve cover gasket and replaced the alternator belt all in the same day! Extremely friendly and very reasonable! I have recommended him to several people already. read more

Leo did a great job fixing a wheel bearing on a 2008 Honda Civic. Definitely would come back for other car repair related matters. Reasonably priced. read more

Went to rotate my rotors. Turns out he didn't even touch them. Brakes still squeak after supposedly rotating the rotors. I replaced front and rear pads too. I had it take it to pep boys for them to fix what this mechanic's horrible job. Do not come here or you'll spend more money taking your car elsewhere to resolve your issue. Learn from my experience read more

I was ref to Leo for some major auto repairs...He fixed my car and it runs like new...I will continue to use Leo for all my auto repairs. He is honest and very reliable. I refer everyone to Leo... read more

Great service. Stayed late on a Friday afternoon to fix my car.

I always go to Leo's Auto Repair for all of my car's maintenance and repair needs. They are extremely knowledgeable and do an excellent job and thier prices are reasonable. The main thing that brings me to this shop is that owner is very honest and will let you know what does or doesn't quite need to be replaced yet. No up selling at all. I definitely recommend this shop for any auto maintenance or repair needs. read more

Good work and honest poeple. Best Mechanic in perris and best prices too, need work done go and stop by leos.

Leo always does a great job and most importantly is a very honest mechanic. My family & I trust him to fix all our cars & trucks