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    Pico Rivera Auto Clinic

    3.9 (41 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

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    Auto brake repair

    Auto engine repair

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    Avoid this place at all costs. I originally brought my car in to change my brakes. I was told that my brakes are in good condition but that I would need to change my thermostat, 2 hoses and my water pump. I agreed to have this work done. Here is where things go bad. I go back to the shop two hours later and was told by John that while working on my car, the plastic part to my radiator broke. John then tried to charge me an additional $500 to replace the radiator that his mechanics broke. I thought it was unfair to charge me an additional $500 for parts and labor, something his workers broke while repairing. I felt like I was being scammed. [[HIGHLIGHT]]He then told me "I could have not told you about the broken piece and put your car together and you would've been broken down in a week". This made me very uncomfortable and upset.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] After negotiating he agreed to change the part at no cost to me but kept reiterating how unfair it is to his shop. Not considering how unfair it is to me that his workers were not careful enough with my car. My car was in his shop all day because of the additional work that needed to be completed. Once I picked up my car and left the shop, I noticed the note he left on the invoice. He wrote that they "found a broken radiator" but that is not true. They broke the radiator while taking off a hose.

    My order of the oil filter housing adapter March 2020 with brand new switches oil filter housing adapter with the brand new switches
    Kimberly L.

    Do not trust John. My van is broke down now and it could have been avoided had John actually helped me determine the real issue which was my oil pump. I informed John that we were not sure why we were getting the same code we'd had on a few months ago, we replaced the entire oil filter housing adapter and both switches were brand new as well just 2-3months prior to our van breaking down. I asked him to please check both the switches and the entire housing adapter, to see what if anything at all may be faulty from the factory....and if neither were faulty then we'd move on to the oil pump itself, since the code from the check engine light was reading oil pressure was off. Instead he charged me to replace a oil filter pressure switch that didn't need to be replaced. I asked him to make sure the switch was bad before replacing it. The check engine light was still on for the same code after he replaced the switch, meaning I needed a new oil pump. When I get there to pick up my van, he shoves my original oil filter pressure switch in my face before I could even say hi. He says "here's your switch!" ..... okay , great you relplaced a switch but did you diagnose that was the actual issue? No? Did you even test the oil filter housing adapter to make sure it wasn't the culprit instead of just the switch? No? Okay how do you know my switch is faulty then? If it were the real issue, why was the same check engine light is still on? He claimed I needed to drive it and put some miles on the engine and the code would clear. He didn't even do a basic test of the switch to make sure it was receiving or putting out the correct voltage. He also didn't check my oil filter housing adapter to make sure it was putting out the correct voltage or the oil temp switch that was also located in the oil filter housing adapter. So he replaced the piece for nothing? After hitting him with all of these questions and I was visibly upset with him because I just realized he tore down my engine, charged me for the new switch and labor that didn't need to be replaced, he proceeds to tell me although it may need other work, they don't do jobs that big there, he's referring to replacing my oil pump that was clearly making noises when I arrived. So he charges me about $400 for the $60 part and the rest in labor and is refusing to put any of that towards fixing the actual issue. He scammed me, initially told me I'd be able to put the diagnostic and labor of the tear down toward any other repairs it needed.... But he had no intention on helping me fix my van at all, he put it all back together and shoved a brand new switch on my face when I walked into the shop as if he'd discovered gold and said "here's your switch!" Don't trust him. Here is the oil filter housing adapter order from my Amazon with brand new switches , the very switch her charged me for not even 3months later, that wasn't even broken. Smh he's the reason I have trust issues with mechanics now so thanks for that. And it took me so long to write this review because life has been rough, but fast forward to 2022 and my van is now completely broken due to this same part that he claimed he'd fixed by changing out the switch which wasn't even broken. It was this piece that the switch is connected to and it was a faulty piece, which I would have known had John properly diagnosed my van instead of telling me it was just the switch that needed to be changed out. The van wasn't getting proper pressure to the engine and that's why it is now broke down.

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    9 months ago

    Always a pleasure! My parents and I have been taking our cars here for years and they always do a great job.

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    Honest and reliable service, John is a straight shooter and always gets the job done at a good price

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    Great customer service. Looking for an honest mechanic John is 100 percent. Definitely recommend. Thank you

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    Great place! Very friendly and accommodating. I will take my Audi there from here on no matter the need.

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    8 years ago

    Best auto shop around ..john sirob and his crew do an amazing job ..fast and reliable .thank you

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    However with age and the amount of miles put on John told me that it's time to start looking for a new car.

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    So I got a quote from this place and was doing everything via text. Let me tell you guys about the…read moresmooth experience I have and how attentive their employees were. I believe his name was Lozano( sorry if I got it wrong) and Anthony. They fixed my car no issues and had it up and running in no time. They were very professional and even washed by vehicle prior to me picking it up. I highly recommend them and they are extremely affordable. Don't hesitate to give them your vehicle. Best part. No check engine light lol. The warranty they offered is just a plus!

    I've waited a long time to write this review just to be sure that I actually know what I'm talking…read moreabout. My car had a check engine light for a bad sensor. I replaced it and it persisted so I bring it here. They took a look at it and let me know my car needed a valve cover replacement, new spark plugs, and to replace the sensor I had just replaced. There might have been more but this was almost a year ago so I don't exactly remember everything we did. Fine, I trust them because this place has been highly reviewed and it seemed very professional. So I spent about $1500 on repairs. Maybe a week later the same code comes on so I'm confused. I take it back to them and it takes days for them to get to the car because their "diagnostic tech" is really busy. Fine. So they call me and tell me that the code I'm getting is because my timing chain is fucked and it's going to cost $4500 to fix it... Which I don't have. So I sit on it for a few days while I see if I can come up with the money or what I'm going to do, before they threaten to charge me a storage fee for having my car with them. Fine, I understand they don't have all the space in the world. So I get to the shop pay their $150 diagnostic fee and try to take the car. The battery is dead. They gave me a jump and I drove home but there was no check engine light. I found it weird and thought it was a fluke. Long story short I replaced the battery, battery cable, oil, alternator and the car is just fine. I've been driving it for almost 8 months. I put in maybe $500 in parts. While I am trying to figure out what the problem is I message them and ask if they charged the battery, or if the battery died on them at all. No answer despite multiple messages. And this is what bothers me you have no problem messaging me multiple times to threaten me with fees but can't respond to one simple message. My point is this shop is shady. They wanted to upsell me on expensive repairs I didn't need. Now I'm not even sure if I truly needed those $1500 in repairs the first time. How do I know it was an upsell? The guy who gave me my car back said, "we just go based on what the scanner says." And that's when I knew this shop sucked. Why would I be charged a ridiculous $150 fee for you to scan my car? Personally that doesn't seem like diagnostic work (at least a proper one). I feel like some of the things I discovered on my own an experienced mechanic would have found. The car had an electrical problem. In between those two visits I took another car to them to see if they could do a transmission drain and fill. I put that in the appointment request and I made the appointment days in advance. When I get there they say they can't work on the car because it has a lot of miles on it, which again is fine but why are you making me waste my time and bring my car to you if you aren't going to work on it. Do you not have someone who checks the following days' appointments? Why does your website allow me to make the appointment if it doesn't meet your shops criteria. All in all I say stay away and find a place with honest mechanics.

    Pico Rivera Auto Clinic - autorepair - Updated August 2026

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