We had issues with out Chevy Avalanche over the past year where the truck would randomly power down…read moreand go in to an energy saving mode - which is quite scary driving the truck at high speeds on a highway then randomly it shifts down much slower. After doing a lot of research online about the issue and getting a diagnostics test at Midas, we were referred to come to Mathewson's for the electric work. As it turned out, we needed the throttle body replaced. The guys at Mathewson were very knowledgeable about a recall for the throttle body switch, in turn we needed to replace the entire throttle body which is a up to date part. Anyhow, yes a more expensive part but it has fixed the electrical problem. We have not had any issues since. They were easy to get an appointment with our work schedule and in a timely manner where we did not need to leave our vehicle over night. The only issue was a little mis-communication when we went to pay the bill. We were quoted one amount and then were charged for an oil change we never asked to have. The guys were super nice about the mishap and offered to take it off of the charged amount on our credit card, or give us a free oil change later. They happily took the amount off of the charge for the oil change. We definitely plan on getting future oil changes with them for one, it was a better price then Jiffy Lube and two, they seem trustworthy and knowledgeable. After our visit back in May, I believe Mathewson's definitely gets 5 stars for the service done on our vehicle. We would recommend this place to anyone who wants honest and reliable work done.

I am so appreciative of the crew at Mathewsons Automotive. They took care of my immediate issue to…read moreget me on the road and diagnosed the other problem, providing an estimate and timeline for getting that work done. Knowledgeable, thorough and friendly mechanics. So happy to have this shop close by!

I recently went to Northwest Best Auto Repair to replace tires on my car. It took some time to…read morereplace them because I wanted a specific brand but the owner, Josh did a great job replacing all the tires and also repaired the scratches and gouges on all the wheels. I appreciate his efforts and am very satisfied that Josh made an extra effort to make my car look good. Thank you to Josh and Britta! From a very satisfied customer.

Came in for and oil change and rear tail light fix. They were super friendly. They also did an…read moreengine scan for free. They took care of everything and were fast. Most importantly I know nothing beyond general maintenance of my car and I felt they were honest and fair with what I had done. I will be making them our families mechanic.

Recently my Toyota Sienna minivan started acting up. Everything I googled about the symptoms told…read moreme that it was a transmission going bad and that at best I could hope for a rebuild that might only cost around $2,000. We had a trip across Snoqualmie Pass coming up in a week to visit family for Thanksgiving, and google assured me that a transmission in that condition, hauling 5 adults plus luggage up the Cascades, would surely break and leave us stranded. And with an expensive towing bill. I wondered if it was worth repairing it. It's a 2004 Sienna AWD XLE Limited with 205K miles. A quick check on Autotrader showed only one similar model in my area, with 274K miles, for $5,995. Expanding the search to 500 miles revealed one other, with similar miles as mine, for $5,495. At that point, a ~$2,000 transmission rebuild sounded much better than selling a project car for pocket change and buying one of those other Siennas. I looked for a nearby transmission shop with good reviews and landed on Renton Transmission. After a few hours they called and said my transmission was fine; the problem was a speed sensor telling it to shift at the wrong time. Replacement cost for that sensor, $338 part + labor. After picking it up, I drove around for a long test on the highway onramps and offramps, and sharp inclines, where I had most seen the symptoms. This time there were no symptoms. They also alerted me to the fact that a less common symptom I had described to them was a misfiring cylinder, and that this appeared to be just a wiring problem. He said that cylinder's misfires were recorded in the codes. l had just days prior had an oil change done at a highly regarded shop and they had not mentioned anything about that, which suggests that they did not bother to check codes. I'm very glad to know about the misfiring cylinder; I'll have it looked at soon. I'm so glad this turned out to be so much less expensive than I had feared. Thanks, Renton Transmission! Highly recommended!

DO NOT GO HERE!!! I cannot emphasize enough!!! Had to have truck towed here and was basically…read morehamstrung and got charged 3X more than any other place said they would have charged me! He put a rebuilt Jasper differential in and each one lasted less than 1000 miles. Had all future work done at a different highly regarded transmission shop. Our family nearly got stranded several times because of Jasper failures but were able to limp back home! Unfortunately, the other transmission shop owner and I had to both fight with Jasper to get refunded after the 3rd Jasper replacement also failed. Had a new one built and installed correctly by the new transmission shop for a small fraction of the cost Renton Transmission charged me. This was after several months off and on without a vehicle and getting screwed in the first place!!!

I I had the best experience with this towing company. My daughter was in an accident and the driver…read morewas very kind to her and I am thankful for that as she was very shook up after her accident. Once we arrived in the office they were again so very kind and I appreciate it so much. It's hard sometimes to find places with people who actually care. Thank you!

Has always been my go to auto repair service They do quality…read morework and work with your insurance company The latest repair was to our 24 outback The rear passenger side door was hit by a business van and needed replace and some minor body work in the door opening Outback looked like new when we got it back There were minor scratches on the lift gate not related to the accident and they removed them as well

It was a "Gift from God" that I was towed to Cesar's car Repair & towing, after I broke down on…read moreI-405 with a burnt out clutch on my 2017 Toyota Corolla IM. Sergio, Jose &Jose are amazing! They got started right away! ordered the best parts(not standard ones), took 2 days and cost less than 1/2 of what other repair shops, dealer ect wanted. They sent text photos of the job along the way. very excellent communicatio, very trustworthy and hardworking and reliable! The Best Ever Car repair I have ever found! Many shops charge women more, not so here! You should gI've them a try , you will be as Happy as I am!!!!

No absolutely no. Dangerous and reckless. Customer has to ride in the c…read moreVehicle being downed a top a tow truck. Customer has to drive the vehicle onto the tow bed. And the back it off at the designation .. or maybe they require the for Blacks customers only. Never seen ANYONE else asking a white Customer to do that

I've taken my '71 BMW 2002 and my ''86 Nissan 4x4 pick-em-up-truck there recently and Don is the…read moreNICEST and most thorough fellow. I had coolant work done and electrical work done to both vehicles. Don made sure that everything was FIXED before I left & also called the next day to follow up on his work. He gives fair & honest estimates and his (wife?) employees are lovely to deal with. I've referred my friends there and will continue to take all of my cars there.

i don't know if these guys are scam artists or just crappy mechanics. i've been bringing my car…read morethere for 2 years. i think they had a change of ownership because the main guy i had been dealing with disappeared about a year ago. things have been downhill since then. for the sake of brevity i will just describe the most recent of my travails there. brought my car in a month ago because the check engine light was on. they said it was the egr valve and i had it replaced. $350. month later, light goes back on and my brakes start acting up. they say the light is on because someone forgot to put in the gasket w/the egr valve and it was all coated in carbon. as far as the brakes, they said i needed to replace: rear brakes (all hardware) and rear wheel cylinder-$483, and front tie rod and axle-$475. not including tax. i refused the repairs (my car is worth less than it would've cost to fix it) they said they would have to order the gasket and could i call them in a few days. ummm...how bout YOU call ME in a few days since you didnt do the job right in the first place?! so they did. brought it in and the supposedly put it in. in the meantime , i go get a second opinion. thank gawd!!! Tony from Tony's greenwood auto (that godsend), did everything they were gonna do (rear brakes, wheel cylinders, tie rod) plus thermostat and a tune up for a total of $475 (including tax, labor, etc). the same price emerald city auto was gonna charge to do JUST the tie rod!!!!!! my check engine light was back on 2 days after the emerald city guys put in the egr valve gasket. tony took a look and said they actually made the gasket rather than ordering it. and he was dumbfounded that they didnt put it in in the first place since it comes IN the box with the egr valve. if you want your car to be repaired correctly for an honest price, DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!

I hit a very obscure traffic management abutment at 11PM in the rain in some back residential type…read moreneighborhood (NE 124th Ave and 95 Place NE going west on NE 124th Ave) and blew both front and rear passenger side tires. Ultimately I was in good hands with All-State Roadside Service (after about 30+ minutes of phone waiting time) - and Quality Towing was contracted for the service. Jeff came over pretty quick - prob about 20 minutes (which beat the original 3 hr wait from another service), was totally professional - worked at a very steady pace - and I just stood back and let him do the job step by step. I first told him to just direct me and I will follow-up - I think he appreciated the team-work. He drove me home to Shoreline - cost was reasonable considering I was just happy to get home by 1AM with two horribly blown tires... And he backed my car into my driveway with some effort but exactly as I had requested. And Jeff did get a nice tip...:-)

Quality towing saved me yesterday. Roadside assistance from insurance company said it could take 4…read morehours to get a truck out, Quality Towing was on scene in 20 minutes. The dispatcher and the person that showed up to do the job were friendly and super helpful. I hope I don't a future tow, but if I do, I will start with these guys. Thanks!

Tow truck responded in a timely manner and successfully pulled a vehicle out of a striated…read moreretention area.

For the first time in twelve years, on a late afternoon with my Leaf full of monthly groceries,…read morewould not start - error: System Error, See Dealer. Called dealer, and as it was late in the afternoon they said I could have a loaner if I made it in before five. Called my Insurance for Roadside assistance and, aside for assurances they would pick the car up today (but could not guarantee less than four hours) they gave me a list of qualified tow services that could flatbed an EV that was locked down. Top of the list was Tow World. Greg (Tow World) told me he would be there in fifteen minutes, and he made it in thirteen. Had our Leaf on the truck bed and to the dealer within forty minutes - Just in time to transfer our groceries to the lender car and check our Leaf in for repairs. THANK YOU Greg!