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    Root Autoworks

    5.0 (29 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Services - Root Autoworks

    Auto maintenance

    Oil changes

    Auto repairs

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    Auto battery or electrical system repair

    Auto brake repair

    Auto engine repair

    Auto HVAC repair

    Auto steering and suspension repair

    Routine automotive maintenance

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    Justin W.

    Thanks Root Autoworks for the new 37 k02 tires, mount/balance, and the alignment for my 21 Ford F150 Raptor.

    Jin and company is absolutely great and friendly and HONEST! and fantastic service! Jin knows what his talking about and very very HONEST and helpful what you need and needs to be done! We'll recommend shop for all vehicles and 4x4 vehicles too! If you need alignment for your 4x4 this is the shop to go to! Not overpriced like other 4x4 shop!

    2010 Prius Cat Shield installed
    Ryan C.

    I asked the owner, Jin, if he knew how to do a Prius catalytic converter shield install, and he said he's never done it but is willing to give it a shot. An appointment was made (thanks for being flexible! I had to reschedule), and then after about half an hour I was back on the road with a Prius whose catalytic converter will (hopefully) not get stolen! He performed the work quicker than we both thought but did it with quality and thoroughness. He gave me a very fair price for the install and I am very happy with it all. I'll be back for anything that I need on my cars.

    Lena T.

    First off let me mention that my BF is an extremely picky person when it comes to his car. Our friend that referred us to this shop, is just as difficult. We usually will make it a point to drive this car down to San Diego to let a specific specialized mechanic (who is also our friend) work on it. Again, trust issues mixed with extreme pickiness. But we're older now and time is of the essence, so we don't want to make that 10+ hr trip anymore. Jin was a referral from our friend and though this shop is pretty new, it doesn't mean the person working on it is new to the game. We initially brought it in to get it diagnosed for possible electrical drainage. We were finding ourselves dependent on a portable jumper (even though we bought a new battery) and had to leave the car almost plugged in at all times. We've done everything we possibly could and picked everyone's brain that we knew. Luckily it wasn't too long and Jin solved the issue. While working on the car, Jin noticed that the driver window wasn't closing all the way correctly and it left a small gap. We didn't mind leaving the car with Jin so he can take his time handling the issue when he was available, since it wasn't a quick fix. I highly recommend Jin. He is meticulous and he takes his time but does everything in a reasonable and timely manner.

    They fix my truck perfectly. price good and so kind I will be back.for sure. I recommend root autoshop

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    Took my g35 there for some work and alignment. Prices are good and turn around time is amazing. Would recommend that place 10/10 thank you

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    BMW estimate was well over 10k, found Root and he was Honest and reasonable prices. Vehicle was completed when promised.

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    They took care of a problem with my Mercedes. Friendly and good diagnosis and service.

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    Getting all 4 tires replacement and Jin and his team did a thorough job and alignment service was included.

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    I had a strange experience here…read more My 2018 Honda Accord started acting up, occasionally misfiring, so I brought the vehicle in. Because it was intermittent, and not occurring when the vehicle was at the shop, they said they couldn't find anything and gave it back to me. The next day, it started acting up again, but worse with warning lights lighting up all over the dashboard, so I brought the car back. This time they were able to determine that the number three cylinder had misfired, they removed the spark plug and coil and replaced them. The car seemed to be fine... for a day. And the same symptoms returned. I take the car back to the shop, a mechanic, who was talking to his girlfriend the whole time on the phone, was assigned to look at it. He's there for at least 25 minutes, trying to figure out what's wrong and continue a conversation with his lady friend. They determine that it's the number three cylinder again and they remove the spark plug and show it to me. And there is damage to the spark plug, evidence of corrosion. So they take a scope, look down into the engine and come back with the bad news... Broken head gasket. $3500 to replace. The owner of the shop recommended not to replace it because the engines were faulty to begin with on that particular model. My question is this: if a replacement spark plug was able to be corroded within a day, wasn't the original spark plug they took out on the number three cylinder also corroded? Why didn't they test for water leakage then? Seems to me they wanted to make $700 very quickly, even though they knew probably the whole time it was a head gasket issue. That's why I question the ethics of this place. And I will not take my new car there for repair.

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