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Schaefer Automotive

4.6 (10 reviews)
Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Services - Schaefer Automotive

Auto diagnosis or inspection

Auto maintenance

Oil changes

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Auto wheel alignment

Auto repairs

Auto brake repair

Auto engine repair

Auto HVAC repair

Auto steering and suspension repair

Auto transmission repair

Auto wheel and tire repair

Routine automotive maintenance

Transmission leak inspection

Tire balancing

Tire rotation

Wheel alignment

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My family and I have used them for years. Honest, quick turnaround and friendly guys!

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Great shop. Honest guys that will save you money. I have taken my last two cars there as well as my wife's SUV. Ive never had an issue.

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Thank you to Ben and the entire team at Schaefer Automotive for getting my 1941 Plymouth PT-125 pickup back on the road.

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Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers

Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers

(11 reviews)

This will be long. This particular Dobbs is not the Dobbs that you want to give your hard earned…read moremoney to. I brought my personal car, a Focus ST in for tire work about 5 years ago. I brought the car new in 2018. They told me I needed 2 tires and rear brakes, the rear rotors were rust pitted. OK, I showed up with them not only trying to sell me 2 tire and rear brakes (Which it needed) but struts on a 3 or 4 year old car on the notion that they were rusted and accused my car of being a flood car. They are THIEVES! I worked in the auto industry and know this tactic. I should have walked out but I stupidly approved the tirework, brake work, and flush the brake fluid. The next day on the way to work the brake light came on. I limped it to work to find a caliper leaking from a bleeder they left loose. I called them and told them I would bring it back after work. When I brought it back instead of just telling me their tech made a honest mistake and left the bleeder loose they said the bleeder failed (a lie) and they replaced them all (another lie.) Go forward to today to a service van I drive for my employer. My own car doesn't drive on their lot anymore. The hydroboost is leaking on the van. I know what it is and what it is leaking. I showed up Monday to set the appointment to drop off the van Friday. No Problems. I called Tuesday to simply get a figure on on the repair for my boss. The service writer refused to give me any figures after me telling him what he needed, said that he would need to get a hydroboost for an 11 year old Chevy Express van from the dealer (a lie) and refused to even look it up. I even told him he would have from Tuesday to Friday to do it. Nope. He acted like replacing hydroboost booster on a Chevy van was working on an Audi. He would only talk numbers when the van arrived and wouldn't even order the parts when I said that we would possibly pre pay for the work. I told him I wasn't going to drop off the van just for them to tell me that they wouldn't to it until Monday. Then It came out. He didn't trust any techs on their Saturday shift to do it. A brake booster! If they would have said that in the first place I wouldn't have wrote this. But these thieves tried to screw owner of the company that i work for (and like a lot) by buying a booster from the dealer instead of a local source and wanted to waste my time and and work hours by having the van sit at their building for no reason. There are better Dobbs in the Belleville area to give your business to. This Dobbs are liars, thieves, and evidently employ one of the laziest service writers I have ever had the misfortune to waste my time on the phone with and no vehicle that I drive will ever touch this establishment again. This Dobbs is within walking distance to where I live and I will not take anything to them ever again. Take your car to the O'fallon Dobbs.

I always go to Dobbs since my service agreement with Hyundai ran out. Great service! They have a…read moregenerous warranty on most of their products.

Meckfessel Tire & Auto - untitled

Meckfessel Tire & Auto

(22 reviews)

[As of 6 January 2022]…read more Meckfessel's Tre and Auto...Since 1927. That is over 90 years! I am only a third of that. I'm just trying to say that 90 years is a long time of service. And there has been no interruption since the beginning! I was in desperate need of new tires and I was having difficulties getting some b/c of the aftermarket modifications to my car. Nonetheless, Meckfessel was the answer to my problem. After one phone call, I was dropping my car off in less than 24 hours. Mr. Bob's customer service was the same over the phone as it was in person: the best! Within minutes of checking in, Ben was servicing my vehicle. Total service time to a little over an hour. I was surprised to see they don't use floor covers to protect the car from any debris. Being able to find a local FAMILY business like this is great! They have a certificate of approval from AAA and members are entitled to many benefits. For your tire needs, please come to Meckfessel's Tire and Auto! You get your vehicle fixed plus you are supporting a local business. Everyone wins! fin.

This shop is next to my workplace, so I thought this would be an easy way to get an oil change…read more Drop the car off at 8am and pick it up at 5. Easy enough I thought. I leave work at 5:30pm and hear a scraping sound, I hit the highway and it gets louder, I pull over at the first exit and discover that they didn't attach my skid plate. Thankfully I had AAA, called them and they had to send out two trucks since the first one couldn't repair it. They were going to tow my car until the serviceman was able to do a quick fix on the side of the road. By this time, I had spent over 2 1/2 hours on the side of the road in 90-degree heat on a Friday night where I had dinner plans (these plans were obviously missed). I get home at 8:30pm, a normal 30-minute drive taking 3 hours. I send them an e-mail detailing how they forgot to bolt on my skid plate. Monday they call and I'm told that as long as they have an open bay available, they should be able to get my car in. "What?!" You botch the job and then you're not even guaranteeing that you'll be able to get it fixed the next time I bring it in? They have on their site that they will pick your car up and return it to you, they do not offer me this service. They don't offer a refund, discount or anything, I don't even get an apology in person. The only apology I ever received was via text after they secured my plate. That apology was preceded by the sentence, "There doesn't appear to be GREAT damage to your skidplate". Oh cool, your shop's incompetence damaged my car, but at least it's not "Great" damage. They give you a 20-point inspection when you get an oil change, 6 of those items are "undercar", but apparently nobody noticed a loose skid plate! Which pretty much makes this whole inspection completely worthless as I don't trust it. To put your family name on this business and offer such a crap service is unfathomable to me. I will never come here again.

Car-X Tire & Auto

Car-X Tire & Auto

(16 reviews)

UPDATE: they INSTALLED THE WRONG TIRES…read more I went to CarX in Fairview Heights, IL. I live on the West Coast and wanted some good, safe tires to drive back home. They sold me tires that were underrated for my van. I have a class E and needed a bigger tire. The shop I took it to for something unrelated conveyed that it was a miracle I didnt blow the tires on my drive out here. Their solution? Bring it back. I live 27 hours away. Ridiculous. Wasted on $537 on tires that could've killed me. The manager stated he only installs what the customer wants... I wanted safe recommended tires that were meant for the van that I own! Their negligence to do their job and install SAFE tires is a reason to stay far away from this company!

I drop my 2007 Pontiac G6 GT @Car X Tuesday night January 30, 2024. I took it in to get a four…read morewheel alignment. The next morning around 8:30 AM, the attendant called me and told me that he's getting ready to take my car in to do the wheel alignment. He did not call me again until about 2:30 PM. to inform me that he could not do the wheel alignment due to a bad CV axle, a bad left control arm, due to a bad, trailing arm, due to a bad rack and pinion, he told me that I would need all these things plus front brakes, back brakes, and all new rotors. I told him that I just had back brakes put on it the day before. Then he began stuttering, and said "oh" . So he lied about me needing back brakes. I asked him if he got my car in at 8:30 AM. Why did it take him until 230 to call me to tell me that he could not do the alignment. I told him that my car was running fine, and I had not noticed any of those things, and that I would just come and pick up my car. When I picked up my car, my car was still up in the air with all of the wheels off. I told him that I was coming to get my car, so I asked him why don't you have it put back together if you knew you could not do this wheel alignment and I told you that I was coming to get it. There was a lot of clanging coming from my suspension. I noticed that one of my hub/wheel bearings was humming which it was not when I took the car in. It was not making any of these noises. I called the Car X and asked the guys what did they do to my car. I seriously honestly believe that these people sabotage my car so I could pay the almost $6000 they said it would take to fix it. That is an outrageous price if I was gonna get it fixed there. Everything that he named I can get done for under $700 but there was nothing wrong with my car! My belief is that these guys are crooked! Please steer clear of them. Zero stars.

Schaefer Automotive - autorepair - Updated May 2026

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