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    Smart Auto Service

    4.0 (46 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

    Services - Smart Auto Service

    Check engine light

    Engine oil light diagnosis

    Auto general diagnosis

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    Auto noise diagnosis

    Tire Pressure Monitoring System diagnosis

    Auto no-start diagnosis

    Auto vibration diagnosis

    Auto diagnosis or inspection

    Auto pre-purchase inspection

    Auto maintenance

    Oil changes

    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

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    Roeder C.

    I used to be Ming's customer (From 2010 to 2014) until I moved to San Diego. I am here to rate all the works that Ming performed for my car. Overall, I am satisfy and I think the price for the works that he performed were reasonable for me. Ming had performed regular oil change, brake pad replacing, timing belt replacing and others works that I could not recall for my Mitsubishi Montero. All of these works allow me to drive my car for more than 100k in 3 years. Therefore, I am rating a five star for Smart Auto Service and Ming. I am not sure why the stars dropped so sudden but I hope my review could help a little bit for yelp users.

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    I do my regular oil change at Smart Auto. My car always have good performance. I tailed someone the other day. The front bumper and cover were badly damaged. Without any hesitation, I called Ming, the owner of the shop. After a very reasonable price, my car was fully repaired. I highly recommend that you give Smart Auto a try if you expect any quality car work.

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    Cora Z.

    First, I did not ask any of them to write bad reviews I just told them the truth and ask them to be aware of this autoshop. Second, my car doesn't look like that before fixing the car, maybe he scratch my car before taking this picture i don't know! Third. The owner sent a message to me threaten me that he will sue me if I do not delete the post. And yea he said it will not be perfect but the gap will not be obvious, As you can see the gap is still very obvious, And I asked for the list of the payment as other auto shop will do. But the owner refused me with a very bad attitude and asked me to never come back again. I won't be that mad if the owner can change his attitude at the first place. And after he even send a message to me warning me that he will sue me if I don't delete the post.

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    Really bad auto job and customer service. Don't go this place cuz they will just rip you off without doing their job. This place sucks.

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    The reason they still have high rate, I guess they faked so many high rate by themselves

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    10 years ago

    Never come to here !! ! They don't even try to fix it *^* And did not give refund. The worst auto shop ever!!! Waste your time and money!

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    This place suck so bad. They will break your car!

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    basically everything Every single problem was fixed by Ming, and he never tried to upsell or scare me.

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    TLS Auto Service

    (371 reviews)

    West San Jose

    Review long overdue. I've been going to TLS Auto Service for over 10 years, and Anthony, the owner,…read morehas worked on several of my vehicles over the years--including a 3rd gen 4Runner, 3rd gen Prius, and now my 5th gen 4Runner and 4th gen RAV4. I bring all my cars here for regular maintenance like oil changes, brake fluids, differential fluid and coolant fluids maintenance, brake pad and rotor replacements. They've also handled bigger repairs such as an axle seal leak, valve cover gasket leak, and fixing warped rotors. Everything has always been done right the first time. What really sets this place apart is that Anthony does most of the work himself, and after the job is done, you hear directly from him about what was done and why. He's very polite and easy to talk to, and you never feel like you're being ripped off. The quality is as good as--or better than--the dealership, using original Toyota parts, but without dealership prices. No middleman, no customer service rep--just straight answers from the person actually working on your car. He also documents major repairs with before-and-after photos and will even check in a day or two later to make sure everything's driving well. Most importantly, they're honest, reliable, and trustworthy. I've never had an issue in the 10+ years I've been coming here. If you're looking for a shop you can actually trust, I highly recommend TLS Auto Service.

    I have been going to TLS auto service for years now. Anthony is an honest and experienced…read moretechnician/mechanic and really knows his craft. And his pricing is very reasonable too. If you own a Toyota, Lexus, or Scion... this is the mechanic you want to touch your car.

    Winston's Auto Service - Front of Shop. On the corner of Bassett/George Street

    Winston's Auto Service

    (80 reviews)

    North San Jose

    Haven't met someone who knew so much about cars. I was…read morerecommended to Winston's shop through a family friend about a year ago. I had issues with my CRV and it started making a weird noise that was coming from the wheel well. I took it to two different mechanics. One said it was the brakes. So I paid to have it changed but the noise was still there. The next mechanic said it was an alignment issue so...I paid to have THAT done and the noise was still there. Finally, I heard from a close friend that he knew a guy that could fix it. Took it to Winston and he diagnosed it to be a wheel barring issue. If I didn't get it fixed soon, then it would have caused more damage. Winston fixed it for a good price and the noise went away. Now, I take all my cars and he gets it fixed and at a fair price.

    Winston is one of the last honest mechanics that I know of and one of the few things that I miss…read moreabout living in the bay area. I drive from the Sacramento area into Santa Clara because I really can't find anyone else that I can trust to work on my vehicles. He runs an honest business and only makes honest recommendations that you need, he's not trying to upsell you on some BS service just to make a couple of extra bucks. He doesn't believe in cheap aftermarket parts, only uses quality fluids and has excellent workmanship. Cleans up after himself, ensures that after he's done with the service, it's as if no one worked on it if not better when it comes to cleanliness. If you've been looking for someone that you can trust with your vehicle maintenance so that you can be confident and worry free, Winston's Auto Service is your place and Winston is your guy. Years of automotive experience, high workmanship standards and simply a really good guy.

    Chet's European and Japanese Auto Care

    Chet's European and Japanese Auto Care

    (174 reviews)

    Honest car repair shop is hard to find and I would highly recommend this auto shop…read more Had check engine light on and went to Chet's Auto Care for repairs. Even though Vu was single handed and getting multiple phone calls, Vu was still very patient in discussing repair options. Dropped off my car around 9:30am and got a call back around 2:30pm saying repair was completed. Instead of having a couple of sensors replaced (~$300), Vu said he had found and replaced a rat chewed cable connector (~$60) that resolved check engine light. He charged me for cable connector and honest labor, and car is running fine again. I know where I will be taking my car for any future repairs.

    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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