I have used Sun Auto for around 50 years. This goes back to their site in East Sonora when it was run by Ed Sunday. Eventually, he was joined by Jaime Waelty. I have the greatest respect for them. They have consistently done excellent work on my various vehicles. They have always backed up their work when anything went wrong. I found their prices to be fair and their policies to be fair. I strongly recommend this exemplary business. read more

Sun Waelty overcharged me like crazy and said it would cost me $1245 to fix my truck which isn't bad according to other garages but for me to get a new gas tank and hoses done because Mike was broken, but.. when I got there, they wanted to charge me almost $2000 and I have a VM saying $1245 for the overall price included with time and labor. I got there and the owner wasn't in site. The people up front were nice, but they called the owner and he said I could monthly payments and that he wouldn't lower the price to what I was quoted over the phone, paper copy, and Voicemail that verified what I was told. They tried to upscale the price on me by almost $800 extra dollars. Where the heck did the price jump from? I will not recommend people and friends to go here. I told friends and family and was told I shouldn't have gone to them in first place to get my truck fixed and worked on. Learn from your mistakes is what I did. Don't recommend at all. The owner could respect what his front desk people told me the overall price was going to be out the door, but instead, he wants me to do monthly payments. I'm not doing that. Not a responsible thing for the owner to do. DO NOT RECOMMEND to get your vehicles serviced there or fixed. read more

Hi, this is Mr. G From Arnold. I had my Toyota Tacoma in for a new A/C system back in 2016. They did a fantastic job on it. Now, I have taken my F150 pick-up truck several times and they have not been able to find the problem on the A/C. But, They do charge me every-time. A week later all the freon has leak out. Then I take it again, then again. They recharge it, and recharge it and they charge me and charge me. The last time I took it in Jaime said they Will put dye in it and will determine where is leaking from, fix it and will not charge me to refill it or recharge it. They did not put the dye and they did not find the leak. just recharge it and Jaime went into the office. will not come out and sent a young guy to charge me $175.00. I did not feel like fighting, paid and left. A week later, nothing but hot air was coming about out of the A/C. The service has gone from bad to worse to liars to thieves to hypocrites. They do not stand by their word. Their guarantee means nothing. They have not bother to reach out to me. Jaime know good and well who I am and the bad, bad service they rendered to me. read more

Our family has been going here for a very long time and unfortunately their work is absolutely terrible now. I paid a ton of money to get my suspension fixed and they forgot to put on a washer resulting in a metal on metal awful squeak for a year and a half. Had another mechanic from a different shop look at it and he said whoever fixed this was a very negligent mechanic. Tried to go back and fix it and they did fix the squeak but over tightened something on my wheel so then my steering was off. Went back to have them do an alignment and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. A couple weeks later I had new tires put on by another shop and they said that the same tire I had alignment issues with had two lugs super over tightened so much so hat a bolt broke off and I had been driving with just 4. They have made continuous and ridiculous mistakes over and over again and I had used multiple mechanics at their shop therfore I can not warn people enough to please reconsider before going here. I have had to pay $200 extra for other mechanics to fix their mistakes. Very disappointing. They are also very expensive compared to other places. read more

Sun Waelty - Over tightened lug nut. If they can't even put on a tire properly...... - Auto Repair Near Me - Sonora, California

I have owned my 1965 Pontiac Bonneville since 1967. For years it was used as a family car, then a work horse, and finally just left to sit. I decided with my son Will in 2017 to restore the car so that we could show it at "Hot August Nights" in Reno. Part of the restoration was the restoration of its heating and air conditioning system. The system had not operated for successfully for over 30 years. I found it very difficult to find anyone willing to tackle the job, then a friend recommended Ed Sunday of Sun Waelty Auto Service. I contacted Ed, and after looking at the car, he agreed to do the work, which involved analyzing, rebuilding, and in some cases modernizing the heating and air conditioning system on my old car. Ed was very easy to work with throughout the heating and air conditioning restoration process. He impressed me with his honesty and excellent craftsmanship. The ancient heating and air conditioning system was made fully functional by Ed. I found Ed Sunday to be a great partner in restoring my old car. He has really impressed my with his love of old cars that is exhibited in his careful workmanship. Since the initial repair of the heating and air conditioning system, Ed has done other work on my car. The work performed and the business dealings with Ed Sunday of Sun Waelty Auto Service have always exceeded my greatest expectations! If you need help with restoration of an antiquated system in a still loved old car, contact Ed! William Fontana Sr. MA read more

Sun Waelty - My 1965 Pontiac Bonneville - Auto Repair Near Me - Sonora, California

This is how I got my car back!! DON'T TAKE YOUR VEHICLE THERE They have no cameras to protect your own vehicle while it sits on their lot where there's a lot of homeless people wandering read more

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Alternator went out going over Tioga Pass. Had the car towed to the shop by Affordable Towing late in the afternoon, also great company. Car was fixed by noon the next day. Great Friendly service! read more

Just moved to the area. Car Dead, needed a new battery..no Uber LOL have an exotic car which I thought would be very difficult to find a battery. Jaime Valadez was awesome had battery.. Let me borrow a battery charger to try.. didn't ask me for anything went just by trust. Was able to take care of me first thing in the morning price is extremely reasonable. Will be our mechanic always! read more

During an A/C fill-up, their blue light test showed that the A/C hose was leaking. Ordering this part wasn't the option as this particular item was on backorder in the unknown future for the make of my car. They made it sure that my car get functional. Had custom made this part for a reasonable price, same day! In my 10+ experience their service has been always A+. They went one step further than my expectation.Thank you! read more

Responded quickly and are very honest. I have complete confidence that they look after their customers' best interest.

Jaime and friends (technicians) have always given great service in the 12 + years they have kept my cars running. No, they aren't inexpensive, but they are very cost effective! Fast turn-around too. One drawback: their yard is almost always full of cars awaiting their turn in a work bay. read more

Pricey and slow ... I realize that car repairs are a "part of life" but waiting 3 days for a callback on what's wrong with your car and then being told it's a $1200 repair ... Yikes ... Great thing about the internet, you can find out darn near anything .... Like, I found out that the parts to fix my car were only $300, the remaining $900 was up-charging and some "steep" labor rates .... Took a suggestion from a co-worker and got a second quote from a leading repair shop in Sonora ... $625, done - out the door... This is a "No Brainer" .... If you take your vehicle to Sun Waelty for repair, get a second quote ... It's well worth the extra time, in my case, $575 in savings ... read more

Couldn't be more unsatisfied, wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. Brought my vehicle in to get the air conditioner fixed, and instead of fixing the problem they just added Freon. Of course 5 days and $375 later the air conditioner started to blow warm air again. After bringing the car back to this joke of a company, I was informed they found a leak in a valve and to fix it it's going to be an additional $400, because the leak must've happen during the 5 days the car was "fixed". They knew I would be back because they even told me to make a "2 week follow up appointment".... obviously they knew what was going to happen. I don't know how the owners of this company can sleep at night. Down right crooks and should not be allowed to run a business. read more

7-16-18 Once again.... great service from this company. Honest company, honest people. Took my car in to be checked out due to check engine light being on. They checked out the problem & came up with what the issue was. They quoted me a price to have it done & replaced. $$$$ The specific part that needed to be replaced, this company had already replaced in my car 9-27-17. I want to remind everyone! Please keep ALL repair receipts from any company you go to. Luckily, I had saved my repair receipt, took it in, showing it had already been replaced a year before, & the the part was UNDER WRRANTY! Therefore, I was told it would be done & replaced for FREE! 9-15-17 Staff was friendly and courteous. I emailed this company with problems regarding my vehicle with my AC system . They emailed me back promptly, within a couple days of my email. They gave me a date they were starting to take appointments and unfortunately I was unable to take that specific date. I gave them dates and times I would be able to drop the car off, that would work around my schedule and they picked a date and wrote it on their schedule before I even said yes which was OK with me because that shows Professionalism and a willingness to work with others. They immediately found several problems, quoted me a price, and fixed the problems. They did however have to order some parts and keep my car overnight. Picking it up the next day, while testing and charging the AC system after they fixed the issues they originally found, they had found more issues with the system and disconnected the system for safety purposes and purposes so other parts of my vehicle would not be damaged until they can further look into what was causing the other issues. They did quote me a price for the original work they had done and fixed, however when I picked up my vehicle, since they found other issues they did not take any money from me and when I have a chance I can take my vehicle back in and they will look further into the problem with the AC system and fix that as well. Mind you until they can look further into the AC issue and find the other problems, they could not give me another quoting price on top of the original quote, which is understandable. read more

took car to sun walte, was told the inside lights didnt work and the fuse was checked and was good would have to bring the car back in another day, and we already had an appt for that day.make a long story short i checked the fuse it was burnt put in a new one and lights came back on. so that dude lied about checking the fuse and wanted us to come back and pay for another dianostic dont trust them anymore read more

They repaired my air conditioner in my truck. They were courteous, and repaired it the first time for a reasonable price,will go back... See Jaime !!! read more

I bought my '99 Saturn Wagon new off the showroom floor in Modesto - after 18 years, this trusty GM car had never been to the shop aside from routine maintenance. After noticing a coolant leak, I asked around for recommendations for a reputable local shop and was pleased to be led to Sun Waelty. I felt my Saturn was in capable hands with Jaime! I appreciated that the repair cost was within my budget, and was back on the road in a timely manner. A special thanks to Crystal for the ride home - although I don't live far, it was a hot day and all uphill! read more

On a road trip and my check engine light came on. After finding a place on Yelp, they actually sent me here because it was closer to where I was. Even though they were busy, they took the time to check the issue, clear the light and told me I should be fine until I get home and have it checked more thoroughly. They didn't charge me for anything either. The peace of mind was priceless and they were SO nice. That means so much in this day and age! read more

I Have had my car fixed here several times and every time they do a great job. They were fast and there service was great too, treated me like a real person and didnt try and rip me off. read more

I'm very upset with sun waelty! I paid over a grand to have a starter and battery put in my car. That is not why I am upset though. You would think with spending that kind of money they could be honest and want to help me with a problem I had with my car. My radio and window wasn't working and I asked them if they could find out what the problem was and help me fix it. They made me think it was something that was an impossible fix and would be thousands of dollars. I asked if they at least new what was wrong after looking into it and they said yes they knew but didn't want to talk about it. They were supposed to contact me back and never did. After talking with the mechanic he made me think I was stuck with this problem. They told me all the fuses were checked and fine. I left my car like this for over six months with no power on my driver door or music. Finally decided to take it to automotion just to see what someone else thought and they fixed it the same day and it was the most simple fix ever. Thank you for making me think my car was not fixable without spending thousands! I suggest everyone go visit automotion up the hill! They have always been nice and honest! read more

Ed, who does their Air Conditioning on classic cars, did a great job diagnosing and repairing the AC on my wife's 51 Ford. I highly reccomend Ed and his shop. I will be a life long customer for all my auto needs. read more