I was recommended Taber Street Auto Repair by a neighbor and I am very glad I took his advice. I was told by a major auto dealer repair shop that my rack and pinion needed to replaced after they had just replaced the steering column. I was already in $600 for the steering column, which did not fix the clunking noise coming from the front end. They told me for another $1300 I needed to replace the rack and pinion. They were supposedly discounting the $600 I already put into the steering column. Basically a $2,000 job. Well, wrong diagnosis! The team at Taber said I just needed to replace the sway bar bushings. I told them to go ahead and replace the stabilizer arms while they were in there. My RAV 4 has 152K+ miles, so might as well for an extra $100 bucks. The cost of the repair was $330--compare that to $2,000 for a misdiagnosed repair. I am also getting the $600 refunded after contacting the repair shop on the original work. Thank you Taber Team and Steve. Fair, honest and reasonable. They have a new customer and I recommend this shop for your repairs or especially second opinions--it could save you big money! read more

We have been going to Taber Street Auto since they were actually on Taber St.! They're able to provide much better service in their new location. Staff is pleasant and helpful and, once you're a regular customer and they know you, go above and beyond. Even better they'll give you good advice that will ultimately save you money. Taber is reasonably priced and doesn't charge you unnecessarily for what they don't do. (This may make sense for some. I've had a bad experience.) read more

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Made appointment with Louis for a rear brake inspection. This Taber Auto appointment was triggered by inspection visit to a local Large Chain auto service location. Scouring local service stations on Google and Yelp I opted for the 4.9/5 390 votes google star, Taber Auto Ithaca NY. A very common feature for each review was the service quality, integrity and kindness of Louis. Louis answers the phone, follows up with each client, told me the truth and fixed my service issue. Today my rear brake job was completed after status updates throughout the morning from Louis. The job was completed under the EOD promise time, and Taber auto also completed my inspection. Louis went further to say he would have passed me before begining the work as my rear brakes were within allowable tolerances. Now I will visit Taber Auto for all of my repairs. A wise mentor once told me, people go where they are made to feel welcome and stay where they are treated well. Louis treated me well and I plan to stay with Taber Auto. read more

Louis is highly skilled and honest. I'm so glad we found him to take care of our autos. He's great at explaining what's going on with your vehicle if you don't have a mechanic background. He replaced the brakes on our Subaru Forrester, and one year later we were having problems with the brakes making a grinding sound. Louis took it apart and realized it wasn't the caliper, but the brake pads went wrong. He replaced it all for free and said the pads were under warranty. He didn't even charge us for labor. I've never received a call like this from my auto mechanic! He's the only one we will trust with our cars moving forward while in Ithaca. read more

This use to be a stand up place with stand up guys. When they moved dudes switched up. They don't call you back, have any interest in scheduling you in and are always putting you on the back burner. Our money is good and green like anyone else. Found a great guy out of Binghamton. smh read more

This is the place I recommend to all of my friends. They have helped get my older car back on the road after several significant maintenance and repair issues. Louis is very friendly and trustworthy. He doesn't try to sell anything unnecessary and gives fair estimates before work is done. As a younger woman who isn't experienced with car repair, it's extremely valuable to have a mechanic who respects you and does honest work. read more

Taber St Auto is by far the best auto repair shop we have used in the Ithaca area. All the guys are knowledgeable, helpful, professional, and as a whole go above and beyond. We have them work on everything (except the Volvo-that's Ithaca Foreign Car;-) ), from a classic'70 to VW and Chevy. They all seem to enjoy what they do and it shows with their creativity and workmanship. read more

Always honest, high quality service at reasonable prices. They go above and beyond to make sure you know exactly what needs repaired now, what can wait, and why. They will never do anything unnecessary and will talk you through every choice. Hard-working and kind people. read more

Simply amazing!! We were in Ithaca for just one day when we had a serious brake issue with our vehicle. Desperate, we went to Tabor Street Auto and they immediately jumped to help us. Steve and his team went WAY above and beyond to help us, including coordinating a special run to Syracuse for the parts needed to fix our brakes! They made us feel like we were their only customer, and they had our vehicle fixed and ready to drive home to New Hampshire within 5 hours! I cannot express how much we appreciate the work and effort that Taber Street Auto did for us. They are the absolute BEST!! read more

My clutch had been squeaking for a few days and right as I was rolling down Cherry Street it started burning up. I pulled into Taber Street out of convenience, and they diagnosed it on the spot and gave me an estimate, but said they couldn't get it done until Monday (it was Thursday morning, a fair time estimate to replace an entire clutch but stressful for me - I live 10 miles out of town and coordinating rides would be difficult). I called around to see if anyone else could do it quicker, and everyone gave similar time and cost estimates- Trombley actually referred me back to Taber Street. I left it there on Thursday and they called me early Friday morning and said it was done! One of the guys had wanted some overtime and they could tell I was stressed out about not having the car for the weekend, so they pushed the work up the list! The only reason I'm at 4 stars instead of 5: Friday evening my heat shield started rattling due to the way they put things back together. I called them 15 minutes before closing, and they said they'd fix it first thing Monday morning if I could be there at 8, which they did, no charge. read more

We were traveling across the country and a tire blew out on our camper. We needed new camper tires and the guys at Taber street were the only ones of about 10 places we called that were willing to order and change tires on our camper in the snow. They were very helpful and knowledgeable about what kind of tires would be best for our cross country trip. read more

We love Taber Street Auto. We have 3 cars - one very, very old; one fairly good; and one brand new and they have always done a fantastic job with all three. They are great at scheduling us quickly, explaining the repairs, charging a fair price and warning us of upcoming vehicle needs. I trust them and their work. They have even fit us in same day for little repairs when they have the time. read more

My son is a student at Cornell and was having problems with his car I ended up calling Tabor Street auto they fix the car quickly reasonably priced and lifetime guarantee their work I would highly recommend. It's nice to know that they don't take advantage of people from out of town! read more

They have really cute dogs at the reception area - very big dogs, I was told they are great dens. Really cute dogs. And the guys seem honest. I actually didn't get service here but they gave me honest estimates of my problems. I know because I got a couple of second opinions. I will bring my car back. read more

The service was ok. The owner looks like Richard Petty on meth. The worst part was as I was getting in my truck the key hole was pushed in. I asked what happened and they told me it was a clip on the back that must have fell off. Later that week I investigated and found they had rammed the key in so hard that they broke my lock. If that wasn't enough. 2 weeks later my turn signals stopped working. I called them and told them the situation, that the column they installed was defective. He assured me its something else. I checked EVERYTHING else looking for the problem. Nothing. Then I pulled apart the column to investigate their work. I was horrified as to what I found. Not only was the wiring harness broke, the harness had a screw jammed in it to hold it together. The wiring had all come out and the issue was clearly their work. They denied it and I had to rewire it myself. It works as it should now and they have forever lost a customer and I tell everyone I know to stay away unless u want inexpensive work done that you will have to fix again. In closing I hope they get the karma they deserve for shoddy work they perform. Is there a negative star section? read more

I recently used this business to make repairs to a 20-year old vehicle to help it pass annual NY State inspection requirements. I was wary that the fixes could be made, let alone at a reasonable price, but Taber Street Auto exceeded expectations at every turn. After inspecting it, they performed the services well ahead of schedule and 50% UNDER the estimated cost! Yes, you read that correctly! When I picked up the car, the service man (Steve) even graciously refused a tip I wanted to provide for the excellent service. They really made my day! Though this business is tucked behind a little side street, it's well worth finding and using. read more

Taber Street Auto is the worst rip off car fit-it place in Ithaca. We had them for 1 year with lots of work that was done on 3 older cars. For a while, we said ok fix the problems & we paid the enormous amounts, none of the repairs were under $1200. So a couple months go by and it is time for inspection on our 2007 Subaru Legacy and the cost was to be $2200. What they said was we needed a cataylic converter. We did not think it was correct so we took it to Country Automotive and they find on there monitor that it only needed an O2 sensor. Country Automotive saved us $850.00. Clearly, Taber St. was lying and only trying to get money out of us. Well, no more, cause I would not step foot at taber st. again. And, neither will any of our friends and family. You blew it, Taber st. read more