I dropped in for service without an appt after I realized that I had some chunks missing from one of my tires. Yikes! I didn't think it'd be safe to take my car all the way to my dealer's service, so I was really happy that this place was open. The staff were very helpful, immediately identified my tire needs, located replacements for pick up, and gave me the total cost. I wasn't pressured into getting any additional/unnecessary services, which I appreciated, because I'm not savvy re: vehicles and could probably be manipulated into an upselling pitch. LOL! I enjoyed browsing the thrift store nearby while they completed the repair and was back on the road much faster than they originally anticipated! This was a great experience and I plan to come back here for my emergency tire needs! read more

Tire Choice Auto Service Centers - Uh oh! Time to get a new tire. - Tires Near Me - Alameda, California

I tried giving them a chance given the poor commentary on yelp and yeah don't go to this place of business. I had a disappointing experience with customer service. When I called to ask about the timing of my next oil change, he had an attitude until I asked him to pull my information from the system. Additionally, when I arrived in person, I personally overheard a staff member say he was "sweating like a slave who stole something." This was an Asian man saying this. Hearing this firsthand was uncomfortable and highly inappropriate, especially in any setting. Comments like this are offensive and create an unprofessional, unwelcoming atmosphere. Overall, I hope management takes steps to improve both customer service and staff professionalism moving forward. read more

Don't go here. Damaged all of my expensive rims in the process. Didn't get a call when car was ready as it was promised. read more

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I gave the tire size from my car, and rather than focusing on a solution, the conversation kept circling back to a $25 Uber charge that had nothing to do with me. If you're going to make customers feel responsible for your mistakes, at least offer exceptional service unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Found a better shop with better pricing and zero attitude. I do not recommend this shop. read more

Wife goes in for oil change. When I show up to pay they've tacked on $300 to replace one brake pad. $80 for labor - fine, but also $220 for a part that costs $30 at Autozone. When I talked to the manager about this he just said "that's what the computer charges." I understand some markup, but charging 7x the market rate for a part is dishonest. read more

I came in because a tire pressure sensor light was on. They charged me $40 to take a look at it and then another $130 to replace the sensor in question. He tried to hard-sell me to buy all four sensors, which was embarrassing for him and which she called a preventative measure, like I was swimming in cash. He also told me to buy four brand new tires because mine were dangerously worn down. I drove to the place that replaced my tires two years ago and was told they were good for another two years. Finally, today I realized the cover for the sensor around the driver's seat where my left knee is broke off. I went back to him to say it could've happened only while it was at his shop much of yesterday and he took zero responsibility and sent me on my way. I'm giving it one star instead of zero because the mechanics are actually good guys. But to get to them you have to deal with the boss in the lobby - avoid!! There's a really good Professional Tire Place in Alameda on Oak Street and I'm not sure why I came here instead of there but I never will again . read more

I made an appointment at 10:30a today. I just needed an oil change, and maybe a tire rotation since it's a tire place. Again, *I had an appointment*. When I checked in, the person quoted me a wait time of "a couple hours". Troubling given I had an appointment, but fine. Who knows what chaos came before my appointment this morning? But after 4 hours of waiting, I could see my car still on the lot. Untouched. Maybe other people enjoy such leisure that they can waste half a work day waiting for a simple job to be done. But that's not me. Eventually, I asked my keys back and left. If things are going to take the better part of the day, let me know and I can make arrangements. If it's always a day-long wait, let me know, and I'll drop it off at my convenience early in the day. But to make a specific time available, to double down on that upon check-in, and then to wile away the day is egregious. I am never coming back here. And I wouldn't recommend anyone else do so. read more

I went in for an oil change about 6 months ago. I had a 1 year old costco battery in my car. My battery just died...and AAA found an Autozone battery in there. These guys are the only ones besides Costco to touch my car, so do the math. F*ck this place, don't come here. Seriously, do yourself a favor and bring your car somewhere else. read more

Came in for a simple patch job for a screw in the tire. Shop refused to do the work. Tried them 5 years ago. Thought I would try again since under new management, unfortunately same poor service. Can't recommend but lots of other options on the island. read more

Came in for a complete tire change. Guy limping said they couldn't do the job due to the van being too heavy. The van weight is at 5000. I've had it done at many other places without a problem. ( He straight away gave me the most unwelcoming attitude as he was relaxing on a chair ) SHOP LOST OVER $2000 in business over a lazy as worker. read more

I removed my earlier review because I decided to give them a second chance but twice they failed so here we go Day one, my Groupon set to expire March 29 so before I drove down from South San Francisco to this location because it's the nearest one that my Groupon is good too. It was around 3 PM and he said yes come down. It's fine. I got there at 3:50 PM and the gentleman behind the counter told me no they can't take me in. He told me the boys are ready to go home and they still got two cars to go and told me to come back tomorrow. I wasn't coming back. I left a one star review and my friend who got me the Groupon called in and talked to someone behind the counter and they said it's OK. Tell him to come back tomorrow so that's what I did. I removed my one star yelp review and I woke up this morning and headed down and then when I got there, he said I have the wrong Groupon for a synthetic blend because I have a 2023 Camry and it requires full synthetic and after talking to Toyota, the service advisor said it's fine to use synthetic blend as a viable option and he still said no he said his computer won't even let him do it and I told him this is the second day I wasted and he said it's not his fault even though Toyota said it's OK it's a viable option. I even googled it but whatever they just did not want to do a free oil change. read more

Tire Choice Auto Service Centers - Tires Near Me - Alameda, California

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I had a disturbing experience at this Tire Choice location the other day. The workmanship and quality of service was excellent, but I had a problem paying my bill. I skimmed my Goodyear credit card, and the device said "payment approved." But the young Mgr helping me said he didn't get the payment, and I had to skim it again. I did it twice, and he still said he didn't get it. Now, I overheard staff say they were having IT problems and the computer wasn't working. So I refused to continue skimming my credit card. I instead called Goodyear and spoke to a live agent. The agent said the identical charges DID go thru, and appeared on my account. I explained the situation, and Goodyear cancelled the charges. I skimmed my card a third time, and this time it went thru. If you have a similar experience at this store, make sure to check your credit card account. read more

Tire Choice Auto Service Centers - May 2023 - Tires Near Me - Alameda, California

I bought tires from here 6 months ago, got a flat tire and they insisted I needed new tires when the tread was clearly not worn down. Unprofessional sales strategy, would recommend literally anywhere else. read more

My tire fell victim to the infamous potholes of Oakland. The pothole destroyed my tire, and I had to get it towed. I researched on yelp tire places, and got my towed to this place in Alameda. It was after hours, and there was ample space to drop the car off in Tire Choice's parking lot. I called the next day, and had excellent customer service from the representative I talked to. After figuring out where the driver hid the key, they were able to take a look at the tire that day, and order a replacement. I ended up replacing both front tires and getting them realigned. With the warranty, service, and quality of the new tires, I feel like I got an excellent price. I have a BMW, and walked away paying around $750 all in. I was able to pick up the car the next day, as they quickly serviced my car when the tires were delivered. The next time my car needs tires, I will come here. Customer service, quality goods, and a decent price is the holy trinity for me, so as long as they keep it up- they will be my go-to for tires. read more

Jack was an amazing help, came in for a TPMS light and he sorted it out with professional and friendly customer service.

Excellent and exceptional service definitely recommend them to family and friends and coming back forsure

The first time I went in, the employee was very nice and filled my tire free of charge but did not take the time to actually check if my tire was punctured or if it was just pressure changes due to weather. My tire was actually punctured and started losing air again quickly. I gave them another shot b/c they're the only place open on Sundays close by. I'm glad I did because they were able to take my car in the very same day I called, and they reached out less than an hour after I had dropped it off to tell me what was going on. The price they quoted was surprisingly affordable, and my tire was repaired very quickly. The only downside to that was, because they are open on Sundays, I thought it would be okay for me to leave my car in their lot overnight, as they would be closing soon. Instead, they said I would have to pick it up before they closed that day, meaning that I had to cut my plans short. Perhaps it would be nice if they state that policy ahead of time. Aside from those two minor hiccups, I was pleasantly surprised by their friendliness, fair prices, and efficiency. read more

If they would take responsibility for not being able to put spare tire back to where spare belongs, they had stripped the gear where lowers the cable for spare tire to mount read more

These guys just killed it. After a horrible experience with the Crew from their Albany location, in the process of the District manager making things better for me I was invited to attend this location. Steve (manager) and Jack (tech), welcomed me with an amazing energy. A great smile and, "how can we help you friend." Inevitably these guys understands the value customer relationship. And made the total difference on my day. I truly appreciate this team making it happen for me. This store, busy, clean and friendly store, should be the epitome of TireChoice. Let the full bays speak louder. read more

Took our car here twice with flat tires. Turned out to be a nail both times. Each time they repaired the tires and only charged me $40. What's not to like? Good and very fairly priced service. read more

Hit a pot hole late night which created a slow leak. Woke up Saturday morning and seen my driver side tire flat, so called Tire Choice and spoke to Jack about coming by and getting it checked out. Found out that the culprit was a nail and Jack and his team got me in and out of the shop in 30 minutes. Definitely coming back here in the future. read more

I usually don't write reviews, almost never, but my experience with this business was soooo terrible that I'm compelled to warn others. I brought my 2017 Ram truck in with a Groupon I purchased for an oil change and tire rotation. I thought it would be convenient and the price seemed reasonable. The Groupon includes 5 qts of oil and tire rotation... but for the additional 2 quarts of oil my truck needs they charged me $54.74. They also needed to hold my vehicle for 2 hours to perform the maintenance and inspection which was also very inconvenient, unexpected, and something you don't know when purchasing the Groupon The really terrible part of my experience occurred the following day. I examined my wheels on the passenger side of the vehicle and I realized they hadn't rotated my tires. How could I tell you ask? Two days prior to bringing my truck in for this service, I underestimated a u turn and unfortunately clipped my front passenger side rim against a freshly painted red curb leaving a red gouge mark in the rim and some red paint residue on the tire. Looking at my truck the day after service from Tire Choice, I immediately noticed the damaged rim was in the exact same location on the vehicle as it was before I'd brought it in! An easy enough problem to remedy you would think. No... I called the shop (in Alameda) thinking they'd just made an error and expecting a quick easy remedy like, "Come on in and we'll take care of that for you". Nope, the manager Chris, INSISTED that the tires had been rotated. I told him the story regarding the damaged rim, and how it was still in the same location after their servicing, and that it's not possible to have rotated the tires and have that wheel in the same location! And he just wouldn't back down from his story.. He continued to insist the rotation had been performed, but if I wanted, I could make an appointment for a day or two later, and Tire Choice "could rotate them again for me". Those were his words! At this point I'm furious and I just hang up the phone. I'd already spent 2 hours the previous day attempting to have the service performed and I justifiably wanted an immediate remedy. I decided to call the corporate office to make a formal complaint. After spending 45 minutes on the phone, explaining exactly what had occurred regarding the shops failure to perform the tire rotation, and the complaints rep contacting the shop... The Final determination was that THE TIRES MUST HAVE BEEN ROTATED BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN SAYS THAT THEY WERE! She'd talked to him herself. One thing I didn't mention earlier is that what the technician DID do was mark the tire treads on each wheel with white chalk IMPLYING that the wheels had been inspected and rotated. He took the time to mark each wheel, but not the time to actually remove them and perform the job. This is deliberately fraudulent, misleading, and dishonest. The WORST type of mechanic is the dishonest mechanic; he tells you he performed the task you paid for, and he (or she) has not done the work. These are THOSE guys! At the end of the day; I'm out $69.99 for the service, PLUS the additional $54.74 they charged me, PLUS another Groupon I purchased that I'll never use now for $39.99 AND I STILL have to go to another shop to make sure the work is done correctly! I'm 110% certain the tires weren't rotated, who knows what else they did not do! read more

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Do not go here! That's your warning. Took my car here because it had a nail in it. The tech then said we needed a new tire. The tire was only two months old and then came out and said we didn't need a new tire. It's a really good tire, it just has a nail. They said they patched the tire. We paid and left. 4 hours later the tire was defatting faster than before. My frustration started here because why was it deflating. We just had it inspected. We took it to a different shop because of the prior experience. The new tech said they never patched it. What! Excuse me! They took out a nail and didn't patch it! Do you know how dangerous that is. We were driving like that on the highway. Never going back to this place and I do not recommend anyone going here. read more

I unfortunately have to shift my review based on my most recent experience. I found a screw in my tire and called this tire choice because I had positive experiences before. I guess a lot has shifted in the last year. I brought my car in early morning and told them I had tire repair coverage. I also asked the representative, Angel, to check my breaks because the were squeaking and I just purchased break pads a few months earlier at this location. He told me they would only check if I purchased an oil change. I reminded him that they changed my break pads just a few months ago and requested that they check them. He typed something in the computer and just stood there saying nothing. I asked if he needed anything else from me and he flatly said "nope." Then I left. By the time I got to work, Angel called and told me he couldn't reach the company and I would have to pick up my car. I told him I needed the work completed, that I couldn't drive with a screw in my tire. I asked him what number he called for my warranty company. I never heard of the number he told me so I gave him the number I had. Meanwhile, I had actually reached the company twice to verify the coverage. About an hour later Angel called me again saying he could not reach the company and for me to come get the car. I had no problem reaching them but for some reason he couldn't. I told him I needed to get the work done and I would pay out of pocket. I also reminded him to check the break pads. Later that afternoon he called and told me my car was ready. He also recommended a different service for my breaks, which could be the cause of the squeaking. I arrived to pick up my car and pay for the tire repair. I also asked him to put in writing the service I needed. I do my best to leave positive reviews but I just can't for this interaction. I feel very frustrated over my experience this time around and I likely won't return to this Tire Choice. I'm grateful that my warranty company is reimbursing me for the tire repair. And I just verified with them that the other pricy work Angel recommended is covered under my plan. Now I have to look for another company to work on this repair. read more

Tire Choice Auto Service Centers - Tires Near Me - Alameda, California

Great Customer Service From Jack he always put a smile on my face very nice guy got there early Morning and the oil change was done in 40 minutes. Thanks again Jack for all your help. read more

I contacted LM at Munro on the East Coast. I have called 8 times and have left 4 messages for LM, one a day at most. No callbacks. I went to my old mechanic 30 miles away and paid for a replacement tire. I was charged $120 by his business. I told him how much I was charged, and I won't repeat what he said, but he was dismissive of their intent to provide honest customer service. The tire showed very little wear, but it was uneven. He didn't have to remind me why we go to his business. Corporate definitely personifies my experience with their business. Overcharge for crappy service. Don't go here. read more

Completely dissatisfying customer service experience. I made an online appointment (Saturday) and dropped my truck off early in the appointment window. Andrew C took my information and the service details...oil change with synthetic oil, fix two tire that caught nails, adjust air pressure and tire rotation. Got a call about 2pm that the truck was ready for pickup. Got there at 2pm. They had not to rotated the tires. Andrew said they'd get it done in 20 minutes. The car wasn't ready until after 5:30pm. Andrew, the assistant manager, explained that the shop was understaffed and over worked that day. He then passed the blame onto his manager who he indicated was on vacation. There was no good good excuse for not doing the work properly/completely. Though I empathize with them being overworked, they should have been able to follow company processes and complete and document the work properly. I feel that the company isn't staffing properly for the workload (maybe don't take in too much work) and isn't providing proper training for employees. I had to remind them to return my lug nut lock key. On the way home, I noticed the tires pressures where all over the place, not to recommended or as indicated on the paperwork. The oil light also hadn't been reset. Now it need to bring it back today to get that taken care of. They made no effort to make me a satisfied customer. No discount or credit...just a feeble apology..,and, now, a re read more

Had a dishonest experience a few years ago when I left vehicle there for about 2 weeks. Would have appreciated hearing "sorry we can't do suspension changes" instead of saying yes, "ordering parts", waiting 2 weeks for nothing, then returning the car unrepaired. Whenever called for an update they were waiting on parts to arrive. The car was most definitely driven unnecessarily for a "shake down" on at least one occasion when I showed up unprompted. Maybe this was a one-off thing but would recommend monitoring your odometer and vehicle (ie dashcam) before and after dropping off for service. If they say they can get suspension parts and repairs I have doubts. They probably do tires fine but I question their shop's capabilities; better to do the work yourself or find a more reputable shop that can actually do the work advertised and with more integrity. Assuming no new damage was produced during these "test drives", ended up losing 2+ weeks of time, and suspension still needed to be repaired. When people talk about dishonest mechanics, this was a prime example. It's unfortunate that customer's have to screen for honesty when shopping for mechanics. read more

the service is absolutely terrible, the manager was so incredibly rude and yelled at his employee when the employee was just trying to help me, do not recommend and I can tell you the manager is the one that drives customers away read more

As to the response from Monro- Do I need to remind the manager(?!) that a customer NEEDS a great first impression of the business to feel any money is worth it? Do I?? Don't you understand business relationship? Because truly the point here is, if I have to ask for you to offer me considerate customer care at the same time you tell me I don't care about you researching us and making effort to make an appt AND be on time FOR YOU!. You don't get a second time. I can go some place else. You will have to treat the next better or else YOU will go bankrupt. If I were the owner right now, knowing what transpired I would rethink how my technicians working the front as well as the assigned front end staff do it. Your way now to treat your customers is well. Let's say poor. read more

I had a great experience here! I scheduled an appointment online in the morning to have my flat tire looked at. I wasn't sure if it could be fixed or if I needed to buy a new tire. Pumping my tire up with my bike pump was not cutting it Anyway I got there about 15 minutes before my scheduled appointment and Kevin (the office manager) was super busy helping other customers. Even though the phone kept ringing and customers kept coming and going he stayed positive and helped me as soon as he could. I explained the problem with my tire and he told me that one of his guys would take a look at it. After about 25minutes my tire was fixed and I was on my way home. Kevin said there was a nail in my tire and that they were able to fix it instead of ordering a new tire. I had never been to this business before and they exceeded all of my expectations. I will definitely be returning if I have any issues with my car in the future! read more

Tire Choice Auto Service Centers - Where my tire got worked on! - Tires Near Me - Alameda, California

They are very short staffed and having to wait for almost 3 hours for an oil change will cause me to not return. Staff was friendly. Hopefully they will get hired up soon. read more

Outstanding service thanks to Patrick. He was so friendly, professional, helpful, patient, knowledgeable and easy to talk to. He went above and beyond to help me with my car maintenance to make sure everything was correct. Trustworthy and reliable place. read more

Tire Choice Auto Service Centers - Tires Near Me - Alameda, California

I was very impressed with the professionalism and helpfulness of the staff. Jack and Steve seem like genuinely nice guys. While they fixed my tire I saw them treat each customer with respect and kindness. I will be back for my tire and car service needs. Great job guys. read more

This place was great! Stopped in with a flat tire and they repaired it quickly with no issues. Such a convenient location in Alameda too. Five stars! read more

Great team! Efficient and helpful. I came in August 18 2024 Oil change will take a little bit of time but I saw that they were short staffed, though they were very reassuring, got me out the time they said they would and the you can't beat their prices. read more

if your African American decent please go somewhere else to get a oil change, these ppl don't care about the safety of your car, I left my car here for 2+ hours and wasn't even informed about me having a leak in my oil pan read more

Outstanding tire and engine shop. Dropped my car off at 8AM and had it back by 12:30PM. Staff are knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. I am extremely happy with my tires, and my car handles just like it did when it was new. Will definitely use this business again if I ever need tires or alignment work done. Definite 5 star service. read more

Tire Choice Auto Service Centers - Good deal on Firestone tires. Really fast service. - Tires Near Me - Alameda, California

Brought my car for new tires. Over the phone they said they had the tires I needed, when I got there they told me it would take an hour and a half to transfer the tires from another store, and that it would be ready by 5 PM. It was 11:00am. I took an Uber home. Two hours later I get a call and they tell me they could not transfer the tires then, only two days later. And when I go back to pick up my car, they still raise their voice when I complain. Never again! read more

the front desk guy got no experience in automotive. this location need a better manager or front desk guy. he's quited rude and tell customer go somewhere else. there's people who purchase Groupon on oil change which comes with synthetic blend and he says it's not for your engine. it wouldn't hurt to do a quick oil change with synthetic blend or full synthetic because it will be changed anyways. what an idiot. get this lim guy out of here please. the tech does an amazing job though. read more