This place is exact what it looks like. A few good guys running a car repair facility that's been a staple in Tomball for years. David has done at least 5 full systems for me. In fact, I'm here now having exhaust work done to my Avalanche. Is it dirty? Yep. It's a car repair shop that specializes in the two dirtiest parts off a car. The brakes and the exhaust. If you want a boutique auto shop go to Caliber where it's super clean. Been there. Had to go back three times for one water pump repair AND pay a diagnostic fee of $120 for them to tell me what I already knew, then charge me $230 more than the dealer would have. The guys in Tomball do a great job, help people that need it, and are just simply good guys. Any negative reviews should be examined carefully and look at the source of the bitching. I'll keep coming back to Tomball muffler. You go have your Starbucks at the boutique shops. Thanks for making all my rides sound epic, ya filthy bastards!! read more

We have had David and his team work on all our vehicles for past 25 years. Hands down excellent service, excellent customer service, always gives you that Tomball hometown feeling. Now our children use them and they feel the same. Thank you David and to your team for always taking us in with our sometimes last minute problems. read more

Was experiencing a noise coming from right rear wheel area. I stopped by, no appointment, they fit me in right away. Diagnosed and fixed. Turns out it was not a major problem, but I didn't know that. Thankful for honest businesses! Thank you to Tracey and David! Nancy Evans read more

Worst place ever. Quoted me $350 for front end work. Had a bill on pick up for $1400.00. If you are looking for liars with no conscience, this is the place. read more

Took my dodge charger 2014 rt to them, to get my exhaust remounted (became loose) and manifolds replaced. Once done they called me, I come by and get my car back. Immediately realize it has a slow start, low acceleration and that exhaust leak is still very much leaking. After 3 days of waiting for a new update, they claim its spark plugs and ignition coils. I agree to pay, hoping that they have my back. $900 manifold replacement and now $1175 sparkplugs, coils and tune. I go back to test drive it, car is still sluggish and completely different then when dropped off. They tell me a dodge technician will come by, after a week of waiting they want $1850 for a real seal oil leak. Which turns out to be true but wouldn't even fix the problem they created. Eventually I take it to a new shop to see what's really going on. Took it to Carter's Automotive and they physically showed me that one of my manifolds was siliconed on and not welded, also that when Tomball Muffler and Brake was welding only the one, that they burnt all my wiring to my ecu, pcm and all the computer components. Another 2k spent just to get it back to how it was. Overall 4k wasted because of their ignorance. After 3 total weeks of this, I finally got it back and took it directly to Tomball Muffler and Brake. I wanted to test their accountability. I simply explained what happened, me and the owner popped the hood. Unfortunately Carter's accidentally left a screwdriver in the engine bay but I rather an accident like that then burning all my wiring to what tells my car how to function. I show him paperwork proof of all the repairs and notes of his mistakes. He and his worker then feed me bs, saying "when the silicone burns off, the manifold will still be attached" yea right. Its says in their yellow receipt "2x welded manifolds." He then goes on to say "maybe I can see how us putting a hot welding tool, could accidentally burn up some wiring when working towards that area, but that's what fuses are for." One thing I will give them, owner agreed to meet to fix his manifold mistake but nothing mentioned about 1k in wiring damage. For 1. I already corrected his mistake 2. I tested his trust once again, face to face. He failed me, blowing smoke up mine and thinking I'm clueless about my own car. Anyways they're probably good people but terrible mechanics. 4k thrown away for their negligence. -yellow receipts are from Tomball Muffler and Brake -white paper receipt is from Carter's -All documented and video proof of conversations read more

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This family owned business is the ONLY place I will trust to take my truck to. This truck was my father's whom has now passed, and it is very important to me. David fixed it up right, and was upfront and honest about what was wrong with it. He fixed it that same day, and even gave us a ride back to our home to wait in comfort. The price was extremely fair, and as proof of how trustworthy he is, we left a 20 dollar bill in the center console. It remained untouched when my truck was returned 100% fixed! read more

Went in for some exhaust Re-routing on a lifted truck 1 year ago. No body showed up until 9:30 am. Supposed to open at 8:00am. As I explained the issue the mechanic fella proceeded to tell me that instead of fixing my issue I should go take the lift off. Very condescending and not friendly. So I went to another shop. My morning was wasted because of these people. I'm posting a year later because the negative review I left last year is gone. That's weird. Pretty sure the positive reviews are fake. There were several bad reviews that are no longer here. How does that work?! read more

Don't let the outside fool you. This place is great and the owner knows his stuff. Do not hesitate to go there! read more

Are you looking for a run down super dirty exhaust shop run by rude rednecks? Are you looking to waste a better part of your day getting nothing fixed? Then this IS the place for you!! I called ahead and asked David the owner if they could tap or weld in 2 exhaust studs on a 3 bolts exhaust manifold. Super easy job and was quoted $30-50 out the door. Lastly I explain that this is for a car I'm selling and the buyer is flying in from Chicago 1st thing the following day so it needs to be done today. No big deal if you cant, just tell me I'll take it to another local shop who can, no worries. Sure he says...bring it up he says... So after arriving and waiting in the "showroom" for David for 10 minutes while the guy up front was to busy stuffing his face with a wopper to help, we jus went out back and found David yapping it up for another 15 minutes with his old Baby sitter. No I'm not joking, it was absolutely painful to listen to and I was seriously waiting for Jerry Springer to pop out from behind a broken down car. So finally after nearly 30 min of bs we finally show him the 2 studs we need installed and left. At 5pm I call back to get an update only to be told it was never touched and they weren't even sure if they would be able to fix it! Absolute Idiots. Didn't even apologize for wasting my time or give excuse as to what happened. And when I went to pick the vehicle up I was given the same wait in the showroom treatment for a solid 10 minutes before they even came inside to give me my keys back. Horrible customer service. Dirty run down shop. Owner does NOT stand behind what he says. Go to a professional shop if you want professional results. I ended up going right down the street to another local exhaust shop who fixed it for $50 while In waited! Took him 45 minutes! read more

I have a lifted Tacoma on 35x12.50s. after much trial and error with driveline vibration I decided to install a trans drop kit to lower my tail shaft. this fixed the driveline issue but caused some slight exhaust pipe interference. I went to this shop to have them adjust and Re weld my exhaust. the "head" Mechanic was in the office with his wife. basically told me I was an idiot and shouldn't have messed with my truck. treated me like a moron. didn't seem like he was interested in doing anything for me. so I left. read more

Tomball Muffler on Main Street. Worst place ever. Quote you price, cheat you on final bill. I was quoted around $400, on pick up Tomball Muffler charged over $1400. steer clear of Tomball Muffler, no honor, no pride. read more

Don't shop anywhere else! They always come through and will have your vehicle in better shape than when you left it. This business has been around for years and the best family owned business around when it comes to reliability, customers, and satisfaction. read more

I don't wish to spread negativity, but awareness. We took our truck in to have a converter welded on, an alignment, and have the spark plugs changed. Brian, broke off a spark plug off into the engine. He then had to take engine apart to get it out which took an entire month. He called and said it was ready, and it wasn't. Not a big surprise. He said he used a power tool to remove the spark plugs and that's why it broke off. Spark plugs should be hand torqued only. We bought all of the parts for the head, which cost more than the converter being welded on cost and we're not reimbursed. On top of that, one of the new spark plugs that was supposed to be put in was still unused and clean in the box and in the trucks cup holder at pick up. We also had the alignment checked, and they never did that either, he also left the AC sensor disconnected. He wanted to charge 1300 dollars for labor to fix what he broke. We obviously refused. Brian then got the owner, David, on the phone and stated that he "should have done a half assed job on it" if he knew we wouldn't want to pay for the labor he had to do to get the piece he broke out. David told Brian to give us the keys and let us take it. He did do a half assed job on it, point blank. David has now called threatening us with the police and accusing us of bringing it in broken and trying to blame it on them, he also told me if I knew how to change spark plugs then why didn't we do it ourselves. Not to mention my lost wages because we were reduced to 1 vehicle for a whole month. Beware of this place, the filthy condition of the shop should have been the first clue. Very unprofessional, they both need to grow up and own up to their mistakes. I don't think they have insurance either, so if they mess something up in your vehicle, they'll try to make you fully liable for it. Reply: The trucks spark plugs we're properly put in prior to bringing it. Brian was very rude and stated that he broke it using an impact tool. Old and filthy are two different words. He also said he checked the AC, so yes he did mess with it. Now I wonder if they swapped good parts for junk parts since he apparently did stuff we didn't ask for and it took a whole month. I hear Brian was fired before and then brought back for some reason. If you own and run a business, and one of your employees breaks something, the business owner is responsible. We have talked to many other mechanics, they confirmed an impact tool should never be used for that and also that if a mechanic damages a customer vehicle then the business is responsible. We were fully intending to pay David for welding the converter on until Brian said he should have done a half assed job, so we decided not to. There are 3 people who witnessed Brian saying this. read more

I was sent here because I couldn't find a shop to install a muffler for me. I figured since it was their specialty they would do good. Well, the new muffler was just clamped on and I left with a burbling sound coming from my exhaust. That was reason I had replaced my muffler in the first place. Had to get it welded on correctly elsewhere. At least this shop was cheap, but it was filthy dirty as well. read more

Great price, and they get the job done quick! I looked around for the best price in Spring, Tomball, Woodlands area, and "Tomball Muffler & Brake" is the best shop. It is quality work and the guys tell you exactly what's wrong, and fix it right away. read more

A great small shop with an honest and very nice mechanics! We went in for what we thought were much needed brake pads. After taking off all the tires and giving all the brakes, emergency pads included, informed us that we had 60000 miles left before we needed new pads. They encouraged us to come back in 20000 miles and they would would check it for us. The most impressive thing was that they took time to teach our kids about alignments and other things. They were just very kind and professional. They then didn't charge us for any of that!!! AMAZING!! We were there for 90 minutes and they would not accept payment! I highly recommend these wonderful professionals! read more

Tomball muffler is AWESOME!! Ever since we have moved to Tomball they have worked on my 1998 Toyota Avalon. They are very fair on pricing and do a great job. They even looked over my car for a road trip. read more

Small shop but great service. Really friendly people and super quick service. Support your local business and keep them going strong

Bought a flow master exshaust, it came loose Because we drove it through the flood and somthing hit the car ... He fixed it fast , even though it's our fault for driveing it in the flood ... we bought it couple of years ago , and still love the exhaust sound . read more

Sat there with my truck almost 5 hours to get a flange looked at that was it, they weren't that busy either kept telling me I was next in line and would have a truck on the lift that had been there for maybe an hour. Complete waste of a day and got nothing accomplished. Never trust a shop that the owner had cockstar rims on his truck! read more

These guys are the best. Brought them a real "science project" to rebuild a damaged race car exhaust. They did an excellent job all around - great quality, fast and a fair price. Terrific to still see true craftsmen thriving in the auto repair business. read more

They can't follow directions! New Catalytic System had 4 Oxygen Sensors. They had 2 in the wrong locations and 1 of 4 wasn't even plugged in! I had to fix myself on Sunday for my son! Don't trust these guys to get it right! How smart do you have to be to plug in 4 connectors???? read more