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    Universal Brakes & Alignment

    3.9 (76 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

    Services - Universal Brakes & Alignment

    Auto diagnosis or inspection

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    Auto wheel alignment

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    Was a pretty good alignment for about 20 mins; BUT the bolts they needed to tighten down on the tie rod were not even done properly so 10 miles later my car is looking like it's going to a low rider meeting. Took it to a different shop had it done correctly not worth my time waiting for an inconvenience and another $150

    After this my car still takes numerous cranks and wakes the whole neighborhood before I can get it started.

    This place is the worst. I had my car towed here because it was close to where it stalled and would not restart. They told me they would need to do 3 hours of diagnostics at $135/hour to determine the problem. Said it was the starter (go figure) and the part would be $304. The starter they said was burned out was one year old and under warranty but would take me 3 or 4 days to have shipped and they stated their concern about storing my car there until I could get it (mind you they ended up having my car for 13 days, always saying Joe Shmoe didn't come in and they were behind). My son in law does deliveries to a business across the street and could see that my car had rarely been moved or worked on during the 2 weeks they had it. They put the starter in and when I called said it also needed an ignition switch for another $700. I said okay and now they say it needs a new lock cylinder and charged me $220 to program the key! So they finally got the car started after having it over a week but it won't stay running and needs a fuel pump for another $700. At this time I didn't have much choice and went and paid them $1847 in addition to a $300 deposit I had paid. So I go to pick it up and they say they don't recommend I drive it because it is misfiring and want more money for further diagnostics! Dudes, if you haven't been able to diagnose the problem in 13 days and $2147, you never will. The fuel pump was a misdiagnosis. You could hear it prime and even if it was weak, was not the problem. I was driving the car the day before I brought it to these guys. What are the chances of the starter, ignition switch, and fuel pump all dying in one stall? LOL These guys just threw parts at it and wanted to continue to charge for inaccurate diagnostic time they never did. Newsflash guys, it needs a tune up. You aren't gonna get thousands more dollars from me for the obvious diagnosis that me, a 60 yr old lady, can tell by listening to it run. DUH! Oh, and thanks for leaving your dirty shop rags on my velour seats and not putting any paper floor mats over my custom embroidered ones. I will see you when I come to pick up my Haynes manual I left with you and is not in car. Oh, I almost forgot, when installing the ignition they f'ed up my horn so it was blaring periodically all the way home. I had asked the guy before I left how to stop it and he said "CUT THE WIRES" LOL. I called when I got home (and my neighbors ran outside to see what the horn beeping was all about) and the owner said bring it back and he would fix what they did to the horn but they were closing for the day because it was hot outside. Welcome to the desert in late August. They even had the nerve to charge me $30 for the gas they put in my car after changing the fuel pump. Gas in a car I can't drive, THANKS! By the way the car is a 1991 Firebird that I told them was not worth putting a lot of money into.

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    They fixed the nail in my wife's tire, on a Saturday, and they even put the spare back.

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    8 years ago

    Universal auto is the best,they have worked on my Honda S2000 for years, always great work and reasonable..recommend them to everyone

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    7 years ago

    Great service. Fab helped me out in a jam during a trip from CA to AZ and got me back on the road in no time. Thank you!

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    12 years ago

    Best customer service. They have done a tremendous amount of work on my car and they get it done right. Definitely recommend this place.

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    These folks know how to repair vehicles. The price is fair and the folks are friendly. I won't go anywhere else.

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