Wallys Towing

(507 reviews)

Provided thorough information on how to manage a loosened front bumper while waiting to get it…read morerepaired. Excellent service!

I called around 12 AM needing help and Roberto answered right away. He was incredibly kind,…read morepatient, and genuinely helpful from the start. What stood out to me most was that he wasn't just trying to make money off a tow and he actually wanted to help me make the best decision possible. He even suggested an alternative option he thought might work better before towing, which I really appreciated. Everything he says on his Yelp page is completely true. He genuinely sounds like someone who cares about helping people and making sure they're okay, especially during stressful situations. He even asked me to follow up with him afterward, which shows how much he truly cares. You can tell he's just a genuinely good hearted person, and he absolutely deserves every great review on here. Thank you again, Roberto!

Jump Start Hero

4.8

(196 reviews)

Daniel was quick to respond and very communicative about his ETA. Great service and competitive…read morepricing. I enjoyed our conversation while he helped diagnose the issue. Would recommend his service to anyone in need. 12/10 stars

The battery replacement service is about a smooth as can be. Predictable, professional, convenient,…read moreetc.

Roadside HERO Towing Network and Jump Start Service

(12 reviews)

12 AM in the middle of downtown I find myself stranded with a car that won't start up and nobody…read morearound to help. I'll make a call to my lifeline on Yelp: the guys from roadside hero towing. Best customer service and saved me from a bad situation.

The wait wasn't that bad and they gave me a jump very quickly. The technician was super friendly.read more

Wilmars Towing and Transport

4.7

(40 reviews)

Arranged for a tow a couple of days ahead of time and all went smoothly. Price seemed reasonable,…read moredriver Charlie was friendly and competent. Car was delivered for repair without any hassle. Would use again!

Edit: Changing my review to 1 star. Owner is now posting my personal address and license plate as…read morethey are unhappy with my review. Reported to Yelp for privacy violations. We reached out to this business with this exact quote: 'Non emergency car tow, anytime within the next few days. About 9 miles within San Francisco. How much for rear wheel towing vs. flat bed. It's from one apt garage to another apt garage, the space is tight for both places'. The good: - The tow truck drivers were right on time for their appointment. - They managed to get our car out of the tight spot (although they had to push it) - Workers were friendly and tried to accommodate us the best they could The bad: - We were charged an additional $75 by the owner for 'additional labor required'. This was because the tow trucks could not get into either garage, and the workers had to push the car out/in to both garages. This was despite the fact that we provided the information on our quote request that it was one SF apartment garage to another, and the spot was tight. We also provided the clearance of the garages the early afternoon before the tow. You would think that professionals in these services would know if their trucks would be able to go into a garage after being provided the clearance, and also that they would check to see what kind of garage it was before providing a quote if the price would change. - Before scheduling an appointment (after being provided the quote), we also confirmed with the owner that there would be 'no hidden fees'. He assured us that he 'don't do business like that'. We were then charged an additional fee of roughly ~30% of the quote price. - We reached out to the owner after being charged additional fees. His responses were full of inconsistencies and odd answers. For example: - He told us he assumed that the garage would be a straight in and out. This was despite us telling him it was to/from an apartment garage in SF and tight spots (assumedly NOT straight in and out), and explaining the garage layout to his employee. He also did not think to clarify before the tow. - He told us that his workers should have reached out to him when it was a more complicated tow and there would be extra fees. Despite acknowledging that it was an error on his drivers for not reaching out, he did not refund the fee. - He texted us requesting more information about the garage the day before. At essentially the same time, his employee (the truck driver) called us and we provided a detailed explanation of the garage situation. His worker failed to relay this information to the owner. The owner blamed us for this, explaining that we should have called him and told him as well, even after we had provided all the requested information to his employee. Summary: Overall, we felt like we went above and beyond to provide all the required information to get an accurate quote. After a series of blunders that appear to be issues with communication by his employees, we ended up having to pay additional hidden fees (roughly 30% of the original quote). We even tried to clarify the situation with the owner after the tow, but he seemed disinterested in providing a refund for the additional fee. This was even after he told us that his employees did not follow the established procedure. Overall this felt a little suspicious and like bad business practice. Even if there were some communication issues with his employees, we felt that the business owner should have honored his word and refunded the fee after. Even with all information we provided and despite our protest, they stood firm on their price.

Emergency Roadside Assistance

(35 reviews)

Excellent service, helpful and patient. Jump started my car, drove with me to O'Reilly where he…read moreused his account to get me a good price and replaced the battery. The insurance company was confusing regarding what was covered or not but he help cleared things up. Thank you so much for saving the day!

Lorenzo is a life saver. Came super quick to help me with a battery jumpstart. Super friendly and…read moreknowledgeable as well! Better pricing than all these other companies as well. I highly recommend Lorenzo's services!!!

CNA Roadside

(10 reviews)

3:00am... you're playing music without the engine on, then bam... battery dead. You're stressing,…read morelooking up roadside assistance, but no one is answering. Finally you find CNA Roadside . You're worried you're gonna get scammed, but instead you get the most polite, prompt, and prepared gentleman ever. Expensive? No, I paid $65 for a jump. I'm thankful that he even took the time to make the trip to San Francisco. Thank you again dawg!

I had a flat tire this morning on my way to work. I contacted CNA Roadside and they returned my…read morecall within minutes! Luis was very friendly and professional. He went above and beyond from fixing the flat tire to checking and inflating the rest of the tires as they had low pressure as well. 10/10 would recommend!

Mobile Tire Repair Service

(58 reviews)

If you need a tire fast, sure but otherwise, skip them. I paid $300 for a tire with severely low…read morepressure. Pros: - showed up fast - worked fast Cons - gave me a bottom line tire - tire was extremely low on air, when I got it, it was at 16 PSI (my tire light went on and I had to fill it myself later) - charged $300 and didn't even fill or check that the tire was at the right PSI UPDATE: He called me 7 times and then begged me via text to remove the review. He gaslit me and did nothing to fix the situation.

We arrived in Emeryville with a flat tire. He arrived in 30…read moreminutes. The whole service repair took less than 30 minutes. What a relief! He was professional and courteous.

SF Battery Jump Start & Fuel Up RoadSide Service

(18 reviews)

We used SF Battery Jump Start & Fuel Up Services at 222 Columbus Ave and had an excellent…read moreexperience. Hector arrived in under 30 minutes and had our car jump-started in less than 5. He was kind, professional, and incredibly efficient. Exactly what you want when you're stuck and stressed. Highly recommend!

Foggy, cold and dark with a dead battery. Not fun, but Hector replied quickly via text, answered my…read morequestions, helped me figure out how to get into the car, and when it was confirmed my battery was the issue, he was at our car in less than 30 minutes. 10 minutes after that our car was on the road. Awesome service, great attitude, and a total professional. Highly recommended!

Calderon Tow and Auto

(241 reviews)

Great experience here…read more I needed a tow for my car.It couldn't start, so it wouldn't rise (pneumonic suspension system) and on top of it it was inside my garage . The previous guy wouldn't or couldn't help me. Carlos arrived, and I quickly knew by his demeanor, confidence,humility and most importantly, sincerity my car was in good hands. He took the necessary time to winch it out and up the ramp of my garage, and onto the Mercedes flatbed:) Thank you dear Carlos and thank you again :))

Honest, Integrity and a Company I would definitely recommend and have use many times.read more

Golden Gate Tow

2.3

(99 reviews)

Really the best service I've ever experienced. Had my Jeep towed from Pacifica to Burlingame…read more Personally, it's the best local service I've ever used. And it's useful to remember that it's a service. What happens when you are provided service? You typically tip the person helping you. This is no different. These are human beings that work hard. Respect that. Remember the tip before the paperwork was started and only pay The tow truck driver. Never pay over the phone. Always pay day of tow. Before he starts writing you up. Make sure that's the time you tip. Trust me on this. 200 bucks is a freaking deal. It doesn't matter if it's getting towed a half mile or 20 miles. Tow truck companies have flat rates for local tows. San Francisco to San Jose is not local. However, if you live in San Francisco and you're towed somewhere in the peninsula, yeah, that's local crossing the Bay bridge. That's not local. People need to grow up and start realizing it. The bucket you're driving needs to tow and you're complaining about $200. Leave that whip on the street then. Trust me, that's the cheapest you're going to get for a tow. They could write you up for recovery and make it $500. 100% professional.

I'm sorry to say I had a very disappointing experience with Golden State Towing. My vehicle was…read morecompletely inoperable and only needed to be towed approximately 1/4 of a mile to a nearby garage. Despite the extremely short distance, I was charged $260, which I felt was excessive and unreasonable. There was little explanation for the high cost, and I left feeling taken advantage of during an already stressful situation. I understand towing services have minimum charges, but charging this much for such a short tow seems unfair. I would recommend that anyone considering this company ask for a detailed price quote before authorizing a tow. Based on my experience, I would not use Golden State Towing again and cannot recommend them.

Larkins Bros Tire Company

4.6

(1k reviews)

[Posted under: I never do online reviews, but...]…read more Had a flat that got filled with the white "fix-a-flat" foam. Thought I'd need to get a new tire (due to the foam). Called around and was getting prices of $200 to $340. Called Larkins and was told fixing a flat was $40...a bit more if they need to clean things. I drove over and within 30 minutes had a fixed tire. And highly detailed and professional work! $10 for the cleaning, so $50 out the door! The tire had uneven wear, so need to go back for rotation and alignment...will be back at Larkins tomorrow for that!

Called first to see if they had my hard-to-find tire. They did, at the expected high cost…read more (Proprietary thing, only one company makes it) Get there and pull on to the lift. Mechanic asks if I'm patching or replacing, and I say replace. Go in and do the paper work and head to the back (with my lunch, you never know how long on a saturday mid-day). Pretty soon the office manager comes in and says they can probably patch if I want, no promises. Sure great, I say, give it a try. Sure enough, they saved me 80% of what I expected to pay. They had plenty of chance to do the higher cost service and chose to to do what was best for me instead. Respect Tl; dr: fast, good price, polite. Will go there again

Sunset 76 Auto Repair & Tire Center

(596 reviews)

I got my tire change done here and also I will need alignment in couple of days here.. This was a…read moreyear ago..

Open on Saturdays 9am-3pm. It was $60 for a regular oil change. Simon (Asian skinny guy with the…read moredyed brown hair) from the defunct 19th Avenue Quality Tune-Up is here. I didn't see any of his old crew also making the move as I used to be a regular at his old shop. He told me most went to other shops or have retired. It was nice to see Simon at least. It took an hour to do the oil change. He called me mid job that my engine and cabin air filters needed replacing. $90 (2 filters $55 and labor $35.) I said yes as I was too lazy to do it myself. It would have have taken too much effort to buy the filters myself and install it. ($22 for the engine and $10 for the cabin filter Amazon prices.) There was a slight mishap as they charged me for a synthetic oil change whereas I only got a regular oil change. The billing mechanic (not Simon) messed up. I caught it on the receipt and they had to refund me $26. Otherwise good job everyone at Sunset 76 Auto Repair. Be sure to check your receipt.

Stress-Free Auto Care

(625 reviews)

Had a great experience with Stress-Free Auto for a recent service and oil change. The team was…read moreefficient, communicative, and got everything done quickly without cutting corners. Rebecca at the front desk was especially helpful--friendly, knowledgeable, and very on top of communication throughout the process. She also gave me a solid recommendation for a local autobody shop to address an issue with my bumper, which I appreciated. Overall, really smooth experience. Would definitely come back.

I came to Stress-Free Auto Care because my front brakes were grinding and making a scraping/whining…read morenoise at low speeds, especially when reversing. I was told OEM brakes would be installed so they would be quiet. The invoice did not identify the brake-pad or rotor brand/part numbers, and the noise never went away. When I returned for what I understood to be a warranty inspection, the mechanic did hear and acknowledge the noise. I also approved replacement of both front lower control arms and bushings, plus an alignment--about $2,400 total--after they recommended the work. The repair experience was incredibly poorly managed. I was told the job would take about four hours and expected the car back by end of day. Instead, I arrived to pick it up and the shop initially could not locate my car; after several minutes, I was told it had been moved to a sister shop and would not be ready until the next day. No one proactively called or texted me about this change, despite me clearly explaining that I needed the car back. I had to cancel a doctor's appointment in the East Bay because of the delay. The only remaining item was an OEM skid plate they were waiting on from the dealer, and I repeatedly offered to come back for that separately so they could return my car. Communication remained inconsistent, with multiple promised updates and ETAs missed without any outreach. They gave me a discount for the delay, which I appreciated. But I later discovered they had still charged me for the brake inspection, despite the visit being for a persistent noise following their own brake work and being presented as a warranty follow-up. They acknowledged the charge was a mistake and said a district manager was processing a refund. It has now been one month, and I still have not received it or a clear resolution. Worst of all, the original grinding/scraping noise is still present exactly as it was before I brought the car in and spent roughly $2,000. I understand that repair shops get busy and parts can be delayed. What I cannot accept is repeated missed promises, moving a customer's car off-site without notice, weeks of unresolved billing, and a brake-noise concern that remains unresolved after all of this. I will be taking my business elsewhere.

ALG Auto Repairs

4.7

(11 reviews)

Bro is the best mechanic ever, my friends truck broke down while we were visiting, he's an absolute…read moregoat he was the only one available and he does quick work.

Saad responded to me promptly on a Sunday. I was worried that my engine was having issues since I…read moresaw white smoke come out of my hood while driving to work. The quality of service was top tier and pricing was affordable. There aren't many options available on a Sunday and I appreciate him coming to fix my car problems. He was able to get the parts same day and replaced my A/C compressor in my parking garage. I'll be sure to contact him for any further car issues and recommend him to my friends and family! Thank you Saad!

Jerry's Recovery & Transport

(41 reviews)

When I decided to repair my car myself instead of having a shop do the job, Jerry helped me…read moreretrieve my non-running car from the shop it was at and get it back to my house. Even though he happened to be out of town at the time, he got right back to me and set me up with a skilled tow truck operator who was able to get the job done quickly, efficiently, and for a fair price. I highly recommend his services.

I met Jerry for the first time last week and gave me a quote to tow an SUV back home and Jerry was…read morestraight forward and easy to talk to and gave me a good price on the spot. Will definitely be contacting and using Jerry's services for future tows on any of my cars. Will me recommending to all my friends and family.

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Wael H.

4 years ago

Very nice attitude and very fast service.. I'm really happy for calling this company.. and the guy helped me ordering Uber for me and my family.. it was really nice from him .. you guys keep going it's really rear to find people like you guys read more

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