King Auto Repair

I moved to charlotte in 2004 and start going to Kings auto in 2006. Ever since i never looked back. Johnny is not only very nice but also very concerned about customer satisfsction. Luis who is one of the mechanic is very knowledgeable and hard working guy. Next year will make it 10 years since the first time i brought my navigator there after a wreck. The work always get done to my satusfaction. Johnny is very honest and thats the first thing i want in a mechanic. Great ten years and many more to come. I live in Harrisburg and manage to use This place for a reason. They are honest and care about me as a customer. Eric

I have a late model RX 300 and I took it to the Toyota dealership with the impression I would save money, Big mistake. A colleague of mine indicated that King Auto Repair does the work on her vehicle. I went in, their diagnosis of my problem was the same as the dealership but the price was surprisingly significantly lower. I had to ask if it was a typo.
I would recommend King Auto Repair to anyone with a vehicle. They are friendly, courteous, reasonably priced and fast.

To say King’s Auto Repair is the best service I have ever experienced would be an understatement! Unlike the typical car shop, he is honest, patient and affordable. There is no question that this man truly cares about you and your vehicle! I heard of him about 4 years ago through my in-​laws who have been going to him for years also. His exceptional service and the unbeatable prices make him the number one auto shop in Charlotte! Thank you King’s Auto!

Okay. Normally, I don’t write reviews for a place if I had an unfavorable experience because I don’t even want to be bothered with it anymore. But I want to explain some things about King Auto Repair that really pissed me off.
I, like other Unilocalers, came to King due to highly favorable reviews that I came across. The first time I came here, I had some kind of loud noise coming from my front left side. Johnny, the owner, came out and ensured me he would get it fixed. It turns out I needed a new wheel bearing. He assured me, that to save money, I did not need to get a hub assembly to go with it, that it was fine. I paid $ 100 for labor and the job was done. Awesome. The car rode smooth and great.
Two months later.
I hear a HORRIBLE noise coming from the front left side again. I’m thinking it is something else other than the bearing since it was changed. I decided to go to another shop in North Charlotte to see what was going on. This was a VERY reputable shop. They told me the wheel bearing was bad and that it needed replacing. WHAT?!? I told them I just had it changed and the mechanic told me that whoever installed the bearing did it very poorly and was not installed correctly. I told him that I was told I didn’t need a hub assembly. He laughed and told me to take it back to Johnny and see what he could do.
Later on today.
I went to Johnny and told him that when he replaced the front left bearing, something has gone on. He heard the sound and immediately said, «THAT’S YOUR TRANSMISSION.» Umm, what the f***? He said I never had the front left bearing done, and it was on the right hand side. I looked at him, with a puzzled daze, and ensured him that it was the left side. He called me wrong and said «I work on the cars, I know what side I did.» I closed my mouth and let him find the receipt. And what did he find? IT WAS THE LEFT SIDE HE REPLACED. (Johnny didn’t even work on the car. It was the other mechanics there who couldn’t even communicate with me.) He said I could go to the junkyard to save money and get the part and that he would charge me cheaper for the labor. For work that was done incorrectly, I shouldn’t pay a dime for him to fix it. I left and will never return again.
If you need something like brake pads, light replacements, tires changed, then fine. Go here and use your own discretion. But for larger projects that need some kind of MASTER work, do not even bother sending your car here. I’m sure he is a nice guy, just not professional at all and always thinks he is right. I hate to put his shop down like this, but someone had to say something.

this guy is really mean and rude, couldnt even get to fixing the car

Took my old car here and now take my new car here. The mechanics do great work and the prices are reasonable. Johnny is an honest guy and I’ll recommend this place to anyone. I just had my front brakes changed for half the price of the cheapest quote by coming here. Come here if you like to save money and get quality work.

I went to get a turn light bulb replaced. Price was great. Service was fast and pleasant. I’m new to Charlotte so it was helpful to read other comments about this place. The comments about the waiting room are completely accurate.

Decided to stop in after being referred by a few guys from AutoZone. I badly needed mounts (motor and trans axle) replaced. I ordered the parts at AutoZone and I just needed the labor done. Not really a lot of parking but I made due.
The owner, Johnny, wasn’t super nice and just seemed to be a man of few words. He told me it would be a 3 – 4 hour wait since he had other cars ahead and there was only 1 mechanic available. I needed my car that day so I told him I’ll just wait. The lobby is a hot ass mess. Old furniture, dusty, no wi-​fi, no TV (well, technically a huge old school one but wasn’t on or was broken) and a fan on a table. I always go to Pep Boys or my Dad’s house so by comparison I was not impressed. After waiting about 10 minutes Johnny told me he would move my car ahead of the rest since the other cars’ pickup times were much later. That was an awesome gesture! I arrived at approx 9:20am with no appointment and was in my Mazda by 10:45am. The labor costs were extremely reasonable and I no longer had a shaky, loud sounding vehicle.
This is definitely not a fancy place– no public bathroom, awful lobby, no digital printed receipt (you just get the old school written one), and the other amenities that a larger company may offer but they were very reasonably priced and didn’t attempt awkward small talk about my car so I will definitely be returning.

I’ve been here a few times because he is right beside my house. Whenever I have gone and the owner wasn’t there, the experience was great. The guys who work there are knowledgeable and honest. and give prices that aren’t bad. However, when I have dealt with the owner it has been the same thing every time. He is always trying to convince me to do things that don’t need to be done.
The first instance was him saying I needed new tires, shocks, and struts. I had just bought this car used about 2 months prior. Before I purchased I brought it here to have the guys look it over. The owner was not there at the time. The guys were great they looked at everything and said it was fine and didn’t even charge me. Then when I got back 2 months later and the owner was there suddenly the shocks weren’t «safe to drive on.» To be safe I did take it to another mechanic I had used in Belmont who said they were as worn as you would expect a car that age to be, and he wouldn’t change them for maybe 150 000 miles.
The second problem was his insistence about oil changes. I follow my manufacturer’s recommendation. When I went in today he said he would «let it slide, but if I kept going over my sticker (which was 3000 miles) he might have to charge me more» I told him I would keep following what the engineers who designed the car said to do. After finishing he tried to convince me that the oil he used is worthless after 3000 miles. This sounded like BS to me so I went to Mobile 1’s website and found the oil he used. According to the maker of the oil the life is up to 15 000 miles not 3000. So he was either wrong by a factor of 5 or lying by a factor of 5. Not to mention a simple oil change was 35 dollars. It is like you are getting the service of a cheap hole in the wall mechanic who tries to swindle you with out even getting any of the cheap prices.
Close or not I am personally never going back here. I would encourage anyone who is taking his word that he is helping you out or not charging you for something you don’t need. Get a second opinion. He will try to make you do uneeded and expensive services. That is unless you find out which days the owner isn’t working and go in then. The guys who work there are awesome. I really wish they owned it.

Called to get a quote on brakes and was quoted a reasonable price however ;when asked which brakes were having issues I advised Johnny that I was almost certain that it was the front brakes but I wanted him to check before I purchased them. He had a attitude like I was bothering him &said he cnt do any work on my car but he couldn’t give me a reason as to why. He is very unprofessional and is in the wrong field if he does not like to answer questions. I would ratherpay more $ and be treated like a human being than pay less to be talked down too. I will not recommend his services to others.

First time I visited Johnny and his staff my Maxima was in desperate need of repair and funds were tight. Johnny repaired my alternator and informed me that I would soon need a battery. So I brushed it off and not a month later my battery fried. #dead
Second time around I noticed a loudly embarrassing scraping noise which I expected to be my breaks. Indeed it was the breaks but Johnny again informed me that I needed a wheel Barron, Rotors and pads. Once again I ordered the parts and had them replaced.
During that visit Johnny informed me that it was a matter of time before I needed a lower control arm. Steering rack. Power steering pump and power steering hose. I was like Johnny Please! No more bad news! But slowly and very surely I had them replaced.
Less than $ 1000.00 total in labor cost for all visits
There are two morals of this story: (1)think long and hard before buying a used car and (2)if you do please take it to King Auto and let Johnny and his staff take care of you.

This place is great! The guy that runs the place is not only unbelievably affable, he is the most transparent and fair auto repair shop owner that I’ve ever encountered outside of immediate family. Really, I can’t laud his praises enough. Best place to get your car serviced.

I have been going to Johnny regularly for 3 years. As the previous reviewer said, there is no BS with Johnny. Great place to get regular oil changes, tires and basic work done on your car. I have hunted and tried a LOT of garages in Charlotte (over 10) and this one is by far the best. Before, I always felt like I was getting ripped off or taken advantage of as a woman, but none of that here. Countless friends have also gone to King Auto and have been blown away by how affordable it is.

went here today for the first time after reading other reviews… they were inexpensive and quick. Definitely will be returning!

Finally found this place, and none too soon. After getting bad service and paying too much for it at Woody’s, I was glad to get back to the type of place my dad taught me to use.
King is a busy, dirty place. It has an uncomfortable waiting area, and you wouldn’t want to sit on the couch unless you’re wearing your utility clothes.
But they seem to know what they’re doing. This is the type of place you’ll want to go to if you know a bit about cars and just need an honest mechanic to do what you know needs to be done at a good price.
For example, I recently had to get new brake pads and rotors on all four wheels (Woody’s F’d this up on a prior occasion, and though they charged me for new rotors, it appeared as if they just resurfaced my old ones). I got all the parts (rotors and pads) at Auto Zone and had king put them in. Johnny quoted me a price for labor and when I picked up the car the bill was exactly what he told me it would be. He also noticed that my rack and pinion assembly had blown a seal, and that made sense given other recent issues, so I knew he wasn’t hosing me. In the end, I had him install a new rack and pinion (which I got from Auto Zone, natch), which he did at a very, very reasonable rate.
So check this place out. It ain’t a pretty location, but they sure get the job done.