Meineke Car Care Center

Came in for an oil change and to purchase a «5~pack» as a gift. I really like this location. The crew here are always friendly, professional & punctual. They value their customers and it shows! Wouldn’t think of taking my car anywhere else.

Great service. Got my brakes done from these guys with no issues. Will be back for future work.

Great and Gast service. Honest. Came here because another shop tried to rip us off since we needed a tire real bad. So they lost our business and a good Unilocal review. Thank you Logan for your great service. And Danny is the man. He did the job and seemed impossible.

This place is awesome! Towed my car to this place to get a new starter. Dario, the owner was very helpful with my stress. He gave me a good price and also fixed my car the same day! I will definitely take my car back here for future services.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! They’re very very honest people. I went in thinking I needed a transmission oil change. The man at the counter asked who told me I needed one and explained to me the whole process as well as the risk since it’s a pre owned car. I asked him what he recommended I do and he straight up told me not to do it because it may be a waste of $ 200. He referred me to two transmission shops (house of automatic transmission, more honest workers!) and said I should get it checked out first. Very great customer service!!! Will be going back.

Wish I had found this place sooner as they are spot-​on in at least their oil changes (my cars generally don’t require much maintenance, thank God!). I used to go to Brake Master’s down the street (also on EG Blvd) and it was SOOO horrible there (long wait, horrendous customer (dis)service, questionable sales/​fear tactics). Now I take my cars here for their oil changes and I’m in and out in no time and they always take their coupons (or another Meineke location’s coupon, but not competitor’s just other locations of this franchise) for $ 19.99 oil changes and I usually only have to show it on the phone (I don’t think I’ve ever had to print it out). So out the door is less than $ 25 and my wait has generally been pretty short 30 mins to 1 hour and I try to get in as early as possible. They always take the customers who are sitting in their lobby first and work on the cars that were dropped off for the day later which is how it should be done always (Brake Master’s didn’t do that, they make customers wait for hours in their small sitting area). Meineke has cold bottles of water in a little fridge (maybe there’s coffee too? I don’t remember b/​c I don’t drink coffee much), a much larger sitting area that’s neat (not super clean but clean enough), and two bathrooms and free wifi so it’s really not painful to wait awhile for my car to be serviced.
Recently, they discovered one of my cars needed a belt replaced and let me know but didn’t use any scare tactics to make me change it right then and there. I later took it somewhere to be done b/​c I was able to buy it from an auto store for much less than I was quoted at Meineke and then had it replaced for about the same amount as was quoted here. Maybe next time I’ll ask if they’ll let me buy my parts from another place and just let them work on it here so at least they get the business of labor. But their belt was quoted as $ 42 and I bought it for $ 22+ tax at an auto store, that’s a significant price difference. I do appreciate that they told me about this belt b/​c no other oil change place had ever said anything and the belt really needed to be replaced for safety’s sake.

We made a three hour drive today to buy a craigslist car. We wanted to have it looked over before purchasing, and Meineke was able to get us in quickly without an appointment. I was impressed by the thoroughness of their inspection of the car.
They checked the brakes, fluids, tires, timing belt, and more. Even took it for a test drive around the block. They also offered helpful advice on how to maintain the car in the future. I would have gladly paid for such quality service, yet they did all of it at no charge.
In the end, we bought the car, and confident we made a good decision thanks to Meineke’s service. If we ever need work done in the Elk Grove area, this is where we will go.

I have been a loyal customer to this Meineke locating since purchasing my vehicle in October 2013. Sad to report I will no longer be using their services for my car. I had a routine oil change appointment this week and walked over to other nearby restaurants to do some reading and homework while I waited. I set a timer on my phone when I walked out the door and asked the technicians to call me as soon as my vehicle was ready to go. Three hours later I am still reading and have not received any phone call regarding my car. I decided to walk back over and inquire as to what the hold up was about. As I walked over, I notice my car parked completely across the street, not even in the parking lot for Meineke, and my windows were half way down. As you can imagine I was not a happy camper. A routine oil change should not take over three hours to complete when I had an appointment scheduled (and even arrived 10 minutes early). I am extremely unhappy with the service and do not understand why my car would be parked across the street with the windows half way down, leaving it vulnerable to theft. I did not even get an apology from the technician when I picked up my vehicle that they never called me about. They just lost a loyal customer and I suggest if you want good service, look somewhere else.

These guys are great. Free diagnostics? How can you beat that! I don’t trust auto repair places easily but the good folks here have earned it with just a few visits. They never try to up sell. They give it to you straight. They never disappoint. I will be using them for all of my future auto needs.

Since my last visit here, I had my personal mechanic inspect my vehicle and has confirmed Meineke’s diagnosis to be correct. My vehicle does need a new front end motor mount. Good to know that Meineke was not trying to scam me. I guess I became skeptical when they had previously misdiagnosed the leak from my undercarriage. Perhaps in order to get the correct diagnosis, it may depend on which mechanic performs the inspection.

I took my car in for an alignment ($ 79.99) and it took a little over 1 ½hrs. They took my car without an appointment.. All was fine until I got into my Audi to leave and there was grease all over my interior door handle and window buttons! (See photos for a pic of it). The mechanic got into my car with greasy hands and then had the nerve to leave the mess! There was no way he could have missed it. I will never go back. Very disappointing.

Let me just say that I’ve ALWAYS had amazing service from Meineke. Unfortunately my husband and I found ourselves stranded on Christmas Eve. Dario was amazing! They stayed open late waiting on us and we’re open for hours later than they had planned because our tow took forever to reach us. We received amazing service and they have confirmed once again that we go to the right place!

Came in for a tune for a misfire. A bit pricey for the one coil $ 189 I needed but decided to get it fixed. The next day they said I needed 2 more coils. The car catalytic convert went bad as well after they looked closely at the car. They really need to look at the cars and not assume. I def could have saved more money some where else.

Rolled in to the shop with a flat tire, and these guys came to my rescue. Staff was professional and friendly, price was right, place was clean and comfy.

Do your homework before going here! I had to fix one side of the Catalytic Converter on my chevy truck and these guys said I needed to replace the whole thing because the don’t do welding. Part is 1099.99 and labor is 120 for 2 hours. I called Muffler tech in Sacramento and they fixed it in two hours and just replaced the part for 320 out the door and my trucks back up and running! Thanks Muffler Tech!

You always hear the bad stories of women being mistreated in car care retailers… this place has been AMAZING to me! The service is so good my mother and I refuse to let anyone else care for our vehicles. Today I showed up and didn’t mention that my ‘maintenance required’ light was on, when I got my car back from getting the oil changed the light was off and they gave me the recommendations for optimal care for my vehicle. They ALWAYS go above and beyond to take care of their customers!

I’m extremely pleased with the professionalism of Nick and the other folks that I worked with at this location. Nick was very thoroughly in explaining exactly the kind of service I needed on my brakes, giving me alternatives between «the absolute minimum to get by» to the «deluxe, don’t have to address it for a long time» options… very straightforward and knowledgeable.
All-​in-​all, got a very fair deal for a complete brake job (replacing rotors also), and would recommend Meineke to friends.

Not sure why I even bother going to the dealership for regular car maintenance. Came to Meineke on a Friday morning without an appointment, had my car serviced and ready to go within 20min. The guys didn’t even hassle me with BS repairs… much appreciated!

The guys at Meineke are really nice and helpful. Nick and Dario are knowledgeable pros that you can trust. I highly recommend their headlight restoration service. For only $ 65, they made my sunbleached headlamps look good as new. They even offered to fix a small dent in my car for free. Very clean shop and safe location. There’s even a Jimboy’s across the street where you can get lunch while you wait, or you can shop at the used book store next door. Thanks guys.

Just needed someone to help me switch out the bulb in my headlight. I have a 2003 Acura RSX and I guess the space to pop out the bulb is too small, so it required them to take a part some stuff in order to install it. (Can you tell I’m not very car Savy? Lol) anyway, I was referred to Meineke by autozone on Elk Grove florin and the service was great from the phone call to the walk in. It took about 15 minutes longer than the original quote time, but totally understandable cuz there were a few people there before me. They didn’t try to up sell me with anything drastic or annoying… just offered to polish my headlights for $ 60, but I declined and they weren’t pushy. I would definitely return for other needs as they were extremely polite, courteous and straight forward.