Fairview Motors Brakes & Alignment

Great service. I dropped my car off for an alignment after getting new tires. Took less then an hour for them to complete the service. He also called to let me know there was a recommend service on my steering wheel sensor and explained why I needed it expressing more of safety then a quick sale of service.
Before paying, they presented me with the data of the car as far as what the norm is and the values before and after service. This really gave me the confidence that they are honest and a great place to return to anytime I need work done to my Lexus.

I’ve had my car worked on here 5 times, and the service has been stellar every time, so I wanted to help anybody out whose looking for a trustworthy, skilled place to get their car worked on.
These guys have fair prices, they’re very nice, and most importantly they’ve done excellent work repairing my car and explaining exactly what is wrong and what my options are when a repair is needed.

This is the best auto repair shop I have ever encountered, for any type of auto repairs. The owner and employees are highly competent and professional, and their prices are reasonable. If it were possible, I would award them 10 stars for the work they did on my 04 Xterra.

Amazing customer service! I took my car here after the engine started to shake while in idle and accelerating. My mechanic made sure I had a ride both home and back and continued to call me to fill me in on the work he was doing! My car was in and out in no time running as good as new! Glad to have a new mechanic I can trust and go to so far from home!

This auto shop should get 100 stars for their service, expertise, kindness and fairness. My daughter is a student at UCSB and her car broke down as we drove her back to school. We had the car towed 120 miles hoping to find someone in Santa Barbara that could help us. After reading these Unilocal reviews I called this shop and had lengthy conversations with Eric. He was absolutely fantastic. He checked out her car, immediately found the problem and fixed it, in addition to performing a complete safety check on the vehicle. He was unbelievably knowledgeable, very fairly priced, and completely took care of my very nervous daughter, who had never had to deal with car repairs before. Eric is such a kind person and I could not recommend this shop more!
I live in the SF Bay Area and will be having my cars repaired at and looked at by Fairview Motors now every time I visit my daughter at college in SB:)
Please call them!

I’ve been meaning to write this review for a month or so. These guys are great. Super friendly staff that come out and greet you as you pull in. They are honest and will be up front with the work that needs to be done ASAP and what can wait a little while. Pricing is very fair, too. I’ve never had to pay the full amount I’ve been quoted; if something took less time than expected, they’ll adjust the cost accordingly. Great business, definitely taking all my brake needs to them.

I cant emphasize how great the services are at this place.
They are honest, reliable and really care about their customers. I used to take my car to Toyota to get my maintenance done but I feel like Toyota doesnt seem to care about its customers at all, maybe it’s because it has too many customers anyways.
Here in Fairview Motors, they really care about your safety and their price are really reasonable. I get my services done within an hour which is pretty fast.
If you have the chance, please give it a try. I highly recommended!

Wow, I don’t believe this shop has so little reviews when they’re so busy and amazing! It was my first time having to get my car worked on since I got to UCSB last fall and DiMauro’s recommended that I go to Fairview Motors, since DiMauro’s only works on Hondas and Acuras (I have a Hyundai). When I went there they told me that I need to have my front brakes replaced. They were all booked for the day so I would have to come back tomorrow, but when I explained to them I have to be driving out of state the next day, he called a few places and then I guess no one was available because he said that they can get it fixed within a few hours. I also got my oil changed there as well. They got it done an hour before their promised time and gave me a call right away. They also told me about a cut I have on my tire and gave me a location to go get it replaced. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would recommend and will definitely go again.

These guys are great! My whole family takes their cars to Eric and the crew. They’re courteous, prompt, and very fair in their pricing. They’re also really good at what they do! My problems are fixed the first time and I don’t have to come back (until the next thing needs replacing of course).
So far I’ve had brake pads replaced, rotors replaced, rear rotors resurfaced, something on my front strut replaced, tires rotated, windshield wiper blade fixed, oil changed and quite a few other things I forgot the name of :)
It’s awesome to find an honest and reliable shop! Thank you!

The level of professionalism, courtesy, and fairness provided by the team at Fairview Motors is unlike any other auto mechanic experience I’ve had. After buying a new Grand Cherokee, the dealership was unable to locate and fix an annoying exhaust rattle. I took my vehicle to Fairview Motors, and within an hour Eric was able to locate and fix everything. The price was very fair and I’ve had no issues since. He also noticed a couple other issues with my vehicles alignment, so I was able to take it to the dealer and get that fixed as well. Despite being young, I was treated with the utmost respect and courtesy, and I didn’t feel ripped off or spoken down to at all, and they didn’t try to up sell other unnecessary services. Thanks again, I’ll definitely be back.

Eric fixed my brakes quickly, was easy to talk to, respectful, willing to take the time to show me about the engine of my new-​to-​me car, and was cheaper than his estimate. I really appreciated not being spoken down to, or treated like a ‘dummy girl’ when I asked to learn about my car (which in my experience happens more often than not), so that alone will bring me back to Fairview Motors whenever I need work done. Thanks!

I have had two very, very good experiences with this shop. When I was driving in down town Goleta about a year ago, the car died and I limped to a local repair shop that specialized in something not relevant to the problem. They called a tow truck, and together decided to send me and my broken BMW 325i to Fairview Motors.
The guys there got me back on the road by the end of the next day. I wish I could remember the owner’s name, but honestly he was exceptionally patient and knowledgeable. He even spent a good 10 – 15 minutes with me explaining all of the usual car maintenance and service I ought to be doing, even though I was from out of town.
I just called back today, because I needed the car repair records. Again the owner was exceptionally helpful, not only pulling up my records, but also answering a lot of my questions — my car is back in a repair shop! He gave me some advice about the quoted repairs, and help on how to comparison shop for quotes. All on the phone, just to be nice, as I’m 100 miles away.
He mentioned that 2 of the big area shops send a lot of their work to his shops. I won’t name them or the type of work, but it seems like this shop is known and trusted by other shops as good quality. While this place is listed as brakes and alignment, they do suspensions, and on my car fixed a broken pulley and belts, along with the front brake pads.