Rick’s Automotive Service, Inc.

Five-​star service every time. I dont trust anyone else with my van. I have never felt cheated or ripped off. I know i can trust Ricks advice to care for the maintenance on my older vehicle. I feel confident that when it’s in his care it will last me a long time. The quality he uses is top of the line and the parts he uses last. I have been a happy customer of his for years.

The service here was great. The owner was very helpful and accommodating. He didn’t charge us for replacing an extra part. Seemed very honest and genuine which can be hard to find. Definitely recommend this place!

I am a regular at Rick’s Auto service. He is a very warm and helpful person.

please do not go to this shop! i took a chance and brought my car to this shop without knowing anything about this man named rick. they were able to stop my leak by replacing my heater core. i’m grateful to god that my car is not leaking coolant anymore and that they were able to fix that problem. anybody who knows anything about a car knows it’s alot of work to get to the heater core. the mechanics must take all of the front panel out, air bags, steering wheel, etc. prior to ricks automotive completing the work on my car, he calls me and tells me my horn and signal light are not working and stating that it must’ve been broken before i brought it in. i had to argue repeatedly with rick for him to even fix this issue because i had no problems with my horn or signals prior to bringing it into his shop. later that day i got the email stating my car was ready for pick up. once i drove off the lot the car was working fine. i drove it home and didn’t drive it until the next morning for work. i go to work and it’s still dark in the morning. as soon as i crack the car up my gas gauge and temp gauge isn’t working and i have different warning lights on. i stop the car and crank it again and the same thing is going on. while driving to work my lights are not working as well and the signal lights stop working as well. this was last weekend. my car was taken home friday evening of last week and all this is happening the next day on saturday of last week. so during this week i was having the same problems and yesterday at 10pm when i cranked my car up to leave work i had no lights the entire time on my way home which takes about 30 mins total. i was driving on the 405 and i’m thankful to god i didn’t get in an accident. so today which is thursday i bring my car up to the shop so they could fix these issues that started after they did the work to my heater core. mr. profrssional rick tells me my car is 20 years old, this has to be an issue with your car that we didn’t cause, get the f***** off my property i don’t care nothing about you or your safety basically. i even offered to let someone do the work and let rick pay for it but he was so disrespectful and rude and disregarded that option. i called him a buster and stated i would be suing him and reporting him to the bbb and doa. my car is 12 yrs old but i have never had any major problems with my car. now after ricks automotive work, i’m having some type of electrical problems that were never here before. let’s be honest people, in california who wants to drive without lights and there turn signals? i could respect mr rick if he would be honest and just say i can’t fix it but refer me to someone who could and cover the cost but no, this man child would rather curse a woman out and disregard my safety and cause problems for my vehicle i never had in the 11 years i’ve had it. it’s easy to be a good mechanic when nothing goes wrong but a truly decent person and business man to me, is one that takes care of business when things don’t go as planned on someone’s vehicle when they know they were the cause of these problems. think twice before you come to ricks automotive people… especially if they break something and you know they were the cause of it, because they will play the blame game and do all they can to not fix your vehicle, especially if it’s not a quick fix. rick before you respond please think twice before you do because i will be getting my lawyer. rick, you are a liar and you have no respect for women. i am surprised you’ve been in business 1 year let alone 6. 1500 dollars and now I’m going to be out of more money getting this electrical work done. Waste of time

I’ve been taking my used cars to Rick for several years now. Always reasonable prices, straightforward discussion on what needs to be done and the pricing, etc. In addition to my cars, we took my son’s prospective first used car purchase to Rick for a quick review and his notes were valuable in that the used car dealership implemented all his recommended additional fixes. Also sent my wife’s girlfriend to this shop when she wanted a look at her car and a recommendation of whether to spend money on repairs or just get another car. All good!

Please beware!!! I would not write this review if it wasn’t for the mere fact that I would hate for someone to waste their money like I did. I took my car in to get serviced because it was overheating long story short, over $ 400 dollars later I left and had to drive to another mechanic In tears I explained that my car after the repair still had the check engine light on and was still overheating, the mechanic explained the little work that had been performed on my car and let me know how I had been ripped off. He ended up changing out the parts needed for less than $ 100 because he felt bad for me, and after I told him my horror story he wanted to do something good for me. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND DO NOT COME HERE!

Rick’s is definitely the place to go if you need something corrected that the dealer needs to do but you don’t want to pay dealer prices. Rick is very technical savy and also knows how to make those auto computers tell them what needs to be fixed. Definitely a great place to know about!

I first went to Rick’s 4 years ago. He saved me a ton of money on a 30,000 service for my Yukon Denali. (over the dealer’s cost). I liked all the good reviews, which is why I used him. Now it has been 4 years and 3 more cars of mine he has worked on. Good guy, great prices, good work.
I like a place with 5 star reviews. You can actually learn more from bad reviews and the responses to them. You can tell when someone generally cares by their responses to negative reviews. Rick does.

Great service, friendly staff, fast responses, and fair prices every time. Have had maintenance done on my vehicles several times here now and am always happy with the results. Ricks’s also offers a great tech savvy service for notifying about upcoming maintenence, providing easy to read estimates, and general communication. It’s a step beyond the normal experience for a repair shop that I really appreciate.

Im REALLY picky on ALOT of things especially my car. I found this place here on Unilocal and noticed that there were very FEW bad reviews and the reviews that were bad were not Ricks fault. Anyways, I came in today based on the good reviews for an oil change (which were majority of his reviews) because I needed an oil change. I was greeted immediately, the waiting room is super clean plus you have access to internet which was a bonus. Rick is a really cool guy and seems to be an ‘Honest Mechanic’ thus far, I just know that I left with a smile and will definitely bring the ‘Bat Mobile’ back! lol Thanks Rick!

Rick and Jack do very good work & i always bring my vehicles to them, always fixes the problems at reasonable prices. Highly recommend This shop.

This is an honest mechanics shop with fair prices. Rick and all guys are personable. I have taken multiple cars to this shop for everything from simple oil changes and shocks to internal engine work. I am very satisfied with all that they have done. I sent a few work colleagues to Rick’s too. They were also happy with the service they received. Five Stars!

I have a Mercedes Slk and I have been tired of paying Mercedes prices. I found Ricks Automotive, who works on Mercedes for reasonable prices. I got a water pump, belts changed, pipes changed ect after a decade of wear and tear of my vehicle with a 2 year warranty. He’s a nice guy and my car is on its way to feeling brand new again because of him. I recommend him if you are close to Hawthorne, Lawndale area.

My car one month ago Rick replaced 2wheels bearing and today car make noise I bring back problem some bolt get loose another mechanic. Tied it it OK but Rick not honesty he said had replace bearing again I had to pay I ask him talk to mechanic he said st loose. Rick lie want to riff off customer he do business not honesty I never come again

2003 BMW 745Li serviced.
Not only ASE certified mechanics, they worked HONESTLY and EFFECTIVELY. Provided a nice spacious waiting area with television and drinks. They engaged purposely in their work and provided the intended parts with authenticity. Also they maintained a clean orderly work area and grounds while providing first-​rate customer service. Would definitely recommend Rick’s Automotive to family and friends.

Best and most honest mechanic you’ll ever find. I’ve been taking my cars here for a. few years now and never had any issues. Cars ways ran perfect and the problems were always fixed. I won’t go anywhere else.

Rick is a really nice guy and I really like his service team. I usually go into the dealership to get any services done but, I was told that replacing the front brakes on a Toyota is very straight forward so I just decided to come here.
I really want to give this place 5 stars based on the fact that the staff is nice, and its an independent business but, in terms of my satisfaction with the work done on my brakes, I’m SUPER disappointed. Squeakiest.brakes.ever. Squeaks when braking from high speeds, squeaks when braking in drive thrus and parking lots, squeaks when braking while stopping at a light. The cost was around $ 140 less than the estimate I received from my dealership– in retrospect, I wish I had just paid the difference.
Update: In response to Rick’s post — I decided to go back to the dealership to get my brakes redone. I decided it would be better to pay the extra money rather than continuously having to go back to this shop and making adjustments. It’s nice that this shop offers to take a look at any work that the consumer deems unsatisfactory. The point of my review was that I would’ve saved time and money by going to the dealership and getting this simple brake job done on the first try. The brakes were functional, they were just squeaky as hell — and they never were before I had brought my car into this shop.

I have been bringing my vehicles to Rick’s Automotive for a couple years now. Rick and his mechanics can and will work professionally and efficiently on ANY vehicle.
He listens carefully when you describe the issue with your vehicle, and asks questions to see if there is something more. He is careful to give you an accurate estimate and will not do any work without getting your approval first.
Rick has loaner vehicles while yours is being serviced and has provided modified shuttle service when that’s all I needed.
He has recently remodeled and has a nice lounge for customers if they choose to wait. Get the «Car Care Club Card» — worth the investment.
A couple years ago, when I was looking for a good vehicle for my daughter, I called him and asked if he would check one out. For a reasonable amount — I won’t quote it here so as not to lock him in to a price — he checked over the entire vehicle, gave me a list of what needed to be fixed — and recommended the purchase. I am confident that if the vehicle was a piece of junk, he would have told me «don’t buy this.»
BTW I used to work at a car dealership and KNOW that Rick’s prices are very reasonable. If you want regular maintenance for your vehicle and don’t want to pay the $$$$$ from a dealer, go to Rick’s.

If you want your car fixed well, take it to Rick’s. Our ’98 Expedition, with 184,000+ miles, was in serious need of service (engine issues, alignment, air conditioning, etc.) After seeing the positive reviews on Unilocal,we brought her over for service. Rick provided a loaner car, promptly provided an estimate on what our services would cost, and was really nice. Our truck is running like new! I don’t have to avoid hills anymore!
Seriously, these guys know what they’re doing, and have excellent customer service.

Rick is a nice guy and he is easy to talk to about service. He offers reasonable prices too.
I brought a car in for a new battery, a brake check and an electrical problem. Rick called within a couple of hours with an estimate for the work to be done. The car was ready by the end of the day.
Everything seems good with the car right now. So long as the car doesn’t fall apart, I’d say job well done! I’d come back here again.