King Harbor Auto Repair

I read the reviews so I took my car here for a small fix. The young man ended up doing it in only a few minutes. Great experience!

Great place. Super nice and helpful mechanic and manager. Even gave me a ride home and offered to pick me up. I went in to get an oil leak checked out, and they did an estimate and power-​washed the engine (because there was oil everywhere), and told me to come back in a few days after driving it some more so they could determine exactly where the leak was coming from. I appreciated the honest evaluation, and the mechanic showed me the underside of the car. Unfortunately my car got completely totaled in a bad accident just a few days after they looked at it, but if I get another car I’ll definitely take it back to them for service.

So glad I have my car care with King Harbor Auto. I was running errands on Saturday ¹²⁄₂₆ and started/​stop 5 times … and then it didn’t start. Nothing worked. No jump … even tried a push jump and the engine caught but wouldn’t stay on… no electrical at all. No blinker no radio no nothing.
Tow company took it and KHAR arranged to accept it even though they were closed.
Called this AM with diagnostic … had car back early this afternoon. Running like a champ again. Very reasonable price.
Thank you!

This team is honest, thorough and fast. They are a great value too! Not only will I recommend them but I’m coming back when my car needs any more work. They took the time to call me, come to get me and go over the repairs both before they were done and after. And they didn’t laugh at me or chide me for neglecting my car. They seemed relieved that I’d be safe on the road again.

There’s not another auto repair in SoCal that better then King Harbor Auto Repair.
The shop is owner-​operated by Alan and his family, who have been in business for more than 30 years.
I have been going there regularly for 25 years, with many many different cars. I have recommended many friends, and they too have become regulars of King Harbor auto repair.
Their best quality is their honesty. Alan knows what he is doing and, when he makes a recommendation, he always makes it in writing, with the price estimates, and he will show you before the work is done exactly what work needs to be done and why.
The quality of service is the best. When a repair is made, King Harbor stands behind it.
The location is on Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach. It is just north of the famous local diner, «Eat at Joe’s». If you are driving south on PCH, turn left into their driveway, just before «Eat at Joe’s».
Their prices cannot be beat. Even for simple things like an oil change, they have the lowest prices.
I do not usually give five stars to any business. King Harbor auto repair is the exception: they earn
FIVE STARS‼

Most women know how hard it is to find a good mechanic. That means honest & has a genuine love for cars & making them run safely & genuinely cares about his customers.
I have trusted Alan & Efrain for over 10 yrs of service now. A good family run business meaning they make you feel like family too.
Now Alan also has his grandson, Ron working there & a couple of additional mechanics that uphold Alan’s fair & honest & safety first ethics.

I recently moved to South Bay and I went above and beyond in research to find a fair and trustworthy mechanic, because lets face it, its a jungle out there in Mechanic World. Especially with a mechanic illiterate, like myself. I searched all over the internet to find a location that had great reviews and it lead me straight to King Harbor Auto Repair. I am very happy to add to the list of a very satisfied customer.
Without further adieu, I give you my experience at King Harbor:
I called to schedule an appointment and an amazing fellow with a great attitude picked up the phone. Ron’s friendly personality and thorough conversation made it super easy to figure out all the logistics to dropping off my precious car and figuring out a ride for myself to get to work that morning.
Day of the drop off, I filled out some easy paperwork, which I love since I am a huge person who believes in a good paper-​trail. Due to the fact words can get lost in translation when it comes to the outcome you want for your car and the money you are prepared to throw down. After that, Alan was ready to drop me off at work, talk about customer service!
I would say a couple of hours later, I had a voicemail left by Sir Alan himself, stating in detail what exactly was going on with my car, how much it was going to cost me, and to give him a call back as I can approve to move forward. As I usually do, I made some phone calls to see other prices and honestly, it was ridiculously fair! I responded to his call, approved the work that was about to take place, and in less than 24 hours later the massive job that laid ahead was already completed!
When I arrived to pick up my car, a little after they were supposed to be closed already, Efrain took even more time to thoroughly illustrate all the cracks and decay with the parts they had to be replace. And soon after that, I drove off into the distance with my amazing car.
To top it all off, about a week later, I got a friendly follow-​up call, from you guessed it, Mr. Ron! Now, that is service!
All in all, this review is to help out my fellow investigator who is longing for a trustworthy and fair mechanic. I always appreciate a business that not only gets the job finished efficiently, but their flawless customer service and excellent communication skills, made this agonizing process surprisingly, might I say, enjoyable (gasp)!
Thank you to the entire crew at King Harbor Auto Repair! My car is running flawlessly and all credit goes to the team!

If I could I would give King Harbor a 10 or more star rating :)) I want to keep my older car (98 Ford Contour) running and in tip top shape for as long as I can, & I know that I can trust Efrain Noriega to help me achieve that. He is honest, concerned, & caring with anything that has needed to be fixed on my car and I trust his expertise 100%. I feel my car is in the best of hands with Efrain :) The manager Alan Grunberg and his grandson, Ronnie are sweet, kind, warm, friendly & provide excellent customer service… they treat you like family! I am so happy to have found King Harbor… This is now the only place I will ever take my car & I give them the highest recommendation!

This is a legitimate and trustworthy auto repair shop. Timely and trustworthy on all my repairs. I highly recommend them.

I moved to the southbay a few months ago and drive for work. I’ve been coming to them every couple months, from oil changes to new shocks and nail holes. The gentleman here are incredible! Fair prices, timely and honest about their expected wait time.
Alan (owner) and Efrin (manager i think) are always there and have made the usually frustrating and anxiety triggering experience of car repair like going to your uncles garage for car help.
As long as I’m local they will be my car-​repair go to.

My entire family has been coming here for years. They are friendly, reliable, honest and affordable. What else could you ask for? I trust them with my car. I recently got in an accident and they graciously let me come in for a quick price quote (within 15 minutes of calling them!) The only downside is their availability on the weekends They are open on weekdays but I don’t like to take time off work. They are open half days on Saturday, and are closed on Sunday. BUT they always try their best to fit people in on the weekends, regardless of their limited schedule.

Rude is the best description I have. There’s better places you can take your business to.

If I could give them 6 stars I would. Not only are Alan and Efrain skilled and knowledgeable mechanics, but they are also exceptionally friendly, caring, and honest people. You feel like they are treating you as they would one of their own family members. They will take the time to explain what’s wrong with your car and never try to up-​sell you on things you don’t need. When I needed new brakes for my 2003 Mazda Protégé 5 I just stopped in because they were in my neighborhood, but once I saw what kind of people they were and what great work they did, I felt so lucky to have found them. A good and honest mechanic is a valuable thing, and you can’t do better than the guys at King Harbor.

This is the only auto place I turn to. They are great all around great pricing, great timing, great people. Allen, Efrain and Will are a great team who have the customers best interest at heart!

King Harbor automotive is the only mechanic I’ll take my car too. I’ve been dealing with Alan and Efrain for 15 years. I used to manage a fleet of pick ups and cargo vans and have found these guys to be honest and fair (which is hard to find sometimes. lol). These are friendly guys you can trust