John’s Complete Auto Repair

My go to guy for all auto work. Straight up guy and that’s what I like. Prices are definitely fair. He doesn’t upsell. Will only tell you what you need. If you ask him about additional possible work, he’ll let you know straight up if you really need it or if you don’t.

Excellent work at an affordable price. I was recommended to go see John by a friend since i had some issues with one of my cars making a bad sound from the rear, John diagnosed the problem within a couple of hours and ordered the parts, and literally saved me at least $ 300 from a quote i got from another shop. Will bring all my cars here from now on!

This mechanic is first rate. He does great work, quickly, reliably and honestly. I have taken several vehicles to him over several years and have NEVER been disappointed. Best thing is that his prices are the lowest I have seen anywhere. If you have an older vehicle that needs some TLC, John’s is the only place I would ever take it.
Those one star reviews are scams. They post crap and then try to extort money to agree to remove them.

THE ONES WHO GAVE BAD REVIEW MUST HAVE A LEMON FOR A CAR DONT LISTEN TO THEM I got a sc400 lexus that john has taken care for over two years my wife goes there my mom goes there and if u want someone to give u a good job at a great price john is that man i take my car to no one else

I dont know what you guys are talking about! I rebuilt my transmission here at 130,000 and now I am at 200,000 without a hiccup. This dude is one the last honest mechanics here. I take my car here wihtout second guesses.

I was referred to this person by a co-​worker to fix my 98 civic auto transmission. Original quote was $ 875. Within 5 miles of driving it from the shop after being fixed, the check engine light came on and car started overheating. the engine code was transmission related (failing lock solenoid). i took it back, the shop cleared the light fixed the overheat (they forgot to re-​fill coolant) and drove it home. Transmission failed less than 20 miles later. Towed the car at my own expense (80 dollars), fixed it again. I then drove the car again, broke again. This happened 5 times in less than 6 months and less than 5000 miles being put on the rebuild. i started to think this guy has no clue on how to rebuild. i took it to him one more time and threatened him that I will take him to claims court if he doesn’t fix it this last time; he installed an external transmission cooler and the transmission was working. since then i sold the car, and in total, i ended up paying around 1100 – 1200 for the work, if towing and external cooler are added to the cost. i should have known better than to take it here because there were other cars that kept coming back to the shop. i learned two lessons from the experience. (1) you get what you pay for. (2) don’t buy a used honda with an automatic transmission. i will not do business with this garage again, and do not recommend anyone to go here, unless you want to keep coming back with the same problem. this shop uses aftermarket parts in their rebuilds, and does not use quality fluids. In fact, i saw the mechanic use 76-​brand ATF in my honda, I made him drive to the honda dealer to buy the correct fluid. the guy cuts corners, DO NOT GO HERE.
Oh, I forgot to mention, when the transmission was being rebuilt, they normally remove the front wheels for access. They forgot to tighten the bolts on the passenger front wheel, causing it to vibrate at speeds greater than 65 MPH, and eventually caused a massive blowout of a new tire (from the inner sidewall) on the freeway. Not only did the shop not torque the lugs to spec, i almost got into a serious accident and could have hurt others. Please, for your sake and others, DONT DO BUSINESS HERE!!!

I had been looking around to get the transmission on my car rebuilt and John told me he’d do it for less than $ 900. I thought «Woo-​Hoo» that was GREAT! The car worked for about 2 weeks and then broke down with all these problems. He said it needed a new starter so he installed a new one and a week later I was back to having a non-​working car! Decided to take it elsewhere and the mechanic said whoever put the starter in, did a really bad job. I ended up having to pay for a new starter and he had to replace other parts because the starter starting messing up other parts! Beware oh John’s auto shop! He seems real nice but he doesn’t know what the hell he is doing!

No idea how any of that happened to Jennie N., but I’ve been going to John for a long time now. I originally found John on Craigslist, after having issues with my 1999 Ford Explorer. I went to Xoi Transmission first, who demanded $ 1600 to fix the car, and told me the issue I had was in fact, a transmission problem. After «fixing» the issues, he told me it was actually electrical, and took me to his friend. However his friend was rude, abrupt, and wanted over $ 2000 to fix the electrical problem I had.
The dealership, wanted $ 1600 to fix the problem.
And then I found John. John told me, that the transmission was never fixed in the first place, so wanted $ 800 to fix the transmission. After that, he said he also found an electrical problem, in which he took to his friend (and I also authorized). So all this, was fixed for $ 1000. Which was quite a bit less than the original bill that Xoi Transmission and his buddy had quoted me. AND, the problem was fixed.
I also bring my 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata here, and there has never been any issues with any of the tune ups/​oil changes/​brake changes that I’ve done here. I’ve even left the car here over the weekend, and not so much as a scratch has ever landed upon my car.
John has always been upfront, and honest with me, and his prices have always been affordable. Awesome guy, speaks Vietnamese and fluent English, and always tries to make sure that his customers understand what is going on with their car.

DO NOT GO HERE!
i made a Unilocal account so i could specifically give this shady place a review!
my dad went here recently to replace the transmission on our 2001 ford expedition. john had told my dad he would fix it for 800. they both agreed on the price. my dad comes back to the shop to pick up the car and john says he can’t take the car home because the rear right wheel needs to be fixed. the tire was even MISSING without my dads permission. john had the car keys and the missing tire so my dad couldn’t take the car home even if he wanted to. my dad ends up calling the police. the cop tells john to replace the wheel and have my dad pay only the 800 that was agreed. cop leaves. john then demands 850. my dad calls the cops again and the cops say its a civil matter and take it to court. my dad just ends up paying john 850.
this whole ordeal happened within a 2 – 3 week time span of my dad having to go back and forth to the shop to talk to john and to the police. SHADY SHADY SHADY!!! how john’s shop got 5 stars in the review below, is beyond me. save yourself money, time, and headache and don’t go here!
i give this place –850 stars.