Glenn’s Auto Repair

Honest. Trustworthy. Great service. Great people. Great place.
I had to have my transmission replaced. They gave me a great quote and a great warranty. After checking with 5 other auto shops they were able to tell me more about what was going on with my transmission than any other shop. They were very friendly and helpful and I will definitely be bringing all my vehicles here in the future!
Highly recommended.

Best auto repair in Santa Cruz… nobody would touch our fuel injector problem and he even had a special tool to do the job. Super reasonable rates, nice people and they even gave us license plate covers that said Glenn’s Auto/​Santa Cruz, because my husbands name is Glenn. We love those!

Excellent service. Brought my son’s car in for a transmission diagnostic. Ran the codes and gave me an answer, no charge. Dodge did the same thing and charged me $ 135 for the same diagnosis: needs a new transmission. Clearly they’re out to repair cars, not nickel/​dime you.

It was time to get a smog again. I hate that time of year. I have an old car and I had a feeling it wouldn’t pass. I waited till the last minute. I went to Holiday Smog and it failed. I went to Glenn’s Auto right after, they’ve been fixing my cars for a few years now, actually quite a bit lately. Meghan told me she couldn’t look at it that day so I brought it by after work the following week. She told me it was the catalytic converter and the O2 sensor, and of course I had the kind of cat that needed to be welded and she said she would have to send it to a another shop that does the welding, well she kept it over night I picked it up the next day thinking thank goodness its fixed and now I can get the smog check and registered at the DMV tomorrow. Come to find out Meghan went and took care of the smog check for me!!! can you believe it!?? what amazing customer service! one less thing I have to do tomorrow. I love Glenn’s Auto. Thanks again for always being honest and going the extra mile. You guys are THE BEST! One of the best shops around!

Nice people, fast service, and they are dog friendly :) The price was definitely higher than I was expecting — over $ 300 for a rear brake job — but all of my tools are in storage out of the area, so I wasn’t able to do the work myself. In the future, I would bring my car here for more complicated repairs, but due to the prices, I will do my own minor services and repairs.

I was so happy to find this shop they are very friendly and they earn not only your respect but your business the gave me a quote then they called me back later that same day after I dropped off the truck and told me that it was going to be cheaper than what I was told originally I just love a shop that calls you to say sorry I was wrong on the price it will be a lot less than the original price I was so happy because usually when they call it ends up being more not less so I will be using them for my automotive needs as the are awesome and I will even be taking my wife’s car there as their service is excellent

Talk about good people. Glenn and Megan Davis are so helpful and honest.
Their shop is the only place i will go in santa cruz. Glenn has helped me with 3 different cars over the years and every time i have been so pleased.
Recently, after this crazy rain, my tail light wasnt working. I replaced the bulb myself but it wasnt working still. I just dropped by. Glenn and his mechanic stopped what they were doing to figure it out. Turns out my right tail light had a crack in it. Him and his mechanic decided because it already needed replacing, to drill a little pilot bit hole in the side, and SO MUCH WATER POURED OUT. still in awe. seriouslt like 4 cups of water. Instead of selling me a new light cover, they rigged it for my college student broke ass. SO APPRECIATED.
Not to mention how cute their puppy madness wall is in the office…
thanks again Megan and Glenn (:

This is where a mechanic took his F350 while on vacation. After calling other shops it was apparent Glenn had the technology to address wiring issues in a valve cover gasket. Exceptional customer service and very reasonable costs. I highly recommend this shop.

I was quoted $ 530 from the local Honda dealer for «minor» service and told that I might need more, so that the final cost would probably more. After reading the reviews on Glenn’s I decided to give them a call, my final bill was $ 136! I was told that my car only needed an oil change and a transmission service, what a huge difference. It truly is encouraging to find a mechanic who’s honest. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a GREAT mechanic!

Fair on price. Get’s it down. High on integrity. Family run business. I send my friends here because they do a good job and they don’t go fixing things that don’t need a fix. He’s done hoses, brakes, electrical. Great shop.

Glenn has worked on my cars for seven years. I have referred numerous people to him and he has never let me down. If you want an honest person, with integrity, and expert knowledge, to work on your car… Go see Glenn! You won’t find better.

Best Auto Repair Period. Personal Service is way above and beyond. Was randomly told about Glenn’s and thought what the heck. I was at my wits end with an electrical problem that neither the Dealer nor other shops could figure out. They worked there butts off to figure out what the problem was and kept me informed along the way. I was amazed when I received a call and was told that they had found and fixed the problem. I would recommend Glenn’s to anyone who wants honest service at a more than competitive price. Thank you Glenn, Megan and Bret!!!

Glenn’s is a rarity in the auto repair business, a place where integrity really counts.
My father-​in-​law took his 18-​year-​old old Caravan to Glenn and raved about the service. Glenn talked him out of replacing the recently (very) noisy shocks as being «too expensive for an old van used mostly for grocery store runs». After my father-​in-​law passed away, we needed to sell his van, and the van flunked its smog check (smoky engine compartment and exhaust, every other emission number very good).
I took it to Glenn’s and Glenn spent at least 20 minutes poking around and found a giant oil leak which he showed me (bad valve cover gasket, unfortunately not easy to get at in the Caravan, several hours of labor and pretty cheap parts). We discussed that it was an obvious problem and a likely suspect, but not a sure bet. Glenn gave me a very reasonable estimate and I decided to take the risk. Oil leak fixed. Smoky engine not fixed. Oh well, you can’t win them all.
Glenn, however, felt bad and didn’t want to be paid for the job. I knew it was a crapshoot and told him so, and thought I should pay for the job. The most he would accept was to get paid for the parts — a pittance.
When do you EVER walk away from a car repair and think «the repair shop took a bath on this one». I can’t think of any time it’s ever happened to me. I guess it probably helped that my late father-​in-​law was the nicest guy in the world.
Glenn will certainly be the first one I will be going to and recommending in Santa Cruz.

Engine light came on and Glenn thought it was a spark plug. He said I could probably do it myself and told me how. I was able to get it done and Glenn’s generous advice saved me some cash. That kind of honest service will bring me back.

Best mechanic ever!!! He is honest and has so much integrity. Your car is in great hands, Glenn is a wonderful person as well.

I have been taking my car to Glenn’s for amny years and have always had excellent service, honest answers and the team has always been very helpful. When you walk in the door you are greeted with a beautiful smile from Megan and that’s the first indication that you’re in good hands. As a woman, in the past I was always afraid of being «taken advantage of» when it came to my car, as I am not so familiar with all the «parts.» But Glenn and his team have always been straight up, honest and will to help get me the best deal he can.
I want to spread this 5 star word, Glenn’s is the best in town!

I love this place! They are friendly, honest, and they do great work.

Excellent repair work and customer service! Very accommodating and incredibly fast. No need to take my 4-​runner any place else. Highly recommended.
Thanks, y’all :)

I just took our van to Glenn for some transmission work. I was worried that we’d need to replace the whole transmission and I figured that other shops would just say that we would. After reading other reviews I decided to take our van to Glenn’s shop. It was great. The transmission just needed service and it was just fine.
Thanks guys, you are my new mechanic!

Glenn’s is great. It’s the only place i have ever been where they advise NOT to do work, because it doesn’t need to be done. I took my son’s truck here after we purchased it to make sure it didn’t need a bunch of work. They did some very minor things, checked the whole vehicle out and billed me $ 150…
Honest and Fast… Highly recommended.