Tahoe City Garage

These guys are the real deal. They are courteous, knowledgeable, and get the job done on time. The location is not the best, but the service is top notch. I brought my modified and lifted Jeep Rubicon to them with a broken axle (I do not know these guys — I’m from San Jose and was there on vacation). They quickly gave me a few options for replacement parts and I walked away with a better setup than when I walked in (turns out that Four Wheel Parts who had installed my lift had ignored the need to switch my front axle with one that could flex to the full range of the suspension — buyer beware if you shop at Four Wheel Parts — I would get these guys at Tahoe City Garage to do a once over after you get your lift there, or better yet, let these guys do your lift). There was also a gentleman with a dead fuel pump in the shop that afternoon, they were able to diagnose the issue and get him on the road the very next day.

Justin and his wife are awesome!!!
We showed up at closing time on Sat and Justin literally stopped what he was doing and helped us! They were so helpful and kind and honest and fixed our truck so we could head home on Sunday.
We highly recommend them!!!
Thank you Justin for all you did to help us

incompetent corrupt overcharge and broke other things. One word don’t. See the other reviews that weren’t written by their friends.

On New Years Eve, we were driving back from Homewood and picked up a large screw in our tire. The tire was leaking to an extent that it could not be ignored. So, a quick Unilocal search told us that these guys were nearby and a quick call confirmed that they were open. They began working on the tire within minutes of our arrival, we were out of there within 15 min and… drum roll please… it only cost $ 20. For a holiday emergency tire repair, this seems like an amazingly fair price and amazingly prompt service. If you have any auto repair needs I’d recommend checking with these guys first.

Great shop. Was having car trouble, took the car to them and they couldn’t have been easier to deal with. Fixed the car quickly and for a reasonable price.

Worked on my Land Rover which is very picky and did a great job. Found a few small things and fixed them no charge! I will be going back.

I have nothing but glowing reviews for this shop and everyone in it. When we found ourselves broken down and stranded, we ended up here and instantly felt better. These guys were so friendly, knowledgeable and professional, and truly went above and beyond to take care of us.
They gave us rides to and from where we were staying, organized rush delivery on the part we needed, performed an full diagnostic test on the car, stored our stuff for us in their tire garage, even offered to lend me a phone charger when I couldn’t find mine. Seriously, nicest crew of people I’ve met in a while.
Not saying I hope my car breaks down next time I’m in Tahoe, but I’ll stop by anyway and say hi to the Tahoe City Garage team.
Thanks again guys!

Our Tahoe broke down on the way up to the lake over Labor Day weekend. At 12am on Saturday of the holiday weekend we referenced Unilocal to find a place. Tahoe City garage had a bunch of great reviews. We spoke to them when they arrived later Saturday morning and they were super nice and seemed to be willing to do whatever they could to get us out as soon as possible on Monday (Labor Day), and weren’t trying to gouge us on price since we basically had no other options. Thanks so much guys!

Drove up to lake tahoe with a new battery installed when car wouldnt start at home. Triple A tow truck driver warned that car needed new starter as well-​found These guys on Unilocal and left car with them — -needed to get back to city with new starter in 2 days… that same day they put in a brand new starter that did not work-​they reassured me that they would get another one in time for my son to get to his meeting as planned.
And they did!
They stayed past closing time and installed a new starter for the second time in 2 days — –very calm and professional — did not charge me at all for all the extra labor involved — -honorable, to say the least.
Quite a good steer, pun intended, thanks to all the positive reviews on Unilocal–
They saved the day for me and my family, and kept me from stressing while we were on vacation.
Thank you, TCG
A very relieved Acura owner,
Annie W

If Unilocal had a way to give 6 stars for a review, this would be the first place to truly deserve it. My experience with the folks at the Tahoe city Garage was nothing short of fantastic.
I was visiting Lake Tahoe for a weekend trip and noticed shortly after I arrived that my car was making this ugly rattling sound when driving at lower speeds. The car seemed to be driving fine, and there were no alarming check engine lights that flashed up but the rattling still made me want to have an expert check it out.
After quickly searching on Unilocal,I found this place not too far from where we were staying and went over to ask them to take a look at the car. From the moment I walked in the door, their service was excellent. The staff was friendly and quick to assess the problem. Turned out to be a very minor fix that they did for me FREE of charge! You can tell that these guys take their business and their customers seriously and strive to do excellent work.
Not living in Tahoe is the only thing stopping me from getting my car serviced at this shop every time I need something looked at. These guys are great and I would definitely recommend paying them a visit.

After spending several thousand dollars with this company, my vehicle still had both problems it was originally put in the shop for (high volume coolant leak first, vent air system second, after they had already estimated several thousand for the leak), plus a new/​unnoticed oil leak after they worked on the oil pan. I returned the vehicle for them to honor their warranty. That was over a month ago and I’m still without my vehicle. Every time I’ve spoken with them in the last month they have assured me it would be ready by the following day or the day after. I was suckered in by the good reviews, but they have failed to meet even a decent standard of customer service, much less the 5 star average they currently have.
Update: After sitting in their shop 1.5 hours after they closed to make sure I got my truck back as promised, I was told it was ready. However, they couldn’t explain why a gallon of coolant had leaked out just hours prior to returning it to the shop for this very problem. They just «hoped» that replacing everything would fix it. Also, the vents still blow hot air, despite telling them several times I wanted that fixed as well. Unsatisfied in the extreme.

Click and Clack have nothing on these guys! Knowledgeable, fast and friendly. I called them up to ask if they’d be willing to top off the brake fluid in my father’s Toyota Camry. As soon as I drove up, the owner of the garage walked out of the garage, and said, «Brake Fluid!» He remembered the make and model of my car and remembered me from my phone call. Without ceremony or fuss, we popped the lid and quickly determined the levels were just fine. No charge! We drove away relieved and so happy to have met the folks at Tahoe City Garage. NOTE TO NEWBIES. Rose St. is an unmarked street. You should use GPS or your iPhone to guide you in — otherwise you’ll drive right past it.

My girlfriend and I have taken our Toyota and Mazda here numerous times. Always very fair pricing, honest and timely. We were quoted one week and $ 1,600 dollars at another garage for a repair. When we showed them the quote, they laughed and had it fixed in a day for around $ 400. I recommend this place to everyone I know!

Can’t say enough good things about these guys. We were on vacation when I noticed a nail in our driver’s side tire. Found them on Unilocal because of the great reviews. They got us in super quick and pulled the nail out only to find that it didn’t actually puncture the tire and no repair was necessary. Didn’t charge me a cent. Great guys.

I cannot say enough good things about the level of service I received at Tahoe City Garage. These guys were honest, considerate, knowledgable about Subaru’s and most importantly efficient. I dropped my car off there this morning after we noticed our Subaru was leaking coolant and getting a little overheated. I was notified by noon that the radiator was cracked, which I had assumed. They picked up my new radiator in Reno and had it installed by 5:30 this evening. My friends and I take this vacation to Tahoe City every summer and while I hope I don’t have car problems of this magnitude in the future, I would not give it a second thought to bring my car back to these guys. These guys deserve their 25 five star reviews.

After driving up from the flatlands with my family and letting our SUV sit for a couple of days my brakes felt weird when I was moving cars around in our driveway. I wanted to get a professional to give it a once over to make sure there were no apparent issues, leaks and fluids looked fine. The owner met me in the AM before the store opened as I was getting a ride to Incline Village for a lacrosse tournament game. He looked over the car and braking system and could not find an issue as everything checked out OK. I appreciated the quick service and also he didn’t charge since he could not find anything even though he did invest labor looking for something. Much appreciated and based on this will certainly go back and/​or recommend his services for the honesty and spur of the moment service.

We came to Tahoe for a mini vacation and started having car issues. I called this place and they managed to get us in within an hour. Since the repair would take a few hours, they offered to drop us off and pick us back up wherever we need so that we can still enjoy our vacation! They are all so friendly and accommodating. The pricing is great and my car is back in tip top shape. I would definitely recommend this place!

Stopped in with a coolant leak on Sat late afternoon. They were friendly, took a careful look, found some clues, and talked about what it might be and what I should do (which turned out to be to take my 2012 still under warranty VW to a dealer, despite the closest one being an hour away in Reno). They easily could have suggested doing something themselves but honestly said while they CAN do warranty service, I’d be better off going to a dealer for a variety of reasons. Honest, friendly, knowledgeable, whats not to recommend?

Our check engine light came on while away for the weekend. We took it to this garage and Justin took a look at the code for free and told us not to worry. It was probably due to the high altitude that the oxygen sensor was reading ‘too lean’. He reset it and we were on our way. It came back on shortly after but on our way back to San Francisco it went off, right after we descended the mountains. It was a relief.
We actually went here because it was open on a Saturday and my husband had been here previously when our window wouldn’t go up. He put it up and diagnosed it correctly as a faulty switch (which I later got fixed in the city.) happy to find a trustworthy mechanic here.

These guys are honest, reasonably priced, friendly, and even generous. My girlfriend and I brought our 2001 tundra in because we are about to drive it to Alaska. They did a full inspection and much more and didn’t charge us for all of the labor that they put in to making our rig safe.
If you’re anywhere near north Tahoe or Truckee I would definitely recommend this shop. We’ve tried several other shops in the area and these guys are the best!

Awesome service and technical excellence. These guys get the job done quickly & efficiently!!! Tires changed in an hour at 15% below area rate. Oil change in about the same time and at a fair price! My new «go to» garage! Thanks Justin and crew!!!