Same Great Service at All Locations!

Mon - Fri: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

La Mesa Location

(619) 403-9426

7447 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91942

Mon - Fri: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Sat & Sun: Closed

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El Cajon Location

(619) 404-5645

10813 Airport Dr., El Cajon, CA 92020

Mon - Fri: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Sat & Sun: Closed

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2.5

My experience here was subpar, a typical pil change experience for me would involve dropping off my car, picking it up an hour later, and having it cost $80. My experience here differed from thos norm. When I dropped off my car at 1 pm I was told it would be ready "at the end of the day" by the front desk guy. 5 pm rolls around and I have heard nothing from the shop, I call them and they tell me it's ready, I guess I was expecting a courtesy call since I wasn't given a time to pick it up. When I arrive the same front desk guy seems surprised I am there and proceeds to take another 5 minutes to figure out what's happening with my vehicle. He then states "well you are gonna have to get your tires replaced", to which I reply "I don't want any extras, I just want to pay for my oil change". He's been kind of abrasive the whole time and with this reply by me he kinda goes off, "THIS IS JUST A FREE DIAGNOSTIC WE DO". The oil change cost me $97, he walks me out to my car and removes the steering wheel cover strategically left on so they can make a show of it when they walk you out. Overall I feel like I overpaid for my oil change by about $20 and experienced bad customer service. I won't come back.

5

I recently got a late model used car. When my new to me vehicle was ready for it's first service, I went to John's. I really liked the experience and feel like they were the right choice to keep my car running in tip top shape for as long as I have it.

Thank you, Matthew, for the kind words and for trusting our team with your vehicle! We were more than happy to take care of its first service and hope to help you with the next one. Thanks again!

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5

Great service! Very attentive and quick at getting back to you and keeping you updated. Prices are very reasonable as well.

Sydney, our team is happy to hear about your great experiences with our outstanding customer service, reliable services, and honest prices! Thanks for being a wonderful customer; we hope to see you again!

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5

Thanks, Micah! We appreciate your time spent leaving us a review and we value the trust you put in us to take care of your vehicle. We hope to work with you again in the future!

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1

Scheduled appointment for 9am and dropped off car at 8:45am. No communication for 8 hours on a simple A/C service. Called and asked what the status is, and they said they don’t know. I expected they wasted the whole day doing zero service. Picked up the car with no change to the problem i originally described. This shop is definitely not very good at simple diagnosis. $215 wasted. beware!

Hello Reed, I am sorry to hear that we did not do a good job of communicating with Cloudia when she was here. The problem with her vehicle was not straightforward and easily detected. We spent a lot of time talking with her about it as well as emailing her a full report with pictures of what we did and what we found. We would appreciate the opportunity to talk with you about this so we can help you get this resolved. Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback about her visit. You can call Bryan on his cell at 619-514-1113

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5

Very professional shop with thorough diagnostic! They even took photos and videos presented in a professional inspection result package that I printed out. Although I only had an inspection done, my options for service were explained in detail and the price seemed fair.

Thank you, Bryan! We are happy to hear about your wonderful experience with our technicians and your inspection. Please let us know if we can help with anything else - we're always happy to help!

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5

I visited Johns Automotive Care for the first time today. After my wife and daughter ran over something on the 125 my vehicle was making noises. It's a newer electric car and I feared the worst. The team at John's had my car up on a lift and a valuated within 30 minutes. I did call ahead and spoke with Joseph. They took photographs and shared with me what occurred. In under an hour, my vehicle was repaired, and my peace of mind was restored. The team is fantastic, and I look forward to working with them in the future. I have been working with car dealers to do maintenance and repair on my car and it's generally excruciating. This was the opposite experience.

5

John's is always top notch and HONEST. I used to take my old Camry there. I used to never take luxury cars anywhere but the dealership, but now I've been taking my 5 year old Audi to John's. I even saw John, the owner, working hard and doing quality control back and forth from the front desk to the service bays!

Pamela - we are so happy that you have trusted our expert team at John's Automotive Care to take care of you and your cars over the years. We appreciate you and are glad our hard-working team has earned your long-term business. We are always happy to help and look forward to having you in our shop again!

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5

We had a great experience! My son and I had a nail in our tire and the team could not have been more friendly and helpful. Reasonable pricing and even a toy for my son which he adored. Thanks!!

Hi Katie! Our team is proud to have earned such a fantastic review from you and your son! We truly care about every customer that walks through our door and try to provide the best service and experience possible. We hope to see you both again and that your son enjoys the toy!

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5

We appreciate the 5-star review, Nick, and for putting your trust in our expert technicians! Give us a call for any other automotive needs you may have!

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