I've been leaving many messages in the past two weeks in which a voicemail greeting from a Blair tells you to leave a message and she will get right back to you. She must be too busy to reply because she's shopping with all our money. I've been going here for years as I used to live just down the street. The place recently changed the credit card reader to a tap style. Well instructions aren't very clear and i couldn't get the sprayer to work so I tried multiple times and was charged each time. I'm pretty sure she, Blair, made tons of money on that...I guess we'll never see those funds again. im going to a different car wash from now on. You should too! read more

The best touch-less car wash I'm aware of in Chico. Doesn't quite get my 2025 RAV4 as clean as I would like, but it's a fair trade-off for no scratches. My biggest complaint is, it could do a much better job of drying off when exiting. read more

When they first opened, they had 2 wash techs at the beginning of the wash, one to brush on each side of the car!! . Now, only one wash tech for the drivers side!!! Raise the price an cut extra employee!! So, every time I go thru the wash, I go back around an ask for the right side to be brushed!!! Everyone should start going back for a second wash, maybe they'd start having 2 wash techs again?? The other thing I see occasionally is one or even two washing machine not working!!! Just setting idle as you roll by, again, I go back for a second wash, pointing out that they have broken equipment!!! I've even ask for a free wash later to make up for the lack of a good wash job!!! read more

Website prices are misleading! A $10.00 quote on the website was actually $16.00 when I got there.

I put 10 dollars in the self washing and the machine ate it up. I don't recommend this place at all. If you want to waste your money come here. I would rate it zero. read more

Their website says $10 for the best level car wash and wax. Drove 20 minutes down there and it was $16!!! Insane!! Not paying $16 for a funky automated car wash. This place is a rip off. Also, went on a Friday night and it was very sketchy. Lots of pretty rough looking guys blasting music and goofing around. Not a professional atmosphere at all. Go somewhere else. read more

Busy place but seemed like it had great pressure, decent number if stalls for both vacuum and wash, takes credit cards and was easy to get in and out of. If you don't want to wash yourself it also has an autowash. Only thing I'm not sure about is that I couldn't figure out how to stop the credit card payment. The lady picking up coins says there are instructions but if there were, I couldn't find them or didn't understand them. read more

Hard water at a car wash facility should be a crime. Hard water leaves spots on the car that will have to be polished out if left to dry on the paint. It's hot in Chico, so they WILL dry on the paint. It leaves a residue on the car, especially prominent on black paint. The "spotless wash" helps slightly, but still left hard water spots and streaks everywhere. This place is not up to par with professional detailers, or, quite frankly, anyone with at least one working eye. The owners should invest in a water softening system. That would make it stand out from the many other car washes in Chico. I am not recommending this place and I will not be returning unless a water softening system is installed. read more

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This car wash has both do-it-your self and drive-through options as well as multiple vacuum stations. There are options on the latter (as well as on the manual wash), including power vac, fragrance, etc. I can't compare prices, but they seemed average to me. One thing I would point out to the manager/owner is that my virus software (Bitdefender) would not let me access the California Car Wash website, stating "dangerous URL" issues. I found the address on Yelp, though, without having to go to the website. This might be having an impact on attracting new business (although it seems busy enough at peak times). read more

Very clean, all equipment worked great-self washed-had to wait a few minutes as it was busy/all bays full.

Probably the most uncomfortable experience I've had going to clean out my car. I don't know who hires the employees but there was a man with a bright orange jacket with employee on the back and he looked very sketchy but he also made me feel very uncomfortable the whole time I was there. I kept getting glared at and I got an uneasy feeling from this man. I would not recommend coming here if you are a young woman by yourself. Thank god it was light out and there were people around but I still felt very uncomfortable and won't be coming here again. If I do I won't be alone. read more

Best drive thru touchless car wash!! I'm very picky and only like to hand wash my car, so I was so happy to find this gem! I am so happy I came here! Everything is pressurized so this means no brushes touch your car. Touchless car washes are important to me because I don't take my car to the ones that have brushes (those kind of car washes pick up dirt and small rocks from other cars and scratch your car!!!!!) I wish they had multiple locations because this is such a good deal. read more

This place was very clean and the machines worked great .. paid about 6$ for 13 minutes of spray time

I had previously left a poor review for an experience I had where I was charged and did not get a wash, but the owner is a busy farmer and I was eventually reached out to and she made it right and then some on top of it, so I stand corrected and appreciate the willingness from the owner! read more

TIP: On Sundays there's an old man who works there who is soooo nice. One of the vacuums ate my $ and he reimbursed me & sent me to one that worked. Thanks guy!! :) There aren't many options in Chico as far as car washes go, which is a bummer. Especially coming here from LA, where there's a car wash on every other corner. That being said, this self serve car wash is the best one in Chico. Its $1.00 for 4 mins on the vacuum station and $2 for 4 mins at the self serve car wash station. Usually 4 mins doesn't cover it so count on spending $4 to get your car washed and totally soap free. I have found an awesome way to wash my car with out using the soapy brush (skeerd of getting scratches from that thing, who knows WHAT it may have been used on before I got there!). I spray down my car to prep it then, turn on the soapy brush, a LOT of soap comes out of that thing (AWESOME) then, I use the soap from the brush and wash my entire car down with a sheepskin hand mitt. Usually takes about 2 mins, then I use the brush on the tires and finally spray it down with the high pressure rinse. DONE! Total spent on hand wash AND vacuum $5. Yup, five bucks! Best deal in town, no doubt about it. I've got to gloat about the price simply because I happened to drive into another car wash earlier in the day and they had the audacity to try and charge $22 for a BASIC wash. I'd rather invest an hour of my time, get my car as clean as a pro and save a gang of cash. $22 (not including the tip)- WHAT A JOKE... I'M STILL LAUGHING. WHO is stupid enough to pay such an exorbitant amount for a simple wash?? WOW. I know I'm not in LA anymore but most, meaning 90% of the "HAND WASH" car washes there are $10, includes tire shine, vacuum AND windows cleaned. Total out the door, after tip, is around $13-$14, STILL a hell of a lot less expensive then 'Erics' Car Wash (oops, did I just say that?). If that's not some backward logic, I don't know what is. You'd think in a big city, they'd try to bend ya over but, nope they save that stuff for the little college town. Flippin wack! Anyway... Why is Cali Car Wash the BEST in town? Read on... Total spent on wash, four dollars. Total spent on vacuum, one dollar. Driving out of the car wash in an ultra sexy, shiny clean, gorgeous black whip (having ONLY spent five bucks), priceless. read more

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I've brought my car here before and it washed it really well but yesterday I took it in 1/20/23 and it didn't clean anything at all. I got the $14 wash and it was horrible my car looked the same afterwards. I don't know what happened but it was really upsetting to see. read more

Got the 14$ car wash it removed all the bugs from driving back and fourth to the Bay Area definitely will come here again

I love this place! It's a great place to get a touchless wash, or to do the wash yourself. They provide you with all kinds of soaps and protectants and high pressure water. I drive a Ford fusion and I'm usually able to wash my whole car for less than 10$, given that I waste no time. The touchless automatic wash is anywhere from 8-15$, depending on which level of wash you get. read more

Not sure why there are bad reviews. I've never been to a self car wash place but I paid cash ($5 for 10 minutes, $1 for two minutes) and everything worked great. Was concerned about the pressure at first but the pre-soak is supposed to be low pressure and then the other options are higher pressure. I also used the vacuum station ($1 for 4 minutes) and it had good suction/nozzle to get the job done. Would definitely come back! read more

Great place to clean your car. Unfortunately, there are people that also go there that misuse and damage the equipment. Which causes a inconvenience for other customers that would also like to wash their car or vehicle. For some reason those same people don't understand, that there are rules that should be followed. I guess some people still need some growing up to do read more

This place is garbage now. Have the stuff never works. One of the stalls has been broken for awhile. Today I pull into an empty one. It won't take my cash. Then it says card reader isn't working. Ok wtf you don't want my money. So I go down to key issuer and you can't get a new one only reload. I still had one so I go to reload, you can't reload with a card because that's also broken so only cash. I put 5 bucks on the key, then the stall wouldn't take the key either. They really put zero effort into maintaining this place. read more

*******warning********* This place does not refund you back the money when you go into the automated car wash stalls. I chose the works package, which costs $12. I drove inside, as the 2nd or 3rd step of the wash proceeded, the damn timing belt somehow undone itself. Emergency bells were ringning. About 10 minutes pass, I was still stuck in the stall. An employee finally comes to the rescue.. Attempts to fix the timing belt but no success. He then tells me to use the DIY stalls. Unbeknownst to me, I was under the impresision that i getting my 12 bux back. The guy completely ignored me. He could at least give me a key or pay for my DIY wash, but he is obviously an omega doosh bag. I know its just $12, its the principle behind it..I payed, I want service or money back. But I ended up paying more. HMPH!!! read more

I love this car wash because they use warm water in the pressure washers and it cleans faster. They have lots of options in the self wash, and the vaccuums give you four minutes a dollar. Tip: If you are in a pinch you can soap foam brush your car and rinse for only two dollars! read more

They try and trick you into buying the most expensive wash by switching the colors around from the price sign to the machine when you choose. Yellow is the cheapest on the sign but yellow is the most expensive when you go to pay and choose. read more

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Yesterday my partner and I went to this car wash. We got into the line for the touchless car wash. The machine took our money, 12 dollars to be exact, and as we strolled in the machine did not start up. We sat there for about 5 minutes and it still wouldn't start. There was no sign anywhere that said anything about being out of order. Knowing these kinds of things happened, I called the number they have on a door for help. The owner did not answer after calling about 5 time but again, I understand these things happen. I left a message with my number and asked her to give me a call back. She has not called me back. 12 dollars is obviously not a great deal of money, but it felt like a complete waste. If I could give it zero stars, I would. I used to come to this car wash often and I will never go back, and I recommend anyone that reads this to not go either. Extremely disappointed. read more

I enjoyed my experience at California Car Wash. it was a lot of fun using all the different functions to get my car shiny and clean! Was kinda sad though that the air freshener and towel machines weren't working, but other than that, less than $10 for a clean car isn't too bad! It's a great work out too lol read more

This place is busted as hell. Half the crap is broken without any warning and you're guaranteed to get your bills and even quarters eaten. Of course there's no attendant on site and they never answer the phone or bother returning your call. Whoever owns this place deserves to get sucked off by a shark. Screw you. read more

Carpet vacuums suck ! literally just tossed the dirt in and back out ! I would have to keep vacuuming over the same spots over and over again BECAUSE IT HAS NO SUCTION! then times up another Dollar ! UM NO THANKS read more

Zero stars. Don't go here. There's way better car washes located in Chico. Machine ripped me off of $8 and the equipment is on the older side. The car wash reminds me of a rickety fair ride and you wonder as you're on it if it'll start spitting out parts. Don't even bother calling the listed phone number if you have an issue as the owner doesn't even bother to rectify it. They pocket money that's not theirs and that's called a thief in my world. Buyer beware. read more

This used to be a great place to clean your car, now it's hard to find a vacuum that the hose isn't broken. And when you do you have to go over and over the same areas because the vacuum hardly sucks anything up. There vacuums just eat your money go else where. read more

Was sitting in car wash and it was prompting me to leave while my car is covered in soap?? The guy that works here is suddenly MIA... I have to go into the other one to rinse myself ... and yes pay over again ... clearly I can't drive home covered in soap. Never ever coming back ! Everything is either broken or breaks every time now. read more

I use this car wash all the time because it's near my house and has one of the few touchless washes in Chico. Last time I came through I paid 12$ for an extreme wash and the wash was not working, no signage was up to indicate the wash wasn't working, it had no problem taking my money though. I called the number on the receipt asking for a refund or a free wash, never got a call back or refund. That sucked. When the wash is working, it's great, 5/5. Customer service, however, 0/5. read more

April 12. Half of the vacuums weren't working. One took my dollar. I called and left a message. They never called me back. Won't go back.

I was a victim of the drive through wash not working as well. The drive through with the brushes was blocked off so I used the touch less which has always seemed a little ineffective for my car. The car before me seemed to have no problem. I paid my $12, drove in when it was my turn and then the lights on the directions sign went out. I didn't know if I needed to move forward or backwards. Then they came back on and the arrow told me to move forward. I did so. The water started and covered maybe a foot of my car and then the arm holding the water jets fell. Luckily it was right in front of my car and not on my car. I drove around it to get out and looked for an attendant. Called and left a message but still no reply. It's not making or breaking me but I would like my $12 back. I did not receive the service for which I paid. read more

I like this place because there are many options - you can wash your car yourself in a stall, or use one of two types of automated car washes. They have the "no touch" kind and the rotating brush kind. The machines all take credit/debit cards, so no need to raid your piggy bank for coins. It is clean and well kept. There are lots of vacuum stations too. As far as I can tell, they are open 24-hours, which is a plus. This place is way better than those car washes at the gas stations where you have to wait a long time and they don't wash your car very well. Thumbs up!! read more

This is an excellent spot to go and get your car washed. It is a fairly new spot that has a lot of stalls and vaccuum areas. They take cards as well so that is always a plus. The location is great and they are only full during mid day. I wouldn't recommend anywhere else. read more

I was extremely disappointed with the touch less wash. My car did NOT get clean. Waste of $8. Otherwise, the place was clean and nice overall. If I go back, I'll wash the car myself. read more

This is the best place to wash your car in Chico. The prices are very reasonable and the owners keep it in top notch shape.

Stood for 5 minutes with people waiting while trying to use the credit card swipe. Fix it! Not that hard to have credit card counsels that work. read more

I came for the shampooers and they weren't working. No signs, and when I called the number to let them know (like it says to do on the machine) it went straight to voicemail, with no return call. Guess that's five bucks I won't get back. Overpriced, as well. read more