Excellent service, did an amazon job for an excellent price. Had my car fixed in no time, Highly recommended!!! Very nice guy as well as his employees read more

Cesar is excellent, knowledgeable and can do any kind of car repair for a lot less. He is very intelligent, knowledgeable and tells you how to best take car of your car to make it last. He did an excellent transmission service job and major tune-up for half of what you pay anywhere else in this town. My car, which is a 2005 Toyota Camry with 164K miles on it, now drives again like the day I purchased it. He really is that good! And, he said I have another 100K left with proper maintenance. I am very happy with Cesar! read more

The only thing Caesar did quickly and well was take my deposit. He then disappeared and it took 6 weeks to get my car back. No receipts, no guarantee and when it started making noise a week later he refused to call me back or even show up at his own shop. STAY AWAY! read more

Don't trust Cesar with your transmission. We had him replace the transmission on our van in early 2013 at the cost of $2,200 and he warranted it for a year. Towards the end of the warranty period I noticed the overdrive light flashing, so I took it into him to check out. He drove the van, announced that it was shifting perfectly and pronounced the transmission "bulletproof". He said he thought the O/D light was flashing because rodents had been chewing on the wiring, and suggested we turn the O/D function off while driving in town. Three weeks later the "bulletproof" transmission blew up on the 405 freeway in Culver City and the van had to be towed back to Santa Barbara. We called Cesar and he said he would come to our house to look at it, but informed us that the transmission was now out of warranty. He never showed up, despite our sending him repeated messages. It cost us $540 to have the van towed back to SB--if we had added that to our original $2,200 we paid out, we could have hired a quality transmission shop and still had a working van. read more

if there was zero stars i would rate it -0, guy is a total hack job. Ive been working on cars my entire life. I said 210 he said volvo. I mean really!! i wouldn't wish this guys attitude on anybody its awful. he put in a rebuilt transmission and it failed after 11,000 miles. his shop is a pigsty. tools all over the ground. no organisation. on top of everything else he hangs up on you. He can hardly speak English and its a nightmare communicating with the guy. PLEASE do yourself a favor and NEVER go to this guy. read more

My car broke down last weekend while I was having a joyous time wine tasting in Los Olivos with some friends. AAA towed my car to a local shop in Buellton that told me it would cost $700 with labor to replace the starter on my car. After I cried, I called AAA back and had them tow it to Cesar's shop in Santa Barbara. Cesar was referred to me by my mom and I am so grateful that for once in my life I listened to my mother. Cesar took great care of my car. It wasn't the starter after all but a simple wire connecting to my starter. He repaired the wire and my car runs great! Thank you Cesar! read more

Well...normally i don't write reviews but the level of service goes well beyond bad. needed an estimate on a transmission rebuild or replacment and went there. had to haggle on price to come close to matching a big reputable name brand transmission shop in Chatsworth-- Kings Transmision repair. Agreed to price 300 more. however kept promising to be able to get to it and flaked due the last time to job being too involved when in fact he was rushing to go out of country and finish the jobs he had. All i got out of these trips was a charge of $100 for running diagnostic test which said tranny tried which I already knew it was. AAmco for same diagnosis does it for free. Now if this was the end of it i'd leave it at that but heres where the story gets better. i go to pick up my car which by the way is totally dirty withh an inch of dirt. His shop is in an alley that's not paved but is dirt gravel. then as i walk up to my car I notice a couple of things... My gas cap cover is snapped open and so is my trunk. Dont think much of it at time...just sloppy work oh well. or so i thought. then I pay the 100...for what I really thought was a rip off. then i get in my car...to drive back in the two gears that still work...my steering wheel is full of grease...more sloppy work. then when I turn on my car the radio goes on... I never leave it on and always play CD's... it's country music...how colloquial i thought...so i switch CD player on and play a CD on way home as I always do. Here's where it is absolutelyl unbelievable... .the next day I want to take car to get washed and turn on cd play and notice no CD's are in 4 of the 6 disc slots. No biggy I think I open trunk and think there may be a jamb in them....then i notice...someone stole 4 of my CD's After this i put together all pieces someone in the shop had tried to pop open the trunk in rush and popped the gas cap, and hood but couldn't do the trunk; it opens with key. They stole 4 CDS and when I took a closer look the housing around the disc changer is completely loose-- they tried to steal the CD changer as well but luckily it looks like they had no time or it was too hard to do!l So to recap not only are the business practices questionable; someone in that shop is a theif or they have poor security and you can get your items stolen like I did. read more

Not trustworthy, does not stand behind his work! Took my car in for a transmission repair. Waited over 3 weeks to have it completed, and then was charged $1,000 more than I was originally quoted. Car was returned with a damaged steering pump as well as 2 days after driving the car I was broken down on the side of the road calling a tow truck while the car stood idle and smoking. The car was towed to a reliable repair shop who informed me that I was over charged for an insufficient job. The transmission repair Cesar performed was incorrect and with bad parts. The transmission fluid was filled past the maximum level, so when the engine heated it expanded the fluid having it erupt under the hood of my car causing mass amounts of smoke. I had to pay for a tow and a steam cleaning of the engine, on top of the over priced transmission repair (This is not including the hundreds of dollars spent on a car rental and days of work missed/majorly inconvenienced due to extensive repair time). When I contacted Cesar, he rejected responsibility, I was met with no cooperation and hostility. When I requested more information on what went into the car I was ignored. Bad service, bad quality, DO NOT GO HERE!!!! read more

The first shop I took my Honda Civic to said they would not repair my transmission but would only replace it entirely, Cesar took a week to fix my transmission and it saved me at least $1000 not to have to buy a new one! He was personable and communicated well with us throughout the process. I would recommend him! read more

Driving through Santa Barbara a couple of weeks ago and had a complete transmission failure on my Jeep. Not a huge surprise because it's kind of a POS but, what can I say, I like the beast and I'm not yet willing to put it out of its misery. I was dreading the thought of spending a crapload of money on a replacement tranny but, luckily, I wasn't too far from this place when mine gave out. The owner checked out the Jeep and was able to just replace the input shaft instead of the whole thing. Much, much cheaper and he had it done by the afternoon. Disaster averted. read more

My family and I was traveling North and we broke down in Santa Barbara on a Sunday and Cesar Transmissions was the only shop open. He quoted me $2000 to repair the transmission, but a day later he said it would cost $2500. Being that I live an hour and half away and towing it home would cost a lot I decided to move forward with the repair. That was clearly the wrong decision. Cesar had my car for 8 days, during that time I had to pay for rental car. I got my SUV back on a Monday and the very next day the engine light come on. I had to drive it back to Santa Barbara and have him look at it. This time he had it for 4 days and I had to pay for another rental. Got the car back on Saturday drove it home and two days later the engine light came on again. This time and to his credit Cesar felt bad so he actually drove to my house picked up the SUV and allowed me to borrow the shop's car. This was a nice gesture and saved me from renting another car, but the vehicle he gave me was extremely dirty and out of alignment. It was so bad my wife refused to ride in it. Finally a week later I got my vehicle back. However when I got it home it was leaking oil from the transmission pan that Cesar damaged. I took it to the local repair shop to get fixed. I called Cesar since it is under (his) warranty and he said he would refund me the cost. I sent Cesar an email with the cost of the transmission pan and labor as well as mailed him a copy. I never heard from him again. I called his cell phone and left multiple messages which was never returned. I even sent a certified letter with return reciept and all I got back was the signed receipt with no reimbursement. In the end I'm out about $3200 and the transmission still has issues. I won't let Cesar touch my vehicle again as he is not someone who stands behind his word. To those that need to get their transmission fixed; I realize other repair shops may cost more, but in the long run it will be so worth it. My vehicle is on the verge of needing the transmission replaced again as his repair work didn't last more than 2 months. My mechanic said you better get rid of this vehicle before the transmission goes, which can be any day. Thanks Cesar for the headaches and the additional financial loss that I have incurred. read more

I have been going to Cesar for a few years and has treated me with absolute respect and he is like family. He is fast and will always try to give u the best price which is almost always the cheapest in town. He is fast and good at what he does. Choose choose choose him!!! read more

He told me. He was going to fix my car but He didn't do it. After 10 days he hold the car for those days. He told me to pickup my car because I called him two times. He told me I was pressure him too much. read more