These guys do honest quality work for great prices. Taft is over saturated with repair shops on…read moreevery corner. These guys are ACTUALLY worth giving your money too. I've been to pretty much every shop in town and these are the ones to go too. Their price for the quality is unmatched. Whatever you ask them to do they will do and won't do anything else without asking you first. So many shops like to tack on repairs and make unnecessary suggestions and these guys don't. They've earned my continued support!

I recently moved to the area and needed to find a new mechanic. When I stumbled into this place, I…read morefound friendly and competent service. The first time I went I had a flat tire and they fixed it quickly and I was on my way. Since then they have done vehicle inspections, oil, changes, and minor repairs. They charge affordable rates. A lot more affordable than a dealership! We are lucky to have such a skilled automotive mechanic in our little town.

I've been going to Monarch since 2019 they've serviced all four of my vehicles now in the history…read morewe have owned them. They charge more than any of the other surrounding shops cause they claim to do quality good work, which they always have done. However, recently, I brought my car into them on short notice for them to get my sunroof closed. They may have achieved that, but they left my car in somehow a worse state than it was already. They left greasy oily fingerprints and markings all over the headliner. It was bad enough I had to pay someone to get out. They only had my car for 5 to 10 minutes tops. I used to really enjoy going to them, but this whole interaction has rubbed me the wrong way and I won't be coming back after that. They didn't have any respect for my car which was an immaculate shape. Like cmon guys you gotta wash your hands before you going touching other peoples cars :| not cool...

They were fast. They were inexpensive. They were friendly. Will definitely be going back.read more

I have known the owner for approx 15 years of this shop, and I can tell you personally that there…read morehasn't been any one's vehicle that I've referred to San Joaquin center that has a bad experience.!! Very well trained and knowledgable staff and honest !! My name is Gene Statler, and I own and operate Genes 24 Hour Road Service in Taft ca. Since August of 2002. Call me I'll tell you !! 661 703 3701 Highly recommend.

About a week after having my rear axle seals and brakes done at this shop, I was driving 60mph…read moredown a windy, narrow road and my brakes started locking up on me. I tried to get them unstuck and drove a bit further but then lost all brake pressure and could barely stop. After an uncomfortably long distance I made it to a stop and was stranded in the middle of nowhere with no phone reception and had to hitchhike to the nearest town just to be able to call a friend to pick me up. When I had the mechanics take a look I found that multiple mistakes and inattention to detail were made at the shop, completely causing my brakes to fail. 1) they didn't clean the gear oil out of my drums which had been leaking from the axle seals. The entire reason to replace my shoes was the fact that the gear oil contaminates the brakes. Thanks to them, those brand new pads were instantly contaminated and now squeal at every stop. 2)My driver side brake wasn't assembled properly and pieces were laying in the drum itself!! The retainer clip and spring were mangled and not attached, causing the entire brake assembly to be crooked and loose!! The mechanics at this shop miss the important details of finishing a job correctly. I will NEVER trust my car to be worked on at this shop again and STRONGLY DISCOURAGE anyone to have work done at San Joaquin Automotive. It might be worth mentioning, shortly after my experience I found out that there were several cases of problems encountered by coworkers who took vehicles to this shop. One of the most notable examples: my colleague had his fuel injectors and pump replaced ($2500+ job) a couple days after my work had been done. The mechanic broke a fuel hose without noticing and when driving away from the shop diesel was literally pouring from the engine leaving a solid trail of fuel in the road. Somehow the shop didn't notice this on their test drive??!!!?! DO NOT TRUST YOUR CAR OR TRUCK AT THIS SHOP!!!