I've got a 2014 Chevrolet suburban and I cleaned my throttle body out. It was definitely due for a cleaning. Afterwards, my suburban ECM was confused by the new air flow it could get and made my RPM's rev up to 2,000 and steadily climb to 3,000. Called these guys up to see if they could do an ECM relearn and they said they could. Brought my vehicle in and I was in and out in less than 5 minutes. Can't say enough about their excellent service and helpfulness. read more

I highly recommend this auto care center! It's under new ownership and the new owner has the best customer service and great discounts! I went in to get an oil change and they did diagnose and alignment for my car for an amazing price. Discard all the negative reviews because they are all about the past horrible owner. read more

Heard it was under new ownership so I decided to give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised at the service and the cleanliness of the place also the transparency of the workers. All the questions I had were answered in a way to make me truly understand what was really happening with my car. I got a really good deal and decided to follow through with the services. I think I found my new local mechanic shop. read more

have to change my review on meineke on dennery rd 92154. had both my cars oil changed this past wk and only drove one of the cars. when i drove my 2nd car i immediately noticed that the oil and motor lite were both on so i immediately came home and parked it. turns out there was no oil in my car!! the guy at meineke put in the wrong size filter. i called the manager noah who did give me the # for a tow. had the car towed and oil replaced. thank goodness i didnt have any more issues (yet) but lesson learned always check your oil after any oil change!! the manager didnt even appologize. shameful. be aware folks read more

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I want to be an independent person to 2nd a review I read here by Rick D. The first thing the staff here told me: "we're not connected to Meineke so your Meineke coupons won't work here and our rates are different because we're a franchise." Then they processed to quote me outrageous prices 3X other Meineke's and auto shops. Avoid read more

Meineke Car Care Center - $100 for an oil change... - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

They Only have one technician and they want me to wait for almost 2 hours that's crazy I might as well go to Walmart and it's cheaper

Let's say this review is not complete yet! I scored a three on this because I felt I had good service and courtesy from this auto team at Meineke. I came in for an oil change, tire rotation, and full 75K inspection. There were problems with the car but I am unsure that estimates for work on a couple of apparent leaks in sections of my engine were fair. I am still doing my research on that but from what I saw in estimates via the internet, it didn't look good for the shop. My car is running well, so the basic service they did appears in good order. I am feeling I'm going to have to find a new go-to place for auto work - I'll keep looking for one that pulls me in like a magnet once again. Recommend: LOW -- MED read more

Meineke Car Care Center - Giving a different Meineke another try! - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

I thought it was a good idea to twke my cars because a live 2 min away but worst decision ive made they always mess up on the installing a part the right way and i have to bring back my cars 2 to 3 times to have it reinstalled and they over charge me for the same part they could not install worst experiance ever read more

If you want to get robbed of your money then by all means go to this place. I went in and just asked for the price of a simple basic oil change for a Nissan Versa. Just across the parking lot Walmart advertises their basic oil changes for $25 and $35 for any vehicle. The person in the office of this location told me that the price was going to be $140 for a simple oil change. He told me he could give me an exact quote if I waited a few minutes for him to put information in the computer. Honestly, who needs to enter information into a computer to quote a simple oil change? Those are pretty standard processes today. This is just an example of price gouging. read more

Meineke Car Care Center - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

Terrible service. If you want to waste time and money by all means walk yourself into the door. Inspection took longer than it should. Oil Change is over priced.( Starting price at $140) That's outrageous for an oil change. Best option is to go to Valvoline and get an oil change for under $100.00. Brake inspection and inspection are over priced. $92.00 Diagnostic will cost you $162.00. Brake Pad and Rooters will cost you easily $2,000 for front and rear. Front $984 Rear$857 Brake Fluid Flush $200.00 Employees are trained to act friendly, but in reality they they know that it is overpriced. Stay away. read more

I really didn't want to leave this review, BUT what they're doing isn't okay. I've taken both of my Audis here for the past 3 years due to the use of Liquimoly products. These guys do good work and it is veteran owned. I only live two minutes from this location. However, my last visit was where they lost a customer. I dropped my car off on a Friday afternoon to diagnose a coolant leak. After two hours of waiting, they tell me they're waiting for a quote from Audi for a replacement part. I ask them if it was fine if I left the car there while they wait for the quote. They said yes. NO OVER NIGHT FEE WAS EVER MENTIONED. Saturday comes around, I get a text saying the Audi dealership was closed so they're unable to get a quote that day. (They weren't closed). Sunday and Monday, Meineke is closed, so my car is stuck at their shop. My car was never there for a week, I don't know why the owner is saying it was there for a week. Tuesday comes around and I get a text saying the part cost almost $500 ($492 to be exact). I knew ahead of time that the OEM part from the dealer was only $150 which I could pick up the same day in Carlsbad. When confronted for an explanation on why the quote they gave me was so expensive, they just said that's the quote that was given to them, assuming from the same dealer that I could get that part for $350 less! I refuse to believe that Audi would charge a shop more than double the price of the actual cost. What sense does that make? Being a mechanic in the Navy for 10 years I'd like to believe I'm pretty mechanically inclined enough to do my own due diligence on what's being done on the car, but for a regular customer who doesn't know any better, they would have spent more money than they should have. I did enjoy coming here because it was convenient for me and they do good work, but their lack of transparency and shady business practices lost them a customer. tell me they're waiting for a quote from Audi for a replacement part. I ask them if it was fine if I left the car there while they wait for the quote. They said yes. NO OVER NIGHT FEE WAS EVER MENTIONED. Saturday comes around, I get a text saying the Audi dealership was closed so they're unable t I really didn't want to leave this review, BUT what they're doing isn't okay. I've taken both of my Audis here for the past 3 years due to the use of Liquimoly products. These guys do good work and it is veteran owned. I only live two minutes from this location. However, my last visit was where they lost a customer. I dropped my car off on a Friday afternoon to diagnose a coolant leak. After two hours of waiting, they tell me they're waiting for a quote from Audi for a replacement part. I ask them if it was fine if I left the car there while they wait for the quote. They said yes. NO OVER NIGHT FEE WAS EVER MENTIONED. Saturday comes around, I get a text saying the Audi dealership was closed so they're unable to get a quote that day. (They weren't closed). Sunday and Monday, Meineke is closed, so my car is stuck at their shop. My car was never there for a week, I don't know why the owner is saying it was there for a week. Tuesday comes around and I get a text saying the part cost almost $500 ($492 to be exact). I knew ahead of time that the OEM part from the dealer was only $150 which I could pick up the same day in Carlsbad. When confronted for an explanation on why the quote they gave me was so expensive, they just said that's the quote that was given to them, assuming from the same dealer that I could get that part for $350 less! I refuse to believe that Audi would charge a shop more than double the price of the actual cost. What sense does that make? Being a mechanic in the Navy for 10 years I'd like to believe I'm pretty mechanically inclined enough to do my own due diligence on what's being done on the car, but for a regular customer who doesn't know any better, they would have spent more money than they should have. I did enjoy coming here because it was convenient for me and they do good work, but their lack of transparency and shady business practices lost them a customer. read more

This place is horrible the workers don't even look happy to be there all of them look sloppy and non professional I went to fix an oil leak I went to pick up car oil leak was still going not only that now my motor was malfunctioning charged me 2500 eventually had to swap the engine spent 6500 to swap it somewhere else that was more reliable but I never had an engine problem before taking my car here avoid this place your wallet will be thankful read more

A bunch of clowns shuffling around dragging their feet moving as fast as sloths. Came for a simple belt change. 1230," To get the part will take 15-25 minutes. Autozone is in the same shopping center! What if I go get it . "No warranty then. " It's now 210. Dude comes out all smiles "Hey we noticed a tear in the belt right as we put it on. What a clown, I can see you working on my truck less than 50 feet away and I saw DUMB under my truck with no safety glasses on, shit falling in your eyes and DUMBER standing on a tire over the engine pulling on the belt and snapped it. " It's going to be anther 50 minute to an hour." Great now I need to text a neighbor to get my daughter from school because I don't have a vehicle. Coming here to support a fellow Marine (owner)was a 1 time mistake. Not to mention seeing them revving the engine on a customs Honda (right bay) who left his car here and these morons laughing about it. A prime example of, Are you a mechanic? No but I've worked on cars my whole life." 10/28/2021 pls rebuttal if this is untrue. Time now 250 no end in sight. read more

Meineke Car Care Center - A bunch of clowns shuffling around dragging their feet moving as fast as sloths. - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

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Attn: I am being attacked by meineke employees for sharing my opinion and experience with this shop. very unprofessional. sandra g messaged me and wrote a review trying to defend meineke but instead proves how unprofessional and immature they are. again i do not recommend. horrible customer service. read more

Meineke Car Care Center - Meineke employees messaging me and attacking me. Very professional Meineke team, NOT. - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

Beyond frustrated, I reached out to my community in March looking for a mechanic for my 2010 Honda Pilot. Thank you for everyone's input. I went against better judgement and went with the veteran owned business. This has been an nightmare! I'm writing this post to tell Eastlake community to beware of Meineke at 740 Dennery Road San Diego, CA 912154. I went with this location because I'm actives duty and because they stated they are veteran owned and offer free towing. Yes it's free towing up to 5 miles after that it's $10 dollars a mile. So I've attached the work I got done to my car. I was told my car was good to go! I texted one of the people to let them know I was on my way to the shop. When I arrived my car was in the bay. That initially raised concerns. I asked what was going on. I was told because it's a new battery it was being charged. Never heard this a day of my life but again I don't know much about cars. They drove my car out the bay and I paid. (Maybe I'm stupid for paying) I asked the question IS THAT A NEW BATTERY TWICE. I was told yes! Exactly a week later I went to drive my vehicle again. Guess what my car won't start at all! No power to it. So I contact the free towing company again. This time oh the free towing takes 16 hours to come. So yeah my day is ruin bc the estimated 2 hours they gave me turned into 2 hours. See attached what was the problem I received from the shop. I had to let them know IM NOT PAYING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I PAID TOO MUCH MONEY FOR MY CAR! I agreed to have them program a spare key I had for my car. So yeah I didn't pay for a diagnosis but I paid 80 bucks for my key to be programmed. So remembered I said I'm military. Well my job requires me to travel. Last week I was in Hawaii. This vehicle was for my son. An early graduation gift. So he's been driving it for a week. No issues. Thursday he contacted me at 0340 in the morning panicking. Oh yes because he's a brand new licensed driver. He says mom my battery light came on and my car just died! I'm like OMG! What where are you are you safe. He said i was heading to school. Luckily not many vehicles were on the road. He handled it well. But WTF(fudge) exactly a week later the car is dead AGAIN! So I had to pay $195 to get the car towed from off the side of the road to my house. I told him once I fly back to SD I will get it back to the shop. So Monday this week that's what I did. Once again paid the $20 for the extra 2 miles. So now once again oh we can't find anything. I'm heated! I'm frustrated! I went to this business because The military affiliation and now look! I feel like I'm being taken advantage of because I'm a female and I don't know vehicles at all. People I've spoken to told me I spent too much for a battery. To me it seemed right. Since this process I've reached out to some people and I'm going to the BBB as well as bureau of automotive repair. As stated before just because we reside in Eastlake doesn't mean take advantage of your community. read more

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Took my Fj cruiser in for squeaky front brakes. I knew pads and rotors still had some life but I brought my rig here anyways so that they could figure out the noise. Lindsey came out to the truck and gave me some info on what it could be. I left it with him for inspection. His team notified me later that braking system needed to be lubed up. No more squeaky brakes. Happy customer read more

**PLEASE VIEW BOTTOM FOR OWNERS SELFISH**RESPONSE : ( he voided the conversation I had posted ) I absolutely DO NOT recommend this shop to anybody who lives within the area especially under the pandemic. I've been a customer here before and it was my second time coming. As I went to go pick up my car I was wiping down all of the buttons and seats of my car, before going into my car. However, I was stopped until I saw one of the mechanics drove in with another customer car, around the lot, and I saw he wasn't wearing a face mask while in this customer's car!!! Personally I pick up one of my aunt, who had a double lung transplant, and is currently taking medication to lower her immune system in order for her body to except the lungs she received. And I find this to be absolutely unacceptable for this company to not take precautions considering that we are under purple tear. Employees and mechanics actions like this are the reason why we are still under this purple tear. Please note: in the image of the commentary coming from the owner that is not his vehicle because I had seen the mechanic/employer put a sleeve with the estimate belonging to the customer! They do not wear gloves, no seat covering, & no masks. Linsey S : Owner - "Hi I am the owner, this is my vehicle. Please remove this false review. Talk to us before you post something like this on my page. This can really hurt a business...happy New Years." Me: "this is a honest review of what I saw, the only damage that I would bring your lack of consideration your employees show on your customers during a pandemic." Due to the following verbiage illustrates the selfish nature the owner has for it customers. The last thing I need to hear is this clown to tell me what I'm saying is false & to speak to them before posting. In which there is no way in hell that's happening. read more

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I urgently needed a flat fixed and was told they would not fix it and I needed to buy 4 new tires. The guy did not even look at my tires and said they needed to be replaced! I got help elsewhere, but shame on them for not helping and trying to sell tires that weren't needed. read more

This place is not meineke. Its a family owned business taking over the old meineke place. Tried to get service done on my car and yet there wasn't an employee in sight. Been waiting at the front desk for someone to show and no one is around. If it's responsiveness you're looking for this place isn't it. read more

Today I came in for a electrical issue with my vehicle. The owner and the manager were friendly and tested the battery for me. My car was dying when I was driving it so when they tested they showed me with their machine that the battery was bad and I had to replace it as well. After I replace my battery then they retested the charging system of my car and the alternator was not functioning correctly. Since I didn't had enough money they gave me the option of financing or providing my own part as well. When I provided the part they only charged me for the labor and my vehicle was working perfectly after they worked on it. It was a great experience coming to this place because they are friendly and experienced as well. From now on I will be bringing all my cars to this place. read more

These people are RIDICULOUS $97 PLUS tax to PATCH a tire. They thought they could take advantage because I am a woman. FUCK YOU. Drove another mile & paid $20 to patch my tire. Was in and out in less than 10 minutes. DO NOT COME HERE. I can just imagine how much they take advantage of people with oil changes, or more complex services. read more

My story is the men in that shop helped me with my car need's and did a excellent job at it too. I will definitely continue to come back to this location for my automobile issues. Thanks once again . read more

I've been going here since I've moved to San Diego over a year ago and honestly I have no complaint. Oil changes are in and out. They informed me that my transmission fluids were low (they showed me when I asked), and they also informed me of possible future problems I may have with my transmission since my car is known to have less than stellar transmissions. I'm currently having them replace my timing belt and all the jazz that goes along with it and they by far had the best price for the service. I was constantly reassured by Robert that him and his guys will get my car back to me ASAP. And as a college student, that's what I like to hear. I will admit, when they are busy, the guys at the front do get a bit frazzled, but that's completely understandable when you have upwards of 3 to 4 people trying to talk to you at once. But in regards to actions, I've never been belittled or talked down to once. When not busy, the guys have always been up for small talk. I do admit, I was a bit scared to go to a service chain at first, but this team has proved over and over again that they do care. 10/10 would go here again. Ps here's Buddy read more

Meineke Car Care Center - Here's Buddy the dog in the shop, saying hi to everyone. (Manager's friend's dog) - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

Thanks for checking my air pressure. As soon as I pulled up I was greeted, good customer service

My original post was deleted, I don't know why.. I went in for an oil change on 7/22, they said my oil panel or something like that was leaking. I know it's a small business and they have a lot of competition, so it was going to cost me between $150-$180 (I don't remember the exact estimate they gave me) just to diagnose where the leak was coming from. I decided I would take it to get checked at a later time. However, I had to take it in elsewhere sooner than later because my check engine light came on yesterday 8/5. The mechanic that I took it said my car had no oil and the coolant fluid was very , very low. There was no mention of anything to do with my coolant during my oil change, I just thought they did a full inspection. As to why I had no oil 14 days after my oil change, I have no idea.. There are no oil stains in my driveway where I park everyday or my parking space at work. So I'm still trying to figure out how I had no oil 14 days after my oil change. read more

Recently had tail lights, cold air intake and.. UNDERGLOW installed on my vehicle. Thanks to the hard work from the service crew at Meineke, my car looks cold and dark as ever. This shop doesn't play games when it comes to caring for vehicles and being upfront with its customers. read more

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EDITED - Last Saturday I got my car serviced with a routine oil change and brakes done. $300 to service. Ok cool. Then the following days after my car was serviced, my engine overheated. Why? The reservoir cap for my coolant wasn't screwed back on. Being that they do indeed check all fluids during an oil change (I called and asked to confirm) - this garage was they were the last people to touch my car. They must've been in such a rush to get my car on the lift to fix my brakes, that they must've forgotten to secure all my fluid caps/covers. So on the way home from work last week, my car lost all coolant and caused my engine to overheat and seize. I had to tow it home and now have to replace my motor. And might have to rent a car while it's being repaired. $1500 down the drain. Advice - STOP RUSHING just to turn another vehicle over, and get another one in the bay. I'm sure these guys are not gonna take any blame. And hope I just sweep this under the rug. But make sure the "mechanic" tightens everything down. And even if this is an isolated incident, this makes me very very weary to comeback. read more

Meineke Car Care Center - My car overheated after Meineke "serviced" it - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

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The crew did a full service, front leveling kit and rear airbags on my 2019 Dodge Ram Truck also did a full suspension upgrade on my 2022 Mercedes Sprinter. Great, friendly service at an unbeatable price. I would highly recommend this shop for all of your vehicle repair and Maintenance read more

My car broke down close to the shop. I had no idea this was going to happen to my car. The owner is a nice guy and a military vet. He truly values his customer and his team are extremely nice. My engine stalled out and could not be repaired without replacing the engine. I had no idea what I was going to do. I live out of state and was with my kids. I had to get back home. The owner let me keep my vehicle at the shop until I was able to figure out my next steps. What a gracious owner. I am going to let all my friends and family know to go to this shop in the San Diego area for good and honest service. I thank God for this shop and owner. read more

Very attentive employees. Took care of me within minutes. Highly recommend it. Took necessary precautions to practice social distancing read more

Meineke Car Care Center - Auto repair center - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

Took my 4-runner to Meineke in April for a transmission fluid exchange. The employees indicated they were capable of conducting the service. Two months later I began experiencing issues with tranny and took vehicle to Toyota service center. They indicated the transmission was 3 quarts low and because it was a sealed unit it was not filled properly at Meineke. They also indicated they were out of the advertised oil indicated on their promo signs and cost would be higher. It would be my recommendation to go anywhere but this place. You will save money in the long run. UPDATE: It appears this place is now under new ownership. As it turns out, a Marine purchased it therefore I think the business deserves another chance. Semper FI!!! read more

Brought my sisters car here for an oil change and asked them to see if there's a leak. After the oil change went back and they claimed there was a huge leak and not to drive it, a estimated $800 to fix. After driving the car around for a few days and multiple hours, got a second opinion. Not a leak in sight... That's some shady shit Meineke. read more

Bad place to bring car went for a oil change and they never did anything came home I had dirty oil and the same dirty oil filter they said I have a dirty engine so that's why the oil is that dark and the filter just got dirty for the drive BS I only drove the car 4 mils then got home and checked it.... I called them out they changed the filter for a clean one but they never changed the oil dont come here if you dont know cars they will take the money and say they did the work read more

**DO NOT GO HERE** I was robbed of 500$. I took my car in to replace the tail light. I was advised by their service manager that my tail light panel /lightingsystem needed to be changed out completely. charged me 500+. A month later, same problem I went back for help, same guy said they're under new management and couldnt help. I took my car to a bmw certified specialist who advised me the serial numbers on those parts were still the same and that nothing was changed out. total trash. absolutely disgusting read more

I was hesitant to come here because of the reviews but I really needed my car fixed and this was the closest to my house so I decided to put it in gods hands (lol)....the process was pretty simple for me, told them what I needed, gave me the quote, told me about some other stuff that may need attention later (which I knew about and plan on coming back), walked around with my little until they told me it was ready. Paid and picked up my car. I did not get the experiences like others and I do believe people have different experiences but mine was fine and I'll be coming back to get the rest of the work done they pointed out. read more

Took my car in for a simple oil change, the guys did a full inspection and recommended some things that the car needs that I wasn't tracking. Owner is super nice and friendly, overall good experience can't complain. Definitely will continue to bring my vehicles here read more

I made an appointment at a specific time thinking I'd get taken care of that same day, for them to completely ignore the appointment and not get that car even touched , and to get a phone call at the end of the day saying they won't have time to check it! Like what was the appointment for?! For veteran owned it felt like being back in the military trying to return my gear to CIF to get out waiting in line for hours for them to tell me "it's not clean enough" terrible. 1 star read more

I only walk in for a new battery. It's during COVID19. But waaaay SLOW service. No one to try to fix it. They're not in a rush. I get it. It's a Saturday but they all had a lack of motivation to work. I saw many workers walking around. Getting involve with others who were working to avoid working. Bad service. I wouldn't return. 50 mins. No one there. 50 mins to get it done for a 5 min labor read more

Meineke Car Care Center - Showing how I'm next and no one to help - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

Been taking my car here for years for the convenience of being so close to my house. Robert always helps me with everything. Prices are reasonable as they are a mechanic shop. They check everything and make sure your vehicle is up to date. They are your dealer alternative but more affordable. 5 stars! read more

Meineke Car Care Center - Auto Repair Near Me - San Diego, California

I have taken all 5 of my cars to this location. 2019 Ram 1500, 2022 Chevy Silverado,2018 Ford escort, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, and my 2 1920 Mercedes. I would not take my cars to another place. Vetran owned. I'm a Disabled Combat wounded Soldier and only get treated with the upmost respect. The owner takes time to explain everything to me. read more