i held off on making this review but idc anymore... i took my car to pep boys to replace the brake pads & at first i thought maybe it was bc they were short staffed the day i was told to bring it in. the day i brought my car in, everything seemed fine and the job seemed to have been PROPERLY done.. however, i noticed after they gave me my car back, i still had really bad squeaking (yes i know new brakes squeak esp if they're wet) but because i couldn't stand listening to the squeaking of my brakes, i took matters into my own hands and took off my wheel and the pads, i come to find that the "new" brake pads they installed had chipped on both the passenger and driver side pad. Also the hardware for said brake pad was sooo loose & when you get a set of pads, the hardware comes with... so i just see a whole lot of "lack of care" in the service that was done & not inspecting the product before placing it on the car is a rookie move imo. let's just say i won't be coming back & now that they fucked up and made me learn how to do my own pads, this is a lesson learned. read more

Pep Boys - chipped brake pad that they used ON MY CAR - Auto Repair Near Me - Union City, California

Do not go there they don't know what there doing took my truck for new tire and they forgot to tighten up some of the nuts and very messy insulation also they have zero knowledge about tire sensors I will never go back read more

if you care about your time and life never come to pep boys I waited 7 hours just for 4 fucking tires read more

Always had a good experience with this Pep Boys. It is next to an Advance Auto Parts that shares the same building. Over the years this Pep Boys store underwent some changes. At some point in time a lot of the self service auto parts was turned over to Advance Auto - I'm not sure the relationship if there is any at all - but the parts store was great when it was run under the Pep Boys leadership. I've always liked how friendly the Pep Boys side was for car repair. Sometimes I even come by with some extra oil when I do my own oil changes and the guys there let me drop off. This is a great full service auto maintenance spot if you don't like the dealers. It's usually quicker and cheaper too. Right now the Advance Auto Parts next door has signs up that they are moving or going out of business. Would be great if Pep Boys takes over again like they once did years and years ago. read more

Not recommended. I had a few things done here, including my brakes about a year ago and paid over $1,500. A few months later, they started making noise again. My paperwork says I have a lifetime warranty on the brake pads. I called 3 days in advance to schedule an oil change and have my brakes checked. When I walked in, Devin had an attitude and was rude to multiple customers. I told him I was there for an oil change and brake inspection, and he was cursing about this and that. He told me I would have to wait 4+ hours for both services. I explained that I had called ahead for the same reason, so I said never mind, just do the oil change. He said it would take 1-2 hours. I've already been waiting 1.5 hours and my car is still sitting in front untouched. At this point, I'm ready to leave and take my business somewhere else. read more

Never coming here again. They closed early with no notice with my car still inside the shop. Tried to pick it up at 4 PM when they are supposed to be open until 7 PM and they were completely locked up. read more

They took 5 hours to do an oil change. I went to check my oil a couple days later and realized they never put the oil cap back on and left the funnel inside the engine where you are supposed to put oil. Overall terrible service DO NOT COME HERE!! WILL TAKE YOUR TIME AND MESS UP YOUR VEHICLE!! read more

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I was comparing reviews online among all tire dealers ie pep boys, American tires and big o tires and I was glad to choose pep boys. Their staff Devin was very helpful, not to mention their fast service. Will definitely highly recommend. read more

Upon entering, they had a very comfortable, somewhat large waiting area set up with separate chairs, a working TV and offered free wi-fi. Oh, it was great that the TV was neither blasted or so low I couldn't hear it. Behind that was the area to go to chat with the customer service rep. The rep, Marshall, was friendly, helpful and professional. He represented the company well, didn't rush me and was easy to work with. When I called to set up the app't I chatted with Deven, who was also very helpful and ordered the part I needed ahead of time to make sure the process was as easy as possible for me. Both of these guys gave professional service. All in all I was happy with the service I received. read more

I replaced headlights for my Prius day before yesterday. The bumper and the engine plastic shield had to be taken out. The plastic shield was put back without screws. The plastic that was put under the hood fell off and was just hanging in there. I went to their shop today at 6:30 pm, they were closed. Store hours say it was 7:00 pm. Unbelievably bad. read more

Dont even try this place, Made an appointment for brake inspection @10, came back 12 for update they didnt even touch my car. Lol this place is a joke read more

On June 12 I made an appointment online to bring my car to Pep Boys to fix a flat tire. The calendar/times available were from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. I chose 5:00 p.m., got confirmation, and went to the shop to perform the repairs. Upon my arrival, I was told there's only one mechanic and he was backed up with repairs plus he would be leaving at 5:00. Then why did the calendar have 5:00 p.m. at the available appointment time? All they could offer was to reschedule me for Saturday to fix the flat tire. Really? 2 days to wait around for a flat tire repair? Of course I said no thank you. While in the parking lot, I found a tire repair shop Tire and Wheel Mart only 4 minutes away at 2456 Whipple Avenue - I drove over and explain my situation. They told me to bring the truck around and pull it into a stall. Took them less than 10 minutes to fix my flat tire and only charge me $15!!? Pep Boys did not live up to the reputation or their name. Pep, really? Tire and Wheel Mart will be getting my future business from now on for such repairs and tire purchases. read more

I had my brakes serviced last weekend. scheduled my appointment the night before. Dropped my car off around 10:00am and picked up my car around 5pm. Rear brakes new rotors and brake pads and also a oil change. Berto was really helpful and honest about the service that I need for my car. Lee the technician showed me my worn brake pads and advised me that my front brakes are still good. so no need to change them. Price was reasonable. To be honest I was skeptical at first because of the Bad reviews. but they prove me wrong. just be patient people if they can't finish your car quickly. I think they are short staffed.That Being said plan in advance schedule your service on a day that you dont have to do anything. Fix your life. lol read more

Came in this morning for my scheduled appointment and ended up leaving because something was going on with Zach. I could tell by our first greeting, something was up, didnt smile, tone of voice was extremely off, talking to me like I fucked up his day. Copped attitude from the getgo. I didn't want to pry in the man's business, so I just told him I'd come at a better time and kept it moving. This was the first time I stepped foot in here and most likely my last. Zach, I hope your day gets better, whatever you got going on, but your tone of voice between me and your other clients behind me in line was unacceptable. My OGs always tell me to leave everything at the door, be it at a club or a business establishment. Aint nobody trying to be around that. Leave that shit at home or find a better job. read more

I'm wanted to really give pep boys a try I heard mixed reviews about them, I took my truck for an Intermittent starting issue and teng could not find problem with it so I picked it up . My truck stopped starting for a week a took a video of it this time and showed to the manager Marshall super nice . I called my tow truck and he tapped on the starter and got it started to I was able to drive it in . When I got the report they recommended an optima battery because they said it was testing bad keep in my battery it two months old original ac delco . I looked at the inspection and saw they had the wrong vehicle information they had registered as a 2500 and it's a 1500 so my thought was they tested my battery at the wrong Amps . I decided I would pick up my truck and take it somewhere else instead next day another shop diagnosed a bad starter and replaced it under my extended warranty . 2 stars for how nice they were but as customer I will not return or recommend any customer to them as I lost trust . read more

5 star service from I believe her name was Deja! Hopefully I remembered her name correctly. I only spent a few minutes with her but let me tell you... She was the happiest employee I have run into in a very long time,and she seemed grateful for life and her job, She was helpful, funny & polite. We haven't been here in a few years and needed a part we walked in started to look around when the clerk (Deja) not only greeted us and offered help she then told us all car parts were 20 or 25% off... Wish I could remember which. Not the stock of tools or products on the shelves, but car parts. Perfect we actually have the part# She rang us up and we were in our way! Now if they could do something about that parking lot!!!! Don't let the drab pothole littered ghetto shopping center or parking lot scare you off... If my husband would park and shop there anyone can! read more

Pep Boys - Auto Repair Near Me - Union City, California

Hey I have been going to pep boys for twenty years ok they were good at everything I dropped my family car off now I have a issue with my breaks for 3months. $1800 for all new sets so what can I do asking for help thanks everyone peace. read more

The drop off box was open so I was hesitant to put our keys in there and leave. I peeked my head in and Benito was there and helped us sign in and took our car into the garage so we didn't have to leave it out in the parking lot. Very very nice and accommodating. I haven't even had my service done yet but I feel we are good hands here with Benito!! Thank you Benitooo read more

Avoid Avoid Avoid. slow service and lack of service. Made an appointment for a simple oil change guy tells me that it will be 3 or 4 hours. Total waste of time I took my car down the street. Better service and car was done in less than half hour. read more

I took my SUV to the dealership for a change oil and they recommended brake service, dealership gave me a break down of cost, but did not have time since I had prior engagement. I had time today so I thought I would go closer and thought it will be cheaper. It was actually double the cost and they recommended more changes than the actual dealership, and they did not give me a break down of cost, they told me over the phone "hmmm" when I said they charging double. They just handed me the keys. Not saying they intentionally are scamming but it just feels a bit suspect. I can see why they really downsize their shop. When I went there it was nobody. read more

My tire blew out on the freaking San Mateo bridge and had to get my car sent here for a tire replacement. Benito was super helpful and empathetic with what was going on, my day was basically ruined and all this shit happening and he was patient to help me out with solutions to get me home and safe. Benito is a great guy! Thank you so much! read more

After a flat tire I considered to give a chance to a pep Boys ,I found I great service and good advice for them I don't way has a bad reviews This is my experience I highly recommend read more

I ordered two tires and got an appointment next day at noon to install which is normal. The problem was that he told me it would take about one hour for the service. So I decided to go and just wait for the service. I arrived about ten minutes early and I was then told it should take about two hours until completion. So I walked to the McDonalds nearby to have lunch and came back to Pep Boys after 1:40p.m. I noticed my car is still outside in the same spot I left it. I then asked the person at the counter, he said they are short handed that day and it will be done soon. We'll, it did not get done until 3:45p.m. I would not have any problems if they had inform me from the beginning that it would take 3 to 4 hours to complete. I could simply drop off my car and pick it up after work. Why keep telling me something that is simply a "lie" from my standpoint. I was not going to leave a review until this morning some lady called at 6:30a.m. while I was still asleep saying that she is from Pep Boys and that since I had canceled my appointment do I want to make a new appointment? Do you not know people might still be asleep at 6:30a.m. or are you calling from a Service Center on the PI? Pep Boys, please train your employees or contractors better. You can do it! read more

Amazing service! Thank you soo much Jesus! I recently visited this shoppe to purchase some lights for my license plate and boy oh boy was the timely service impeccable! Jesus also allowed myself a timely tutorial on how to apply the lighting onto the vehicle. Absolutely amazing! Tysm! The dedication and time is appreciated! ^-^ read more

Service, Quality & Value SUCKS! I had an appointment and was told cars were ahead of mine and it would take 5 to 6 hours to wait for a tire rotation. Unacceptable, in having an appointment. read more

Good service! I highly recommend it. My car has been having a lot of problems that needed to be fixed. I've been to many shops, but they refused to give me service. Some of them were even scammers. I tried going to Pep Boys, and they do a great job on my car. read more

I will never take my car there again!!!! First, there's no where to wait for vehicle to serviced.. Should have been a red flag from the beginning. I had ordered tires and had them delivered for installation. I arrived to my appointment late so I was prepared to have to wait to be fitted in. After I was told it was going to be a two hour wait, I told them I would leave the car and pick it up the next day. Well, the next day was thanksgiving so I knew that wasn't possible so I was prepared for it to take an additional day. Three days later still no call. I finally got a call asking about my order verses the current tire size. I ordered the correct the size per the manufacture, I can't see any reason why their certified technicians couldn't figure that out without me telling them that. Then I call back the next day, supposably there was a delay with the billing for my PREPAID service. So now on day 4 I'm finally called and told that my car was ready, but when I pick it up the tire pressure light is on, even though I requested 3 different times to have it inspected during the installation process. After additional research on my part, it appears that my vehicle REQUIRES that the tire pressure sensors are reprogrammed every time you do anything with the tires. So now I'm riding around with new tires and the pressure light on. I called asking why my light is still on and of course I'm told whatever BS excuse and told to DROP IT back off again. How can you tell me what my vehicle needs when you haven't even got the baseline information about the vehicle that you're talking about?!! Long story short, I'm taking my car somewhere else to get it serviced correctly. Never again, if any thing they need to pay me for doing their jobs. Save you time from stress and take your car somewhere else. read more

I will not bring my car to Pep Boys again. They broke my nav display and could not fix it. The battery on my 2015 Lexus IS350 was getting weak so I decided to stop by Pep Boys to get it replaced. Wait time was 2.5 hours (they did not have the battery in stock) When the car was ready I noticed the navigation screen was not operating. As It was now close to closing, I decided to take the car back the next day. That night I researched the issue online and found a solution. I brought the car back the next day and a print out of the solution. Another 1 hour wait. "Sorry, your solution does not work. We don't have the equipment to scan the car. Take it to a dealer" I brought the carl home and tried the solution on my own. The display came back on. All that was needed was the directions and a 10mm wrench to disconnect and connect the battery. I will not bring my car to Pep Boys again. read more

while i was here, i compared synthetic oil prices with the one i got at target. it's 9.99, 5.99 at target 80% more! got a replacement lamp bulb for my vehicle. the walmart one didn't work, it was missing the NA part description. it bulb dit fit, but it isn't lit. costs $2.50 (7.99) more than walmart.. it was self service. cashier was courteous, efficient. the CC gadget was so slow. old model. read more

Pep Boys - This worked. Walmart's didn't. Did NA make a difference? - Auto Repair Near Me - Union City, California

Got some new tires installed in Sacramento location and on the drive back to the bay area, I noticed some shaking on the steering wheel. Since I live in Fremont, made an appointment for 08:30 at the Union City store, to get the balancing checked. Called Sunday and made appointment at 8:30am then next day due to being able to get the work done quicker. At least that's what I was told. Got in Monday @ 8:30 and the first thing I was asked was if I was leaving the car as it could take a while. I let the guy know, Carlos, I was waiting. This place has no waiting room which wasn't mentioned. I call at 10:00am and ask if the car is ready or what the status was. Carlos answered and tells me it hasn't been worked on yet and it could take a while because an 8am appointment is a big truck so it's a big job and it takes longer. He seriously used it was a big truck as an excuse! I asked to speak to his manager and he stated he is the store manager... When I arrived that morning there was no other vehicle in the front parking lot. I told him I don't understand why appointments are made when technicians aren't available to do the service. He started going on and on about having to complete the service on the earlier appointment and they can't tell how long it's going to take until the service has started. At this point, everything coming out of Carlos' mouth is insulting and is a shame cause some folks don't know any better. That appointment at 8am, mine was for 8:30. If they expect one tech to be able to service an "unknown" job in 30 minutes, either this guys is flat out lying or the company isn't concerned with customer service at all. I've had previous work done at this place before and although they weren't perfect but at least the folks at least showed decent customer service and put energy into improving the situation versus accept it and making every excuse in the book. Just checked the link they provide on the status of the service. It's now 10:55 and it looks like they still haven't started on it. read more

Pep Boys - Auto Repair Near Me - Union City, California

I ordered oil changed and tire rotation which I was charged for $9.99. I did mark my wheels to make sure the tire rotation ( I was told by a friend his tire were not performed) and oh boy I was disappointed. I did not check the wheels when pick up the car in the rains. read more

i dont like this pep boys. the manager was rude wnd they made you stand in line without and acknowledgement! it seems like all ge cared about was money and not servicing the customer. i made and appt then when i get there he tells me he cant do the job because he has no techs! what kind of bs is that!! the pep-boys in union city is not professional at all!! i will never ever go there again! as a consumer i have choices and i will not choose pep boys in union city!!! read more

I ordered tires and made an appointment for 6:30 pm. When I git there the guy said "well are you going to leave your car with me? Because we close at 7" I said "what? I have an appointment!!" He said " well ma'am I can't help that, we close at 7. I can do it in the morning." I asked him if it could be done first thing because I had to go out of town. He said no because he had 4 cars ahead of me. So I had to scrap my plans. It really misses me off when you make an appointment and still have to wait. I will NEVER use pepboys again. read more

Beware of this location they inflate the cost of repairs by replacing other parts your car doesn't need plus they use cheap aftermarket parts. They quoted me $489 plus taxes I decided to take my car to the dealership and had it fixed for $325 taxes included. STAY AWAY FROM THIS LOCATION read more

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I (30F) came to buy new windshield wipers and picked out the correct ones I needed for my car. Paid, and was asked if I would like to have them installed. I said sure. The first guy couldn't figure out the blades and had me turn on my wipers (with no blades) and scratch the arms against my windshield. So we went back inside and started the return process . When the manager came over to see what was happening the clerk made a point to say "SHE picked the wrong wipers". After trying to upsell me on different wipers (that weren't right) we found out that EUKEKA! The ones I picked initially were correct ones. The clerk "didn't know that the wipers came with two sets of adapters for different cars". After re-buying the wipers I originally picked out, it took all three "men" on duty to figure out which adapter would fit on my car since they only drove and worked on Japanese cars. This was super irritating and disappointing and I don't appreciate being thrown under the bus due to a man's incompetence and inability to install windshield wipers. Just don't offer. I hate writing negative reviews but you don't throw customers under the bus especially when you don't know what you're doing at your place of work. read more

Had a great experience at this location. Benito and Lee took great care of my vehicle. Came in on a Sunday for a nail in a tire and ended up asking for an alignment and wheel balance as my front tires had been causing some vibration while driving at high speed. Lee did an amazing job with the balance and alignment, my car runs so smoothly now! He kept me updated on the progress and even pointed out some existing damage to my wheel rim (likely pot hole related). We test drove the car to make sure that the service performed solved the issue, and it did! Very happy with the work, will come back in the future. read more

How do you rate service that doesn't happen? Can I give less than a star? The first issue I had was when they rescheduled my appointment without informing me, the customer. Customer service apologized and rescheduled my appointment. Then, I show up for the rescheduled appointment, only for them to tell me that they can't perform the scheduled work because "they are just too backed up with appointments." One thinks of the Seinfeld scene about "holding reservations." Anyway, this place is terrible. There are other options nearby, stick with those. They will at least keep your appointments. read more

VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE I am a loyal customer of Pepboys Union City,CA since they opened on the late 90's. This place is my favorite hang out besides Home Depot across the parking lot. Everyone was so nice associates managers doing their part to make everything good. I bought so many parts here since I was a mobile mechanic during the days. I rendered lots of service here alignments, wheel balance, rotations etc. Suddenly, looks like things have changed. Since I bought my 4 tires here I wanted to take advantage of the free balance and rotation which the car really needed. I was scheduled for 1:00 pm October 19 Saturday. When I got there the service associate informed me that they are short of mechanic and they cannot work on my car and I agreed on his recommendation to get back the following day which is October 20, Sunday for another appointment at 9:00 am. So there I was in the line excited to be check in and upon talking to him he gave a bad news that their compressor was broken yesterday (October 19) and they cannot work on my car again. I am a very understanding person that things happens but hello can't you just call me and tell me not to waste my time and gas to come there for nothing. I know my blood pressure was up but I tried to be calm. It still hurts me giving a 1 star this kind of practice shouldn't get one. So disappointed! Too bad Pepboys I really missed those excellent workers that they used to have. I even recommend most of my customers here services that I cannot provide for them. read more

Inefficiency at it's finest. 1 hr+ for an oil change. What's the point of a 12 pm appointment if your tech is at lunch?! Workers here are insanely disrespectful and unprofessional. Will never come here again even with a coupon. read more

Had a great experience at the Union City/Industrial Blvd. location today. I recently purchased a used SUV and found out that the back wiper was no good. Looked for the correct wiper and was unable to figure out which length of wiper was needed. Talked to Jesus and he helped me pick the right wiper and went one step further and installed the wiper for me. I couldn't have asked for better help. Jesus was wonderful. Thank you again for your help! read more