I paid the owner $968.35 on 4/14/17 for a brand new air conditioner for my 2011 Ford Escape. As of…read more8/27/18, it isn't working and I was told by the owner I would need a new compressor because the warranty for a compressor is one year and it expired 4 months ago. Ridiculous At first, over the phone I was quoted a price of $950 to fix it again! When I showed up with my dad, it was $570. This owner is a crook! DON'T GO HERE! I would give zero stars if I could. UPDATE: 6/27/19 I took my truck to Driveworks in Jersey City and the cost of a new compressor is $280 and I paid $300 for labor and Freon. This is much cheaper than the original $950 I paid for the same services at Van Houten. Be advised that after I posted this poor review, the owner left me a voicemail "to make me an offer." I never returned the call.

I've been using Van Houten Auto for every oil change on my last two leases. They're quick (I'm…read moreusually in and out within 5-10 mins) and their prices are reasonable. The arm on my windshield wiper was bent and when I brought it in today, they straightened it out free of charge. Little things like that go a long way, and I'll surely be bringing my business to them for the foreseeable future. The mechanics have always been friendly and helpful. I highly recommend Van Houten Auto.

Everything. Frankie does a great time completing the rental transaction. This is the only location…read moreI go to to rent a Hertz vehicle

I live down the road from this shop so I already knew it existed. A few years ago my father bought…read morea new car and handed down his BMW X3 to me. Went to the dealership (the one next town over) for a simple oil change. Within an hour I get text with a video from the dealership recommending $7000 worth of work. I of course declined and told them to just finish the oil change but when I picked up the car, you bet I drove straight to Montclair Motorwerks from there. Ken and his team took a look at the vehicle and while some of the repairs recommended by the dealership were legitimate, others weren't really needed. The honesty was refreshing. Turned out the vehicle did need some extensive work (thanks Dad). The car was ready within a few days and the price (which was still in the four figures to reflect the scope of the work done) was a fraction of what the dealership would have charged. Additionally I was very careless in leaving something extremely valuable in the vehicle. One of the technicians found it and turned it over to Frankie for safe keeping. Anybody with questionable morals could have taken it and I wouldn't have known. When I picked up the car, it was there for me and while I was of course embarrassed, I was grateful. I'm under no impression that BMWs are cheap vehicles to own and maintain. They aren't. But the high degree of trust I gained from my first encounter with Ken, Frankie an their team made Montclair Motorwerks my go-to since then.

Guys fixed an oil leak that's was a bit complicated to get to. Nice people and good mechanics.read more

Overall, my experience with Fix N Fuel has been positive. The team has been professional &…read moreknowledgeable about issues. My most recent interaction made me a little uncomfortable. For years, my family and I have been harassed by strange women and men in Essex County, NJ. My conclusion: People think I am anti-Italian, which is ridiculous. My parents were/are Italian-American. My mother was lovely and a wonderful parent. Her family was like a Big Hug. Because of sick/crazed women (and men), I have been bullied and harassed with intent for years. I have been called names; women have cited my body to me in a perjorative tone. I have had to file police reports about these strange/sick women harassing me. I have gone to restaurants and other establishment where strangers have gone out of their way to talk about their Italian heritage and/or relatives near me. Great! I love Italian food and Italian culture! Please don't feel compelled to mention Italian food/culture around me to offend me. I love it all. This is what happened as I waited for my husband to pick me up after I dropped off my car. An employee also spelled my name wrong and said something to the effect of, "Of course, that makes sense." And after he got my car model wrong (a co-worker corrected him with the right car model I brought in to get serviced.) It saddens me that I felt so uncomfortable. The team seems knowledgeable and experienced. My husband has volunteered to take my car to Fix N Fuel after my most recent experience with folks.

Over the winter, I came in with a completely rusted off exhaust pipe. It was dragging on the…read moreground. These folks took me in, welded on a new piece and had me up and running quickly at a reasonable price. The communication was transparent, courteous and professional. Thanks guys! Highly recommended.

I have used Bergen Brakes numerous times for different repairs and their work is excellent, they do…read morenot do unneeded repairs, their pricing is very fair, their work is on time. Honesty is not always found in motor vehicle repair shops but you will find it here. Highly recommend.

I don't usually do a lot of reviews but I am on a roll this week so I am FINALLY writing a review…read moreof D&L that I should have written years ago. My sister and I have been going to Randy for years--and totally trust him. Just bought a new car and plan on bringing it to him, rather than get ripped off again at Subaru service. Just to give a perfect example of Randy's honesty - For the first 5 years we had our Subaru, we brought it back to the Subaru service dept because we mistakenly thought we had to because of the warranty. After 5 years we went back to Randy. 2 years later, we rec'd a recall from Subaru on the airbags so we had to go back to them to have it fixed. While there they did a "multi-point inspection" and gave me a list of things that had to be done (including rear brakes). The list came out to just under $1300. I just listened and smiled, knowing I had an appt with Randy the following week and would see what he had to say. I was pretty sure I was going to need the rear brakes (since Subaru had told me 2 years before that I needed them) but obviously was not sure of the other items. Randy looked over the car and called to say I needed rear brakes. I asked "anything else" and he said nope- just the brakes. Ended up paying UNDER $400 vs $1300 at Subaru!! We don't put much mileage on our cars but bring them to Randy every 6 months for an oil change and check-up anyway knowing he will never tell us we need something done that is not necessary. DO NOT HESITATE to take your car to D&L. Can definitely trust Randy.

Been there several times over the years and they always do a good job but even more important to me…read moreis that they are HONEST. A quality you find hard these days.

Joe Guarino Auto Repair comes highly recommended for all your automobile mechanical needs from the…read morelittle maintenance things such as oil changes to the big jobs! I have been on the market for a new mechanic for a long time. My car broke down and was towed by AAA. I found Joe Guarino's as an approved shop on the AAA site. Their reviews were absolutely impeccable and there were so many people that took the time to review them! None of the other shops had many reviews and if they did have a few reviews, they weren't that great. Joe's shop really stood out! It was nice that I was able to schedule an appointment online over the weekend in the late evening and I promptly received a call back from Rich in the office, who is just wonderful! They are very honest and fair. They could have taken advantage of the situation being my car had to be towed there. We suspected the problem was much bigger than it was and they assured me that it was something minor and I didn't even have to pay a ton of money. It was very affordable. They are "woman" friendly and still take the time to explain everything to you in lay-person's terms to where you can understand. They do not dismiss you or talk to you like you're "just a woman"! They look over everything and assess your vehicle for any and all issues and breakdown what is priority as well as what is not priority to fix. They even take the time to explain proper maintenance items and at what intervals they are suggested to be performed. They take the time to ask you questions about all repairs you have had done so they can put it into their system and get to know your car's history. This helps to asses things as they come up and gives them a holistic full picture which helps for future accuracy in diagnostics. I have never seen (in my 52 years) any mechanic take the time to do this. It's exceptional! That also take time to break down the bill and itemization for you so that you know what you are paying for. The gentlemen (owner and office manager) there are so very pleasant (Joe and Rich) and just so personable. You will never find another mechanic shop quite like this one! I promise!

Charged me about 700$ for a little 110amp alternator. Lost more after because they didn't notice…read morethe serpentine belt wasn't even the right size. Great people but they weren't as knowledgable as I expected.

Johnny goes above & beyond to figure out what's wrong with your car! I was having trouble passing…read moreinspection due to the "readiness" of my car, actually failed inspection 7x's before stopping in to have Johnny take a look. Apparently I wasn't completing the required "driving cycle" even though I had been driving for many months so he offered to drive it home to see if he could figure out why I wasn't completing my cycle and when he brought it back the next day his little gadget was showing the car being "ready" & told me to go directly to Motor Vehicles to inspection where I finally passed, halleluyah!! Whatever he did worked so thank you again Johnny & sorry for the belated review!! :-)))

Johnny always keeps my car running and up to date if you want your car to be fixed right this is…read morethe shop to bring it to Dave B.

Installed motor for me Great service , great price . If u ever need auto service be sure to go…read moreto Vinny

I just brought my car in for an emergency brake service as a reference from a friend. It was done…read morethe same day and I was pleased with the service! They are nice and reasonably priced. They have been around for a long time and are worth a try!