This all started with me getting a code for an open thermostat. It wasn't major as I was able to drive to New Orleans and back without any problems but when I returned, I decided to change the thermostat myself. I obtained the thermostat and set up to do it one morning and I was able to take it off pretty easily but once I put it back on, it started leaking and wouldn't stop. I tried removing it again and re-tighten it, but didn't make it any better so I decided to have it towed to the shop after getting a recommendation of this place from a close friend of mine. Mike was the person I spoke with and once I had it towed there within an hour or so he called me and told me what the problem was. Apparently the thermostat housing being plastic I ended up cracking it because I tightened it too tight and they took care of the problem pretty quickly and within an hour or so they called me and told me my truck was ready. Once I arrived, Mike wasn't there, but the two techs that helped me were very thorough and explaining to what happened, they even showed me the piece that was broken. Lots of shops don't do this so immediately they became a place that I could trust in the future. I'll probably use them again instead of doing self repairs myself. read more

No quality for service, mechanics lack integrity. My girlfriend took her car here and they did not want to honor their warranty on her cylinders. Mechanic even admitted to me he did not write in the system which cylinders he had worked on in the car so he didn't know. To summarize, her car is still misfiring on cylinders they worked on and they did not bother checking because "I didn't check the back 3 cylinders because they're harder to get to"- what the mechanic told her. read more

Zero Accountability for their own service. They did not log which cylinders they had worked on in the system and failed to honor their warranty. December 2024 I had three cylinders serviced, recently had a misfire on the cylinder that was worked on by them and when i called asking them to have them check it since they were within warranty. they offered to see it, did not replace the warrantied parts and reset the codes. the misfires persisted and they were lazy to check it even going so far as to say " i didn't check the back three because the front 3 are easier." ... it was cylinders 1 that misfired so he practically admitted he didn't bother checking. My car is still misfiring and the cylinders are still warrantied and the mechanic scolded me and said "i never want to see your car again" after i asked him to honor his warranty. If you're a woman, do not take your car here as they will use that as an excuse for lazy and poor quality service. Find a shop with integrity and care for quality. read more

Love it. They are so patient and affordable prices. We love to come here all the times. Highly recommended

Looking for help for oil leaking Kia Forte, I was referred to Tripp's. I have passed many times but never noticed them. Awesome auto repair shop. Professional, honest, quick analyzation of auto issue. Repair was done speedily (within 1-2 days) in spite of part delay. I will be returning for future auto work. read more

I had a good experience with the towing service. The team was prompt and professional, arriving within the estimated time. They handled my vehicle with care, which I really appreciated. Overall, a solid choice for towing needs! read more

I was told they would be great and reasonably priced. However, when I went in the person at the desk was not at all personable and of course gave me a full quote for having everything done instead of seeing how he could work with me according to my real need and finances. I had to pay for this as if somehow the $35 would convince me to pay the $1400. I definitely don't recommend this business. Interestingly enough I just got a 2nd quote for $800. read more

I ended up at Tripp's, due to high estimates I received, for work that I didn't even need, from the dealership where I purchased my car. I have taken my car in twice now to Tripp's. A brake job, some belt replacements and other minor work. I couldn't be happier with Tripp's. I am treated with courtesy, respect and they always explain everything to me. I take my work laptop, a cup of coffee, they have wifi and I'm all set. I live in The Woodlands and they are in Katy. They are worth the drive. read more

Took my F150 in because the left tail light and brake light wasn't working. They quoted me over $1000 for a new BCM. After doing some research I bought a ELM327 OBDII scanner for $19.99 on Amazon and after downloading a $3.99 app I was able to clear the error codes in my BCM and low and behold both blinker and brake lights work again. read more

We have taken our cars to Tripps for over 20 years. Very trustworthy and honest people. Never had any problems working with Tripps.

Very honest! Went in to have my breaks looked at, they could have easily told me I needed new breaks. They were honest and told me my brakes were fine. They also told me their oil changes were $45 compared to $85 at the mobile place on mason. Will be taking my business there from now on! read more

If you want a honest shop at an affordable price here you go. They were much cheaper than another place that quoted the same work. Their shop is as clean as a big chain with personal service and without the big bill. Clean work, fast turn around and an honest group. what more could you want. read more

Small car service place with really great service. Went for an oil change and was in and out in 20 minutes. Prices are fair, and they won't scam you like other places. read more

A place in the area that is fair, know what they are doing and above all are honest and trustworthy. I've brought several of my vehicles to them and always treated right. read more

Tripp's Auto Tech - 18050 Kingsland Blvd Houston, Texas 77094 - Auto Repair Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've been doing business with Tripp's for over 10 years. These guys do business the way my dad did business. Promises are kept. Expectations are met and honesty is the best policy. They take care of my car in an expert manner and treat me as if I was friends with the owner. I would say these are the best mechanics in Katy! read more

I have been using Tripps to repair all of my cars/trucks for several years. Very honest, quick diagnosis and never any rework. If there is nothing wrong with your vehicle - they will tell you and send you on your way rather than conjure up a problem to fix. I have always appreciated how trustworthy and reliable they are and everyone that I know that uses them say the same thing. read more

I almost hate to tell people how good these guys are because they will get busy and the amazing service I get might degrade a bit. But they really are great. Very reasonable on labor and parts. Good advice but never try to run up the price or replace stuff that is fine. This is the Mechanic I can send my teenaged daughter to and know they will treat her right. I literally can not say enough good things about these guys! read more

So happy we found this place!!! We will never go anywhere else. My only wish is that they'd offer "BoGo" oil changes (i.e. buy 5, get 1 free). It never hurts to wish ;) read more

We had a wonderful experience with Mike (The Manager). My husband and I were looking to buy a used car from a small dealership nearby but wanted a third-party opinion. He gave us his honest assessment of the car and we ended up not purchasing it bc of several issues that weren't openly shared from the dealer. He gave us suggestions of cars that have good reputations. Very friendly, genuine, and kind. read more

There is no better and honest place. My truck was in and out of the Ford dealership for a brake issue. Rotors resurfaced, pads replaced and still had shudder and squeaking issues. One time, the Ford service manager told me that my drivers side seat was shaking and to blame - what???? Based of a recommendation from a friend, I took my truck there. Tripp's instantly said that my rotors needed to be replaced and one brake pad was cracked. These were just replaced less than 30 days prior. The squeaking issue continued but after a second visit, Tripp's guys took care of it. Safety and my brakes are now fully restored like brand new. I generally take my vehicles to the dealership to be serviced. Tripp's has earned my trust and business moving forward. Do yourself a favor and go here first. read more

Prices were great and place is within walking distance. Even gave me a fair quote for a break job. Will be going back here. Ask for Mike, he'll take care of ya! read more

Tripp's is down right amazing!! Richard is a awesome man and they have always taken care of me! Never over charge or try to jip you. Very honest business! read more

This is now the 3rd time I have taken my vehicle to Tripps, and once again they were absolutely wonderful. I thought my brakes needed to be replaced for sure, but they called and told me they just needed a little grease and didn't even charge me. Another example of their honesty. I will forever be their customer. read more

Tripp's has been taking care of my family's vehicles for 20+ years. Today I was in Dallas with a check engine light and a shaking car. Scared of the worst- I went to a nearby Firestone. It was bad-they told me it was a $1500 repair. Before I agreed to service, my husband reminded me to call Tripp's. I spoke with Richard who advised it would be a $600, 3 hour job and reassured me I could drive it back without any problems. I arrived in a panic and left my car in his care. Before my Uber could make it to the freeway, Richard called and said that we had been given the wrong information. It was a 10 minute job that cost less than $160!!!! Thank you Richard for always taking such great care of us!!!! read more

Have taken my car to Tripps on many times and have alway felt they where shooting straight pool.

I finally found an honest mechanic in Houston. I have taken my car and my wife's truck to Tripp's Auto several times. They have always been truthful. I am an excellent mechanic and a mechanical engineer. I know then I am lied to. My neighbor who is an elderly widow took her car to Tripp's for diagnostic work. They gave her an honest diagnosis and charged her a minimal fee. Businesses like this deserve recognition. read more

Saw the great reviews online and decided to stop by and get some work done to my vehicle. I spoke with Mike who was very polite. I told him I needed an alignment, oil change and possibly new brake pads. He asked me a few questions on why I thought I needed new pads. Told me they would take a look before doing work. THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE! So many other shops would have pushed additional services that I didn't need. Turns out my brake pads were fine. This place is A1. I will be bringing all my vehicles here in the future. I would absolutely recommend this place to anyone. read more

My family and I have been going to Trips for years. Great service. They are super helpful. I don't know much about cars, but they take the time to explain things. I have never felt dumb for asking a question with them. read more

Mr. Tripp and his team of mechanics are the best I've dealt with in the last 20 years. Honesty, integrity, and professionalism are key elements for this business. Old-school customer service and fair prices are hard to find these days; Tripp, you've got a customer for life! read more

Honest and trustworthy. Will tell you exactly what you need, and ONLY what you need! They don't "pad" the job.

After getting over 4 quotes for AC check for more than double the price of this place we took the BFs car here and they were amazing! Dropped it off in the am and it was done before 11 am! Sure enough it was very minor and we ended up getting out of there for less than $100! Very honest and double checked everything! We will be back anytime we have an issue with either vehicle! Thank you Tripps!! read more

Tripps is run by good people. They do what they say they will, they do it right and they do it on time. Who woulda thought!? Customer service at an auto repair business, unheard of. Thanks, Gentlemen. read more

Richard and Staff runs a straight forward and honest business. I have used him for years and had a Turbo Under Boost Error on my 2013 Explorer. The dealership today me it would be $3200.00 for replace turbo / do a tune-up and Re-Program the ECU. I took it to Richard and he quoted me $2100.00 I told him to do it. 45 minutes later I got a call telling me my turbo looked good and he didn't feel right replacing it if that wasn't the problem and to take it to the dealership and get them to reprogram the ECU first. I did at a cost of $140.00. PROBLEM FIXED... Honesty and doing business the right way saved my $3000.00 THANK RICHARD, keep up the good work. read more

My first visit to the shop was to see if I could get my oil changed. I was amazed at how quickly it was done, with no appointment. I have waited for a few hours at other shops, even with an appointment. I just had a good feeling this was a great place. I will definitely be back! read more

This place is awesome!!! I went to Kwik car care on Fry rd near Morton to get my oil changed before heading to San Antonio. I got about 2 blocks from there and my car would not accelerate!! I somehow managed to coast it into a gas station and I called the guy at Kwik car and told him what was happening, the first thing he said was well it's nothing I did but I will drive over there and take a look. Over an hour later I realized he was full of it so I called a tow truck, they recommended Tripps Auto; after about 10 minutes Richard came out and told me nothing was wrong with my car, the idiot who did my oil change forgot to hook my air filter back up!!! He didn't charge me anything, and I went straight back to Kwik car and got my money back for the tow!!! The only good thing that came out of that suckfest of a day was finding Tripps Auto!!! I will go nowhere else from now on!!! read more

These are honest mechanics. They know what they are doing because they enjoy working on their own vehicles. They aren't the cheapest in town, but they aren't going to "fix" something that is not broken, so you save plenty there! One of the first times I went there, they mistakenly charged me for overlapping labor, but I didn't catch it. The owner called me back an hour later and asked me to come back so he can give me my $200 back that they overcharged me. How many mechanics do you know that would do that? I take everything there and I recommend them to everyone. read more

Unfortunately, we have not had a good experience with Tripp's. I have debated on posting a bad review however, if other people have had negative experiences it may be a matter of lack of quality assurance and management needs to take notice. We used Tripp's several times in 2016. We have an older SUV that has 120k miles and therefore needed some standard replacements such as, shocks, brakes, hoses, etc. My 2 points of concern is that the brakes installed are after market and make a horrible squealing sound every time we brake, Chevy dealer says nothing to do except replace with Chevy brakes. This piece of information would have been nice to know when they were giving a competitive quote. When they replaced the back shocks they cut into the hard cover that goes over the wheels to get to the shocks. No shop manager noticed this? We did bring it back and they made it right by replacing the two covers. They failed to remove the large red and white factory stickers, a minor detail but I like details in workmanship. I took it back to have a standard oil change and asked them to inspect it to determine if anything needed attention before we took a road trip the next day. I asked them at pick up if everything looked good, if the truck was in good shape, answer was yes. The very next day it broke down on the road 400 miles away. Again, the Chevy dealer in that town said the bad radiator hose should have been noticed during a standard inspection. To note our own fault, we took it to a Kwik Kar 3 months prior who added replacing some hoses, the radiator being one, but because they always seem to exaggerate and present it as if our truck is about to explode, we take their caution with a grain of salt. We now use them for oil changes, take the lengthy list of "have to's" and go to Chevy dealer who usually ends up suggesting half of the items for maintenance and/or repair. I realize dealerships are expensive, but we ended up having to replace the radiator and transmission. While our truck was getting fixed, against my better judgement, I took our other car in for a standard oil change. The next day it was overheating on highway 99. It too had a bad radiator hose and the dealership said they rarely see that happen with Lexus cars. It was just at the dealership 5 months prior for a standard oil change, no problems noted at the time. Another coincidence, maybe, but too many coincidences for us. read more

My family has been going to Tripp's for years. Always above and beyond excellent service. We love the complete honesty and integrity Tripp's provides! read more

Visited Tripp's for the first time today. Great service and fair pricing. I had heard great things about this shop and they lived up to the expectations. I'll definitely bring my cars here from now on. read more

This place is amazing! I brought my vehicle from the dealer after a friend recommended I do so. The dealer told me the repair for my car would be in the thousands and I would have to leave it for several days. When I came to Tripp's I was greeted by Travis at the front counter (Awesome Mohawk guy) with a friendly smile. I explained that my car had a check engine light on and what the dealer told me it would be and he took my keys and said that I would hear from them shortly. Within 1 hour Travis called me back and informed me that my car was low on oil which caused the check engine light to come on, and that he changed the oil and all was right with the world. I picked my car up less than an hour after that. So, not only did Travis save me thousands of dollars but I was only car-less for about 2 hours. This is my new one stop shop. You guys are the greatest! Someone should give Travis a raise because he could have given me the same quote as the dealer and I would have paid it, but was honest enough to fix my car for 33.00$. YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS SHOP. Period. Thanks again Travis. read more