We needed someone who could diagnose why the van we were buying didn't pass smog. We do not live in Simi, but needed to have the diagnosis done there since that is where the seller lived. We picked this business from several businesses who had business cards at the smog station. We showed up without an appointment, late afternoon, and they found and fixed the problem on the spot. The price they charged us for such great service was very reasonable. They told us to call them any time we had questions about our van and they'd be happy to help diagnose any issues over the phone and point us in a direction to get help close to our home. Can't ask for better service than that!! read more

Gary does all the maintenance and repairs on my fleet of vehicles. small shop, great knowledge, very honest with the problems. Perfect for all my 18 vehicles. read more

I'm no expert when it comes to cars, I just found this place randomly from a mailer coupon. To my surprise it was a very good experience. Usually mechanics won't really talk to you if you're a woman bringing your car in and asking lots of questions, but they were really helpful! They were willing to explain each part of the process, show me the parts they were putting in and gave me a good price on the whole deal. Yes, I comparison shopped asking around at 5 different locations in Simi and only one was willing to price match, the others were all much more expensive. Gary at the front desk, was very polite and made sure to communicate everything going on and ask how I wanted to proceed. His estimate matched the final price (this made me happy!) So, I'd definitely recommend them. read more

Wow this is the most amazing service I have ever gotten. Gary is the most excellent master mechanic I have ever came across. I would recommend this place to my family and friends. Best prices and best services. read more

I had such a great experience with the owner, Gevik. He was very knowledgeable, professional, and courteous. He helped me get a great deal fixing my brakes. Earlier in the week, I got a quote for my brakes from my dealership that was way too overwhelming to hear. This led me to search local shops where I might get a better quote. So, I spoke to Gevik, who was extremely helpful and reassuring. I can confidently say I felt very, very pleased with him and his services. I will certainly be returning to him for any other auto care needs in the future. read more

Our family has been trusting Yosemite Auto Care for a couple years now. Always honest and the best service.

This is the best and very reasonable auto repair shop in Simi Valley. GARY , the mechanic and all his staff is very prompt, honest and helpful. They always think what's best for you and your car. Above all honesty is the prime thing they serve. Gary explains you everything before they perform any repairs on your car. We proudly go to " Yosemite Auto Care" for over 15 years. read more

I can't say enough good about Gary's total operation. I moved to Simi in 1976 so have vast experience in searching for someone I can totally trust.. being a single female accentuates that. Professional, knowledgeable, courteous, kind, honest and efficient....goes out of his way to make sure you're taken care of and is more than fair with his prices.. I could go on but I think you get the gist... took me 40 years of trial and error to find him! read more

Gary has always provided amazing service for my wife and I. I have trusted him and his service for my 17 year old daughters, who has just started driving. Highly recommend his shop. read more

My husband brought my car here this morning for my brakes. I was there to pick up my car and couldn't have been happier. Brake pads and rotors replaced, oil change, replaced parking light, plus they found a staple in my tire and fixed that all for a very reasonable price. We will be back. So glad to have found an honest, trustworthy, and reliable mechanic close to home. Plus they were nice and personable people. Happy customer here! read more

Amazing, sincere, and honest service. It is extremely difficult to get this type of service from mechanics. Not only am I referring to the customer service but the quality of the work as well. Gary is just an awesome guy! read more

Finally Finally Finally. I have used a lot of mechanics. Being in the SF valley, Simi valley and traveling. This guy is legit. I have taken my Cadillac EXT, Toyota and Nissan all to him and he has done a great job with everything. Great guy, runs his shop with a pen and a pad of paper (not judging) just saying hes old school. You don't find mechanics like Gary. you really don't and when you do, you don't go anywhere else. read more

Service has always been great and Gary is honest!! I was concerned about getting a tune up on my 2008 Expedition since I got a notice from Ford about spark plugs breaking in the cylinder head. I discussed with Gary and he knew about the issue and how to prevent plugs from breaking - Ford has a very specific recommended procedure. Tune up was performed without incident! I highly recommend Yosemite Auto Care for all car service. read more

gary at yosemite been honest and great job very friendly i recommend yosemite to my friends

Gary and his team did an excellent job repairing my brakes! I had a vibration in my car from breaking and they identified it was the rotors. They checked each part and machined the rotors since the brake pads were still good. Saved me a ton of money. Really appreciate these guys. Highly recommended. read more

I was in need of a mechanic and cautious do to my lack of knowledge with cars. After asking a trusted friend I went to see Gary. My first visit was to bring my daughters car for starting issues. He initially felt it could be the starter and quoted around $500. It made sense do to the age and mileage of her car. However once he did the work he said it was minor things spark plugs and little things and was only about $150. I was extremely pleased with his honesty and appreciated his expertise. Since then I had my car serviced as well. I rated the business 5 stars for honesty, customer service and experience***** read more

I found out about Gary and his shop when I got my smog checked one year for my registration and I'm so glad I did. Gary charged me exactly what was quoted and completed my repair in the quoted time (2 hours!). It was great to get my car back the same day! I'll be returning to this shop for all of my future repairs; I know I'll be charged fairly and the work is great! Thanks Gary! read more

Only repair shop I trust! Gary is very nice and honest. I drive all the way from LA to have work done on my 2007 Tacoma. He's done a lot of good work on my truck, highly recommended. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS MECHANIC!!! The owner is named Gary and he will rip you off. He will tell you the price knowing it will be more expensive...call you a few hours later and tell you the higher price now that you've already commited to the lower price.. I ended up spending $2 grand to fix a car only worth $1400.00. After I was already into it for $1200.00 I decided I didn't have any choice. Two weeks later I started to talk to different mechanics and friends that are guy geeks about the work he did for me and all three said he played me for a sucker. read more

I had a simple cooling system leak in my heater core that I wanted bypassed. I've had this done on other vehicles and anybody on the planet would have done it for around a hundred dollars. I went here because they were close and convenient but I HIGHLY recommend you avoid them. They are nothing but a scam to steal you money. These guys charged me $49 for a diagnostic (even though I TOLD them what was wrong and what I wanted done and then they didn't even include it into the price of repair as EVERY OTHER SHOP DOES) Then they charged be $49 for the part (a simple coupling, actual cost $1.49) AND another $49 for labor (the only honest charge on the bill) Then they tacked on $67 for two gallons of coolant (actual cost $25 at Pep Boys) For a total or $214. More than twice the expected charge. I need thousands of dollars worth of work on this vehicle and because they screwed me on a simple coolant leak they will NEVER see my business again! Ripping off your customers is NOT a very forward thinking business model to have there guys. read more

I stopped by for an oil change and was in and out in 15 minutes. Excellent service! and reasonably priced.

Gary is awesome. He is honest, looks out for me and tries his best to save me as much money as possible. He goes out of his way to see his customers happy. So glad I found an auto repair place I can trust near my home. I'm going to encourage my whole family to go there for all their auto needs. Gary is just a pleasure to work with! read more

An Auto mechanic you can trust!!! Gary is honest and awesome. He does absolutely whatever he can to help get your car fixed the right way!

i am so grateful that i found yosemite auto care. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE SO NICE AND HONEST!!!! Gary was very informative and answered all my questions and gave me an amazing deal on my car. 10/10 recommend this place!! read more

An honest, affordable mechanic is hard to find, but Gary has proven to be one every time we've taken our cars to him.

last night as my car decided to give me problems, no brake lights, cruise control stopped working and it wanted to stall constantly, and the dreaded engine light came on, I called Gary. He told me to bring it in this morning ( on a Saturday mind you) and he would look at it. So I did. Knowing how busy he usually is, and he was, I was prepared to leave it till monday. As I pulled up, he immediately began with his crew to look at it, within minutes he knew what was wrong and ordered the parts, in the span of 10 minutes he called the part store twice to ask when the parts would be delivered, finally they were, and with less than 5 minutes, new wires and new light bulbs, and a few minor things he saw and just fixed, and topped off all my fluids, and I was out the door. My car running like a newborn. I can not say enough nice things about this man and his work ethics, except as long as I drive a vehicle, Im a loyal customer of Yosemite Auto. Gary is honest, hard working, friendly and doesn't take you for a financial ride, he is beyond reasonable. I would gladly and highly recommend YOSEMITE AUTO to all my friends. Thank you Gary, once again. You are a life saver! read more

These guys are fantastic, professional and honest. We have been going there for about 5 years and have walked away satisfied every time. The owner Gary is very nice and reasonable. Highly recommended going here for your auto needs. read more

I went to this guy for years and then one day about 5 years back he quoted me a price for brakes and when I went to pick up my car the price was more than double and money was very tight at the time as I had expressed to him and he threatened to impound my car immediately when I did not have double the amount he quoted me. This is all very sad and highly illegal practice. this mans business turned into a crook. I had believed in him for years. Shame shame read more

I took my 2004 BMW to Gary back in 2010 with 115 miles. Gary worked on the car many times and actually told me it was time to sell it or trade it in because the work was going to get expensive. Gary was always' honest and I appreciated his honesty instead of taking my money. Thank yoi Gary honest mechanics are hard to find. read more

I have been going to Yosemite Auto Care for past few months and I have nothing but praises for Gary. He has fixed issues for my car which so called big shops could not fix it properly. I am happy to find an honest mechanic who cares about your car and works with you to find the best solution. read more

I was referred to this place by a family member when I needed to get my drums replaced on my back brakes. It ended up costing almost 400 dollars and my brakes have been absolutely terrible since then. If I have to slam on my brakes or even just hit them quickly they will skip and make a loud sound before actually grabbing and slowing down. It's sort of scary. That was the first and last time I'll go here. I'm not sure about any of their other services but I wouldn't recommend going in for brakes! read more

I noticed a leak in my car so I immediately took it to Yosemite Auto Center. I dealt with Gary. He was a pleasant person to deal with, he said he could fix my car immediately. He worked on my car for an hour and a half and charged me $180.00. Fast Service but kind of pricy. The very next day the leak came back, now the leak is worst than the day before. I took it back to him and he advised me to take it to the original mechanic who installed my radiator because that installation had faulty components. So I asked for a refund because the leak was never fixed and he refused. I WILL NEVER TAKE ANY OF MY VEHICLES BACK TO BE SERVICED. There are many good mechanics in the area. Just be cautious if you use Yosemite Auto Center. Their pricing is also very expensive. read more

I am so thankful to have found this place. I love my old 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse and Gary is maintaining it perfectly. When I have had car problems due to it's age and mileage, he has been honest, informative and very reasonable. He seems to really care, and I love that he gives me thorough explanations and shows me hands on what the problem is. It's hard to find a mechanic that you trust, and I have found him. read more

Here's my update. The next day after writing this review and filing a complaint with the BBB. I received a call from Gary. I guess a last effort to save a customer. Well, I thank him for that and it was very admirable of him to offer his services again. The extra star is for his attempt to rectify things, I'll give him that. However, I had already scheduled another mechanic to take a look at them. The new mechanic inspected the brakes and discovered that cutting the rotors may solve the problem. So I took it to Jim's Tires and had them cut (15 per rotor, little on the expensive side). Then he reinstalled the rotors, sanded, and regreased the pads. After driving with them for a few days, I'm glad to report I have not heard the screaming eagles. Gary's attempt to rectify the problem, as mentioned earlier, was very admirable. But, I'm wondering if he would've done what he did if I had not written my original review or filed a complaint with the BBB. Anyway, for those of you looking to take your vehicle to this place, be forewarned, I guess I was maybe one of the bad apples most places will have them. read more

I have had great experiences with Yosemite Auto Care! One of my cars had a brake problem that was intermittent and the dealer was unable to correct it. I went back and forth to the dealer for over a year. Finally I took it to Gary and in 10 minutes he had diagnosed it and the next day it was repaired. We've driven the car a lot since then and the problem is GONE! Then, on another occasion, I took my other car in to have the motor mounts replaced. When I went to pick the car up it wouldn't start. The timing belt had broken even though they had test driven it after replacing the motor mounts. The next day when I picked up the car Gary had done a complete valve job (all the valves got bent when the belt broke). I thought I would have to pay for the extra work but he refused my offer of payment! I offered to pay for at least the parts involved. Nope! He said since it happened in his shop it was his responsibility. Needless to say I'll be a loyal customer of his from now on. The service is always prompt and courteous. These are the best car repair experiences I've had in over 50 years of car ownership. read more