5

They had my car done within 24 hours. Much cheaper on price and seemed very honest. Definitely will be going back if needed

We're happy we could provide you with 5 star service, Marsha! We hope you come back the next time you need some work done!

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5

Very very good mechanic. Clearly honest. I have a car they probably could have lied about a hundred times already and made thousands (though I would have just sold the car) but instead they'll let you know everything wrong with it, and also tell you which problems can actually be safety hazards. That way you don't over-spend.

Hi Creed, We pride ourselves on putting our customers first, we’re glad you had such a great experience first hand!

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They charged me $75 to change my oil and filter. And even though I had an appointment I waited 5 1/2 hours for my car to be done. I've had this car for five years and every time I change the oil it costs 40 bucks. I definitely will not be returning to this repair shop.

DF thank you for your review. As the owner I take all reviews very seriously. I apologize if we did not exceed your expectations. Your review states you were not happy with the price or the amount of time taken. I would like to explain. Your vehicle had a full service oil change with tire rotation and full synthetic oil. We replaced the dirty air filter and tried to reattach a mirror that could not be done due to a cracked windshield. Mike had called you at 11:25am to discuss your vehicle and you had agreed to the price for services and authorized the air filter replacement. Anytime an appointment is made to drop off the vehicle for service, we prioritize services with customers who are waiting, and the work load on the technicians. We do our best to achieve an efficient repair that can minimize costs to be as competitive as possible. Your vehicle was completed just after lunch time. I know you had picked up later that evening. The only way we could perform this service quicker is if you were here waiting with it. You then would be a higher priority to minimize wait time. As far as the price unfortunately on oil changes with vehicles that require full synthetic oil we are limited to the cost of the oil and parts. There is no way to do this for any less. The $10 we charge in labor is not enough to even pay the technician for the work and time it takes to perform this service. I hope that maybe after some explanation and understanding of our industry, you will feel differently about our services. We strive to assure 100% customer satisfaction. If you have any questions, or suggestions please call me at 623-882-8700. My name is Phil. Thank you, and have a great day.

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Friendly staff but was not satisfied point blank. Had rear half of transfer case replaced because of leak. That repair was good. Also rear pads and rotors are good. Idler arm needs replacing as predicted, no complaints on that. Had front outer axle seals replaced, contrary to what i had suggested prior to that repair, which was pulling the case apart and resealing between mating surfaces. It still leaks. Had CV axles put on. They said they'd guarantee the parts and labor, knowing that my tahoe is lifted prior to repair or quote. The cv boot kept ripping, after the first one they said they'd no longer replace the part but would honor the service guarantee. I just did it myself. Then soon after, brought it in for an alignment directly after putting all new steering and suspension components on it. I had it fairly close to straight before, but noticed cast and camber was not set on it, just toe. I came in and spent a good chunk of my money to walk away not satisfied. Won't bring any more business to them.

I apologize we could not better service your vehicle. It has a lift yes, and we work on many lifted trucks, however when a CV boot tears not due to defective parts our suppliers have a hard time warranting them. We actually had to purchase another one to take care of it for you the first time. Also to get that alignment in spec there would have to be some kind of fabrication to modify the suspension to achieve a better alignment. Usually custom suspensions require custom alignments and different specs. We value you as a customer and would like to retain you as a customer. Please let me know if there is anything we could do to give you a better experience with us. Thank you and have a great day. Phil (623) 882 - 8700.

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I set an appointment for 1pm and had my car there at 11:30am but it didn't get looked at till 4pm and because of that they couldn't get the parts they needed to fix the car till the next day. These parts and labor was quoted to me at around 800 which I agreed to out of good faith. When I got home and looked over the receipt I was charged 180 for labor when told it was gonna be 100 in labor because it was only going to take an hour tops to install everything and the rest parts which I looked up and found out they charged me 260 over what I would of costed me to by them myself. They have super knowledgeable mechanics there that I truly believe are the best around at what they do but I was ripped off and took 3 days off work one of which was unpaid because it needed to be fixed. Thanks for fixing my car but that's it.

Steven thank you for your review. I have tried to contact you yesterday. Please call me to discuss as I assure you were not ripped off. One of your parts had to be picked up at a dealer in Mesa. All parts we used on your vehicle were from the dealership and they control the pricing. These were the best parts for your particular repair to use and that's why we went there. Your vehicle arrived at 11.30 and you picked up at 3.00 the next day. Sorry we could not get it done any faster, we had to get the right part for the right repair. Sometimes vehicle break downs are not convenient and we work very to get vehicles finished as fast as possible. I apologize we could not exceed your expectations. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the future.

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5

I had need of a mechanic in a hurry, as my other mechanic was swamped and couldn't help me. I googled honest auto repair shops and found Litchfield Auto Repair. They worked me in and took excellent care of me and have every time I've returned for my oil changes. They usually require an appointment due to their excellent and honest care. I highly recommend this shop!

We are glad we were able to earn your business, June. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and recommend us!

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5

The team at Litchfield Auto Repair has worked on 2 of our vehicles. They offer top notch service, pick up and drop off, a generous veterans discount, and the best labor rate price in the area. I really appreciate that they fix what needs fixing and only offer additional related to the specific repair (a new hose, or fluid drain and replace, etc). This gets the job done and helps keep the costs manageable. Finally, they also offer the best battery service that I am aware of anywhere... with a good price, they do the work, and lifetime replacement on AC Delco batteries.

We are happy to hear that you have had a great experience with our staff! Thank you for your review Aaron. We will continue to provide you with top quality service. Thanks for letting us know your tremendous experience here at Litchfield Auto Repair!!

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5

The most Honest work I've ever had done!!!! These guys are great. It's owned by a great guy who really makes sure your comfortable with everything going on during the entire process. I take my work truck there and my Personal vehicles as well!!! They do EVERYTHING and really give honest opinions on things that can wait or things that need done immediately. It's a great Local business and all the guys are always very respectful. Would recommend this place for all your automotive needs!!! It really seems like everyone working there is a big family and better than that they truly treat everyone like they are as well. Have had oil changes done regularly, having some custom stuff done for my car and will be doing my U-Joints soon. I know that they will take care of me like they have been for years. Great Prices, Great work, honest guys. What else can you really ask for out of a place!!!!

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I too used to think this was a "good" shop, with an "honest" mechanic. I took my Jeep to them with a SIMPLE clutch problem. The rod fell out of my clutch master cylinder and needed replacing, the clutch needed replacing as well, I didn't feel like crawling around under my Jeep for 2 days wrestling with my transmission by myself so I thought, I'll just let Litchfield Auto Repair do it. A week later they call me to say my Jeep is ready. They told me there was grinding in reverse. I'm thinking they are talking about that little bit of grinding you get shifting into reverse sometimes so I go pick it up. Pay the almost $3,000 bill (they replaced a head too) and head out. Go to the store and when I go to back out of my parking space it won't go into reverse at all, as if i was attempting to shift into gear WITHOUT using the clutch! It was not going into reverse. Now I knew it had to be a problem with the clutch because the clutch pedal feels spongy and it's HALFWAY to the floor. Obviously, since my transmission was working just as it should before the clutch job, and the feel of the pedal, and the grinding in reverse is an obvious indication of a clutch issue, and most likely means there's air in the hydraulic clutch system. So after the Christmas holidays I take it back to them and say "Something's not right, the pedal's halfway to the floor and I could get in reverse just fine before they replaced the clutch". They tell me fine they'll look at it again. Another WEEK goes by I go pick it up. No change. Still no reverse. So by this time I realize they are not going to fix it. I drive it home and tell my girlfriend that I am going to fix it and I am going to take it back up there and confront them with it but that I wanted my girlfriend to go with me because I wanted her to be a witness to the conversation so she could then write her own review about our experience and hear all the BS these guys were feeding me. So I fix it in about an hour in the driveway with my girlfriend watching every move. I kid you not, I reverse bled it and it took me about 30 minutes. My transmission shifts beautifully. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it as I knew, but I had to fix it myself as proof. So I tell my girlfriend to come with me and listen. I told her that I was going to go over the problems with the clutch, the soft pedal, loss of pedal travel etc. and then tell him if he was sure it was the transmission then I wanted to have them rebuild it for the $2000 they quoted me, but only if they were sure it was NOT the clutch. Oh, and they replaced EVERY SINGLE PART you can replace in my clutch AND the clutch hydraulic system. So here's the good part. Right there with my girlfriend listening they told me my synchros in my tranny were going out, and that the new clutch was putting "pressure" on my already weak transmission which is why it wont' shift into reverse!! The owner Phil, and BOTH of the guys in the office told me the same thing. The OWNER, and BOTH of the guys that work in the office. Same story. At this point I tell them that is very interesting because I bled the clutch myself and it shifts great. Bled it one time. They claim they had 3 mechanics look at it. Interesting. I'm not a mechanic. I watched a Youtube video and fixed it 3o minutes later. It was laughably easy to fix. So I then informed them that not only is it shifting fine, but I also know that reverse has no synchro. Mark starts stammering and stuttering and says "well let me get you the owner". So the owner comes up to me checks out the clutch and apologizes and says they "made a mistake". Really? I don't believe that for one second. Phil told me he has 27 years experience in the auto repair business. There's at least 8 mechanics that work in the shop. So, with all Phil's experience and the cumulative experience of every mechanic in his shop, and they just couldn't figure out how to bleed a clutch? I think not. We caught them red handed lying to us and telling us it was the "reverse synchro" (there ain't one), and that the new clutch was putting "pressure" on the transmission, What? That's not how a clutch works (it puts pressure on the flywheel) and quoted me $2000 to fix it. When I told the owner Phil it looks like he was trying to rip me off for a transmission rebuild. Phil then told me another lie and said he wouldn't be trying to rip me off because he doesn't make any money on a transmission rebuild. Really? There's only about $400 max in parts to rebuild it. So Phil, it has been determined that YOU are a LIAR and a CROOK, FAR from honest. You should be out of business. I don't even care about the money but all the lying and trickery. There's no possibility as far as I'm concerned that Phil and his entire shop of mechanics can't bleed a clutch. I'm still stunned that the owner and both service advisors lied to me like they did. My girlfriend will be doing a review too she heard every word. What a bunch of CROOKS! IDIOTS! These guys suck, can't eve

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I took my Jeep in with a SIMPLE clutch problem. Pick up. Go to store. I go to back out of my parking space it won’t go into reverse at all, as if i was trying to shift into gear WITHOUT the clutch! I knew it was a clutch problem: pedal feels spongy, loss of travel, reverse only grind. Signs of air in the clutch hydraulic system. And umm, there’s also the fact that it was shifting fine before they worked on it. I take it back. WEEK later, NO CHANGE. I tell my girlfriend I’m going to fix it and take it back and confront them. I kid you not, I reverse bleed it, 30 minutes, shifting BEAUTIFUL! I ask my girlfriend to come with and listen so she could hear this! I told her that I was going to go over with them the problems with the clutch: soft pedal, loss of pedal travel etc. Then ask him if he was sure it was the transmission. If so, I wanted to have them rebuild it for the $2000 they quoted me. With my girlfriend listening, they told me my synchros in my tranny were going out, and that the new clutch was putting “pressure” on my transmission and it won’t shift into reverse!! The OWNER, and BOTH of the guys that work in the office, same story. At this point I tell them I bleed the clutch and it shifts great. They claim 3 mechanics looked at it. Interesting. It was laughably easy to fix. I informed them I also know that reverse has no synchro. Mark starts stuttering and says “well let me get you the owner”. The owner checks out the clutch and says they “made a mistake”. Really? I don’t believe that for a second. Phil said he has 27 years experience. There’s 8 mechanics in the shop. With Phil’s experience and the cumulative experience of every mechanic in his shop, they couldn’t figure out how to bleed a clutch? We caught them red handed. My gf heard every word. You should of heard 'em all blubbering when I told them reverse has no synchro and I fixed it myself in the driveway! HA! Phil, YOU are a LIAR and a CROOK! You should be out of business.

Thanks, Brian for the bashing. It's well deserved. We Made a mistake. I told you this and admit it. 2 technicians spent hours bleeding the clutch, we even tried different manufactures parts to get a better pedal. Unfortunately after several hours of working on what should be a simple thing This was the best we were able to achieve. The original parts were no longer available for your older Jeep, thus requiring to use aftermarket. How you were successful in 30 minutes is unclear. I'm glad it worked out for you. You made a comment that we were going to F**K you, I assured you this was not the case. We would never had charged you for work not needed. Obviously by this upset review we have probably lost you as a customer. I asked you if there was anything I could do to make up for the mistake and inconvenience. I dont know what else to do for you at this point, just know we do value you as a customer and hope to regain your trust. Sincerely Phil, and Litchfield Auto Repair

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