Petersons Hybrid Auto Service

On of the rebuilt axles I had installed in my 2008 Subaru just over a year ago went bad. I was horrified because these things are expensive and I was told it would last much longer. Ryan (Petersen’s main-​man-​in-​the-​shop while Art is recovering from knee surgery) convinced the dealer to give me a new rebuilt axle at a little over cost and then he had it installed it without charge. now that’s service! These guys are bright, kind and conversational… I’d recommend them to anyone. Dodie Johnston

Love coming here. guys know Toyotas. had alot of work done on a 1999 Tacoma that I got a good deal on. Peterson Auto restored alot of parts with all the best Toyota OEM parts. My truck runs like a brand new truck.
Extremely satisfied.
–Randon Blakeley

Great auto service. I had check engine light and assumed it was a faulty o2 sensor. It was and they fixed it in 2 hours. They have my future business.

A very good alternative to the Auburn Toyota service department. My Sienna is not a hybrid, and they fixed the stereo for $ 50 less than the local car stereo specialist quoted. So don’t let the word «hybrid» scare you away. They repair all Toyotas.

My husband and I recently moved to Grass Valley from the Bay area and each own a Toyota. My 2004 Prius running lights were out and I spoke to Art who asked me to bring it in right away so I did. While talking to Art about Toyotas and electric vehicle charging, he quickly popped out the burned out bulbs and popped in the new ones. Done! I asked what I owed and he said nothing! Now there is a smart business man! We will never take our 2 Toyotas anywhere else. He has made a customer for life. Thanks, Art.

I truly wish I could give more than 5 stars for Art and his business.
My girlfriend and I were in Nevada City on a long road trip. We had pushed our 2006 Toyota Prius to it’s limit. We were on our way to find a camp spot and around 4:45 our MAIN CAUTION symbol lit up. Then our HYBRID SYSTEM ALERT light lit up. The manual said to stop driving immediately and call a Toyota dealer. The closest dealer was about an hour away and didn’t have an apt. for 5 days. They told us not to drive the car any further and get it towed to their place. I didn’t like that answer, so we called Art.
It was now 5:05pm. When we told him the car still ran fine, he told us to drive to him, he closes at 5:30. We got there around 5:20. He hooked the car up to his computer and after about 5 mins, he walked to the back of the car and said «I’m gonna show you what your problem is.» With that he popped the trunk, pointed to our fully packed car and said «this.» All our stuff was preventing the battery fan to work properly. He moved some things around and said «that should do it.» He reset the lights and said «Have a good camping trip». The amount of relief that swept over my girlfriend and I was indescribable. And then the same amount of admiration for Art swept over the both of us. There we were, clearly from out of town, clearly clueless about what was going on with our car, hoping for the best, prepared for the worst. He gave us, not only the best news we could have asked for, but he didn’t even charge us! Not only that, he pointed us in the right direction of an AMAZING camping spot by the Yuba River! (which we went to)
Car trouble on a long road trip can be the difference between a dream or a nightmare. Not only did Art make this into an incredible dream experience, but we now have a «most honest mechanic in the world» story.
Thank you Art, for being a good man.
The only down side about this whole thing is that we don’t live in Grass Valley to return again.

Love having a trustworthy, competent Toyota mechanic. Thanks Art!

Bought A 98 RAV4 a couple of months ago that ended up having some issues. I have worked on my own cars all my life because of bad experiences with Auto Repair Shops. There isn’t anything I haven’t rebuilt or repaired. However, I’m 69 years old now and have decided enough is enough so I took a chance with this shop. I liked Ryan right off and after the two jobs he worked on I would trust this guy to do work without an estimate. He’s a nice guy, smart, honest and reliable. He deserves 10 stars.

These guys did a great job on my car today and even showed a claim rep around for a collision repair