J & M Smog & Auto Repair

I was recommended to J&M by a family friend after moving to Hemet a few years ago, and it’s by FAR been the best decision for my car. The owner & mechanics are friendly, fair, and HONEST. They’ll let me know what exactly is being done (and why it’s important), and will let me know what to expect regarding future repairs for my older model car. (IE, you’ll need to replace this in 6mos., this will last x amount of time before you’ll need a new one, etc.) Their services are quick, even if parts need to be ordered. My dad always taught me if you can’t repair it yourself, find a mechanic you can trust… J&M Smog and Auto Repair is that shop.

My cars are old and problematic — they pass smog every time because I maintain them properly and I listen to Doug when he tells me what is wrong. He fixes the tough stuff, and I maintain the easy stuff. His prices are fair and he stands behind his work, emphatically!
Doug is the most honest person I know. He tells you what is going on with your car. When having my A/​C serviced, Doug noticed that my car had a terrible shaking at idle. He looked around and immediately noticed that the power steering pulley was bent. Knowing that I do service my own car (except for the tough stuff) he suggested how to repair it. I now use his shop for repairs on all of my cars. I TRUST HIM! I have been at other shops in the past before I found J&M Smog and Auto. I don’t go anywhere else now. Doug really knows his cars, and his staff are pros as well.

I have been going here for years. This is a great place and they have great prices. You can even get coupons from the PennySaver and they don’t expire.
I recommend them highly; people and work.
I just wish they were closer to my home. But, then, we live out in the sticks, after all.
Thanks, J&M!

I have been coming here for years and every time I’m here I’m amazed by the quality of work performed on my vehicle and how knowledgeable the staff are.
This is the most honest and friendliest shop I’ve ever been to.
I highly recommend bringing your automobile here for smogs, repairs and more. They’re an all around shop and I’ve never been told they couldn’t service my vehicles. I’m sure they do have their limits but ask and most likely I’m sure it’s something they can handle.
Personally I won’t take my car anywhere else. I hope this review helps. I don’t write many of these but I do show recognition where it’s due and complaints when it’s deserved with regards to these reviews.
Thanks again for all you do Mr. Doug.

I have been to these guys several times. They are the best. I went to the ford dealer with my car and was quoted $ 2,100.00 for repairs. And went to these guys and they fixed the problem for $ 365.00 and the car has run fine every since.
I have (4) vehicles and they have worked on (3) of them. I took my Toyota RAV4 to them asking them to look at the oil leak. They came back and told me the guy who changed the oil just did not tighten the oil filter enough and it had worked itself loose. They said they did not feel good about charging me just to tighten my oil filter. No charge!
Every time I go there the owner comes in and sits down with me and and explains what’s going on with my vehicle. This guy is clearly an honest people person who time after time has done the right thing for me.
I can recommend him strongly.

Went with my husband to get his vehicle smogged. For a hole in the wall shop, this shop offers great customer service. Plus my car passed no problem and smog certificate was sent electronically to the DMV.

I took my car in today to get a smog and am very happy with the service, I had previously failed a smog test with another place, the guy at the other place plugged the OBD2 reader in my dash and told me that because I just bought a new battery a day before that he couldn’t smog my car because the computer has to reset itself because I disconnected the battery earlier and in order for the car to reset the computer I have to drive the car for more than a 100 miles for it to reset but they still charged me and didnt even have it on the smog machine, what a ripoff, so after a hundred miles of driving I took my car to J&M Smog and explaind to them what the other guys did and was told by the nice gal at the counter that they will plug the OBD2 meter in my dash to see if it has reset itself before starting the smog test at no charge, so they plugged it in and found that the car reset itself and now they can pursue with the smog, and I passed with flying colors and am very happy to had found J&M Smog I will definitely be bringing all my cars here from now on and it only cost $ 25 out the door for my 2007 PT Cruiser, Thanks J&M Smog.

As a female and a car stupid one at that it was so refreshing to get to talk to a gal that was a manager and would not feed me a bunch of crap. Very much appreciated their service and friendly manor! Thanks.

I have been to his place several times and always had a good experience. Doug is the manager at the storefront and he has always been kind and honest with me despite the circumstances. They have always been available to do what is needed to my vehicle but also informed me when the vehicle did not necessarily need additional work at the time knowing that I was on a budget and could not afford much.
I was under the impression that my transmission out needed to be replaced… I drove the vehicle in intended to have it replaced and Doug was honest with me after looking at the vehicle for over 45 minutes and said it actually didn’t need to be replaced and the shaking noise in the car was probably just due to the fact that it was over 20 years old. I thought that was respectful an honest of him when he could have easily taken the money without replacing the mount and I never would have known.
If you are a single woman in need your vehicle worked on this is the place to go! They will not take advantage of you!

Shop seemed honest enough but when I took my 93 Ford Ranger for a smog check, it failed. Reason? Timing. I was wondering why they were checking the timing (with a timing light-​tool usually used for this) when timing is controlled by the engines computer. Their reason was that there was an allowance for a limited amount of timing variance from specs & my truck was out by 2 degrees past that variance. When I questioned this being it is not adjustable & the vehicle doesn’t have a distributor to adjust timing, they said my «harmonic balancer» was probably failing & turning on its hub.
Well, exactly one week later I arrived at a smog referee station to have the vehicle re-​inspected. I showed all the paperwork I had & related my concern why timing could not fail with it being adjusted by the computer. It was shown to me a label on the radiator support stating that timing was not adjustable & after inspecting the truck, it passed! On their inspection sheet it clearly showed that timing was «NA», not applicable.
Other than this episode, the shop was very professional & accepts coupons they have advertised in the «Pennysaver» which saves a lot.

I’ve been here twice for smog inspections and have to say these guys are great. The front counter people could use a little organizing, but the mechanics get the job done. If you check the Pennysaver, you can get a fantastic deal on your smog cert. They are my go to guys for smog.