Auto Check

I had my idler pulley and belt replaced at a reasonable price and timely manner Id definitely
Recommend them to all my friends and family

Very clean on the inside. Nice lobby. Coffee area with cookies but none was made or offered so I wasn’t sure if it was for customers or shop only. Big screen tv. Plenty of magazines for guys and gals. Toni greeted me as I walked up to the counter. I immediately recognized his voice as the man I spoke with over the phone. He listened to my concerns and assured me the problem will be checked out. He asked for my keys and told me they will check it out. My car was within eyesight. There were quite a few cars in the shop area so it was a pretty far out wait until I seen a mechanic get my car to pull into the shop. Another hour went by until I heard back my results which wasn’t a big deal to wait but my one year old was ready to rip (magazines) and run. The mechanics (about three of them) came in to speak with Tony to give results of what they found. I was the only customer in the lobby at this point. The shop is pretty small so I heard him addressing my car issues. I couldn’t hear details so I turned to make eye contact thinking I would be called up to hear directly from the guy looking under my hood. Instead, the mechanic that was doing all the talking definitely made eye contact but broke it to address Tony and began to whisper. I would have preferred to hear directly from mechanic instead of passed information. Tony seemed like the big shot anyway but later after leaving I called back in to ask a question and Tony replied saying he is not a mechanic and gave me his best guess for my question. I mentioned that bit to say I would have preferred to hear direct message from the mechanic my car issues. Nothing against Tony just makes more sense. Passed messages can sometimes be misconstrued. The price was the total amount I wanted to spend including the parts I was prepared to order myself. I would come back again because the location is great by my house and they didn’t mind the baby. I’ll just be prepared next time to come with serious cash. I wouldn’t mind the passed message either only because Tony was pretty pleasant. Three stars for the tease of coffee and impersonable mechanic experience. Also, i had to ask how was everything going after a long wait because no one offered any assurance things were moving along.

I was a regular and thought I found the best mechanic ever, until something flipped and they started charging me an insane amount for repairs. For example lower control arm and ball joint 1200+, not knowing better I paid, then looked up the parts costs and had a shock — the work took about 2 hours. Rear nivomat shocks they wanted to replace with ‘the regular’ ones for 800 without consulting me! I had to pry to understand what work they wanted to do for 800 $. Just so you know the cost of regular shocks is 40 $ then you take the wheel off and TWO bolts. I googled this and you either do that AND replace the spring OR keep the nivomats for my vehicle. Not going there again. EVER. RIP OFF. BEWARE

I moved here from California and went based on Unilocal to get my state inspection done to register my vehicles. Front staff was very friendly and helpful. Ed from Auto Check even assisted me with changing out my out-​of-​state plates at no additional cost. He kept me updated on what was wrong during the inspection and offered me to repair it myself or have one of his mechanics repair at a reasonable cost. I would recommend to a friend.

Went in a couple of months ago for a second opinion on a used car I was thinking of buying. The inspection price was reasonable and they walked me through the different things that were wrong. Plus they were able to inform me that the vehicle had been in a wreck. Info that wasn’t listed on the carfax. Coming away from the inspection really gave me piece of mind in my potential car purchase plus I knew how much more I’d need to put into the car if I wanted to buy it.

I’m very skeptical when it comes to mechanic shops I feel they all want to rip you off. After talking to Ed and letting me know what the problem was with my car I felt comfortable enough to let him work on my car this people are honest and blunt if they are not able to fix the problem they will let you know. So I definely recommend this place.

This was my fourth (and finally successful) attempt to get a state inspection. My first attempt at this business a couple of weeks ago, they were out of stickers. Today, the first receptionist I encountered was aloof, did not make eye contact and did not smile. Clearly, she is unable to communicate with customers and thus I was passed off to another employee, Tony. Later, while waiting on my car, he was assisting another customer and the phone rang. She simply let it ring and it was never answered. And this is a customer service based business. What is she doing there? Moving forward, I will take my business elsewhere.

M.Y. SERVICE:
The customer service here is always good. I have been going to the place now for over a year. Manuel is a very knowledgeable guy and most customers seem to know him by name.
M.Y. ATMOSPHERE:
The TV keeps me busy while I’m there… They have a large magazine collection to keep one busy. They also have toys for kids… I’ve yet to take those for a test drive, but they seem fun enough.
M.Y. CLEANLINESS:
Carpets could use some cleaning, but hey it’s a mechanic shop, not a ballroom.
M.Y. RATING:
It’s the first place I think of when getting my oil changed on the south side of Houston.
M.Y. Discounts:
The have a drawing for Facebook followers, but haven’t done it yet. I’m lazy!