Gearhart’s Garage

Ridiculously slow service. They took over two weeks to diagnose my car. They have now had it about six weeks.
Communication is nonexistent. They said my car would be ready three days ago. I called to schedule pick up and they informed me it still needs more work.
Best of all, the mechanic has asked to speak with «my father or husband» when I haven’t been as pliant as he’s liked.
This experience isn’t going to end well. It’s only w matter of how awful it has yet to get.

Went to Gearharts to get my car’s oil change and tire rotation. The staff is very friendly and hard working. Prices are very fair and wait time was short. I appreciate the customer service I received at the garage. Thank you for treating our family like family!

I had search from Escondido to Corona for a place to repair an old RV to pass the smog test.
An RV body shop recommended Gearhart to check out my RV. I have been told the part was no longer made by the Ford company, I could turn it in for credit as non repairable by DMV. They were able make/​repair the connections and anti-​smog device is working again. I passed the smog test and was able to enjoy my RV again.

known him for years… always ripping people off and OVERCHARGING big tyme! charges 100 dollars just to LOOK at your car (doesn’t tell you till you want to leave)…then takes two days doing a simple task! Are you kidding me? I love everyone, but not this guy… go ANYWHERE else! And they have stolen from cars as well! Really!

They saved my car! Long story short, my brakes went out because someone put the wrong fluid in my brake fluid reservoir. The exact replacement part was hard to find but we found it. The receptionist was friendly and awesome including the owner. Sorry it took so long for me to write the review but I had to because this place was great.
Honest auto garages are hard to find and quick reliable service is even harder. Come here and you will be glad you did. Thanks for saving my car and my wallet!
Forgot to mention I would have never found this place if AAA didn’t recommend a tow here.

Wonderful people. Xint prices. Took our 2002 Ford Econoline in MAJOR rotor and break work. Also a smog. We were quite honestly expecting a huge bill. We held our breath when they gave us the total. COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW REASONABLE THEY WERE. THANK YOU GEARHART’S FOR KEEPING OUR CARS ON THE ROAD, AND SAFE. Would recommend to anyone looking for honesty and integrity.

Always so friendly and the prices are better than anything BMW quotes me at. So far I’ve only gotten my oil changed here but I’ll be back for the other car needs due soon. I didn’t do 5 stars only because my oil change takes 1 – 1.5 hours but that may be just my kind of car and not the garage!

I have gone to gearharts for years. I like that they are family owned and operated. I felt that they have always taken care of my family’s vehicles. The last time I have gone to them I decided to get a second opinion because I thought the price was a little bit too high. They wanted over $ 1200 dollars to do the job. The second opinion quoted $ 175, and said he can’t understand why Gearharts would charge $ 1200 to do that job. I’ve been going to my new mechanic for two years now and am very satisfied and feel like I’m getting a better deal and quality work every time.
I won’t say the name of the mechanic I go to now because I’m not writing this to promote him I just want to let people know that I don’t think that Gearharts is fairly priced. Just a note: always remember it’s smart to get a second opinion.

There is not a better shop in the Elsinore area than Gearhart’s Garage! We’ve been to other shops in the area for minor maintenance but our major repairs come here because Wally and the staff KNOW what they’re doing. My truck has 275K+ miles and continues to run well due to these folks! Highest recommendations!!!

A bit let down. As this is a local spot and family owned I was looking forward to a positive experience. I went in for my BMW leaking coolant hose. I had a quote at 195 so went ahead with the repair. As the car has quite a few more problems I asked them to test drive it to diagnose what the loud noise was so I can set up further repairs.
They called me hour later to let me know it’s going to be closer to $ 250 to get it fixed because they have to remove the bottom cover. Ok was that not seen when u inspected and gave me the price? The 4 screws takes an extra hour of labor or so? Whatever they already had it and too late for me to change so I had to ok it.
I went to pick it up when complete and asked about the diagnoses on the sounds. They state oh you need new brakes. Yes I know that one but that’s not the sound it’s making. Comes to find out they didn’t take it to test the sound like they had initially stated they would do as long as I was getting work done already it would be covered. They said I could bring it back another day to be looked at. But I set aside today for this specifically…
So cool $ 270 down at end of day and this single mom is still uneasy and have no idea what the other problems are or if my car can break down tomorrow. Maybe because I’m young they didn’t think I would set up the repair anyways? I don’t know. But so much for a good helping family business. I’ll be getting my car checked elsewhere from now on. Disappointed.

Had not used Gearhart’s for a while, but the occasion recently arose.
We had an issue come up with a Mercury Grand Marquis. A local place (Family Tire) tried to fix and diagnose with no positive result. Then went to the Lake Elsinore Ford — after a day they did not know what was wrong. At that point took it to Gearhart’s.
The diagnoses was made within a few hours. Unfortunately it required a $ 2000 repair (weakened time belt tensioner), but the problem was solved and the car drives great!
Still a good place to go!

Great customer service and very friendly employees. I decided to come here because they were more affordable than other mechanics in the area. I will definitely come again because of the exceptional service.

This place is awesome! Best customer service! Nice people, resonable prices, done on time. What more could you ask for.

Not sure why this place is recommended by AAA. Got towed there on Thanksgiving day and the place is closed for four days straight. No warning signs about hours of operation and now ye have both my keys and my car till the open on Monday or perhaps Tuesday.

This is THE place for auto repair! I’ve been taking my truck to Gearhart’s for the past few years and they are excellent — in all aspects! The people are honest, friendly and helpful. They will NOT tell you something needs to be done — if it does not. They are very honest people. I highly recommend this shop!

Gearhart’s IS the place to take your vehicles for all jobs from routine maintenance to major repairs! I would recommend these talented technicians to anyone! They are THE. BEST!!!

After having an alternator go out on the road, I called Gearhart’s and they had the part waiting for me before the tow truck dropped off the truck. We were in and out in hour with courteous service to boot. Highly recommended!!!

Amazing people. Tow truck took me here and I was naturally skeptical. they diagnosed my car very quickly and was very friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.