Advanced Service & Repair

Same story as the rest. Our water pump went out on Highway 5. I looked for a mechanic in Los Banos. Advanced Mechanics came up, lots of good reviews so I called. Jesse took good care of the car and helped us find a rental car because we HAD to get South for a family emergency. He said he’d keep the car until we could get back. I picked the car up early Sunday evening. Very inconvenient for him, but he was so gracious. Anyway. The car works, the price was good. Mostly though he took care of us like family. Thank you so much, Jessee. Thank you.

I was driving through Los Banos and heard a loud noise coming from my car. When I pulled over it was something under my car that came loose and was dragging on the ground. I called Jesse and asked him if he could look at it. He said ok and then got my car fixed up in 30 min! He charged a very reasonable rate and I gave him a good tip for being so helpful in a pinch. If he were in my hometown I would gladly take my car to him on a regular basis :)

If you need a mechanic within an hours drive of Los Banos, Jesse is your guy. I live in San Jose and I’m considering using him anyway (90 min drive). I had a terrible noise coming from my front left wheel that sounded to me like a bad bearing. I described how the noise started and Jesse wanted to drive my truck before ordering the $ 400 replacement part. after a short assessment, he told me that he thought that the bearing was fine and that I’d somehow picked up a rock in the wheel assembly. He drove around the parking lot swerving and braking and the rock came out. I thought I needed $ 750 parts and labor. Jesse said «just give me a few bucks for lunch and we’ll be good». Seriously — this guy and his son (also Jesse) are the type of people that you need if your car needs work.

Jesse was awesome!!! He saved us! We broke down on i5 on our way back to Los Angeles… He Found us a tow company that was actually affordable to tow us in to his shop on a saturday night when our roadside assistance would have charged double… He immediately took a look at our car and was able to order the parts. He was able to fix it the next day, which was a Sunday when everyone else was closed. and he got us on our way… Great customer service! Great work! Great prices!!!

Well let’s start out with saying jessie is awesome he took awhile to fix my suv but when he did it’s like a new car it started leaking water or coolant actually pouring out he was able to take it apart and fix it properly, and when I got it back it started acting weird so I called him right away he has a 100 percent guarantee on his work. Well it turns out the water leaking had flooded a plug and that needed to be fixed he was able to do it no problem. And he did not take advantage of me cause I am a woman, I totally recommend jessie.

BEST place and service hands down. Long story short; Jesse (I believe was his name) met me at 9 pm on a Sunday night; several blocks away from his shop and serviced my car and made several trips back and forth from his shop to my location. He dropped his plans to meet his wife in Santa Cruz and brought his kids to help me instead. (I would have been stranded in Los Banos for the night on my way back to San Francisco) Amazing human being in general. Hard to come by these days. 5 star service and recommend to anyone.

Jesse was awesome. I’m so thankful that we found his shop on Unilocal.I was on my way back to LA when my car broke down on the 5 south. It was a miserable experience. He was the only shop opened on a Sunday. Given his excellent review on Unilocal,I decided to to tow my car 20 miles just to have it serviced by Jesse. I did not regret this decision! Jesse fixed my broken alternator within 2 hours and charged me a reasonable rate. He did not take advantage of my situation. I gave him a generous tip as a token of my gratitude. Thank you!!!

Jesse is amazing! We were on our way to our honeymoon in southern ca and he was the only place open after 5. He was able to fix our issue and not over charge us! He is an upstanding guy and I would recommend coming here!

Jesse is absolutely fantastic — one of those old school guys who doesn’t believe in overcharging customers and does his absolute best to make sure you’re happy. He did a car inspection for me and was INCREDIBLY thorough — he found every tiny problem from a rusty bolt that «might rattle» to the fact that it needed new rotors.
He then charged me a VERY reasonable price for the repairs and gave me a 1 year guarantee on both parts AND labor for the rear differential he replaced. I had a problem with the differential (it was a used part) and he was super apologetic and even paid out of his own pocket for me to get it fixed in Sacramento where I live rather than having to drive back down to Los Banos. Unlike some of the other «old school» mechanics I’ve run into, he never once talked down to me as a woman — he has always treated me with professional courtesy like he would any other customer.
A class act all around.

Jesse is the best and did an amazing job fixing my water pump. Stayed five hours past normal service hours to complete my job… Actually his wife stayed late into the night and so did his son Miguel and Junior who were also helping out.
Driving my 1990 VW Vanagon into Santa Nella on a late Sunday afternoon July 12^th, 2015, I noticed a big puddle of coolant as I was getting gas at the TA Truck Stop. i checked on Unilocal and found Jesse with Advanced Auto and Repair in Los Banos. Called to leave a message that I was having problems and Jesse called me back within two minutes. Told him I had a water pump problem on my Vanagon and he said that he would meet me at 8am at his shop.
My water pump from Napa (in Los Banos) was able to get my water pump deleviered to Advanced Service and Repair at 2pm Monday. Jesse had Junior pulling apart the old pump and ran into a problem of extremely tight bolts and had to get additonal equipment to get the two bottom bolts out. Jesse crew stuck with it and finally were able to start the installation around 7pm. After completing, Jesse took the Vanagon for a good test ride and came back and retested, added fluid and finished up at 10:30pm that night.
Thanks to Jesse’s efforts and hard work to get me completed last Monday, I was able to make a very important doctors appointmet on Tuesday in Orange County and my Vanagon is running great.
Jesse has 26 years of being a master mechanic, worked for dealerships for years and now has a growing business. If you are a local or a traveler, as I was, I sincerely recommend that you have Jesse and his family team work on your car. And he is a nice guy too…
fyi… Jesse likes to take Thursday’s off.
Cordially,
Don Newell

Best place in town. We only go here as Jesus is very through and his prices are the best. He does a full review of your car and keeps it on file so he knows exactly what needs fixing or will need to be fixed later (tires looking a lil bald, things like that). He never tries to sell you what isn’t needed and my last appt he changed out a light that had went out, for no charge. If you’re looking for a friendly, family oriented, through mechanic to trust with your car, van, truck or SUV to then this is the place.
Thank you Jesus. Love my car even more that it is running smoother. See you in a couple months for my oil change.
Sincerely,
One Happy Volvo Owner

On our way to SF my engine light turned and I asked SIRi for the nearest repair shop and this shop came up. Jesus had the day off but when I called the shop he offered to show up to work on our car. He ordered the part my car needed on a timely manner so that we could get going on our trip that same day. Jesus took the time to show me what was wrong with my car and was very honest. Thanks to Jesus our mini vacation was saved. I know he was heaven sent. Thank you to Jesus and Jessie for being so helpful!

Straight amazing! Jesus (Jessie) is incredible. He had no problem getting our Jeep up and running. We were stranded in the middle of no where. Our car over heated on the I 5 south. I’m so grateful! I cannot express my gratitude enough. They saved us. The customer service, was just flat out better than any mechanic we’ve ever encountered. THANK YOU JESUS AND TEAM FOR HELPING OUR FAMILY! They’re open on the weekend.

Life saver! We were so stressed trying to get home from a long road trip. A recently purchased used Volvo was acting up. It was drivable but we had to stop a couple minutes for every 5 minutes of driving. We were close enough to make Los Banos and this mechanic had good reviews. Pulled in (along with 2 other hwy 5 refugees) and they were able to diagnose the issues on my car, a 2007 mini and toyota mini van with 350k miles! I was very impressed with the service and the depth of knowledge to the point that now that I am home, I still wanted to take time to write this review. Thank you!!! If you are stranded and you can make it here you will be in good hands.

Needed a hitch receiver installed on new SUV. Had no appointment, Jesse quoted me a very fair price and installed the hitch within the hour. Enjoyed talking to him and appreciated his honesty. Went to his shop based on Unilocal reviews, convenient as it was 3 blocks from my home!
Will absolutely recommend him!

Great mechanic, stayed late on a Saturday night to help us get our sprinter up and running. Really saved us and went out of his way to help us out.

Jesse’s open on Sundays! I broke down last Sunday and he was the only shop that was open. I was a little worried but once I met him all my concerns went away. He’s very personable, well-​trained and most of all honest. He used to work in a dealership but moved over to Los Banos within the last few years, so he knows his way around an engine. He was also very fair with his pricing, added about a 10% markup on parts. He’s a big-​time 49er fan so Seattle fans need not stop by :-)

Great service! My husband and I were traveling from Los Angeles to Washington and unfortunately, our car broke down. It was around 5 pm when we were no longer able to continue our trip. We called various mechanics around the area and NONE were able to help us. (Closing time) fortunately, jesse, the mechanic, called us back and offered his services. He was quick, attentive, and the pricing was reasonable. I’m glad he was there to help! He was able to get us back on the road in just a few hours.

Like many people who have reviewed, we broke down on a Sunday. Jessie was not only open, but he postponed closing on a slow day until our tow truck got us to his shop! He helped us identify the issue, was very informative, even had me get under the car to look with him! We didn’t need any new parts, just labor and he didn’t charge us an arm and a leg for it! Also he made recommendations for what looked old/​worn, but with no pressure! Fast, friendly service that wasn’t expensive or pushy! If you live in the area or find yourself stuck, this is the place to go!

We had changed our oil at jiffy lube and they did not secure our oil drain plug when it fell out on 152 we got it towed here. This was the only place open on Sunday, he fixed it and spent extra time cleaning the spilled oil off of the other parts in order to keep them clean. He stayed later tan he had planned to help us out. If you need car repair especially on the weekend this was the place to go