Contech Auto Service Center

Contech Auto Service Center damaged my bumper while my car was being repaired. I immediately noticed the damage when I was picking up the car, and the owner quickly denied the damages. I do not park my car on the street, so my bumper was in near perfect condition. Unfortunately I did not take photos of my car before dropping it off, so I do not have any recourse.
If Contech Auto Service Center had admitted to the damage, I would be understanding since accidents do happen. However, the failure of Contech Auto Service Center to admit to the accident demonstrates that the owner is unprofessional, has no integrity, and has no accountability. Now I have to spend $ 350 to repaint the bumper, since the damage is too large for touch up paint.

I have been coming here for my car repairs for years. Jimmy is sometimes hard to understand through his accent but is professional and helps keep costs low. He has always been awesome!

Jimmy at Contech is hard to understand, but he knows japanese cars.
He has replaced/​fixed a number of items on my truck, including the clutch, oil cooler plumbing, water pump… always done quickly and cheaply.

I happened to come here to get my radiator fixed after trying another highly rated spot I found on Unilocal.The other spot wanted to charge me a lot of money and I wasn’t comfortable so I decided to go back to the drawing board and find another place on Unilocal.On my way home, I took a chance and stopped here (there are many auto mechanic places in SOMA). The folks were really helpful and fixed my radiator for a lot less money! I’m a young woman who doesn’t know anything about cars and felt these guys were really honest. I had the mechanic talk to my dad who is very knowledgeable and he said these guys are very reasonable.

Rudest Asian owner ever… Barely speaks English and got completely belligerent when showed up for appointment. Save yourself the hassle and find someplace else. Ps. Claimed to know mercedes inside and out and when I got nervous that he was having a hard time opening hood. he told me to go elsewhere! Stay away! Ill trust my 100k car to someone who knows how to deal with customers

Jimmy and his team know their stuff. My Mitsubishi GT 3000 is always taken good care of and they work is excellent and price is very good too. I highly recommend this Auto service. Joanie

I always take my car here. My little toyota has been running at over 120,000 miles and going strong! These guys are efficient, reasonably priced and can fit in you when you really need help. Their English is not perfect but you can undertand that they are trying to help you and repair your vehicle. They have been able to diagnose problems and fix them efficiently.

If You have attitude problems no place will be good for You.
But if You are polite and courteous people will be nice to You.
This place maybe be not what You expect, but believe me the owner knows his business and he will go out of his way to help You and fix the problem You have.
And He is Honest and expensive.
I recommend this place to all my friends.

They were good, fast, fixed everything, and were honest.
I had them check my brakes as they were squeaking; was informed that the front were still good, only backs needed replacement. They ordered parts and got it done even at the end of the day. And, gave me $ 10 off special.
The owner even took it out for a test ride, and checked it over, too.
They found out that I some of the rear signal lights bulbs were out, and took care of that (even the break light at the center rear window, which other places always ignored). I I have to say, good job.
Lastly, their prices are very good. Oil change was only $ 25, and they cleaned up under the car. Seem they care about their work, good work ethic.
It’s true that there might be some language issues, which means you can’t have a conversation about what their are doing as well as other places (unless you speak Chinese), but this is not a big issue, and I had no communication problems. I just watched.
I’ll go back for again, when I have a need with any of my cars. For oil, change, as well.

The manager was completely ignoring me while I was waiting for my car and wouldn’t even tell me what was going on with it. He was dismissive and rude.
One star for the service, added one because one lady that worked there was friendly and helpful. They fixed my car fine, but the service was atrocious and frustrating.

My Mercedes 240D was venting oil from a broken vacuum pump. A typical shop might have had the pump replaced for $ 500+ for parts alone. Fortunately, I found Mercedes Benz master mechanic Danny at Contech who dismantled the vacuum pump and used $ 120. repair kit to rebuild the old pump. Exactly what I needed done and reasonably priced.
Danny really knows his stuff, and is a gracious host in the shop as well, which is run by JImmy. This is the place to go on Folsom Street for Mercedes Repair that is less than half the price of the dealer garage a block up the street.

I took my Lexus to Contech because one head lights went out. I was told that I had a electrical problem which cost $ 163.00. When they repaired the wiring problem they said I needed to come back to get the headlight repaired because the bulb had to be ordered.
They called me the next morning stating that they had the bulb, I drove in, they replaced the bulb and charged me $ 30.00 just for the Lexus bulb. As I drove away, I notice that some of the indicator lights were on. I double back and asked them to make the repairs. A hour later they made the repairs.
I drove home and noticed that the lens covering the repaired light was improperly installed. The lens was seated further inwards so that there was an opening all around the lens. This concerned me because water from the rain could get in. The lens was not flush or not in line with the other lens.
I took my car back to Contech the next day and was told that that was the way it was and they refused to take it apart or to even look at it.
It started to rain so I took it to another mechanic and he took it apart and discovered that it was broken from the inside. The broken part prevented it from sitting properly in the frame thus causing the space around it.
I ended up paying close to $ 200.00 for the installation of one headlight bulb.

I found them through craigslist too. I’ve taken both cars there for oil changes over the past 8 months. Today I paid $ 30 for an oil change and tire rotation, same as before. They had me in and out of there within 20 minutes. They filled the tires with air this time. I don’t think they did that last time but maybe they checked and decided it wasn’t necessary.
I’ll take my cars back there again for the basic oil change.

One day I googled «cheap oil change San Francisco» — I found one odd ad on Craigslist. It says just as this:
‘Oil change & tire rotation special: $ 25 plus: free brake inspection, lubricate existing fillings, and drive belt check. (Rate slightly higher for luxury cars)‘
I used to do oil change by myself when I was in Pennsylvania but that is because I had my own space in the backyard of the house. Now I don’t. And it seems like the price is usually around 35 dollars in this city.
I gave it a try, and this guy with heavy Cantonese accent comes out. We talked a bit (I don’t know Cantonese at all) and he was nice. I just let him do it. He said he could do it within 15 minutes.
I came back after 30 minutes and it was ready. I paid 22 dollars eventually but still it’s wonderful deal. When I was trying to come out with big smile, this lady goes «Let me put a sticker on your window so that you will know when you have to change it next time.»
I will go see these nice guys again!