Certified Automotive Repairs

There used to be really honest and hard work done here. Over the last 8 years or so, the quality of the work has gone downhill. Before relatives moved, they had work done for their road trip. Whoever was hired did a shoddy job and my family had to fix the problem where they moved. The owner of C.A.R. was informed. My husband and I started to go to him and we liked his honesty. However, it became clear he was overwhelmed with the work load, especially at his age. It would take days for him to fix our vehicle, and whoever he did hire didn't do a good job. This meant he often worked alone or with only one other guy. Queue to the last 3 years and any time we tried to get work done, the business looked closed. I tried calling. No answer. Then suddenly, the shop is back open. Ok. Great. Not so great. Just as quickly, the shop kept looking closed. Every once in awhile while doing errands, I swear the shop is open. Yet, no one answers the phone. It's very bizarre. Many have reported it closed, including myself, before I noticed the short periods of time where the business appears to be open. It's just not worth it. We've been going elsewhere. We are limited on where we can go since we only have one vehicle, so walking distance is a must. Right now it's Pep Boys for oil changes, and Motion Tire II for the rest (GREAT owner). Services: General repairs & maintenance, Brakes, Smog certification, Oil change
Sep 3rd, 2023

I've been a regular customer of Ben's since 2001 - he's the ONLY mechanic that I trust 1000% to take care of my van. Completely trustworthy and honest and accurate. I just had my oil changed there - again, I wouldn't EVER think of going somewhere else.
Mar 5th, 2022

This man made me pay him $400 cash at 2am after damaging my 2004 SUBURBAN He got me to okay staying over night b c he could not run the shifter cable down into the proper position after he sabotaged the original, the passenger door worked fine until he screwed this up too inside door handle no longer opens the door It was not until I refused to leave with him at midnight to go eat It cost me $120 to have stereo land fix the tampering good old Ben did to the aftermarket alarm system I just had installed This man should be behind bars Come to think of it he still has parts to my car he refuses to give back to me Deborah Templeton One of the worst experiences I've ever had and it cost me a total of $520
Apr 3rd, 2021

Certified auto is owned by Ben. He has been in the neighborhood for 25 years. Very nice and helpful . Oldschool. Ben is a genius when it comes to Automotive repairs.
Dec 18th, 2020

Ben is very good on auto repair his prices r good he not a parts replace he fixes the problem go see him
Dec 1st, 2020