Chicago Auto Repair

The ac on my truck stopped working so I basically pulled into the closest place I could find on N. Clark St. This was Chicago Auto Repair. The owner Nadeem Sharafi asked professional sounding questions then ran a $ 40.00 test on my ac system to see if it had a leak. He said the $ 40.00 would not be charged if I ended up needing work and the repair was done there. After dye test he informed me that the condencer was leaking and needed to be replaced. He quoted me a price of $ 700 for parts and around 200 – 250 in labor and said this was a huge job requiring all day because the radiator had to be removed to do the work. He then stated he needed $ 600 up front to cover the parts. Like an idiot I gave him the money and was to return the following day to have the repair done. Later that night it occurred to me that I have never been asked to pay money upfront for anything on an automobile repair. I got suspicious and went online to repair pal and right away saw what I should be charged in that zip code and was shocked to learn it was $ 460-​$ 583 for everything. Every nut and bolt plus labor. To double check I called a dealer. They wanted under $ 700 for the work which they said would take 3.5 hours not all day. This clown wanted to charge me almost a thousand bucks for what should cost between $ 500-​$ 600 in a non dealer shop. Chicago Auto Repair on N. Clark is a fraudulent business. Stay away. Buy the way I tried to get my $ 600 back from the owner Nadeem Sharafi and of course I have to wait two days because he said he already bought the parts and the money was dispersed. Parts for this job can be had for as little as $ 200 online. Do your homework before giving anyone money for an auto repair. It is now several hours later and I now know what is really the issue with my air conditioning. I took my truck to the very capabable guys at Rogers Park Auto Body. It turns out it is a $ 150 hose and a $ 50 valve that is leaking not the condenser at all. NADEEM SHARAFI IS A COMPLETE FRAUD AND A CONSUMMATE LIAR. HIS SHOP CHICAGO AUTO REPAIR SHOULD BE BOYCOTTED.

Absolute fraud. This reviews comes after many years but I still remember how they cheated me off $ 400 after I took in a friends car with hearing issues. They said everything is fixed and I paid off and left. 24 hours later I come back with the same issue and they say now asked to pay another $ 600 saying that what they fixed was also an issue. Got I to a verbal argument and left this place. Sadly as a 17 year at the time I did not know better and took the loss. Never again.

DO NOT GO HERE!!! I was really screwed over at this place. I heard a slight squeaking in my brakes. Took my car here and without looking at it but only driving it he told me I needed new brakes and rotors. So I trusted him and gave him my car. He charged me $ 140 which I thought was fair, but I told him I wanted good brakes pads, not cheap ones and I was willing to pay more for it. Anyways, long story short… they «fixed» my brakes. I get my car back and it feels like nothing has changed and the sounds I was hearing before were still there but worse. I took it back the next day, he told me it was the back brakes and not to worry about it. I left the shop and went to run errands. As I drove my car it started squeaking worse and worse. I took the car back again 2 hours later and they put it up and supposedly did something to make it better, they didn’t tell me why it was squeaking or what they were doing but I trusted him. I leave and because it’s Friday I know that if it’s not better I can’t do anything about it till Monday. Also the mechanic who is not the same person as the owner is SUPER rude to me and acts like I’m crazy to bring my car back even though he didn’t do the job correctly. When I leave the shop the squeaking is a little better but not by much. By the end of the weekend it sounds like I’m driving a huge semi-​truck, the noise is deafening. Now I just have to know what is wrong and I don’t trust them anymore. I got to another mechanic who informs me that the brake pad HARDWARE IS MISSING! Also nothing was lubed. Now I am FURIOUS. I call Chicago Auto Repair and he says I can come and get my money back and be on my way and hangs up on me. Then he calls me back and says no he wants to talk to the mechanic that I’m with. He talks to him and doesn’t even know that brake pads even have hardware. I’m so upset and now have to pay this other shop $ 200 to fix the job that they at Chicago Auto Repair. I go back to the shop to get my money back and he refuses to give me my money. He says if I bring him his pads back he will only refund me for those. The brake pads which he told me were $ 62, but now that he has to refund me, he says they were actually only $ 48. I am now out $ 90, and have to pay another $ 200 to fix what they broke in the first place. The new place (which is amazing but in Elgin, IL because I work there during the week) does a great job and fixes my car good as new. I take the brake pads back to Chicago Auto Repair, he gives me my $ 50 and writes it on my original receipt along with «no more come» WHAT A CHEAT! I am so upset and can’t believe what horrible service I received and I was not treated right and I should have been refunded my entire $ 140 especially since I had a week of my life WASTED over this situation. So much time and money wasted for one brake job. I WILL NEVER GO HERE AGAIN AND YOU SHOULDN’T EITHER UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE RIPPED OFF. They are not honest and have no idea what they are doing.

I’ve been taking my car here for several years and have never had a problem. Nadeem, the owner, is courteous, fair, and honest. The prices are reasonable, too.

I’ve had good experiences here. They have always been able to get me in and out in a timely fashion. And have helped quickly during a couple breakdowns when I’ve needed my car back asap.

Because my car had been running poorly, I had not driven it for a while. As a result, it was quite dirty. So, before taking the car to Chicago Auto Repair, I had the car washed. Once I arrived at the repair shop, a man, who appeared to be the owner, told me that I needed a new «head gasket». «You see, (referring to the water that was dripping off of my freshly washed car), you are leaking oil. You must fix the head gasket.» I told the man, «no that is water dripping from my car because I just washed it». He responded, «No! you see this is oil from the head gasket». I once again tried to tell him that it was water on the ground not oil from my car. To humor the man, I ask how much it would cost to repair the car. He responded, «$ 1,600»! I told him that I would think about it since I was wanting to get rid of the car soon. I then drove down the street where I had the car repaired for $ 65. There was no head gasket problem, but instead some bolts needed to be replaced. Obviously, Chicago Auto Repair attempted to stick it’s hand way too far into my pocket, or should I say, attempts were made to pick my pocket. Beware!!!