Jack’s Automotive

Jack is honest and his prices are fair. He talked me out of a high ticket engine rebuild that would have made him lots of money to advise me to get a new car.

This guy Jack and his business is total garbage. The first time I went to his shop I only got an oil change and had no problem. He only charged me for the oil change and didn’t try to sell me any «repairs». I told my wife I had a good experience there plus he has a pretty good Unilocal rating so she decided to take her car there for an oil change as well. Instead of being honest and fair, he hustled her. He told her that her car required synthetic oil, which it doesn’t, and charged her $ 80 instead of $ 40. She didn’t know the difference and took him on his word so of course she paid it. Additionally, he scared her into thinking her car battery was bad so of course, not knowing better, she paid for a new battery. *This is one of his regular tricks, so beware. At the time, I gave him the benefit of doubt and thought maybe the battery was bad and maybe her car does take synthetic. I wasn’t certain that it didn’t. I learned later that he lied. Since my first experience wasn’t bad, I went to his shop again the next time I needed a repair. I had my rear rotors and brakes replaced and my passenger window motor fixed. When I picked up my car he informed me that I have 2 different types of lug nuts on my wheels. HE LIED. I’ve polished my rims dozens of times and am 100% certain all the lug nuts were identical manufacturer bolts. What certainly must have happened is he lost two of them and didn’t take responsibility for it. I’m an easy going person so again I shrugged that off thinking it wasn’t a big deal. (The lug nuts will later come back to bite me.) He also informed me that MY BATTERY WAS BAD AND I NEEDED A NEW ONE! He said my battery had died twice while he had it. LIES! It never had died on me previously and in fact hasn’t ever since. This is when I became certain that this guy is crooked. I told him I can buy and replace my own battery if needed. He tried to imply I will find myself stranded if I didn’t buy one from him. NO THANKS JACK! Additionally, the window motor that I paid him to fix did in fact work again. for about a month. A month later it stopped working again. Finally, flash forward to today. Today I ran over something and got a flat. No problem, I’ll simply put my spare on and get to a tire shop. NOPE! GUESS AGAIN! I can’t get the 2 different sizes lug nuts off with the one sized tire iron I have. Thanks Jack! A year after deciding to never go to his shop again he manages to screw me over again!

I’ve found the repair shop for my older model car (2005)! It isn’t easy to find a mechanic who is completely trustworthy, honest, works with you, and is there when you need them. I recently had that heart stopping moment of «oops, the car won’t start.» One phone call, took the car in that evening, the next day, the car is repaired and I’m on my way. Pricing is very good, honest, and everything is explained right up front.
Jack is awesome and straightforward to work with. it is very clear that they take great pride in their work. You reap the rewards of that. Thank you again, Jack!

T’was the day after Christmas when I was desperately looking for a mechanic to check out my car because it suddenly in need of some TLC. Thankfully, based on the others’ reviews I stopped into J’s. Pleasantly surprised by their thoroughness and willingness to quickly take a look. They seemed to be pretty up front with the cost of the parts that they shopped around for. Overall, I’m a new fan of J’s!
The owner wasn’t in the day I had my car serviced. Apparently, he takes great pride in the work that they do.

Jack has been reliable for years. And trustworthy, which is hard to come by in this city. He is honest and helpful. Today he stopped what he was doing to help me, right then and there. He was able to fix my beloved Subaru in less than an hour. I won’t ever go anywhere else.

I like Jack a lot. He is a gentle soul. He fixes cars very accurately. I trust!

I want to update this with five stars because after the guys installed new belts in the car they were screeching, they replaced them for free and were honest about the cause of the screeching and didn’t do unnecessary maintenance.

To be clear, no perks offered for a good Unilocal review, in fact they never even ask for one.
I had a mechanic in Hollywood that I loved but he no longer works on private cars (fleet guy that would do privates on the side). One of my best friends suggested I try Jack (his family has been using him for years. I took my car in on a Tuesday with what I thought was a bad power steering unit. Jack took the time to look over (and under) the car to try to figure out what was up. It turned out my rack was worn and leaking and that at least one strut was bad.
I expected to have the car there for a week but by Tuesday afternoon he called to tell me it was finished.
The only reason that I didn’t give a full 5 stars is that he had to replace the sway bar (part of a clunking sound I had told him about but didn’t know what was causing it). Strictly from a business standpoint, I wish he had called me before doing the work. It wasn’t much more and I would have happily authorized it anyways.
As far as price goes, the work wasn’t cheap (cars never are) but I think it was fair and within the price range that I had in my head going into this. I think his pricing was plenty fair and the work he did seems to have solved all of my cars issues.

Been going here for ten years would not go ANYWHERE else, honest reliable and advised me not to flush my tranny it would be $ 200 he would make but my tranny is old and would fall apart thats like $ 3k! honest and brillant guy

Today I called a mechanic because the check engine light came on. The mechanic I called did not service my type of car so he referred me to Jack. I called, he saw me an hour later and did a quick diagnostic. Turned out to be nothing but he didn’t charge me, was really nice and I would definitely go back to him for anything I might need in the future. You can tell he’s a good, honest mechanic.

I went to Jack’s on Saturday with a problem with my 2005 Honda Accord. I came on the recommendation of a friend of mine. He felt Jack was honest and helpful. Please know that I do not trust mechanics. I have had too many bad experiences.
Anyway, Jack diagnosed the problem and the total cost? $ 45. That’s all. Jack could have jacked me, but he didn’t. Have I found a new mechanic? Too soon to say that, but Jack came through for me and I appreciate it.

I recently drove all the way to chatsworth from mar vista to get my oil changed with my regular mechanic after the experience I had at jack’s automotive, where I had my oil changed a few months back.
my husband brought his car in for some work and, being new in the neighborhood, I asked him to get a quote for an oil change for my car. after giving jack the year, make and model of my car, jack quoted my husband $ 40 for an oil change.
when I got my oil changed a few days later, not only did he tell me I needed a new battery, which I, of course, told him to go ahead and replace, he also charged me $ 79.99 for my oil change. double what he quoted my husband… because I didn’t ask jack himself how much it would be (my mistake) and just assumed the price he gave my husband would be the price I’d pay, I didn’t say anything BUT I WILL NEVER GIVE THEM ANOTHER PENNY!!!
if you’re a Caucasian male, you’ll probably get great service there. WOMEN BEWARE. if I could give them zero stars, I totally would.

So Happy I found this place. Jack is knowledgable, trustworthy and honest. Plus he listens to Great music in his shop. No need to look around. Bring your car here. You will happy too, and still have money in your wallet.

I have been going to Jack for years. I bought my Prius new from a dealer, and stupidly bought the extended service. Yes, I was a sucker that was excited with his first new car purchase and wanted it to be treated with excellent care by the people who manufactured the car. Utter stupidity and ridiculously overpriced.
One day, I read an article in Los Angeles magazine, (
), that had Jack listed as the best independent Prius mechanic in the city. My extended service was just about to end and I was sick of getting gouged by Toyota so I decided to give Jack a try. And it’s been great.
He runs a diagnostic and only does what the car needs. I have almost a 130k on it and after his last service it’s been running better than ever. I’ve lived in Los Angeles all of my life, so been driving for over two decades. Mostly beater cars, so I’ve spent a lot of time bouncing around from mechanic to mechanic. Never have I been so happy with a mechanic as I am with Jack. The work is always done on time, he uses quality materials, and I’m not getting ripped off. Any time he can save me some cash, a part I need is still under warranty or knows about a factory recall, he is quick to jump on it.
There’s a reason his lot is always full of cars, and the shop has contracts with various businesses that drive a lot, and simply it’s that he’s a straight shooting mechanic that delivers EVERY time.

I had my car diagnostic preformed and jack told me my catalytic converter was bad, he then threatened to report my vehicle if I didn’t get it replaced by HIM!.I told him I would let him replace another part but that I wanted a second opinion on my catalytic converter., he finally agreed.
Before I went to pick up my car from his shop I called to see what I would owe, I arrived at the shop with a check made out. He then told me my repair was an extra $ 100 dollars on top of what I was quoted and went so far as to call me a liar for ever saying I was quoted otherwise.
As for my catalytic converter. I’ve had it checked numerous times and its not bad, I even passed a smog test recently.
I think they offer some perk if you write a positive review, probably why there are so many.

Jack is an excellent honest mechanic. Great customer service. I feel lucky to have found him. Many thanks, Jack!

Jack’s Automotive is as good as it gets. Honesty, ease, and timeliness describe what you will find when taking your car in here. This man has been in the industry a long time and it shows. He cares and gets it done! I’m so happy I found them!

Stellar service & pricing. Jack is incredibly fair & incredibly kind. Didn’t try to rip me off or pull 1 over on me like many mechanics do with women. Great location, very trustworthy. Go here!

Jack’s Automotive was a life saver for me. And thanks to Unilocal that I found him. It is always hard to be in an unfamiliar city and need a mechanic! Jack was very nice and willing to help. His pricing seemed fair, and he was upfront about the issues with my car. He didn’t try to force me into repairs I didn’t need. I would recommend this place to anyone who lives in the area.

Jack is the only place to go if you enjoy honesty, integrity, superior work ethic and a job well done. He has worked with me and my various car problems for about a year now, and I’m a fan for life! Jack was recommended to me by my daughter’s paternal GREAT-​GRANDMA who still drives her 1981 Toyota around, a car he has kept up for her forever! Believe me, I’ve gone to other places just to feel stupid and broke — he is the best automotive repair guy I have ever met and if I had to travel many miles (which I luckily do not) just to go to his shop, I would — his service is well worth a drive! I am so happy to have found him, and you will be too! Thanks Jack!