RPM Brake Service & Auto Repair

Fast friendly and honest. Sam is a very nice and knowledgeable man. I do recommend this place for your automotive maintenance needs
They are open 6 days a week. They are closely located across the street from Hamilton High School
Take the care in for service and you can go down the street and get some breakfast and come back to pick up your car
The then out

Way over priced. Suspiciously had other things fail on my vehicle after taking it to them. Maybe coincidence — but happened twice? Not likely. Won’t use them again. .do not recommend

These guys saved me when my battery died around the corner. Thanks again RPM!!!

have no idea about car put wrong oil filter in my car bad… it cost me 600 $ more to fix it @ the dealer. …

If I could do «O» stars I would. Worst automotive repair place EVER! I agree with the other reviews of dishonesty, adding on work that is not needed, doesn’t stand behind work that has already been done, and charges to look at any further issues. Sam, the owner is very money hungry and could care less about the customer.
I have gone to about 4 or 5 mechanics over the past 30 years and never had issues like I had here. My employer suggested I go here since it was close to their house and so I did. Now $ 1,600.00 plus later, I am still in the process of paying my employer back for the poor quality work done by R.P.M.
MY CAR CAME OUT WITH MORE SOUNDS THAN IT WENT IN WITH!!! Both sounds they caused, one was fixed after arguing with them about it and them wanting to charge me to do it, I said «What you don’t stand behind your work», so he didn’t charge me.
The second sound issue is still an ongoing problem. I will NEVER step anywhere near this place again, and STRONGLY URGE EVERYONE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. I found an automotive place which has excellent ratings as a good automotive repair business and they are honest, don’t overcharge or do work that is not needed. It’s called Mar Vista Automotive on Venice Blvd. just west of Inglewood Blvd. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND MAR VISTA AUTOMOTIVE.
As for R.P.M. I wouldn’t send my worst enemy there. Poor quality work. Overchargs for work done … that is not needed, and new problems added after you take it in. Need I say more?
DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE! I plan to file a complaint against them through the Better Business Bureau.

I had taken a vehicle into RPM for a serpentine belt repair and an oil change. After meeting the owner Sam, I felt comfortable leaving the vehicle behind. A THOUSAND dollars later, the belts were replaced, the pulleys and the motor mounts were changed and an oil change. Ouch, buy hey, it is what it is if it’s done CORRECTLY! Immediately after, the car squealed like a pig on the chopping block and leaked oil everywhere. The check engine light would turn on and off randomly. I took the car back within the warranty time and explained my concerns to Sam. He was happy to review the vehicle. A mechanic with a heavy accent turns the car on and immediately gives it his «professional» diagnosis…“This car runs like shit”. Of which it did after the repairs were made at RPM! Sam looks at the motor mounts and a says «omg, look at the horrible condition of these mounts! » I reminded him that was one of the parts he had replaced. In the end, nothing was done to remedy the problems. Shortly thereafter, the belt ripped again! Wiser this time, I had a different mechanic assist me. He immediately discovers the alternator was loose, allowing the belt (yeah, the one repaired at RPM) to rub things. The main belt also showed wear too. He tried to remove it, but realized the belt was not installed properly per the dealers diagram pattern. After a proper repair, the car no longer squeals, the check engine light is off… ohhhh yeah, and it doesn’t «run like shit» anymore because the serpentine belt is actually turning things in the proper direction! Sorry Sam, could have had a new client for life.

I went to do my oil change and A/​C. My A/​C was blowing hot air for months. I decided to fix it. The advertising board they have for oil change showed 19.95 but they said it will cost 39.99 and showed that the board shows only 19.99. They said it is old. So I decided not to go with oil change but instead check what the problem is with my A/​C. I was waiting outside and saw the car parked before me and mechanic started checking under the hood. After seeing I was sitting there watching him, He took my car to the back side of the shop to test it. I had bad instinct about his behavior but decided to wait and see. Then he came back after 30 mins and said I should pay 89 dollars for labor to just check the problem with my A/​C. Then, he said It will take another 76 dollars to fix it. I accepted to pay it since I desperately needed my A/​C fixing in summer heat. Once the amount is paid, They said the A/​C is fixed. I went to the car to see whether the A/​C is fixed but they said it is not fixed and it was still blowing hot air. I asked them again what is wrong. They said the problem may be a compressor. I got frustrated. I paid the money for nothing to these guys. I fought with them for the charges because my A/​C was never fixed but they said the charges are only for labor and service and I have to bring my car again later for investigation since they are going to close in few minutes. I paid around 170 but didn’t get done anything. Warning! It’s a complete Rip-​off. Stay away.

Now I hate writing bad reviews, I prefer rewarding good businesses. This one however deserves a review after the second bad experience there. Shame you once, shame me twice. I brought my van in years ago for new shocks. I was told I was getting great shocks with a lifetime warranty. When one of them blew a quarter sized hole in it, I brought it back to them. SAMs response, do you have any warranty paperwork. My answer, no, you didn’t provide me with any. Ok, my bad, I should have insisted on paperwork. I also had my pick up truck tuned up by him. 900 dollars later because of course I needed new wires, plugs and my transmission needed to be dropped. I just took it to smog and they told me my idle was too high. I took it back to Sam who says, I have to hook it up to the computer, it could be a vacuum leak etc. I need a couple of hours. I said, I couldn’t wait and took it around the corner to another mechanic. Two turns of a screwdriver and voila. No charge no problem. It just goes to show that Sam only cares about one thing. Getting your hard earned dollars. He just lost a customer who owns a fleet of vehicles. Too bad.

THANK YOU SAM and THE GUYS AT RPM! Without your help, consideration of my situation and kindness, I would probably be sitting on the side of the road somewhere.
RPM Brake Service and Auto Repair on Robertson is the type of place that you can feel comfortable taking your car to for service and feel good about the fact that when you get it back, there’s not going to be 3 more problems. It’s true, you may not always like what it takes to fix the issue with your car but you can bet that the owner, Sam and his auto mechanics are honest and will get to the root of problem. They will tell you like it is and exactly what it’ll take to get the job done so you can get back on the road, safe and without hesitation.
I’ll never go any where else.
Thanks again,
Lauren

I live around the corner. I need an oil change. They have a BIG sign that says «oil change 19.95.» After trying to tell me that my car needs synthetic oil, which is nonsense, he quotes me 28.95 for an oil change. Not highway robbery, but not cool either. When I pointed at the billboard stating the 19.95 price, he said «that’s an old sign.» Sorry. If the price changed, change the damn sign. I see that another Unilocaler complained about this a few months ago and the sign is still there. Since lots of us don’t know much about car repair, the relationship is based on trust. Starting off with a bait and switch does not instill confidence.

This happened this past July. My Air conditioner has been blowing out warm air. So I thought I would go to an Air-​Conditioner specialist such as RPM which was conveniently on my way home from work one day. At first, I thought I found the right place to get the problem fixed. Sam (the owner) came off to be very knowledgeable by explaining what the possible issues may be but that he would need to flush out my AC and run a diagnostic test (for $ 40 or more… don’t remember exactly… i think it was $ 65) to rule out leakage of freon since I had just had it refilled at Vavoline a week before (which was a very big mistake that I made because they didn’t know what the problem was for my air condition still blowing out after the freon was refilled by them!)
Anyway, Sam then told me that I will have to reload the freon (for another $ 70). After all this was done, the AC seemed to have work at the moment… cool air was blowing. Then the next morning as I was driving to work, warm air was blowing out again! I went back to Sam and told him that that was the issue. He ran another diagnostic test «for free» this time. The AC seemed to have worked again by blowing out cool air at the time… but only for 20 minutes! I noticed that warm air was blowing out again as I was driving home. I brought it back into Sam a couple days later. This time he claims that it’s compressor that’s the problem. He was going to charge me another $ 700 for this part to be replaced. This is when I started to think why didn’t Sam know of this earlier then since he claims to be the Air Conditioner Specialist! Anyway, I brought my car to another shop Lucy’s Auto Center off of Pico Blvd for a second opinion. I spoke with Avo there (the father of Lucy). All he did was replace a fuse to the air condition in the fuse box and Voila!!! The AC has been working perfectly since then. This problem was fixed easily free of charge!!! I was so grateful to Avo. He was so nice and friendly! He told me that I should go get my refund from Sam.
I called Sam explained this the situation to him and that I think he should give me a refund for not really fixing the problem. He refused to even give me a partial refund! so I am just warning everyone to never come to this shop for any auto repair because apparently they do not know what they are doing and are just charging people money when they shouldn’t be!

Fast, friendly employees, and the owner is on site. Sam, the owner, is a great guy. He cares about being on time, makes sure his employees stay on task and is very friendly.
Did I mention they were inexpensive too? Was charged $ 24.95 for an oil change and they fixed my headlight for free.
Forget the other places, RPM is the place to go West of LA.

Price is not $ 19.95 as advertised. They have the credit card stickers implying that visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted but told me it was cash or debit only.

I am shocked at some of the low ratings. I have been taking my cars to RPM for years and they are fast, reasonable, friendly and qualified. I thought I needed new brakes, but they assured me that I did not and problem was fixed for $ 40 and they could have easily hit me up for $ 1100 for new ones on my MBZ. Had a hole in my tire and they fixed if for free. Have not taken my car/​s to a dealer since I started at RPM.

I’ve had my oil changed here for the past few years. They’re prompt, complete, and inexpensive. If they happen to see something wrong, they’ll bring it to your attention, but not recommend repairs in a pushy way.

If you do not want a disaster do not take your car here. The owner does not know what the heck he is doing. Right up the street on National and Robertson I had a diagnostic done and the results were a night and day difference. When I went back across the street to ask them why they had told me something totally different he said «look, I gave you a discount so that’s the time I put in it». I am reversing the charges on my credit card a total rip off. If you let them touch your engine you will regret it. Brakes, maybe, anything in the engine or god forbid electrical is a nightmare.

The men working there are great:) the owner… well he stands over his employees like a prick! :(
Those 3 stars are only for the employees working for him.
TERRIBLE OWNER! DON’T GIVE HIM YOUR MONEY!

Rpm Automotive Center is one of the top independent service facilities in West Los Angeles. We truly are a one stop service facility for your vehicle.