Mountain View Radiator

Manny and Bill… they know cars. You break it. They fix it.
What most people don’t know is that they also run Family Towing. You break down somewhere, they will get a tow truck out to you to be picked up. The rate is cheap for a local tow (50) if you have it towed to the shop to get you car fixed.
This is the only shop I trust with my cars. Highly recommend.

I had to get a brake and lamp inspection required by DMV. I called these guys on Saturday a little over two hours from closing time. They said come on over. I was back home in Sunnyvale with my certificates in just a little over an hour. They were very professional and very courteous.

Waited quite awhile for head light and brake inspection because I was taking back possession of my salvaged car. Certain things you need to do before the DMV will re-​title your car. Long story short, it went o.k. although the left rear brake light was out, I saw the guy point it out to the worker. Anyway, it was never mentioned to us about getting it replaced.
That «inspection» cost us $ 160. Not sure why they didn’t replace the brake light or at least tell us about it.

Made an appointment late yesterday for my radiator (leaked basically needed to be replaced), Manny told me to come in first thing in the morning, Radiator fully replaced completed before lunch. Highly recommend,
Keep up the good work.

Like Bud-​da!
Made an appointment to have my suv inspected, repaired & smogged. I showed them the diagnostics & repairs from my car’s make dealership that attempted to fix it. The dealership sent me home with a worse running engine & a reoccurring check engine light, 3x’s! I spent over $ 250 in diagnosis fees, over $ 900 in repairs and was issued a free rental car after the light came back on upon 2^nd delivery when they reversed the input/​output lines on my EGR unit & tore the gasket upon diagnostic. #cardealerCrAYcRaY!
Dropped off my suv to Mountain View Radiator’s & not only was my vehicle’s EGR assembly fixed, but it passed smog all in 1 visit! They fixed the reversed lines, replaced the gasket & was an honest price. What a shocking difference! Thanks so much! Just got my DMV stickers! :D

This is an update, even though the owner said he wants to make things right, he never tried to reach out to me. I was told the problem would never happen again and behold my car died with presumably the same issues. I will not be taking this car back to these guys because obviously they don’t know how to fix a car. On tip of that this car might need another new battery even though I was granted the new one was better than the AAA and wouldn’t cause my alternator to over charge the battery. Very in trustworthy !!! Stay away !!

Got a smog check here. Didn’t need to make an appointment and the people were friendly and quick.

Awesome people here! I went looking to get the back/​front license plates and frames fixed and they did it within 10 minutes (even though they were busy), with a smile, and without asking for a dime! Wonderful. :)

I’ve had two interactions with them and they’ve both been fantastic. First time they towed my car and arranged for a very affordable car rental so I could head into work. The second time I visited them I asked them to take a look at an issue with my engine cover. The jacked the car up, located the issue and fixed it within 10 minutes and didn’t charge me.

These guys are great. Quick service, and very easy to work with. Although I only came for a light change, their excellent service is why they have become my new go-​to mechanics. I highly recommend going to these guys for your auto service needs. :D

Meh. Not an awesome experience, but I’ve had a lot a lot worse with places. Customer service wasn’t awesome. I told them how to fix one issue with my car (considering it’s a recurring issue that decided to act up that day) and the guy asked me, «do you want to just come fix the thing yourself, or do you want me to diagnose the issues with your car and fix them?» (in a pretty shitty tone). It wasn’t that big of an issue, but it put a bad taste in my mouth with this place. I will not be taking my car back, but wouldn’t go out of my way to advise others to not take their cars there.

The guys here especially MANNY always take care of me. They’ll always listen to you even if you think a price is unfair. If your reasoning is good then they’ll work with you. Also they could have charged me up the butt for a simple fix today, but they were honest with me and didn’t even charge for the labor. This is why I’m here now writing this review because I feel like I got away with murder haha

I am so grateful that this shop is right near my work! Quality service and not just automotive service, but amazing customer service, too! There are few auto repair shops that I can say that about.

These guys are awesome! If I can give them 10 STARS I would. It’s hard to find a good honest mechanic these days and I’m glad I found that at Mountain View Radiator. It’s a family run business and they stand by their work and treat their customers very well. I’ve taken a few of my vehicles here and their work and service has always been outstanding. Prices are very competitive… after calling a few mechanics around, Mountain View Radiator still had the best prices. I have taken my Toyota Tundra, Audi TT, and Honda Accord here. I also like that they drive you back to work/​home and pick you up once your car is done. Unexpected and very convenient! Thanks Manny and Greg! I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this to my family and friends.

Had my car towed here and had it inspected since it had broken down. The shop called me and told me what they were doing and how long it was going to take. Keeping me informed was great. Also ended up being cheaper than I thought. Thank you for your great services!

Excellent service!!! Best there is!!!
It’s hard to find an honest mechanic, but when you do you stick with them for life. Mountain View Radiator is that place. I’ve been gong to MVR for years now. I originally went to MVR years ago to get my drivers seat welded back into place (as I have an older car). I had several bids, and MVR was one of the lowest. They didn’t do the welding themselves but sent it out to have the work done. Well, just 1 month later it broke again. They sent it back to get it repaired again (for free). It broke again about 9 months later. Well, they ended up sending it out again to different shop, again for free. They stand behind their work!!! I’ve been a loyal customer ever since and they do excellent work. I stopped by today to get something small checked out, they fixed it for me on the spot, FREE of charge. These guys are great! Their prices are reasonable and they do excellent work!

My car had liquid leaking at the front, and my coolant light keeps on coming on. So I Unilocaled for the nearest mechanic and brought it in to MV Radiator the next morning. I got the car back within 48 hours. Kudos to them! The light has not came on ever since!

Amazing service! Friendly and honest staff.
I brought my car here when my car broke down back in September. I knew my car was not in good shape since my engine wouldn’t turn on, and wanted to find out if the repair was worth it or I should just give up on my car. They told me that they needed to take apart some parts in order to test what was wrong, and then they could give me an estimate. Already worn out from inconvenience, stress, and towing costs, I debated whether I wanted to pay more to have them tell me that my car was not repairable. But I figured I had no choice so I agreed to the service.
After a couple hours, I got the bad news that the repair would cost more than the car’s worth and my car was doomed :’(Manny (or Greg, they were both great) waved the service cost because he felt sorry about my loss. I gave them a good tip in return.
I felt like they genuinely cared about customers and their cars rather than trying to squeeze money out of people. Being a girl, I probably look like someone who has no clue about cars, so I hate it when people try to take advantage over that. I really appreciated their honesty and kindness.

My car was having problems right before I was due to take it on a long camping trip, so I had to find a garage nearby which was open on a Saturday (surprisingly, a lot of them are closed during the weekend).
I found MVR on Unilocal,gave them a call, and Manny answered all my questions and said to bring the car right in.
When I went there, he immediately took a look at it, ran some tests, and did some work. He was friendly, professional, and quick. And when he was done, he said I didn’t need the work he had quoted to me earlier on the phone and that there would be no charge at all! How nice to hear, especially since I don’t know much about cars and he could have easily offered to do unnecessary work or overcharged me.
But even setting aside the «free» aspect, I enjoyed the interaction and appreciated that Manny was honest, patient and pleasant, without coming across as condescending.
I’ll be back (but hopefully not too soon).

At long last, my ‘Smog Test Saga’ is over, thanks to the hard-​working, good people at Mountain View Radiator.
Knowing that my car still needed the downstream O2 sensors to pass smog, I picked up the parts myself and swung by MVR to see if they’d do the work for me. At first, they quoted me an hour’s work. An hour later, though, I hear that it’s going to take a little more time. At first I’m thinking «great, another mechanic out to pillage my bank account», but boy was I mistaken. He walked me over to my car and showed me exactly what was wrong.
If there’s one thing I appreciate in any kind of professional service, it’s transparency. These guys have it in spades.
Anyway, the new price quoted, given the work they had to do, was VERY reasonable, and they promised to have it ready next-​day. They even offered to set me up w/​a rental car. Since I work nearby, I didn’t need it but it was still great that they asked. Fast forward to later in the day, I get a call from MVR — my car is ready and they’ve verified the work. They even went so far as to drive it to Milpitas and back so I didn’t have to drive the 70 miles before taking my car to the smog test center. Now THAT is foresight.
And, finally, the big moment — I take my car to the test-​only center. After a few minutes, I get the news I’ve been waiting for. «Here you go, your car finally passed.»
For piece of mind, great service, good rates & honest service, you cannot beat Mountain View Radiator. I’m not only going back to them anytime my car needs work, I’m recommending them to everyone I know (including you!)
PS — Their store pet, Nemo, is awesome.