Kearny Mesa A & H Auto Specialist

I have been coming here for close to 6 years — I can’t believe I’m now just posting a review?! Tony and the crew at A & H are awesome. Customer service is great — and the work on my Integra has always been spot on and quick! I defiantly recommend his shop!

Tony and his crew are the very best. They don’t bs you around and are always very thorough. Prices are good. Worth the trip down from Escondido.

Im always distrustful of auto mechanics but Tony was very patient and didn’t mind showing me the work they were doing. I did a quote online
for my front axle and his price was fair. I will def come back for any repair service in the future but im hoping it wont be for awhile.

I totally trust Neil who appears to be the main man here. They do very good work and always charge me a fair price. I never feel like I was taken advantage of; Or if I went in there with a problem they would TRY and find problems even though none existed. All in all I am SOOOOO Glad I found A & H Auto; a GREAT experience as a Mazda 2 owner.

After being turned away from another service station with a very shaky axle and two kids in my car because of a bumper sticker the owner didn’t agree with (Rated G, but political), I desperately looked on Unilocal and found A&H. That was 3 years ago, and I’ve had 4 old/​older cars (Nissan, Mazda, and Kia) serviced here to my utmost satisfaction.
Tony and Neil and the others are so helpful and never do more than necessary or charge too much. The repair and waiting areas are organized and clean, and they are very good at communicating about options and times. I’ll keep this brief – read the other good reviews for more details.

Why can’t an oil change just be an oil change? There is always something else wrong with your car. Really sucks. You end up spending money you don’t want to.
Enter Kearney Mesa A and H Specialist. Tony and his crew have been taking care of our car needs for about four years now. Taking the sting out of care repairs. Not charging crazy parts and labor costs like other places. His prices are reasonable and the repairs are done right and in a timely manner. Usually the same day or the next. No matter what the fix is.
They fix most makes and models. They have worked on my wife’s convertable to my SUV. They even worked on my son’s big Chevy diesel truck. All to our satisfaction. They do it all.
Highly recommended. They don’t advertise. They don’t have to. Their satisfied customers do that for him. Me being one of them. Come see Tony for your car issues.

this place is seriously the best, I don’t even have a honda anymore (i have a toyota) and they’re just the best in the world. I never thought I’d write a review for a car place cause who cares, but they patched my tire for free, have the lowest prices, do perfect labor at low cost, are very nice, knowledgeable, and won’t talk you into anything, I was trying to put off a transmission replacement that I couldn’t afford and they told me realistically it was not urgent (unlike the car place that said if I didn’t pay them $ 4000 for a replacement immediately I’d break down on the highway) and thank God I didn’t have it replaced cause that car got totalled in a hit and run. different story. anyways there are fast, inexpensive, the BEST, and would never take advantage of you.

1. They are smoking while they are working (happened when replacing my fuel pump, seriously)
2. Banged my door against the car lift, left a mark on my door handle.
The guy just didn’t care, not even an apology/​compensation, even when I confront the guy.
3. Under-​qualified mechanics.
They connected wrong gas line, resulted in my car smells gasoline!
4.Overpriced. Trust me. I had been going to this shop for a while. Now I moved on since I found better shop.
They used to be better.
AVOID.

I would not recommend this repair shop to anyone! As another review mentioned… they were bringing their car in and was a regular customer… and so was I. I brought my car in for a major issue and was charged for looking at??? After all the years my family and I have spent bringing our cars in to this shop… we are charged.
When I tried to discuss it was the person on duty, he insisted I had to pay. What is more important than making a customer happy? Collect money due to a quick inspection. I have been to many mechanics over the years and I have taken my car to other places for opinions and have never been charged.
In addition, I left my car overnight to be inspected and when I went to pick it up… the doors were unlocked and the windows were down? What happen to respecting the customer’s property? What if rained or if someone decided to rummage through the car?
You can bet I will not bring my car or recommend this shop to anyone! This is not how you treat a customer.

This place is so great! As a woman, it can be difficult to find a mechanic that doesn’t make you feel like you’re being taken advantage of. Tony and his crew have always treated me with respect and have always been honest about the work that needs to be done. They have fair prices and are always quick!
I tried another mechanic once because I was in a rush and he was closer to my house… big mistake… they knew nothing about my Acura and didn’t even know how to reset the computer on the dash!
I came running back to A & H!

These guys are the greatest car repair/​maintenance specialists I have ever been too. I recently had a fuel pump go out on my 2003 Mustang GT and Pacific Beach Ford wanted to charge me ~$ 1100 to replace it. I said, forget that noise, called around a few places and found A&H. They quoted me about $ 500 and fixed it the same day, after I dropped it off around 12pm that day!
I’ve had other issues that were quite perplexing what the cause was so I left it for them, they troubleshot it, figured it out, and fixed it ASAP. I will always go to A&H because they are quick, cheap, thorough, and SUPER knowledgeable about cars.

I have been taking my car here for a few years. They are always quick and upfront. They let me know what actually needs to get done and what is an unnecessary repair that was suggested by someone else. They don’t try to upsell me and the charges are always what was originally quoted. I have been happy with the work.

Once again, walked away from Tony’s shop a very happy, reassured customer. He knows his work & makes it quite clear how the problem should be fixed & the price. to do the work. He’s so honest & his staff really does a great job. We’ve been with him for many years & has always been fair & accurate. Can’t say enough about Tony Ly & his crew.

I have been getting my general car maintenance done with these guys for a while and they always do exactly what I need without pressuring me into any add-​ons. They probably know me as the girl who comes in with all her own oil, oil filter etc. as I typically buy everything at the nearby O’Reilly and have them do the work.
These guys are fast and there is enough in the area that I won’t get bored while waiting (between 45 minutes and an hour or two depending on what needs to be done).
My ONLY complaint — is that I wish they had a checklist of everything they checked in the inspection (similar to the dealer) but I know if I ask I can get that info.

Best shop in San Diego (and easily Southern California) for Honda’s and Acuras. They even did some brake work on my dad’s Lexus. These guys are much cheaper than anywhere else and are all amazing mechanics. They can do everything on your car and are very honest and will never try and trick you into buying or replacing things that don’t need it. True hidden gems amongst all the other convoy auto mechanics.

I’ve been bringing my car to A & H Auto for seven years now. But this time, I experienced something that affected my trust to them in dealing with repair. And I would like to share that by writing this review
I had to bring the car in for oil leakage of some sort. They took the car in quickly for inspection, the lead mechanic inspected it and showed me that the power steering pump is leaking. And he also showed me that the rack steering hardware /​joint located on the right passenger side (which is below the power steering pump) is leaking. He showed me the leakage is bad that I need to replace the rack steering and power steering pump.
I had to ask for an estimate on how much would cost to replace the power steering pump and rack steering, the lead mechanic wrote it down that the power steering pump is between $ 350– $ 400, this is including labor. And for the rack steering is between 700 – 750 (including labor and alignment).
I was given an option to do it one at a time instead of doing everything, considering the cost and length of hours of doing the repairs. I discussed with the lead mechanic that I’ll think about this first and give them a call…
The following day I brought my car to another repair mechanic, recommended by my coworker. After inspecting, we confirmed that the power steering pump is definitely leaking but the rack steering is in good condition, there’s no leak at all. The substance or the liquid that was on the rack steering joint came from the power steering fluid. It was dripping down to the rack steering and it covered the entire joint… WOW.
Basically, the only work needed is to replace the power steering pump.
Anyways, to make the story short, I decided to not bring my car to A & H Auto for repair and the rest is history.
I had the power steering pump replaced from another auto-​mechanic, all is good.

First time here. I came here for the B1 scheduled maintenance for my 2011 Honda Accord. The dealer was asking $ 155 for oil change and tire rotation, these guys did it for $ 73. It took about an hour to complete on a busy Saturday. I’m very happy with service!

If you like fancy looking service bays, shiny waiting rooms with free pastries and/​or water and coffee, but love getting ripped-​off on car maintenance and repairs, take your car to the Dealer.
(Example: Asking/​Charging $ 59 to replace a cabin air filter that only costs $ 16, and takes less than 5 minutes to replace yourself.)
OR,
If you like being treated like an old friend, given trustworthy advice on recommended maintenance or repairs, and paying fair prices for that work, take your car to Tony (shop owner)!
(Example: Local Toyota Dealer asking $ 650 for 120K service on a Toyota Sienna vs. Kearny Mesa A & H’s $ 450. For approximately $ 200, those pastries better be laced with truffles and topped with gold flakes, and the coffee better be handpicked by «Juan Valdez» on his vacation to Kona.
As of 10÷13÷13, 3 reviews on this shop is not much to go on, but just check out the reviews on the shop’s previous location on Convoy for more reviews.

I’ve been going to Tony for about 10 years already. His new place on Armour St. is great! I had my car towed here yesterday after it wouldn’t start the prior night. I was in a panic. As soon as I saw Tony, he knew what was wrong. He really knows his stuff! He gave me confidence that my car didn’t die! A couple of hours later, him and his crew got my car up and running. Thank you so much! The prices aren’t bad either! I know I would pay more elsewhere. Believe these ratings! If not, try for yourself!

I love this company. I’ve been going to them for over 5 years now. I would even get estimates from other places just to see what other options were out there. But these guys have the best prices. This location is the same company that’s on Convoy. They just expanded their business. Tony is Reliable, trustworthy, and honest! Give them a shot!!!