I’m gonna show you a few pictures of my “new “rear brake replacement on my Ford van for my trip from Eugene, Oregon to Phoenix, Arizona.
I was told by the owner he only puts on new parts on a rear brake if the old parts are broken Because the new stuff is cheaper than the old stuff. I’m not a mechanic nor certified, but I do know that the rear spring kit and new star wheel should be used on a full brake replacement on a vehicle that is nearly 30 years old. They also only replaced one brake booster and with a little bit of Internet research you can find out that they need to be replaced in sets. I’ll also include a picture of the part I had to buy in Phoenix to fix the brake issue. I was experiencing on my drive down there.
In my honest opinion, after the conversation with the owner, I feel like the shop can no longer be trusted. He told me he didn’t want to get into a pissing contest and that he refunded me 300 bucks and call it even that’s the kind of honest Work they do.
If I could ask the owner, one thing would be, what do you do for your family’s car?
MF
mary fitzgerald
Apr 28, 2026
Wonderful experience! They were fast ! But most importantly they were honest! I took my vehicle to euro Asia before! I came here my review with them is posted! (In which I gave absolute automotive a shout out) They saw me as an older lady to take advantage of! My bill at euro Asia with made up problems was to be 6,300 I came here thank goodness! And they were wonderful and honest, kept in touch! And replaced my tail light as well as my valve cover for 1/3 of the cost! This is my place now! Thank you absolute auto! You don’t get 5 stars you get 10! ! As the price I was quoted from the other place there is no way I could have fixed my car! Thank you thank thank you!
RZ
Ro Zientara
Mar 20, 2026
Fast, knowledgeable, reliable and friendly service. Kenn was amazing from beginning to end. I will definitely be returning to address my future automotive needs and would highly recommend this place to others! Thanks for the service : )
So I take a my 97 CRV into the shop about 6 months ago, I want to say, for head gasket and for my head to be resurfaced. $1,900 and 2 weeks later, I finally get it back. About a week later, check engine light comes back on. I checked my radiator and my coolant was a little bit low and I noticed air bubbles still coming out. After months of the issue slowly worsening, many of my components started failing. I replaced the water pump I put in it before taking it to the shop, I checked the thermostat, which I had them install, and found the thermostat housing bolts not tightened down properly, and replaced a heater core that looked to be original part. I am now in the middle of redoing the head gasket set that was supposed to have been done right the first time. I finally get my head bolts out, and the whole head slides forward on the block. These guys did not put my guide pins back in to the block for the head to sit down on, which would have caused it to fail in the first place. I mean, how are they going to get it lined up, that head was sliding with no issue. I called the shop and asked where my guide pins were, and, while I'm in the middle of looking between my engine block and my head, tried to tell me they put them back in. They bold face lied to me. They RTV'd my valve cover gasket, which isn't supposed to get RTV at all. The job was done haphazardly and I've found several nuts and bolts missing, rounded, or stripped that weren't before. I had it apart before going into the shop and what came off my vehicle went back on. First time taking anything I've owned into a shop and certainly the last. But don't worry Honda dealership comes in for the clutch. I'm getting my new guide pins from there for under $9.
Update: I am a doordash driver my wheels ain't turning I ain't making money so since it wasn't bad I continued until I could diagnose it myself and fix it myself because I noticed the crap your tech pulled with my vehicle. How else do you think I would have found out you guys didn't put my head dowel pins back in it if I didn't take off the head and the missing intake manifold stud the bolt missing from the power steering pump that you guys replaced with one that wasn't even the same my idler pulley for my timing is suppose to be a 14 mm not a 15 mm so I can loosen and tighten it through the cover for belt adjustments and the hose clamp for my power steering reservoir return line still loose. My vehicle will never go back to you guys and I didn't need to drag everything into it but since you want to sit there and say I should have just brought it back to you guys why whenever there was gross negligence.
Update #2: put the new head dowel pins in their location put head on torqued head bolts did my cams and found my old head dowel pins sitting in the holes at either end in between the camshafts on top of the head either way they weren't in the correct location and the tech(s) that worked on it should be drug tested because it doesn't matter how you look at it that is gross negligence and they should not be working on vehicles if they are going to not put crucial parts back in the correct location and loose crucial bolts nuts and studs
Appreciate the honesty of Jason for a Roadtrek repair that he took care of for me. Recommend!