California Motor Works & Tires

Illegal operations, will try to scam you into repairs that you do not need and refuse to do anything to make the situation right! Alan was extremely rude and unprofessional, and hopefully the B.A.R. will educate the shop not to lie to customers. My car "failed" brake inspection saying, "LEFT REAR SIDE MARKER LIGHT NOT WORKING". The photos show otherwise. "HEADLIGHT TOO DIM NEED TO BE BUFF IT OUT", not only is not a test category, but there are no measurements or any indication that any were even made. The same thing goes for the brakes, and it is illegal to claim that a part is below the minimum specification without providing the measurements on the invoice. I was skeptical from the moment they showed me the invoice, and had my suspicions verified by my regular shop. I tried to give Alan

I brought my car in for smog check and oil change and brakes this price very reasonable they are doing a great job I will bring my car back for more service

I needed a light and brake inspection for my salvage car, so I brought it here. They charged me $250 for the inspection but informed me that it failed due to aftermarket LED lights. We went ahead and purchased regular lights, but when we returned, they wanted to charge an additional $600 for changing the lights, printing the certificate, and conducting a re-inspection. I highly recommend going elsewhere. It was my mistake not to read the reviews before coming here. The staff was disrespectful and impolite

I really should have read the reviews before I went to this place. Definitely ripped off. We needed to get a light and brake check in order to get our vehicle inspected for a salvage title registration. I had called around other places and the going price was just under $90. Everyone was too busy and we were desperate to get our car taken care of. When I called here he had openings but I didn't think to ask what the cost was because the going price for this service is under $90. When we were done he told us there were 13 lights out. Our car doesn't even have 13 lights. He charged us $250, then he told us if he wanted us to change the light bulbs out that would cost another $898. Our car only has seven. Told us we could get it rechecked within 30 days for another $150, why would we go back

I needed a DMV required Brake and Lamp inspection. As one of the only Brake and Lamp inspector's I could find in San Diego, I was forced to use them. They charged an obnoxious $760 for the inspection, smog, and cleaning the headlights. Also to "fix" my parking brake that was working before I went in. If I defogged the headlights myself it was an additional $200 to reinspect. SCAM! DO NOT GO HERE. There is a reason this place is so poorly rated.