Gretchen's Automotive

I’m extremely disappointed with my experience with Gretchen's Automotive. This is happened on Wednesday 11/26/25 the day before Thanksgiving. I brought in a flat tire off the car and clearly asked if they were able patch my tire, I was told they could do that. Was told it would be a few hours, so I dropped off the tire and left. When I got home after picking up the tire, I realized they had put a plug it the instead of a patch. They charged me $30 for a plug which is a quick, cheap temporary fix, not what I requested or expected. When I called to inquire what was done and why they didn’t patch it as requested, the explanation was “the city won’t let us have a tire changer”. Ok, so when I asked for a patch, I should have been turned away or told they were only able to plug my tire, no

Three weeks ago I brought my 1995 F150 manual transmission truck in for an overdue maintenance check, having them replace any worn parts. There was seepage all around the engine cover gaskets and although I could have saved repair for another day I decided to get it done. In the process of this work many other engine parts were routinely replaced and fixed. In short, they did a great job. The engine looks great, nice and clean with new parts everywhere. It was worth the cost. After three weeks my truck still runs great, smooth and easy. They inadvertently solved another problem without knowing it as well, an air conditioning issue. Their work received a compliment by another technician since, saying that the work looked clean and he wanted to know where I had the work done. I will be bring

Great and quick service. Todd was extremely helpful and responsive to all of the questions I had. Got my car in and out within a day. 10/10 would recommend.

Fleet gets taken care of here. They are reliable and helpful, and honest. Can’t ask for Anything better

Had car trouble driving from LA to San Diego so pulled over and found Gretchen's. They had me in and out with the issue fixed in 25 minutes. Staff was very nice and helpful. Would definitely recommend!