Universal AC & Auto Repair

I could not be happier with the work done by the people. I received a quote from my dealership service department and did not trust their work/honesty. I called Universal AC & Auto Repair and was able to talk to Avo, who -listened- to my situation. When I voiced my concern of going to his shop for an inspection, he reassured me he was capable of helping me with my problem (AC repair) that the dealership had found. He wasn't just just trying to get me into the shop for an inspection. They were able to see me that day, and I left my car for inspection. He texted me after the inspection, and we talked about what would need to be repaired. His price was competitive to the previous estimate, but I felt I trusted him more than the other shop. The other shop had done a diagnostic and caught

Over the last year I’ve taken both mine & my girlfriend’s cars to Universal AC. My compressor went bad and my girlfriend’s had leaks. They fixed them both quickly & efficiently and were very straight forward on the pricing & process. Both cars were only blowing hot air to now they’re ice cold! Would definitely go back.

I've been coming to Universal AC & Auto Repair for 23 years and can not recommend them enough. They have repaired my very old ford pickup truck, my Jetta for almost its entire life, and my 2012 Honda CRV, which is still running. Heck, I even brought my leased Buick here instead of the dealership because we all know dealership service departments are the absolute worst and will rip you off royally. I have recommened them to numerous friends and coworker and I wish I could give them 10 stars. The guys are honest, fair, and all around great guys. You can't go wrong bringing your car here.

The smog check was super quick. Fair price too. Avo was a true professional! Definitely recommending this place to anyone that asks me.

TLDR Scammers! I was having issues with my car A/C. A year ago I had recharged the AC, and all was working until a few weeks ago. I saw a mechanic who added some Freon to it (40 psi worth, I saw him do this), when done, the AC worked for a few days. After the fourth day, the system was no longer working. I presented this information to this mechanic, he offered to diagnose the problem for $120, and if I fixed the problem there, the diagnosis was free. He claimed he needed 2hrs to diagnose the problem, he did not indicate what steps he would take, just that he would find what was wrong. They did not call me back 2.5hrs into the “diagnostic”, so I went back to figure out what’s up. His “diagnosis” was that there wasn’t a leak. He suggested that I let him re-vacuum the system (though that