Affordable Automotive

Address:	2106 Park Ave, Chico, CA 95928, USA
Phone:	+1 530-892-1774
Site:	chicoautomotive.com
Rating:	4.3
Working:	8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM Closed Closed

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hftfire

my ex-fiances car lost its ability to up-shift out of second gear. the check engine light came on appropriately to indicate the electronic sensor to indicate the transmission could finally upshift failed. we drove in second gear for over 60 miles at no more than 40 mph to never exceed 4000 rpm to prevent over stressing the motor as the mechanical ability of the transmission was never compromised ever! it was diagnosed the up-shift sensor verified by the check-engine light had failed but then there was a claim the transmission was leaking but only under pressure in which i know was an absolute lie as the fluid level was perfect the week before! the replacement for the sensor and the service to include the repair of the alleged leak was approx. $476.00. i then asked if he had any fire fighter discounts. he said that was the least he could charge so i then directed him to call my ex-fiancs father who was going to pay the bill. when this *** wipe knew that da da was going to pay the bill, the estimate then increased to an estimate of $3,500.00 plus for a complete transmission rebuild! the car was down for over three (3) weeks and then finally completed the alleged repair but the only labor indicated was 0.3 hours [18 minutes!!!] to check the inflation on the tires upon their admission they mis-daignosed the electronic issue as a mechanical issue for a new invoice of $1,569.00 at an alleged savings of nearly $2,000.00 to make da da happy upon the $3,500.00 on the initial lie that was over priced $3,100.00 above the original $476.00 for the sensor replacement that was only needed in the first place! the replaced oem sensor recently failed and needed replaced as their non-oem part that they certified as oem i guarantee saved alleged affordable automotive even that much more yet they charged over $1,100.00 from my original estimate that he didnt feel right to **** a fire fighter like he did my ex-fiances father!! do not conduct business with these documented crooks ready to empty any deep wallet in seconds in the name of federal reserve notes just like cal fire is guilty of burning fire figthters for the all more important almighty federal funding to supplement the budget by teaching a non-credentialed math equation that violates every law of physics in a creditialed fire training facility for over 37 years upon raping federal taxpayers for literally hundreds of millions of dollars! to the hell w fire fighter safety!!! every evidenced allegation is found on the net under hftfire or use your favorite search engine for hydraulicsapp ...and then get who the california correctional peace officers association truly is who owes the taxpayers of california a calculated $1 billion in fines i am filing for the king! just search caextortion why i am so passionate about blowing the whistle on corruption, please see my court entry in the iowa court in and for the county of polk that evidences nine (9) judges are guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice regarding the felony kidnapping of my morgan and noah on june 9, 2014! that is last year since either of them were able to receive the unconditional love of their daddy! search hftfire see how my felon sister and my felon neice as felony instruments for a felon judge hugh swift of calaveras county to secure $22,500.00 upon improper service and the deletion of evidence of five (5) felony counts of perjury and one felony count of conspiracy to commit perjury as this judge commits conspiracy to obstruct justice to secure his 15% cut upon his court order for two (2) restraining orders against a fire captain/peace officer residing over 1,800 miles away in the state of iowa! to reimburse his election campaign in which he spent ten times his salary to secure said position! just search hftfire just like alleged affordable automotive... its for your money money money!!! run them out of business!!!

Keith Lander

What an awesome company. In addition to the honest, accurate and fair priced work they do the customer care is top notch. There was a simple misunderstanding (by a very new employee) that resulted in our car being locked in the shop when they left for the weekend. It was to be left in the parking lot with the key hidden in it since we had already paid for the work the plan was to pick it up using our spare key to gain entry. When it wasnt out front as per plan we thought we would be without the car for the weekend. We made a phone call and one of the owners was down there in no time at all to retrieve our car . That level of customer care (not just service is very hard to find. These guys do very professional work, will allow you to supply most parts if you can find them cheaper and are know to go above and beyond what any reasonable person would expect in terms of customer care. Thank you guys so MUCH you saved 2 cars and an entire weekend. We will most certainly be referring you to anybody that needs a mechanic. Thanks again for being so awesome!

Anonymous User

Affordable Automotive is a terrible shop. They are unhelpful and not very knowledgeable. I went in for a smog test and, instead of telling me it would be an instant fail, they screwed me out of $40 and lied to my face while they did it. I was talking to the technician performing the test and he told me that everything looked fine, even though I found out later that he had already failed my car. He also tried to tell me that I could go to DMV and get a temporary driving permit, which I had to explain to him was not available to anyone anymore. Personally, I would expect shops that do smog tests to understand basic smog laws. The only thing they put any effort into was trying to set up another appointment for me to come back. I wont be going back there, and no one else should either unless they want to get ripped off.

Bob Bush

I was having two issues. An intermittent starting issue and a clunk in the front end. The clunk turned out to be a cracked motor mount. They were able to replace it the same day and the charge was very reasonable. Unfortunately the intermittent starting problem would not duplicate even though they tried on several occasions and even kept it overnight to try again in the morning. Best part, no charge for the diagnostic and analysis, since nothing was found. They found some other minor issues that dont require immediate attention and made me aware, with their prices for repair when I am ready. Affordable Automotive has always been honest, fair and fast with my repairs. And they have fair prices. Moreover, the customer service, from management to the repair personnel is professional, friendly and above reproach.

Meghan Anderson

I have lowered my 5 star rating to 3 stars: Sadly, as Affordable Automotive has gotten popular, they have become NOT "Affordable" anymore :( We no longer take our cars there because now they charge almost $100 just to diagnose it, even if it ends up being a minor problem. Also, there has been a significant increase in their prices in the past year. We have found another mechanic who is honest and affordable. We take 4 cars to Affordable (our whole family)! We started off taking my husbands and my car to them about 6 or 7 years ago. As our kids have grown and gotten cars of their own, Affordable has taken care of us. They are fair and never try to pad charges. In fact, if we take a car in and it turns out to be nothing, they never charge us. I always recommend them to our friends. We love Affordable Automotive :)