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January 2024 by efrain lunas
Is the best shop. The girl there is so nice.. and fix all differentials no meter wath ..
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November 2023 by Bobby Larkin
Had a gear change on a 9.75 ford. Brought it back twice now. Pinion seal and cover leak. Was training a young guy that didn't speak English on my rear end. Now it's a continuous problem.
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November 2023 by Erik C
Helped me out in a pinch the other day, and had a specialty part in stock. Rather knowledgeable. Didn't get any deals on the part, but I needed it.
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December 2022 by Stuart G.
2016 Lexus. had a dead. battery alway from home,got a jump, drove. to Pepboys'. battery replaced but "check engine" light was on. woke up around 4am and realized had not fixedcar. on a saturday morning I went to Driveline as a new customer,! tjey cleared my codes, while I waited. As my warranty has expired, they now have a new customer. I am 90 Years old and can no longer do much for myself. No more Pep Boys. Thanks Frank
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June 2022 by Sergio Gomez
Brought in my car march 12 I was told it would take at least ten days to do the repairs after they gave me an estimate and that they'll call me if anything changes. I had to ask a couple times before someone was able to give me an estimate of ~2300$ so that I get ready to pay. About a month later I call because I haven't heard from them and turns out the mechanic guessed approximately what size axles I need to get machined professionally and guessed wrong?(what's the point of paying for a diagnostic?)They said they'd call to keep me updated but I had to be the one to call them each time. but at last they called me and I got my car today June 17 about 3 months later.I ended up paying~2880$ and my hood now doesn't close probably. I asked the guy there what that's about and apparently he has no idea (wish is strange since it's been in his possession for like 3 months) and there's nothing he can do about it since he "isn't a body shop." I have pictures of when I gave them my car and from today picking it up. the gap is noticable.I'm giving them 2.5 stars because however they did fix the original issues and I'm happy about that but the mistakes and time they took and the mysterious gap in the hood and the additional ~500$ they never called me about brings it down to a 2.5 star place.Definitely not coming back.
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June 2022 by Fred B.
DO NOT GO TO Driveline Vista Autoshop!!!!! Took my vehicle in after being recommended to them. I checked my GPS in the car a few days after and found that they had driven my car a total of 24miles! Looked closer and they took my car home (apartment complex) overnight, and not before stopping at a park to pickup their kid from summer camp. They then proceeded to take it out again 1.5hrs after getting to their house to make a run to Costco and Tacobell. Next morning, they again dropped their kid off at summer camp in a park, which is past the autoshop by double the distance, and drove back to the shop! When i confronted them, never got an offer for a discount on the work, no offer of getting the car detailed, and not even an apology from the owner Frank. Will be filing a suit and complaint with CA Bureau of Auto Repairs. Will also be reporting it to their insurance providers as I am sure they dont cover children being in a customers car in case of an accident. BEWARE!!!!!!!
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May 2022 by Amanda M.
Took my Jeep in for a front axle replacement along with an alignment and overall the price ($800) out the door was reasonable and repair was done in timely fashion. My issue begins with my front brakes and rotor replacement that they charged $600.00 for. That type of pricing is outrageous and unfortunately I was not made aware of the additional cost; had I known it would cost that steep I would have declined. I can do this myself as I have in the past for $250 and under. Whether or not it's my fault for not verifying the price of the additional services or not, their mark up on the brake pads and rotors is insane and I feel robbed. Furthermore, upon looking at the axle replacement that was done on my passenger side, most of the grease that leaked from the CV boot is still caked all over my upper control arm and wheel well. For paying $1400 I would expect that the job would be cleaner. Franks a really nice guy and I personally had nothing negative to say until I was hit with an additional $600 on the brake situation when I picked up the vehicle. The lack of confirmation on their behalf regarding pricing for this is disappointing as this was not the case when they priced out my axle and alignment. Again, overall I'm walking away happy on the axle replacement but would never take my car to get normal maintenance done if that's the type of pricing they offer.
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April 2022 by Matt Jones
Called on Saturday morning at nine in the morning needed to get a center driveshaft carrier bearing replaced. The quote was a few hundred dollars less than two other mechanics got me in and completed the job in an hour. Honest quality shop highly recommend
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January 2022 by N B.
If I could give these guys 10 stars I would. Yesterday about a 1/4mi from work I heard a loud pop and had instant vibration on my 7.3L F250. Limped it into work and noticed that my rear drive shaft had sheered a knuckle on the differential side of the U joint, cracked the yolk and blew out the mid shaft bearing. I was able to drop the shaft off the truck during some downtime at work. Driveline Vista was the only shop in San Diego county that seemed to be open on a Saturday, however they close at noon. I called Frank at 9:30am and asked if I could bring it in for a diagnoses and quote. I work as a firefighter and explained to him that today was my only day of before returning back to the station (where my truck was parked) for another long go around. He said "absolutely! Bring it in ASAP". I was able to borrow a coworkers truck at shift change and bring my driveshaft in. Now, I get how mechanic shops are for the most part, and expected to have to make arrangements for a rental car and pick up the repaired shaft in a week or so. NOPE! Frank got a technician right to work on the repairs. He ensured me that they would turn it around same day, even if they had to stay late to get the work done. Frank and his crew worked overtime, on what was supposed to be their half day, and assuming they took time away from their families to ensure they completed the job. Repairs included 3 new U joints, cut off old yolk and weld on a new one, new mid shaft bearing, and full balancing. They accomplished this in about 4hrs, 2 of which was presumably them staying behind to get the job done. Repairs look extremely clean, amazing welds, and was delivered all wrapped up and repainted. I can't say enough about these guys. Professional, affordable, knowledgeable, and very hard workers. They've earned a customer for life! Can't thank Frank and his crew enough!
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September 2021 by Jon M.
About a year ago my differential was making a whining noise on my Nissan Titan. I took it to them, and they basically rebuild the whole back end. But early on after it was rebuilt I detected a faint whine. I was not sure how much noise to expect, because the paper work said that it's common to have some noise. Well we don't put a lot of miles on the truck and it just seemed to get a little louder as time went on. I was reluctant to bring it in, because I did not know how much noise is acceptable. When I finally did bring it in, it was a few weeks out of warranty. I asked Frank to test drive it to get his take on it, which he did. He said that it needed to be checked out. I made an appointment and it was fixed. New ring and pinion. They did this no charge to me. I know how hard this must have been but sometimes in life you have to do hard things. But, this defines driveline vista. Thank you very much Jon
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September 2021 by Balex0334 Been ding
Great customer service. Got me in and out quick when other shops couldn't do the job
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May 2021 by Kristin Moreno
Just diagnosed and quoted over $3,000 in repairs and given no options to proceed outside of the full amount. Not helpful at all.
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April 2021 by bill parks
My project wasa unique one as Ineeded a clutch replaced on my 1939 Ford truck. It was challenging but they got it done right and they were very helpdul and kind. Great place to get your transmission work done.
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March 2021 by Nick Lukacik
Frank is the Man. Driveshaft, alignment, transmission and gear specialist, but Frank and his crew can do it all!
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November 2020 by S T.
I had an internship here through palomar college and they will make my life horrible everyday. The owner frank will always make me feel like I was nothing. And still everyday I will say good morning to him. Would always laugh when I didn't know something. instead of learning about vehicles, as a punishment I would just clean around. For example a new 2020 Jeep gladiator came in for an alignment but the alignment machine they had hasn't even updated since 2017. HE DIDNT EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO THE ALIGNMENT... and he treated me like a piece of garbage.... this was every day him treating me like this..
