Auto repair service near Monticello, MN

We, at Certified Auto Repair, are Automotive Service Professionals you can trust! Serving the automotive needs of Spring Park, Mound, the Twin Cities; Minneapolis/St. Paul and the neighboring communities, our technicians are Factory Trained and ASE certified. We use the latest Factory tools and equipment when servicing your vehicle. We are one of only a few shops in the state trained to reprogram the many computer modules on today's vehicles using only factory specific tooling thereby eliminating many tough to find problems with factory rewritten software for your vehicle. We also specialize in CHECK ENGINE LIGHT repairs and offer a complete menu of competitive Services including: Brakes, Shocks, Suspension, Tires, Alignment, Fuel system cleaning, Transmission Service, Heavy Line Engine Repairs, Coolant Flush, Air Conditioning Service, oil changes and many more services. We take pride in offering our customers quality service and repair at a fair price with same day service on most items. We also offer Free Loaner Cars for your convenience.

They charged me $1,600 for a new radiator that took them only minutes to install! Their prices are way too high.

Overall the work on my vehicle was flawless, but the communication was below standard. I had schedule an appointment for an oil change and for a service check an my rear breaks. I dropped my truck off a day ahead of schedule as requested so they didn't have to wait for the vehicle to arrive to start work. On my appointment day I received an estimate in the afternoon which was great but greatly over estimated. I then called a few hours before the shop closed because I was wondering what the status was. I was told "I was just about to call you, are you okay with the estimate? We have the parts in shop, and would be ready Friday." I agreed and denied some of the other work requested because I didn't feel it was needed and waited till Friday. I expected a phone call when the vehicle was ready. I never received that call. I called them an hour before the shop was closing, I was worried or thought I did something wrong. I was shockingly told "We decided to pull two vehicles ahead of yours due to them having more severe damage. We figured you could pick your vehicle up and drive it this weekend and return it Monday as the work is minor and your vehicle is drivable." After that conversation, I decided to let them keep it because I was so worried about it getting bumped or even worse inadequate service(a rush job) to get it in on Monday. Monday morning I finally got the call that my vehicle was ready. Overall so far the work has held up and no problems. Knowledgeable mechanics that I believe could address and fix any problem you might have with your vehicle. I would say my experience. Stay close to your appointment. Call frequently to make sure the shop is working on your vehicle, and giving updates during your appointment window. To make sure your vehicle is being worked on. It took a week to do an oil change, and replace only the rear breaks/rotors, with all parts in the shop.

Trust worthy folks over there at Golden Valley Tire, Ryan has always been a great help in prioritizing what needs to be done and what can wait.

Tim built a custom dual exhaust for my BMW. It is by far one of the best systems that I have seen. Tim now does all my automotive service work.

I would not buy a car from them. I purchased a car, which they advertised as a low mileage, dependable car and since I have purchased it I have had nothing but problems with it. They were not interested in helping me out at all. In addition it took over 4 months to get the title, infact I am still waiting for the title.

I have a 2000 Chevy Blazer and had the SES Light flashing. Using my scanner I found that it was a P0306 Error for misfire in the #6 cylinder. I heard bad things about this shop but being I just moved and that was several years ago that I heard the bad reviews, they were closer (7 miles) than my trusted mechanic (35 miles) I took it there since I was leary of that drive. They billed me $100 for the diagnostic and said that I needed a new CPI Unit for just over $1,000. I couldnt do it at the time so I waited on the repair. When I went to leave, my vehicle wouldnt even start now, found out that they did not properly hook my battery back up. After tightening the battery I went home. I made some calls to price shop the repair costs. I called my trusted shop and another location I have gone to before. They both quoted me over $250 less for the repair but both stated they had serious reservations with that diagnosis. I just brought my vehicle up to my trusted dealership a few days a go to have them look at it. They did the diagnosis and said that it was 1 bad spark plug and 1 bad injector. They also recommended having a general fuel system cleaning to get the other injectors clean before they clog up too. For the new spark plug, new injector, fuel system cleaning AND diagnosis I only paid $540. Boy I wish I had my $100 back for that bogus diagnosis. Stay away from this dealer as they will give you a faulty diagnosis for repairs that arent needed or do way more than what is needed (like replace a whole system when only 1 part is needed).

Working with Dewey's team is great. I have been bringing my vehicles to Genes for 25 plus years. They only charge for what they repair. They only repair what needs to be repaired and they charge a reasonable rate.