Gabriels Automotive & Towing

I had some continuing problems with an old car and I needed to find a new place to look into them. Gabriels did a good job of fixing these problems at a very reasonable price but after I drove away the "check engine" light went on. I decided to take the car to my regular place since I needed an oil change anyway and they said the thermostat was the wrong temperature for the car (I had it changed at Gabriels and I had noticed the engine was running very cool). Okay, so anyone can make a mistake. That didn't make the check engine light go away though so I decided to go back to Gabriels for that which also happened to be the day my battery died. They replaced the battery and found after keeping the car for almost a couple of weeks that the oxygen sensor was bad. I was not charged for the battery which I thought was strange. Over the next few days I noticed that the car was hard to start in the morning and it finally didn't start at all on a Sunday. AAA came out and said right away it was the wrong size battery so then I had to get that taken care of on a Sunday at Sears. Overall, the repairs I had done at Gabriels were done at a good price but I've spent quite a bit of time getting their mistakes fixed. I can understand getting a part wrong once, but not twice, particularly at a AAA-approved facility. I won't be going back. more

They have been taking care of every car I've had in the past 10 years. I can say this is a very honest and friendly business because I've never had any problems. They look at everything from the customer's point of view and tell you how much it will cost and if you're better off without changing a small nuisance that will cost a lot of money if your car will still run well. I live in glendale and I choose to go to pasadena to gabriel's automotive whenever I incur a problem because I wouldn't want my cars in the hands of anyone else. more

I will never, EVER go near Gabriel's again!! I do not trust them or their work. Besides disconnecting my smog pump (which is illegal in California), a week after I had some engine work done my vehicle was making a horrible noise and eventually stopped running. Learning my lesson, I had it towed to another garage where a red shop rag was found in the drop pan wrapped around the uptake!!! The engine was totaled as there was no oil pressure. There is no way I can prove that it was Gabriel's but they are the only garage I had taken it to in the past two years. For the sake of your car and your wallet, STAY AWAY FROM GABRIEL'S AUTOMOTIVE!!!!! more

I went here since my car overheated right on the 210 freeway, so went here to have it fixed. It turned out, the cooling fan wasn't working. They had someone drive me home, since the car wasn't fixed till the next day. That was really nice of them. My car was dine after that and had no problems with overheating again. I would recomend Gabriel's to everyone, Gabrial is a great guy. more