San Jose Auto Repair

My 2009 Lexus ES350 car suddenly developed a key recognition issue. Both my key and the spare key were not recognized. This led me to tow the car to two different automakers, who diagnosed a problem with the car's computer and recommended I take it to a Lexus dealership. I took it to the dealership, and they charged me around $270 for the diagnosis, $500 to change the battery, and $11,000 to change the whole computer of the car. That's crazy. I and the dealer guy agreed that the car was junk at that time. I was so depressed because of the car; it's been one month since then. Alvin Autoshop is my last hope. Tony is such a nice guy. He waited for me 30 minutes after the shop's closing time to help me check in for the car. After that, the procedure was very transparent, step by step. He answered all the questions and gave me solutions for such a complex case. Finally, after 3 weeks, he and his team fixed it with around $3000 for the part and $2500 for almost 3 weeks of work with the car, which was very reasonable. Last thing, thank you so much to Tony and his team; I definitely recommend it to anyone who has trouble with the car.

I’ve been going to the Milpitas location for years but needed to come to this other location to get my power seat repaired. They were able to get the part needed really quickly and charged me a reasonable price. I dread having to call and make an appointment for repairs but Alvin’s makes it really easy.

I recommend that everyone bring their vehicle to one of the locations of Alvin Auto Centers to get your vehicle/car repaired!!!!!! I always leave knowing that my vehicle was fixed and I’m safe. Thank you, Lois

Tony is amazing. Always gets me in and out with great service, communication and all!!!

Great shop. Very professional service, highly recommended.

Service was fast and great work..Would definitely go back again👍

I’ve been to Alvin’s twice now for my Mitsubishi and they have been spectacular every time. They’re super thorough with the process and best of all very transparent with everything that has to do with your car. I will admit i’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to automobiles and parts but here they make it very clear what services they are doing for you. It truly feels like they’re there to help you out instead of just seeing you as someone who is going to pay them, which is how I always feel going to other mechanics in the past. There is absolutely no reason to go anywhere else, as Tony and his team are some of the best in the Bay.

I’ve been to Alvin’s twice now for my Mitsubishi and they have been spectacular every time. They’re super thorough with the process and best of all very transparent with everything that has to do with your car. I will admit i’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to automobiles and parts but here they make it very clear what services they are doing for you. It truly feels like they’re there to help you out instead of just seeing you as someone who is going to pay them, which is how I always feel going to other mechanics in the past. There is absolutely no reason to go anywhere else, as Tony and his team are some of the best in the Bay.

I called because my radiator was cracked and I was in need of help… All my questions were answered quickly, so I decided to have them do the work. The work was completed in a timely manner. I will come back for future repairs.

everything was done quickly and efficiently. thank you very much guys. I highly recommend it to everyone and will definitely return to this auto service