Monkey’s RV & Auto Service

Monkey’s is a great place to have your car or RV repaired. These guys aren’t just kids guessing at problems, they are experienced professionals with the knowledge needed to provide quick and accurate assessments. Although MY attitude may not have been as good as it should (I’m a bit of a «curmudgeon» these days), THEY were very professional and courteous to my wife and I and provided quick service at a reasonable rate. We’ll be using them as needed in the future!

I’ve dealt with Monkey’s for years, having had them service and repair the two Class A RVs I’ve owned. I’ve had over a dozen lube, oil, filter services. The repairs included a damaged exhaust system from road debris, a leaky transmission seal, an air conditioner compressor replacement, battery replacement, and a leaky rear end seal. I have yet to be unhappy with their service.
Monkeys is very well equipped to service and repair RVs with their huge service area and their RV lift which is big enough for even the large Class A coaches.
They limit their business to gas engines and do not service diesels. They repair chassis issues, but do not repair house related issues such as leveling jacks or other rv house components. They are an authorized smog station and I’ve had several smog certifications done by them.
I have seen government agency vehicles at Monkeys, and I presume that such customers speak well of the shop and its abilities.
I have no idea how those one star ratings can be justified. The three one star reviewers have a total of seven review among them, and that often means sour grapes. Some folks can’t accept bad news about their car repair and because of their frustration, simply want to shoot the messenger. The one star review that advertises another repair shop is highly suspect on its face. Such reviews ought not be allowed.
So… from years of experience with them, I highly recommend Monkey’s.

These guys are great! My wife and I broke down in our rv in Manteca on our way to San Diego. AAA recommended Monkeys. I met Ed in the morning and immediately felt relief. I could tell these guys were the real deal right off the bat. They had the issue figured out very quickly and to my surprise had us on the road that day… running like a champ all the way home! Classic shop with top notch customer service. The office people were all very friendly. I would suspect that if you have a problem with the people in this shop… you may be one of those people who just suck. Just sayin

The experience I had at monkeys was excellent. The people I spoke to were informed and direct. They had no tone of judgement or bias in their voice when discussing the problem and solutions, and gave me all the tools to make a decision I was confident in. They performed a large amount of work in a even shorter time than expected, came in under their quote, and stayed an hour past their closing time on a Friday so I could pick up my car. Thank you Monkeys!
I went to monkeys after running out of oil on the highway and destroying my engine. I had to drop my car and keys off at their drop box because it was 1 am and get a ride back with a friend.
AAA recommended these guys and I can see why. They called my first thing at 8:30 on Monday morning and promptly confirmed and clarified what I had scrawled on a note and left with my car.
Later that day they called me again to give me the diagnoses, which was not good. I had to replace the engine. They suggested a new engine and gave me a quote, but when I asked about cheaper options they offered to do some research to see if they could find a used engine that would work. As luck would have it, they managed to find one. I was eager to with my decision and they had the calm mind to give it a nights rest before going ahead. I ended up changing my mind and am glad I did! they gave me a call the next morning and I let them know my decision. They went over their quote dollar for dollar with me and I gave them the go ahead.
Within a week they had express ordered the parts they needed and performed major repairs on my car, getting it back to me in time for the holidays. I had mentioned that I would appreciate if that were possible but was not hoping for a lot given the scale of work, the fact that parts had to be ordered and that the holidays were less than a week away. They delivered and even waited an hour after their closing time for me and my girlfriend to slog through the 680 traffic on a friday afternoon, that really impressed me.

Fast knowledgeable service, will go back. Took my 84 dodge d50 in here and was not disappointed. There is a reason monkeys has been in business for over 20 years the quality of the work done at this shop is top notch

No way to get business by being smart over the phone. Sounded and felt like just the same attitude from a tweaker chick at the park around the corner

I brought my 1996 Honda Civic to this place for a brake and lamp inspection, as the vehicle was won at an auction. I have taken other cars here for brake and lamp, and had some issues with communication, but there’s not much in the way of options in San Joaquin Valley.
I dropped off the car expecting the job to be done the next day, when I arrived to pick up the car the next day, to my surprise it was not done and did not pass.
He failed the car because the headlights did not match the OE colors, even though the headlights had the same amber corners as they did from the factory. Further he never called me to inform me of the failure or the issue. When I asked him why he never informed me he became very agitated and muttered racist remarks under his breath.
When I told him I would not have had a problem paying for the parts and work to be done, he said he was too busy to work on ‘little jap cars’
To make a long story short, I got zero customer service and these clowns are racists to boot. Don’t bother taking your car here to this place, they could care less about their customers or their «customer service» and do not mind saying racists comments about my Asian ethnicity.
Avoid at all costs.

Over the last 10yrs I’ve used Monkeys for my major automotive needs. A year and a half ago I took my Toyota Corolla in for a new water pump and had them change the serpentine belt to, it was off and had 120K on it. The water pump is fine but the belt has squeaked on and off since it was put on. I’ve taken it back, I say twice, they say once. they adjusted it and it worked for maybe a weak… then it started squeaking again then it would stop… then start, then stop… now it squeaks all the time. I was having them service my RV when i asked if they check my belt cuz it’s still squeaking and really bad now… well they said they would for 45 $…It’s been a year and a half and we have to charge you. well I declined. Its a problem I didn’t have when i went in to get the water pump changed. Monkey’s has always done good work for me and they are really nice people. but they changed my serpentine belt and it hasn’t been the same, in fact its been pretty embarrassing sometimes cuz its so loud. and it’s intermittent… so that makes it tougher… They are right its been 1.5 years but I did go back and they didn’t fix it… you get busy with life and you can’t be running back and forth to get a belt adjusted. they have lost all my future business and my sons as well and they know I have an RV that they serviced… all for 45 $…I’m a small business owner to and I would never lose future business for any amount of $$.Having said all this they are very nice people… But I didn’t cause this belt to squeak, they created the problem and never fixed it. Maybe I should have kept going back, but like a said. you get busy with life…

We stopped at a roadside strawberry stand to buy some produce (on our way home from Yosemite). When we started the engine on our Class A motorhome, the coach wouldn’t move. The Auto Park Brake system had locked up the parking brake. Given that it was Sunday, not many places were open. We were only a mile from Manteca RV… a giant RV sales dealer. I asked them if they could take a look at the problem, and they said «We only work on coaches, not drive trains, brakes or transmissions.»
I asked if they recommended anyone who could work on our rig, and they said «Monkey’s». We ended up staying on the side of the road overnight and called Monkey’s when they opened on Monday. After getting towed into the shop, we talked to the owner and head mechanic David. We got an estimate and proceeded to wait. David is a man of few words, but he knows his stuff. After getting two parts deliveries and working on it a few hours, we were back on the road. His price was reasonable for the amount of work he did and we were very happy with the service. Highly recommended. They work on autos and RV’s.