Riverbank Automotive & Smog

May be a good smog shop, I don’t know, but I’m not too fond of their AC service. I bought a brand new AC compressor with clutch at cost from my local mechanic for 200 bucks. MSRP would have been much more. I also bought the filter drier/​accumulator, orfice tube, etc. Basically all I wanted was this shop to flush the system, and install the parts in the system, and freon. They said no warranty would be included and I was fine with that. Then they flat out said no, we won’t do it. After research, I have determined they simply don’t want to do it because they won’t be making money off of the parts. I find it insane to buy new parts at MSRP, when you can find them much cheaper online for the exact same part. These shops mark up parts so much, it’s ridiculous. Paying thousands of dollars in parts and labor is not something I wanted to do at this time, so I opted to waive the warranty. I have a parts warranty from where I bought the parts, as long as a professional shop does the work and I have receipts. But this shop was too good for my business, and got upset that they couldn’t rip me off for parts. So, my father, who is a certified HVAC tech, is going to help me next month. The only reason I went to a shop first, was to see if I could get it done sooner than my father can do it, because it’s getting hot out. Well, I learned the wait is worth the rip off.

Moises and Anna are the best! We’ve been taking our vehicles to them for almost a decade. They’re honest, friendly and professional. We’ve NEVER been blindsided by them. They’re always upfront with what needs to be done… explain everything in great detail… and go above and beyond for customer satisfaction. We wouldn’t take our vehicles anywhere else.

Did a tuneup and changed a battery/cable…ran up a bill over 500… and only then told me the vehicle needed a new engine. I basically threw away the money. Then tried to back pedal to justify actions. I couldn’t believe it. At the very least — be careful.

Over priced smog service fee, much higher than others in nearby area. Full price charge again for smog retests. Had to pay them $ 45.00 just to set my engine’s ignitiion timing. Outrageous greed and over charges for routine services. Go there at your own peril; and bring a big stuffed wallet!

Truly the only place I trust with my SUV.
Ana Maria and Moises are 100% honest, fair and beyond accommodating and nice.
They make it a point to tell you everything up front and in a way that you can truly understand.
Like some repair shops they give you the basic answers and will scam you if you like me, know Jack about cars.
Moises is BEYOND HONEST and so fare. Love how much solid, real and helpful advice about your car. They really are very accommodating and can get you in same day and usually out that same day as well! Give’em a call you WONT be disappointed

I trust Mose and company with both our cars. They’ve always provided me great service at a fair price. Just talking to them, you can tell that they actually care about my family’s safety and are happy to explain things to someone who knows nothing about cars, like me.

Super nice folks, I realized last minute that I needed to get my truck smogged before I sent on my reg. same day got in, lady on the phone let me know what time would be the quickest, got in, got out, awesome

Really great service. I moved to CA from out of state and they fit me in and gave discount for making an appointment. I would recommend to all!

I was looking for a place locally to get a smog certification. They were not the cheapest place around, nor was there location the prettiest, but the work was completed with a friendly smile. They were honest about their pricing, they are direct and upfront with no hidden fees, I will most likely return their for future services.