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Auto Repair Spark LLC Info
Amenities
From the business
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Identifies as Latino-owned
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
Offerings
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Oil change
Amenities
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Mechanic
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Restroom
Crowd
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LGBTQ+ friendly
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Transgender safespace
Payments
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
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Credit cards
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LGBTQ+ friendly
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Identifies as Latino-owned
Best WLM Reviews
I have taken 2 cars to them, they swapped the engine out of my son’s car to another engine and replaced all spark pugs on my moms car. Both jobs were done in a very reasonable time, they had the cars ready when they said. Price wise in my opinion has been affordable. Im glad we found this shop. Staff who has worked with us have been very nice.
Great auto shop! We got our 4 tires installed, aligned and balanced for a reasonable price. The owner was friendly, attentive and communicative during the few hours we were there. They have a small waiting area with plenty of magazines to keep you entertained. Parking is limited.
So I took my truck in to have the brakes and air ride suspension system diagnosed bcuz there were issues. Robert at the front gave me the impression I was in good hands, so I went ahead and let them check it out. Unlimately, he told me what he thought the problem was with the brakes, and didn't know what was going on with the air ride system. I reminded him that I paid to have it diagnosed. He kept deflecting the conversation to what the mechanics told him, so on and so fourth. We were going in circles at that point. In the End. They misdiagnosed the brake problem, and never told me what was wrong with the airride system. Over $200 for nothing but a headache. They could have cared less. I would strongly encourage you to avoid this place at all cost. Buckys and Les Schwab do free diagnosis. Thank for reading.
Best trusted mechanics I have made business with. Reasonable prices and always strives to provide quality service.
Thank you for being there everytime, I appreciate you!
This place pulls the classic bait and switch.
One wheel bearing went out, and so I called around to find the best deal. I usually got a different mechanic, but they were booking out three weeks and I needed this fixed quickly. This location offered the lowest price in the Federal Way area to replace both front wheel bearings (always do them at the same time of course) and was quoted ~$475. Three weeks later, I’m given a +$1200 bill.
The whole situation was a nightmare. I was given an appointment date and time and was told it would be a 3 hour job. I never got a call with an update on the job, and so I decided to call and ask if I can pick it up. I’m told no, that my car is so rusty that they plan to cut my CV axles because they cannot separate the assembly to replace the wheel bearings and on top of that I will need to pay to replace the entire assembly and not just the CV axles. I was shocked to hear this because I normally go to a different mechanic and they had never noticed rust on my car, and they had just changed my brake pads two weeks before and didn’t say anything about rust in that area or in general.
I tried to find any other locations that could work on my car that I could somehow drive my car too with a failing wheel bearing, but no one else had openings same day since it was 4:30 PM on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
I wasn’t able to negotiate much, so I had someone else call on my behalf who insisted that they use penetrant to get past the rust. The mechanics agreed and said that they could only disassemble one wheel bearing and I still had to pay to have the other assembly completely replaced.
I paid $500 upfront for parts before they could replace the entire assembly. Two separate times they ordered parts that were unusable/rusty and couldn’t replace the assembly. I was later told that the parts were coming from junkyards. This continued to push the repair out week after week. The total process took three and a half weeks.
Communication was so difficult, anytime I would call, I wouldn’t get any talk throughs or explanations- I was just told what they are going to do. I had to ask men to call on my behalf, and only then would there be any discussion. It took a man calling on my behalf to talk the staff into using penetrant to break up the rust on the wheel hub assembly instead of cutting through the CV axles or agreeing to stop ordering parts from junkyards.
I haven’t had issues with the wheel bearings since, but I honestly wish I waited for my normal mechanic who was booked out three weeks and quoted me half the price they ended up charging me.
He fixed my first car well. And I went to him for the second time because my car has many problems, he said he will fix it and he CAN fix it so I trusted him and left the car. He charged me over 1400 and told me that everything now is fixed and that I can drive it safely. But soon it repeated the same issue and I had the same smell in my car. I took the car to another dealer and they found out that EVERYTHING inside the car is messed up and put in a wrong way, in addition to using very cheap materials. I literally spend that mich for him to ruin it more. If he was honest and told me that he doesn’t know how to fix a BMW I would be so appreciative, but he act as if he knows just for the sake of money.
I put one more star just because he was a little nice.
They said I need to get an oil change every 3000 miles. It’s 5000 miles for regular oil and more than that for synthetic. They charged for synthetic at my request, but I have no way of telling. Every 3000 miles seems like a money grabbing scheme to me. Pros: it was fast and timely. Cons: I also have a leak after this change which has never happened before.
I had a fantastic experience here with efficient service. They replaced my radiator and thermostat, and the price was significantly lower compared to other places I considered.
Quick Facts About Auto Repair Spark LLC
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM |
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| Tuesday | 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM |
| Thursday | 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM |
| Friday | 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM |
| Saturday | 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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