Miller's in
Lone Pine (CA)

I got myself stuck in the sand out by the Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns. John Miller arrived pronto to save me. I greatly appreciate John's friendliness and expert service. THANK YOU !

Quick, honest, and friendly. Was on a road trip needed something on my car looked at. Had me squared away in under an hour. Highly recommended.

John Miller picked up the phone on a Sunday afternoon--already a miracle these days--when my camper's brakes decided to throw in the towel coming down from Lone Pine Campground. Turns out, the emergency brake pin got pulled, which cooked the brake drum and wheel hub. John told me the shop was closed, but said, "Park it here tonight, I'll get you sorted first thing in the morning." Total legend. Even better, the Best Western with a pool was right next door, so my wife and kids were stoked. Come 8 AM, John's there. His guy 'EZ' dove right in. There were some hiccups with finding the right brake drum--because, of course, trailers always have mystery parts--but they got me taken care of. They only charged me one hour of labor ($160/hour plus parts), which in California feels like a handshake deal from the 1950s. I also swapped out my ancient tires (11 years old--probably doing me a favor there). I'd happily recommend these guys. Honest, fair, and the kind of people you want to bump into when your trailer decides to die in the middle of nowhere. Heads-up: John's got some old-school, unfiltered shop talk. He's not there to win sensitivity awards--he's there to fix your rig. If that bothers you, best keep driving.

John answered the phone which is more than AAA can do! They are on their way from Lone Pine, which is better than AAA sending someone from Ridgecrest 79 miles away. I will follow up to this review after they tow us and fix our flat tire. Wish me luck!

Had my SUV stuck, at a Sand Trap in Lone Pine. Got a hold of John and this guy was out in 30 min after the call. Talked Story for a bit, and had the SUV out for a very reasonable fee. Thank you John for your, ability to connect give life lessons, and 53 years of serving the community of Lone Pine and beyond !!!

Wouldn’t help me at all. Very rude. Think I was transported to some place in Oklahoma where they don’t serve women and no one without an American car that runs on gas. So if you are white dude w a Ford truck you are good otherwise stay away.

Cover flap came loose on way home from Bishop - They had us on the road again within an hour - gave us peace of mind for the rest of our journey! Good people.

Got me out of a really tough spot near Big Pine a few days ago when everyone else in the area was either hard to get a hold of or couldn’t come for hours. His 53 years of experience really showed! Good pricing, good communication, and good results. I hope I don’t need another tow anytime soon, but if I did and I were in the area, I’d be a willing repeat customer.

We vacationed in our Camper Van at the Alabama Hills and started to hear some strange squeaking from the wheel. We dropped by Miller's and they looked at it right away. We had a nice young man blow the sand and dirt out of our brakes and rotors only to find our rear rotors were ready to be replaced. Thank you for the help!

I do a lot of traveling. I am 75 years old and have NEVER EVER encountered anything like this place in my life. I had a tire going flat and pulled into this place to see if they could help me. The thing behind the counter started screaming at me about " anybody who votes for Kamala is a traitor ". I didn't know I were to look!! There was a pause, then I said again can you help me with my tire going flat. Again he starts in on something political (screaming). Then it finally says "I won't have anybody here to fix it for another hour or so". I had no choice, so I said I would wait. I have to say it was a little scary while waiting. Seeing the people he associated with and their coming and goings. If at all possible avoid this place like the black plague. This thing operating this place is one sick "person"?

I'm surprised with some of the negative reviews here. We were driving around to head to the Alabama Hills for a sunset hike when there was a detour on one of the main roads and Google sent us down a random dirt road that turned into a sand road and we got stuck. They came out within a half hour after hours on a holiday to tow us out and get us on our way. The charge was $200. I would definitely recommend them from this experience.

They spent an hour checking our tire leak issue and replaced the parts. They only charged the basic inspection fee with no extra charges, and they clearly stated the price upfront. Highly recommended!

I got my car stuck in some deep sand while exploring some trails earlier this week and called Miller’s for an off-road recovery. John was straightforward with his pricing over the phone and came right over to help me out. We hooked up a rope to my car and he pulled me out of the sandbox and stayed with me until we reached the main highway. We shared a couple laughs and some stories too. John is a nice guy running an extremely valuable service for this area.

Passing through on a cross country trip and needed an oil change on our truck. We run synthetic oil. Called and were told they could accommodate us and made an appointment and was told about $300 which was outrageous and more than we’d ever paid but decided to go ahead.because the timing was good and they could fit us in. Once the truck was on the lift they told us our truck used 13 quarts (F350) and we would have to pay for 16 quarts because they were buying it by the gallon (but charging by the quart) and they didn’t want the leftover. The bill came to $402.18. When my husband said “wow” he was told “we’re in the middle of nowhere”, which is ridiculous. My husband normally does the routine maintenance himself and oil and filter never cost more than $150. We were charged $346.82 for oil and a NAPA filter. If you can, run or drive away from this place as fast as you can.

Super nice groups of guys. Flat towed Jeep from Kentucky to Lone Pine CA, was having an issue with squeaking noise in brakes, they got me in and out in under 30 mins, after finding a smushed can between pads and rotor. Thanks again guys!!!

John came from Lone Pine to Panamint Springs on Highways Patrol request to assist getting our broken down truck towing a 5th wheel to a safe spot off the westbound lane which we were blocking. He was prompt, efficient and capable.

A very belated glowing review of when John saved me from the side of the road in my RV last year. In late May 2023 I was just starting my 5,000-mile, 13-state roadtrip from AZ to Ohio. Five days in I decided against my original plan of going to Tahoe through western NV and opted to take the CA mountainous route in my 26' RV. Needless to say, after plenty of 10° grade mountainous downhills and not downshifting properly I eventually found myself at the bottom of the mountain with smoking brakes and barely a cell signal. After MANY calls I somehow, miraculously, was connected with John Miller...the angel who saved me who I'm thankful for to this day. His is the only RV towing service in the county, it was the biggest weekend of the year for the area (Memorial Day plus the area's biggest annual event) and absolutely no one else was able to help. He drove an hour to pick me up, arrived to me bawling that I had nowhere to take my RV for repairs so he kindly towed me/my RV back to his lot an hour away to Lone Pine, let me stay on the lot (with power hookup!) for the night and checked everything out the next day. Fortunately I had only started burning up the lubricant on my (new) brake pads (hence the smoke) so there was no real damage done. He re-lubed everything, made a few adjustments and had me on the road the next day. He encouraged me to continue my month-long roadtrip as I had planned it and not let this setback deter me (I was hesitant to stick to my plan). He was exactly who I needed to get me back on track with the repairs but also mentally. I don't know how I was so lucky to have things line up as they did but John truly saved me that day. It was just me and my little 6-lb dog on a cross country adventure and I had zero options at the time and was very scared. He was so kind as we drove back to his shop with my RV in tow as we chatted and he reassured me all would be ok. And it was. My dad had died three months earlier and I 100% believe he sent John to me, he was watching out for me from above and sent this kind, caring man to help me and I'm forever grateful. John is truly an angel among us and I can only imagine how many others he's saved in his 50 years in the business. I can't recommend him and his business enough. Thank you John.

We had called Miller's tires, due to an issue with our 2 back RV tires while traveling. Spoke with Adam, who confirmed he had them in stock. Adam was very nice, exceptional customer service. We contemplated going backward on our trip to Miller's or forward to another tire shop. We decided that we would go forward. Wouldn't have made either one. Our tires gave out before we got to the other tire store. I'm writing this review because Adam, at Miller's was awesome and bent over backwards, trying to help us. If you are local to Miller's, I highly recommend them for your tire needs!

Awesome guys. Helped me with my flat fast and fair. Cool dog too!

My SUV got stuck in sand in Alabama Hills. Called John. He found me and winched me out in less than an hour. He charged a fair price and even offered camp site recommendation near Lone Pine. Has been my pleasure to have met John. He has a great personality. Highly recommend his service!

Ok. If you are a sensitive person, the owner, John, is not for you. But…he is the only biz in town & has more than enough work so he is an open book both on the phone & in person. So yes, he really doesn’t need your business & lacks in political correctness. But… he is a softy & does help the down & out folks that really need help in this isolated area of the world. He gave us some flippant remark when we first called, but when he saw our sad faces (& credit card😀) he bent over backwards to help us out. We spent quite a bit of time in his shop over the week that we were in the area, & realized that his shop is also well loved by locals, law enforcement, & park service.

As others have stated, some of the worst costumer service I have ever encountered. My car broke down (axel broke) on cross country trip. I had dropped off my car there after hours the day before and spoken to Jon (he was friendly) on the phone. First thing the next morning I called to see what was wrong or how much it was going to be and Jim (the grumpy man) told me they were already working on it. I had left my phone number with them the night before so I was confused why they wouldn't at least call me and give me an estimate before starting to work on it. I might be wrong but I thought this was industry standard. I told him I needed a minute to call someone as the bill he was quoting me seemed rather high. He told me I had 5 mins to call back or he was taking my car off the lift. He then called back in two mins and told me he had decided he didn't want to work on my vehicle and to get it out of there or he was charging me a daily impound fee. He then hung up on me. Granted we never had any argument or poor exchange of words. I called back and asked him to please just do the work as it was going to be a huge hassle to go get my car 3 hours away and tow it home. There are no other mechanics in the town. He cussed at me and hung up on me again. I can't speak to the quality of their work as they never worked on my vehicle but from a costumer service perspective they are terrible. From reading other posts it seems to just be this one individual but I'd avoid this place if at all possible!!!

Very good service, we got out of death valley with a 10cm nail in one of our tires, we got to Miller’s with our spare tire: in 20minutes, the tire was changed and back on our car. Super fast, great service, and not expensive. If you have a car issue, you can go there with trust ✌🏻

Showed up with a damaged bumper on Christmas Eve, just needed a patch to get in our way. Paul hooked us up! The whole experience was quick and affordable, we were on our way in 30 mins. Everyone was so friendly and kind, and the dog running around was a sweetheart! Thank you Miller's team and thank you Paul!

Not only did John Miller Towing "rescue" us after we spent 21 hours stranded on Towne Pass ( at 4,925 feet), but John diagnosed what broke inside our RV by careful listening to our description using his 49 years of experience around Death Valley. I was able to pass his diagnosis to two mechanics in Pahrump who fixed that exact problem and had us back on our way with 28 hours. Thank you sir.

We took a trip to Lone Pine from LA and ended up puncturing a tire along the way around 5pm on a Saturday, so most tire repairs shops were unfortunately closed and not reopening until Monday. Miller’s didn’t have closing times listed on google maps so we gave a call to see if they were open and could do a quick tire patch job. The man who answered was incredibly rude and hung up on us mid-sentence the first time we called to see if they were open (why answer the phone if you aren’t??). We called again to see if he knew of any other places that were open and again hung up on us mid-sentence. Worst attitude I’ve encountered from a mechanic and truly did not seem to care that we were essentially stranded. Based on other negative reviews, avoid this place if you can.

Great business. John rescued us from the desert, after hours, when our Jeep's transfer case got stuck in neutral! While hooking us up to tow, he noticed our rear brakes needed looking at! He fixed the transfer case linkage and replaced the rear brakes in less than 72 hours! Great service.