What clients say about Gardner Automotive & Body Shop in Corpus Christi (TX)
It's been two years, I had to get rid
Of my truck because of the horrible shotty work they did.
Please save yourself the heart ach. Especially if you really love your vehicle.
Stay away from these crooks.
Beware, never use this body shop for anything on your vehicle. They had my truck for 18 months. It will not pass inspection. Because they never hooked up the muffler. My truck sustained 29,000 worth of damage. Gardener automotive used salvage parts on my vehicle. After I specifically instructed them and the insurance company instructed them that it should only have OEM parts. Garner automotive had my truck in and out of their shop for 18 months about 8 to 10 different times. Each time I picked it up it had more damage missing parts and worked less I cannot drive that vehicle now. I will be suing Gardner automotive. If anyone else has had bad luck with Garner automotive and wishes to sue that please contact the law offices of Jose Barrera and let him know what Garner automotive has done to you.
I had an issue with my RV that kept blowing fuses and causing motor to shut down and not restart. Contacted three other places before being referred to Gardner Automotive. Daniel and Mark drove out almost 40 miles and quickly diagnosed the problem of frayed wires on the coil harness. They took my vehicle back to their shop and in a matter of just a few hours they repaired and returned it running smoothly. I am completely satisfied with their service and would highly recommend them.
On March 4, 2024 I go to this garage to assess two problems was a lack of power of my RV which 454 Chevrolet engine. The second problem was a noise coming from the front of the engine. After a brief. Not more than 10 or 20 minutes, they told me that I have problem with my electrical wires for spark plugs then for the whistling noise it was supposed to come from the water pump off my Chevrolet engine
They propose me to do on the and the price was excessive. After discussion, we agree on some price and then they start to work.
After the work was done on the water pump, I hit the road and go on the island and back again. That thing occurred after three days of work on my truck. When I go to the garage to discuss the matter, they let me in there waiting room for two hours and a half without coming to see me. I learned that the owner of the garage was outside and when he came, he ignore me. I have to talk to him in order to fix the problem.
That occur on Thursday. They told me to come back The next day, which I did again they ignore me. They never came to help me out and it’s like they don’t want to fix the problem.
In fact, their diagnosis was wrong so I paid a lot of dollars for job badly done. My engine still make noise and the problem was I think really it was a pulley and a belt.
My recommendation to all of you is to avoid that place since they will not support their work. For the engine, spark plugs the thing was OK.
They also do some buddy work, but I can say I will never have them work on my truck again since the work was not my expectation.
So ignore us this morning, we decide to leave as I said before and never call me back to ask me why I left the premises
I have all those conversation recording
In brief, avoid that place since they are not able to, except that they do mistake
The worst of all they charge me $15 more per hour that the irregularly charged to other customer because maybe I was Canadian and French. I saw this in their Office rate for RV was 120 and I was charged 135 per hour more. They charge me 3.5% Credit card. You can see that on the pictures I put in my comment. They give me a silly answer regarding that that they was doing a remodelling of their office, which was not true at all. No work has been done in office. The garage is open.
Just to let you know, we slept in the driveway of the garage for all those three days of work, but we asked to remain there for one more night so for the next morning to fix the whistling noise, they put all the car they can to their parking lot. One of the owner of the Garage even offer me breakfast and said that he will come next morning with the breakfast, but never did .
More over the owner ignore us so we have no choice, but leave the premises. At this point in time I’m thinking looking if Texas have a small claim court.
Excelente customer service, the Mechanics at Gardner are very knowledgeable and are straight forward with repairs and cost .
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND for general Maintenance to major repairs on motorcycles, ,cars , RV's if you can drive it they can fix it Stop on by
We broken down with our motorhome and were towed to Gardner. After the guys came back from lunch, they immediately started to analyze the problem. Found the issue and provided a temporary solution allowing us to drive the motorhome home.
Great guys and a good prize too.
Great job! Will recommend to all my friends and family. Sent my car in after minor collision repair and I was gratefully surprised how fast and affordable they were. My second estimate was 400.00 higher (same work) and wanted car for 2 weeks. Highly recommend.
Not impressed, was given 2 different quotes, first a low one to get you in then the old oh by the way because of blah blah its going to be more .Unfriendly people dont trust them will not be back.
My wife and I were visiting from Spokane, Washington when our brake lights and turn signals quit working. Daniel was able to squeeze us in to trouble shoot and repair our problem immediately. We called the Mercedes dealer in Houston and took it to the dealer in Corpus Christi and both said the were unable to fix it. Tried calling about 5 other dealers/mechanic with the same answer. Daniel is amazing and I would highly recommend him if you have car, truck or RV problems. Thank you Daniel for your service. We are back on the road heading home. God Bless you
We took our transport van in for oil change, transmission fluid change and some repairs needing done. We were going to be going over 6,000 miles transporting rescue animals. The van wasn’t ready when they said it would be and informed us it would be the next day. The following day we go to pick it up and they said they did a few things but had not done all of it. They claimed they changed the oil and had charged us for it. We get about 500 miles up the road and was experiencing some problems with the vehicle and a mechanic has to look at it. Come to find out they had not even changed the oil even though they said they had and charged us. The mechanic looking at it showed us where the oil was completely black and said no way it had just been changed. These people knew how far we would be driving and that we would be carrying animals. They did not care. They lied and stole from us.
Quick service and nice staff. You can get a state inspection there! Inside, they have some awesome metal sculptures made of car parts--amazing artwork. You can find this place way out weber.
This is the place to take your RV for the TX vehicle registration inspection. They are friendly and fast. They were recommend to me by the Winnebago dealership. Don't waste your time any where else.
The staff is very friendly and explains the services being provided in detail. Very low prices. I highly recommend Gardner Automotive for any vehicle repairs.
We had Texas Wrecker(also highly recommended!) bring our RV to "Gardner Complete Automotive Service & Body Shop" after breaking down in Port Aransas. We are from Colorado, and we drove our RV to Corpus Christi for a beach vacation. I say this because Daniel, the co-owner of ""Gardner Complete Automotive Service" saved our a$$es, and our vacation. Where there was 2-3 days wait at the Chevrolet dealership, Daniel got us in right away. He provided a 30-amp power connection so we could spend the night outside his shop. My and and I, and our 2 dogs were VERY grateful as finding a hotel room that accept pets is challenging enough, let alone if you do not have a car to drive there. Daniel was more than understanding. He's a compassionate human being that handled our RV problems professionally and super-fast. He understood how urgent our situation was, being on vacation and all. We were out and on the road again the next day before 2:00pm! He even went above and beyond in filling out paperwork for the gas company (we got bad gas that fried our gas pump and filter). Overall, my experience with them was awesome, and it turned a bad situation into a peaceful one. Daniel and his shop saved our vacation, no doubt about it. If you're in a RV and you're in a pinch, do yourself a favor, take it there. Talk to Daniel. And tip them well.
The friendly staff at Gardner Automotive provided me with excellent affordable services and got my vehicle running like new. I highly recommend Gardner Automotive for any vehicle repair. I will definitely be a repeat customer.
Awesome friendly service took my truck in for mechanical & body work and was very satisfied. Will Definitely take it back for any work I need in the future. Definitely recommend them to everyone!
Im a senior citizen on a fixed income. I took my motorhome to Gardner automotive for a noise in t he rear end. Estimate cost me $85..
They said it would be over1600 for a complete break job for a sticking caliper.
These people kept it for 5 days and did nothing but crawl under it for $85. Lousey service!!
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