Burbank Auto Repair

I think what amazed me and impressed me enough to try Chalard's Auto Repair was their rating here on Yelp, I mean a 5 STAR RATING for an Auto Mechanic? Could it be possible? It is when you're talking about this place. When I needed rear brakes and a fuel filter and everyone elses estimates seemed to be way over-inflated, I decided to stop by Chalard's - and I am SO GLAD I did. Everything you've read from other 5 Star Reviewers who have called him an "excellent" and "honest" mechanic with "fair" and "reasonable" prices is absolutely true. Several other mechanics I had visited first tried to tell me that certain things were wrong with my car and needed to be repaired or replaced but I already knew better and so when I asked Chalard about repairing those items he honestly said "You don't need it." When he tried tightening an upper radiator hose to stop a very small leak and it didn't work he discovered a tiny pinhole in the radiator where the hose was fitting. Chalard patched the hole NO CHARGE at the time he did the other work I needed. This is really a classically GREAT mechanic supervising other great mechanics in his repair shop and it would benefit other Auto Repair shops everywhere to look at Chalard's as the BENCHMARK role model for their own work and ethics standards. ;)

Chalard's is excellent. I recently moved to the LA area all the way from New York and brought my car with me. Within a month of being here, my fuel pump failed and I had to have AAA come save me. They brought me to Rocky's Commercial Auto, because it was AAA approved, who fixed it for a pretty penny. They also informed me that I needed my front wheel bearings replaced and they could do so for just $550. I couldn't afford that so I went online and found Chalard's. I went there based on only the reviews because I'm new and don't know a lot of people in the area anyway. He agreed my problem was the wheel bearings and said to come back in two days so he could order the part. Sure enough, I dropped it off this morning and within two hours he called and said my car was ready. The bill came to $128. I was so surprised! He's truly an honest and fair man, which is rare out in LA & in the auto industry. My car runs like new and I couldn't be happier. I won't go anywhere else for as long as I'm in LA.

Not very outgoing guy, but a great mechanic at a fair price. Knows what he's doing.

Might be the grumpiest mechanic I know, but his work is honest, excellent and very reasonable. I started going to him 15 years ago and have referred him every person I know. And they all still go to him. Even when I lived 40 miles away, he was my go to.

I found Chalard's based on these great reviews, and he totally lived up to them. I told him the problem and that I couldn't pay him until Friday, and he went ahead and fixed my car anyway today and only charged me $35. I'm pretty sure that means he didn't charge me for labor, or charged so little I just can't tell, or didn't mark up on the part much at all. What a great guy and what a great local business. I've been spreading the word all day to my co-workers, I'm so happy!

My air conditioner recently went out and not only did they fix my ac... I needed a new air compressor and I was only charged $230. That's the cheapest my car has ever been fixed and on top of that I got new equipment. The service is great!!

I'm female and this is the only place ill go. It's nice to find someone I trust to look at my car. To the few people that gave this place anything less than 5 stars...maybe the problem was YOU :) This place rocks! This is coming from a girl who learned to change her own oil and belts because I've been ripped off so many times. *****INFO****Don't call, just go by. Chalard isn't going to tell you what he "thinks" is wrong..he needs to see your car for a proper diagnosis. Plan on leaving your car and having someone take you home. He will call you later that day or the following morning/afternoon. I've taken my car during super busy times but still had it back the same day or following day. You can trust Chalard's.

He's a good guy and does a good job at a very fair price. It probably cost me half the price of one of the big chain auto shops. Heads up though, his accent can be a little hard to understand.

My car had been overheating this past weekend and with a set business trip down to San Diego, I had to quickly find a shop! I decided to bring it to the nearest and highest rated place in my area, so when I showed up to Chalard's, I literally thought I could not be at the same location that so many of our fellow yelpers had been so optimistic and praiseworthy about. The shop seemed disorganized, unkempt, and shady. I met Chalard, left my car, and prayed that I would not come back to a $5000 bill, both in regards to my wariness of the shop as well as my actual engine issues. less than two hours later, I get a call from Chalard telling me that the problems were extremely minor and told me that everything had been fixed. Once I arrived, Chalard pointed out to me the replacements he made and the condition of my car. When I asked him how my car was doing overall, if he had suspected anything else that could be improved or fixed, he replied with, "it runs very well, I would never let anyone leave here if their car was not in the right condition to drive. Chalard won't meet greet you with a smile and ask you how your family is, he won't show up to work in a suit, and most certainly: he won't lie to you. He is a man of few words but he is an honest and extremely direct man, a characteristic that is extremely rare to find these days, ESPECIALLY in the auto mechanic industry. Chalard - if you are reading this, thank you for your honesty and integrity. I won't be going anywhere else!

After going to a well-known chain auto repair shop and being given an astronomical repair estimate, I was referred to Chalard's. I decided some of the positive reviews on Yelp had to be true, so I took a chance and dropped my car off for repair. I was amazed when the phone rang 3 hours later and the repair work was finished. Chalard replaced my 2 front axles for less than he quoted me, adjusted my clutch for free and told me I didn't need new brakes yet. That well-known chair repair shop told me I needed to replace 2 sets of brake pads, something I doubted at the time and Chalard proved was unnecessary. This man is as honest as they come and I trust him with all the repair work on my car. By being honest and fair, he all but assures the public will be knocking on his door and he will always be busy. It's hard to find honest people in the auto repair industry. When you do, you want to tell everyone you know. My brother will be taking his SUV in for work next week. Chalard's is as good as it gets.