A+ Japanese Auto Repair Inc
(650) 595-2277
San Carlos, CA 94070
Hours of operation:
| Mon - Fri | 7:30am to 5:30pm |
| Sat | 8:00am to 4:00pm |
| Sun | CLOSED |
We are the doctor to your vehicle and healthy patients are what we strive for. Vehicles are very complex and require a specialist to diagnose accurately and quickly. Our margin for error on Japanese imports is very low because we focus on these particular makes and models. Some makes and models have common issues that we see often because we work on them so much. We are also on top of recalls and common issues for the makes and models we service.
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Specialties:
| AC/Heating | Alignment | Check Engine Light | Diagnosis |
| Hybrid/Electric | Muffler & Exhaust | Oil Change & Lube | Scheduled Maintenance |
| Service & Repair | Timing Belts | Tire Sales/Repair | Transmission Repair |
| Windshield/Glass |
Amenities:
| Car Delivery | Car Pickup/Dropoff | Car Wash | Child Friendly |
| Coffee | Early Bird Dropoff | Extended/Evening Hours | Heated Waiting Room |
| Open Saturday | Open Weekends | Parts/Accessories | Rental Car |
| Se Habla Espanol | Senior Discount | Service Guarantee | Shopping Nearby |
| Shuttle | Towing | Warranty Accepted |
Customer Reviews (8 reviews)
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A+ Japanese Auto Repair Inc
Professional, Great Communication, Priced Well... Our family is a long time client of A+ Japanese Auto Repair. We live in San Carlos and met the owner at the Farmer's Market two years ago. Eric invited us to come in with a 10% discount and the service was better than the dealer. We bring our Honda Odyssey and my husband's Honda Pilot in for all of the services.
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Love my Eclipse and love A+. I just had a ton of work done at the shop. I drove it to Santa Barbara this weekend and it was flawless. Super friendly and they explained everything before we did any work.
I will highly recommend A+ Japanese Auto Repair, in San Carlos to any Mitsubishi owner, they seem to know their stuff.
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We consistently receive exceptional service that gives us security in knowing we are not going to experience surprise problems on the highway. Additionally, pricing for work is reasonable and fair and we're always contacted if additional maintenance items are found during the servicing of our cars.
Thank you all at A+ Janpanese for peace of mind and being a strong part of our service-providing family!
Best wishes!
Sharon & George Gerbing
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What I love about A+ is their attitude - I actually look forward to dropping my car off there for service as I know I'll be greeted with a smile and I know my car is in good hands. Their service is very personalized, and once when it turned out my car needed more work than I thought, the owner himself called me to make sure I understood the repair and what needed to be done. I was impressed with their attention to detail as my car is on the older side and safety is a top priority for me. I highly recommend A+, they're the best and you won't be disappointed. Oh, and they have an incredible complimentary pick up/drop off service too if you sign up in advance!
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Truly the best in the bay. They picked up and dropped off my car. Unfortunately, I still I to call them to give them a credit card, but well worth it.
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could not be more pleased with the service and repairs at this shop. they really know how to accommodate female customers and even showed me pictures of my car so i could understand why the repairs they recommended were necessary. my dealership days are over and they now have a customer for life.
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Honest service, great job on our repairs, very comfortable atmosphere and they treated my wife very well even when I was not there. We cart our kids around and need to be able to trust our mechanics, especially after a serious safety issue from another shop. We take our cars their and do not worry about them missing important things. We feel lucky to have found A+.
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Recent Answers by A+ Japanese Auto Repair Inc
"I would use a straight screw driver and if you look closely at the plastic light cover. You should be able to see a small indent. Put the screwdriver there and pry back just a bit to pop the plasti..."
"The brakes should only need to be cleaned and adjusted. The cabin and engine air filter may need to be address or it may still be okay at 15,000 miles.
Price depends on all of those items. mayb..."
"They don't usually go bad.... maybe just a bulb if the flasher is fast or a switch if it is staying solid?
Relay location is bottom left kick panel in the fuse/relay box. It should be marked but..."
"Did you change the ignitor? Is there fuel pressure? Did the timing belt break? You can check if the timing belt is broken by having someone crank the car over and remove the oil cap and use a flash..."
"No other drain on this vehicle. You can remove the lower radiator hose but the drain on the radiator should be appropriate. Use Honda Specific coolant, it is blue and comes premixed.
A+ Japanese A..."
"I would start by removing the glove box and cabin air filter to see if you can gain access to the fan assembly. If not, remove the blower assembly (bolts can be accessed from under the glove box) a..."
"The filter for this vehicle is located under the transmission. You will need to drain the transmission oil and remove the transmssion pan to gain access to it. Also replace the transmission pan gas..."
"The horizontal plug is a fill plug and the vertical plug is the drain. I would recommend to remove the fill before the drain so that you are sure that you can fill it up (sometimes the fills can se..."
"I would make sure to tighten it to the proper torque but before that, put a drop if lock-tight on the screw.
A+ Japanese Auto Repair, San Carlos CA 94070"
"I would first recommend to drain and fill the rear differential fluid. Believe it or not, the fluid will break down and not lubricate the gear assembly properly in the rear differential. When that ..."
"Does the vehicle crank over? If not, recheck the connections on the battery posts. Sometimes there will be a black plastic film that is left on during installation or just a bad metal on metal conn..."
"First off... you need to make sure that the catalytic converter that was installed was made by Infiniti. We have found that non-OE catalytic converter will ofter fail and set the check engine light..."
"Check all the fuses. If all good, you will have to bring car into a good local shop. Newer cars have electronic gas pedals and throttle bodies - one or both may have been damaged or needs to be res..."
"Check all fuses first step. Check to make sure the cam and crank position sensors are plugged in (one each black connectors). I am assuming the vehicle is cranking over? I would pull the spark plu..."
"Check to see if you have signal coming to the starter signal wire (the smaller of the two going to starter). Then check the starter signal fuse. There is also a starter relay in the mix but that wo..."
"There may be two sensors by the clutch pedal if the vehicle has cruise control, take one more look. You can jump the connector with a paper click to test the sensor wire integrity. There is no clut..."
"Alternator - 4PK-0775 - smallest
Air Conditioning - 4PK-0850 middle
Power Steerting - 4PK-0880 largest"
"I would look at the prior work that was completed... Start with the engine mount, maybe a bolt or nut worked it's way loose? To do a rear main seal you need to remove the transmission, axles, and a..."
"You will first have to remove the power steering and air conditioning belts. Lastly, the alternator belt. All of the adjusters for the belts will be slightly different but with the lower splash shi..."
"Do you have fuel pressure? When you crack a line open you should have fuel squirting out at you upon cranking. When you attempt to check this do have water or fire extinguisher handie, just in case..."