Gonzalez Radiator Service

Saw the local reviews of this place. The offered fair pricing and had my radiator the next day. It was quick and painless. They showed me the issues in my old radiator. I will use them again. No problem. I will use them again very soon.

Quoted me over the phone. Diagnosed my problem over the phone. 2 ½ hour turnaround. Glad I found these nice people. I highly recommend using them.

Found them after the first place I tried was closed. Very nice and quoted me a price over the phone. When I got there very courteous and said they would start on my car as soon as possible and would call me when it was done. Called my daughter to pick me up, spent the day shopping downtown in case they called. I did call since it was getting pass their closing time and was assured that they would have my car ready no matter how long it took. His daughter was very nice when she did call they charged me exactly what they quoted… couldn’t be happier and my car is running great! Would totally recommend this place to anyone. I do have to agree they have a very small and modest shop but their customer service is Excellent…:)

Hubby went out to Bakersfield to purchase a trailer. (we live in Orange County) on way back home, the radiator busted. After our towing quoted us over $ 700 to get both the trailer and the car back to OC, hubby decided to have me get a radiator at O’reilly’s and drive it up with his tool box. I found Gonzales on Unilocal,and called. Not only did they have the radiator but they brought it to my husband with antifreeze and water approx an hour south of their shop. And the cost was comparable to other new radiators.
We don’t frequent the area much but ANYONE local needs to use them. Professional, prompt and top notch.
NO predatory behavior — which is what you expect when you have car trouble.

Ok so I own a carpet cleaning machine. The radiator started leaking and the dealer quoted me $ 650 shipped for a new one. I searched on Unilocal and found this shop. They said they could fix it for $ 80 and give me a three month warranty. It was ready the same day. I was stoked. I would highly recommend this shop. They are honest, fair, and very efficient.

This is a little family shop. They quoted me two different costs depending on what ended up needing fixing, and ended up charging the lower one.
They were quick, they kept me informed by phone, and even gave me a ride. I will be trusting them with my car in the future.

These folks are GREAT! As the previous review stated, it seems to be a family business and very conscientious, honest people. I brought in an ancient radiator from a restoration project and these guys cleaned, tested and flushed it out. I brought it in looking like heck and they made it look nearly brand new. And speedy, they had it ready in just a few hours. Even though I wasn’t in a great hurry, they treated it with the utmost dispatch. Their price was reasonable and they were very professional. Their garage is rather modest looking, but that’s probably because they choose to invest their earnings in customer service.

This shop is an honest family business. The radiator on our 1998 Subaru Forrester was leaking like crazy and we couldn’t make it home to San Francisco.
Gonzalez Radiator Service was probably the fifth place that we called on but it should have been the first. They found us a part that the local Subaru dealership couldn’t find. They had it delivered and installed within hours.
Not only did they fix the radiator, they took the time to walk us through the repair.
There is an authentic and delicious taqueria nearby where you can get homemade tortillas and Mexican hot chocolate while you are waiting for your repair.
They charged us less than my regular mechanic. We felt so lucky to have found this shop.
Don’t get ripped off by the other shady Bakersfield auto repair shops and head here if you have radiator troubles.