A.J. McKay Auto Repairs

I feel extremely blessed to have found AJ McKay auto repair. I actually found him them on Craigslist searching for a car. My first phone call to AJ I was impressed. He spent 20 min on the phone with me allowing me to explain my situation and was very patient and informative. He was very honest and upfront right from the beginning. He helped me get my daughter into a safe dependable car and will now be our mechanic from this point forward. I have also been referring him to a few people and one person already knew who he was and confirmed his great reputation. Excellent customer service!!! I am impressed!!!

I would ABSOLUTELY recommend A. J .McKay auto repair service. A few weeks ago my car stopped in the middle of Power road during five o’clock rush hour traffic. I called A.J. McKay auto and the owner himself came to assist me. He pushed my vehicle off the road to a safe location, called a tow truck and gave me a ride to my home. The following day I was informed the problem was the fuel pump. I was told the price and gave the go ahead to repair the vehicle. I was very pleased with the price of the repair as I assumed the cost would be much higher. By the end of the following day my car was ready to go. I have had no further automobile issues but if I ever have another problem I will definitely call McKay auto. I have since recommended this mechanic to a friend who was very pleased with the service. Thank you A.J.

UPDATE: I wanted to update this review on account of Mr. McKay personally reaching out to me.
Not only did Mr. McKay contact me to apologize for the experience I had, he also went out of his way to offer to make things right. I was thoroughly impressed that he took the time to hear me out. We discussed what had happened, and he agreed that things should not have gone the way they did. More importantly, he assured me that things would not go that way again in the future (for me or anyone). The sincerity in his voice alone made me reconsider my previous judgment about his shop; and I agreed to put the past experience behind me, and give him another opportunity to demonstrate the quality of his shop’s services.
Thank you Mr. McKay for reaching out to me! I look forward to bringing my vehicles by in the near future.

Ok so I recently relocated from California to Arizona and can I say? It is HOT over here. So when my ac stopped blowing cold, I almost cried. I knew it had leak because i put freon myself and it leaked super quick. I took the day off from work to go to a mechanic up the street who said he would see it first thing. I couldn’t go on driving like this in 3 digit temperature. When I got there he said he was slammed and to come back later or leave my car and come in 4 hours and see if maybe they could get to it… Are you kidding me? I was pretty frustrated at this point and drove around hoping ANY repair shop could see me. Nobody was willing to even take a look at it. I probably went to about 6 places. Some guy even told me he would need to put dye in and wait 3 hrs to see if leak would show. My last shot was AJ’S and I’m glad I stopped. The guy up front I guess saw my exasperation and said his guy was going to lunch pretty soon but he would have him check car so we can at least know how long repair would take.
He then came and told me that it was a low side service port (whew!) He said luckily they were about to repair everything was available to them and if I agreed with price we could fix. that they would repair and load the freon– in about 30 min. I guess manifold hose also showed leak and at that point that would be another repair. It was a little more than what I was ready for. He was very gracious and said he understood and to think it out. I ended up going with a friend of my brother in laws to fix it. I can’t blame AJ’S for being more expensive as he does have overhead. But all in all a really nice guy and I won’t forget soon how he was so quickly able to see me when everyone else would not.
The only reason I gave it 3 instead of 4 or 5 is because my car wasn’t really fixed. Otherwise best mechanic I’ve been to

I would highly recommend this place! They are friendly and honest. The prices are reasonable. I went to several places after moving here and was told lies about my vehicle needing certain things… new air filter, brake pads. This is likely because Im a female. They actually told me i needed the transmission fluid changed because it was dark and is recommended at 30,000 miles for the car I have. I verified this with the mitsubishi website. I was at 60,000. This is something no other mechanic caught because they were too busy trying to charge me for a bunch of little things. The best mechanic is an honest one. Im really glad a friend referred me to AJ McKays!

HONESTY pure and simple. My truck would not start and thought my starter motor or solonoid, ignition switch may be at fault. Had it towed to A J McKay’s Auto Repair and it was a simple 25 cent fuse which he replaced at no charge and no charge for the diagnostic of the problem.
Many other shops would have ‘found something wrong’ and charged me an arm and leg to fix a non-​existant problem. I will take my two cars and truck to them from here on out. Just outstanding, honest, personal gentlemen that care for and about the customer!
In fact, I’m taking my Nissan there tomorrow for some work. These guys are simply outstanding!!!

Glad this guy is right around the block from me. I believe they will check your vehicle for free and let you know of any potential problems. He doesn’t rip you off and the prices are competitive. He will, of course, give you some pointers and let you know of other potential problems as well (I still need to have them check out my oil leak; I think it’s coming from the rear main seal).
Last year was a doozy, though, trying to pass emissions. Failed 6 times altogether. AJ was cool about it, though. Apparently, my brake booster was messing up the vacuum, so he told me I needed to replace that, so I went and bought a new brake booster, and installed it. After that, one of the guys there (Tony I believe, who has done most of the work on my dad’s van and my truck) found that my carburetor was messed up from bad gas (which I got at a little hick town filling station up by the Mogollon Rim).
Although my uncle was able to do carb rebuilds, I had AJ do it instead (labor was a lot of money, of course). Most of the stuff they did on subsequent emissions test failures was free, though. I did have, in one instance, a spark plug loosening from the block and came undone, so I was running on 7 cylinders and didn’t even know it (luckily it didn’t ruin my engine). The next day, I took it in and it passed.
Tony didn’t hook up the HEI distributor’s electrical completely, though, and after passing emissions, it came loose, and my truck stalled and wouldn’t start. I popped the hood and saw it dangling, and thought I hooked it up right, but I guess I was wrong.
I had it towed to their shop, dropped off the keys (as it was after closing hours), and got a call early the next morning that that’s what it was, so they didn’t charge me for that, even though I had already passed emissions and that’s all I went to them for in the first place.
This year, I took it through emissions and it passed with flying colors on the first try. I’m just never going to stop at a random, no-​name gas station in the middle of nowhere for now on.

After moving to Phoenix from Massachusetts I was concerned that I would have a tough time finding a good mechanic. Fortunately yahoo user reviews pointed me to McKay auto. I have always felt that AJ has charged me a fair price and unlike other shops he doesn’t try to sell you things you don’t need. This business practice will keep me coming back as well sending others his way. Even though his shop is a distance from where I live I will still make the drive in order to ensure my car get’s taken care of.
A plus is he has a Toyota certified mechanic on site so I knew my Lexus would be repaired properly. Thanks AJ.