Hylan Auto Repair

My car stalled out in Staten Island and this auto shop came to my location, jumped my car, escorted me to their auto shop and replaced my battery in less than an hour. They also performed an oil change in that time and fixed my crooked license plate no charge. They are not a fancy shop but totally worth checking out.

I paid $ 916.00 to have my car fixed here and they used a ZIP TIE to hold together a part in my engine!

I tried this place 3 times and each time was terrible. The first time my alternator went and they wanted to charge me $ 75 to tow it and I was 2 blocks away. The reason my alternator went was because I had a leak in my power steering hose which had messed up my previous alternator 2 days prior to that event and I had it replaced at another shop for about 180. They informed me of the leak and told me that there was a leak a leak somewhere that I should get the under carriage cleaned so they could locate the leak and that I shouldn’t drive without fixing the leak for more than a week.2 days later the same problem happened, but I was stuck next to this shop. For the same job they charged me over 300 and another 100 for replacing the leaking hose.
Fast forward 1 month later and I am back again with a minor whining nose in my rearend. The mechanic tell me that I needed new wheel bearings because they were the source of the noise and that the noise would be gone after they replaced them. I came back 2 hours later and the noise is still there and they try to act as if they couldn’t hear the noise. They charged me about $ 450 for this by the way and when I asked why my rearend was still making a noise they told me that they have no idea and that they would have to take apart the entire rearend to find the source of the noise. When I asked how much would that cost they replied that it would be around 7 – 800 just to find out what was causing the noise. This wasn’t even the cost of repairs. I took it to a different shop and they diagnosed my noise in 10 minutes and didn’t require «7−800» down to find the noise. They did it for free and gained my loyal service. I guess they get all of their money from ripping off people off who get stuck by the plazas there and can’t make it to their own mechanics.

Went in for a flat tire late on a Sunday. The service was quick and they did a great job. Would recommend to anyone.

One of the owners, Steve, used to be at the repair shop on Tysen’s and Hylan at the Shell Gas Station. After it closed, we followed Steve to this new shop on Hylan and Burbank. Steve has serviced all my cars, my brother’s cars and my mother’s cars since 1995! Steve has known me since I was 6 years old and I always remember him treating my mother very well when she would bring her cars in. Now, as a 24 year old, we still bring our cars to him and his very competent crew.
After nearly 20 years, I can tell you you don’t have to worry when you bring your car in. I’ve had everything from brake jobs, flats, inspections, oil changes to repairs like a loose engine (don’t ask).
I trust them more than the yahoos at those Staten Island dealership service centers.