Cowden Automotive

875 Folsom St
San Francisco, CA 94107 415-777-9858
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Consumer Ratings for Cowden Automotive — 41 Ratings

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Makes serviced:

  • Acura
  • Alfa Romeo
  • Audi
  • BMW
  • Buick
  • Cadillac
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  • Ford
  • Genesis
  • GMC
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Consumer Comments for Cowden Automotive

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Consumer from San Francisco, CA
Oct 21, 2023
This shop is no longer called Cowden Automotive. Its new name is All Pro Mechanicx. After reading the reviews of Cowden Automotive, I went there for an oil change to get a sense of what it was like to deal with them. It was not until I arrived that I realized that the business is now under new ownership/management. Although some of the mechanics were retained with the change of hands, says the new owner. Service was adequate and the cost was very reasonable although the owner was not very pleasant. Somewhat surly and off-putting. I had made an appointment on the phone days before I arrived although there was no evidence of this when I arrived. Also, he tried to sell me other products/services assuming that I knew nothing about my car. Not sure how this business would approach more major repairs. I probably will not be going back.
Consumer from San Francisco, CA
Nov 07, 2020
I started frequenting Cowden Automotive many years ago. They did however change ownership since I had originally had my car serviced there. The new owners continued servicing my car with the same professional, high quality and honesty as the previous owner had.
Consumer from San Francisco, CA
Oct 10, 2019
First time visit for a routine service without any apparent issues. Went there on the basis of positive reviews on Checkbook. Cowden found problems that totaled nearly $1K. Within a day of the tune-up, the car started vibrating violently at idle and the engine check light came on. Cowden fixed gratis the electronics they had set incorrectly. The following week, I took the car to a Smog Only place for my biennial DMV smog check. My car failed the test on two separate days, even after a 60 mile drive. Finally, the car passed the smog check the 3rd day after another long drive.

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