Chevron Auto Service

I went by here this morning to fuel up my car. Couldn’t do that because of a computer glitch in their system. I went to work after, and then I came back again late afternoon to see if I could still fuel my car. Nope! Clueless gas attendant doesn’t know anything about computers but handling money! Great! Oh, and there were other patrons there as well that I’m sure we’re also frustrated as well not getting gas. Terrible! Just terrible! Until they get someone there who knows what they’re actually doing, I’ll be fueling up else where! Just terrible! SMDMFH!

Terrible, terrible, terrible. I expect very little out of a gas station and this was definitely the worst experience I’ve ever had!
Earlier tonight we stopped to fill up our gas. Inserted the card, filled up the tank, and were not given a receipt. My mom goes in and politely requests a receipt. The man behind the register tells her, «No, you have to pay inside.»
My mom politely tells him she had already paid with her American Express and had filled up. He starts YELLING at her in front of a line of customers that NO SHE DID NOT PAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY INSIDE TO GET GAS. He repeatedly starts to berate her, YOU HAVE NO GAS, YOU HAVE NO GAS, YOU HAVE TO PAY INSIDE.
My mother by this time was at a loss for words and ready to burst into tears. He won’t even let her explain or get in a word, continuing to YELL AT HER, in front of other customers, demanding she give him her card to pay because she could not have any gas. (And yet my tank was completely full!)
At a loss of what to do, she ran outside to the car as the man continues yelling at her. I am absolutely furious this man would treat my mother this way. I will never, ever go near this establishment again and I would suggest that nobody else does either. I don’t like writing bad reviews about places, but this was an absolutely horrible experience that deserves to be shared…

Hey Chevron,
Wake up. How long is the station going to continue NOT fixing the air hose which has been malfunctioning for the last 8 months? Although Chevron is conveniently located, the pumps regularly are down or malfunctioning and the pump receipt printers out of paper.
Hating to acknowledge Chevron is most likely not going to invest more in its customers, I discovered that Touchless Car Wash is only 1 block away. The gas is the same price, no wait for the pumps AND THE AIR HOSE works flawlessly… tires inflated to specs in seconds.
If you tired of Chevron and the lack of attention towards its customers, take your business down the street to Touchless.

I will give them 3 stars just because I disliked running out of gas and going to Arco (the first one offered by Unilocal from the point I was in San Mateo) and finding they only accept cash or ATM and I was only carrying one credit card. Luckily I found Chevron and my only complain was not the price (similar to the Arco prices) but the fact that most of the pumps were out of order. I found it odd but maybe they were under general repair or inspection. Overall, fast transaction and easy to get in and out.

Don’t waste your time here. Apparently every pump has a mystery hold of $ 60-​$ 100 on all credit card transactions. This was explained to me by the attendant. I may or may not have the funds released in up to three business days. If the charge processes you have to go through your card company to get your money back.

Single Product Fail!
It just baffles me when a coffee shop is out of coffee or a bagel shop is out of bagels. It’s all they do! How is it that you can’t keep pumps working at a facility where that’s all you do? This station is bizarre. They have three types of gas pumps: One’s that simply don’t work at all (they have an orange cone in front of them for easy identification). The second type of pump is the one that doesn’t work but they haven’t gotten a chance to position the cone in front of it yet. The third type of pump has a vapor lock that allows you to shoot a few drops of gas into your tank before it abruptly ceases to work. At that point you can choose how long you’d like to stand there blowing 25 cents worth of gas into your car in hope of filling it enough to get to station where the pumps actually work.
OK…let’s get inside the owners head. Some gas trade journal told him that snacks are more profitable than gas. Perfect. He has a tiny little mini-​mart with all the staples a weary suburbanite might need to survive the grueling trips around town to the dry cleaner or Target. «Honey, I’m feeling a bit tired. please procure me a Clark Bar so I can make it to the post office.»
But wait. There’s a whole other space 10 times that of the mini-​mart that was at one time devoted to servicing cars. If you are trying to capture the maximum suburban snacking dollar why not convert that cavernous space into… more mini-​mart?! You may need to hire an additional employee but that should be an issue right?
So to recap… oh screw it… no reason to recap. This place needs a scrape. Then perhaps build in it’s place a temple to motoring and snacking to which the Foster City multitudes shall flock. They already do flock there but the moron that owns this place can’t seem to find a way to deliver petroleum to them more than one squirt at a time.

When you pay with cash they refuse to give you your Safeway discount. You go in give them cash and ask to give your Safeway number. They tell you to give it after. When you go back to give the number and get your change, they tell you you should have given the number before you pump. I said I tried and they they didn’t understand.
The pumps barely work. I have to wonder if they are ripping you off there as well.
Stay away from thus place!

Alejandro, the cashier this night, was very rude to me harassing me with personal questions like what is your name and date of birth. Is this a real credit card. This was all because i asked that he take off his soiled gloves off before touching my beverage to ring it up.
Very unsanitary I don’t think they should even sell food or drinks with so little regard for health and safety.

Half the time I go to this gas station, the pump I pull up to is out of order or a grade/​s aren’t available. Wondering what other kinds of businesses could mess up their main product delivery so often and stay in business? My wife is lucky, she drives an electric car!

At any one time 30−40% of their pumps don’t work. For a major corporate gas station that is very poor availability.

Pros — close to my aunts house, clean and right on the corner
Cons– expensive, some what good service (could be better) and cigarettes are much expensive here. So if your looking for a cheap gas station I suggest you drive up couple miles on the freeway and you will find one. There is couple on El Camino real or just go down Hillsdale and you will find a few there.

Overpriced gas in Foster City, the Arco on Hillsdale and Edgewater consistenly lower by over 15 cents/​gallon, plus they have a nice AMPM store for all my munchies need. The good part is its clean.

another four star gas station. Why? Consistently cheap, credit card gas prices in Foster City! I think its either this station or the Shell on the corner of Norfolk/​Hillsdale that have the cheapest prices. I can’t say anything else about anything else. I only come here from time to time to fill up.

over prices and super bad service from Chinese old guy my boy he thinks he is the boss of the station very BAD SERVICE !!!

Gasoline is ALWAYS 10 or 15 cents expensive as compared to Shell (at the intersection of Hillsdale & Norfolk).

Cheapest Chevron gas in the FC/​SM area, especially if you go on Tuesday (maybe I shouldn’t post that!). I’ve used other types of gas and now strictly put Chevron in any car I’m driving if I have a choice. Other gas seems to make efficient cars like my Honda just chug and hesitate. My car always runs better on Chevron. This station is definitely at least $.20 cheaper than other Chevrons in this area (especially that rip off near Bev Mo). You pay more for Chevron than Arco, Shell, etc., but as I said, I think it’s superior gasoline. I look forward to the day when we’re all using biofuels!

Most times there is a pump open when you pull in. Reasonable pricing, no special perks, but I happen to prefer Chevron gasoline

I know, I know … who the hell writes a review for a gas station. I mean, aren’t they all the same?! They just sell gas, right? How can any one of them be that different than any other?!
Well truthfully, there is nothing special about this Chevron, other than it’s location. It’s right on the corner of two major thoroughfares, in Foster City. Oh, yeah … they also have free air! You can fill up your tires without a purchase. Whawhooo.
I probably hit this place about once a month for a fill up. For this, I use my ATM card (I know, there are tons of financial and personal security risk to doing this!), and each time, I think, «damn it, I forgot that I wasn’t going to come back to this gas station!» In an attempt to «protect» the consumer, this gas station has a transaction limit or a cap, on purchases. This means that when I hit $ 50, the friggin’ pump shuts off and completes my transaction. This would all be well and good if I only needed $ 50 worth of gas, but my car has a big tank, and it usually takes about $ 60~$ 65 bucks to fill up, which means that I have to put the hose and nozzle back on the pump, and start all over! How lame is that?!
With the prices of gas being as high as they are, why on earth would they have such a low purchase limit? Personally, I think they do it just to frustrate their customers. I know someone is watching me on a camera in the back, and laughing at me!

Five stars for having the FASTEST gas pump I have ever used. You can fill up 8 gallons in like 30 seconds! Its ridiculous.
Minus two stars for being more expensive than any other gas station around Foster City. Seriously, it’s almost not worth it.