Signal Garage Auto Care

I work nearby and was looking for a place to get basic service done on my vehicle (oil changes, etc.). Signal was recommended as a place that is fair to women and since it’s so close by, I decided to give it a try. Unlike most oil change places that want to add all kinds of extras on every time they change your oil, Signal just does a great job. I’ve had a few more significant issues with my vehicle since, and always bring it back to Signal. They’ve taken care of everything and do what they can to keep my car running well. They always call and walk through any potential charges with me. They’ve earned my repeat business.

Fantastic service, reasonable prices & friendly faces. I very much appreciate their ride service when I drop my car for the day — the owner, Rami, may even be your chauffeur! I highly recommend Signal Garage for any service you may need!

I walked in the door without an appointment and a broken power steering pump and they still, amazingly, found time to fix my vehicle. The staff was so friendly and explained what I needed to know. In my highly stressful situation, I cannot say how meaningful it was to have a smiling, friendly service person take care of everything. After being manipulated by the BMW dealership, I am definitely never trusting my BMW to anyone besides Signal. Thank you so much! Words cannot express how grateful I am.

Like most people I’m terrified of what to expect when taking my car in for anything, so obviously when I notice pressure dropping in one of my tires I fear the worst. My experience at Signal Garage, however, was nothing short of amazing. I was told up front what I could expect, which helped calm my nerves. They were able to find and extract the piece of nail embedded in the tire, plugged it up ($ 27.92 — great price in my mind), ran a check on the entire vehicle, and even replaced the battery on my fob (which had died months ago) free of charge! I was a customer while in college, but moved away after graduation. Fortunately, my wife and I are in the area again, so Signal Garage has a repeat customer for years to come. So pleased!

This is the first time I have had my oil changed at a shop (handy fathers are the BEST), but with how friendly and quick the service was I think I will let my dad off the hook and continue at Signal.
They provided me suggested services during my next visit, which was appreciated and I didn’t feel like I was being oversold something not applicable.
I do love their billboards as well. It’s always nice to know a business has a sense of humor.

I guess the «female friendly» service they advertise means they’re polite when overcharging you? I was having car problems, and brought it here for a diagnosis, starting at $ 40 and increasing in price if it takes more time. They called me later in the day and said they weren’t done diagnosing, but wanted to change the spark plug before proceeding, and that so far it would cost $ 375! (Plus more diagnosing and costs for repairs from there) So, I paid the diagnostic fee, and had a family member change the spark plugs. The parts cost about $ 50 and he was done in 20 min. Another car garage trying to take advantage of a (broke) young female.

Our family has been using Signal for 9 years and it’s been our trusty ‘go-​to’ shop for everything with our cars. They never try to ‘up-sale’or do unnecessary work.
We started with a 98 Rav4 and at over 250,000 miles our daughter is still driving it. They took care of a Honda Element for 6 years and we sold it in one day for top dollar as the mechanics were so well maintained. We have two 2011 cars they now care for. I hate car issues but I’m so thankful to be reassured knowing our mechanics at Signal will be honest, trustworthy and efficient with our vehicles and our money.

I brought my 2012 Town and Country van in to have a screw pulled out of the tire and an oil change. They were able to remove the screw and plug the hole ($ 28). They were able to get me in the day I called for removing the screw, but not the oil change. I had to bring it back the next day ($ 38 for oil change). Both times I was there all employees were super friendly and helpful. I stopped back a few days after the tire was repaired without an appointment to see if they could put a little more air in the recently plugged tired. The young man I asked stopped what he was doing and not only filled that tire but also checked the pressure in all the tires for me! He had to let a little out as the pressure was too high. I was very pleased with the extremely friendly and helpful service I received here. I will definitely go back!

I read the reviews online and so had high hopes for Signal Garage. My regular place was too busy to get me in during the week and I had been looking for a repair shop closer to home. I decided to give Signal Garage a shot. Unfortunately, I had a bad experience and recommend looking elsewhere.
I requested they look into two issues. The first was a problem with my passenger-​side power window that squeaked loudly when going down and the second was an issue with rough idling. I appreciate that when I dropped my car off that the guy at the desk was upfront with me and told me the cost of them looking into it. He told me the window investigation would be 100 dollars since they would have to take the door apart. That seemed fine and made sense. Next he said that to investigate the rough idling that it could cost another 100 dollars because they would have to experience the issue while driving to make an accurate diagnosis. I was a little surprised by this knowing that the rough idle could be felt by driving the car around the block and stopping at a stop light. I did explain to him it should be really easy to reproduce the issue and he emphasized the «could» and then said that the basic diagnostic would be 40 dollars to check simple things like spark plugs, filters, etc. I was a little wary of the place since most places I trust will charge you when they actually find an issue (aside from things that would require more serious troubleshooting like electrical work). I requested that they call me before doing any further investigation after the basic diagnostic was performed.
They did get my car in the same day, even though when I initially called they said it probably wouldn’t be looked at until the next day, so that was a plus. When they called me after looking at my car, I was told they didn’t find anything with the basic diagnostic of the rough idle and specifically mentioned the spark plugs and wires seemed fine. I was given a quote of 509 dollars to fix the squeaky window as they said the regulator was bad and that the regulator and power window motor were sold as one unit. I did find the part online on Amazon for 60 dollars and also called another local shop that gave me a quote of 250 dollars for parts and labor. I felt their quote was too high, being twice as much as another place (in Saint Paul on University Ave.) so I declined the work. I also declined any further investigation into the rough idle because I now knew their prices were not in line with my expectations. I figured I would take it elsewhere later in the week.
I picked my car up to find they did lower my bill from what they said they would charge me for their investigation, so I walked away paying 90 dollars.
The next day my girlfriend drove the car to pick up her sister. Her sister got in the car fine, but when they arrived at their destination and she tried to open the door, it would not open. My girlfriend got out and tried to let her out from the outside and that did work. However, when she went to close the door, the latch had stuck open and the door could not be closed. She called over to Signal Garage to explain that the door would not latch shut and they told her to bring it in and they would fix it. They drove the car from the other side of Minneapolis and luckily there was a bungee cord that I keep in my car they were able to use to help hold it closed. Her sister sat in the back of the car since she did not want to risk falling out of the car. The door would swing open at times since the bungee cord wasn’t strong enough to hold the door closed around corners and they ended up having to stop a few times on busy roads to close the door. Signal Garage repaired the door so that it would latch close once again. My girlfriend was talking to the guy at the desk and mentioned how unsafe it was that the door would not latch shut and let them know we refused the repair to the window the day before since it was twice the cost of another local repair shop. The guy told her that «you get what you pay for», which I don’t know how to take since they were paid to put my door back together incorrectly.
I brought my car to a different repair shop a few days later and requested they look into the rough idle. This shop did not not have an upfront investigation fee and after a few minutes found a loose spark plug wire. The bill for their successful find and work was 15 dollars. The rough idle is gone.
Overall I cannot recommend this place based on them overlooking the loose spark plug wires (even though they claimed to have checked they were good), careless work, and their high prices.

I’ve been bringing my wife’s car here for service for a while now, and I’m impressed. They are always friendly, explain things well, and based on estimates I have received from other places their prices are often the best or very close. I’ve been a dealership guy for repairs for years for my car, but I’m close to switching over because the experiences I have had here are so good. I highly recommend this place, I am glad it was recommended to me!

I’ve taken my car here twice for regular servicing, where I asked them to check everything and do any necessary repairs. They were extremely helpful and friendly, and only did what was necessary — I greatly appreciate this, since many mechanics would take advantage and do other costly repairs. They advertise as a female friendly business, and I agree that they treat their female customers with respect and explain things in a manner that is clear and not condescending.

Really great service at the front desk when I checked in to have my oil changed. Quick and expeditious service… I was told it would take an hour, it only took 30 minutes. They also checked an issue I was having with my lights for free. I will be returning to Signal Garage in the future.

I brought in a 2005 Lexus RX330 in for service in August 2013. It needed front end differential work and the 100,000 service maintenance. I also brought in groceries for charity so that they would replace my brakes. I thought this was such an awesome deal. I must say that everyone one there was extremely nice but it was not a good experience for me. They called me after 2 days and said the screws were stripped and they could not do the front differential work. I believed them on this because I had someone else who did car work for me and he probably stripped the screws. I have no idea if Signal Garage made the worse. Their 1^st quote on the 100,000 maintenance work was $ 1577.00. WOW. I called Lexus and their price for the same work was $ 850.00. I thought the Lexus dealership had the highest price around. Signal did offer a close match when I asked them to call Lexus because the overcharge was ridiculous. I would really have severely overpaid on the initial quote if I did not get a 2^nd opinion. As for the brakes… they said they were fine even though Lexus said they needed to be replaced. In the end, I picked the car up THREE days later with no work done and took it to the Lexus dealership to be repaired at a cheaper price and they gave me a new car to drive while they did the work.
Signal said they could not do the work because of the stripped screws. I find Signal Garage to be nice to females but definitely not a female friendly business that women can trust. I would definitely recommend any female to get a 2^nd opinion on price or have a friend review any work so you are not severely overcharged. I hate to give such a negative review because these are nice people but I have to be honest because they put themselves out there as female friendly and reasonable priced. They are definitely not.

Located in a great location, everyone is very friendly and do not care if you ask dumb questions about your car! I ran into my garage and my side panal fell off, and Signal Garage Auto Care fixed it for me for free! Thank you so much!

Family owned, great service, female friendly, good prices– nothing not to like. Had my bumper fixed and replaced here a few months ago, looks great and done at a reasonable price! VIP package is a great deal! Free tow, a few oil changes and many other things for a great price. I highly recommend Signal Garage!

They honored a birthday discount even though I presented it a day after it expired. It was only for an oil change and new wiper blades, but every little bit counts. They’ve been my garage of choice since they opened at Grand and Cleveland and have helped me with faulty tires, too. Nice guys, very courteous.

I got an oil change for free at Signal Garage as they somehow knew my birthday (which is a little creepy as I’ve never been there before) and sent me a voucher. The service was excellent and the team is very nice to work with. I wish that they could have spent a little more time evaluating the car and giving me pointers on basic maintenance issues, but believe that they were in a bit of a rush. Also the work took a little longer than expected but it included a 77 point inspection which might have caused that. Overall I’m not disappointed and will definitely consider their services in the future.

Recently stopped in one day after noticing my car’s exhaust sounding much louder than normal. Although they did not have a few minutes to lift my car up on their hoist and check underneath, they offered me an appointment for the following day.
I returned the next day, reiterated why I was there, and sat down while they put my car on their hoist.
A few minutes later, I was invited back into the shop and shown where and why the noise was louder than usual. They assured me that there was no reason to replace the exhaust clamp immediately; I can wait until it gets *really* loud. And when I do decide to get it fixed, it will run me around $ 100 (that’s VW-​unique parts for you).
Left there, satisfied, and without any charge.
That’s the kind of friendly service that will bring me in again and again.