South San Francisco Tire Service

These guys are awesome. They not only fixed my flat but also let me know that one of the tires I had on was the wrong size (my fault for going to a really suspicious location a couple months back). They ordered me a new tire and installed it the same day. They also bought my old tire from me and which gave me a nice discount on getting the new tire, completely unexpected. Great service. Friendly and straight shooters.

I am so grateful these guys are just down the street from Genentech! I had a tire that was low on air and potentially flat, and these guys took the time to properly inspect it and replace the tiny valve. They did all this free of charge.
Clearly these guys (Jose and Carlos) are down to earth professionals, who are not out to charge through the nose but rather offer honest and quality service.
I’ll be back for future tire and car maintenance, because I feel like I will get genuine car care here.

These guys are great! I had a leaky tire that needed to get patched up and they were able to fit me in at the end of the day. Service was speedy and everyone very friendly! Would definitely recommend to anyone with tire woes.

I did not pass smog so the guys checked my car and ordered and installed a new catalyst. All good, I passed smog :-) ! Good, quick service.

These guys helped me out again! Carlos helped patch up my tire in great time. He is extremely professional, knowledgeable, friendly, and made the entire ordeal painless. Thanks so much!

Great service when I visited to have a flat tire fixed. They removed a nail, and when doing a double check to ensure quality, found another hole. I’m really glad they did another check! They ordered a new tire for me and had it shipped in from Sacramento. I was set in two days. I’ve come here often over the years for oil changes too. The staff is always pleasant, helpful and most importantly, gets the job done.

On our Audi A6 Avant wagon the Michelin tires were at 34PSI [not 40PSI with 5 – 7 passengers] so the insides and outsides were badly worn at 37k. Rui Chanco and his team prorated [80−90%] our 4 new 90k wear out Michelin tires and did a great job in just an hour! It may be hard to find a better deal and better service — THANK YOU

As I drove my company box truck up N. 101 with a full load (about 10,000 lbs) A rear passenger, outside tire blew. With that much weight, I had to stop.
With the option to tow, or replace the tire. I figured my best option to get me on the road faster, and finish my deliveries, was to get the tire replaced.
I don’t have an account with them, this was the first time this happened to me and I wasn’t sure how to handle it, or whether this type of company even existed.
I did a search on my phone, and got their number. A woman answered the phone, explained it was no problem and said she could have someone out with in the hour.
Infact, from the time I called to the time I was actually on the road again, it was 49 minutes.
The guy who came out was friendly, fast, professional…
He came out with a truck, harnessing a compressor and was able to connect it to a jack and lift all that weight in seconds.
I was very impressed with the efficiency of their service. Their quick timing and that they came out equipped, and fully prepared to handle the job, exactly as it was explained.
They are a no joke company, who in my view have it together.
I will recommend them in the future to anyone I know who finds themselves in a similar situation.

I called this place about replacing my Battery and got Great and Fast Customer Service by the lady on the phone. I show up to the shop 2 – 3 hours later and had my battery replaced. The Mechanic did a great job, I’m glad my friend told me about this place.

Went there because my car’s sensor detected low tire pressure. Rolled in and they took a look at it, told me there’s a nail in it (darn those constructions all over Genentech). Thought I had to get a new tire (again darn, this car and tire is only a year and a half old) and the tires have minimal wear. But behold! Flat was patched within 20 minutes. Price? All I could say is I had it in cash and I am not a cash carrying kind of guy (because I don’t have much). Truly recommend this place.

Stopped in just before lunchtime hoping to get a punctured tire fixed. Los did a quick, but thorough investigation, of my tire and patched up the wheel super fast. I was in and out of the shop in no more than 25 minutes! Office staff and other guys in the shop were really friendly, and based on what I know about, cars, tire, wheels, etc., seemed quite knowledgeable. Thanks Los!

I have been taking my three cars here for oil changes and tires and if anything else breaks for the past 4 years. Ben is the best, he is an honest guy. He has my 10 year old 4Runner riding like new. Rosie works in the office and is so sweet if you call ask for her!

Awesome place. Had a flat so Unilocal sent me here which is near my job. Turns out it was a nail but I needed a new tire as I shredded it driving on it with low pressure. In and out in 20 minutes. Guy inside even offered me Pizza! Definitely will return for an Oil change next time!

I’m not sure if my tire is punctured deep by a nail on it. David checked and pulled the nail that was in the tire, good thing it was on top of the tread sideways. No charge and take only 3 minutes. Awesome customer service!

Got a flat tire at work and I feel SO Blessed to have them as my neighbors!!! They are funny, nice, informative and friendly. Sucks to get a flat tire, but this makes it totally doable. Don’t hesitate to come here, when you are in the hood. They will treat you right and make an unfortunate experience sort of fun!

I can’t say enough about this place. They always give you the right advice and are very honest, affordable and efficient.

Called and spoke to the owner who was helpful and friendly so I ordered up my tires and pre-​paid for them over the phone. I was supposed to get a phone call letting me know my tires were in but never got one. I called and made my appointment and went to the shop the next day. I got to the shop and was immediately concerned because there was nothing but Big Rigs and trucks in the yard. The front office had a door on the street but was locked and the staff was just looking at me like «Why are you here» I own a 2013 Dodge Challenger and to say the least my modern muscle car looked out of place. The employees saw me standing there looking lost and one of the guys nudged the manager? and pointed at me and he tells me the office is inside the shop. The lady behind the counter was nice enough and they started to put new tires on my car. The workers who worked on my car were unprofessional and did not look like they knew what they were doing. They kept coming in to the office with problems they could not solve like balancing my tires. I assumes the figured out how to balance them and they told me the car is ready. I go out side and my in car computer is telling me that my tires they put on are under inflated and when checking them with a tire pressure gauge they are over inflated. The owner tells me there is a way to reset the computer… I call the dealer and they tell me the tire shop needs a special tool to re calibrate my sensors. The shop tells me they do not have that tool and to take it to the dealer. The dealer charge $ 150.00 an hour :/​I drive my car and after awhile the sensors re-​calibrate themselves. Since they replaced my tires and balanced them I have been feeling a vibration in the rear of my car at high speed. I just got back from Hanlon Tire’s in San Bruno and my left rear tire was out of balance by 0.75 and the right rear tire was out by 1.0
I would not recommend or go back to this shop and I am happy I have found Hanlon’s in SB

These guys are awesome, fixed my flat tire whilst I waited, very very good service.
The guy who balanced my wheel did a top job, I have had very poor jobs done by other tire company’s before but these guys are fantastic, no problems what so ever. Would also drive 76 miles from my house to use them again.

Come one, come all to South San Francisco Tire Service for your next set of tires.
Resist the temptation to go to a big box store and patronize this high-​quality, real-​people owned shop. You will feel better about yourself and that you are contributing to a more human economy.
The staff are friendly and full of dry wit about life, the décor of their waiting room (water cooler and old magazines), and trade easy banter with one another. Throughout the shop you can view posted news items and jokes that wouldn’t meet the politically correct standards of other locales. These folks are great, their tires are great, their service is great, and I fear that they are a dying breed.
For your next set of tires, consider coming to this place. You will feel better about where your money is going.

Here’s another five star review for SSF Tire Service. I was looking on Unilocal for a place that would offer great, professional service on oil changes and maintenance. The top pick that I could find were these guys and, trusting my colleagues at Unilocal,decided to give it a go.
Everything was pleasant from initial phone call to payment. I don’t remember the names of the ladies on the phone that I spoke to, but they were very friendly and were able to schedule an appointment that fit with my schedule.
I originally had planned just for an oil and filter change this time, but when they looked, they found that the brake pads had worn down. No problem – they’d take care of that too, while we wait. In the end, the final bill came to:
Brake Pads: $ 70.16
Oil: $ 23.65
Oil Filter: $ 8.50
Total Labor: $ 132.00
Grand Total: $ 243.77
Wow, and I thought I couldn’t even get my brakes done for less than $ 300. Great service AND great price – sounds like a place I need to go to more often.
South San Francisco Tire Service is an awesome place for auto maintenance. Nope, I’m not givin’ you the business about it, but I will be giving THEM my business. Highly recommended – truly «as good as it gets».