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Steve's Automotive Specialists has 5 locations, listed below.

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    • Steve's Automotive Specialists

      2809 S 2300 E Salt Lake City, UT 84109-1823

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Steve's Automotive Specialists

      9245 S 700 E Sandy, UT 84070-6204

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Steve's Automotive Specialists

      975 E 700 S Clearfield, UT 84015-1207

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Steve's Automotive Specialists

      925 N State St Orem, UT 84057-3157

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Steve's Automotive Specialists

      652 W 200 N # A Hyde Park, UT 84318-4077

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforSteve's Automotive Specialists

    Auto Repair
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 5/7/1999

    Years in Business: 46

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    We service domestic and foreign cars and light trucks offering complete auto care from oil changes, tires, maintenance, diagnostics, and minor to major repairs.

    Products & Services

    Steve's Automotive Specialists services domestic and foreign cars and light trucks offering tires, oil changes, maintenance, diagnostics, and minor to major repairs.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Steve's Automotive Specialists has 5 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Steve's Automotive Specialists

        2809 S 2300 E Salt Lake City, UT 84109-1823

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Steve's Automotive Specialists

        9245 S 700 E Sandy, UT 84070-6204

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Steve's Automotive Specialists

        975 E 700 S Clearfield, UT 84015-1207

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Steve's Automotive Specialists

        925 N State St Orem, UT 84057-3157

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Steve's Automotive Specialists

        652 W 200 N # A Hyde Park, UT 84318-4077

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      2809 S 2300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84109-1823
      BBB File Opened:
      10/18/1996
      Years in Business:
      46
      Business Started:
      10/1/1977
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1977
      Business Incorporated:
      3/6/2001
      Accredited Since:
      5/7/1999
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Steve Smith, Inc.
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
      T:
      7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
      W:
      7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
      Th:
      7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
      F:
      7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
      Business Management
      • Mr. Steven L Smith, President
      • Mr. Richard Smith, Customer Contact
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Steven L Smith, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Richard Smith, Customer Contact
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

      Email Addresses

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: How to prepare your car for winter

      Customer Complaints

      2 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      01/05/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I had extensive work done on my 2005 Ford Explorer 05/15/2019. The work cost me $3,128.71. I paid this amount. I drive my vehicle almost daily. On this last snow storm I got stuck and had to use 4x4. Which wasn’t working so I took it to Steve’s for diagnostic and an oil change. Was told I have several issues that needed to be fixed, but couldn’t fix 4x4 without doing a “level 2” check. I agreed to the $200 diagnostic. Then was told they couldn’t find the issue and need to tear my transfer case apart for $1,527.82. I said no, I provided my old paper copy bill that showed that they had fixed almost all these issues in 2019 and 23,000 miles ago. Was told that my “warranty” was up and that don’t matter at this point. I was led to believe that on the first work done they stand by their work and product which I found out they don’t. Looking at the new bill they are now charging more and doing a 5 year warranty. No where on my old bill does it list any warranty of any kind, just an assurance from them in the store when I had original work done. I feel that I was scammed out of the $3,128.71 and mislead only to return with the same failed parts and now need to pay approximately double and according to them and paperwork this still doesn’t cover the cost of fixing the 4x4. I would like a refund of the $3,128.71 so I can seek out another mechanic and get my vehicle fixed the right way. First job was done at Steve’s in SLC and this time the one in Sandy. Same company same owners.

      Customer Reviews

      1 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Robert H.

      1 star

      01/03/2022

      In early December of 2021 my son that attends ****************** experienced a problem with his late model ***** truck at needed immediate attend and towed to the neared auto repair shop. With me his father living in AZ many miles away I searched for reviews of local garages and found Steve's auto repair with great reviews. With that being said, I worked with ************************* over the phone with the problem and the warranty coverage that would cover most of the cost. After 3 days in the shop to replace a leaking radiator and 3 different quotes from them the job was finally complete. 3 weeks later my son drove home for the holidays, after popping the hood open to see what a $2100.00 radiator looked like, I found a very poor job done by their tech ***************** that is supposed to be ASE certified.The problem was the line coming from the coolant reservoir to the radiator draped over the air cleaner box hanging near the fan not mounted to the proper location and the fan shroud hanging not properly mounted ether. We're just thankful that he made home without any further costly issues that could of occurred during his *************** home for the holidays. I'm going to contact the owner, Steve Smith on this matter so it doesn't happen to anyone else.

      Steve's Automotive Specialists Response

      03/08/2022

      ******, I'm very sorry you were not happy with the repair we performed. This kind of a problem is uncommon since we do get it right 95% of the time, and the 5% that we don't we do whatever it takes to make things right. We take great pride in our work and the issues you described definitely do not meet the standards of excellence we demand from our team members. We fully warranty our work for both parts and workmanship, so if there is anything I can do please let me know, thank you! - ******* **************

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