Oceanside Truck & RV Repair

While heading out of town to visit family for the 2024 Xmas holiday the transmission linkage broke on our 2013 Winnebago We were unable to access all gear selections properly. I stopped in without an appointment and they immediately took a look and said they were familiar with the issue and within a hour I was back on the road. I was very fortunate to have gone to this shop and will forever be grateful for the service that they provided. I happily paid for the one hour of labor and offered a tip that was refused. Good folks in my opinion. David Jones

Dec 27, 2024 · Frances Jones

AMAZING! I couldn’t be more thrilled to have been fortunate enough to be referred to these guys by a good friend of mine after having terrible luck trying to find a good shop to work on my diesel trucks here in Ramona. The owner and his wife are amazing and they took awesome care of my truck and I couldn’t be any happier. I don’t trust many people to touch my vehicles and often times repair whatever’s broken myself but when i bought a truck 20 years newer than my old one I knew I needed a knowledgable and trustworthy shop to take care of it and I’m beyond stoked I decided to listen to my friend and bring my truck to OTR. Worth their weight in gold!

Aug 12, 2024 · Katie Beaman

I wish I read all the negative reviews about this shop before I took my rig to them! As a business owner myself I know how poorly leaving a bad Google Review affects business, so I never do so unless it is absolutely warranted. In this case it is absolutely warranted. I brought my 2003 International 3000 Series Bus into Oceanside Truck & RV Repair on August 14th, 2023. Nothing was wrong with the bus other than the cruise control not working and a few diag lights being on that were not affecting the bus operation in anyway. Having an appointment made 0 sense because my bus sat there for days until they even got the diag computer in there to assess. They charged me $4,200 to literally do nothing. I'm sure the parts they used were second class and after calling a few pro diesel mechanics in town it looks like they charged me 400-500% over what certain parts would cost. In terms of the ICP Sensor, Oil Cooler Seal Kit, and Brake Drums. The drums did not need to be replaced nor did the ICP sensor. The labor they charged me was also was over what should have taken to do these jobs. When I picked up the bus (Aug 21, 2023) the diag lights in question were still on, the cruise control was not functioning and my bus wreaked of cigarette smoke. There were multiple wiring clusters not appropriately placed back in wiring harnesses. There is a box on the dash that has an access point to wiring that was broken and hanging off, because someone who looked at the wiring cluster must have tried to force it off. This was not broken before I dropped my bus off. The carelessness, lack of quality and lack of professionalism for this price is appalling and as a result I will be reporting this business to the BBB. When I spoke to Emily about this she merely said "Well, sir it was working for us." And this was just not true. I drove the bus off the lot and the cruise control still did not work immediately upon getting on the highway. I called her immediately when I left the shop! I had to drive back a day later (another 41mins and expensive diesel both ways in my large bus, on my dime of course) and drop it back off. When I expressed that I was extremely dissatisfied with their service, Emily acted like they would get to it when they could. I expressed that I wasn't leaving until it was fixed and that I'm sticking around. Mike plugged his computer in and realized that whoever redid my rear wheels at their shop did not install the abs sensor correctly and it was pulling a faulty code (again horrible quality of work). They had to redo that and we took the bus on another test drive with his computer plugged in. He demonstrated the cruise control that 'appeared' to work on the drive. I drove off their lot after this and immediately upon getting on the highway between 35-75mph the cruise control again did not function and did not engaged. They charged me $145 for a dismal overall inspection that literally consisted of a few sentences. They charged me $72 TWICE, for plugging in two diag machines and running a literally 30sec scan.... you read that right....they charged me twice. Once for a Cruise Control scan and once for a Transmission scan. Even as these are different scanners this is insane. This work was and is no where near $4,200 in value. I wish I would have read the bad reviews sooner because many people have the same horrible experience with these folks. Do not bring your hard earned money here. I feel manipulated and stole from and this should literally be illegal. They didn't fix any of the things I brought my bus in for and made up a bunch of stories about stuff that didn't need to be fixed. I believe in the genuine goodness of people, but unfortunately in this state people will prioritize profit and greed in many cases. Stay away and get a second or third opinion before you let them charge you anything.

Aug 23, 2023 · Nico Barraza

The only shop that would take my truck. Turned down by 4 others, they took it in, and worked with my schedule including pulling my trans after not originally planning on it while I was on leave and asked them to do it for a rebuild. Very friendly, and easy to work with. Knew they were the ones when I asked about parts and they gave me the same numbers as a different shop, and recommended not doing un necessary tasks.

Jul 14, 2024 · Max Denny

"Please read my review"..... I have been living in O'side since early 2024 when my F250 diesel went into a reduce power mode with a loud engine noise. After Google reviewing many truck shops in the area, I towed the truck to Oceanside Truck Repair for an analysis of the problem. The next day they called to tell me that the engine had high oil in the pan, and it was diluted with diesel fuel. I suspected the piston had a crack, and the shop tech confirmed that there was some major engine damage. So, after asking all of the hard questions, the cost of replacing the engine far exceed the value of the truck. My truck was dead. The owners were so kind to me, and they allowed me to store my truck until I could obtain my out of state title. Finally, after 3 weeks, I was able to dispose of the truck. The owners never ask for any storage fees, due to my desperate situation. As far as I am concerned, the owners are kind and trustworthy, as common people and business owners. I highly recommend Oceanside Truck Repair. I trust them.

Jun 18, 2024 · guy antinarelli