🔧 Golden Auto Muffler & Brake Center

Friendly, efficient service. Fair, up-front pricing. The manager even gave me a walk-around view of the underside of my car and succinctly explained how my muffler would be modified. The work was done while I waited -- under an hour. One month out, and I'm still satisfied with the sound and performance. Family-owned shop.

Upon coming into SF from Oregon my back brakes were totally shot (so many stop signs here) and so I needed to get them replaced and Golden not only replaced them, they did it same day and within hours of me bringing in my car. Matt was so helpful and nice. I was expecting to be hosed over the cost but I was delightfully surprised to get the cost below what it would be at a dealership. Very happy with the service, cost, and time.

They're the very best! Go no further :) So pleased with this team, I called 2 hours before closing and they fit my car in for an exhaust pipe replacement. Pricing is very fair and the team here is very friendly and helpful. Couldn't recommend them more!

My exhaust pipe recently cracked in two. I was worried this was going to be expensive and difficult to repair. I was referred to these guys by my local mechanic and I couldn’t have been happier with the experience. I called, explained the issue and they asked me to bring it in. They were able to take a look at it right away and quoted me $150 to fix it within about 35 minutes. That was it. Quick, easy, straightforward. They did a great job and made the whole process painless. Highly recommend.

Completely botched and unhappy with the resolution and outcome!  My vehicle failed smog due to the tampering of my catalytic converters: turns out Golden Auto Muffler removed and replaced my cats with resonators. I argued with the shop to no avail since they refused to accept full responsibility.  Their only offer was that I pay for a complete cat job minus the price of the previous work.  I had to bring in The Bureau of Automotive Repair, which got me a somewhat favorable compromise: cats at cost with no further labor.  My hands were tied; I gotta pass smog. In the end I got a cut-rate job commensurate with the amount I paid.  The welds and mismatched pieces were about as refined as Frankenstein's limbs.  Since the catalytic convertors were shorter than the resonators, some pipe had to remain to fill the gap.  And get this, the guy actually requested smaller cats than the ones brought out previously to make for an easier installation.  I'm sure I still paid for the larger cats.  When I asked why it wasn't a cleaner job, the guy responded with attitude. The worst part is that none of this was necessary.  The boss kept gaslighting me on how my original catalytic converters needed replacement anyway.  On the smog test my vehicle passed functional inspection, but failed visual inspection because of the missing cats.  And two years prior (before they messed with it) it passed both with flying colors.  I'm fairly certain my vehicle would've passed smog if not for their tampering. I had to endure a lot of unwanted hassle and expense due to the shop's misdiagnosis and subsequent negligence.