Every make, one price list
Brands we repair in Dallas
Eight brand pages for the makes that fill the bays and one for everything else, each with the model lines common in DFW, the known weak points by year and a cost table from the same published ranges.
All makes, published price ranges, every repair covered for 2-year/24,000-mile
Brands
Which brands do we repair in Dallas?
Toyota
Camry and Avalon, Corolla, RAV4 and Highlander · 2007–
Honda
Civic, Accord, CR-V and HR-V · 2006–
Nissan
Altima and Maxima, Sentra and Versa, Rogue and Murano · 2007–
Ford
F-150, Super Duty F-250 and F-350, Explorer and Expedition · 2009–
Chevrolet
Silverado and Sierra, Tahoe, Suburban and Yukon, Equinox, Terrain and Traverse · 2007–
Hyundai
Elantra and Accent, Sonata, Tucson and Santa Fe · 2011–
Kia
Optima and K5, Forte and Rio, Soul · 2011–
Volkswagen
Jetta and Passat, Tiguan and Atlas, Golf, GTI and Golf R · 2009–
All makes
Mazda and Subaru, Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler, GMC, Buick and Cadillac · 2008–
How is each brand page organised?
Each page opens with the model lines the shop sees most in the Dallas market and the years and engines behind them, so a 2014 Altima owner reads about the Jatco CVT and not about a 2022 car. Then the known weak points by model and year range, each with its cause, its fix and a link to the service that does it. Then the intervals the shop follows for that make, a cost table drawn from the same published ranges as the service pages, and the questions owners of that brand ask.
The failures listed are documented ones: items the manufacturer has issued bulletins, recalls or extended coverage for, and the age-related items every shop in a hot climate sees. The page says when a problem may still be covered by the manufacturer, because sending a covered engine to the dealer program is the right answer even when it is not the profitable one.
Why does the make move the price but not the range?
The ranges describe the job; the make and the engine place the car inside them. Brake pads and rotors per axle are $249–$699 on every page because a Corolla and a Mercedes GLE need the same work with different parts and different tooling. A water pump is $450–$1,200 whether it is bolted to the front of a Camry engine or buried behind the timing belt of an Odyssey.
That is what makes the cost tables comparable: an owner can read what a job costs on their make and see the same job on another make without a different price list for each badge. European cars are priced as cars, not as a category, which is the difference between this shop and a specialist.
What about makes without a page?
The all-makes page covers them: Mazda, Subaru and Mitsubishi; Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler; GMC, Buick, Cadillac and Lincoln; Lexus, Acura and Infiniti; BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Mini, Volvo and Fiat; and the vans and work trucks of Dallas businesses. Each is read with the brand tool where the manufacturer allows independent access and with a professional multi-brand platform where it does not, and quoted from the same table.
Battery-electric vehicles are the honest exception. High-voltage pack and drive-unit work is not offered; brakes, suspension, 12-volt electrical, A/C and cabin work on them are quoted case by case. Hybrids are serviced for everything outside the high-voltage system, with the hybrid data read during diagnosis.
How do you use a brand page before you call?
Find your model line and year in the first table, read the failures that apply to those years, and note which service each one points at. Then look at the cost table for the range. When you reach out, give the year, model, engine and mileage and describe the symptom in plain words, and mention the item on the page if it matches; the shop can go straight to the diagnosis that confirms it. To book, email service@dallasmechanic.net.
Questions
What do owners ask about their brand?
Every brand sold in the United States, with the factory software for Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen and a professional multi-brand platform with J2534 programming for the rest. The eight brand pages are the makes that fill the bays most; the all-makes page covers the others at the same ranges.
Yes, as general repair with the brand tool, the approval oils and OE parts, priced from the same table as every other make. High-end specialist work on those cars, a transmission rebuild or an engine-out job, is quoted case by case and the shop says when a specialist is the better choice.
Not on the high-voltage battery or drive unit. Brakes, suspension, 12-volt electrical, A/C and cabin work on electric vehicles are quoted case by case, and hybrids are serviced for everything outside the high-voltage system.
Yes: Transit, ProMaster and Sprinter vans, half-ton to one-ton trucks with gasoline and diesel engines, and the pickups of every trade. Fleet owners should say how many vehicles they run and how they are used so the schedule and the parts suit the work.
Do not see your brand listed? Every make is welcome
Eight brand pages for the makes that fill the bays and one for everything else, each with the model lines common in DFW, the known weak points by year and a cost table from the same published ranges.