E Z Smog & Repair

Stay away, stay far far away. My Step daughter failed her smog check because of the broken oil dip stick tube. Although a legit fail according to B.A.R. standards, it was the dirty old man comments from the Smog tech that was totally uncalled for. He started by making a comment with sexual overtones prior to performing the test and then making a sarcastic remark about the failure of the smog test for a $3.00 part. This part is perhaps the most visable component in the very front of the engine, it is Orange, it was broken. Instead of providing good customer service, he ran the test knowing it would fail regardless of the emissions. Which passed by the way. As a retired smog technician who worked in a Gold Shield Station, scoring in the 96 percentile, this kind of shop make me sick. I will never go back and I will tell all my fellow working, facebook friends and anyone stopping there, DON'T. Take it elsewhere, you'll be better off. more

I went to ez smog to day, nothing easy about it. I went into the office, there were 2 people ahead oh me. The tech was out smogging a car, and one of the other customers car that was being done right then told me it is a one man operation and he seemed really slow. I figure his car was there and the guy in front of me should be too long. I got there at 1:15 and out at 3:15. I thought maybe it took so long for the 2 cars ahead of me because neither passed. My car passed and it took him a full 60 minutes to do it. I heard him rev the engine high at least 4 times, turned it off and on a few times. Then when I guess he could not get it to fail he finally came back in and informed me he was allergic to cats. I had two dog crates in my car. I told him that I don't own a cat, that was my dog crate and that I really did't care, it is my car. I will not go back there, I hve another car to smog next week. He lost my business more

These so called smog techs are running one heck of a racket,first they tell me just replace a small pcv hose and its all good to pass,then when you come back for retest they say ""sorry i misread the printout on the computer your car failed"". Even after i had many $$$$ repairs/replacement of needed smog parts they told me basically told me that they will fail vehicle without even putting it through a retest.I was told that new replacement parts on my car were faulty and they would not smog it again. Really don't waste time or money,reported to BAR so we will see if anything happens,probably not these clowns seemed pretty confident in their ability to ripoff consumers. more

EZ Smog, Placerville, CA I have a 1990 Jeep Wrangler with a 4.2 L engine. Approximately two years ago (July 2009) I performed a significant overhaul and upgrade of my vehicle's engine and exhaust systems. The engine was completely over-hauled and the complete exhaust system was replaced using all new CARB compliant parts. Further, I upgraded the fuel system to a (HOWELL) CARB compliant fuel injection system. After I finished this work. I took my vehicle to the above listed EZ Smog for my new smog check. The employee at this shop refused to do the smog check citing his lack of knowledge of the upgraded work. In August of 2009 I took my vehicle to the American River College to have the engine, exhaust and fuel injection system inspected by the REFEREE. I did this in order to have documentation from the referee that my work and new equipment met the CARB requirements. My vehicle passed the referee's checks AND performed exceptionally well on the actual smog check. Now, two years later and I am due for another smog certification. About one week ago, I took my Jeep back to the above listed shop. I explained to the technician about the refusal of EZ Smog to check my vehicle two years ago. I gave him the paperwork from the referee to confirm that my vehicle was inspected (and passed) by the referee. He did some preliminary checks and returned to tell me that it would not pass stating it would not run right on the dyno test. I took my vehicle home and performed my checks and found that indeed I did have two vacuum leaks. It should be noted that I have driven the vehicle only 3500 miles since it was inspected by the referee. Today, July 22, 2011, I returned to the above listed smog station for a recheck. There was a different technician at the check station. I explained to the technician that I had been there a few days earlier. I gave the technician the paperwork from the referee's inspection. The technician acknowledged my previous visit. I explained that I had found and corrected the vacuum leaks. At that time, the technician said (curtly) that he would recheck. He put my Jeep in the check bay. Shortly, he came back and told me that the BORLA (CARB compliant) exhaust header was not the correct unit for my Jeep. The technician stated that, 'the BORLA header was for a Chevrolet 350 cubic inch V-8 engine'. Therefore, he could not do the smog check. His statement to me about the BORLA header is completely incorrect because a CHEVROLET V-8 exhaust header certainly would not fit a straight six engine. I again explained that the referee had inspected ALL of the new parts that I had installed two years ago, including the header that he just said was not the correct part. The technician stated, 'well you will have to call or write a letter to BORLA asking them to confirm that I had the correct header for my engine'. I told the technician that no, I would be contacting BAR about this situation. I noticed that two people ahead of me also failed their smog tests. Since this station charges even for a failed smog test, I must wonder about this station's business practices. I believe that this EZ smog station is not competent and, at the very least, not knowledgeable about CARB compliant engine parts and upgrades. Since they are licensed by the State of California, I must also question their qualification process. I took this vehicle to this Check Only station to try to save a little money since their charges were about $59.00 versus a repair and check station that charges $85.00. I thought it would be a fairly easy process especially since I had all my documentation from the BAR referee. I was wrong. I'm now subjected to more trips for an inspection process that should be very simple. more

The smog tech's took our $60, and within 5min's came back saying the vehicle failed a visual inspection without any valid reason... sending us on our way making note that no refund will be provided. Immediately, we found a reputable smog shop where our car passed both the visual and smog tests. Calling for an explanation professionally, we were hung up on. Calling once more and requesting smog/business licenses... they refused to provide (illegal), and were yelled at threateningly before being hung up a second time. Researching the company, we found only 1 out of 3 of the smog tech's having valid licenses to perform tests and none of them are certified mechanics. Calling looking for a reputable smog shop, local auto shops refuse to refer anyone to EZSMOG for the same reports from multiple of their customers. I URGE ALL WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE TO FILE A GRIEVANCE REPORT EVERYWHERE YOU CAN, MOST IMPORTANTLY WITH THE BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, GOOGLE MAPS, CITY SEARCH, AND RIPOFF REPORT OF COURSE. I can only hope this information saves others from being scammed. Business and smog tech licenses are as follows: Sean Cherrigton (owner, expired smog tech) - Business License #2003-032117, Expired Smog Tech License EA143519, valid until 11/30/2010. Christopher James Smith (smog tech) - Smog Tech License EA145110, valid until 4/30/2012. Robert Leroy Comer (expired smog tech) - Smog Tech License EA037608, valid until 4/30/2009. more

Christopher Smith, the technician and wanna be manager did a smog test on my car and it passed all Emissions Tests and Comprehensive Visual Inspection but he said it did not pass because my car computer would not communicate with his computer so my car failed. When questioned he just said ""it happens some times"" with no other explanation and told me don't come back when I complained. \r I took my car to a dealership the next day and it PASSED everything. Not only is he rude, arrogant and dishonest, he would not give me the Owner's name. I now believe it is a scam and will persue legal action. STAY AWAY! more

I clipped a coupon to this business that advertised a $40 smog check. I called in advance to make sure that mini vans were covered by the coupon and the manager Chris said ""Sure I can do it for $40."" So I drove over there a couple days later and presented the coupon to which he said mini vans are $60. I relayed our previous conversation and he said I was mistaken and that he never would have said that. He stated that he had no recollection of our conversation even though I cited other info that we had discussed, such as where the business was located and how long the smog check would take. He was rude and dishonest and wouldn't give me the owner's name or phone #. He lost out on my business and much more because you can be sure I will tell all my friends about this terrible experience at EZ Smog in Placerville! Cons: Bad Business more