McDowell Auto Parts — Local services in Chandler

I've heard nothing but good things about this place...however we had an alignment on our 2016 tahoe there months ago and my wife has complained about a random popping sound when backing out of our garage or a parking spot coming from the drivers side. It does not happen all the time as I have only heard it once 2 days ago. So this evening while changing the oil I found the problem. The rear upper control arm bolt on the driver's side was loose and letting the control arm camber adjustment move. Anyone that has worked on vehicles a lot as I grew up in a bodyshop/mechanic shop knows that a control arm bolt will not become loose on its own. Also just had new tires put on two months ago, so the loose control arm bolt explains why the drivers side front tire has some chop to the tread wear. Easy job to tighten the bolt back up, but now have to get another alignment 🙄 If only I would have noticed sooner it would have gone right back to them for it to be re-aligned...

I’ve been a regular at Mcdowells for years now.

They know exactly what’s going on with your vehicle when you have proper knowledge on what’s going on.

If you go in there telling them “my tire sounds funny” then they will tell you what it most likely is and they’ll fix the problem even if it wasn’t part of their educated guess because cars are very weird that way.

If you tell them “hey my CV boot is leaking can you take a look and replace it if it’s rotted?” You will 100% get what you ask for. I had a 99 Chevy ck with drum and rotary brakes. They found the problem and the brake cylinder unit that forces the fluid into the brakes was faulty. After they worked their magic, my truck stopped like a Cadillac. They also work on foreign cars as well. 10/10 quality...

I am so thrilled with McDowell Auto Parts. I called them in a panic this morning, as my van started having issues last night and we are scheduled to leave for vacation first thing tomorrow morning. Not only that, but the Honda Dealership had given me an alignment two days prior and did such a poor job that my car was veering to the right every time I drove. Despite having an already full load, McDowell’s got me in immediately and took care of all the problems- and for a reasonable price at that!! I am so beyond thankful. They were kind and pleasant to work with every step of the way. We will be using them from here on!!! I would highly recommend them to anyone needing their car...