Family-owned shop in La Salle, serving Greeley
Straight answers, fair work and a shop that picks up the phone. We sit just south of town in La Salle, close enough that plenty of Greeley drivers already make the trip.
Kill Switch Automotive
107 N 1st Street, La Salle, CO 80645
Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
From GreeleyHead south on US-85 through Evans, cross the South Platte and you are in La Salle. Most of Greeley is 10 to 15 minutes out.
Chain stores taught us the trade. They also taught us what customers hate: a surprise list of extras every time the car goes up on the lift. We left to build the opposite.
So you get a plain explanation, a price before the work, and a mechanic who will tell you when something can wait until next month. That is how we handle auto repair in Greeley and everywhere else we serve.
A glowing check engine light on the drive home down 8th Avenue does not mean you need a new engine. It means the computer logged a fault. We read the codes, then we test the part the code points to, because a code alone is a hint and not a verdict.
Our car diagnostics service turns that warning light into a clear list of what is wrong, what is urgent and what can ride for a while.
Greeley brakes work hard. Traffic lights every few blocks on 10th Street, the crawl along 23rd Avenue near campus, gravel shoulders on the county roads. Pads wear, rotors warp and calipers stick.
If you hear a squeal or feel a pulse in the pedal, bring it in. We handle pads, rotors, calipers and lines as part of our general auto repairs, and we show you the worn parts when the job is done.
Most people we see from Greeley drop the car off on the way to work and pick it up on the way home. That works well for oil changes, filters, batteries, tire swaps and the scheduled services in your owner's manual.
Keeping up with routine car maintenance is the cheapest way to dodge a big repair bill later. We will tell you what your mileage actually calls for, not what a coupon says.
Weld County runs on work trucks. Contractors, farm operations, oilfield crews and delivery outfits based in Greeley need vans and pickups back on the road, not parked behind a dealership for a week.
We set up maintenance and repair for business fleets on a weekday schedule that matches yours, with one point of contact who knows every unit on your list.
Bigger jobs make people nervous, and they should. An engine or transmission repair is real money. We find the actual cause first, then walk you through the options: repair, replace, or hold off if the vehicle is not worth it.
You will never hear us push a rebuild on a car that needs a sensor. When the job is real, our engine and drivetrain repair work is done with the same care we would want on our own trucks.
La Salle is closer than most Greeley residents think. From the 85 and 34 interchange it is a straight shot south. During Stampede week, when everything around Island Grove backs up, the drive out to us is often faster than crossing town.
Being a small shop means your car does not sit in a long line of tickets. We get to it, call you with what we found, and get it back to you.
The magnesium chloride that keeps Greeley streets clear in January also eats brake lines, exhaust hangers and suspension bolts. By spring, a lot of cars have rust where nobody looks.
Ask for an undercarriage check with your next oil change and inspection. Catching a corroded line early costs far less than replacing it after it lets go.
We are open Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and we answer every call during business hours. If the problem is hard to describe, call and tell us what you hear and feel. If you already know what is wrong, use the booking button on this page.
Not sure what is going on? Start with a diagnostic check and we will take it from there.
From Bittersweet Park to the east side industrial lots, our shop is a short drive south of everywhere on this map.