All American Automotive

All American Automotive Expertly repairing vehicles and making Wichita drivers smile -- both are our passion and our profess See store for details.

All American Automotive is your one-stop-shop for all your car and truck repair and maintenance needs in Wichita, Kansas. We service all types of vehicles and specialize in comprehensive support and customer service. Unlike many other shops, the owners are onsite and available. We are third generation automotive professionals and believe that one-on-one attention is important. See us today for a FREE ESTIMATE 12 Month, 12,000 Mile Nationwide Warranty.

September in Kansas means state fair traffic, football weekends and family drives while the weather is still good.Five m...
09/19/2026

September in Kansas means state fair traffic, football weekends and family drives while the weather is still good.

Five minutes before you go. Tire pressure, since it drops about a pound for every ten degree fall in temperature. Tread depth, using a quarter. Headlights and brake lights, with somebody standing behind the car. Wiper blades, which have been baking since June. And the spare, which nobody checks until the worst possible moment.

None of that requires a shop. All of it is worth doing.

Every gravel road on the west side is putting fine dust into the air right now, and your air filter is the only thing be...
09/18/2026

Every gravel road on the west side is putting fine dust into the air right now, and your air filter is the only thing between all of it and your engine.

A restricted filter costs you power and fuel economy. A damaged or improperly seated one is worse, because it lets unfiltered air past the element entirely and the engine has no way to tell you.

Check the housing, not just the element. If dust has tracked past the filter onto the clean side, you have found a real problem.

We check filters as part of a normal service. πŸ“ž (316) 722-1900

Everybody blames the cold. The cold is only the messenger.Heat is what actually damages a battery, and a Kansas summer d...
09/17/2026

Everybody blames the cold. The cold is only the messenger.

Heat is what actually damages a battery, and a Kansas summer does plenty of it. The damage sits there quietly at reduced capacity until the first genuinely cool morning, when the same battery that started fine in August will not turn the engine over.

Which is why September is the month to have it tested rather than November.

A load test takes a few minutes. Being stranded in a parking lot takes considerably longer. πŸ”‹ πŸ“ž (316) 722-1900

If you run vehicles for a living, downtime is the real cost and the invoice is a footnote.We handle fleet repair and nat...
09/15/2026

If you run vehicles for a living, downtime is the real cost and the invoice is a footnote.

We handle fleet repair and national accounts, which means scheduled preventive maintenance you can plan around instead of react to, one shop that knows your whole fleet rather than four that each know one truck, and the paperwork handled the way your account requires it.

Cars, light trucks and diesels, all in one building on West 21st.

Ask us about fleet scheduling. πŸ“ž (316) 722-1900

People know us for cars and then find out about the truck side.Power Stroke, Duramax, Cummins and Isuzu. Diagnostics, in...
09/14/2026

People know us for cars and then find out about the truck side.

Power Stroke, Duramax, Cummins and Isuzu. Diagnostics, injection and fuel systems, cooling, turbos, transmissions and everything around them.

Harvest is on, which means a lot of Sedgwick County trucks are working harder than they have all year and hauling on gravel every day.

If yours is due, or if something has changed, get it in before it stops being convenient. πŸš› πŸ“ž (316) 722-1900

If you take one thing from this month, make it this.The reason people believe independent service voids a warranty is th...
09/12/2026

If you take one thing from this month, make it this.

The reason people believe independent service voids a warranty is that some claims do get denied, and the denials almost always come down to documentation rather than who turned the wrench.

So keep your receipts. Make sure the invoice states the date, the mileage, the specific service performed, and the parts and fluids used by specification.

We document all of it, every time, without being asked. That is not a courtesy. That is what protects you.

If somebody has handed you a repair estimate that made your stomach drop, bring it here before you agree to it.We will g...
09/11/2026

If somebody has handed you a repair estimate that made your stomach drop, bring it here before you agree to it.

We will give you a second estimate at no charge, and we will tell you honestly what we see. Sometimes that means confirming the first shop was right, and you can proceed feeling better about it. Sometimes it does not.

Either way you will know, and knowing is worth more than worrying.

Go Shockers, and have a good Friday. πŸ“ž (316) 722-1900

There is a way of working in this trade where a shop replaces the most likely suspect, hands you the bill, and waits to ...
09/10/2026

There is a way of working in this trade where a shop replaces the most likely suspect, hands you the bill, and waits to see whether the problem comes back.

You pay for the guess, and then you pay again for the actual repair.

A trouble code does not name a broken part. It names the system that noticed something wrong, and a sensor code can be the sensor, the wiring, a connector, a leak, or a mechanical problem the sensor is accurately reporting.

Finding out takes longer. It costs less by the end. πŸ“ž (316) 722-1900

It is a phrase a lot of shops use loosely, so here is what we mean by it.A modern vehicle is dozens of control modules t...
09/09/2026

It is a phrase a lot of shops use loosely, so here is what we mean by it.

A modern vehicle is dozens of control modules talking on a network. A basic code reader plugged in under the dash sees a fraction of that.

Dealer level means reading manufacturer specific data rather than generic codes. It means bidirectional testing, where we command a component to operate and watch whether it actually does. It means module programming after a replacement.

That is the equipment gap that sends people to a dealership. We closed it. πŸ“ž (316) 722-1900

Happy Labor Day!Today we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of workers everywhere. We hope you enjoy...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

Today we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of workers everywhere. We hope you enjoy a safe, relaxing holiday with family and friends!

Have a wonderful Labor Day!

Address

8535 West 21st Street
Wichita, KS
67205

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+13167221900

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