AI phone system for auto repair shops
AI phone system for auto repair shops
Capture breakdowns, estimate requests, appointment scheduling, tow-ins, parts status, and warranty questions while advisors are on the counter.
Meet Your Auto Repair AI Employee
PhoneMachine answers calls for auto repair, qualifies the request, captures the details, routes urgent work, and gives your team the clean next step.
What it handles for auto repair:
Breakdown or no-startCapture vehicle, location, symptoms, tow need, and urgency.
Repair estimateCollect year, make, model, issue, warning lights, and timeline.
Maintenance schedulingBook or queue oil, brakes, tires, fluids, and inspections.
Tow-in coordinationCapture tow company, ETA, keys, and authorization contact.
Parts or job statusUse approved notes or create an advisor callback task.
Warranty questionCapture invoice, concern, mileage, and review route.
Why auto repair teams choose PhoneMachine
Service advisors lose calls while writing tickets, checking out customers, or talking with techs.
Capture
Counter rush
Three customers are checking out and two repair leads call. The AI captures vehicle and symptom details.
Route
Lost tow-in
A tow arrives with no context. The AI logs ETA, keys, and contact before arrival.
Follow up
Status-call pileup
Advisors spend the afternoon answering "is it done?" calls. The AI turns them into callback tasks.
Automate
Safety concern
Brake and steering calls need urgency notes, not voicemail.
How it works
Answer, understand, route, follow up.
Auto Repair caller reaches you
Use a PhoneMachine number or forward the line customers already call.
AI handles the front desk work
It follows your auto repair scripts, FAQs, escalation rules, and caller history.
The conversation becomes structured data
Transcript, summary, tags, urgency, contact updates, and next action are saved.
Your team gets a clean handoff
Call back, text, assign a task, route urgent work, or launch approved follow-up.
Auto Repair call handling, built in
Every vertical page keeps the current PhoneMachine system, with the scripts, boundaries, and intake fields changed for auto repair.
Voice
Voice
Answers auto repair calls 24/7 and captures intent.
Text / SMS
Text / SMS
Sends links, reminders, confirmations, and follow-up replies with consent controls.
Outbound
Outbound
Runs approved callback and follow-up scripts without inventing promises.
Knowledge
Knowledge
Uses approved auto repair FAQs, policies, fields, and never-say rules.
Team handoff
Team handoff
Moves the conversation into your shared inbox with context and next steps.
Live call example
Hear the AI handle a auto repair call.
No start is the kind of scenario the page is built around.
No start
CALLERMy car will not start.
PHONEMACHINEI can collect details. What year, make, model, and what happens when you turn the key?
CALLER2017 Honda Accord, it just clicks.
PHONEMACHINEI will send that as a no-start request with your callback number.
Explainer
How PhoneMachine works for auto repair.
Use this walkthrough for the vertical-specific positioning, then test the same AI phone system live on the demo line.
The math
Recovered calls become filled bays.
One saved brake job, diagnostic, or maintenance appointment can cover a large share of the monthly cost.
Guardrails for auto repair
The AI uses the same PhoneMachine workflow with industry-specific safety and compliance boundaries.
Authorization
Repairs and diagnostics need approved customer authorization.
Pricing control
Use shop-approved diagnostic or inspection language only.
Recording consent
Recording settings should match local law.
AI Receptionist
Starter
AI answers, records, and summarizes calls for one-person businesses.
$39/mo billed annually
Monthly option: $49/mo
Start free trial- 120 AI voice minutes / mo
What's included
- 1 business number + 2 users
- Inbound SMS inbox + outbound SMS (after carrier approval)
- Call recording + transcripts
- Browser video links
- 25 fax pages / mo
Best ValueMost popular
Business
The full AI phone system for growing teams.
$99/mo billed annually
Monthly option: $129/mo
Start free trial- 300 AI voice minutes / mo · 500 SMS / mo
What's included
- 5 users + 2 numbers included
- AI auto-learning + knowledge base
- API keys + webhooks
- Team chat + internal video
- Review collection + SMS keywords
Outbound Automation
Business Pro
Outbound automation for teams that run larger calling lists.
$239/mo billed annually
Monthly option: $299/mo
Start free trial- 600 AI voice minutes / mo · 1,000 SMS / mo
What's included
- Unlimited users + 2 numbers included
- Power Dial Contacts & Campaigns (voice + SMS)
- SMS drip automation
- Sentiment + predictive follow-up
- Voicemail drop
Enterprise
Enterprise
Custom — built for your team.
Custom
Contact Sales- Custom voice + SMS pool
What's included
- Custom users and numbers
- SSO, SCIM, audit logs
- Dedicated account manager + custom AI training
Auto Repair setup
What the AI needs to know.
Vehicle intake+
Year, make, model, mileage, symptoms, warning lights, drivability, and timeline.
Tow-in rules+
Tow ETA, drop location, keys, contact, authorization, and after-hours instructions.
Status handling+
Use approved repair-order notes only; otherwise create advisor task.
Estimate guardrails+
Do not quote final repairs without inspection.
Never-say rules+
Do not diagnose, promise parts availability, or guarantee warranty coverage.
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