Roadside assistance in San Jose, CA
Stuck on 87,
at Eastridge or at the curb?
A technician comes to your car in San Jose for a flat tire, a dead battery or a lockout. Read the nearest street or freeway sign, then call.
That is the arrival time the owner reports, and customers write the same thing back: across 17 reviews that name a number, the median is 15 minutes. It is what they wrote, not a guarantee we make.
Shoulders, lots, curbs
The car stays where it stopped.
Maybe it’s a blowout on 87, a dead battery in an Eastridge lot after shopping, or a flat outside your place near San José State. In a city this big, getting a stuck car to a shop is the hard part, so we bring the work to the car instead.
Of our first 57 written Google reviews
32 are about a tire
The Tesla in the photo up top had its rear wheel off in a North San Jose lot, spare on the ground and air line ready. When a nail can be repaired instead of swapped for the spare, the technician says so.
- Battery testing & replacementTested first, replaced only if the battery is the fault
- Jump startsCars, work vans and heavy trucks
- Vehicle lockoutNon-destructive entry
- Fuel deliveryEnough to reach a station
- Alternator & starterReplacement on site
Interstate 680
Where 280 turns into 680.
Interstate 280 ends at US 101 east of downtown, and the same lanes carry on as Interstate 680. If you stopped near there, read the number off the next freeway sign and tell us whether you had already passed 101.
Telling us where you are
- North or South 10th?Near San José State the numbered streets split into North and South at Santa Clara Street. Say North or South: “South 10th Street, near [cross street].”
- Capitol, which part?Capitol Expressway becomes Capitol Avenue as it heads north. Say the whole name on the sign and the closest street sign.
- A long roadMonterey Road and Story Road are long. Give the nearest cross street, and the ZIP code if you know it: “Story Road at [cross street].”
Verified Google reviews
“I got a flat on the freeway and Steven arrived very quickly and fixed my tire. He was super efficient and helpful. I highly recommend!!”
suhani shankarMay 2025
“Great service. Fast, experienced and affordable. Done with an hour with a new tire 🙃”
Carlos LunaJuly 2025
“Amazing service! They got it figured out! Arrived in 15 minutes. And got me back on the road immediately. As an Uber driver they are now new service provider.”
Frank RiveraMarch 2025
Straight answers
Before you call.
Are you based in San Jose?
Yes. SOS Roadside Service is based in San Jose, California 95126. Now and then a caller from another state has us mixed up with a national company, but we are a local business and our work is here in the South Bay.
¿Atienden en español?
Sí, atendemos en español. Para San José: llanta ponchada, pasar corriente, cerrajero de carros y cambio de batería.
Do you cover all of San Jose?
Yes. San Jose is one of the nine cities on our list, from North San Jose along Tasman Drive to Alum Rock Avenue on the east side, past Blossom Hill Road in the south and along Saratoga Avenue on the west.
What are your hours?
7:00am to 8:00pm, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. After 8:00pm, leave a voicemail and we call you back first thing in the morning.
What should I tell you when I call from San Jose?
Start with where the car is: on a numbered street, say North or South; on a freeway, the direction and the last sign you passed. Then the year, make and model, what happened, and your name. That’s enough for us to head your way.
What will it cost?
You get a price before any work starts and you approve it before the technician begins. No charges appear afterwards that you did not agree to.
A real person answers during our hours.