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U-Haul is well known for supplying truck rentals and packing supplies to do-it-yourself movers across the nation. U-Haul advertises trucks for $19.95 per day for local moves, but long-distance moves costs significantly more. Additional charges include fuel, damage protection and environmental fees. Even with these expenses, U-Haul can be a budget-friendly option.

    Pros & Cons

    Pros

    • Economical choice
    • Roadside assistance
    • Nationwide availability

    Cons

    • Preferences not guaranteed

    Bottom Line

    U-Haul, when used appropriately, is an affordable option for DIY movers, especially for local moves. Be aware of extra fees and make sure to understand that a reservation is not a final confirmation.

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    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Dec. 11, 2021

    I'm not trying to disrespect their rental services; in fact their services are adequate for almost any person. My huge complaint here is with their customer service department. After having a heated but civil disagreement with a what I assume to be regional manager of some sort about a scheduling issue with a freight pickup I understood that the CS department has their thumbs way too far up their rear ends to care about anything that customer has to say. Keep in mind they are well within their rights to do this but they would rather lose a loyal customer and any future business with that customer than offering even the smallest amount of compensation towards a future rental with their business as a sign of good faith over a scheduling issue with a $20 trailer rental.

    If that doesn't scream "We only care about our bottom line" then I don't know what does. The main point to take away from this is unless your moving plan goes without any problems or issues every step of the way then I would rent else whereas I don't think U-Haul's century old customer service model will help you very much.

    2 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Nov. 27, 2021

    Rented a U-Haul ubox. Worst experience ever. Never told me what time they were dropping off the box. Had to call customer service and wait 30 minutes on hold the day they were suppose to come out to get any idea of when it was being dropped off. Then had to call to get them to pick up the box even though I had already set a day for them to pick it up. Old landlord had to complain to me for me to know that they never picked it up. Now at my destination, delayed by at 8 days because they were late picking it up, they want me to pay 80$ to have the box delivered after I paid all fees online. Only other option was to pick the box up myself which requires a forklift. So I cannot get my things back from them until 80$ additional fee is paid and of course this fee only comes after they have my things. Complete nightmare experience from day 1. I wouldn't recommend this service to my worst enemy.

    6 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Nov. 18, 2021

    I made an online reservation for a 15' truck for a 110 mile move. Two days before the move U-Haul calls me and tells me the place where I reserved my truck does not have it available and I would need to go an hour away to pick it up. When I asked for the next size down (10 Foot), I was told there was a shortage and again would need to travel over 20 miles from my home to pick up a truck. I ended up cancelling my reservation and paying more money with another company but it sure was a lot less of a hassle and I got unlimited miles and an extra day with them vs. 175 miles and a one day rental that U-Haul was giving me.

    4 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Nov. 16, 2021

    My husband and I drove to Asheville, NC, Sweeten Creek location to check out of a unit and rent a U-haul truck to drive back. We went to U-haul, rented the truck and started loading the stuff from the rental unit. We had 1 bag with some Styrofoam in it and I asked if there was a place we could dispose of it. My husband with hurt leg came hopping back from trying to put the bag in the garbage bin and he says, "The guy with the red hair says I can't put the bag in there." The employee whom I asked says, "I can't see why not." Well then I go into the store to buy a lock and asked the clerk Kijana what would it have hurt to let us to put one bag in the bin. Conflicting permissions. I said on top of it the guy spoke rudely to my husband. Kijana, the clerk says, "What. The fat guy? He's my manager." I said. "No the red headed guy."

    The red headed guy came in and I asked the same question. He was quite rude with his answer and I told him so. Kijana said, "I am taping you" and I paused. He started taping and saying, "You are trespassing and you have to leave. You will not get any service." I stepped back and stood at the door. Kijana said, "You have to leave. You are trespassing and I am calling the police." He pushed the button for the police and we waited for the Police outside. Asheville Police Officers saw the silliness of this matter and told us that one clerk said he would not to wait on us. We still needed to return some boxes. We left. We were belittled for pointing out rudeness. After this and many years of using U-Haul we will never again.

    4 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Nov. 8, 2021

    Terrible service. I rented a truck and received a cargo van and had to make more trips to do my moving. The website information is fake because I received a different solution from my order. I chose a location close to my house, and the pick-up location was far. The attendant tried to offer less equipment than what I rented. When I returned, the attendant said the fuel level was low and for my luck, I took a picture to prove that he was wrong. I don't recommend the U-Haul service to a friend.

    5 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Nov. 7, 2021

    I've been renting a storage unit with U-Haul for almost a year now. Signed up for $109 unit next thing I know I'm paying for insurance I didn't ask for nor need . Then they raise the price without informing me okaying it.. Then literally charge me a $30 late fees after paying the storage unit 5 days later how does $109 plus tax equate to $161.52.. paying for the unit isn't a issue but as an existing customer you should be informed or give some type of authorization before your contract details change... I could be wrong but to me this feels very sneaky and is very unacceptable!

    2 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Nov. 3, 2021

    We arranged to rent a 4x8 enclosed trailer 4 weeks in advance. Called VIP in Stillwater, OK because the reviews stated Bobby D's was rude and difficult to deal with. VIP took all our information. Today (3 NOV), the day we are to pick up the trailer, we get a text message at 10:21 stating the location for pick up has changed to Bobby D's and was to be picked up by 9:00am. We called the number on the text and the OKC U-Haul office states they had sent us numerous messages starting on 1 NOV that the location for pickup had changed and Bobby D had spoken to us. We NEVER spoke to anyone from u-haul this past week, much less Bobby D and the only text we received was today. Then the uppity lady on the phone says, "well, we can cancel it for you." Knowing full well U-haul is the only business in Stillwater, OK to rent enclosed small trailers.

    I finally got Tonya, the supervisor, who changes the pick up time. Not even an apology, but insisted Bobby D spoke to us. In other words, I was called a liar. She stated we had to call the OKC office to make changes to a reservation, not the place we placed our reservation with. I stated that U-haul made the change, not us. Insane! We will never, never use U-Haul again. I would rather buy a small trailer than have to put up with inconsiderate, uncooperative and ridiculous business practices.

    3 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Nov. 2, 2021

    I find a 1-star review to be very fitting. For my most recent experience, I’d give a zero if I could however I’ve rented from U-Haul over a dozen times. Each time has had its share of frustrations ranging from disgruntled employees, rude employees, to the truck needing maintenance to having to run to a different location to pick something up. However, this is the first time U-Haul completely flaked on our reservation and as a result, cost us over $10,000 in additional moving expenses. Their lack of responsibility and resolution to the situation is truly beyond words.

    Our home sold at the beginning of October and we’d need to be out by the 30th. Soon after accepting our offer, we booked our reservation for a 26ft truck. This truck was to transport all of our 3br home from Carlsbad, CA to Austin, TX. We were shocked to see that a one-way truck would be $5500 but given the times, we were fine sucking it up. To help support our move, we bought plane tickets for family to come in to help, rental cars to help convoy back to Texas and of course, lodging along the way. When booking online, there were instances where we saw certain locations could not guarantee our reservation but we made certain to book one that could. Additionally, it was stated with our reservation confirmation that an agent would reach out to us the day before to confirm the exact location of our truck as pick-up location could be different.

    Sure enough, they called as stated however it was to inform us that there were ZERO trucks available in all of Southern California. As if they didn’t see this being the case way ahead of time. I was literally in disbelief as we had so much riding on this reservation. The less-than-empathetic associate on the phone stated our only alternative was to get 6 pods dropped off and once shipped, we’d have our belongings in 4-6 weeks. I asked to speak to the manager and of course they weren’t available. I asked to have them call me back and of course they didn’t.

    At this point it was clear that we had to solve U-Hauls mess. We were able to find a shipping company that could move us in such a short time frame however we had to pay significantly more as it was full-service and our only option at this point. So what was a $5500 move was now $13,500. Of course, that’s not including the additional $2000 for having to cancel non-refundable plane tickets, rental cars and hotel lodging as we no longer needed any of it. Side note: In calling around for new moving options, I found it interesting that almost everyone stated they heard about U-Haul doing the same to someone else recently. We were most definitely not the first as we were starting to see a trend.

    In the end, U-Haul offered us their standard $50 reservation refund. Aside from this being insulting given what we had to resolve (and pay out of pocket) it’s really unfortunate that companies of this size can get away with this. Bottom line, people don’t want an apology, they don’t want $50, they want a reservation they count on. If U-Haul can’t offer that then they should assume financial responsibility for their lack of ability to manage rental equipment. Reservation #: **

    4 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Nov. 2, 2021

    I rented a U-haul U-box for my moving needs. I had so many issues I genuinely cannot even count. I will recount a few of them here. First of all, their service is terrible. I was hung-up on several times during calls to U-haul. They were unable to give me details about my delivery or pickups at all. I was completely in the dark. When my U-box was being delivered to my original place of residence for loading, they scheduled a moving company in error who could not drop off the box. Forcing me to cancel, and delay the box delivery.

    My box was not delivered on time, due to a truck breakdown or something. No one from U-haul contacted me to inform me of this, I had to call U-haul to find out what was happening. The box is still at my new apartment, empty, and has not been picked up on time either. I was hung up on again when trying to find out if I was being charged extra for their mistakes and late delivery. U-haul is a horrible service. Use someone else, literally anyone else. It will save you hours of wasted time on hold only to be hung-up on. Even if you get through after waiting on hold for up to an hour or more, they will likely not tell you any useful information.

    3 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Oct. 22, 2021

    We booked a reservation for a van months ago for our move from New York to Chicago. We had booked a 16' trailer with a car trailer. A week before we were set to move we received a call from U-Haul that there were no moving vans available in the state of New Jersey, New York, or Connecticut for us to use and they were cancelling our reservation. Our lease is up, we had hired people to come help us move, and a week before they completely pulled the rug out from under us. We were then forced to quickly find another company (who actually guarantees they will have a truck for you to use) for more money because U-Haul is unable to make any sort of guarantee of their one single service. I have never dealt with a more disorganized and ridiculous company.

    4 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Oct. 19, 2021

    My reservation was for a truck and moving blankets to be picked up at 1 pm on a Friday. U-Haul called me and changed the pickup location to another city because, as I found out later, my truck was rented to another customer. This is not the first time I have experienced U-Haul's first come first serve policy regardless of reservations, but it will be my last! The new location had no moving blankets, did not inspect the truck, and called me while I was driving from the airport to the location to check me in and tell me where I could pick up a key (at a local furniture store).

    Everything was done via phone and text and then I was checked in as having taken the truck before I ever arrived. There was no registration information in the truck or any copy of my rental agreement. Fortunately, I was not stopped by police during the drive to Massachusetts. They are stripped down bare bones cabs with no insulation. The truck was very loud and handled poorly. Gas mileage is nowhere near the estimated 10MPG.

    On returning the truck: U-Haul apparently will grant a rental franchise to anyone. This convenience store had some retail items in disarray in the back. They were put out I was bringing back blankets. They asked me to back the truck into a tight space after they checked in. They were not able to give me a receipt or any return paperwork. They said they would email it to me. When I got it is was all zeros no confirmation of final payment if any. I returned the truck a day early and expected a credit. The phone app and the computer app they were using both had technical issues and could not pull up the truck I was returning. I am done with the poor customer service that U-Haul provides. There is no value in renting from that company.

    2 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Oct. 1, 2021

    We ordered 4 boxes for one month. We basically got 2 boxes at a time for one week. What they don't tell you is that the boxes are attached to trailers that you don't rent, so even if you get the boxes you ordered, you are at the scheduling whim of the trailers. We have gotten phone calls nearly every day wanting the trailers. But our stuff is on there! So, they keep taking our stuff. After talking to Head Office is was explained to us that they were supposed to use a forklift to place the boxes on the driveway and not keep them on a trailer.

    Initially delivered two boxes. Had to fill those as they needed the trailer. Took those away and brought the other two. Filled those and took them to the new house. They phoned again needing the trailer on the day before we had scheduled people to empty them. Insisted on taking our 2 boxes the day before the move. Did not give us another option. Refused to work with us. The GM talked over us and just repeats what he wants until he gets it. Pawned me off on the transit manager who was supposed to call within 15 mins. Never got the call and had to call them. As soon as the woman on the phone saw which account this related to her demeaner drastically changed. One word answers and she hung up on us. Extremely rude and unprofessional.

    When picking up the trailers the day before our move the GM was incredibly rude to both my partner and I. He banged on our door VERY loudly and just walked away. Wouldn't talk to my partner. Just pointed at our car that I guess he wanted moved yet again. They also broke the neighbor's fence when placing the original trailer at new place. When we mentioned this the GM could not have cared less. Told us the neighbor would have to file a complaint. No apology. Nothing. Called to complain about the behavior of the GM and the second person we talked to was very rude as well and insisted that they talk to me as they refused to talk to my partner. She ended up hanging up on us. Very professional.

    We had to constantly shift our plans around to suit their trailer schedule. We were never given an option. They would just show up and take our stuff without a care in the world as to how it would affect our move. When we insisted that they return our stuff on moving day they just gave us a string of excuses and hung up on us AGAIN. We never even came close to getting what we paid for. There has been no offer to compensate us for their schedule extending our move. Quite the opposite, they hounded us for $13 we apparently owed them.

    I'm a 46 year old professional and I have never in my 46 years on this planet been treated with such a lack of respect. The GM's arrogant and flippant attitude was stunning to both myself and my partner. This was single handedly the most negative moving experience I have ever encountered. I would avoid this location at all costs and certainly do not use their box service. We will be seeking compensation for all of the above but I highly doubt anything will come of it but more hang ups.

    2 people found this review helpful
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    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Sept. 29, 2021

    On September 20th I reserved a 10' truck and car dolly for my move from Vancouver WA to Salem, OR on October 1st. I was told that I would be called the day before to confirm the pickup location. Well I was called this morning and was informed that I have to go 14 miles into Portland to pick up the equipment. Why? There are three locations within a few miles of me. I asked and was told the other locations don't have the equipment. Well take it there because I'm paying you good money. I will never use Uhaul again. Every time I do it is a nightmare. Moving is stressful enough without this.

    3 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Sept. 24, 2021

    ‎Thursday, ‎September ‎23, ‎2021

    I am submitting this complaint against the Uhaul Corporation. In October of 2020 I rented a trailer from Uhaul and I was moving from Sacramento California to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. My first leg of the trip was from Sacramento to Reno, Nevada. After pulling the trailer over one of the highest mountain passes in California, we got a hotel room because something was definitely wrong with the trailer. My 20 year old son was following me in his BMW Z4 and we got like a Go camera so he could videotape the drive just in case something went wrong. Well it did.

    The next morning we went to a local Uhaul dealer in Reno and explained to them what was happening. They in turn told us we must have loaded it wrong and to repack it. And assured us this was a normal thing and they were sure that was the problem and that the trailer was safe to pull. So my son and I spent all day repacking the trailer and then hooked it up to my truck again and took it for a test drive. The trailer was still bouncing all over the road and I felt like it was going to go off the road and take my truck with it. So we thought okay let's try it again but this time I discarded more of my personal belongings in hopes that would help to alleviate the problem.

    Please note; I had already left behind almost every piece of furniture I owned because this was not a large trailer. So now I am just discarded items that were things that could not be replaced by any monetary amount offered. But now day 3 in Reno and I had a job I was suppose to start in less than 2 days. We had to get to Sioux Falls soon. So now after discarding my personal belongings and please note I was not even close to the maximum weight allowable. So again we do a test drive and the trailer was still bouncing all over the place and I was terrified of pulling it with my truck. Well another night in Reno and the next day I told my son I could not bring myself to pull that trailer. I knew something more than way I packed it was wrong.

    So I had paid extra for coverage on the trailer if something happened. And I called the number on my contract with Uhaul and told them that I was unable to pull the trailer and Uhaul sent a mechanic out from another company they subcontract with. The mechanic checked under the trailer and in no more than 5 minutes stated it must have been in a crash or something and he could see where some things were repaired but the leaf springs had not been touched and that there was no way Uhaul and inspected or safety checked this trailer.

    I have videos and pictures of everything he had pointed out and he confirmed how lucky I had been while pulling this trailer and he was not even comfortable to pull it less than 2 miles a way to another business subcontracted with uhaul where I was suppose to pick up a different trailer. (Please note in the pictures I have there Is a brand new sticker on the trailer that said it had just been inspected within the last 10 days.) Anyhow now I have proof of a video of me pulling the trailer with my truck and it bouncing all over the highway. You can literally see truck drivers passing me and actually driving on the outside on the far side of their lane because of how dangerous it was. Now I have a mechanic's testimony and pictures of all the mechanical failures of this trailer.

    So now we go to this lot and of course wait and wait and wait until finally someone returned a trailer. Which of course the people at this business treated me and my son so badly, I mean terrible disrespect because the had promised that trailer to someone else and now uhaul I'm sure knowing they had extremely screwed up forced them to give us that trailer. Well it was almost closing time for them and in no way were they going to help us empty or reload the other trailer. They actually told us we had less than an hour to do this or the trailer with all my belongings would be locked in the yard and they would not give me any promises regarding the safety of my items and had even made statements how the yard had been broken into numerous times and it was in a very bad area.

    So my son and I had less than an hour to empty and repack and it was 98 degrees that day. I want you to know those business owners and employees were nothing short of monsters and I suffer from Afib a very high risk heart condition and I thought I was going to have a stroke and my son literally killed himself to make this happen and to protect what little I had left.

    So another day and finally on our way. Now the reality of that I could never make it in time to secure the job I was late to start. But now we had a problem with weather. If everything went as planned I would have had 4 days before the 1st South Dakota snow storm. But not only that my son absolutely cannot drive his car safely in snow or ice. But because of the delay now it's snowing in Rapid City, South Dakota and the main highway is closed. So now we had to go around the storm and get to Sioux Falls, South Dakota by going way out of our way thru Nebraska. Again more hardship and more financial costs with extra gas and hotels, etc. It took us over 7 days to get to Sioux Falls. By that time I had no job, and now had no options of renting a townhouse we had setup. No employment. I can also provide proof of losing the job with a written or verbal statement from the manager who had hired me.

    So now I have to find a hotel to stay at that would accept 150 lb dog and my cat. Not easy and not cheap. I ended up completely spending everything in my savings on just surviving until I could find another job and then move into the townhouse. It took almost 2 months and all my savings almost $10,000.00. I had to rent 2 storage units for my personal belongings and 1 for my son's vehicle which could not be left in the snow. The townhouse we were to rent had a garage. All these expenses and all the loss would never had happened if Uhaul would have done what they are contractually and legally liable to do is to safety check and inspect the trucks and trailers that I paid 4X their normal amount to rent.

    Not only did they falsely claim to have inspected this trailer, they had raised their rental fees 4X more than they had just 6 months prior and I can prove this they took advantage of having the monopoly on this business and price gouged all the customers that were leaving California at that time by the thousands. Also to rent a trailer from South Dakota to California was like said 1/4 less than going the other direction or go to South Dakota from Arizona and the cost was 1/2 or less than they were charging people leaving California. People leaving because of quarantine and the riots and the danger. How nice for this company to go to the utmost extreme of taking advantage of people during the pandemic. I have no doubt they ignored and/or shortcutted their safety policies because they were making 4X more profit.

    So to make matters worse I finally was contacted by an employee from Uhaul after emailing them about what happened and wanting a refund, etc. I have voice mails to prove they did contact me. They gave me $200 for me and my son having to reload the trailer since their policy is to have their staff do this. But the woman I spoke with promised and again I say promised to call me in a few days and we would come to a financially benefitting settlement. She never returned my call at all, NOTHING!!! I tried to contact her, unable to. I tried to speak with someone who knew what was going on. I must have had to tell this story 20 times and all I got was more empty promises and lies.

    At this point I had to focus on just surviving. And it has taken almost 11 months to get on my feet. It has not been easy. And my son and I still suffer hardship because the money in my savings was suppose to buy furniture. My kid sleeps on a couch from the thrift store and we barely have furniture at all. No kitchen table, no dressers, etc. I am still experiencing loss because Uhaul did not safety check a trailer they rented to me and also promised to make it right financially and just blatantly lied and lied.

    2 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Sept. 16, 2021

    Had a car in the shop. Saw the 19.95 per day ad on the side of rental van. Went in to rent van. Actual price was $44 per day after all fees, plus mileage. Was told van was full of gas. Was five gallons down. Will never deal with them again.

    3 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Sept. 2, 2021

    I have a confirmed reservation from over a month ago. And a week before I get an email saying there are no trailer in my or the next province. Called and they repeated the same statement in the email. Why would anyone do business with a company that makes promises about something as important as an interprovincial move and then says, oh well, good luck!

    4 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Aug. 31, 2021

    I needed to store my belongings for about a month, so I reserved two U-Boxes and booked a local mover for my move out and move in dates through U-Haul's movinghelp.com site. Two days before my move out date, my mover called to tell me that they had been going to pick up U-boxes for other clients and being sent away because there weren't any U-boxes available. U-Haul's customer service line repeatedly redirected me to regional offices who couldn't help me, so I had to keep trying the specific office number until I got through to that office. The customer service agent said that they didn't have any U-boxes available because of "an error" so I asked her just to cancel my reservation. Both my U-box reservation and my Moving Help reservations disappeared from my accounts on those sites.

    I worked with the local mover anyway because I had to be out of my apartment. I rented a truck and a storage unit and the truck rental guy said he'd met several other people who needed to rent trucks short-notice because U-Haul didn't have the equipment they had reserved, and most of them had found out the day of their move! Even though I couldn't see my movinghelp.com reservation, I was still able to pay the local mover through the website's system. Cut to a month later, I discovered that the second half of my reservation was never cancelled when a different mover from the same company called to tell me they couldn't find my U-boxes.

    In summary, U-Haul let down a bunch of people moving in Wisconsin, my local movers, and me. As far as I know, they did not proactively reach out to any customers affected by the "error." Their website deletes reservation information without cancelling the reservation. I also couldn't send a review to U-Haul corporate without an active reservation.

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    Original review: Aug. 27, 2021

    Each U-haul dealer is dealing with the companies bad policies. I recently picked up a truck that they showed me on the computer was half full and I had to return it to half full upon return. By not giving you a full vehicle you have no idea how much gas you really used as it is just a guess. They have a tool on their "out" contract that shows you approximately how many liters this may be but certainly not a science as I drove 18 miles and put in $60 of gas. If you look on the website beforehand you could figure out how many MPG your truck gets, if that is the size you end up getting. Anyway buyer beware, lots of work to make sure you don't get ripped off for gas because of this stupid U-Haul policy that dealers have to deal with. Buyer beware.

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    Original review: Aug. 15, 2021

    Having a hitch installed at UHaul was a most horrible experience. First of all, the hitch installation should have taken 1 1/2 hours; it took FOUR HOURS! We sat around with no updates and no Customer Service lounge. And, missed a doctor's appointment. Back to the actual work. The rear bumper, which had to be taken off, was scratched in the process. Next, we ordered a bike rack, which was also a total fiasco. Because the hitch installation took so long, the "mechanic" had no time to properly install the bike rack. Let alone show us how to use it or even understand how it worked himself. He wasn't even properly educated on how it worked himself (i.e., he had the "anti-wobbling" strap coming from inside of the car! Instead of from outside; my wife pointed it out to him).

    Worst of all, in the midst of all of this confusion and ineptitude, he opened the hatch door of our brand new BMW X3, while the rack was in place, causing TWO dents right in the middle of the door. To go along with the scratches on the bumper. I don't know about their actual rental business, although I heard quite a few complaints during my 4+ hour stay in the office, but they should stick to that and avoid promising service on something that they have no right doing. I filed a claim with their insurance carrier. After 3 weeks I was told that it was "Tied up in Corporate".

    4 people found this review helpful
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Aug. 12, 2021

    I had initially submitted for a rental on 5/12 for a one way trailer rental and received my confirmation. However when I went to inform the location that I'd be late I was told that there was no reservation and that the trailer was not available. My only option would be drive to Arizona (Glendale) and rent a trailer there and come back to San Diego to load. After no other options, I agreed. The next day, we arrived in Arizona only to find out that the location did NOT have the trailer and didn't inform us at any point that they didn't have any other options. The manager tried to give us the option of renting a truck but that it would cost us mileage and gas on top of other things. These options were not within our budget or what we had initially agreed to.

    We were then told that another location had it, upon arriving (the manager knew we were on our way), he closed the lot for the night. We were then forced to rent a room in Arizona so we could wait to the next day. The next day when the lot opened, we saw the trailer and it was not what was advertised on the Uhaul website for at least a one bedroom apartment. We were directed to another location where the only call we received was from a reservation agent. Each time a reservation was updated, the information was incorrect.

    When the trailer was found, it turned out to be an open trailer, which at that point we had no other choice. Upon picking it up two things occurred; One: we went over the contract, which is when I asked the question about timeline, We expected to drive through the night and be in San Antonio the next day (less than 48 hours of having the trailer) and would be charged per diem. The sales rep then said yes, it was per diem and whatever day we turned it back in the price would be prorated. We then also had to have the hitch wiring installed (which we later found out that this install damaged the wiring to my fuse box causing the signal/hazard light fuse to constantly blow). We left with the trailer only to realize that the tarp that we purchased was not given to us. We had to turn around and go pick it up because it would only be honored at that location.

    When we arrived in San Antonio, we quickly unloaded and returned to the location. At this time, we had still yet to hear from anyone regarding the awful experience we had within the three day period. It was at that time that I learned about the fuses blowing, after visiting a mechanic I was told that our options were to fix the wiring or snip the hitch wiring to avoid it. I was not about to spend more money over Uhaul's carelessness, so I snipped the wiring.

    To this date, I have not received a single call, email or letter from Uhaul about their poor customer service. Only one to inform me that the amount of almost $700 would be deducted and to rate my experience. I called back and informed them that this was not what was agreed upon and that someone needed to call me back as this was unexpected, not to mention costs to fix the issue of the wiring. NO CALLS BACK. I disputed with my bank and was just recently denied. Again, at no point did Uhaul contact me or try to resolve the issue by agreeing to at the very least half the cost. Their customer service is horrendous and they prey on those that just need to get things done without fully explaining the contract. They are too in a hurry for the next victim that they don't disclose everything to you. Nor will they actually listen to their customers to try to make the experience a little better.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Aug. 10, 2021

    I have never experienced such inefficiency, lack of empathy, and customer service as this experience with U-Haul. After the death of my mother I decided to relocate to be near my children as I have my own health issues and there is no other close relative around. My son came to pack me up and get me moved using U-Pods (as we had 3 years previous after selling the family home). He left his home for a month to be able to continue WFH during the day and getting me ready after work hours. First of all, we chose this service by past good experience and after researching other avenues... this is what we got:

    -The initial issue came when the order we placed online was cancelled because there was no truck to deliver the U-Pods for weeks; he had to get a ride to the site, rent a pickup, load and deliver the 3 units one at a time. He was told that the fees for mileage and first month rentals were going to be removed because of the inconveniences.

    -When he returned the 2nd Pod, it was discovered that there had been some damage (on site) to the 1st. *With all of the issues this has not been addressed formally.

    -With one exception the customer service has been rude, ineffective, and incapable. The most annoying aspect is not being heard completely before interrupted and transferred from one incompetence to another, no one taking responsibility to hear and resolve issues created by U-Haul... not even and especially "supervisors/managers."

    -The contract/online account was never accessible when customer service "corrected" the order; it was discovered that the whole process was in someone else's name, credit card (because they got an email about the order); and the units were never scheduled for shipment.

    At this time we are waiting for a call from the manager who promised to straighten it all out and call by Tuesday. Still cannot see our order, don't know if or when or were our things are going to get here, I am physically moved with NONE of my possessions, our PRIVACY and someone's CREDIT INFORMATION is being exposed. If I weren't living it, I wouldn't believe it could be so profoundly messed up.

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Aug. 9, 2021

    I rented a 20' moving 'van' and a car towing trailer. I also purchased several boxes and packing supplies. I made the reservation over a week in advance and received confirmation that the equipment was available. My pickup date was early morning the day before I had to move out of my apartment from a location within walking distance of my apartment. I arrived slightly early that morning to pick up the equipment, but was informed that the equipment was not available. The local Uhaul branch had the equipment present, but stated that they were coded for local use only and would not recode it for one-way moves.

    They then sent me to the next closest store with equipment which was supposedly available. They assured me that the equipment and packing supplies were present there and apologized for the inconvenience. This store did not call to confirm equipment availability. I drove over 100 miles to that location only to find out that they did not have any van or supplies. They then called around to every local rental location and found one with confirmed equipment available. The clerks at this second location also said the third location would have my supplies as well.

    I drove over another 65 miles further away to make the pickup, and finally successfully got the van and trailer. Unfortunately, this location did not have the packing supplies. I had to return to the original location (approximately 185 miles away) to pick up the boxes and such. Uhaul 'gave' me 175 more miles on my contract to 'compensate' me for the additional 185 miles I had to drive one-way. Uhaul did not do anything about the $100 worth of extra gas or 7 1/2 hours of time I burned. During this time I called my landlord and requested a 1 day move-out extension, but was denied and threatened with being charged a full month if I miss tomorrow's move-out day. I then returned home and worked for 16 hours straight (overnight) to pack everything up. I made my scheduled move-out inspection appointment with only 13 minutes to spare and passed it first try with no additional charges.

    Uhaul's car trailer is a bit different than other companies. First of all, you cannot detach the trailer from the truck while loaded. The trailer's landing gear cannot take the weight. This means you have to unload the trailer in order to detach it from the truck to do things like loading the truck. Uhaul also does not have the low capacity single axle full car trailers. Those are nice because they lower the coefficient of friction and save a lot of fuel. The 'van' itself is exactly what I was expecting from a mid-sized fleet box-truck. There are 2 cigarette style lighter outlets, which was nice because I could charge my phone and use my Garmin which was in the kitchen drawer for a few years since I got a car with built-in GPS. The 'van' also came with air conditioning and warning triangles in case of breakdowns. Not all companies provide this with moving trucks.

    The truck did not come with GPS or cruise control. There are rails along the left and right truck walls which you could use to tie-down light furniture and such, but I wouldn't use them for something really heave like tool chests, ATVs, or machining equipment. There are no medium or heavy-duty tie downs at all in the truck bed.

    The turn in process was almost straightforward. I swept out the truck bed and ramp, which prevents a surcharge. I found out that I went 29 miles over my allotted mileage, 10 of which came from the pickup location change. Uhaul 'forgave' these miles 29 miles. I turned in the truck 6 days ago and am still awaiting a response to my e-mail looking for a fare reduction due to the extra 370 miles I had to drive on pickup day.

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Aug. 4, 2021

    WOW, what a great morning. We are moving in about a month which I have Hired a moving company to do the work but I always rent a trailer to bring the items I don't want to have broken. I made my reservation online which was very user friendly but after I gave them my credit card they stated that the trailer was not available at the facility that I chose. It said that a U-Haul rep would call me. I waited a week and no call so I called them to find out that I will not find out where the trailer will be until 24-48 hours before my move. I asked how far away they can go and she stated 100 miles.

    So now I have to wait 1-2 days before I move and then drop everything to go up to 100 miles away which translates to 200 miles (100 there and 100 back) and I am in the Bay Area which could translate to 6 or 8 hours of drive time the day before my move!! Like I have nothing better to do the day before I move!! I would take my business elsewhere but unfortunately unless I want a truck nobody rents one way trailers. My only real option is to just go buy a cargo trailer which is just what I may do....

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Aug. 1, 2021

    It is unfortunately the only option that is remotely in my area. It advertises $20, and then $1 a mile, until you get hit with a variety of hidden fees. Scheduling online was alright, except when the site crashed and I had to entirely refill out my forms. I got there at noon on the dot, since that was when I reserved it for, but the guy tells me "you are lucky if we have the truck" because apparently multiple customers had to leave without their reserved truck for the day. (He told me one guy reserved four weeks ago and still didn't get it due to a system error). After ten minutes of panic as he attempts to use the tablet, we get the truck. It is absolutely the bare minimum, no safety straps to secure my belongings.

    I returned the truck to another location (as I had a one way trip) and the guy says to just leave it with the key in. It is now the next day and I have four missed calls from them, two voicemails (one which was incoherent and seemed like a butt dial), in the second voicemail it says I have not returned my truck. I call them getting put on hold for a half hour before speaking to someone. This still has not been resolved. Overall 0/10. I have to move again very soon and I will certainly not be renting another U-Haul. The stress of this experience has caused my entire move to be way worse and more stressful than necessary.

    4 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 30, 2021

    For ZERO Stars. U-Haul Hobbs, NM. Buying and closing on a new home is such a joyful time DECIMATED ERADICATED OBLITERATED via multiple cancellations by our local branch, despite multiple confirmations. Any positive emotion we could have had has been stolen by this company and now we face hundreds in losses from movers and fees that under the assumption Uhaul could follow through with their own policies. If given the option to move again through this company, or have my elderly father carry the entirety of my belongings on his back while wearing no shoes I’d pick my father. At least he would be reliable. I have never been so disrespected and disappointed by a company in my life. If you want to make the biggest mistake you can when it comes to moving, choose Uhaul.

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 29, 2021

    This review is more about my experience with U-Haul's customer service - than the actual rental of the truck, which unfortunately, did not go as planned in the beginning. Bottom line is that I had to go to 3 different places before I could find the 26 feet truck that I had reserved. Having said that, I have to admit that I had never dealt with such a superb and sincerely concerned about me getting a truck, customer support representatives before! I spoke with 4 different scheduling managers. They each tried to help me get a truck, regardless of geographical boundaries.

    I lived in NYC but for personal reasons, I reserved my truck out of Newark, NJ. They were very polite, very understanding, and they really went out of their way to help me find the size of truck that I needed for my move. But what really took me by surprise and made it all worth the minor inconvenience is that after I got to Florida and sent an email to their customer service, within 3 hours, Mr. Nick **, I believe a supervisor, judging by the way he was talking, was on the phone with me.

    He explained to me that because so many people are moving out of the NY/NJ area, and very few people are moving from Florida to NY, they have to depend on their customers for when they will be dropping their trucks off and at which location and etc.. Obviously, that made a lot of sense but I was not aware of that when I wrote my email. Nonetheless, he was very apologetic about the inconvenience that I had experienced and he went out of his way, to make sure that I was happy with the resolution - and I was!!! Thank you Mr. Nick ** and it was a real pleasure talking with you!

    3 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 29, 2021

    We rented a U-Haul over three weeks ago to move our daughter to college TOMORROW. We just received a call—less than 24 hours before we were to pick up the truck—and we’re told they have no trucks available. Now we are scrambling to determine how we are going to move her. POOR customer service!! Never rent from UHaul!

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 29, 2021

    The online reservation system is a scam!!! Read the fine print. They cannot and will not guarantee a truck on the date you need it. Then they will notify you 24 hours before you move. Then it's is too bad.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 27, 2021

    We made a reservation for a truck rental in June of this year--a month and a half ahead of time--to pick up a 20' truck in Bloomington on July 28th and return it in Carmel on August 1st. We were called, with LESS THAN 24 HOURS NOTICE, only to be told that there were no available trucks in Bloomington and that our only pick-up option was in Carmel. I had to take a day off work--again, with less than 24 hours notice to my boss--to drive from Bloomington to Carmel and back again to pick up the truck, only after they had increased our price by over $200. I am /unspeakably/ disappointed--never using Uhaul again.

    8 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 21, 2021

    My reservation was lost, which is not the fault of this location, but the fault of UHaul. I live 100 miles away from this location and on the morning of the move, we were told that there wasn't a 26 ft. truck available in my town despite the reservation. We went through 2 frantic hours trying to locate one and somehow get it to my home before the movers were scheduled to show up to load it.

    We finally reached UHaul's Scheduling Department. They found a truck (after every local UHaul location told us no such truck existed for 100 mile radius), but now we had to find someone, at a moment's notice, willing to drive our vehicle back from the new location 100 miles away because we had to drive the truck back, too. (This meant gasoline costs for our personal vehicle of 200 miles round trip just to pick up the truck). Had it been a local truck, we could leave the vehicle in town, and a friend had agreed to drive it 5 miles back to our home. Miraculously, the friend agreed to drive our personal vehicle 100 miles and take the time to make the new 3.5 hour round trip down and back to pick up the out of town truck.

    We finally got the truck loaded and drove to within 2 hours of our new location. The movers hired through Moving Help on the UHaul website, who were to unload the truck, called and cancelled, citing car trouble. Because I had to hire someone last minute to unload the truck, the only people available with any ratings were $200/hr as opposed to the original movers at $75/hr. I had no choice but to hire them. Did you know that if you underestimate the time you need for the move, you will need to pay cash to the movers for the extra time? Well, I didn't have $400 cash in case the unloading took too long and no way to get to a bank two hours from my new home. I had $150 to cover an extra 2 hours at the original rate. That wouldn't cover even one hour with the new movers. So I had to overestimate the time needed so I could just pay online with my credit card. Big mistake.

    Did you know if you overestimate the number of hours needed, the movers just get to keep the extra money they did not earn? Yep. So I guessed 5 hours and it took 3. (Mostly because the new movers stuck stuff in the garage or the laundry room to avoid taking things upstairs. One of the two movers was elderly and frail. Felt sorry for him but guess who gets to take it upstairs now?) At the new hourly rate, this meant I had to fork over $1000 for unloading that I had previously scheduled for 4 hours at $75 ($300).

    We originally planned to return the truck to the location in the city from which I moved. The driver lives there. But since that truck reservation was lost, we now had to decide whether we should leave the truck in my new city or drive it to the location 100 miles further than anticipated (300 miles one way). Remember that UHaul charges for extra mileage. Also, even if the person drove the truck back the 300 miles, they would be stranded 100 miles from their home, which was in the city from which I moved. And the driver did not have time for the extra 3.5 hour additional drive time required. In the end, we turned in the truck at the new city and rented a car for $400 for the person who drove the truck to get back to their home in my former hometown. Bear in mind that getting a rental car in 2021 with no prior reservation is no small feat.

    We searched for hours with every location saying they had no cars. Finally, we drove out to the airport (this was not close by) and every rental place said they had no cars. Finally, skipped the line and went to the "Gold Membership" desk, where the agent said to make a reservation online and they would honor it. Crazy, right? You don't have cars unless I reserve it online (on the spot) and then show you my phone with the reservation number. That is what finally, magically, produced a car. Oh, did I mention that some of the moving supplies I ordered from UHaul arrived so late (days past the promised arrival) that I couldn't use them and had to buy supplies locally because the packers needed them on time? (Anyone need a bunch of packing paper and bubble wrap? "New in Box") Any move is exhausting, but this was a nightmare. Such an expensive nightmare.

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    Original review: July 15, 2021

    I originally reserved for a one way from ATL to NYC. I fell ill during the move and had to be admitted to the ICU. The truck remained in the hospital parking lot for the majority of the rental. After I was released, I wanted to continue the move. U-Haul charged me another one way rental, AND I paid for the in town rental. But, they will only return a portion of the first one way rental stating that "I checked it in at a different location IN THE SAME CITY, so it's still a one way rental!" Not only was the pick up location closed on 7/5/21, but the truck was full of my furniture and personal belongings, so I couldn't just leave it at a location. The result is that I'm paying $77 for a local rental with only 36 miles used.

    Their actions are cruel and not taking illness and extenuating circumstances into account. What's more, the SAME DAY I was released from the hospital, I waited in the Sandy Springs/ATL location for over an hour for the renewal to be processed!!! Since then, I've held on the phone for literally hours trying to get help--each time I get a different answer as to why I'm paying $77 for what should be $19.95! At one point, I was told, "you're not going to get all of your money back." Customer care at its finest...

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 12, 2021

    Originally at the pickup counter when the contract was written they mistyped the information and charged us 13 days. Too many. After contacting the company upon completion of the move and the company checking our original reservation and confirming there was an error, they said they would refund the overcharge. After we got the refund of $402, I e-mailed the service person back twice asking about the tax on the $402. I heard nothing and had previously asked about the tax refund on the original e-mail. Then I started over again and sent the e-mail back using their "contact us" system and actually heard back 4 hours later. They were going to refund $32 in taxes.

    My problem is this. When my wife made the appointment she asked if there was an issue returning the truck early. They said no problem. We did return it two days early and found out U-Haul does not refund the early days returned. I asked U-Haul where that was written and they said somewhere on the contract, which they did find and e-mail to me, but was written in such small font it was difficult to read and vague in the meaning, which I believe is why my wife missed the extra days they charged us for originally. As for the refund on the early return, when my wife asked, the counter person, they should have told her there is no refund for early return and good luck on finding where it is plainly written.

    Also she had an issue with the brakes stopping the vehicle a couple of time. We called and reported it and they said it was up to us to keep going with it or have a mechanic sent out. She was 4 miles from home when it happened twice, but she made it home. Later we found out they issued the vehicle back out with no problems found. As a final note, don't try calling unless you have plenty of time. It took over twenty minutes for the quickest call to be answered. It seems to us U-Haul is trying to get every penny possible without giving the service they used to supply. Also the cab was not the most comfortable to ride in.

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    Original review: July 7, 2021

    Disgusting, my mom was sick and they had put the truck on a very bad location so I had to forcefully park my car which resulted my car and my neck hurt but U-Haul does not even answer my emails. Disgusting.

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    Original review: July 3, 2021

    If you can imagine every possible nightmare with a moving company, this has been my life for the past month. U-Haul was HORRIBLE!!! I would NEVER rent from them again, neither will my family. They consistently lied and had a different story every (16 times) time I spoke to them. I placed my reservation a month in advance for Huntington Beach, CA and kept checking in on it only to have The local scheduler tell me that he wasn’t going to rent a truck to me because I was going one way and he was going to give the rental to other people that were staying in the state. This was after I was told two weeks before that by someone that because I reserved it first I should be fine since they do for reserved first truck. I was suddenly left with no vehicle.

    I had to pay someone to drive a truck down from Utah to California to me to be able to move. Then, the 20 foot truck, even though I had asked for specific dimensions, they lied about how big the truck was. A 20 foot truck is actually 16 1/2 feet long with an overhang over the cab that they’re counting as the extra square footage. Only, they don’t tell you that part. The truck wasn’t big enough and I went to the local office to rent a trailer, only to find out it would cost me $5,000 to rent a trailer one way to put my extra things in because they refuse to let their trailers leave the state and would triple fine me for not returning it to that location. After many hours of calling and repairing the story to 5 different uhaul people over the phone (they kept passing me off to other people) they said they’d rent me a 26” for an ADDITIONAL $2800 (plus fees and taxes) to go from California to Utah in top of my other 20” payment I had made, seriously!

    On top of being consistently over stressed for a month about the rental, being lied to consistently, and severely mistreated, disrespected and hours sitting on hold by their terrible customer service, the auto transport didn’t fit my car! They asked exactly what type of car I had and the one that they gave me did not fit in my car. It took us two hours and YouTube videos to find a way to get my car to stay on the auto transport. We had to put boxes underneath the tires to lift it so the undercarriage wasn’t scraping. Completely unsafe! On top of that, there was no safety hook attached to the front of the auto trader and because of the faulty equipment it took us an extra two hours driving because we had to stop every hour to double check the straps. By the way, one of the two straps came off during the transport.

    Driving the truck wasn’t any better, the transmission didn’t sound like it was shifting gears properly so it really struggled to drive, especially On inclines. It was crazy noisy. It was hell. I hate U-Haul with a passion. They clearly do not care about their customers. They jacked up the prices as much as they possibly could to get the most money possible, lied to me consistently for a month, And completely screwed me over as well as giving me a faulty equipment. Horrible experience. Honestly if I had to do it over again I would’ve paid the extra $500 and gone with Penske or one of the other rental places to begin with.

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: June 29, 2021

    If there was a negative stars review, I would have chosen that option. I have been getting the run around (after being on hold on each call no less than 30 minutes - most are over 50) since my Uboxes were scheduled to arrive June 22nd in Denver. Uhaul customer service (since you can't get in touch with an actual location) says the boxes are there but when the movers call to schedule to come get them, they are told they have not been delivered to the Denver location and they don't know where they are.

    In addition to that, the contract number I was given and that is listed on Uhaul.com for my account is apparently, as of today, not a viable contract number and another one is now associated with my cell number, even thought it isn't listed anywhere on my account on their website. There have been NO emails to me letting me know that the boxes are delayed past the June 22nd delivery date or when they will be expected or where they are. I was counting on a large company like Uhaul to be better and they are not.

    2 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: June 24, 2021

    I have had to rent a few hauls over the past 2 months for work and each representative I've spoken with has been wonderful. They've helped me move drop off locations and pick up times, easily changed from 1 to 2 trucks and every time it's been quick and seamless. When it comes to moving anything, it's really no fun but when it's made easier with timely, friendly service - it makes the process that much better. I wish I had names of the gentlemen I've worked with but I made a point to create an account with ConsumerAffairs to leave a review other than with U-Haul themselves. Thank you!

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    Original review: June 24, 2021

    I had a great experience today at U-Haul. The store associates Stacey and Belinda were very friendly and helpful. They gave great advice that helped me decide what reservation I needed to make. They were awesome!!

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    Original review: June 22, 2021

    I reserved a trailer to pull one-way from California to Wyoming online and selected a location pick-up 10 miles from my house because it indicated there was a trailer available there. I received a confirmation. At 4pm the day before I was supposed to pick it up, I got a phone call from a business 80 miles away saying that they had my trailer at their lot. He was calling because he was concerned that U-Haul might not have let me know the location had changed and it was far away (actually a 2 hour drive because of the roads). U-Haul had not let me know. I called and there were no other trailers any closer, and it was too late t find another option, so 80 miles there and 80 miles back I drove.

    When I made my reservation, even though I put my destination as Jackson, WY, the drop-off location was given for a town in another state about 45 minutes away. I had no way of knowing that there was actually a drop-off in Jackson. When I tried to change the drop-off location after finding out I could do it 45 minutes closer, U-Haul said that they would charge me double and "there was nothing they could do." So, I dutifully drove the extra 45 minutes there and 45 minutes back. When I did drop it off, there were MULTIPLE trailers like mine, so U-Haul clearly did not NEED it in that location. They must have a horribly antiquated computer system to not be able to make a simple location change. I will go out of my way to avoid U-Haul in the future.

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    Original review: June 19, 2021

    Customer service was terrible. They changed my pickup location to a place over 150 miles away. So I cancelled and rebooked in a town that was closer (Vegas). I called to confirm after hours pickup. They weren't sure if the location provided that. They changed my pickup location again. I called to confirm a 26' truck would be available for after hours pickup. Pay for an Uber to go to pick up location. Truck is boxed in. After waiting on hold for an hour, customer service couldn't help. Had to book a hotel and pay for an Uber to the hotel so I can pick up in the morning. Picked up in the morning. Incorrect mileage and a bald tire. Tire blew 20 miles down the road. 45min on hold waiting for roadside assistance. 45 minutes for them to find a provider. Over 90minutes for someone to show up to change the tire. Had to cancel the movers I booked because it will be too late for them. Customer service is sorry for my inconvenience.

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    Original review: June 10, 2021

    So I have been trying to move from CO to NV and they have made it a horrible experience. They randomly canceled my 26' truck rental. I had to call to figure out why. Every time I called I got redirect to New Mexico, Texas and Alaska all saying I had to get the CO office they are the only ones to help you. After calling within 2 minutes of them opening I finally got the correct office. Just to be told they are not letting the large truck leave state anymore because too many people are leave Colorado and no one is moving to CO. That is ** since we all hear and see the reports of the house sale. Then they say they can only give largest trailer for out of state. It became apparent they are just trying to do multiple rentals to get more money instead of supplying what people really need and using there stock.

    I have seen tons of 26' at the 4 different U-Haul I went to in person. All saying the same that they won't let those trucks and trailer leave the state. I then tried to by a tow hitch and have it shipped to me and said it would be here in 3 days. It is now 5 days and all they sent was the ball and clip both I can get a Walmart or O'Reilly for 1/2 the price. I used to use U-Haul for all my moving needs for the last 10 years. I don't know if it is a CO thing but I will never use them again. A bunch of scammers.

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    Original review: May 26, 2021

    I ordered a trailer on the 800 number several weeks prior to my moving date (tomorrow). I was explicit that I wanted to pick up the trailer at one of the many Uhaul dealers in my town the morning of my move (I live in a town of 125,000 people...there are many locations). The representative told me that I would receive a call the day before to let me know what dealer I would pick up the trailer from. I was fine with that. On the day before the scheduled move, I was notified via text that my trailer could be picked up in a neighboring southern state to me, over 1.25 hours away from where I live. That would add 2.5 hours back and forth when I was expecting to move in the morning. This is not even practical.

    I called the 800 number to try to sort this out and was on hold for 50 minutes waiting to speak to a representative. I was transferred numerous times, the rep always saying, "I'm not the one who can help you". When I finally got to the right person, they told me I was out of luck, that no trailers were available in my home town. She told me that this was the end of the month and it is not uncommon for this to happen at this time of the month??? Now I have no trailer for my move tomorrow. When I got off the phone, I called the dealer locally to make sure no trailer was available...and was basically told that "Uhaul does this many times to customers". I am livid about this and will NEVER do business with Uhaul again.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: May 26, 2021

    U-Haul corporate office in Phoenix AZ just hung up on me after poorly explaining why they won’t issue a 50% credit for a problem during my move. When I made my reservation I had the representative submit an application to MovingHelp.com, a third party company that will schedule a local mover to help your move. Unfortunately he submitted my information wrong, a clerical error, but as a result my move was delayed several hours and caused added stress because the mover couldn’t contact me to confirm the schedule.

    Out of frustration I initially asked for a full $300 refund as the services were not delivered adequately, but I told the corporate rep I’d settle at 50/50 since I did ultimately still use the service. He said $100 was all he could issue but would not further explain why, and when I asked him for a third time to explain he said “I’m sorry we can’t resolve this further for you, you’ll have to take it up with the local manager.” And hung up on me.

    I’ve now been on FB messenger with a rep who says they offer a $50 refund for an unfulfilled reservation and as they’ve already offered me $100 there is nothing more they can do. She also offered a $30 U-haul gift card. Uhaul, are you really telling me you don’t have $50 in petty cash to resolve this to satisfaction? That sum is nothing to this company but to me it’s a week of groceries. Appalled by the lack of customer service when the company is at fault.

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    Original review: May 22, 2021

    The company policy of charging for a service without being able to fulfill the reservation is very disappointing. I had an appointment for a truck that was not available and never was and a different reservation with moving helpers that were also not available and never was. The people at the U-Haul store was very helpful and took care of the truck portion. I had to go and find my own helpers even though UHaul charged me before I ever had any moving help. Their refund takes 3-5 business days but only took them minutes to charge for a service they could not perform. To sum up I was charged for two different services that UHaul could not fulfill and never had the ability to fulfill at the time they said they could.

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    Original review: May 21, 2021

    Short version: go with somebody else; Penske, Budget, local outfit, anybody but Uhaul.

    Long version: I made a reservation for a 26' truck and when I drove 30 miles to where they had the size I wanted, I was told it was not available: even though it was parked outside. They told me I could rent a shorter truck and drive another 20 miles to get a 4' x 8' trailer. When I got the trailer the chains were dragging on the ground: not just a little, a full foot of each chain was dragging on the ground. I decided to not use the trailer since I could not even see it and the thing was a joke that did not even have a device to lift the tongue off the ground. What a joke. The lightest, bare minimum box on two wheelbarrow wheels you can imagine.

    So I took off in the truck and a mile from town a chunk of metal came off that looked 3' long bouncing down the freeway at 70mph while cars swerved to avoid it. My guess is a catalytic converter cover. Well the old girl got so hot it was burning my feet, no AC, and some of my wheels on suitcase melted in the back, but, by GOD, we made it. Had to stop and let her breathe a couple times each mountain pass. I was praying she would not break down with most of my belongings, and the LORD saw us through.

    Since I could not get a 26' truck I have to make two trips now and pay for both of them. Turns out the price per mile is the major cost and it is the same no matter what size the truck is. Uhaul does not care about their mistake and not available to answer the phone either. If you do wait all day to talk to them, all you get is a call center anyway. The call center has a rude woman whose only skill is to give you the number for customer service. Anyway, I left their stupid trailer on the side of the road and told them to come pick it up. Not sure how much that will cost me but I tell you what. I WILL NEVER RENT FROM UHAUL AGAIN AND I MAY EVEN START VANDALIZING THEIR TRUCKS AT RANDOM FROM NOW ON. Tired of getting screwed by some huge corporation that is so nice until they have my credit card numbers and then they are busy and rude.

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    Original review: May 4, 2021

    I went to get a 10' truck for one day and the cashier told us it would be $139 and if we brought it back in less than 24 hours it would be less money. Well right off the windshield was covered with bugs and the window washer had no fluid or did not spray, so I had to manually clean it up myself and I was in a rush for time. Then it was night time and the cargo light did not work so the loading was not safe and difficult. The load ramp gave us a lot of problem also, first it did not want to hook into the two spots and it was also very problematic getting it back under the truck when ready to travel. Pretty sure there was some mechanical problem with it because we have used many many ramps like this with no difficulties. There was no latching system to hold the two wheeler truck against the wall.

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    Original review: April 29, 2021

    Because U-haul is a franchise/licensed company, it is hit or miss whether you will get good service. Trying to schedule through the online site is completely useless because it will make a reservation, then when you call to make your pickup at the site assigned, they have no idea what you are talking about. It is a horribly run system.

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    Original review: April 29, 2021

    U-Haul forced us to drive 120 miles to pick up truck. The day before our 5 day drive from OR to MN, U-Haul called and said the truck we had rented would only be available at a location 120 miles further than the location on our reservation. That was 4 hours of additional driving and gas for my wife and I the day before out trip. Customer Service foul up. When customer service was telling us we had to drive 120 miles out of our way to get the moving truck, they said they would set up an extra day and mileage on our contract. When we got to the new U-Haul location, they had no record of that information. Almost impossible to reach Customer Service. U-Haul customers should be prepared to wait on the phone for 20+ minutes to reach a customer service representative. Overcharged. We I got my credit card bill, U-Haul had overcharged my $215.88.

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    Original review: April 28, 2021

    Reserved a car Hauler for Vancouver to Victoria, straps were tangled knotted and unusable, had to ask twice and wait for repairs. Only needed a one day rental, their system said it had to be 2 days. I returned trailer within 24 hours, still charged 2 days, no one in customer service could fix or resolve this. Very dissatisfied. Cash grab. Should be based on actual usage.

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    Original review: April 25, 2021

    The short version: Don’t rent from U-Haul. They’ll do everything wrong and then blame you. The long version: I moved my household goods from AZ to CA this week. Monday, I went to my designated pick up point, SSC Auto Repair, on the day I had reserved a truck to begin my move. I was quickly informed that there was no truck available for me there despite having made my reservation weeks prior. The desk attendant called Uhaul and was informed that my pickup location had been moved and that Uhaul had called me to tell me I had a new pick up location. I stated that I had not received any such call. Upon further investigation into my phone records I saw that I had a call from an unknown number that when googled was indeed Uhaul but they left no message. (Strike one for Uhaul.) The attendant was able to locate my new pickup point and give me the address.

    I now headed to Tom’s Family Car Wash in Gilbert. Upon arriving there I was met by a distressed employee who informed me that their system was down and so her manger was requiring her to do all equipment check ins and check outs on her personal smart phone. She was the only employee at the desk and was responsible for managing the Uhaul orders as well as help all other customers who came to the desk for their car wash payments. This employee was clearly stressed and in need of assistance. She had not been given sufficient training on how to complete Uhaul orders and was unfamiliar with the functions of her phone. She called three times for her manager, Allison, to come help her. Allison would come and give limited assistance then leave again instead of staying to walk her employee through each of the steps she needed to take or at the very least be on standby to help other customers who came to the line.

    The employee did her best to complete my order informing me that my truck was to be returned to my designated drop off point with an 1/8th tank of gas. After a few more minutes on her phone she triumphantly exclaimed that she had finally gotten through the process and could give me the keys to the truck. (It took almost an hour for her to reach this point.) I was not given anything to sign. No written contract with guidelines for usage or a fee schedule. Only verbal communication of the expected 1/8 tank at return and the keys.

    I took the keys and found my truck in their parking area. When I opened the door to the cab I was greeted with empty water bottles and dirty, discarded face masks all over the seats. The windows were filthy and covered with bug guts from its previous usage. (Strike two for Uhaul for renting equipment that is filthy which at the very least is taboo in the climate of a global pandemic and more than a little unprofessional.) Given the arduousness of the check out process I also checked my bank account to see what charges were applied to my credit card. I discovered that I had been charged the rental fee three times in total, amounting to more than $700. (Strike three.)

    I called Uhaul and waited on hold for about an hour before reaching a customer service agent. I explained that I had been charged my rental fee three times and would like two of those charges removed. The customer service agent claimed they had already taken care of it. (Great!...Right? Just wait.) After emptying the truck in CA the next day (Tuesday) I drove to my designated drop off point. The store was closed but had an after hours drop of with instructions to login to my Uhaul account and follow their online steps for completing the drop off. I logged in and found out my rental reservation had been deleted and I was not able follow any online prompts for returning the truck. (Strike four. Aren’t you only supposed to get three?)

    Again I was on the phone with Uhaul. Once I finally reached a human I explained my situation and that I was trying to return my truck. He told me that, that wasn’t true because his system didn’t have record of it. Yet, somehow, I was sitting here with a truck. (Customer service at its finest ladies and gents and if you’re still keeping score that’s strike five) Our call got cut off before any headway was made and I called again. Now I’m speaking with someone new. I recount my saga to her and she says “Uh...I don’t know how to help you.” (Strike six! I’m under the impression that Uhaul should consider some revisions to their training modules.)

    She puts me on hold to try and “figure something out”. When she returns she connects me to someone in the CA transportation division. He tells me that the woman who “rented” me the truck, never actually “rented” me the truck so there was no record that I had picked up the truck and my reservation was canceled. (But she somehow was still able to charge my credit card three times. Interesting. Oh and strike seven.) The gentleman from transportation instructed me to take the truck to a hub location two miles away and leave the truck in the parking lot and the keys in the overnight box. He would call the hub in the morning and wave any additional fees. So, I drive the truck to this new location (which was over 5 miles away but I think we’ve already established that details are not Uhaul’s strong point) and I leave the truck as instructed. (Surely this game is over. Right? Think again. This was only the seventh inning stretch.)

    The next morning, Wednesday, I wake and check my credit card account. Not only are the three original charges still listed but I now have two new charges for $188 and $29. Also, in my inbox are contracts for a truck rental I’ve already returned, and a receipt for the $188 which indicates it is my equipment rental fee. I have no explanation for why I was charged $29 nor why I’m being charged another rental fee for equipment I’ve already returned so, to the phone I go. (We are up to strike 8.)

    After some time on hold someone answers and I immediately asked to be connected to a manager. A few minutes later I’m speaking with Faith who tells me she is a customer service manager. I go into what is now my fifth or sixth retelling of my tale because apparently you aren’t ever allowed to speak with the same person twice when you call Uhaul. Faith isn’t able to tell me what my charges are for because she works for the customer service department so I wait on hold while she contacts the finance division.

    15 min later Faith comes back and tells me that the finance department can’t do anything about the three original charges but that she’ll give me some authorization codes so I can call the number on the back of my credit card and perhaps reverse them that way. (Why I now have to put in the work to undo the mistakes that Uhaul made I don’t know...but I digress. Strike nine.) Faith further explains that the other two charges are the $188 rental fee and a $29 fee for returning the truck to a different location than originally assigned. Our connection is getting choppy so she wasn’t able to hear my inquiry as to why I was being charged when I was directed to change the drop of location and assured that any new fees would be waved. We lost our connection shortly after.

    I called back again and was connected to someone brand new. I asked to speak with Faith but this new person didn’t know a Faith and didn’t know where in the country Faith was located so didn’t know how to contact her. (That’s right strike ten. Apparently we are aiming for MULTIPLES of three in this baseball game.) The woman I was talking to now read Faith’s notes on my file and eventually found her on Uhaul’s instant messaging system. I asked her to please ask Faith for her direct number so I could finish our conversation. Her response was that Faith didn’t have a direct number and that Faith would reach out to me directly instead. So I waited.

    I never did get a call back from Faith (strike eleven) but I did get an email a few hours later from David **; Area Field Manager. He said he had reviewed my file and saw that I was charged a total of $217; $188 for the rental and $29 for fuel because I had brought the truck back on an 1/8 of a tank instead of a 1/4 of a tank like my contact had stipulated. (In case we need a review I wasn’t given a contract until the day AFTER I had returned the truck and this explanation for the fee was different than the one Faith gave me before.)

    I returned Mr. **’s email explaining that I had not been given a contract until after I had returned the rental and that the only fuel information I had been given beforehand was to return the truck on an 1/8 of a tank and therefore the $29 was unauthorized and unprofessional. I requested that he please remove the $29 charge from my account as it was Uhaul’s negligence that resulted in a return on an 1/8 of a tank, not mine. Mr. ** curtly responded that the $188 rental fee was granted with a $27 discount contingent on the return of the rental with a 1/4 tank. (He had highlighted this stipulation in my contact for emphasis but once again (louder for the people in the back) I didn’t receive a contract until THE DAY AFTER I RETURNED THE TRUCK!)

    His counter offer to my request was to remove the $29 fee from my account but rescind the $27 discount as well leaving me to pay the original rental fee of $215. (Apparently a $2 discount was sufficient compensation for the mountain of unprofessionalism Uhaul had displayed. Strike twelve.) I responded again to Mr. ** that his solution was unsatisfactory because I was essentially still being penalized for non-compliance to a contract I didn’t receive until AFTER the fact. I asked him to review my file again and come back with a more appropriate solution. I never got another response from Mr. ** and my bank statements indicate that he never did as he proposed nor as I requested so I’m stuck with the $188 rental fee and $29 fuel fee and more than a sour taste in my mouth from the unprofessionalism of this entire company. (I think we can count that as strikes 13-15.)

    (Side note: the original three rental fees did eventually disappear which is a minor miracle because when I called the number on the back of my card they said they couldn’t do anything to reverse the charges and didn’t have any idea of what to do with authorization codes Faith had given me.) So 15 strikes later and this baseball game from hell is apparently played out. Uhaul’s customer service is disappointing at best and their area field manager seems to think that the best course of action when presented with a logical proposal for resolution is to ignore it. Clearly an apology and company accountability is beyond Uhaul’s capabilities.??? “So it’s one, two...fifteen strikes, you’re out!... Just kidding. Let’s blame the customer team...at the Uhaul ball game!”??

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    Original review: April 17, 2021

    It was easy to rent a moving van from this moving company. My aunt and I put a down payment down for it but it wasn't that much. All I had to do was refill the truck back up with the same gas amount that was in it when she purchased it for me. All you need is license and no negative history with the company. If you have an accident you will be charged and refundable deposit will be kept.

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    Original review: April 16, 2021

    UHaul was a nightmare from the beginning to end. It first three months just to get a schedule date of calling in once a week once or twice a month or more for two or three months before we actually got a date confirmed to have a truck available for our move. The truck they gave us didn’t have air conditioning and we were moving to a hot state and this was in the middle of summer so needless to say we were very very uncomfortable in this truck with no air-conditioning. We had issues after we got our load to our new residence with UHAUL wanting to charge more than the original agreed-upon price. The people that we hired to pack us and unpack us were not qualified to do the job. When we dropped off the truck that should’ve been taken out of commission they want to try and charge us for dents and dings and all kinds of problems with the truck that was given to us in bad condition. I will never use UHAUL again!

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    Original review: April 15, 2021

    Moved from Chicago to Florida. They were very professional, packed what I wanted them to, tv’s, lamps, etc. Took apart Furniture and reassembled at new home. The best part was they stored it while waiting for the closing.

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    Original review: April 14, 2021

    In these days & times, during Covid-19, with a lot of people out of work, & less money to work with, it helps when you can get things like moving accomplished, but with half the cost. Now you still have to be wise in your choice of companies that you choose to work with in the end, but you will save a lot of money by packing yourself, renting your own truck, & doing the driving yourself. The only thing you will need the 2-3 guys for, would be to meet you at your old place & load everything onto your truck, then follow you to your new place, & unload everything off of your truck. After the job is done, you will give them the payment code that they turn in to Moving Helpers, to be paid for the completed job; that's it.

    I have used them successfully several times, in & out of state. My sons use them when they were in college, & job transferring. We have never had a problem, & we saved a lot of money by packing & securing the truck & driving ourselves. You will have several companies, within your area to choose from. Everything is done online. Tipping is left up to the customer. I always did, because I felt like they earned it.

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    Original review: April 6, 2021

    This is a review of my experience with Uhaul. I would like to say that when I went to pick up my uhaul I was never notified that it was sent to another location so that caused a 35 minute delay and the guy at the convenience store apologized several times and not to mention I was on hold for 20 minutes just to get through to your customer service number to reach someone.

    Secondly, when I picked up the uhaul finally it only had a half of tank of gas in it, not 3/4 like I was told, so I called the Martinsville location and spoke to the lady there about it so I wouldn't be charged 4.00 a gallon when I dropped it off and she didn't seem to care, I was told through your customer service that I would recall 70.00 credit off with my 100.00 deposit back and I'm showing here that the 100.00 has been sent to my card but not the 70.00.

    Thirdly, when I dropped off the uhaul the guy there reran my debit card to get payment for something I had already paid for, luckily that didn't come out, then he said I didn't put the gas to 3/4 take which I kindly informed him about it, so really this experience was a very bad one and I will not recommend or use uhaul again. Bad customer service, no 70.00 credit as promised which that does need to be honored. Changing locations without notifying customers is unacceptable, overall very poor service.

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    Original review: April 6, 2021

    I went through the online process to rent a small enclosed trailer from U-Haul. After selecting the trailer I needed and picking the location. It told confirmed. It was available. I then had to carefully click through about 5 pages in a row where they tried to upsell me on various items. In fact, they were so clever in doing so I almost purchased supplies that I did not need or want. I made the reservation and was told that an agent would call me in 24hrs to confirm. I received a call and a customer service rep rudely told me that the trailer I wanted wasn't available anywhere nearby. I was then told the only option was a larger trailer (higher cost) and that I would have to drive an additional 10mi each way to get the trailer.

    I asked if they would reduce the price to what was quoted and I was told rudely that I didn't read the small print and that there was no 100% guarantee given. It isn't their fault I didn't read the details and it isn't their fault that I need to drive 10mi further each way to get a trailer that was much bigger than I needed. I gave them 5 days notice prior to the day I needed the trailer. When I started to ask about the misleading quoting process and that I felt it was extortion that I was being told to pay more after confirming with my credit card, the service rep said that I clearly was upset and she would not be willing to help me as a result.

    So in summary. I confirmed a specific size, date & location to pick up, reserved with my credit card... and then 24hrs later was told I "needed to pay more" and drive further, opposite direction to pick up and drop off and had to get a larger trailer. No compromise was offered. Nothing but rude condescending comments about my inability to read and their lack of concern. Then told I was being rude and basically not worthy of their service. The kicker... what other options do you have? They can treat however because they know there is no competition in our general area.

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    Original review: April 2, 2021

    If I could leave negative stars, I would. Do yourself a HUGE favor and rent from Budget. Or really, anywhere else. I booked a reservation two weeks before my moving date. U-Haul called me twice to cancel and find a different truck. The first time it was like 30 minutes out of the way, but I said fine. Then 6pm, the night before my move they call again. No truck. They try to give me a truck over an hour out of the way. I said absolutely not. I suggested getting a truck in the town I'm moving to, I would have to pay more for round trip, but I was willing to do that because I'm desperate. I'M MOVING TOMORROW. Nope. No trucks. Apparently not one truck in all of North Jersey.

    The nasty woman I spoke to, Aaliyah, was disgusting. Most unhelpful, nasty person. I asked to speak to her Supervisor. But, of course, she claimed no Supervisor available. I will never rent anything from U-haul ever again. What's the point of making a reservation if you can't hold on to a truck for the person. Now it's almost 7pm on a Friday and I have no way to move. Thanks U-HAUL! Great job!

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    Original review: March 13, 2021

    Awful. Do yourself a favor and explore all other alternatives before using U-Haul. I reserved a small trailer for a cross country move. Despite there being several uhaul facilities in my region, I was told I needed to take a 4hour roundtrip drive to pick up a trailer. I needed it so I did. I made it across the country only to have my drop-off location changed to add an additional 2 hours of driving to drop off the trailer instead of using a location within 20 miles. I made a couple of calls to try and sort it out, find something closer, etc., and was told - "Sorry, you need to drive it there." Uhaul's remedy: a $30 rebate. Bait and switch tactics and bad customer service. I'll never use them again. I would have been better off buying a trailer. Beware.

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    Original review: March 8, 2021

    Not once but twice one being paid for. U-Haul cancelled my reservations without so much as a phone call or a text then they are rude about it. Now I'll have to fight for my 580.00 Dollars back. People that work there were rude as hell. Why make a reservation if it's not going to be there when you need it!! Extremely unprofessional.

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    Original review: Feb. 10, 2021

    First things first, this individual U-Haul wasn't terrible. It's the service after them that I'm complaining about. Worst customer service I've ever experienced, EVER. First of all, they charge you about as much as the trailer's worth just to rent it for a couple days. Second, I paid for insurance and roadside assistance. I broke down half way into my move and was stranded by the side of the road. Not only would they not come out to help, they wouldn't even come get their equipment with my stuff in it to get it to a safe place!!!

    The trailer leaked and destroyed some furniture. Nope, the insurance is for the trailer! ON TOP OF ALL THAT, after I had made the most ridiculous arrangements to get myself moved across country... a week after I thought I'd forgotten about all the mess... they charged me for a toll that I had already paid!!!! I called and talked to a number of people over the course of about an hour and NOTHING. They wouldn't even waive a $6 toll that was already paid!!! GO PENSKE or someone else that rents trucks/trailers at ALL COST!

    P.S. I had not written a review on their website! ON TOP OF ALL THAT, this is what I got on their website when I tried to write a review: "Review already submitted! Thank you! Our records indicate that your review for this contract has been completed. If you have additional feedback or inquiries, please contact us through chat, email or by phone. Thank you for choosing U-Haul."

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    Original review: Jan. 22, 2021

    U-Haul-Sacramento- at El Camino Ave. 1650 El Camino Ave Sacramento CA. I took a photo of the mileage & gas before leaving-gas was 1/4 tank. We drove it 39 miles & I put in $10 gas. When we returned it, they lied and said the initial gas was 3/4 tank. Then tells us we should have gone onto some app they never told us about, they were in such a hurry, they didn't bring out the furniture dolly I rented. The rep we spoke with when checking out was also very rude. If I hadn't discovered it wasn't in the trailer, we would have left without it. Even after showing him my photo, with gas level and miles, he lied about the gas level & charged us $40 + tx more. When I asked to speak with a manager, he said the manager wasn't there. I recommend not doing business with this U-Haul outlet since they are thieves. They don't even deserve the 1 star I had to enter. I have been a U-Haul customer many times and have never had such a bad experience.

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    Original review: Jan. 20, 2021

    Not only does U-Haul University of Texas not care about their customers, their employees did such a terrible job attempting to install my hitch and wiring that they blew all of my fuses and caused a total system failure of my brand new car leaving me marooned for days in New Mexico where I had to be towed from the side of the highway. Despite alerting management and their customer "service", I have not received any acknowledgement of the issues, expenses, nor the danger they put me in. The wiring install was so shoddy that even though it was completed merely days before I hit the road, the plastic encasing was rubbed through and exposed the wiring underneath. I had been traveling in a snowstorm at night in an area without cell service. It could have been even worse, and they couldn't care less. Do not spend a dime with these guys. I spent thousands reversing the damage they did.

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    Original review: Jan. 19, 2021

    Horrible!!!! I needed to rent 10 vans for corporate use. The experience was horrific from the point of reserving the vehicles to returning. I've never seen a company as poorly organized as U-haul. It took hours to reserve the vehicles. When the reservation was finally submitted it was canceled the day of pickup. We had to waste additional time to reserve the vehicles again. The reason they canceled the reservations was that they didn't want to give up all vans from a single location. We had to drive across 5 different locations to pick up the vans. On top of that the rep was extremely rude. The vans are overpriced and you can get a much better deal with other companies (Hertz). When we returned the vehicles we were overcharged for late drop off plus other charges. Lastly we could not get a receipt for our rentals. We gave over $20k in business to Uhaul in November and December. We will never rent from Uhaul again!!!

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    Original review: Jan. 16, 2021

    I went to U-Haul in Moon Twp, PA. Rent a 15' truck for $29, they give me a truck over 120,000 miles, tires were out on freezing weather with heavy rain. I am not exaggerating. That truck should not be on the road so I return the truck around 7 pm. I had it for less than 4 hours and give me a bill for $104, I was told they were going to charge me around $40. Now I want tell others when thinking about getting Uhaul think twice and see alternatives. This Company is rip off and misleading people with their ad and top of that their outdated trucks, Uhaul you are a thief.

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    Original review: Dec. 22, 2020

    I've never been treated so poorly by a business ever. It's probably fair to say we've all experienced some awful customer service at some point, but this experience tops it for me. Upon entering the store, I was immediately told, "You need to put your mask on." I was not asked nicely, I was told in a rude tone. I said that I can't wear a mask. I was told by the employee that I would need to leave and they can't do anything for me. I said that my religious beliefs and health prevented me from wearing a mask. He said he didn't care, and that I would have to leave or he was going to call the police. I told him, "Well, go ahead and call them if you want to but I'm not doing anything wrong as in the governor's order it does list exemptions and isn't a one size fits all deal." He didn't respond and instead got on his cell phone and called someone who was hostile and combative on the telephone, and identified himself as some type of manager.

    He said extremely rudely that he doesn't care about my rights, I can sue him if I want to, and that I either wear a mask or get the hell off the property. He further added that he doesn't care if I spend my money there and that I could go to Penske or Budget instead, if I don't like it. I obliged, and said I wouldn't spend my money at a place that treats other human beings in this manner. All the while that this was going on, the employee who demanded I put a mask on was standing about 3 feet away from me with his hot headed manager on the speakerphone. So much for 6 feet apart for being so afraid of a virus. I called the U-Haul 800 number, and said I wanted to make a complaint about the manner in which I was spoken to and treated in general. They told me that I would receive a call within 72 hours from the general manager. Well it's now beyond 72 hours later, so I went to the Uhaul website and chatted with a customer service agent.

    They advised that the case had been closed out by the manager, and that they could reopen it if I wanted. I said that I would like it reopened, but have no interest in speaking to the same hothead that was on the speakerphone on 12/19/2020 as it will get nowhere considering the complaint involves the way he treated me. Just so anyone reading this knows this is a legit review, the reference number Uhaul gave me reference the complaint is **.

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    Original review: Dec. 19, 2020

    I don't leave reviews but I am furious with U-haul Company!! This is the 5th time they have done this since 2018 and I draw a line this time!! It has been always same bad service and it's nothing to do with Covid-19 situation! I made a one way reservation with the Guaranteed availability or get $50 refund which I didn't get. On the day of pick up, I went online to check in and noticed that the pick up address changed to Laurel MD. Location!!?? WHAT kind of Guarantee was that?? La Plata, MD and Laurel, MD is ONE HOUR + driving difference. TIME AND MONEY we have to spend for their convenience!! U-Haul Company SUCKS in scheduling and customer service!!

    Maybe they are some good reviews because of same location pick up and delivery BUT their one way service is a HASSLE to go through! They just change their pick up location as they pleased at last minutes. They send you an email late night after hours, which you might not see and called it an excuse that they did inform you of the change which is too late to change our plans for the next day at that time anyway. They don't call you in early morning a day before to try to let you know or give you alternatives so you can schedule your day accordingly!

    Previous time was the same thing, We went along and went to the location they changed it to and when we arrived at the new location where they sent us off to pick up, they said, "NO SORRY we don't have the truck," and sent us to a different location and they also sent us to a different location from there and after 3 location and FOUR HOURS we got a Truck. Can you believe that!! What company does that and stay in business for this long?? If it was one time, two times, you could say it's okay, it happens but ALL the time, IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. I will leave a review everywhere I can so dear customers know what kind of company they are dealing with and watch for disappointments.

    11 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 15, 2020

    I moved from CA to MD. It was a small move, just about 250 cu.ft. I wasn't sure if I would need one U-Box or two. The representative said... "No problem! Just order two boxes, we'll only charge you for the one you use." U-Haul does not deliver to my new address. They partner with MovingHelp.com for the final leg of the move. MovingHelp.com farms out their contracts to unscrupulous businesses they don't vet.

    U-Haul failed to update the order to reflect the fact that I only used one U-Box. MovingHelp.com failed to realize or admit they only received one box. The crook from "SafeCare Moving" that knew there was only one box, but accepted payment by MovingHelp.com for 2 boxes didn't update the order to reflect the change. U-Haul points the finger of blame at MovingHelp.com. MovingHelp.com points the finger of blame at Blaine ** of SafeCare Moving, and round and round they go. Nobody taking any responsibility for the extra $400.00 charge I was billed. Do yourself a huge favor. Do not use these people for your move. Do not give them your credit card number.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 7, 2020

    U-Haul can take the reservation, but seems to have issues holding the reservation. The biggest problem is their customer service, I actually spoke with a number of representatives who were incoherent, now that being said I was lucky that I did get a few others who managed to address my issues (Dylan and I do need to note, Rob on Long Island was spectacular) - I think we all expect and hope our customer service agents are efficient, professional and knowledgeable. In the end the product was good, but I did age quite a bit as they called the day before my move to inform me they had no truck for me (even though I had reserved it 3 weeks earlier), we had workers scheduled, we had driven out of state for the move.. If they can improve their customer service (employ personnel that care and can help) and reliability of reservations, I could increase the rating.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 4, 2020

    They refused credit. They promised for early trailer return. The pickup dealer promised and the drop off dealer promised but U-Haul mail office would not honor the credit that was to be given to me. You should always rent for the minimum time needed. I'm sure they will just bill you for the extra if needed more. Safer to do it that way.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Nov. 30, 2020

    Extreme Rate Increase SCAM - BEWARE!! Obtained a quote and made a reservation in the store for a 20' truck and auto transporter about a month in advance of our move date. A week later I returned to the store to look inside the different trucks, then modified my reservation to a 26' truck. I had to request and insist on a new written quote for the larger truck. A couple of days prior to my move I checked my reservation via my online account page and noticed the quoted price had increased by $845.00 with no explanation and no details listed on the reservation. The reservation showed us renting the truck for 17 days. I had booked the truck for 8 days. That was certainly an error.

    I called to correct the erroneous time frame, thinking that would also correct the price hike. The reservations agent corrected the time frame, but that correction did not change the price. I was told that the extra days were given for "free" so the change in price wasn't because of the additional days, but he could not or would not tell me what the increased price was for. After several more phone calls and one very unproductive online live chat session, (the agent in the chat session ended the session while I was typing a question) I was eventually told by another agent that a few days before my call, there was a rate increase added to my reservation.

    I had a friend log into U-Haul's website and request a quote with my exact details and dates, the prices on the website were the same as we were quoted 3 weeks prior. It appeared the "rate increase" was just for my reservation. The last agent that I spoke with had no explanation for the increased rate and suggested I contact the "regional office" and request they honor their original quoted rates, which were printed out for me at the store. Fortunately, we were able to rent a similar truck and trailer from Budget Truck Rental for $1100.00 less than U-Haul had intended to charge us. I cancelled the U-Haul reservation, we will not be patronizing any U-Haul businesses ever again. Had we not checked the reservation before moving day we wouldn't have been aware of the "rate increases" until we picked up the truck, it would have been too late to make other arrangements at that point. Scandalous!! Zero stars for U-Haul.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Nov. 17, 2020

    I contacted Uhaul 11/16/17, and reserved 2 UPods to be delivered to my house the following day. She said someone would call me before delivery to explain how to load the pods I waited until well after noon the next day waiting for my pods to be delivered. When I didn’t receive the call I was expected to receive I called Uhaul back and talked to a very helpful employee, Trish. She connected me to Sara, who I believe took my original reservation. She told me I said I would be picking up, which I did not.

    Lousy experience all the way around, except for Trish. The only person who tried to provide good customer service. I read the other reviews on this site saying how messed up the UPod service is. If I had read reviews beforehand I would have never attempted wasting my time with Uhaul’s UPod service. I found a full service moving company with excellent reviews which will cost just a couple hundred $ more for full service for my 200 mile move. I haul never again!

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Nov. 13, 2020

    We are devastated. We rented a 15 foot truck to move our fish tanks and fish and and keepsakes before the big move. Our truck was stolen and U-Haul is billing us even though we bought their coverage!!!

    12 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Nov. 5, 2020

    DO NOT USE THE U-HAUL UPOD SERVICE. There is absolutely no communication from Uhaul’s end on when they are picking up the POD, where they are dropping it off, or when they are dropping it off. It is the most disorganized service. On the front end of my move, I spent hours going to the store/calling Uhaul to ensure that they were coming to get my POD. It was less than 24 hours before my move and Uhaul “could not confirm that I had a delivery time the next day,” which is when I needed to move out…. even though I had gone into a Uhaul location to move the reservation. At that point, I was skeptical that they would deliver it to the right place (since there seemed to be no organization), so I had them repeat back to me (and enter into the case notes) exactly where the POD needed to be dropped off at my address in Illinois.

    Somehow, they still managed to send my POD to a Uhaul location that wasn’t “the correct drop off district for my address” Even though I gave Uhaul the correct address, they told me that they didn’t have any drivers to come and deliver the POD to me since it was not “in their district.” I wish I was kidding when I say I spent a week actively calling Uhaul customer service, trying to find someone who would help me because the location of the store that had my Uhaul POD in Alsip, IL did not care. I finally found a manager at their corporate office in Phoenix named Nathan who helped me get my POD a week late, but Uhaul still refuses to fairly compensate me for the move that I had to take a week off of work to coordinate and orchestrate.

    I am currently filing my 3rd complaint (I’m still unclear where the last 2 complaints went, but I haven’t heard back). I will update this post to let you know if there is anyone at Uhaul who cares about customer service. That said, I have moved 10+ times in my life, and this was the worst experience I have ever had. I 100% do not recommend this service.

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Nov. 3, 2020

    I made a reservation for a 20' truck for a move with a confirmed reservation by email. On day of pickup while driving to the location to pickup, logged on for online pickup and noticed my order was cancelled without any call or notification. At location was initially told it was because I was not on-time to pickup vehicle and after pushing back that my order said nothing about being exactly on time to pickup and also had not received any call from them, was then was told the truth that it was because the vehicle had not been returned, they were overcommitted. Requested another vehicle of different size since I had people waiting to help move and was told there was no other option and they could not help me at all for the entire day. Thankfully for another client who was present and arranged to transfer his vehicle only to me when he returned it a few hours later. Warning to those who are counting on their reservations.

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    Original review: Oct. 29, 2020

    I have attempted to book a unit for an upcoming move twice online in the last 2 weeks and somehow, neither of my reservations went through to anyone. I then called the dealer nearest me and inquired about the rental over the phone. I was told that neither of my reservations existed in their system. The person on the other end of the phone proceeded to take my information, interrupted me several times trying to correct his spelling of my name; it was very incorrectly according to the confirmation information I received.

    Fast-forward to today, I receive a call from the National office telling me that the truck I rented over the phone the other day is not available for when I booked it. When I told her that this was not acceptable, she hung up on me. I am extremely dissatisfied with this whole experience, and I am not even able to leave a review on the dealer's site, as they have cancelled my reservation number, or on their Facebook page.

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 22, 2020

    "U-Haul agrees to contact reserved customer the day prior to pickup to finalize time, place and equipment size. If this varies from customer's reservation preference and an acceptable alternative is not agreeable, U-Haul will make a $50 Reservation Guarantee payment, the reservation will be terminated and the matter closed."

    The only guarantee this, provides is for U-Haul to be able to cancel or alter a reservation completely at the customer's expense. After booking a 26' truck 6 weeks ago for a one way delivery, I was informed 2 days before the move, that the requested truck was unavailable. They offered a 15' truck, a glorified pick up truck, that would required at least one more have be returned to the original location, more than an hour away. I called their customer service line to and spoke to several people. All told me there was nothing that could be done. There were several trucks available in the area, but I was told they were strictly for local pickup and drop off. Several suitable alternate trucks were available but were for strictly for local pickups and not one way travel. Calls to several agents, managers and schedulers went nowhere and only empty apologies were offered and that there was nothing they could do.

    I've taken screen shots of their site since then where equipment is offered but at rates almost triple what I have quoted. This guarantee allows Uhaul to ensure they have customers weeks and months in advance, without providing the customers any protections. If demand spikes they can simply cancel as many reservations they like, and book to people at the new higher rates. And the $50 credit to a future moving truck is not going to do a lot of good. All this at my expense. Be wary when booking with Uhaul, they may have a lot of inventory, but they're lacking in integrity.

    8 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 21, 2020

    Terrible Experience. In short, I reserved a unit for a long distance out of state relocation. When I got to U-HAUL my unit was not available. With the moving truck right behind me I was forced into a more expensive indoor unit and was not compensated for the difference. Because this new unit was indoors it also took the movers and extra hour+ which cost me an extra $150 dollars. Nothing was done at the store level and when I wrote a compliant to corporate, I never heard back from them. DO NOT DUE BUSINESS WITH U-HAUL. They will treat you like garbage and do not care about the customer at all.

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    Original review: Oct. 17, 2020

    I requested to rent a van and I was told to accept a rental of one van at one location, but: There was no van at that location and I was advised to go to another location. The third location had a van. I am disabled with a walker and all of that walking and standing was physically a hardship. I had movers scheduled to help me and I had to ask for a modification of the arrival time. Fortunately, they were more dependable. I am six one and the driver's seat is limited to move backward because of a petition built to protect the driver from one's belongings hitting the driver but it was very uncomfortable.

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    Original review: Oct. 16, 2020

    I tried twice reserving a truck from U-Haul for a cross-state move and BOTH times requested a specific truck, no ability to, then being told what I need is nowhere within at least 3 hours. That's only part of the frustrations with their awful reservation process. The ONLY decent part was being able to drop off the truck by taking pictures and uploading them, but tough luck if you have bad lighting or no internet access....

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 11, 2020

    The ease of rental was great. I simply went online, selected my truck choice and made my reservation. I rested easy because U-Haul guarantees your rental. All set to move on October 3, 2020 in Lancaster PA on Mannheim Pike moving center. I arrived at 9:00 and was told the truck was not available and they could not do nothing. After about 15 minutes one staff person finally said sorry. They offered not alternative and refused to pay the $50.00 guarantee. Unreliable and not honorable. Stay away from this company.

    11 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 10, 2020

    I rented a truck and auto transport and was told 2 days before my move that they didn’t have any in my area. I could either drive 3 hrs each way to pick them up, or I could wait 72 hrs and at that point they could “Guarantee” I would have a truck & transport where I had requested it. They had my reservation for a month. Why is it they couldn’t guarantee it to begin with? I’ve heard from the movers that work through U-Haul, that this is the normal practice. They don’t want to pay a driver to bring the truck where you’ve rented it. Instead, they inconvenience you - just days before your move. Beside that, you can’t get customer service on the phone. Be prepared to spend a minimum of an hour on hold before you can reach anyone.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 8, 2020

    I had a horrible experience renting a truck from Uhaul. I had booked a reservation months in advance in IL for my one way move to NH and was told less than 24 hours before that there were no trucks available for over a week. I had movers booked the next morning that I had already been charged for, through U-Haul nonetheless and was told the only option was to drive to Indiana to get a truck. When we arrived they didn't have the equipment we had rented but charged me for it, so we had to go back to another location in IL to get the equipment. We were only given $100 off of the invoice to accommodate 2 hours of driving, additional miles and tolls from IL. No one seemed to care or be accommodating of breaking the "Guaranteed Reservations" slogan. Very disappointed in my experience. Will not rent from Uhaul again.

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 7, 2020

    I reserved a truck for a local move approximately 1 week in advance at a location near me. U-Haul sent a confirmation email for the truck and location. I arrived at the location at the specified pick-up time, 7:30 am, however they had no record of my reservation nor did they have a truck for me. I showed the dealer the confirmation email and he stated "yep, that's me and that's for today but I don't have you in the system or a truck". I had to scramble to find another truck and rented one from another company for significantly more money.

    Later I received an email that it was time to check in to pick up my U-Haul truck. Without telling me, U-Haul had moved my reservation to a location more than an hour away and 8 hours later. I called customer service and I was informed that U-Haul had "honored the reservation". It was my fault for not driving to the distant location, 8 hours after I needed the truck, to complete the reservation. I was also told that some customers have had to pick up trucks as far as 4 hours away. No attempt to rectify the situation or address my complaint.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 6, 2020

    Unethical and extremely poor customer service for this U-Haul location. I ordered a 1-way rental online (at www.uhaul.com) to pick up a 20' ft. truck at this Scotch Plains, NJ U-Haul facility. I received an order confirmation with all the correct details. When I went to the Scotch Plains location the truck was not there and I was told that I had to go pick up the truck at another location over an hour a way! They told me I had no choice but to pick up the truck at the other location. They could not even tell me if the other location was still open (as it was in the evening).

    To make matters worse, they told me someone else was scheduled to pick up the same sized truck that night, and told me if that customer is late picking it up (by only 15 minutes!!), that they would give away their truck to me - saying they can't hold trucks and that they have to make sure the trucks are utilized. I couldn't believe that they would do that to that to a customer, and it made me think that they gave away my truck like like they were about to do again! I spoke with the Manager on the phone, and he offered no apologies, concessions, or offer to help locate another truck. This is the worst customer experience that I have ever received. I will never do business with this U-haul location ever again. I reported the incident to the Regional Routing Manager at U-Haul, but I did not get the sense that they were going to take again against this location. My advice is stay away from this U-haul facility.

    4 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Oct. 2, 2020

    Renting the truck is very affordable. However, U-haul has nothing to do with hiring movers: they list 3rd parties on their website, but know nothing about what those 3rd parties charge. Also, the moving companies don't supply the truck NOR moving equipment. When I rented moving dollies with the truck, there was only 1 dolly; I was missing multiple dollies. Took longer than expected due to missing dollies. The pick-up/drop-off via phone app is very convenient but takes some time.

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    Original review: Sept. 24, 2020

    I rented a 26 ft truck for my move on Sunday, 9/20/20 for pick up on Saturday, 9/26/20. I received a confirmation with the location I requested. Today, I downloaded the app to facilitate the interaction due to Covid. When I checked the reservation, the location was changed to a location to a location 45 mins away without even a phone call.

    When I called this morning they said the "traffic dept" would contact me to confirm everything on Monday, 9/21/20. I advised them that today was 9/24/20 therefore did not receive a phone call. I was told that someone would call me today. I received a phone call approx 3 PM to indicate that the location was in Brick Twp which is almost 2 hrs away. I asked for the supervisor and was told she was the "reservation supervisor". After I complained about the unprofessionalism and lack of notice since my move is 2 days away, she advised she could find me a 17 ft truck 30 mins away. Due to the lack of time I had no choice but to secure any truck as I am afraid I won't have any due to short notice. I will never rent from UHaul again and warn everyone to do your research.

    4 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Sept. 18, 2020

    What an awful experience. I rented 2 U-boxes at the end of June 2020. I loaded them at the time. Their equipment was broken so they could not place them off the trailer or where I wanted them. I let this go. Fast forward to delivery time. I call the customer service line and get passed around 4 times. Nobody can find my U-boxes I'm renting. I ask to have my U-boxes delivered to my new address. So they order me 2 new U-boxes. Once I realize this, I have to call back in. Finally the person I speak to can find them and we cancel the new shipment. However, they cannot deliver my U-boxes, I would need a truck to pick them up or I'd have to get their mover help service. No matter what date I chose!!! I didn't see that in any contract.

    3 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Sept. 12, 2020

    U-Haul tricks you thinking you have reserved a truck. You reserve a truck a week or more before you need it. Less than 12 hours before your pickup they send you a text saying they have no trucks available. Then you try and call them or chat with them and it takes forever to get through. BEWARE...Rent from someone else. They leave you stranded on moving day!!!!

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    Original review: Sept. 2, 2020

    Called 1800 listed after 30 minute some department in corporate answered. First question I asked was closest store that sold boxes shipping supplies. She said she doesn't have any information on that and would have to call each store individually. 2nd question was can they install the power cable to haul. Answer was yes. "Great. Where is closest store." She checked and stated had opening for 2 pm. Cost is $90. "Can I give her my credit card number?" Said, "For what." Told just need address. Was told that she will give me that info after I giver her my credit card number. Told her I do not give that out over the phone. She asked for my email address? Said, "Nope" so I can start getting junk mail every day. Said, "Thank you but nope." Hung up.

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    Original review: Sept. 2, 2020

    I reserved a 20 foot box truck and car transport 3 weeks ahead of time for a 400 mile move. I preregistered with my license and paid for it all ahead of time. All I supposedly had to do was pick up the key. They called me the day before my scheduled move and told me they didn’t have anything for me, other than a truck the next state over if I wanted it. No transport. Then they told me they had a transport but it was in another location over 50 miles away. They told me if I cancelled they wouldn’t charge my card. I informed them that they already did charge my card. “Oh yeah, ok, I see it now” was the response I got.

    I had to scramble to find another truck with another company last minute with 1 day left in my apartment before I had to pay another $1800 in rent. Had $1500 already taken out of my account by Uhaul and had to lay out another $1900 for a 16 foot truck from a competitor. That 4 feet I lost from a 20 foot truck I thought I had to a 16 foot truck I ended up with forced me to leave behind a lot of personal items I’ll never see again because it just wouldn’t fit.

    But wait, there’s more. My wife rented a cargo van from them for the same moving day to pick up stuff in storage for the big move. She requested a hand truck, they told her they didn’t have any when she picked up the van, then tried to charge her for it when she returned the van without the hand truck. They screamed at my wife over it. U-Haul doesn’t even deserve 1 star. Absolutely the worst experience I’ve ever had in my life with a company as well known as this. Unprofessional doesn’t even fit how horrible it was. I will never use them again. I will tell everyone I know never to use them. Awful.

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    Original review: Aug. 30, 2020

    I rented a U Haul on 8/29/2020 at 16823 Foothill Blvd Fontana, Ca. I was charged wrong. They gave me a contract with the price $492.42 but charged me $599.10. They stole an extra $106.00 from me. Also after paying for the 20' truck and auto transport the receptionist or cashier said that I could pick up my auto transport after moving stuff in truck. I get there around 5pm and one of the workers asked me to park the truck in front of the auto transport assuming he was going to hook it up.

    They asked for my receipts and made me wait an hour after arriving on time to put the transport on the truck. Come to find out they were helping another customer with transport when I already paid for truck and transport. They gave my transport to another customer when I paid. This is unprofessional business and I want a refund. I had no where to go because they did not provide me with a transport. They didn't care about the situation they put me in. I want the two guys fired!!! That is no way to treat a customer with disrespect. I will file a complaint with Better Business Bureau and Attorney General Office.

    Now I had to leave the truck at the U Haul location and drive somewhere to sleep and eat and go back to the location and find another U Haul that has auto transport because of your incompetent employers! This is a lot of stress and I am going to file a police report because I called the police. Also I just found out they sent me an email canceling my reservation so this tells me they canceled to make it look like I never paid for a truck and auto transport. So they ended up giving the customer the auto transport that I paid for by canceling what I already paid. This is unprofessional business and outrageous the two guys need to be fired! Patricia **

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    Original review: Aug. 17, 2020

    Loaded 8 Uboxes with all of our furniture for a short (166 miles) move. Guaranteed arrival was 2 days ago, and when questioned the stock answer is "the truck is arriving today to pick them up." Been told this 3 times now and when pressed the customer service rep responded with the equivalent of "it is what it is".

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    Original review: Aug. 13, 2020

    I did not interact with the storage location, this is a review of the customer service I received which was not helpful at all and I would rate as zero stars. My U-Box was guaranteed delivery August 7th, with a delivery to my condo August 8th. I never received notification that it was delivered in Chicago August 7th, or any update on when I would receive my ubox in Des Plaines on August 8th. I called several times for a total of 6 hours wasted on August 8th only to be told by every customer service rep they "don't know" when it'll be delivered and they don't know where my ubox is, and that they would have the drivers contact me asap (this never happened), they offered me several different numbers to call which all ended up taking me right back to the main U-Haul customer service line again.

    I called the following day on the 9th of August and a customer service rep stated my ubox was not yet in Chicago and still in transit, something none of the customer service reps mentioned at all the day before, she offered $50 each day my ubox did not arrive. She then hung up on me without saying goodbye or asking if there was anything else I needed. Fast forward 3 days my ubox was still not in Chicago, I call uhaul August 10th and am informed actually my ubox was delivered on time on August 7th, so I am not owed any money (not sure why each customer service rep is seeing different things and telling me different things), this person who was on live chat ended the chat without waiting for me to respond.

    Later that day I get a call from the scheduling department to inform me my ubox will be delivered on the 11th, this person was rude, interrupted me while I was talking, told me they were not late as my ubox was in Chicago since August 7th, and no one guaranteed delivery on August 8, despite me waiting at the condo for 6 hours and taking off of work to be ready to accept the box, and refused to follow through on the refunds I was promised by the prior agent. Mind you on top of all of this each wait time while I was on hold was an hour each time, and I would get transferred to multiple departments and people before actually speaking with someone. Not to mention every agent sounded like they were still in bed sleeping and completely incoherent. I will never use uhaul again, I will not recommend them to a friend, and I would give 0 stars for their customer service because it actually does not service any customers at all.

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    Original review: Aug. 4, 2020

    From Start to Finish Horrible experience. 5251 N. Keystone Indianapolis In.

    1. Dirty Truck
    2. Horrible Customer Service

    3. Over Charging for mileage. (ALWAYS TAKE PICTURE OF MILES BEFORE AND AFTER.)

    I ordered the 10 inch truck on friday for the following day. I received a call from a very nice lady, who advised me that the 10 inch truck was not available. I asked if the 10inch truck was available that Friday evening she checked and came back and said yes. I would have to be there by 7pm. I said no problem. When I arrived to pick the truck up around 6:45pm, the clerk advised it should be returned by 9pm. I advised the lady said 10 am. Another man turn looked at me and in a very rude manner stated the truck had to be back by 9 no. Instead he said, "8:45 because we have to clean the truck for a customer." I advised no problem. They gave me the keys to the truck (which was dirty when I got it).

    I dropped the truck off around 10:30 pm and went back the more around 7am to drop the key off (as it was dark and I could not locate drop box). I went back to the location when they open to get receipt. The same rude man advised he could not find the key, am I sure I put it in the box, he know he did not take that key out the box. I asked him why would I lie about dropping a key in the box. He stated he is sure he did not take the key out that box and he did not have time to deal with this now. He had other customers to assist (like I was not a customer), he would call me when he finish. Well when he called me he informed me that I took the wrong truck.

    Keep in mind I took the truck that they showed me and gave me the key to. (He never apologized for their mistake.) At this point he tells me that I went 30 miles, I advised I did not go 30 miles and I took a picture of the mileage before and after. The pictures I took showed I only went 17 miles. After I advised him what the mileage was he charged me for the 3rd time. I now have 3 charges on my account over $100. I called the bank only find that the charges have not been reversed. I called U-Haul again only to be given a reference number and approval number for the wrong receipt. I will NEVER use this UHAUL location again!!!!

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    Original review: July 31, 2020

    Got a flat tire at a gas station in Montana around 8:00pm. Waited on hold for nearly 2 hours before anyone responded and submitted a request online. Finally got the tire fixed around 12:30 am. Very miserable experience.

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    Original review: July 31, 2020

    I made a reservation for a 15' truck at the beginning of the week. I needed to move out on the last day of the month because another tenant is coming in after me. This is how moving works (you'd think U-haul, a company that rents moving trucks, would understand this). I get a call tonight at 4:18 pm (when I was supposed to pick up a truck at 9:30 am tomorrow) saying they don't have a truck at my "preferred" location. Preferred? How about the location I reserved? The only option was to drive 2 HOURS AWAY to pick up a SMALLER truck at NO DISCOUNT.

    Um, excuse me? You mean, it's gonna take me a 4-hour round trip just to get the truck? In other words, half the day I had planned to be moving (and enlisted the help of friends, who also have lives and schedules of their own). The woman kept offering me a rental "at my preferred location" for the following day, which would have been too late. Again, do you not understand how moving and lease agreements work? She showed no empathy and acted like this way of doing business is totally normal--like there is nothing shady about U-haul just waiting to see what trucks arrive the evening before your rental and gambling with your plans.

    Her manager was only slightly better and at least apologized. But he acted irritated and "business as usual" too. He said they were going to have to call 125 other people and break the same news to them. Are you kidding me? What a slimy, broken business model. Thankfully a kind friend offered their pickup truck so I was able to cancel my order. Never again will I patron U-Haul.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 31, 2020

    Do not rent from U-Haul!!! They do not "guarantee" a pick-up location. It's only a "preferred" location. I rented and was to pick-up at a "preferred" location and less than 2 hours before I was to pick-up the truck, they changed it to a completely different city. When I called and ask what was going on they said they have the right to change the pick-up location. What we put down is only a "preferred" location and they don't have to honor that. Sorry I was planning on picking it up from one location and then was upset because they changed to a different city. And not only did they change the location, they changed the time I was to pick it up as well. WTF!! Apparently they don't honor anything you put down on-line. I seriously hope they go bankrupt. Do not give them your business!!!!

    12 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 29, 2020

    2015 - We rented a box truck to relocate cities after my husband got out of the military. The truck we received had a broken fuel gauge. We filled the tank, dropped it off with the gas receipt and were still charged b/c the fuel tank registered low.

    2018 - We rented a box truck to move from our rental to the house we purchased. We showed up to pick up the truck and the store wasn't open. After waiting in the parking lot for an hour, an employee showed up and proceeded to tell all of the customers that the person who was supposed to open didn't show up. He used vulgar language and was completely unprofessional all around. They didn't have the truck we reserved, so we were forced to rent a smaller truck.

    2020 - We rented a box truck to pick up a piece of furniture. We made a reservation and arrived to pick up the truck. We were told they had no record of our reservation, so we were forced to do go through the process all over again. New truck, none of the extra materials we ordered with our reservation. Then U-Haul double charged us - once for the reservation truck and once for the new truck the store made us get. We've been trying to speak with the customer service billing department all day and after going through the menu options, it says, "I'm sorry, try back later."

    If I could give negative stars, I would. How is U-Haul still in business when this is how they operate? It's ludicrous that I've required their services 3 times in 5 years, and have had issues all 3 times. In the event we ever need a box truck in the future, we'll use anybody other than U-Haul. Everything from the trucks themselves, to the store fronts and people that work them, to their customer service, is not just lacking. It's non-existent.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 23, 2020

    Extremely poor service. I picked up a Uhaul and car trailer to drive 2000 miles, 7/10/20, in Pineville, NC. I given a old car trailer and an old truck. There was no due diligence to ensure lights worked or these two equipments could travel that distance. I left at 6:30 am on 7/11/20, to start a 2 day trip. Within 200 miles, the car trailer bracket was broke. I had to stop in Jefferson, Georgia, and replace the car trailer that had a vehicle on it. (The personnel at that UHaul facility were wonderful). Then the connector on the truck to the trailer did not work. Delay of 4 hours. Back on the road and within 2 hours, air conditioner engine broke. I drove in heat and was extremely uncomfortable to reach Moss Point, Mississippi.

    I stopped overnight and in the early AM contacted UHaul. A late fee was incurred waiting for the service man. He found that the air conditioner engine was broke and needed to be replaced with the needed supply not available until the next morning. I had to stay overnight in a hotel and the next morning drive without air conditioning to the repair shop. (Uhaul service personnel wonderful in Biloxi, MS) Another delay of 32 hours, with a late start to drive, on a scheduled 48 hour drive. In Houston, TX, the air conditioner engine that had just been replaced that AM, began stopping and starting for the duration of the trip. In July, the heat was almost intolerable. There is still a problem happening in the truck. Engine light is on.

    I had to drive late into the night to reach my destination on early Tuesday AM. The trip I had scheduled (and have done several times), consisted of 2 days of day light driving. A 2 day drive extended into 4 days, with uncomfortable, delays and mandated night driving. I was expected to be home by Sunday, 7/12/20, but due to these repair delays from old equipment, I arrived instead in early AM 7/14/2020. I am not a young woman anymore, so this heat, delays, problems were very difficult for me.

    The negative I had to absorb for this trip: Monday, 7/13/20, the day I had MY planned birthday celebration had to be cancelled (thanks a lot—63 years old, waiting for an old UHaul to be repaired, 3 States over). This is UNFORGIVABLE. Rescheduling of movers, as I had 2 storage rooms to load and unload, which had to be changed and rescheduled. Unexpected expenses for food, hotels, cleaning clothes, as I was not prepared for such delays for me and my dachshund. Unexpected traveling without air conditioning. Delay and usage of my valuable time.

    There was NO Reason for the UHaul location in Pineville, NC, to give me OLD equipment that was not able to drive across the country, had not even had minimal maintenance updated on it, and no due diligence to ensure lights were working. I should have been given newer, functioning equipment that had a much better opportunity to drive across the county.

    The truck they gave me had been in a previous wreck with the bottom of the truck torn and hanging off the truck. A sticker was on it, stating it had been previously claimed by insurance. Honestly, the Uhaul in Pineville, NC, just wanted to have someone rid them of this truck and the old car trailer. This rental had to do more with them getting rid of old equipment than giving me the proper equipment I had paid for and usually get from UHaul.

    My life was put in harm’s way by UHaul renting me a defective car trailer and a truck that was not up to date on its maintenance. Not having an air conditioner in July on the Gulf Coast was not healthy for a 63 year old. I was charged $74 for returning the truck 1 day late, despite me being delayed 40 hours on 2 different repair stops. UHaul used to be a company where the equipment you rent was in good shape. No more. I was compensated $50 for my hotels, food, 40 hour delay, driving without air conditioning, and 2 stops for repairs.

    8 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 22, 2020

    This is my 3rd attempt to contact a supervisor or someone at U-haul who gives a ** about their customer service! Now the manager at Midwest city Oklahoma u-haul calls and gives me some freaking number to call my credit card company and tell them to take one of the charges off my statement! He charged me $121. and $116. So I was charged twice! Now I have to fix this!!! Is this standard procedure?

    As I stated in the last email. I went online and reserved a half ton in Shawnee OK but when I got there it was closed and the lady on the phone said they took it to Midwest city. The lady at Midwest city was so snappy on the phone I just hung up. When I got there the manager stuck me with a van. I used way more gas than I would have in the half ton truck. I am asking for a full refund, if you ever want me to use u-haul again. This has been a nightmare and it's still going. Now I have to take time. I don't have to call the credit card company and write you all. Please email me.

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 13, 2020

    After having my 26' U-Haul and all my belongings were stolen which was eventually found and towed to an impound lot I couldnt get an answer on when I would be able to retrieve what items were left in the U-haul. It took a week for them to get the U-haul out of the impound at which point I had to fly back to Texas and sort through the mess that was left. I was informed I would not be charged due to these circumstances.

    After about two weeks now the reservation still remains open and I am still being charged the amount. I've spent over 6 hours on hold while being bounced back and forth between departments while everyone just tells me they can't help me. That's such and such department. Part of the charges that I am being charged are from the days the U-haul was in the impound lot. I am unable to get an actual finalized receipt which I need to claim due to traveling because of government duties. This has been a catastrophic experience and not one U-haul representative has helped me solve these issues.

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: July 9, 2020

    Beware of Uhaul and their promises of delivered service!! I ordered a trailer hitch from Uhaul from Kanis Road location in Little Rock, AR (8) days ago paying in advance. They called me the day of installation saying my hitch was backordered? Shouldn't they of known at the time of the order? Plus I needed this hitch to pull a trailer down to Florida for my vacation!!! Thanks Uhaul! Now I have to find some other means of transportation the DAY BEFORE my vacation!! They are extremely untrustworthy and need to be called out on this for anyone else relying on them!!

    8 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: June 29, 2020

    We wanted to start a recent local move at 7am, and scheduled a truck using U-Haul’s 24/7 service. We received a confirmation email, and when I checked the night before, my time was still listed as 7am. Lo and behold, when I got to U-Haul at 7am, I was told through their online system I could not pick up the truck until the store opened at 9am. I received absolutely zero correspondence that the time had changed.

    When I called customer service, they had the nerve to A. Tell me it was my fault because I had not confirmed the reservation (What? There was no way to do this), and B. Send me to another phone line for scheduling help that they guaranteed me would be open at the time of my call, except, of course, it was not. When I finally came back to pick up the truck at 9, the site provided only one of the two dollies I had asked for and paid for, also with no advance notice. I was able to get some money back by DMing U-Haul on Twitter, but I will never use this company again for anything related to moving.

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    Original review: June 26, 2020

    Whoever did this invoice are thieves!!!! You charged $135 then you reimburse the money yourselves under oil change!!!! Because it wasn't reimbursed to my bank account. I will be reporting this to the Better Business Bureau!!!! No wonder you never responded to my email.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: June 21, 2020

    Rented a truck and trailer. Day before pick up received a call that the trailer broke but there is another one 25 miles away. Get a call the day of pick up that the trailer is not available, the guy refuses to return. I make arrangements for following weekend, received text confirmation. When I go online to check on order, my reservation is canceled. The local U-Haul locations will not answer the phone, I was told that they are too busy. Stay away from this place.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: June 19, 2020

    GO WITH BUDGET. THEY GIVE 20% DISCOUNT which was 30% cheaper then U-Haul. My story: 1530 I made a reservation to rent a truck from U-Haul in N. Charleston, SC at 0730 the next morning. I called the location to add a hand truck for my move. I had a guaranteed reservation or "we will give you $50." BEWARE OF U-HAULS GUARANTEES, THEY ARE WORTHLESS! 1715 I received a call from GIA from the U-Haul call center. She said she was sorry that the location never set up my reservation for an online pickup. The store will open at 9am.

    I had already arranged to be dropped off at the interstate exit by my neighbor on his way to work and now I needed to wait in a not so desirable neighborhood. GIA was unable to find me a better location. I asked for my Guarantee $50 and she laughed at me. I asked for a supervisor, next came TISH an area manager. USELESS and not willing to help. Bottom Line: I now rent with BUDGET. Military TEAM, Budget gives 20% off your move.

    3 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: June 12, 2020

    My name is Jill ** phone number **. June 5, 2020. I made a reservation to to pick up UHaul at the grab in go store. A manual contract had to be done because uhaul system was down. After approximately an hour and half of phone calls between customer service and the authorization approval people, nothing was ever accomplished. However, I received notification that two transactions in the amount of $54.20 each had been taken out of my account. For the manual contract I was asked to give my card number over the phone. The last person I spoke with from uhaul over the phone was impatient, wouldn’t answer my questions, and disconnected from me. 2 1/2 hrs. Goes by and no progress. I had to pay for an Uber to get home.

    The next day I called about the money that should not have been taken out of my account, and uhaul employee told me that wasn’t a problem on uhaul end that I need to take it up with my bank. I called back and spoke to another uhaul employee and she stayed that the money was just on hold and it would be released within 48 hours. It’s been a week now, I called again and was given 2 authorization codes, and told to call my bank and give them these codes, and hope for the best. I have run out of patience, and this is unacceptable. A supervisor with knowledge of all the details beginning with the reservation I made, needs to contact me within 24 hours, with the solution that will be acceptable by me, for this to be resolved. Or further action will be taken, Thanks, Jill **.

    2 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: May 24, 2020

    It doesn't matter whom you speak to; you will get a different answer, including cost. I rented two boxes, and only one arrived at the correct destination in twelve days. However, they were unable to find the other box. Eventually, it was found still sitting in the original city that it was loaded in, and it arrived close to three weeks later. When I called the General Manager in Georgia, she said my 'compensation' for their error was that I would not be charged anything additional for the box to be sent to the correct location. In other words, Uhaul wouldn't charge me for their screw up. I questioned her about some of the charges and let her know that I had verified the fees with three different people. She stated that she dealt with this all the time and that it is an ongoing problem.

    Pretty much nobody knows what they're doing. When I got the second box, all the totes were upside down or on their side with the contents everywhere. The first box's door was bent to the point that I could not get the lock off, and after finally getting the lock off, to close again, I had to use a hammer. If you are looking for a cheap way to move and Uhaul sounds less expensive than hiring movers, DON'T DO IT! You will regret it, and in the end, it will not be cheaper!

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: May 15, 2020

    I have used UHaul before with no real problems, but this time reserving 3 weeks in advance to be safe. Got a call 24 hours before picking up that no truck would available and needed to travel 75 miles further to pick one up. What's the point of making reservations if not to have equipment reserved? Had made plans and appointments scheduled based on original reserved date, but now needed to change or cancel due to this inconvenience.

    Meeting with realtors, who's schedule I was on for a move-in, to Medical appointments, which were even more difficult to reschedule due to their traveling to different offices weekly, and had to cancel physical therapy due to the delays interfering with their schedule. Called corporate office and representative Very cordial and directed me to scheduling. Same story, "maybe in a few days". No help there reserving, first come first served, and additional travel beyond the 30 miles involved. They have us as a captive audience when in living in a rural area.

    10 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: May 13, 2020

    I rented a U-Haul truck on April 28, 2020 from Lake Charles Louisiana and paid $641.35 for my truck $51.05 for moving equipment and $325.00 for moving help. When I arrived at U-Haul in Lake Charles Louisiana and started the mobile pickup I was informed of a $100.00 deposit due to me paying with a debit card. On May 1, 2020 I returned the U-Haul truck to my designated drop off location, followed the instructions in the mobile app and called the U-Haul customer care line to assure the drop off information was submitted correctly. The lady that I spoke with assured me that everything was good. I asked the agent about my $100 deposit because I only received a refund of $65.00 and she told me that was my refund minus the extra day and insurance on truck. I then asked her about the $5.95 handlers fee from the movers and was told about making a review before I would receive that refunded to my account.

    Today at 4:47pm my card was charged $89.40! I call customer care center and spoke with an agent that had no clue about my $100 deposit and tells me that the extra 89.40 was for my late return! I asked to speak to her supervisor (Samantha) which also could not explain to me about where my money went and why or how my deposit went missing through the mobile app, why I was over charged at the time of pickup and that’s why I received the $65.00 and why I was told on May 1, 2020 that the extra day was taken out of my deposit and the $65.00 is what I had left. I was also told the $89.40 was taken because that was my extra day with the truck and she reopened my reservation for her higher up team to look at.

    I don’t know if this is an issue with the mobile app or the U-Haul employees don’t knowing what they are doing. Why am I missing my $100 deposit and another $89.40 has been taking from my account? I have used U-Haul over 6 times in the past 10 years and have never encountered these issues until I used this mobile app but after dealing with my money missing, nobody can explain where my money went and the company is still taking money from me, I will never waste my time with this company again! U-Haul has stolen from me and my family! I am a very disappointed customer and out of $189.40 with horrible customer service and lies from my agent on May 1, 2020 nobody has yet to help me!

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: April 9, 2020

    U-Haul rep were awful. No one knows where my box is or the correct contract number. Customer and managers have terrible attitude and refuse to respond to their mistakes. This company is terrible and I will sue them if I do not get my stuff back.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: April 2, 2020

    Rented a 15 ft truck in Lee’s Summit Missouri to move furniture to Naples Florida approximately 1500 mile trip, truck was so noisy. We had a difficult time communicating in the cab. When we got to hot temperatures in Florida I turned on the air conditioning and it only blew hot air. We called the company and reported it, thus we had to drive 7 hours sweating in the truck with the windows down. I then reported it to the U-Haul drop off point. It has now been 6 weeks and have not received any contact from the company, thus we will never use the U-Haul company again. I am considering disputing the 1600.00 charge on my credit card. So beware if you are renting a vehicle!

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    Original review: March 30, 2020

    U-Haul is nothing but scum of the earth. Back in 2016 when my wife and I were moving into my mother's house we got a uhaul because we thought it would save us money, little did we know they Illegally charged us for going to 2 different cities when we never went to. Plus they charged us for gas that we put in the tank before returning. They charged us for fuel that we never used and said we used more mileage than claimed. So they put me on the "don't rent to list" which is bs, they told me I still owe them $65 which is a lie. I wouldn't even recommend uhaul to my worst enemy. STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS. THEY LIE, CHEAT, AND STEAL!!!!

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    Original review: March 24, 2020

    I reserved a truck online. I wanted a truck to be at the location chosen. I was not able to get that as per phone call. I then had to confirm with an Iphone. I dont have one. I called and chatted 6 times to get my point across about not having a phone. Last person I spoke to said it was fine to show my driver's license in person. I still had to drive 45 minutes to pick up truck rather than 20. I am so disappointed.

    3 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: March 17, 2020

    I took my car in to have a trailer hitch installed. The car sounded fine. When I went to pick the vehicle up there was an exhaust leak that made the car sound rough. I contacted the company. Told him before I left the facility. They refuse to acknowledge that they made a mistake.

    2 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Feb. 11, 2020

    My husband and I moved to Florida from Keene NH recently. We went to the Keene NH Facility to rent these items. Moving truck and Car hauler. We waited for 15 minutes yelling, "Is anyone here," to walk around the building and find your so call manager and one other employee smoking beside the building. Who is there to wait on customers. We asked for the girl, younger than the manager who was so nice and helpful when we went in to ask about the pricing. We were told she didn't work there anymore. We were treated with disdain after asking for the other girl that. We were told if we didn't like who was waiting on us we could get out My husband and I walked out. No wonder the nice girl no longer works there. Budge in Brattleboro VT was more than willing to take our money and were very helpful. And Guess what....when we walked in they had someone there to greet us, not around the building smoking and leaving the store unattended.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Feb. 10, 2020

    I used U-Haul for the first time ever to rent a van for 2 hours to move a mattress. I walked in and started to go thru the reservation process with the rep (who wasn’t pleasant). After a few minutes he handed me the keys, told me to replace the gas I used before returning it and made mention that my reservation was being texted to me. Ok. Easy.

    I did what I needed to do without incident, put more gas in it than needed and proceeded to return the van. There were 2 drop offs ahead of me so I waited patiently in line. A different employee approached me and took my key, asked if I replaced the gas and told me I’d get a receipt via text. Never received the receipt.

    The next morning I checked my credit card statement, and discovered a $550 charge! I called customer service and was informed this was for damage to the vehicle!! I informed the rep that there was no way I had damaged it, but there was nothing she could do besides email me the incident report. She then asked if I had done the vehicle inspection prior to leaving the lot. I didn’t know what she was talking about, the rep never explained anything about an inspection and this being my first time, I was naively unaware of this procedure.

    Not only did the rep not inform me to perform a vehicle inspection, they took the vehicle back, never called to inform me of the damages and never emailed a receipt. They just charged the card on file! No explanation- no correspondence— nothing!! I am now taking this up with corporate because I feel scammed. Why wasn’t I informed of an inspection prior to leaving the lot? Why didn’t they call me after I returned it to ask about damages? Why didn’t I get a receipt like they stated I would? They just charge your credit card and hope you don’t realize it. Sounds very fishy to me. Please be aware. This is the Mt Pleasant location in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

    8 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Feb. 8, 2020

    We rented a car tow dolly. The tires were bald, blew out, waited for hours to be replaced. Cost us time, hotels, meals, fuel and they didn’t reimburse us for anything. Horrible company and experience.

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    Original review: Feb. 6, 2020

    So I ordered a 26-foot truck for a one-way move of 77 miles. The morning of the move I get a phone call that they didn't have that size truck. They were going to give me two trucks for the price of the one truck. That they were giving me extra days and extra mileage to get it done. When I went to pick up the first truck from the first location, she told me it'd be a hundred and twenty something dollars and I said I already prepaid. She made a phone call and left a voicemail, no one was available to help her. I went ahead and paid, because I had movers standing there getting paid for nothing. So, I just figured U-Haul refund me since I already paid for it. And researching would happen, reservations did not link my two orders together.

    Since calling U-Haul this week to get my refund they're saying because they're extra miles. They credited me $80 of the $127 because of mileage. So all the stuff they said they were giving me the extra free mileage the extra days no they didn't give it to me. I had to pay!!!! They took me for an extra $50 that was not rightfully theirs. They did not have the equipment to get my move done in one trip!! So they weasel $50 in mileage out of me or whatever it is they're claiming it is. I still am not clear on that. I've used them many times for moves but you can bet I will NEVER EVER use them again and I will be sharing this story for the rest of my life, they are crooks. They say they're going to GIVE you something then they make you pay for it. Use at your own risk. You will regret it!!!

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Feb. 5, 2020

    We rented from our local U-Haul rental provider after making the reservation online. The estimate was much less than the actual cost. We were quoted an estimate and that amount was debited from our account. When we turned the truck in the actual cost was figured by Uhaul and that amount was debited from our account. The original estimated amount was not credited to our actual invoice. In essence Uhaul charged us twice and will refund the held money in 3-5 business days. When questioning Uhaul regarding these charges, they stated it is in their contract. The contract which is only available in the smallest of print. Don't rent from them unless you want to pay more and get less than the other rental companies. Upfront it seems like a good deal, but the small print will get you every time.

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    Original review: Feb. 4, 2020

    I can see why this local UHaul (UHaul Moving and Storage of Vestavia, AL) is not listed on Angie's List, HomeAdvisor's, or has a Better Business Bureau affiliation. After driving in from out of town to get a hitch installed on my car, and having confirmed that the parts were in, several days in advance, when I arrived for my reservation, I was told the parts were NOT in! When asked how that could be, after verifying the parts several days beforehand, I was told their employees were trained to say "yes." My biggest disappointment was the absence of any apologies whatsoever. I was then promised I would be contacted AS SOON as the parts did arrive. That never happened. I had to call the corporate office the day before my rescheduled reservation (on a holiday weekend, of course) to finally verify that the parts had arrived. [5 Stars to the Corporate office for their assistance!] This is the type of service you should expect should you choose to do business at this location.

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    Original review: Feb. 3, 2020

    Let me preface this by saying I have been a U-Haul customer for years, using them at least five times in the past 10 years or so. I have never had much of an issue with them, aside from maybe using their horrible app to pick up a rental van. This time, though, U-Haul showed me what I believe is their TRUE colors. I made a reservation online for a one-way long-distance move, with a car trailer, furniture pads, and added insurance. The next day, I went to my online UHaul account to add an additional driver. At that time, I learned that my requested location was no longer listed, nor was the car trailer, furniture pads, or insurance, although I provided my credit card information to make a deposit the day prior.

    I called UHaul, and their customer service person told me that my REQUEST was under review by a manager--not my RESERVATION. A REQUEST. And there was nothing that rep could do. So, I contacted UHaul via Twitter where I was told that the only thing ever on my account was the 20' truck, and that they could not make a promise regarding the pick-up location of the truck. They said someone would call me THE DAY BEFORE MY MOVE to confirm pick up location and equipment availability.

    So, basically, if you book online, that is simply a REQUEST and not a RESERVATION, and they don't even really know how/if they'll be able to honor it until the day before you must pick up the equipment. I informed the rep that my move date was non-negotiable because I'm starting a new job, and she reiterated the process to me. I have since cancelled my request to rent from U-Haul and put in an actual reservation with a different company that not only honors pick-up location, but also has unlimited mileage.

    6 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Feb. 2, 2020

    Based on my experience with U-Haul, I can tell you that not only do they have horrific service, rude reps, they could care less about endangering YOUR LIFE & those on the road with you!! It all started with a simple reservation to pick up a truck and an auto trailer for a oneway interstate move. The night before pick up, I got a call telling me that I’d have to go to another location to pick up the truck. Not the end of the world. Then the rep went on to tell me that the auto transport was at a second location 4 miles away. I asked if they could at least get the transport to the same location the truck I was renting. His response. “We don’t offer that service.”

    I called them back in the morning to ask if they could get the equipment I was renting to a single location. Honestly, is that too much to ask of a nationwide company that rents trucks & auto transports?!?!? Well, that rep assured me that the auto transport would be at the location I was renting the truck in Watts, not the Westchester location I confirmed and paid in full for a pick up several days in advance. She claimed she updated my reservation, so off I went to the location.

    Upon arrival at the Watts location, they told me that they didn’t have a reservation for the auto-transport. The office called corporate and spoke to L.A. reservation manager “Leoné”. She changed that reservation over to the location I was getting my truck. They then hooked that auto transport to the truck. The rep began looking over the paperwork and luckily found that the auto-transport was NOT SAFE for my vehicle. I was thankful, but still upset as I would have to drive to the other location and get the transport EVEN THOUGH I WAS REASSURED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING THAT MORNINGS PHONE CALL.

    BUT IT GETS MUCH WORSE AND LIFE-THREATENING! I got my truck for the 350+ mile rental with 1/8 tank gas. Spectacular service, huh?!? I went to the next location to pick up the transport, they no longer had the reservation as it had been changed to the truck location. No one bothered to get that updated. They simply could care less about any moniker of service whatsoever! I called the corporate office and got the charming (HEAVY SARCASM!!) Leoné who was rude and said this was “all my fault ‘cause I had had kepted changing’ my reservation location.” This is how U-Haul treats someone spending north of $700.00 dollars!!

    SO HERE COME THE LIFE THREATENING PART! They connected my auto transport and I headed off to the closest gas station in a pretty sketchy neighborhood where cashiers protect themselves with bulletproof plexiglass. I had to get gas for the 10/ gallon vehicle that Haul rented me with close to an empty tank.

    I loaded up all that day and got on the road. I noticed what I thought was a slow leak on the tire of the auto transport. I filled it with air and listened to the sidewall for hissing. It seemed to be fine. I took a picture, but didn’t notice the worn tread that shows this piece of equipment has been on the road with a slow leak for THOUSANDS OF MILES!!

    I went on the road and drove from LA to just count of Baker and pulled off to check the tire and use the restroom. That tire had lost quite a bit of air and at that point, I felt it was dangerous to myself and those around me to be traveling 55mph down a highway with a leaky tire that had bald treads on the outside and inside. At this point I was so fed up and just plain exhausted, I slept in the truck and waited for morning to get service to a replacement company to continue my move.

    When the tow truck driver arrived, he confirmed that the tread-wear was obviously from thousands of miles of wear and NOT just a few hundred from LA to the location I froze my butt off overnight. He replaced the tire and I headed out to my final destination. Because of all this, I was charged an extra day for the truck. But, hey, they took a $50 off for possibly killing me and anyone else on the road for hundreds of miles. Don’t even consider using U-haul. They should AT LEAST refund the entire amount, if not compensate me for risking my life with willful neglect of equipment!

    U-Haul rented me a truck with an auto transport that put my life at risk! The auto-transport had a leaking tire that showed thousands of miles of tread-wear establishing the neglect over an extended amount of time. This has photographic and video documentation as well as the tow truck driver stating that this tire has been in bad shape with a leak for thousands of miles.

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    Original review: Jan. 25, 2020

    I rented a truck that had a pin broke in the steering mechanism behind the tire. I didn’t know this until I had the truck loaded and got out on the interstate and picked up a little speed and the truck shook so bad it felt like the tire was going to fall off. I called U-Haul and they had me take the truck back to my house. After the mechanic they sent out found the problem they had a tow truck tow my truck with my stuff to a storage building where I was moving.. 5 hours a way. My mother had passed away a few months prior and I had some of her furniture I had inherited on the back of the truck. Needless to say, when they raised the truck everything shifted so my mother's things along with my new washer and dryer and a few other things were damaged.

    When I called U-Haul they did not want to compensate anything but offered me 175.02 for my troubles. Thanks U-Haul. Hope it doesn’t bankrupt you. Oh wait... I haven’t even received the 175.02 yet and now no one will return my call so now when I call they say it has been closed. Never will I recommend U-Haul to anyone!!! Had to rent a Penske truck just to take my stuff where I needed after U-Haul left my truck at a storage unit! No problems with Penske at all!!! Highly recommend.

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    Original review: Jan. 25, 2020

    My mother made reservations for a 25 ft truck back in September of 2019 for December 28, 2019. On the day that she was scheduled to pick up the truck at the Odessa, TX location on Kermit highway she received a call from a Uhaul representative stating they did not have any trucks and they were being given away on a first come first serve basis. This caused a delay of her getting moved to the DFW area. On Dec 29th she received a call from Uhaul around 9am stating they were able to locate a truck and she could come in to pick it up. She told them she was not able to get out to the location until 4pm that evening. By 3PM she had received a call stating they no longer had a truck due to first come first serve again.

    On Dec 30th. I had to drive from Odessa, TX to San Angelo, TX to pick up the truck and Uhaul did not try to make things right in any kind of way. The Odessa, TX locations are terrible and unprofessional on Kermit Highway. The 1800 number that you contact to make reservations do not communicate with the local branches to ensure that there are trucks available. This was a very terrible experience and it cost me additional fees due to the delayed response of getting a truck. I would recommend anyone to run far away from this company.

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    Original review: Jan. 16, 2020

    Needed to help get a friend out of a bad situation and rented truck (so I thought) for one night. The keys for the truck were NOT in the lockbox so the person on the phone continued giving box numbers until I found keys in a box. Found keys and the contract was supposed to be updated. The contract was never amended. Filed a STOLEN VEHICLE report with local POLICE. 6 days later finally straightened out and charged for larger vehicle for entire time.

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    Original review: Jan. 7, 2020

    I posted a credit card and reserved a trailer with U-Haul. They emailed me a confirmation with a pickup time and location. Based on their confirmation I hired a crew of guys to meet at my home to load the trailer. The location was closed, so after several emergency calls, U-Haul company representative wasn’t able to reach the location owner. U-haul did scheduled another location several miles away, which took over a hour of driving time. Paying people for doing nothing is very frustrating, especially when U-Haul failed to fulfill their obligations to supply a trailer at the proper time and location. They did apply a $50 credit that didn’t come close to covering my expenses. I contacted customer service and was told the $50 was the best management could do. I would highly recommend not using a company who provides more lip service than customer service.

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    Original review: Jan. 6, 2020

    I was held hostage and extorted by U-Haul. I made a one-way reservation for a truck from Vancouver WA to Molalla Oregon. I picked up the truck with no problems but when I went to return the truck in Molalla I was told that I need to return the truck in a different town, because Molalla had too many trucks and could not accept any returns. I spoke with the reservation manager on the phone and told her that I contracted to return in Molalla, but she told me that was not possible and I need to drive 30 minutes out of my way to take the truck to a different location. I told her that I don't see how that is my problem since my contract was to return to Molalla, and how many trucks they had there was their issue not mine.

    When I insisted that I needed to drop off the truck in Molalla as we had agreed she got very belligerent and said if I dropped it off there I would be charged an Additional $400 for dropping off at the wrong location. I asked how can it be the wrong location when it is where I contracted to go. She told me that it is the wrong location because she is telling me it is, and I must drop off where she tells me to go. The drop off she wanted me to take the truck to was 25-30 minutes away. I said if I do that then I am not paying for extra mileage and gas. She said, "I will waive the extra miles if there are any but you have to pay for the gas!"

    I have to pay for the gas to go out of my way to help you get a truck to where you want it to go and not where it is what I contracted for. This is Extortion, and I have heard of moving companies pulling this kind of shady stuff where they hold your belongings unless you pay a higher rate, but now it seems U-Haul has decided to extort customers and not allow them to drop off the truck at the location they contracted for a pay a very high fee. Very bad customer service and very poor business practice.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 20, 2019

    U-Haul has failed to refund my money after over charging me $250. I was forced to wait 5 business days before they would action the incorrect refund. Now it has been 15 business days and I was just told that my refund is still not processed. I asked to speak to a manager and it was deflected with no option to look after it. I will pay more in the future to avoid this company at all costs!!!

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 20, 2019

    I was stuck on the side of the highway, at night, for 6 hours with no Uhaul help. I called every 30 minutes and spoke with multiple customer service reps who claimed they were sending a mechanic out (we overheated and blew a line causing the truck to have no coolant). After the first hour, with no call back, we continued to call. After hour two with no call back, we were told that they were going to send a tow truck. After hour three, the truck was dispatched but didn't come for another 3 hours. Not only was the truck from over 1.5 hours away, but it was not equipped with the tools to remove the drive shaft from the truck, thus, making the tow longer.

    What should have been a 2 hour trip back turned into a 9 hour, 25 degree, rainy, dark nightmare. The only positives of the night were the few managers who claimed we would get the full uhaul refund, Lyft refund (they towed us to our destination to unload but then left us there with no ride), gas refund, and refund for the time as we were late on the delivery.

    After three weeks of calling customer service to check in on my customer action claim, I have yet to get one call back. I received one nasty email claiming that their help was adequate in the situation and that was it. Since the case, we have received money back for the Lyft and the uhaul, but they refuse to refund the gas (a lot in a 26 ft truck) or our time. Our case has since been escalated to a Marketing President but we have yet to hear back despite my weekly calls to customer service. All in all, good luck hearing back from this company whether you are stranded on the side of the road or trying to just speak with a manager or president about the case. All I want is a firm answer but have yet to get one. Do. Not. Rent. Uhaul.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 19, 2019

    My husband and I reserved a 4x8 trailer online several weeks ago from a location in Hudson, Wisconsin. When he arrived to pick it up today, he was told they had upgraded him to a larger size. Now this might seem nice of them, but not when you only have two or three smaller items to transport and the size of the larger trailer puts a strain on your vehicle. (We are now at the highest tow rating for our vehicle.) There were other 4x8 trailers on the lot at the time and after inquiring my husband was told those were spoken for. We explained that we were traveling long distance and were going to have to navigate mountain passes and could we not have the smaller one like we had reserved in the first place. They refused.

    I complained to Customer Service. Twice. They connected me to the scheduling office who promptly told me that none were available in a 59 mile radius of where we live. I again explained that there were several on the lot where we received the trailer. I was told, "Sorry, those were not available." UHAUL has not tried to lift a finger to rectify this and what could be a dangerous situation. If there was going to be a shortage or if they were not going to be able to deliver on their reservation, then they need to give their customers a heads up to give them time to make other arrangements. UHAUL has not given us this option. A couple years back, the company's CEO gave out his cell number saying he wanted to hear from his customers. Well, I called, texted and emailed and still have not heard back. I do not recommend using this company for anything. It will certainly be the last time I do. I would give them no stars if that was an option.

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 18, 2019

    I had a bedbug infestation after using a U Haul truck and a certified exterminated determined that the infestation came from the moving truck. I filed a claim with the insurance company that I took out when I rented the truck and it was denied. The cost of the exterminator and having to wash and bag all of our belongings was $1000.00+. The attitude that u haul took regarding this issue was “not our problem”. Do not rent from u haul unless you want to deal the the added cost, the time to clean and remove your belongings from your home and the worry of having bugs in your bed.

    5 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 16, 2019

    The vehicle ran well, but that was the only good part of my experience with U-Haul. I was told I could pick up and drop off my vehicle during off-hours, "using our app!" Well, the app is non-functional. I arrived early on a COLD winter morning, before the location opened, but the app said I had no reservations. Same with the regular website, although I had a confirmation email clearly showing my reservation time. I waited on hold for the "24/7" customer service, which NEVER picked up after 30 minutes. I had to start my trip 2 hours late, after the location had opened. Same experience dropping the vehicle off -- I had to wait until they opened the next morning, which made me late for work. Manager at the location would take no responsibility and would not offer me anything to make up for the inconvenience. He only said, lamely, "that system is new and has a lot of glitches." Not even, "We're sorry about that." If you have any other option, avoid U-Haul.

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 8, 2019

    Horrible racist, wouldn't rent a truck to me as the wife said I needed additional verification outside what was stated on the website and meanwhile a white guy with just one verification came in, they left me and attended to him even after I offered to give them my SUV as collateral outside 2 identification cards.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 7, 2019

    U-Haul has no communication within its own company, to the point where the rental station we were to drop off the truck and get the car detached from apparently isn't open on weekends... And we only JUST NOW got that information when we're two days into our trip. So not only do they have no idea what they're doing, but they can't even uphold the agreements they make. If you need to move, seek out a different company. I definitely will from now on.

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    Original review: Dec. 6, 2019

    Let me start by saying I will never use Uhaul again after the last experience. I even told one of the location managers that, and he actually lied to me about a competitor's rates to dodge the issue. We left the pickup location with tires underinflated by 30psi and what we were later told was a bad alignment. At the time we contacted Uhaul, I specifically asked to exchange the rental for a different one. I even offered to drive it back to a rental location.

    They refused, saying that most locations don't have the ability to inspect the vehicle and approve the exchange. So, according to Uhaul, they are not capable of maintaining their fleet. Instead, what they are doing is waiting until a customer notices an issue, and then trying to fix it while the customer is stranded on the side of the road, so then Uhaul is getting paid for the down-time as well as the rental. What's worse is they do not have mechanics doing the work. They send tow truck drivers out to "inspect" and "repair" the vehicles on the side of the road.

    Roadside assistance is fine for issues that it should be used for. A bad alignment is not one of those issues, and telling the customer that 90% of cars on the road handle like the vehicle they are driving, which we were told by 2 different Uhaul employees, is not a repair, and it certainly is not a correct or safe thing to do. The van handled badly at highway speeds when empty, and once it was loaded it was a constant struggle to drive. It was so bad that after driving it for around 1500 miles, I had to relearn steering my personal vehicle. The van, in its state at the time of pickup, should not have been rented. I should not have been told to keep driving it, and I vocalized that multiple times to around 6 different people in person and on the phone.

    Each interaction with Uhaul staff was similar. They would cite policy that they don't do exchanges of rental equipment. They couldn't unless it was from their lot, and they would downplay the issue and/or deny there was an issue, and then of course, refuse to exchange the rental. In the end I contacted Uhaul for a refund, because they offered nothing for the 4 hours of time they caused us to waste and of course nothing for the refusal to exchange the vehicle as they decided there was no need to. They refunded $80.00 of a $745.00 charge. Not acceptable, and when I disputed the rest of the charge, Uhaul used the fact I "accepted" the service (I obviously did not) as reason I was not entitled to a refund. In short, the staff will lie to you and dodge or flat out deny issues, and upper management will not care that it is happening. Use some other company. Uhaul is trash.

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    Original review: Dec. 4, 2019

    I reserved a truck for Omaha Nebraska. Was supposed to leave at 8:00 in the morning. I got a call at 8:00 a.m. letting me know my truck was not available. We had a drive to Iowa to get the truck. Made it from Iowa to Omaha while in Omaha when we realized there a different U-Haul. Had our credit card info and had double charged our card overdrawing our bank account. When I contacted U-Haul they seem like they could care less that they just left me in my family stranded 50 miles from town. I had to call a family member and have them drive from Lincoln Nebraska to Omaha Nebraska to bring me cash because of U-haul's mistake. I went and I confronted Mike about it at U-haul. He threatened me telling me I'd never be able to use U-Haul again.

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 2, 2019

    After using UHaul, I wanted to be nice to Uhaul. So, I filled the gas more than I was told (filled full tank) though I was told to fill half and Cleaned the truck before I returned the truck. But I felt a very bad experience with Uhaul at the end. I was charged $ 21.40 as an after-hours service fee. I didn't see this fee written in the contract while renting the truck. I had rented a Budget truck before and never get changed any fees other than they mentioned upfront. Normally, most of the rental companies don't charge fees for after-hours drop off or for key drop-off. In conclusion, I will never use Uhaul in my life and never recommend my friends and family to use Uhaul. $21.40 is not a big amount for me and Uhaul, but Uhaul gives me a very bad experience.

    9 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Dec. 1, 2019

    We scheduled a 24/7 pickup for a local U-Haul carrier at 8:00 AM on a Saturday. I show up at 7:55 AM and begin the online process through my phone. After taking pictures of my face and license, the site just says my account is under review and says to reply to the chat below to ask for help. I reply to the chat - no response. I reply for 10 more minutes with still no reply.

    Finally, I call customer service at around 8:15 AM and when I finally get in touch with someone, they say the 24/7 customer support is different and transfer me to... a receptionist apparently. She can't help me and so she transfers me to a number that rings 7 times and then hangs up. I call back and select the 24/7 option and then sit on hold for 20 minutes until I finally get someone. I tell them my problem and ask what the holdup is and let them know I am now 45 minutes late because of them. They put me on hold and then the phone hangs up. I call back and sit on hold for another 10 - 15 minutes. I give up and call the standard customer service line so I can at least speak to someone. Again, they can't help me and apparently their manager wasn't available to speak with.

    Finally, over an hour after my first call, someone with 24/7 calls back and says they will complete the process over the phone, but only after they waste time calling my wife to confirm she's my secondary contact. What's the point of an online 24/7 pickup if it takes an hour-and-a-half and I have to call customer support and they have to call my wife to confirm who she is? Terrible, but fine - it's almost 9:30 AM, but I finally got my truck after making my friends wait forever for me to show up.

    Then, when I return to drop the truck off at 5:00 PM, the system works better, but at the end it shows that it will charge me for 1000 miles!! on a 35 mile trip. I refute the charges and describe the correct mileage (which I have pictures of) and am told I will be contacted in 48 hours. Six days later (144 hours), I get an email reply with the final bill for the standard charges plus a charge for 95 miles, which I understand is less than 1000 but still greater than the actual 35 miles I used the truck for. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't have an extra $60 laying around to pay for someone else's incompetence.

    So to recap:

    - Their system and subpar customer support made me an hour-and-a-half late
    - They then overcharge me by 965 miles when I return it

    - I refute this with evidence and they still overcharge me by 60 miles

    I requested a full refund. Completely incompetent company with terrible customer support who overcharges you. I'm running out of adjectives to describe how terrible the whole experience from top to bottom has been. Do not recommend for anyone to use in the future. Use Penske if you can.

    8 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Nov. 22, 2019

    WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!! I had a 24/7 rental. The location refused to honor it because he doesn't want to participate in the 24/7 program. Took over an hour to get someone in customer service to get me in a truck. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on movers that I won't get reimbursed for. It took about 4 different phone calls that night, and several hours on hold, just to find out where I was supposed to return the truck because no one updated in the system the changes to my reservation. Cust service was only "willing" to credit me $50 for not having my rental ready on time. Movers cost $130/hour regardless of if you arrive on time or not.

    After following directions and returning the truck to the address I was given, I get not one, but 2 different phone calls from agents that were clueless of the entire debacle asking why I had not returned the truck! So INCOMPETENT on so many levels! Get your act together! Fulfill your contractual commitments and stop blaming the customer for your own poor customer service!

    7 people found this review helpful
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    Original review: Nov. 14, 2019

    I booked a one-way rental and a day or two later U-Haul advised that they couldn't offer the one-way rental at the price to which I had originally agreed. U-Haul then began negotiating with me and we ended up at a price approximately double the original price. When I later tried to resolve this through their customer complaints, they effectively offered nothing. I am now in the process of filing a claim through our court system.

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    Original review: Nov. 13, 2019

    I have used U-Haul twice this year and I must say that I haven't had any issues with them at all. Both location was willing to help and helped me in any way they could. The two locations I used was in Columbia, S.C.

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    Original review: Nov. 13, 2019

    I have rented U-Haul trucks in the past numerous times. This time will be the last. I was overcharged for the mileage and gas then they charged me twice for the rental itself that I am still waiting for it to be put back on my credit card. It's almost three weeks! I called again today, they said my refund of the rental should be back soon but they are disputing the $42.90 they overcharged me for gas and mileage. Are you kidding me???? That they would have a regional manager call me... How ridiculous!!! Multimillion dollar company and they can't give me my $42.90 back. Unreal.. I told them to keep it. They just lost a customer and I will never use them again. Mrs. **.

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    Original review: Nov. 11, 2019

    Excellent customer service! They do what it takes to earn your business. I can respect that! The BIG plus is that this business HONORS our Veterans!! TWO THUMBS UP!! Thank you Krissy **! (Oregon City) You did a remarkable job getting things back on track! My profound appreciation is extended to Nimsi, Cryssi, Robert ** (shout out to Tyler for his service in assisting in loading my car onto the auto transporter - super!) and finally Trayvon and his staff here in Spokane. Impressive folks! U-HAUL HAS NO COMPETITION!!! Their trucks waste no space - the Mom's Attic are super helpful!!

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    Original review: Nov. 10, 2019

    Mathew **-Employee and Nikki **-Area Regional Manager are the most unprofessional people I have ever encountered. DO NOT EVER RENT A UHAUL VEHICLE FROM THIS LOCATION!!! You have been forewarned. I have been charged $192 for the van door lock latch damage that is less than 1/2 in diameter. I advised them that I DID NOT do this and was informed that they would investigate on 11/9/19. If it were not for my bank informing me of an unauthorized charge on 11/10/19, I would not have been aware! Nikki ** advised that she would contact me to let me know her decision and that there was a possibility that I would not be charged. Instead she submits a charge to my card for an unauthorized amount without informing me via call as she indicated!

    I have filed a complaint with Uhaul customer service who will forward this to Chris ** the Regional Manager and I will also file a complaint with the BBB and the Attorney General, as this is unacceptable business conduct. Again, there currently exist far more visible damage that was not documented and they chose to charge me for a ding on the van door in the amount of $192. Disgusting!!!! I will never do business with Uhaul EVER again if this is not resolved!!