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Reviewed Nov. 27, 2010
Not professional. One person tells you something and then the next day another person tells you differently they do not have their facts straighten out. They are rude and argumentative. I ended up using a Toyota rental car instead. Better people, better business, and better assistance.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2010
Friday, Nov. 26, my daughter, Sehronda ** (covered my insurance) went out to go to work, car had to be opened by key, would not automatically unlock. Put key in ignition, it would not do anything. Went to take key out, it would not come out. Called me, I called Enterprise, where we rented the car, they said to call roadside assistance. Called roadside assistance, they said they could not come until I confirmed whether mechanical or something I did and I would be charged $45.00 if not mechanical.
I called Enterprise back. They sent a roadside assistance person, when they arrived there had trouble figuring out how to jump the car because he thought it was the battery. When it did not start with the jump, he called his office back and told he did not know what the problem was. While he was on the phone, I called Enterprise where I rented the car from, so he could explain what was going on. While both parties were on the line, they told him they would contact the enterprise where I rented the vehicle to have it towed.
After approximately 2 hours of waiting, I called Enterprise where I rented from to say was still waiting for a tow. They said, the other Enterprise never called. I called the Enterprise I rented from. They said, they thought the other Enterprise was going to have it tow.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2010
I was in a car accident and needed to rent a car until the insurance claim settled and a new car was purchased. My auto insurance policy covered $19.99 per day up to $600. This was discussed with the representative on the phone who assured me this coverage would be adequate and referred me to Enterprise dealerships in my area. Upon arrival at the Enterprise rental agency, I explained my coverage and the man at the counter, the manager, assured me this was not a problem and they had a small compact car to fit this price.
The rental agreement was signed and my Visa was given to use as a deposit until information could be exchanged from my insurance agency on the following Monday as this occurred on a Saturday morning. The rental agreement stated rates are $39.99/ day then under that it states $19.99/day/special.
Upon returning the vehicle they stated that the $19.99 rate was only a weekend rate. And there is no way they could have suggested it was the everyday rate. I was in no way, shape or form ever notified regarding a change in rate. Now Enterprise is charging my Visa with an additional charge of $299.66 after the insurance payment of the $600.
Despite multiple phone calls to this agency manager and my insurance company's calls to the area manager, they insist the charging is correct. There is no way I would have kept the car the entire 30 days had I thought the rate was $39.99/day. I have attempted to get the charges disputed on the Visa without any result. Enterprise now states they will lower the rate and only charge me $149.66 due to the misunderstanding. I'm furious and wonder how often this probably happens and people just pay it.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2010
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is billing me $320.00 ($19.12 per day) for a 4-day rental. The sales rep that took me to pick up my rental told me that the insurance on the car was $28.00 total, not per day. They did not explain all of the taxes that they are charging me (VLF tax, Arena tax, AP Access Fee, CFE fee, PAI/PEC charge). They are also charging me for 5 days when my receipt states 4 days. As a result, the economic damage that this is causing me is that it is a financial strain on me and my family to try to come up with the money. I do not have 320.00 for a car rental, this is causing me mental stress and I'm already sick about it from worrying.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2010
I have been a loyal customer and have been renting cars from Enterprise since October 2009. They hired my son in June 2010 and fired him on October 29th. I went to try to rent a car and Ricardo was in the process of doing my rental when Ramus came out and told him to hold on. He said that they were trying to close out the ticket that I had and that it would take a while and I would have to come back in a couple of hours. So when I went to try to rent a car, they had me in the computer as a "do not rent" so I realized that they were like that because they fired my son, which has nothing to do with me. I called the corporate office and in the accounting area they said that I did not owe anything, but they put in the computer that my son was stealing filling up my car and that is untrue and they know it that's why they didn't say anything to me while I was there in the office.
I am not sure if the manager doesn't want them to know that he would send my son out on late runs or tell him to go to car star and get a car and then leave and go home and tell him to drive the car to work the next day, but do not drive in front of the building so the camera won't catch it. He doesn't even make sure he gets back with the cars, he also give deals on cars for the trade of alcohol and it is being delivered to the job site by a guy who works at the Walmart in Blue Springs.
I have also seen an employee go over to Quiktrip during business hours and sell gas, they wash their cars on the clock and the manager keeps a card in his wallet at all times. They are using me to hide things that they are doing because whatever had nothing to do with me and I feel they are holding me accountable and that is unfair to me. I had to work and could not get to work. I feel they are blackmailing my name for something that I had nothing to do with.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2010
I rented a minivan from Enterprise Rent-A-Car at 7823 Sudley Rd., Manassas, VA on 10/22/2010. The service person who checked out the car for me was Matthew ** (branch manager). He performed a quick inspection (lasting approximately 30 seconds) of the vehicle while I remained inside the branch. I trusted Matthew to provide an honest and accurate assessment of the condition of the vehicle. He did mention that there were numerous scrapes and marks on the vehicle. And he said that it did appear that the vehicle was involved in a minor accident for which minor cosmetic issues had not been repaired. I signed the required paperwork and left with the vehicle.
I traveled with the vehicle on business to New York. The car was parked in a safe location during my trip to NY. At no time did I observe any damage occurred to the windshield of the vehicle or any other part of the vehicle. I returned the vehicle to Enterprise Rent-a-car at 7823 Sudley Rd., Manassas, VA on 10/28/2010. The vehicle was inspected by a female employee (name unknown) and the assistant branch manager Travis **. Both employees advised me that a small crack in the windshield approximately 1/2 inch in diameter was found and that I would be responsible for the damage. I explained to both individuals that I did not cause this damage and that I should not be held responsible for damage that had already existed on the vehicle prior to my renting it.
Mr. Travis ** became rude and advised me that since I signed off on the inspection form, I would be required to pay for the damages. I feel that this company is being dishonest and is forcing me to pay for damage that I did not cause. In addition, I feel that the way that my concerns were handled by the managers of this establishment shows a clear and convincing disregard for providing quality customer service. I explained to Mr. Travis ** that my complaint is not based on my having to pay money for damages.
My complaint is centered on the principle that I should not be required to pay for damages that were already on the vehicle prior to my renting it and damages that I did not cause. I also explained that it was unacceptable to treat a customer as poorly as these employees have treated me in handling this issue. Needless to say, I want to warn other customers of the way that this Enterprise branch operates and of the poor customer service provided by both **and **.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2010
I had a fender while visiting a daughter in Oklahoma. We waited until we returned to London, KY to have the fender damage repaired. We were contacted by our insurance to get a rental car from Enterprise. The first vehicle was a Kia Sedan. It had scratches and dents on it. I asked the person to note them. He said they don't worry about those unless they are halfway down the side as they consider them normal wear and tear. I didn't like it, but I can't make them do the paperwork.
A few days later, I got a call and was told they sold the car and would put me in a pick up. I returned the car late that afternoon and there was not a problem. They then gave me a 2010 Chevy truck. Again there were scratches on the door, bed, tailgates, etc. I pointed them out and the same guy that gave me the Kia said the same thing about the truck that it was considered normal wear. I assumed since there wasn't a problem with the Kia and the lack of notation, there would be no problem with the truck, even though I am uneasy with this kind of dealings.
I am disabled. I have one leg and breath with the capacity of one lung. I can not walk 30 miles one way home and it was near closing time and I had no choice but to take the vehicle as the man said he would fix the paperwork once inside and didn't want to "delay me" which I took as he wanted to get home. The truck was driven maybe 100 miles and remained parked most of the time and most of that mileage was home - back and forth to London one time and back to Enterprise some total of use.
When I returned the truck there was a different representative. Suddenly, there was "new paint scratch" on the door of about 3 inches long. This is like a 30 - 50 dollar buff out job type scratch. They accused me of doing it. I did not.
I told them half the scratches and dents on the vehicle were not noted. They said the bed area was "normal" damage and they put liners in them anyhow (like why didn't they put one in the first place?). I said, "So it is okay to scratch one part of the truck and not another? It is okay to note some of the marks but not all of them? It is okay to not do your job because it was closing time and then blame someone for a mark that was already there?" I told them had I done it and since I was picking up my truck from the body shop, I would have had it buffed out, but since I did not do it and I was told it would not be a problem on return I did not have it done.
Of course they made a big issue wanting my insurance information, etc. Well, they had it since that is who rented the truck. I contacted my insurance and the body shop. I was told by the body shop that office in London, KY was famous for doing this kind of stuff. The insurance apparently will not pay for it and I am getting letters from Enterprise. They do shoddy business in my opinion and I will not deal with those ** again. I'll walk first or ride my wheelchair
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2010
I rented a car and when they were trying to sell me some protection, I only asked for the damage waiver. I went to sign the contract and the agent tried to include the PAI coverage (medical coverage for me). I told her that I didn't want it but she tried to insist that they only sell protection as a package. I told her that it wasn't right. She argued with me so I decided to leave. I felt like someone tried to rob me and they just got away with it without going to jail. For all I know, the district manager just wanted to take 10% off. **!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2010
I rented a car from Enterprise car rental. I was charge $65.00 and some change. The problem was not the amount, it is how they did it. I didn't have enough credit on my credit card. I had to use some fund from my debit card also, so it was $100.00 on hold with my debit card and a $100,00 on my credit card. So when I return the car on Friday morning, I told them to take it from my credit card. So he was suppose to take the hold off of my debit card and charge the full price from my credit card. They did not tell me once they release my funds from my debit card. It would take 3-5 days, before it goes back to my account, will not rent from them again and that is a promise.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2010
I had talked to someone to reserve a car. That person told that there would be a 250 dollar hold on the credit card and that I would be able to pay cash or debit upon my return. I chose to pay by my debit card. They took 460 dollars from my credit card and it was denied due to the fact that there was only $300 in my account just enough to hold the car.
I was told that my rental would be $121 for the weekend special (Fri-Mon); then, when I got there, another employee told me that I would not be able to leave New Jersey. Then on top of that, the car I reserved was unavailable. I missed half of my son's wedding with the trouble of renting this car from Enterprise. So at the last minute, I had to turn to another car rental company at a higher price.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2010
I rented a car for $238. I prepaid gas and got the insurance. They charged my credit card over $400. They won't answer their phone or reply to e-mail. The car was damaged and dirty when I got it and I had them write everything down. How do I find out what the extra charges are?
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2010
On Friday 9/24, I called at 2pm and reserved a standard size car for 4pm. When I arrived at 4, they had no car but offered smaller cars. When I expressed surprise that they would reserve a car, they had no ability to or intention of providing, I was told they could not manufacture cars. They could offer a larger car for a larger price but they did not actually have one. It took three times of insisting to get a business card with a name. I went to Hertz a block away and got a better car for a lower price. The situation was not helped in that every 15 seconds was interrupted by her answering a phone call for 30 seconds to over a minute. Enterprise will not remain the largest company if they cannot comprehend that the customer standing in front of you with his credit card is more valuable than the possible customer on the telephone.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2010
I got charged 19.625% tax! I am from NY and that is not NY tax. I paid $65 for a car I had only 4 hours! I had a to return the car before 6 since they had no drop off box and the fact that the highway was backed up around 4p m. I had to return the car before closing since I had an early flight out and could not wait to turn it in. The bottom line is that I got ripped off!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2010
My husband and I called for a We Pick You Up and they did. At the office, Jennifer at the counter assisted us in renting a Dodge Charger. She walked out to go over the car. She had a clip board with a ruler and a circle on it to look for damages. She said that they only mark scratches 4 inches or larger and dents that are bigger then the circle on the clip board. There was a small dent on the driver side door that was about the size of a quarter. Because it was smaller than the circle on the clip board, she said they do not note them. So we proceeded in the rental.
We did not buy their Insurance but asked for a ride when we return the car. After all the papers were signed, she said they would not give us a ride when returning the car. The day we did return the car the branch manager, Neil ***, was there and as soon he pulled the car up on the computer and saw we did not purchase their insurance, he rushed out to look at the car and said it was damaged. So we go out and see it's the same small dent that Jennifer would not note because it was smaller than their circle.
Neil said it was at lest 4 inches in length and 2 inches wide. That is not true and we took pictures of this dent you could hardly see. He was very rude and charged us a $500 deductible for the damage. We tried to reason with him and he said that;s how they make our money. We will never rent a car from Enterprise again.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2010
Watch out for the "Enterprise $9.99 Weekend Special"! I have been a customer of Enterprise Rent a Car for several years with only minor issues until recently. I booked an economy model car using the advertised $9.99 weekend special. My cost would be no more than $35 for the entire weekend.
I returned the car and upon inspection, was told that the rear bumper had been "damaged." I looked at the bumper led by the sales representative, who showed me small nicks located on the bumper that any observer would say could be touched up with paint using a small brush. The representative told me that I would be contacted regarding the "damage." After discovering that my deposit had not been dropped from my debit card a few days later, I contacted the office and I was told that my deposit was being held until this incident was resolved by the company.
The bottom line is, I feel that the "damage" was certainly not worth the charges that were sought. There were other significant nicks and scratches on parts of the vehicle that obviously had not been repaired. The seats were badly stained and the car (in general) was not in pristine condition. I cannot help feel that this was a seized opportunity to get more money out of this particular rental transaction. Of course, this ends my extensive relationship with this company and I am sharing my experience with friends, family, co-workers, and business associates. Auto renters, beware!
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2010
I rented a van from Enterprise Rent-A-Car for 24 hours. I was not even told that the car was low on fuel. Had I been informed about it, I would have filled it up before going on the motorway. I was under the impression that they would supply me the vehicle with full tank and I would return back full tank of fuel like most responsible car hire company do. As I was driving along the motorway, to my surprise, the fuel warning light came on, I was so stressed I did not know what to do because looking at fuel gauge bars it looked full. In fear of running out of fuel on motorway, I fill the fuel tank to the full thinking they will refund the difference for the fuel left in the tank, after all the company do charge for extra fuel you use at premium rate.
I explained the situation by phoning the car hire company the next day. They told me they will sort something out when I will bring the vehicle back. When I took back the vehicle, I was told by the manager it was my fault for filling the fuel to excessive amount. They will not be able to refund me for the full fuel tank left in the vehicle. If that was the case, why did they not tell me over the phone when I phoned them I could have taken fuel out of the tank. Why did the manager said to me over the phone, “Do not worry we will sort something out when you bring vehicle back.”
This is daylight robbery and a complete rip-off. I have been ripped off for complete tank of fuel, which cost me $85.00. If this is not daylight robbery, what is robbery? The vehicle’s tank.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2010
In May of this year, my girlfriend J. dropped off our car for repairs following a car accident. J. was then driven to an Enterprise Rent-a-Car location in Richmond, BC, by #1 Collision, also in Richmond BC (who did a great job on the car repairs) to pick up the replacement vehicle covered by our ICBC insurance policy. J. takes the car that the Enterprise employee gives her, apparently based on the arrangements made by ICBC and they take a $200 cash deposit for the rental from her. J. doesn't have a credit card and they won't take my card number over the phone.
The Enterprise employee, Eric, has J. sign a rental agreement and then sends her on her way. What Eric didn't tell J. is that the car they gave her is an "upgrade" and costs $20 a day more then what ICBC will pay. To add insult to injury, the employee also checks a box indicating that she "agreed" to additional insurance coverage - even though I have full coverage for the rental car transferred from our car that is under repair.
When J. tries to get her deposit money back, after the rental car is returned undamaged and on time, she is given a total run around for 4 months. First J. is told that the refund will be mailed out then, after several more requests. J. is told that she only gets a partial refund as she "asked for" a more expensive car and then, after even more time and attempts to have her money returned, we are told that she actually owes an additional $114.86 for the extra insurance coverage. So, hoping this is all just some sort of clerical error, we try to sort this out with Enterprise Rent-a-car management and their help desk and our efforts are met with ridicule, we get put off, lied to and then ignored.
Absolutely deplorable business practices for a company over such a relatively insignificant amount of money. To top it all off, Enterprise Rent-a-car then hires a collection agency for the $114.86! This is J. first experience at renting a car and likely for her the last, never mind the last time we ever deal with Enterprise Rent-a-car for anything! What a total rip-off! This happened in Richmond, BC, Canada.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2010
I bought a car extended warranty from US Fidelis. The administrator of the contract was the company above on 4/13/2009. When I filed a claim with this company for an engine repair, the car was a 1996 Chevrolet with 100,041 miles. When my engine went bad, it has 110,200 miles. The claim was disapproved because the engine had "sludge.” The person that I spoke to (Jay) told me that my records showed that a detergent was added to my oil because of sludge. I ask how any body could tell how much sludge was in the engine without taking the engine apart. They could not answer that. Jay made a remark to me that the sludge could have been built up by a pervious owner. I countered that I was the one and only owner since I bought the vehicle new. Again, silence. Bottom line: I paid $5,600 to replace the engine and other cooling system items. I stopped the automatic payments September 11, 2010. On September 17, 2010, I got a call from them asking when I am going to make a payment that I missed. I told them where to go.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2010
On June 26, 2010 I rented a Toyota Corola. I declined their insurance as it was expensive and my own car insurance covers me while driving any vehicle. Within 15-20 minutes I was rear-ended by another car. Fortunately, I was not seriously injured. After giving a statement to the local police, I returned to the rental office to sign off on the Toyota. Ms. Emily presented me with a summary of charges, $16.08 for the time I had the car, plus a damage reimbursement/deductible charge of $200.00. When I asked her about it, she said I would receive credit for the $200 if the accident wasn't my fault. Since the accident wasn't my fault, I signed the statement. They already used my credit card when I originally rented the car earlier. So, relying on Ms. Emily’s assurance that the $200 charge would be credited if the accident was not my fault, like a fool I trusted her and signed the statement.
Now, they're saying I'm liable for damage to the car because I was driving it when the damage occurred. They had no type of disclosure to this effect in their papers I received at the time I tendered the credit card. The insurance company for the driver at fault has paid that driver's claim. When I asked that company around the end of August, 2010, why they hadn't paid Enterprise's claim yet, I was told they still hadn't received a claim from Enterprise. A few days later, on or about Sept. 2, I received a 16 page packet in the mail from Enterprise demanding payment for all damages to the car I rented. I, of course, referred it to my insurance company, who said they would call Enterprise to set them straight. To this date, I have not received credit for the $200 damage reimbursement/deductible nor word that they were acknowledging I was not responsible for the accident. The police report does show that the other driver was charged with the accident.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2010
My wife and I went to the Enterprise branch office in Athens, Ohio where the staffs there were not helpful, rude and service was not good. We won't go there for the service again.
1) On September 13 2010, when my wife whispered with me privately in dialect, the staff was rude and said that she didn't speak the dialect but only English.
2) The staff, when returning our car, told us the company policies that were not told to us when we rent the car. But the staff said that rules are rules and she had to follow up the rules. It was like that they knew the rules, didn't tell customer when renting a car, but charged the customers using the rules when returning the car.
3) We rent the car for 2 weeks. When we returned the car at 7pm of Friday, the office was closed due to weekend and the office would be open at 8am of next Monday morning. When we returned the car, we were told that we were charged with 3 additional days' rental, because of the office closure during weekend, even when a customer returned the car during weekend by slipping the car key to the office box. That's the company's policy. -- For this policy, we didn't complain about the staff though their service was bad.
4) When we asked for talking with the manager, we were given a phone number to call. When we dialed the number, we were told that the phone number is not in use anymore.
The policy was set in such a way that no matter when a customer returns a car during weekend, the customer will be charged by 3 additional days' rental fees, even though the customer didn't drive the car at all. --- This is the Enterprise policy that exploits customer. A piece of suggestion to other customers: if you have a choice, don't rent car from Enterprise. We paid more than $130/- for the car that was not used and rented. Don't use enterprise next time.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2010
After using Enterprise Rent a Car a couple of times, I have noticed that level of service was declining every time. The cars are often not clean and you get that polite smile from agent followed with question, "Car is not really clean, would you like us to clean it for you? It will just take 10 minutes." What if you do not have that 10 minutes, and you had ordered the car a day before? Customer's expectation is that the car will be ready and clean.
The last time I rented a car from Enterprise, I had a flat tire. After managing to bring car to their office, I was still charged $3.99, road assistance fee. I did not call, I brought the car to their office; I did not have road assistance and I have all kinds of insurance which they sold to me but they decide to charge me for flat tire. That's okay because they lost a customer over $3.99.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2010
I rented a car at Enterprise Philadelphia airport on 8/24/2010. It was a nightmare experience. This was the first time I used Enterprise and it will be the last time. I rented a Toyota Prius on the internet. When I was at the airport Enterprise, I switched it to a mini van since I need a bigger van to help my daughter to move. The agent was very helpful to switch it to a bigger van. I had an upgrade coupon since I registered in the Enterprise reward program. I was told I would get 5% discount to cover the additional $20 rental per day.
I rented the car for 10 days. After the first day, I decided the van is too big for me to drive in Philly and Lancaster county. I stopped by two Enterprise office in Lancaster county on 8/30. I was told there were not any small cars to switch it too. I wasted more than an hour of my vacation without a car swap. I was told to call the Ephrata office to switch my car. On 8/31 at Ephrata, an agent answered my call and told me that there might be small cars coming in. I waited until noon and asked him to call me when a small car is available. I never got a call back.
On 9/1, when I was in Philly, I called again. The electronic key that I was given had very low battery. I told the agent about that and was told I need to call Philadelphia airport instead of Ephrata. An agent from the airport office called me and told me to bring the car back to the airport to switch it. I told her that I had spent enough time to deal with it. I wasted another half an hour to talk to an agent and a manager. I asked for a battery to deliver to my hotel in King of Prussia. I was transferred to the airport manager. The problem was not resolved.
When I returned back the car on 9/7, I told the airport agent the same thing and had no answer. I was charging $20 a day more for 10 days for a substandard car. The remote control key was not working. I had to risk to open the door manually on busy Philly streets. I am very very disappointed. Enterprise computer system is inferior. No tracking record of my complaints.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2010
The sales contact and manager attempted to collect cash upon return of a rental vehicle due to superficial damage on the hood. I requested a 3rd party onsite as a witness to observe whether damage existed and/was even visible, and they confirmed nothing existed. Enterprise Sales was persistent in blaming me for so called damage. They tried to collect and indicated they would file a claim with my insurance. I finally left the place after calling my insurance on the spot and referred Enterprise to my agent.
After leaving Enterprise, I realized it would be worth getting a picture of the vehicle for proof of non-damage. I returned to Enterprise within 10 minutes and discovered the vehicle had already been removed from the site. I called the manager and communicated that any action to file a claim was insurance fraud and I would pursue filing a claim against them. Since then, Enterprise has submitted a claim against my insurance and submitted a claim for reimbursement. I've asked my insurance to request proof of damage with no response from Enterprise to date.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2010
Enterprise Rent-A-Car claims to measure its Culture of Customer Service with its Enterprise Service Quality Index (ESQi). In its dealings with me, Enterprise failed miserably on both counts, service and quality. Three months ago, I was charged by the Paradise Valley Police (Phoenix, AZ) with a moving traffic violation involving an Enterprise rental car. Enterprise had turned my name in to the police as the renter/driver of that vehicle. The catch was, though, that I had turned that car back to Enterprise on May 20th, 2010, a full 10 days before the violation occurred on May 30th, 2010. The dates were right there on their own paperwork.
When I tried to clear up the mess, the Enterprise office at the Phoenix airport and the Enterprise Citations Department in Tulsa, OK, spent more time and effort pointing fingers at each other than trying to solve my problem. Tulsa required that I photocopy and fax to them, at my expense, of course, a couple key documents that were already in the Enterprise Phoenix Airport office. Then, Tulsa's knee-jerk reaction was an offer to pay my $235.00 fine for me and just sweep the whole mess under the table.
I said it's not my fine. I want my record cleared. Why should I be stuck with a traffic record in Arizona for something that had absolutely nothing to do with me? To this date, I have nothing in writing, except Enterprise's word, saying that my record has been cleared. Next came a series of phone calls from Enterprise in Arizona, with requests that I call them back with toll calls at my expense, of course. Enterprise carefully avoided putting anything in writing. In total disgust and frustration, I wrote Ms. Pamela Nicholson, President and COO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car in St. Louis, MO. I didn't even receive the courtesy of a reply from anyone at Enterprise's home office.
Finally, I got a letter from the Phoenix office with a $50.00 voucher to be applied the next time I rented a car from Enterprise. A $50.00 voucher! Not the $235.00 they were willing to spend to pay off my traffic fine. Not the $156.88 three-day rental charge I paid them on May 20th. Not even real money to reimburse me for my out-of-pocket expenses to straighten out their mess. And, of course, absolutely no consideration for the serious stress and trauma this false accusation caused me (an 81-year-old, law-abiding citizen with heart trouble). No. Just a $50.00 voucher to be applied the next time I rented a car from Enterprise. Not likely. The Enterprise Rent-A-Car website says Our Enterprise Service Quality Index (ESQi) hinges on two simple words: Completely satisfied. No way!
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2010
I was scammed in the same way others before me who have posted here. Three weeks after I returned a rental car to the Ontario Airport, I received a letter from the Damage Recovery Unit claiming that I was responsible for damage to the car. The letter claimed I owed then $184.77 + $50.00 administrative fees. I scrutinized the documentation they sent and found there be numerous inconsistencies. The first was that when I returned the car, it was inspected and no damage was indicated on the rental car receipt. I also noted that the damage report was filed three days after I returned the car.
I found a third inconsistency on the documentation from an auto body shop quoted a price for a part that was inaccurate, according to the dealer, and for paint, though the dealer said the part comes already painted. The claim stated there was a scratch on the rear view mirror, but the auto body show quoted a price to replace the entire mirror. The quote from the body shop had no inspection date.
I sent Enterprise a letter raising questions about their claim, and after two weeks, I received a form letter stating they were dismissing the claim and apologizing for any inconvenience they might have caused. I have given the matter over to my lawyer to pursue damages for the time and expense I lost, and forwarded the issue to the Attorney General's office. Be advised that this practice is apparently common at Enterprise and is fraud. Consider yourself warned.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2010
This is emotional damage. I have experience several difficult times dealing with your company. I have previously had a problem with the Washington branch and that was resolved and since then I have rented cars from you twice. Now this time, I am in need of a car and the same problem occur with the Greenville office and it has causes me distress. Not only is my car total, I have to put up with the distress of renting a car. I feel as if I have been harassed for something I did not do. Yes, by the way, the two times I rented from you I followed all procedures and returned cars with no problem. I am insured with Nationwide Insurance and have been over 20 years.
I am very disappointed in your company. You company has made it difficult for me to continue my daily activities due to lack of transportation.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2010
On Thursday August 26, 2010, I traveled with my uncle to Enterprise located on the 6800 Block of Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19113. We arrived at the location approximately 7:45 am. We were greeted by Scott ** the supervisor at the location. Mr. **retrieved all of the documentation needed before proceeding with the removal of the vehicle. After obtaining my uncle's credit card information Mr. **, my uncle, and I headed outside to inspect the vehicle.
When my uncle and myself walked around the vehicle we noticed that there were a lot of scrapes and bruises to the vehicle. We began pointing out the infractions and he stated that they were concerned about the major ones. We were under the impression that all damages had to be notated. My uncle and I pointed out damages and Mr. ** stated that he was not aware of the ones that we pointed out to him. When we made our way to the other side of the vehicle which was the driver side we all noticed the scrapes on the front door panel.
Mr. ** stated that he already knew that scratch was there and that's why the receipt was already completed upon going outside to inspect the vehicle. When we came to the back part of the back part of the vehicle my uncle and I noticed that there was a small dent and scrapes. Mr. ** stated that he was aware of the scratches but didn't know that there was a dent in the vehicle. He stated that he would put that information in the records of my uncle. Upon returning the vehicle Mr. ** stated that he was not aware of indentation or scratches on the driver's side back fender of the vehicle. He then stated that he was going to have to file a claim against my uncle from his credit card or his insurance company.
My uncle and I explained to Mr. ** that he was aware of the damage and he kept saying he was not. Mr. ** couldn't even be honest to just admit that he was aware of the damage when the vehicle was returned. It was just verbal blame to the customer. My uncle stated that he was not in agreeing to damage that was already caused to the vehicle. The professionalism at that location is always really relaxed they are always discussing personal information instead of focusing on the needs of the customers and the vehicles. This is the third vehicle that my uncle has rented from this location and the gas is never full and the breaks are always bad and making a grinding noise when coming to a stop. They are now trying to charge my uncle a deductible from his credit card account.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2010
While my roof was being repaired, I had to park my truck on the side street. My neighbor backed out of his garage into my vehicle. While my vehicle was being repaired, his insurance company supplies a truck from enterprise. I had just gotten off of a midnight shift and was very tired. I waited at the lot for 1.5 hours while they got the vehicle ready. The guy checked the mileage and gave me the keys and said everything is all done. I was tired and did not even think about getting out and checking the truck myself. I drove it for 5 days (3 to work and back). At work I always park with the tail of my truck against the fence on I park at the far parking lot away from others. I have always done this with all of my vehicles and did it with the renter. Since it was a big truck with no sidebars, it stayed parked in the garage on the weekend because my wife could not get up into the truck.
I took it back to the auto repair shop and got my truck on Monday. The next day I received a call saying that I had pulled a trailer with the truck and damaged it. I am a city boy and never have pulled a trailer - have no intentions of pulling on and would never pull a trailer with something that I was renting. I have now received a letter from the company saying I owe for the damages. I take pride in cars/trucks/transportation. You don't take it for granted. The stress this has caused my family is unreal. All of this nonsense, just because I needed a new roof on my house. I can't believe a company like this can stay open with all of the complaints they get and most of them are the same. I just wonder if the person before me got the same letter. I would love for someone to call me in this matter to see what steps I need to take. Dent in back fender and license plate.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2010
We rented a vehicle that had bald tires with steel belts protruding out of the side walls. When we took it to another enterprise in another state, they kept the car and said that the rim is bent in three places and we can't give it back. We got pictures and a report from the tire company who told us they don't know how we made it. The car should never have been rented because it was completely unsafe. They don't know how we made it at all.
Our vacation was ruined because they didn't have a car to give us until the fourth day. Also, we were very upset after we found out that we could have been killed or killed someone else.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2010
Insurance (USAA) provided rental while repairs being done. I called to set up rental at this location (recommended by our insurance company). I asked for medium size and was told it was available. However, when we picked it up was told none available. I had to "upgrade" at a daily charge. Insurance only paid for the medium size. Asked about receiving an upgrade free, like all the other rental cars, we have done business with and was told he had no authority to do that. Person who did would not even look at us.
After a long, we gave up, signed and left. When he called to ask about our satisfaction, we told him we were still not happy for the way he handled the upgrade situation. He told us he would give us a free tank of gas. We understood that to met in our personal car. When we checked the car out, he told us that bring it back with 3/4 tank and no charge for gas. When we returned it he told that would be over $7 for gas. It was at 3/4. He said, well it was really a little over 3/4 and we needed to pay for a couple of gallons. We argued that point and he gave in and said, "oh, I do see where I wrote that down."
When we asked for the free tank of gas, he gave us his business card, wrote on it "Free Tank". I asked a driver where to get the gas. "Went to station," he told me. They had no account for Enterprise. I went back and with a smirk on his face he said, "Oh, that's for the next time you rent from us." I doubt that will ever happen.
No more business with Enterprise and I will recommend my friends and family never use Enterprise. We were treated disrespectfully and rudely. I'm a professional in our community and have a lot of contact with people in the business world. Just because I have gray hair I should not be talked down to, and smirked at.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2010
Well, I was told that the car rental was $29.91 total price for one day rental. Well, I was sent an copy of that to my computer. By the time I got out of there it ended up being $70.03. I'm a disabled American and on a fixed income so after them taking the extra $50 I now have no money to get food in my house. So in short, don't ever use Enterprise car rental, if you want to eat that week!
P.S. AARP are the people that told me to use them. They must be in on it together. I now have cancelled my membership to ARRP too!
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2010
My husband called Enterprise yesteurday (08/19/2010) to reserve a car like one of the new Nissan models and they where very nice and all but the actual day that we need it the car he went to their store as soon as they open and he waited for an hour and 45 mins to get a car. He told the they didn't have the car he wanted they called the others stores in San Luis Obispo. They told him that they don't have any car cars so he took a car from Grover Beach location. It was a Nissan 2010, a very small one for 5 people. It sucked. On top of that the breaks sucked, the speed sucked when I was going over a hill or such. It was dirty. My husband was in a bad mood the whole time because of the car they gave us.
So on our way to our appointment in the next town Santa Maria, CA we called the other Enterprise to see if we can switch to a bigger car. The girl that answered the phone was very nice and told us sure. We asked if they had any cars available like a better Nissan. She told us, "Oh yes." So we told her what happened and what car we have then. Her attitude changed and told my husband that sorry but the only cars we have are in stock and reserved. That is a bunch of *** if you ask me. We have rented car from Enterprise a lot in the past, never had a bad car ever until today. Customer service is not bad. I think the girl that always helps us her names is Lily or Lucy something like that but her co-worker, she is something else. She gossips a lot to customers about other customers. Not very good customer service I say.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2010
My wife rented a car for 3 weeks while her car was being fixed. I dropped off the rental at the O'Hare airport location on Tuesday, August 16, 2010, in the morning. I requested a ride to the repair shop, located 1 mile from the Enterprise location, to pick up my wife's car. The representative told me that Enterprise does not provide this service. Enterprise's Web site explicitly claims that upon request they do provide drop off service. I had to call a taxi and pay $20 for a 1 mile ride to the repair shop. I contacted Enterprise customer service via e-mail, but received no response. Not even a confirmation that they got my e-mail.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2010
I rented a car from Enterprise in Bessemer at Walmart. I had to return because they kept my ID. When I returned to pick up my ID, I requested another car because the one they gave me was horrible. It needed to be junked! But only if the rate stayed the same because I would leave the car. The employee Jene then took two pair of keys and told me to come outside to see what they had. He then put me in another car and stated he would call me back with regards to the paper work. I never received a call. I called all weekend to receive the updated information; they never answered the phones. I was driving this car with no contract.
I returned the car on Sunday morning and left the keys in the drop box. I called back on Monday, finally getting in contact with Jene. Then he says he is unsure why the balance was so high and what was going on with his computer but still charged my account an amount we never discussed. I couldn't believe what was going on. Then he began to hang up in my face, never helping the situation at all. On Tuesday, I spoke with the branch manager who was out of town on the dates of the issue.
She began to tell me what happened as if she was there. She tells me this rate was written on the contract they had at her office that I never received! So it's my word against his. What! I have never dealt with people like this when your spending your hard earned money! So if you ever need to rent a car stay away from Enterprise in Bessemer AL. I will never use their services again, they need to close.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2010
I scheduled a rental car for pickup from Enterprise Rental Car on Monday morning. I had a doctor's appointment and didn't know what time I could get there. So, the person who took my reservation put it down as 8 am but said it was okay if I wasn't there at that time. We arrived there at 11:00 am. Kendall (last name not provided) stated they tried to call us at home several times and we didn't answer. So, they rented the car to someone else. He claimed to have called on Saturday to confirm, but our phone showed no record of such a call and we were home all day.
He never apologized, never offered to find another vehicle, and was rude and condescending. When a vehicle did become available, he began processing it. But he declined to rent us the car after I complained about his lying to me about trying to contact me on Saturday. There is absolutely no customer focus at this Enterprise office and even a hostile attitude toward customers. Enterprise policy allows local offices to discriminate against customers on a whim.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2010
I was visiting relatives and to continue my trip, I had to rent a car one way so I went to a reputable company, Enterprise. And I assumed the cost would be a constant whichever city I was in. I found out the difference when I dropped the car off. First of all, I was charged 30 dollars more and a 100 dollar fee to drop off somewhere else. When I rented it, it was noted about a dent and I was off. When I dropped this off, I found out about the rental price difference and they were not allowed to rent a damaged car where I dropped this off. They now have to do repairs and tag transfer. If there were to be anyone to get the average of money it should have been where I dropped it off, so for me it cost $230+ for a one day rental. At the time, I did feel that it was expensive but I was dealing with a well known name and they would have been straight forward with me. This is from a confused costumer.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2010
I had the misfortune of being a victim of a vandal during a visit to a friend's home this spring. The $1100 damage to the vehicle was covered by American Express Enterprise Damage Recovery insurance. AMEX requested a copy of the fleet utilization log indicating during such time: 1) No other rental car was available; and 2) there was a demand for the damaged car.
This letter was faxed to Eddie ** (Recovery Specialist) in April; however, continued to send correspondence demanding I pay the alleged $450.14 for loss of use. He left a message for me in May or June requesting I pay a lessor amount. The friend I was visiting during the time the car was damaged offered to pay the lessor amount to put this to bed, so I referred him to Eddie. He and I called Eddie several times attempting to address this issue, but Eddie never returned our calls.
I have been a loyal customer of Enterprise since the late 1980s and more so now that I am driving a 10-year-old car with more than 240,000 miles on it. I would like to continue our relationship, but I think I am being victimized by corporate greed.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2010
I have never filed a complaint even when wrong but this was a very deceptive practice, only SLP ins was discussed and I declined that as I have full ins coverage, The sales lady placed large x in areas for me to initial and I signed believing this was for declining the ins offered, I waited over 30 mins for the car to be brought around, she had me walk around the car to inspect it for damage and I was told my ins paid all but $5.00 day for the upgrade, plus I would pay $17.29 tax (fine print was actually $17.20 day, Ford could not get the part for almost 2 weeks, after 10 days they gave me a courtesy car and I returned the rental care the total charge came to be $266.99 for the 10 days, I turned the car into ford wed after the enterprise closed and charged for the next day.
I was only given the form with all the information printed in when I was given the car after a walk in around and did not read where she had me initial which actually authorized two other types of ins called DW and PAI. Only ins discussed with me was the liability ins and I declined I was informed my ins would be responsible for any accident and damage I said yes but was instructed to sign area that read accept. I believe this was purposed deception, I was late for work and although I signed I believe they knew what they were doing and it is terrible customer service. I would never do business with them again and hard lesson learn ''do not drive off or initial anything till fully reading.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2010
I had to get one of your cars as a loaner when my BMW 328 went into the shop for warranty service. Well, I had to beg for a half decent looking vehicle then I was given a silver Ford Escape. The thing started smoking on me on the way to a friend's house after work. All offices were closed and the only thing roadside assistance could suggest was have it towed to the nearest airport 1 1/2 hours away and switch out the cars. Well, that was unsatisfactory, so then she said called in the morning. So Saturday morning there were no cars available near me, in Port St Lucie. I had to call the Ft Pierce office directly to get some service. They would not hold me a car, I basically had to take what I could get when I got there, which was a pickup truck!
Seriously? If you give me a car that breaks down, shouldn't I get first choice? I am totally dissatisfied and will be notifying the president of the company as well.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2010
The car repair car shop called and said that my car is ready. I took my lunch hour to go pick up my car and my co-worker followed me and suggested that I could return my rental to the Enterprise Car Rental located at S Shields Blvd which was down the street from where I got my car repaired which was at 6501 S Shields. Originally rented the car on Memorial Road which is on the North side of town) this would work out good since we were on our lunch hour and we had a conversion that day.
When I arrived at Enteprise, I was greeted by Kirbe **. She announced to her co-workers that we got the Honda back. In retrospect, what does that mean? She went out and began to look the car over and looking all under the car as if she was looking for an already existing problem. Keep in mind that I rent cars all the time but our company does not use Enteprise. Kirbe became very aggressive and rude and told me that there was major damage done to left side underneath the car. My co-worker could not believe how rude Kirbe was and told me that I was handling it well because Kirbe really doesn't want me to get upset. I explain to Kirbe that when I rented the car, the girl that rented to me only walked around the car and did not look under the car.
I have never had any car rental place look under the car. Politely explain to Kirbe that I did not damage the car as only drove the car to work, church and home. The damage must have been there when I picked up the car. Kirbe told me that Enteprise had a lot of interns working at their Memorial Branch. I explained to her that I am not paying for Enteprise lack of training. As we bickered back and forth, Kirbe turns to a guy and says to him, will you check these customers in and he said to her that I am not allowed to check them in but Kirbe insisted. My co-worker said I guess he is an intern also and she said yes.
We have a real issue here. Rules are not being followed in any office and I am not going to be used to pay for their mistakes. My co-worker tried to explain to her how annual I was about cars but Kirbe would not listen. I asked her to call the North office but she did not want to. Kirbe was very rude and said in a derogatory voice what she is going to tell me. Enteprise, I will not stand for this type of treatment. It is not necessary and will not be tolerated. I do plan to contest the charges. Customer respect and loyalty has been damaged as I have always chose Enteprise when I had non-work related rentals.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2010
The windshield, which sustained a bulls eye during our trip, was determined to be unfixable, and a new one was installed. I was told I would be notified if it could not be fixed, but got call. I had 8 hours left on the rental, and could have saved a lot of money doing that with the remainder of rental time. The windshield cost me $238.00, an administrative fee of $50.00 and $89.00 for loss of use.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2010
On August 12, 2009 I was in a automobile accident. My insurance company rented me a vehicle from Enterprise. I was given a 2009 Dodge Ram pickup with paper tags (no plates). On October 15, 2009 I received a letter from Enterprise Citations Dept stating they had assessed a $10.00 fee from my checking account for administrative fees for a E470 Toll Bridge Violation. I immediately called them to state that I had never had the vehicle on or near E470.
They asked that I send documentation that at the stated time, I was in fact at work. I faxed a letter from my company along with my time card showing that I was in fact at work at the time of the violation. After several attempts with the Citations Dept, I went to the local dealer that I had gotten the rental from. They printed out my rental agreement, truck information, and registration history and refunded me the $10.00. They said that they would contact Citations and get the toll violation cleared from my name. In February 2010, I received a letter from E470 for the same toll violation. The vehicle that the cameras caught is a Nissan with Plate number **.
Again I called Citations and, again I was told that they would clear it up with E470. In March 2010 I received another letter from E470 with the same picture and fine. I again called Enterprise Citations, spoke with Lynda and was told that they would pay the violation on March 1. On August 2, I received another letter, but this time from a collections attorney. I have made several attempts in the past two days to get a supervisor with the Citations Dept to talk to me.
I have gotten nothing but runarounds from this dept. I have no idea where to go from here. I want to talk to an attorney about harassment, and the fact that this, on my credit report, will be with me for several years. I have now been turned over to a collections attorney. Many hours on the phone trying to get it cleared. Could it possibly affect my credit/auto insurance/driving record? How do I get this cleared?
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2010
I have recently had awful and frightening experience with Enterprise rental cars in Bohemia, NY that is unbelievable. I went to the Company website on Thursday July 22 and made an online reservation for a midsized car for weekly rental at $332. Unable to make it down there, I made a new reservation on Friday the 23rd at around 1pm. The website took all my information and I printed the reservation out, which says nothing on it about rental requirements except restrictions for people under 25 (or 23, whichever it was).
I arrived at Enterprise about 5:30 PM on Friday July 23rd all ready to rent my car. The gentlemen behind the counter hammered away at the computer and set up the rental asking for a driver’s license and Major credit card. I handed him my license and my company Visa Debit card. The gentleman (I believe named Matt) tossed the card at the counter and says I can’t take this. What? I reply. He said policy states that it has to be a credit card and debit is no good. So what do I do? I ask. He says I can’t rent to you.
Now becoming visually angry I asked him why it doesn’t say that on the site! And prod him further asking if there’s nothing I can do. He acted as though he could really care less. I storm out of the office stating that they just wasted my time. Leaving quite angry, I call the corporate headquarters where I am told that I need a Pay stub and a utility bill, and then he can rent to me but has to take a $400 deposit. Aggravated, but willing to accept that being understandable, I have no choice but to wait until Monday because it is now 5:45pm and I’ll never make it back by 6pm when they close. I live quite a distance away so it’ll have to wait.
First thing Monday morning on the 26th of July, I call headquarters again and ask if a Geico bill will do for the utility bill, they say it will. I call the Bohemia branch around 10:30am and explain the situation, telling them what corporate had told me. That’s fine he says, bring it down and well rent you the car. I head down to the branch; See the same gentleman from Friday, give him the company debit card along with my pay stub and Geico bill in hand, and the rental goes smoothly. I get a $332 weekly rate and he tells me he has a Hyundai Sonata ready, but an impala coming in about an hour if I’d like to wait. I tell him I’ll take the Sonata and we do the paperwork. He even tells me that since I had a problem on Friday hell put down that the tank was empty even though it was full so at least I get a free tank of gas. He charges $400 to my card as a deposit and I leave with the car around 12 noon.
I drive the car for the week without incident, and return the following Monday, August 2nd to return the car. Everything goes fine until the guy says that the charge will be $786. What? I exclaim I had the weekly rate. He tells me I have had the car for a week and three days so at $149 per day for the extra three days, the total is $786. I explain that I took the car on Monday and am returning it Monday, that’s one week. He tells me (are you ready for this?) that I took the car on Friday! I know when I took the car! I calmly explain what happened and that I was there on Friday but had to come back. I told him why I came back Monday (with my business partner as a witness, I might add) and he insists that the paperwork says 7/23 so that’s when the car left. Now, I did sign the rental form. The form does say 7/23/2010 in tiny dot matrix computer printing, but I didn’t notice that the date was wrong; Even if I noticed the date I probably wouldn’t have realized that it was the 26th and Friday was the 23rd.
The salesman says he has to take it up with Matt (manager, and the guy I saw both Friday and Monday) when he comes in so, he will hold on to my copy of the receipt and when it is settled hell give me a call. I wanted something to show I returned the car but he refused to give me a receipt unless I was willing to pay the $786.
Two hours later, I check my bank account and see that in addition to the $400 deposit they took on 7/26 (Monday), they also took $300 out on Sunday and an additional $86.97 about a half hour previous to my checking. Infuriated, I call the branch for an explanation and the guy I speak to says sir, you took the car on Friday, it’s impossible for you to have not taken it until Monday. Well, I am not accepting that, so he puts me on hold to get Matt, who is also the manager (and the guy who helped me).
Matt picks up and says, Sir, you picked up the car on Friday and you are being charged for it! I am appalled, how on earth can they be charging for three extra days?! How can they think I took it on Friday when I didn’t even decide on a car until Monday? If I had taken the Impala, it would be easy because it didn’t come back until Monday so it would have been easy to prove. Needless to say I have been charged $786.97 for a $332 weekly rental.
Reviewed July 27, 2010
I rented a car while my bumper was being repaired. I returned the car on Monday 8:30AM. At 10AM, I called because I left a CD in the car. The car had been released to someone else and they said they would try to recover. At 4:30PM, they called to tell me that there were scratches on the top of the car (even though someone else has rented). I dispute this because how do I know the person who took the car didn't do it? They have not showed me anything and are trying to collect the insurance deductible ($250) that I would have to pay. All bogus!
Reviewed July 23, 2010
I see from reading the entries on this site that I am not the only one Enterprise has done this to. I, too, rented a car while mine was being repaired following an accident. My insurance company plus the representative of the at-fault driver secured the rental. However, Enterprise insisted on a credit card to secure the rental agreement. Not having a credit car, I gave my debit card, with the understanding that $100 would be held from my checking account with the remainder of the bill to be settled at the end of the rental period.
However, Mallary at the Enterprise store in Webster, NY decided to cash out the contract before it was completed, which not only tied up my all funds, some of which I had written checks against. Therefore, not only did I have a zero balance in my account, I now have a couple of hundred dollars in overdraft fees. (Had she waited until the contract's end, the money would have been there). When I brought this to the attention of Enterprise management, I received a typical, "Please call so we can discuss the details of your rental." I made three calls and got voice mail each time.
Thankfully, my own vehicle was repaired three days earlier than expected, and I immediately attempted to return the car. However, no one from Enterprise met me at the repair shop to pick up the car, even though I had alerted them (twice) to the plan. It was only after I left a pointed voice message protesting the forced extension of the rental against my will that I finally got a response (by email) from the manager accepting pickup for the following day.
Reviewed July 23, 2010
This is what happened. I reserved a van two weeks prior. I called multiple times prior to the rental date just to make sure that I have a rental car by which I have a trip with my relatives who were visiting from east coast. On the day of the rental, I came in to Enterprise to get the van. Guess what? "No van available." Reason? The manager said, "Our online system has a glitch. It lets people reserve car though we don't have cars available anymore." That is not an excuse! I have called multiple times just to make sure that I have a rental car and your team said, "everything is fine!" Now, what?
Reviewed July 16, 2010
Customers, do yourselves a favor, if you wish to save yourselves grief, and anger over money that is owed to you, do not use the services from this agency. They have owed us money for two months now, money that was unfairly debited out of our account because our insurance covered the entire cost for the vehicle, and sent the check to "enterprise". They charged our card anyway, and told us we had signed up for a fictitious insurance coverage we didn't know anything about, as we opted out of the insurance option when we rented the vehicle.
I just got off the phone with one of the "managers" whose incompetency was to be felt over the phone. Her name is Tyona. She wouldn't reveal her title to me, hung up on me 3 times. I repeat 3 times, and continuously kept cutting me short even after I told her that I didn't appreciate being left on hold for 20 minutes wasting my phone minutes, just to be hung up shortly thereafter. I told her that her behavior mirrors just how much this branch cares about their customers at this location, her response was for me never to call again, or she would call the police on me and sue me for harassment.
I also informed Tyona that I had previously spoken to her managers Jose **, and Tom **. That they took our phone number down, and told us they would call us back the next day which never happened, and unless we call they won't reach out to us. I take it that this branch is used to dealing with disgruntled customers, as this appears to be their specialty of business. I informed Tyona that I was going to be notifying the better business bureau to the practices of business being conducted at this branch. Tyona was disrespectful, demeaning, and didn't seem to care about upsetting her customer.
To all customers out there: please do not use the services at this branch, they are the most unprofessional, and rudest customer service people I have had to deal with. They truly specialize in robbing their customer’s last nerves! I am upholding, unnerved, and upset. They have owed me $280 for the past 2 months, and are refusing to give me my money back.
Reviewed July 15, 2010
I've been a study customer of Enterprise Rent a Car for over 3 years, renting a car once or twice a month. Even when things go wrong I've never complain as the staff was helpful, courteous and the office manager would always add a little something to ease the pain. The office manager went on maternity leave recently and this rude smug lady was transferred from the LAX Airport office. She was very cold and treated me like I was a liar when I rented a car online for $9.99/day with unlimited mileage. She demanded to see my confirmation form which I happen to have in my purse. I made a comment that it was a good thing I had the confirm form as no one had ever ask me for the forms. She didn't respond and acted like I did something wrong.
In June I made another reservation and at the appointed time, 10:00am Saturday, I went to pick up the car. I was told they didn't have anything available and that I would have to wait until someone returns a car. I ask if they could call another office and checked if a car of my choice was available since they had done this is the past. They answered no and that I would have to wait for a return vehicle. No apologies, not even an explanation as to why I need a reservation when they don't honor their end of the bargain.
In the past, whenever the office receives a lot of request for rentals, I always get a phone call to confirm I will be picking up my rental. Now I guess being a study and loyal customer doesn't mean anything anymore. Personally that Hacienda Office needs training. Someone should remind the staff that the office is a neighborhood office with repeat business and not a fly by night LAX office! I'm filing this complaint so everyone will know Enterprise-Rent-A-car do not honor reservations.
Reviewed July 13, 2010
My own car was in the body shop. I was given a rental car from Enterprise by my insurance. The car had a fault which led to noxious gases from the engine coming into the car. I was lucky that I was driving locally on short trips, and as the weather was fine, I had the windows open. If I had been driving on motor ways with the windows shut, I feel that the fumes would have been very dangerous.
When I took the car back, they swapped it with the comment: "Well, we are not mechanics." The fumes caused me migraine-type headaches. I had to swap the car.
Reviewed July 6, 2010
I need to rent a car as my car was going into the body shop. Steve Foley Cadillac has an Enterprise inside their dealership. Last week, I was told that I could rent a Chevy Malibu for thirty dollars a day. Today, I was told I could only rent a compact car after being very rude to me and being told she could rent me a Cadillac if I want to spend more money. After she had spent 30 minutes of my time arguing with me and I told her to forget it, Steve Foley gave me a ride home. I then called another rent-a-car company and they delivered a car to me and I did not get a compact car for thirty dollars a day. I had an appointment at the hospital which I could not make.
Reviewed July 5, 2010
A car rental was booked for me by AAA. Upon arrival at Jackson airport on 10 June 2010, I paid for an upgrade to an Impala. The rental period was from 6/10 to 6/26. It was obvious from the rental duration that I would be driving a long distance. In addition, I had made that clear during discussions with the agent while signing the rental documents. However, less than 200 miles later, just south of Oxford, MS, the service light came on indicating that the car was due for oil change and service. (How can a rental car agency claim to be a reliable and quality supplier when they don't service their vehicles and require customers to get it done on their trip time?)
Luckily, we were close to a sizable town and it was not Sunday. (I shuddered to think about being in that same situation on a remote highway in New Mexico.) I called the Oxford Enterprise office and they came to the hotel, picked up the car, and took it to a garage for the required service. Three hours later, we had the car back. There was a mild apology but never an offer to cut even a nickel off the rental contract price for the delay and inconvenience. We continued on and concluded our trip without further incident.
I'm old as dirt and have rented cars many times over the past 50 years. This was my first experience with Enterprise and it will be my last. I'll be paying a bit more but will return to Hertz. I tried to figure out how to address this complaint via email to Enterprise but gave up. I guess they don't want to provide an electronic way for customers to complain for obvious reasons. The only consequences were the loss of the car for several hours and the inconvenience of having to deal with getting a rental car serviced while in-route.
Reviewed July 2, 2010
On June 1st, I had entered this branch and rented a 2009 Hyundai Accent for approximately 5 days, it was to be returned on June 6th which was a Monday. The purpose of the rental was to make a trip to Los Angeles, about 7.5 hours from my home in Sacramento Area, to visit family and return. My girlfriend came with me, and on our way back from L.A., our rental car broke down in the middle of the freeway during their "LA Rush Hour Traffic". This was only 5 minutes on to the freeway. It was horrifying! We are very fortunate after almost getting hit several times.
I called Enterprise right away and because I was on their insurance, they made arrangements for towing and to have another vehicle exchanged at nearest branch. We waited 2 hours for towing and finally got to the nearest branch which was only 5 minutes away. They put us in a 2010 Hyundai Elantra, and we made it home safely.
After returning the new vehicle at the appropriate time on the right day, I informed them what had happened and they did not give any care in the world. I requested a full refund which apparently was ridiculous to them, and they also kept my deposit.. Two days later after dropping the car off, Matt called me and said that the deposit was kept because I kept the car longer, which is complete bullcrap because I have it all on the contract. My sister told me to fight it because the last time she rented a car from the same branch, they gave her the same excuse about keeping the car longer before they returned her deposit.
It's now July 1, no justice whatsoever has been granted yet, no return calls, no deposit, no refund, nothing! They put both my girlfriend's life, and my life in danger by their unsafe vehicle.
Reviewed June 30, 2010
My wife's vehicle was struck by a deer two weeks ago. We filed a claim with Nationwide Insurance and were instructed to take our vehicle for body work at Tru 2 Form Body Shop n Wind Gap, PA. Once there a male employee from Enterprise Car Rental picked my wife up and transported her to their office to rent a vehicle while ours was being repaired. My wife stated that there was no visible exterior damage to the rental besides some small scratches and "dings". The rental form was completed and stated "no damage.” We had the vehicle for two weeks and my wife drove it to work and to complete basis trips around town.
Yesterday, upon returning the vehicle to the body shop, my wife left the vehicle in the body shop lot and took possession of our repaired vehicle. She then left to go to work. About 2 hours later, I received a call from Amber ** of Enterprise. She was pleasant and began by advising me that a CD was left in the rental. She then transitioned into telling me that there was some damage to the front end of the car. When asked, she stated that the front bumper underneath the grill had a small 2" crack. I disputed any damage occurring while we had the rental. Amber stated that she was "going to do what I have to do," in reporting the crack. She further stated that the last renter’s insurance has a claim filed for the repair of the damage!
I further disputed the claim. My wife drove to the Enterprise location and inspected the damage. Amber had to almost get on her knees to show the damage to the bumper. Upon inspection, I did not notice any scratches or secondary damage that would normally be seen with such a crack. In other words, the damage appeared older, and had been washed in the past. My wife and I called Nationwide to advice of the situation and dispute any claim filed by Enterprise. I also took photos of the damage. The stress, aggravation, and impact on our insurance premiums in the event that a fraudulent claim is filed against our policy for damage we never had anything to do with!
Reviewed June 30, 2010
My wife reserved a vehicle to drive herself and my three young children to the airport. Her vehicle was being shipped due to us relocating. When she called to be picked up, she was rudely told her reservation had been dropped. Unprofessional to say the least. I rent cars often and will never utilize Enterprise again. They left my wife stranded with three young children- very unethical operation. My wife had to rent airport limo at very high price to make her flight.
Reviewed June 29, 2010
I rented a black Ford Focus from Enterprise Rent-A-Car on June 12th, 2010. I declined the option to purchase insurance for the vehicle. When I received the vehicle, the agent performed a superficial damage check on the car. It was rainy and the car was wet. Under such circumstances, it's difficult to point out minor scratches on a vehicle. I recall having to point out a scratch to him and he said that it was too minor to be mentioned on the report. During the period of rental, I was not involved in any accident or collision. I was the only driver of the vehicle.
When I returned the vehicle, a damage check was performed and I was informed of a scratch on the back bumper of the vehicle below the license plate. The scratch no more than an inch in length. The manager promised to contact me before that Friday to tell me whether or not I would be billed for the damage. He then prepared an accident report which described the damage as "a minor scratch to the back bumper through the paint."
On June 17th, 2010, I received an email from an adjustor that included pictures of damages that were blatantly inconsistent with the scratch I was shown upon return of the vehicle and the minor scratch described in the accident report. The damages shown were heavy and included billing for damage to the undercarriage of the car. Again, I was involved in no collision during the period of rental. The fact that the damage does not show up on previous rentals isn't a good reason to conclude that it happened with me. These cars are moved around before they are rented again. The damage may have been inflicted by one of the employees.
Secondly, the damages I was billed for, a total of $1086.18, are very different from the damage I signed to when the accident report was created. I must also take issue with the unreasonable claim of "loss of use for five days" to repair a "minor scratch" to the bumper. In consultations with other professional mechanics, I've been advised that such a repair should not take more than two days. I am in a difficult position because I did not take insurance. However, the damages I was billed for are inconsistent with the minor scratch listed in the report. I am willing to be responsible for minor scratch merely because I have no choice, though I am in no way responsible for the heavier damages shown in the email sent to me. I wish to be exempted from the outrageous claim of $1086.18 for damages I did not inflict or agree to be responsible for.
Reviewed June 29, 2010
I picked up a car from Enterprise Car rental at the Honolulu Airport on Sunday, 27 June 2010 and drove to the place we are staying. The next morning we got into the car, I placed my prescription Ray Ban sun glasses and small digital camera in the center console for use while in Hawaii. The Air Conditioner started spitting out a very bad rotten water/moldy smell. We decided to take the car back to them and replace it. The rental company was very understanding and nice, so they promptly replaced the car. I pulled out of the rental parking lot and drove less than a mile before I remembered I left the sun glasses and camera in the center console. I made a U-turn and went right back.
Less than 15 minutes after I left, the manager took me out to the car but it had already been cleaned out. No one admitted to removing them and strangely, no one could remember who cleaned out the car. My items were gone. The manager took my name, phone number and a description of the items in case someone turns them in, but it is pretty blatant that whoever cleaned the car out has kept them. They will not be able to use the sun glasses but the camera was pretty nice. I am pretty upset about both the camera and the glasses, but everything can be replaced. I am more upset at how the manager just accepted the employees lack of respect for a customers property and seamed not to care. They did not even push to find out who it was that cleaned out the car telling me that I must be mistaken about leaving them in the console and to go back to where I am staying to check my luggage. I am sure that this company, being at the airport is used to people leaving things in the car and never coming back to look for it, so it is standard practice to keep what you find. But I think a customer should be given a little bit of time to come back for an item before it can be claimed by an employee. I am out about a $150 Samsung 10 megapixel digital camera that was just under a year old, and about $300 prescription sun glasses.
Reviewed June 28, 2010
A gentleman driving an Enterprise rental car turned left in front of me back on May 14 in Albuquerque, NM. He was insured with Geico, and Geico covered the cost for damages to my truck. Then I received a letter from Enterprise claiming I owed them over $2,000 for damages to their rental car. When I called Geico, they said they had already advised Enterprise they would cover damages. Apparently Enterprise is double billing for damages to their rental vehicle caused by the person driving it! This sounds illegal to me. In any case, I want to spread the word about Enterprise's unethical claims.
Reviewed June 26, 2010
This was really disappointing to me. I went with the idea I was going to get a rental from this place. I told them I have a debit card, which is the Rush Card by Russell ** which is good because I have direct deposit from my job on this card. OK they said; I needed my paystub and utility. I said I do not pay utility, so they told me to bring my paystub and an old credit card. I did, but they wanted to charge it. I told him the money is on the Baby Phat card. He said I couldn't do it.
Mind you, I made a trip all the way back to Far Rockaway to retrieve these documents and I live in a housing--you don't pay utilities. I showed my cellphone bill, rent stub, and pay stub; and they all have my address on them and I work for the city. Wow.... The supervisor didn't even look at my papers too good. He just said no. Wow. They messde my weekend up for my daughter's birthday. We had plans, and they were canceled.
Reviewed June 26, 2010
I rented a vehicle, a 2010 Chevy Traverse from "Josh" at the Lockhart, TX branch or Enterprise Rent a Car. I tapped the driver’s side mirror exiting my driveway and the mirror glass popped off and broke, but could be easily reattached, the only damage was a cracked glass. There was no other damage on very detailed examination. When I returned the vehicle, I told the young lady at the desk that I would be happy to pay for the mirror glass which is advertised on line as $51.62 list, and available for about $38. I urged her to examine the mirror assembly and the rest of the vehicle very carefully, which she did, and she assured me (verbally) that I would only be billed for the cost of the mirror glass, and that there would be no exorbitant claims.
Well, over a month later, I finally heard from Melanie the adjuster in Dallas who first informed me that I had agreed to pay for the entire mirror assembly, which I had not done. She didn't contradict the receiving employee, but said the auto shop had informed ERAC that the entire mirror assembly must be replaced and unnamed ERAC employees had OK'd it. Later in a letter, she stated that the "Risk Manager" and "Vehicle Repair Manager" no names, no contact information, had "agreed with the body shop". At no point have they told me what additional damage had occurred and repairs were accomplished before I was contacted. I suspect it's the shop padding their repair fee, and ERAC employees' negligence. The adjuster has threatened me with Collections, but totally withholds any useful information, or even the reason that the entire mirror assembly needed to be replaced.
Reviewed June 24, 2010
I was charged $250 to my debit account for a deposit without my permission. I returned the car on Monday. The charges were $63.42 and the refund was $186.58. Today is Thursday. There is still no credit to my account. I talk with the store manager Penny. She was rude yelling and eventually she hung up in my face. She was talking over me. I couldn’t get a word in. She refused to give me the district manager number.
Reviewed June 22, 2010
On June 17, 2010, my daughter and I rented a car from Enterprise due to an automobile accident the previous day. On Monday, June 21, 2010, someone from Enterprise called and said that there was a recall on the vehicle, and it needed to be brought in and swapped out for another. My daughter took the car in the very next morning and was told she had to turn in that car and was not allowed to rent another. It was stated to her that someone from one of their other locations said that they saw an unauthorized driver driving the car this past weekend and that the car had also been altered because it had tinted window. But when she returned the vehicle it was as rented, so she must have taken the tint off. She had to pay them for an entire day, even though it was returned that morning. She also had to get a ride home.
This is not the first time I have had problems with this company, but I promise it will be the last! I will never step foot in an Enterprise Car Rental again. I have had so many people and other rental companies tell me nothing but bad things about Enterprise. Do not trust them. They are the worst customer service reps and complete rip-offs. I will be so glad when their business goes under! It does no good to report them to their complaint department, they will always side with the company. Scott, their representative, told me not to believe what the other companies were saying. Well Scott, read all of these complaints about your company!
Reviewed June 21, 2010
Rented a pickup truck at night, noting all dings and scuffs. Returned 2 days later to have agent identify 3 dings visible only in bright sunlight from an unusual line of sight. Enterprise plans to bill me the full amount of my insurance deductible for this barely visible damage. I suppose they will bill my auto insurance for anything over the deductible, but I cannot believe this is for real. It is barely visible and I am sure it was there in the night when I rented.
Reviewed June 20, 2010
I called two weeks in advance to arrange a car. I am 6'5" tall and requested a Malibu or an Impala. They were okay with this. I called back a day before the rental and reminded them of my needs. I arrived at the lot and was offered a Mazda! I cannot fit into a Mazda. They said no Malibu was available! I drove 19 miles to Salem. There was an unprinted Malibu in the Salem yard. This car was to go see a sick relative. No car, 5 they blew out of the office. Two weeks ahead I called. Their customer service is non-existent! I gave up a days work on Monday, my daughter gave up two days work for the drive, and fortunately we were able to cancel the rooms I had reserved.
Reviewed June 18, 2010
When I returned the rental car on June 17th, the company charged me for shortage of gas in the car. Company claimed the car returned one half (1/2). The company said the car should return 5/8 full. However, there was no communication between the staff who received the car when I returned it. He simply took the car key from me and drove away and then 15 minutes later, he gave me a bill with shortage gas charge.
I asked the company to inspect the gas meter together immediately, but the company refused. No reason given. I demanded a few times to dispute this charge as I believed the car was returned 5/8 full and I requested to inspected the gas meter together, but all my requests were denied. I found this client services is unacceptable and unfair for me as I wasn't given a chance to inspect the gas meter together.
Reviewed June 18, 2010
I rented a car from Enterprise. When I went to pick up the car, they did not have the car available for me. They told me that the car came back broken from another trip. The only thing that they had was a Mercedes, but it was more expensive. Even though it was their fault (and their problem), they charged extra because it was a Mercedes.
When I parked the car (I was already in Colorado on vacation), I saw that the license plate was expired. I called them. They told me not to worry about it. I had to get out of the freeway 3 times, because I had the police behind and I did not want to get in trouble. I sent the manager an email, but he never called me back. It's a shame. All my friends had bad experiences with them too.
Reviewed June 17, 2010
My car was involved in an accident brought my car in to be repaired at a Collision Company. Was told by the insurance company that when I bring my car in, I will receive a rental car. The rental car was Enterprise Rental. I was told by the insurance company that they will take fifty dollars out of my account (for hold) only if I didn't bring the car back by the return date and the fifty dollars will not come out of my account. I brought the car back on time and fifty dollars was taken out of my account. I called the insurance company to find out why did they take the fifty dollars out of my account for the rental car and they stated that they did not do it. It was done by Enterprise Rental. The insurance company told me to call Enterprise.
I called Enterprise and was told by Shyronn ** that I signed the form which agreed to pay for damage on the car and interior to the car. I brought the car back on time and their were no damage to the car. Then Enterprise took out more money out of my account. If you use Enterprise Rental please be aware of Shyronn **, Asst. Manager at Enterprise Rental located at Powder Spring Marietta GA. A smooth talker please be aware of that person. Watch what you sign. I was told by the by the Insurance Company that I wouldn't have to pay anything. I did not ask for a rental car the insurance co. offered me a rental car. A very unhappy customer!
Reviewed June 17, 2010
I have been renting cars from Enterprise for the past 4 or 5 years. I rented a car on the 4th of June; reservation’s a month ahead of time for 300 pm. Got there. Car was not ready till 420. Said they were washing it. Ok got car at 420 and left. Got call next morning; said they got an email that car was sold. Could I bring it back to switch it out? I told manager Adam that I was going to work and didn’t have the time to bring car to them but if they wanted they could come and switch cars out at my job. He said ok, they would be there before 3.
No one ever came to my work or called to let me know they decided not to switch cars out. I could have left sooner because I would have had car packed before I went to work. Ok, left for Corpus. Change oil light was on whole way. Got to Corpus. Low tire light was on. Also satellite went out and driver door was sticking and backing up. Brakes were squealing. Put air in tire and left Corpus. Had blow out 60 miles outside of El Paso. I could have died but nobody cares. All Enterprise says is I have to pay 4 the tire.
I told the manager the car was not serviced; before I left he said yes. I said no. And I’m not paying for the tire. Let me talk to someone over you; he said that would be Patrick. This was at 11:30. Patrick was not there. I said have him call me. It’s now 10:40 pm and he has still not called. Sounds like they think this problem is going to disappear but it’s not. I’m ** off in El Paso.
Reviewed June 15, 2010
On 5-26-10, I rented a car from Enterprise Little Rock Airport for 4 days. I asked what it would cost to add their insurance, as my coverage had $1,000 deductible. They said it would be $50 to add their insurance. I decided it was worth it and told them I would take their insurance. The car was to rent for $105.02 per week. I signed the contract without my glasses, and they pointed where to initial. I had a death in the family and had to extend the car rental to June 9 and was shocked that I had a bill for over $600. They said that the insurance was $16.99 per day. I heard nothing of this before. Dustin said there was nothing he could do, as I signed the contract (so much for trust in what they tell you).
I will never rent from them again. They smile in your face and cheat you every chance they get. Dustin said that his crew was trained very well, and they told me of the daily charge. This is a lie! Shame on you, Dustin for taking advantage of people; and shame on Enterprise!
Reviewed June 10, 2010
I was recently involved in a car accident that totaled my vehicle. I promptly called my insurance company to report the claim and begin the process required to resolve the issue. Since I had included rental car coverage in my insurance policy, my insurance company stated that they had an agreement with Enterprise Rental Car and that I could rent a car with them without having to front the money. I agreed to do this, but because the accident took place in an area that was not near my home, I had to rent from a local "neighborhood" shop where the accident took place.
When I finally got to the shop, I was asked if I wanted to "stick around the same price as my insurance company was covering per day." I told the manager that I wanted it to be within the coverage, not around the coverage. I was shown to a Prius, but I was not given a total per day charge until I was asked to sign the contract. I expressed anger at the fact that I was being put into a car that was more expensive than my coverage would allow. I was told that they didn't have any cars available that weekend but that I could return after the weekend and exchange the car. I told them that I lived in a different area, but I was assured that I could exchange it at any location.
I took the car and complained to my insurance company, who recommended Enterprise to me, and they quickly interceded and resolved the issue to bring the rental rate down within the limit of my policy.
I had the car for a month while the insurance company was trying to figure out what they were going to do with the vehicle. However, when the coverage was going to end, I returned the vehicle at a location close to my house. I arrived before the official closing time of the location, but I was told that they sent the clerk home early and that I could just leave the keys and my contract in the box at the location. I did so.
Incidentally, the contract copy that I had was pink and no matter how many times I tried to copy it, I could not get a clean copy of the contract for my records or for my protection. Since I had to return the contract with the keys, I didn't have any record of the vehicle any more for my information or for protection.
A few weeks later, I received a letter in the mail from Enterprise which stated that there was damage to the vehicle and that I either had to pay for the damage myself or I would have to report it to my insurance company or credit card company, so that Enterprise could be reimbursed for the damage. There was no supporting documentation with the letter, not any indication of what the alleged damage to the vehicle was.
I contacted my insurance company and asked them what I should do, and they said that they would look into it. Several days later, I received a response from the insurance company stating that the vehicle had damage to the catalytic converter and that the car had already been repaired. I asked why I was being charged for mechanical problems to the vehicle and how, since the bottom of the vehicles are not inspected at any time, they intended to prove that I had damaged the bottom of the car. While I had the car, I never did anything strenuous to the car or drove it over bad terrain. I simply drove to school and back everyday. I was told again that the insurance company would find out more.
Yesterday, I was told by my insurance company that Enterprise had not filed a claim and that the matter appeared to be settled, but we agreed to contact each other if we heard anything further about it.
Today, I received a voice mail from someone in the claims department of Enterprise Rental Car and was asked to return the call to discuss the damage to the vehicle. I promptly contacted my insurance company again, which stated that they would try and handle the situation. However, I am beginning to wonder whether this is a pattern of behavior on the part of Enterprise. I have a friend who had a similar bad experience with Enterprise, but with her, they claimed that there was damage to the roof of the vehicle.
Reviewed June 10, 2010
In 2008, I wanted an economy car to drive to 180 miles Brownville, TX to meet a friend for lunch. I reserved online with Enterprise Car Rental and confirmed with them 3 times about picking up the car. When I arrived at the rental site, the car was not available and they said they were going to give me a free, mid-sized upgrade. With gas prices high, I refused. I had to drive to another rental location and wait for the agent to clean the car model I originally selected (one hour) before I could start my journey. While waiting, I spoke with the manager and she admitted to me that Enterprise does not carry compact or economy cars (although their website advertises this). Obviously, I kept my friend waiting one hour for our lunch appointment.
I wrote to the Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General of Texas. BBB never got a response from Enterprise and I recently found out that the state agency that covers car rentals is the DOT and not the attorney general. Yesterday, I called Enterprise for a rental and I inquired about the economy model. A salesperson admitted to me they do not carry this model because renters feel it "is too small". I asked them if an economy model could be found and she said probably not, but they would be glad to upgrade me for no charge.
Reviewed June 8, 2010
When I went to rent a car, I called a female then the whole room started to laugh. I was talked to like I was less than a man then I said I will break my foot off in his ass then he called the police and made me leave without my rental after they swiped my debit card for over three hundred dollars. Now, my money is locked into this rental car place until they are ready to put the money back on my card. Let’s keep in mind that I need that rental car so that I could put my car into the shop for repairs. I waited for a month to do this.
Now, I am without a rental car, no money and still driving my jack up car which needs repairs and could break down any day from now and if that happens, it will affect my whole family. My daughter will miss school, the baby can't go to day care, my wife will miss school, I will miss days of pay. Why? Because these people are white and can say anything to anybody but if a black man, they do not want to be part of their joke, he get the police and call on him.
Reviewed June 2, 2010
My wife and I have only used Enterprise Rent-A-Car because we loved their great customer service and pricing. This all changed on our last trip to San Diego (their San Diego Airport location) May 2010. We have used this specific location every single time we've been to San Diego (about 10 times in last 7 years). They gave us a Volkswagen Jetta (with 36K plus miles on it) and when I inspected it all appeared to be fine. I am so meticulous about scratches/dents that the rep that checked me out had to keep telling me (when I pointed out minor blemishes), "That's not big enough to be written down."
So, you can imagine my surprise when I returned the car that the agent checking me in found a small dent in the right panel that is directly over the right tire. This was such a small dent I had to ask the rep, "Where?” When he first tried to point it out to me and my wife. Had the rep told me when I first got/inspected the car, "I'll pay you $100 if you can find a dent on this car," I would have lost the bet. Bottom line: my wife and I swear this dent must have been on the car when we got it and, again, because it was in such an odd spot and so small we missed it (and, of course, never noted it on the check-out form).
Had I dented the car, I would gladly pay for damages (the bill they sent me is for $407, of which $50 of this is a "processing fee!"). However, I did not damage this car and have a real problem paying for a mistake I did not cause. Here's the worst part: Enterprise gave me a toll free number to call to discuss the claim and it is impossible to get my claim rep on the phone. Her voicemail says, "Leave a message," and when you try the system always says, "Mailbox is full.” Oh, and her greeting says, "I only check my voicemail once a day."
What type of company allows their claim rep to only check their voicemail once a day and always has their voice mail "full" so you can't leave a message? I'll tell you what type of company: a company that does not want to talk to you. All they want is your money. This is wrong and infuriating! It's not only that they are asking me for $407 to pay for damages that I did not cause. It's that I really loved renting from Enterprise for all these years. We have to go back to San Diego in November of this year and now I have to rent from another company and pray they don't pull something like Enterprise is pulling.
I know the economy is bad and Enterprise had horrific sales in 2008 and 2009, including layoffs, because of the "Great Recession”. I own an executive recruiting company and have spoken to several people laid off at Enterprise. But trying to make extra cash by wrongfully accusing their customers of damaging their vehicles is appalling. I will never rent from Enterprise again and I have sent this letter to all of my business affiliates, friends, and family members and I can assure Enterprise will lose a lot more than the $407 they are getting from me. Incredibly disappointed.
Reviewed May 30, 2010
If you need to rent a car, I wouldn't consider Enterprise. I rented Enterprise through my insurance. It’s one of the worst vehicles I ever drove. They walk me through the rental fast, checking the car. Then, I signed the contract. I should have checked it better. When I returned the car, they went through it with a fine tooth comb and found minor scratches on the passenger door that might have been there all along. I got a bill for $725. Be careful with them. I rented lots of cars with other companies. I never had a problem like this. Consider yourself warned!
Reviewed May 29, 2010
I am sending this email to lodge a complaint about the customer service I received at Enterprise located at Jefferson Ave., Newport News, VA yesterday. I had a reservation through my insurance company to pick up a vehicle (no size stated, just $600 limit). I specifically told Ryan when I called that I did not want a HHR. The only vehicle they offered me when I got there was an HHR. The manager was very nasty and said they service people's needs on a "first come, first serve" basis, and that if customers aren't able to pick up a reserved car within a hour, they lose out on their choice.
Keeping that in mind, I waited till about 30 minutes before closing because she had informed me that she had about 10-15 more reservations for the day that still hadn't come to pick up their reserved vehicles. I asked for one of the SUVs that was brought back. She told me I couldn't have it because it was reserved for the next day. Another gentleman was going to give it to me, but she said, "No, I have SUVs reserved for tomorrow and I'm going to need it." I asked about the "first come, first serve" policy, and she simply ignored me. She told me I had 10 minutes to get to the next Enterprise before they closed.
When I went to the next Enterprise, I was told that my insurance reservation should have been honored first and Enterprise does operate on a "first come, first serve" basis. The manager at the first branch was very nasty and rude and contradicted her self every chance she got and was very rattled when I brought it to her attention. If my insurance wasn't paying for my rental, I would have definitely gone somewhere else!
Reviewed May 27, 2010
We reserved a rental car at Enterprise the evening before we needed to pick it up. We received a confirmation email and a number, along with what time to pick up the car and where, how much it would cost, etc. Nowhere in the email did it state that the company "may or may not have a car" available for us. I went to the pick-up location at the correct time and was told that the people there had "attempted to call several times" and "left a handful of messages" about the fact that they had overbooked for the weekend and didn't have a car available for us. That, in fact, "people who booked way before you did won't even have a car because we're 3 cars short for the weekend." Not exactly good business practices, right?
I had not received any phone calls from the company and had been home all day, except for a short jaunt to the airport early in the morning to pick up my mother, who was coming into town to watch the children while my husband and I were going to a conference over the weekend in Chicago. We had decided to rent a car so we could leave my mom with a car to haul the children around and also in case of emergencies. We didn't have another suitable car to drive to the city; hence the rental. I was upset, told the company that I would not be using their services again, and left. When I got home, there was one message (not a handful, not several--see above comments) from Scott, stating that they didn't have a car for us. If they didn't have a car available, then why did the website allow us to reserve one and give us a confirmation number?
This is a major glitch in the system. There should be a way that they could update their system when all the cars are reserved to let their customers know that there was no rental availability. Furthermore, there was no codicil or addendum on the rental site stating that that was even a remote possibility! This company, and this branch in particular, is headed into ruin if they don't revise their business practices. I will never use this company again. My husband and I have not figured out what to do about the conference this weekend. We may have to now find another car rental place, try to find a train that is running to the city over the holiday weekend, or cancel our trip altogether. We cannot leave my mother alone with our children without a vehicle. No parent would do that. She needs to be prepared in case of emergency, not to mention would just like to be able to take her grandchildren to the park. I realize this complaint seems minor and not earth-shattering in any way, shape, or form, but it's just bad business.
Reviewed May 26, 2010
I rented a car from Enterprise. Somebody backed into the rental car. Enterprise made me put up $250, which was my deductible, even though they had the other party's insurance information and a guarantee from the insurance company that they would pay the bill. Four months later I still have not received my refund of my $250 even though the car has been repaired and is back on the streets. I keep getting "the checks in the mail" response from Enterprise, yet no check.
I have been out of money out of my own pocket for 4 months now, even though I did nothing wrong. I am not being paid interest on the money of mine that they are holding. Why should they get to keep holding my money and assuring me the check is coming any day?
Reviewed May 25, 2010
I rented a vehicle from Enterprise on Lorain Road in North Olmsted Ohio on Friday 5/21/2010 at 1:00 pm and returned it today, Monday May 24, 2010 at 9:09 am. Enterprise accused me of smoking in the car and when I assured them that I do not smoke nor did I smoke in the vehicle. The sales clerk walked to the car with me and pointed to crumbs or ashes on the driver's side in the area between car mat and seat. The sales clerk said that I would be charged a $100 fee for "detailing" the car.
I informed him that the contract did not state that the vehicle needed to be vacuumed before being returned and offered to vacuum vehicle and return it and was told the ticket was closed and could not do so. They charged me an additional $100 despite my objections and offer to vacuum. I carefully looked over the fine print in the contract and it does not state that the vehicle must be vacuumed prior to return nor does it state anywhere that it is a non-smoking vehicle.
I called back Enterprise after re-reading contract and was hung up on twice. I left my Jabra Speaker Phone device in the vehicle and asked them to please check the vehicle for it. When I asked to speak with the manager, I was told he was not in. When I asked for the number to the Corporate Office, I was told "We don't have the number."
I would also like it noted that when I picked up the rental it was retrieved from a nearby location and quickly vacuumed (backseat area only). Furthermore, the salesperson did not offer to do an interior "dirt/crumb/ash" inspection upon pick of the rental nor was it mentioned that it was to be vacuumed before return. I was fraudulently charged $100 for car detailing.
Reviewed May 24, 2010
On Thursday, May 20, I went online to reserve a car with Enterprise Rent A Car company of Tennessee. They were running a weekend special for compact and full-size cars. I booked a full-size car for $67.82. The special ran from noon Friday, May 21 through Monday, May 24. When I arrived around noon Friday to pick up my rental car, the employee assigned me a Chevrolet HHR. The car was very small, and I asked the employee if this was a full-size car. He said yes. I said I cannot get all the materials I am taking on my trip with me in this car.
The employee said he would give me a KIA Sorenta. However, the Sorenta was not included in the weekend special. He said he would reduce the price to $40.00 per day instead of the special rate of $19.99 per day. Instead of getting a rental car for three days for the price of $67.82, I had to pay $139.06 for the Sorenta.
Before returning the car, I called two local Chevrolet dealers and asked them the classification of the HHR. One said the car was a compact car, and the other said it was a sub-compact car. When I returned the car, I advised the employee what the Chevrolet dealers said. They said, "Sorry. We classify the HHR as a full-size car." He handed me a receipt for $139.06 and thanked me for my business. I had to pay $71.24 more for a rental car than what I contracted for.
Reviewed May 18, 2010
When I went in and was dealing with Katie, the manager, she confirmed the reservation. Then, I gave her the code for the insurance. All of a sudden there's no Economy car available. And she stated several times that the insurance paid for up to a full size vehicle. We went rounds, I wanted the economy. She never looked at me, but kept her head down in the computer saying, I'm sorry there's none available in the area. She told me the Chevy HHR in her lot was my only option. I turned and pointed to several Economy cars several times saying "really? They are all reserved? “I told her I hated the HHR, her repay was they are very popular. I stated that I would be mortified to have to drive it, and wanted an economy car as I'd be doing a lot of driving.
Again, told there was none available. She did however tell me that she could have another "mid or full size car brought to our location" I didn't have time. We went out to inspect the car. I again, asked for one of the other cars in the parking lot. She still, kept her eyes off me. I kept walking around the car and looking, and expressed my concern about the tires. They looked worn, and weakened, and two of them looked balled, and only one tire looked as it should. It was raining and I told her I was worried driving this car in "weather". She assured me that the tires and entire vehicle is inspected and everything falls into the "guidelines". Then she starts to go over insurance with me. I was taken back. It had been years since I'd had a rental and wondered about this. I said to her that I had my own insurance, and that the guy who ran into my car had his insurance that was paying for this. She told me I had two options and she recommended the premium insurance. I said no, then she handed me the forms and told me where I was declining the insurance that was not required.
I was hesitant to sign and said I was under the impression this wasn't suppose to cost anything under the circumstances. She is very good at evading and came up with an unclear answer and handed me the paper work making me feel forced to sign. The last thing we spoke of was that I again not happy with the car and it wasn't what had been reserved. I then looked at the tires and asked if she at least had an AWD for this weather, and I live in Tahoe. She said she might and would call if one came in. I was not happy, I didn't say Thank you, I didn't smile, in fact she knew I was a very unsatisfied customer as she evaded my questions about my originally confirmed economy car all of a sudden not being available. By the next Morning I was on the phone by 9am. After processing what had happened I realized that she seemed to have scammed me. I called MY insurance who assured me that they shouldn't have even asked me to sign for the "extra insurance" as they knew full well everything was covered. I called the insurance company, who was paying for it, and they too agreed and that the economy option disappeared as soon as they found out they could get more for a larger car from the insurance.
I called Enterprise and explained that I wanted the added insurance to be immediately taken off. I was put on hold many times as "Spencer" talked to the Manager and kept asking me if I'd like to take this up with Katie. Why would I want to discuss, argue with or have a conversation with the dishonest person? I just wanted everything to be honest, and fixed. He came back and told me that they had my initials and it was a legal document that they could do nothing about. Then the Insurance called. Apparently Katie IS the manager, and the Insurance agent was absolutely frustrated with Katie as well. I was forced to drive to the nearest location and had to take off from work to do so!! When I told them how far I'd have to drive, and I'd have to leave work, they told me to go to the "next nearest location". In Reno after I got off. Are you kidding? An hour away just one way! The insurance agent told me that "Katie" kept asking whyI wouldn't speak to her, and try and work it out. She actually told the insurance agent that I was perfectly content when I left with the car that I had.
First of all, I was so puzzled that she would say that, and refuse to do anything about the circumstances, yet she wants to talk to me? What is there to talk about? I did call and I asked her for her last name (later I found out she didn't give me the one listed for the company. I asked her for the District Manager's name and number. She was laughing the whole time I was asking. Then I asked her for the business license number (legally I'm entitled to, anyone is entitled to!) She told me she didn't have that information. I told her she was required by law to give it to me. She laughed, and told me she'd have to get back to me another time. I then said that's all and said goodbye. She stopped me, and in a very laughy sweet voice said "I have a couple of questions for you as well. I said okay and she proceeded to talk to me like a teenager. I'm a Manager of two Departments, I have employees, I have children, and I have never seen anyone like her in a position of Management. Really? With this economy, someone like this is a Manager? She wanted to know why I wouldn't talk this out with her.
I told her I'd already been told by her employee that she'd said "legal legal legal" contract and would not change anything. She was giggling; it reminded me of a teenage girl. I told her I hadn't called in to have a dishonest conversation with her about what had really happened. She did the whole gasping thing over the phone, laughing and the OMG’s you’re kidding me? I told her I was hanging up. She became very confrontational, which was weird since she was laughing, and I mean laughing. She asked me why I would say I was an unhappy costumer when I left I was completely satisfied.
Okay, that's where I said "I can't believe you would lie through your teeth like this Katie, as you know I was absolutely a disgruntled consumer. You knew that when I left, and you knew it well. She started laughing again and saying I can't believe your calling me a liar! Yet she was giddy and laughing. I told her I was hanging up, and she tried to keep me on the phone confronting me. I did hang up, and haven't had anyone ever behave like that in a business. She acted like my teenage daughter when she got busted for stuff. After that I drove to another Enterprise, and left work to do so to have the contract changed. I told the guy I was concerned about the tires. Well, what do you know? He checked the tires and my concern were validated. He also notices a rock chip in the windshield. I told him I hadn't even looked at the windshield, nor had Katie. He looked real close, then he put it on the contract because he said you could tell that it had already been filled once before to fix it. Thanks for the honesty young man in Truckee! It's been 20 years probably since I've ran into such bizarre nasty behavior. So, that being said I'm lucky. But words of wisdom to Enterprise.
Poor choice of an Employee pick! And watch out! She is a very big Liar! When something doesn't seem right, I wouldn't trust her. In fact the office in Turlock covered for her. And Birds of a Feather Flock together. I will repeat and repeat and repeat this story! Guess what? I am in the tourist business! That's right. I will never ever, ever, ever refer another guest to an Enterprise ever again. There was not one who would help me go over her head to even tell the tale. That alone is bad. And if there was, they covered for each other taking my right to complain out of my hands. I am still driving this car.
Reviewed May 17, 2010
I returned this car, I pointed it out to the branch manager that the rim on this car was bent and my concerns about how the cars were been serviced.
The manager told me how sorry she was and said if there anything she could do just let her know. Well, I got a bill for $471.52 for replacement of 2. Total Tire Units. Enterprise is saying that I cause the damage to the car tires, maybe I hit a pot hole or something. I did not hit anything with this car. I think the tires were bad when I got the car. There is no way enterprise could have done a good job looking over this car before giving it to me. And the fact that I had to have 3 different cars is saying something is wrong and someone needed to look into this before something happens to someone due to these cars. I feel I do not own enterprise anything, I had to lose time from work taken cars back.
Reviewed May 14, 2010
I am really upset with Enterprise Rent a Car. This weekend, I needed to rent a car and was unable to. It has been 5 years since I last rented a car from them. During that time frame, the company changed their policies about renting when paying by check, debit, or cashier's check. They told me over the phone that I needed two pieces of ID; the second piece of ID was a utility bill that was not over $100 or could not be on a payment plan. That is really unfair to people who do not use credit cards. As of today, the Enterprise has lost my business.
Reviewed May 13, 2010
I rented a vehicle in the morning and returned the vehicle in good condition the same evening. I was told there would be a $300 hold on my account. Even though my card is a credit card, because it also has the word "debit" on it, they said they had to charge my account $300 per their policy. I was also told that money would be released when I returned the card. I went by the office the following morning after dropping the car off to verify the funds were released. I was told they were. I was even given a copy of a receipt. It is now 2 days since then and the money still has yet to be released. I now have been told it will be another two days before those funds are released. I spoke with my bank regarding these monies as I now also have overdraft charges accruing. They said I could dispute the charges, but it would take longer to go through that process than it would to let Enterprise release them.
When I spoke with the representative before I leased the vehicle I was assured the money would be released immediately. When I returned the vehicle I was told the money had been released. When I called today, the story was the total opposite and I was informed I had signed a form stating to that effect, that they were in no way at fault. I understand the written consequences of a contract, but one would think the verbal assurances of monies released would carry some weight to this effect. I will never rent from these people again. They hold this town hostage as they are the only rental agency within a 45-mile radius. Their policy is to lie, misrepresent facts, and take advantage of people in need. As of this exact moment, I am now $400 in the hole for a $54 one-day rental. There will be more fees in the next two days. I expect the total damage to run closer to $1000 by the time this issue is settled.
Reviewed May 7, 2010
I left a message during their lunch hours (12-1) inquiring about renting a car. They did not call back at 1 pm so my husband called again at 1:15. He had the call on the speaker phone, which meant I could hear the conversation. The woman on the phone said, laughing, that they did not return my call because the message was not clear but that she'd be back with a pen. After another couple of minutes of waiting, she came back and I asked her what part of my message was unclear, asking if she could not understand the phone number. She said they had customers waiting and so did not call back right at 1 pm, which to me meant she did understand what I said. Yet, again laughingly she went on to say the message was unclear but she would get the information needed now. At that point, I told her she was not polite enough to a potential customer and that I did not want to do business with their office ever again.
Reviewed May 5, 2010
On May 28, 2010, I rented a car from Enterprise because I had been in an accident and my car was in the shop being repaired. I was waited on by the branch manager, Jason **. I had a check from the insurance company and I asked if I could just sign it over to Enterprise. The manager told me that I could not sign it over, but I could leave my debit card number on file. When I bring the car back, the charge would then be canceled from the card. The manager didn't mention to me that Enterprise would charge $350.00 to my account. The actual amount that I owe was taken out of that amount and the rest refunded me. However, it could take up to 5 days for me to get the refund credited.
I feel that this is a very poor practice of Enterprise to just take the money out of a person's account without informing them of this ahead of time. And it does not say very much for him being a branch manager and not totally informing the consumer of their practice. I am not in the habit of renting cars, so I had no idea that this would happen. I think that Enterprise should look over their practices or train their staff better. The consumer is the one who keeps them in business and should not have to deal with problems such as this. I am yet to get my money back!
Reviewed May 4, 2010
After renting from Enterprise a number of times at this location, I've come to the conclusion that they have shady business practices. I have been misquoted prices several times, only to find out it was incorrect later on. They don't give you anything in writing to sign until you are already in your car with the keys in the ignition, which is not what I've experienced with other rental companies. After leaving the desk with a verbal agreement on the cost of the rental, the total has almost never come near the agreed upon price. The only reason I rarely pay close enough attention when signing the slip as I am about to drive off the lot is that my company is paying for the car. Employees have also attempted to pressure myself and other co-workers to purchase their insurance, speaking condescendingly at you when you tell them your own insurance will be enough.
Recently I arrived at the Enterprise location on a Sunday and requested a rental until Friday. The young employee, Paul, quoted me prices that were within my range so we agreed upon a car. It was not until I returned the car and saw the total charge that I realized he had booked my rental, and given me quotes, for a return on that Wednesday. It turns out my rental was only being quoted for three days instead of the five I had clearly requested. Approaching them with my issue only returned circular discussions and not an attempt at an apology. The only feedback I received were arguments from Paul in why he was right because he put the date in the system himself and blamed me for getting the date in the system wrong. After renting from them for weeks on end, myself and my co-workers have come to the conclusion that they have shady business practices and are condescending. I will never again give them my business when there are always a dozen other car companies to choose from.
Reviewed April 29, 2010
We rented a car from Enterprise Rent-A-Car at the McCarran Airport, Las Vegas on 4 April 2010 and the lady who did the walk around really tried to upsell us on the insurance package. The car was older and had quite a few dings on it which some were difficult to see in the dark parkade but we placed our trust in the car rental company and its staff as being honest like we have done so many times before with other car rental outfits without any problem.
We took the rental car back to the same location on 9 April 2010 and received a receipt for the vehicle. The guy from Enterprise walked around the car and checked it as well as the fuel and the mileage before giving us our receipt. On 27 April 2010, we received a letter claiming the car is damaged. It took them all this time to notify us even though they have our telephone numbers on the rental file.
We know the car was not damaged when we rented it and we have called both the claims office and the rental company's manager all without success. It is a scam being pulled by Enterprise to obviously get the other dings repaired at our expense rather than their insurance, as we know for certain that the car was undamaged at the return and we never damaged it. We even have pictures of the vehicle.
Reviewed April 28, 2010
When my wife was hit by another driver, his insurance and auto body shop paid for a rental car. After six days we returned the car and got billed $146.00 dollars for the "insurance" on the car. What a "gotcha" scam. We were told there would be no charge whatsoever to us, still refuse to deal with us. Stay away from Enterprise, total scam shop. They sell you high end insurance without disclosing it in the agreement. I'm out a substantial amount of money on my credit card I never authorized.
Reviewed April 27, 2010
Enterprise could not provide any compact cars that were cleaned, only higher rate cars were available and were not adequately cleaned either. Also, I was charged for roadside assistant, a charge I was not informed of.
Reviewed April 26, 2010
Everytime I deal with this company for a car rental especially on Mondays, they never have enough staff, products, and/or common sense. As I have been urged to deal with Enterprise because my car dealership has a contract with them, I would not recommend that anyone take themselves through the aggravation. I had to get my own ride from the dealership to Enterprise who was paying for the rental.
I was late for work and still did not get a rental because they were very disorganized. This is not a one time experience with others and I who are there frequently. This is an ongoing problem and the only thing they can offer is apologies. Everyone knows that Mondays and Fridays are the busiest days in the business world, why can't they figure it out?
Reviewed April 21, 2010
I rented a car in 1/2010. Upon return of the car, a six inch scratch was found on the right rear bumper. I told the rep I'd fix the scratch as I own a body shop. The rep said, "no,it must be fixed by their body shop". I took pictures and took the vehicle to two more independent body shops for estimates. I returned the vehicle. I received a bill for $654.69 for 11.8 hours of labor and paint.
The highest estimate I got was under $200.00. I would have fixed it for $100.00 and the job required one hour top. I told Enterprise and they basically said, "too bad, we use our own body shop". Something stinks in Denmark and it isn't the cheese. I won't speculate, but the words class action sound really nice right now.
Reviewed April 21, 2010
When renting a car last weekend, the gentleman walked out to the car with me, walked around the car, and deemed it good shape and ready to go. Then I was handed the clipboard to sign the paperwork; he had already marked where I needed to initial. He marked the "accepts extra insurance" in two places, even though he was specifically told that I decline. So trusting the individual, I initialed where he had made an x and took the keys and headed off.
When I looked at the charges, I was charged for extra coverage! I looked at the receipt and noticed that where he had the x for me to initial was in the accept box. I feel like I was taken advantage of. I trusted the person to mark the appropriate box and not have to read the contract in the parking lot. After talking to many people, they have had the same experience with the enterprise! What a money-making scam.
And when I called, they pretty much said "our people are not deceitful" (their words) and basically called me a liar and that I should have read the fine print. Yeah. I think I will stick with my Hertz #1 Gold from now on. Also, if you look at all our previous rentals, you will see we never take the extra insurance. Oh well, nothing can be done. But what a scam.
Reviewed April 16, 2010
I rented a small car from them a few years back. It was an Aspire, not sure who makes them. Anyway, this car had no pick up whatsoever. I've seen lawnmowers move faster. Plus, it had this very strong gas odor, like there was a leak or something, yet the gas gauge didn't show it. When I returned the car, they asked how it was. I said, "Fine." No way was I telling them what I really thought of the car and them charging me for something I didn't do.
I had a coworker rent a car from them years ago in FL and when she returned it, they tried to charge her with a bent axle or frame, not sure which now, but I'd think she'd know if she had damaged a car that bad seeing that you'd have to be in a major car accident to do that kind of damage. So I learned to keep my mouth shut and I don't rent from them anymore.
Reviewed April 15, 2010
My insurance company had tie with Enterprise and I went there for the car. Per insurance company, I should be getting a mid size car. Ron at the place told me that they have only small car and he will call me when the midsize is available and his manager confirmed that they will have midsize care by noon. He promised me that he will call. Nobody called. Next day morning, I went there for a midsize car. “We don't have it. We will call you.” They never called. Afternoon, I called my insurance company and they got me an enterprise rep and he told me that he will call me. Nothing until 5:30, so, I went there and dropped the car. The moment they saw me, they asked, “have you done with your repairs. Do you want to swap with bigger car? I have a brand new Camry,” and so on. I said, “No, I am dropping the car off.” So he goes, “where you are going to get the car with a tone that says ‘you will come back to because you are tied with insurance’". I said I will get it from somewhere else and left. I called my insurance and said, “I want a different place.”
I had another rental two months ago from the same folks and I got an economy car instead of midsize with same reasoning. It is not about the size of the car, but I am entitled to get a bigger car and my insurance company pays for it. Why should I compromise? I would compromise if it is necessary. But this is how they operate. They will not give what you supposed to get. Another thing is when you promise that you will call, you call regardless of outcome. They just promise anything to get you out of there. That is not fair. I will never go there again. I’ll never recommend them to anyone.
Reviewed April 13, 2010
Soon after renting the car on North 18th in Monroe, LA we discovered a vibration in the front-end upon slow acceleration. Highway speeds resulted in no problems. Upon returning the car, a walk around was completed with no problems. We were asked if everything was okay, and I told them about the vibration. They thanked us, made a call to a repair place, and another rep was told to take the car over. We paid and left.
Two months later (yesterday), we received a charge for damage to the wheel, labor, balancing. We had not been notified or called by Enterprise about this problem. I called Monroe, but they offered no solution. I called Damage Recovery and basically received no assistance. I was told I could dispute and not pay, and they would report it to a collection agency. I was also told I could talk to my insurance company and they could handle it for us.
We sustained no damage to this car while renting it. We are not responsible for the problems with this car. The problem was there before we even rented the car. I was told that if we had called Enterprise and reported it while we were on the road, there would be no problem. I did not call Enterprise as soon as I noticed the vibration because we had been told when we rented the car that they had no others available. Enterprise should be responsible for drive-testing their cars to insure there is no problem. He assured me they did. Obviously, they did not. Now, we are being held responsible and charged for someone else's irresponsibility. Our credit rating is being threatened because we will not assume someone else's responsibility. Enterprise did not do their job to insure maintenance of their vehicle, and are passing their charges onto us.
I have been an Enterprise member for years. Enterprise is the only car rental in our small town of Natchitoches, LA. Over half of the times, I have reserved a rental there, when I arrive they have no cars. I have had to change schedules each of these times. Going to Monroe was the result of not wanting to risk not having a car available for this trip. Time was crucial for this trip.
Now, another problem, another Enterprise location. I am most displeased. Enterprise apparently is no longer concerned with customer service, satisfaction and safety, and is promoting customers not telling Enterprise when a problem arises with the cars. I reported the problem relative to the safety of the next renter to follow me. I guess I should have been like the person who rented before me and not reported it. When the result of Enterprise's bad policies and lack of concern for the customer results in death, maybe they will remember their priorities.
Reviewed April 7, 2010
After a car accident due to a deer, I had to rent a car with Enterprise in Southampton, NY. My car was reserved and I went to pick it up on a 15 degree day. The car was wet with bird droppings on it. I walked around the car with "Steve" and he asked if I wanted additional insurance. I asked him how much it would be and he said $11/day. I knew my insurance company would only pay for $25/day and I declined. I was then handed the paper on his clipboard and was told to sign. I also had left my credit card on file and was told no charges would be applied, just a formality. I left in the car which smelled of cigarettes and had a dirty ashtray and was told that a larger car might become available the next day. I was in a hurry and left. I proceed to call Steve the next day and he said he still did not have another car.
Being too busy again, I did not contact him again. I thought it was poor customer service that he did not contact me, but I decided to just deal.
I returned the car within the allotted time frame and then about a week later noticed a charge for $266 for Enterprise. I called my insurance company and was told this was for "damage insurance" and that I would have to contact Enterprise. Well that is just what I tried to do, and believe me; they do not call, write and send smoke signals, you get the point.
I then called my cc company and I am now disputing the charges. The manager at the branch when called kept saying, "Well you signed the contract." I said I made it perfectly clear that I did not want extra insurance and that his employee must have made an error on the form. Well you can see where this is going.
I am still fighting this but they have been very rude and deceitful and I cannot even believe what poor customer service I have received. I will never rent from them again. And I will let you all know how this turns out. Do yourself a favor, rent with anyone but them.
Reviewed April 6, 2010
I rented a car in the beginning of the year. The first car was a Pontiac. The service engine light was on and the brakes were bad. We had just had a snow storm and were coming up on another. They told me I could switch to another car the next day. We got a Charger. The tail light was out and I received a ticket for faulty equipment. It was dismissed but the damage was done. They gave me a free day's rental for my troubles. They gave me an Acadia (upgrade for free) yeah, right! There was already a dent in the passenger's side. Well, when we brought the car back, all of a sudden, I supposedly wrecked the bumper! It didn't happen. Now, I am out $500. Never ever again! I have tried repeatedly to talk to someone only to be shunned and ignored. I got an attorney and she said that since I didn't get insurance on it and couldn't prove I didn't do it, there's nothing I can do.
Reviewed April 2, 2010
I rented a car from Feb 20 to 26. When I was driving it and used the brakes, sometimes the brakes worked but a few times they did not engage at all! I had to put the car into neutral and use the hand brake to stop. I was lucky not to crash several times. I mentioned this to the rental agent and she claimed I was just skidding in snow. However, I have had experience with snow skidding. That can only happen when the brakes actually engage. In this rental car, during these three frightening incidents, the brake pedal gave no resistance at all, it simply went to the floor. I have phoned and emailed Enterprise and they have not addressed this concern. I am worried about who else has rented the vehicle after me and what might have happened to them. Emotional damage to me. And I think they should refund my rental amount. More importantly, that car should be taken off the road so others can be safe.
Reviewed April 2, 2010
On March 1, 2010, I went to pick up my car. I made the reservation 10 days before online. I walked in and was told that I need a bill and a check stub. When I made the arrangement, I did not see anything about having to have this. There was no sign in there saying anything about this policy. I wonder why. I have a debt card and I am unemployed at this time, but I had the money to rent the car. If I would have known that I could not use my debt card, then I would have made other arrangement for my travel to my grandson's christening. They would not give me a car and then I told from the national office that they would call me to see what they would do, but they never did. Overall, this was extremely frustrating and heartbreaking experience for me.
Reviewed March 28, 2010
We were not told they are only open 5 1/2 days; or if I wanted to drop it off on Saturday afternoon at the Phoenix airport Enterprise it would cost $35. Now we have to pay from Saturday afternoon until Monday. That does not make a number one rental car company. That's a rip-off. Two extra days rental fees that we had to pay.
Reviewed March 27, 2010
A car rental was made at 9:00am of 03/17/2010 at the Manchester Airport. I drove to Rockland, Maine where it was dropped off at Enterprise, officially at 9:00am of 03/18/2010. I was told that recent company changes prevented the Rockland office from accessing the rental files from airport locations. Consequently, I was unable to verify or the agent there to close off the contract, but the information would be emailed to the Manchester Airport office.
A few days later, I was questioned by phone from headquarters, "Did you enjoy the rental?” and, “Had you turned in the car?". I answered, "Yes, the car had been turned into Rockland office the next day”, and to verify with Miles. I subsequently found out that Enterprise had turned into my credit card company charges for a total of $613.59 for a one-day rental. I verified with Miles that he had sent an email. I then phoned Manchester and talked with Mandy who admitted the overcharges and when I asked how that happened, she replied someone had failed to follow through with the email from Miles.
I requested a copy of the charges be mailed to me as my fax machine is not working. It took another three days and one more phone call to Manchester with Ryan to finally get the charges reversed. This is to state that in the past I have done this one way rental from/to the same locations with no problems and always received a completed contract statement at the termination point. The "recent changes" in procedure where remote locations can no longer access airport files is unacceptable and I will find alternate transportation, not Enterprise.
Properly, the customer must be able to complete his or her rental contract upon turning in the car and receive a completed contract statement then, and there! Your failure to have provided for that is symptomatic of corporate indifference to the needs of the customer. I'm disappointed!
Reviewed March 22, 2010
Enterprise Rent A Car placed a delinquency on a car rental with TeleRecovery of Louisiana. The car was rented by a company called Baton Rouge Redevelopment. I was not the owner of the company or connected with the company in August of 2005 when $588 was left owing on the rental. The company is refusing to remove the fraudulent information from my credit file without me paying $588.00 for the rental made with the theft of my identity.
Reviewed March 13, 2010
My car was damaged in an accident so I needed a rental car. Enterprise was near by the body shop so I dealt with them. When I picked up the rental car the employee assisting me led me to believe that the sole charge was 27 dollars (and some change) per day. I returned the car the next day, and expected to pay very little since my insurance company was paying 80% of the bill.
At first the clerk told me my bill was over 200 dollars. He absolutely would have taken my money if I hadn't told him that charge was wrong. He grudgingly tinkered on the computer, and came up with a new total of 40 dollars plus change. I told him I was expecting to pay a lot less than even that. His "manager" was hovering near by, and came up and start tinkering on the computer too. She then told me that I owed 70 plus dollars!
After expressing my discontent at having been verbally misled the previous day, the manager went through several rounds of reducing the now 70 plus dollar bill. By then I was completely appalled and felt like I had stumbled onto some scamming operation. They kept telling me that they wanted me to be happy and kept reducing the bill. The situation was so strange that by then I was willing to just pay and get out the door.
They eventually charged my card 40plus dollars, and then supposedly refunded another 27 dollars on my card. That would make my resulting bill around 12 dollars which was about what I was expecting in the first place. So far, the 40 dollar charge has shown up on my card, and the "refund" has not. They also still have a "hold" on another credit card for 100 dollars until my insurance company pays their portion of the bill. Their actions have made me very distrustful, and I am somewhat expecting them to misuse my card.
I was ultimately charged 40 dollars (plus change) for a rental car that I was misled to believe would cost me around 6 dollars per day out of pocket. I was supposedly refunded 27 dollars, but the refund has not shown up on my card yet. My credit card has a 100 dollar hold on it, and I am concerned that this Enterprise location's inconsistent method of charging will result in them misusing that credit card.
Reviewed March 9, 2010
I rented from Enterprise on March 5, 2010 and returned the car on March 8, 2010. Upon renting on Friday, I was told of the "optional" damage waiver. I chose to decline the optional damage waiver not once, not twice, not even three times. I continued declining but was then forced to pay $12.99 per day for this so called "optional" waiver and an additional $3.00 per day for "optional" personal accident insurance.
I was told that I could not rent the car if both of these were not purchased. What I want to know is, if these two services are "optional" and Enterprise paperwork states "Damage waiver is not insurance. The purchase of damage waiver is optional and not required in order to rent a vehicle". Then why was I forced or told that I cannot rent a car unless I spend more money?
The guy that I was dealing with never explained why I had to add the damage waiver. He only said "you have to". I even took it upon myself to spend my own money filling up the fuel tank upon return. I received no reimbursement and was never told I could return the car without having to spend money out of my pocket.
To top it off, they hit my bank account for $250(deposit) resulting in overdraft fees! I still have yet to see the $163 they owe me put back into my bank account. When I called about this, they really could care less and told me that I'll be getting the remainder of the deposit put back into my account. Basically, don't rent from them. It's a nightmare!
Reviewed March 1, 2010
I rented a car from Enterprise Rental Car. While I had the car a woman backed into it in the parking lot. Though she was at fault Enterprise made me pay my $250 deductible, telling me they would refund it once her insurance had paid them. It has been over a month, the car has been repaired, her insurance company has repeatedly asked them for the bill and they keep on delaying. They will not submit the "final" bill to her insurance, so they can be paid yet they won't return my deductible until they are paid.
It doesn't make any sense. All they have to do is give her insurance company the bill and they will immediately receive payment. I have called them several times, her insurance has called them several times, all to no avail. They say they can take as long as they want to submit the claim...years, even, I was told by one of their so-called specialists. I wonder how many people they do this to, then just keep the deductible for as long as they want without paying any interest on the money they are holding.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2010
I reserved a rental car for the weekend on Feb 6-10, 2010. I was charged for an intermediate size a KIA Rio car $41 per day. When I actually, drove a Chevy Aveo. I called corporate and was told that the car was actually a economy compact size car. When a KIA Rio can be charged as an intermediate size car. I asked how was the car rate $41 per day, when it should only be $27.54 daily for a compact car. The corporate office, Abdul as well as John, told me that the car price could change on any given day. It can go up depending on the demand and supply of the car. How is that possible if you call and reserve a car days before? I requested an economy size car. Enterprise contacted me and told me they had economy size cars.
I would like my refund and I keep getting the same excuse. According to the manager and corporate office, it depends on supply and demand. They say that it's the same value if you booked a flight. No, it is not. If you ride a train or take the coach bus, it is not the supply and demand. The rates stay the same. The advertising is false. I would like my refund and I don't see why I should not receive a refund for being overcharged.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2010
I am disputing a charge of $962.92 that Enterprise rental company sent me a bill for. On November 17, 2009 I went to Enterprise at Harrisburg PA to pick up a rental car. My car was in the shop getting fixed from an accident after someone ran me into a barrier on 581 and fled the scene. When I got to Enterprise this lady that took care of me seemed to be helpful. She walked around the car and marked down all the damage that she saw. We talked about the insurance and since the car was in good condition I declined it since I park in safe places and don't really drive that much. I signed off on the papers so that I could get the key. I left the office and everything seemed fine for a week.
It was December 1, 2009 when I was at work and got a call from the same lady that I dealt with when I first got the car. She stated that she needed to give me another car and take the car I was currently using. I informed her that I was getting my car back the very next day, in less than 12 hours, but she insisted that they had to have the first car back. She came to my work and stated that she was in a hurry as well as she knew I was since I wasn't on lunch or break. She had already started to mark down damage on the car before I got a chance to meet her in the parking lot. When I got down to talk to her she was almost finished and she said to me that she was finding a lot of damage from the previous user. I took a look at the paper she was filling out and saw that there were a lot of damages.
It seemed as though she got everything after looking at the car and the paper. There was a lot of writing and this car was really beat up. I initialed the paper since she was in a hurry and I had to get back to work. She did not ask about insurance on this car which I would have taken considering the poor condition of the car and the fact that she was finding countless amounts of damage as we were standing there. She handed me the key and I went back to work.The very next day, December 2, 2009, I had to go to work so my husband took the car to pick up my car at L.B. Smith Ford Lincoln Mercury, and since there was an Enterprise on site he was told he could just leave the car there.
He drove from New Cumberland to Lemoyne. When my husband went to give the key to the Enterprise representative the representative was extremely rude to him. The guy walked around the car and stated to my husband that there was a dent on the car that wasn't marked down previously. My husband explained that we had the car less than 12 hours and didn't drive anywhere except home from work and then to the Enterprise location. He also told the rep working for Enterprise that there was a bunch of damage when the car was given to me. My husband refused to sign anything since the damage was not ours. My husband left the site and accidentally left the papers in the car. When he told me about this I immediately called Enterprise and they directed me to the Damage Recovery Unit. I spoke with a rep and they told me that there was nothing reported and that unless I receive something in the mail not to worry about it.
On February 5th I received a letter as well as the bill from Enterprise for $962.92. After looking at the bill I saw that they charged me for two dents, loss of use, a depreciation fees, and administrative fees. On the letter dated January 29th, 2010 it stated that I needed to remit payment within 10 days. I made a call to a guy named Mike S. who was the representative that was working on my case in the Damage Recovery Unit and asked what I can do to dispute this. The guy was extremely rude and short with me. He told me that if the payment wasn't in the office within 10 days that they were going to send me to a collection agency.
I asked Mike if I could get a copy of the reports to see what other damage was reported that day and he said he was not able to release that information to me. I also asked if he could send me pictures that were taken after the previous user returned the car and after I returned the car. Mike said that they only have pictures of when the car was in the shop getting fixed from the damage I caused. I was told that he would email me the pictures without a problem. I waited and waited and still no pictures. Since I am looking into buying a house and need to keep my credit in good standing, I had to make the payment in full which I did. Along with the payment I also sent a letter stating that even though I am making the payment I am not accepting responsibility of the damage on the car. The payment and letter were sent certified to Atlanta, GA and delivered February 15, 2010. I have not heard anything since. I do not accept responsibility for this and feel that I was set up to take a car that they knew was damaged.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2010
I have not rented a car in months and I am now being charged on my bank card for something no one seems to be able to prove but yet they refuse to refund the money. I am getting the runaround and have started a charge back with the bank.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2010
I rented a Kia Sprecta Lic# 494NRE ECAR #TE989Q from Enterprise at Airport Drive Little Rock Ar 72206. I drove the car for 409 miles from Little Rock, AR. to DeQueen AR to visit my dying father. First, I was never told about a almost 30 Percent tax on the rentals nor of the extraordinary excess of deposit ($707.00) that was required for the rental which I also was not told about.
From the start before handing the car over to me, I was told that the car was in good to go. I inspected the car on site and had to call the agent to note damages that were on the car body but did not check the tires. I showed the agent the dents and scratches on the outside of the car and black marks on the inside of the interior near the left rear door. The paper work did not note the damage, I made them note it on my contract. We did not note the steering wobbled when I got up to 55 mph, as soon as I took the car on the freeway.
By the time I noticed it, I had no choice but to continue because of my father's condition and urgency for me to be there. My brother in law worked for a car rental as a mechanic for a few years. He told me that tire pressure is the only thing that is required to be checked. I used the car only to get to my parents home and back. I do not speed and I am a very careful driver. You can check my driving record. I have rented many cars due to the fact my wife and I travel all over the world. Once I arrived at my parents house, I parked the car and did not use it again until it was time to go back to the airport. I checked the fluids before I too left and notice that the windshield washer fluid empty and I had to fill the reservoir at my own expense. Again, I did not inspect the tires closely. This car had been supposedly checked by "experts" as ready to be rented and safe.
The main rub came when on my return trip to the airport in Little Rock, the wobble on the car got worse and I incurred a flat tire less then a 1 mile from the Little Rock terminal. I had to roll on the flat tire to get the car safely off the freeway because I was three feet off the freeway and there was no place to safely change the car tire. I was able to get off the freeway and change the tire. I changed the tire myself because by the time we got somebody here to do it, we would have missed our flight. As it was we barely made it with fifteen minutes to spare.
They now want to charge me for the flat tire as my fault. There was a puncture in the side wall but there was no damage to the fender or undercarriage to indicated neglect on my part. But the simple fact it had to be due to normal wear and tear of the car. I know for a fact that I did not hit anything nor run over anything on the freeway. I do know how to work on cars and know the importance of maintaining the car. The tire could have been pinched in my effort to get the car safely off the freeway or the tire could have been damaged on a previous renters use. They held up returning $707.00 until they took the tire to a "supposedly professional" to determine what type of damage there was.
The assistant manager Skyler, offered an e-mail by this supposed professional tire expert. They are basing their charges on this e-mail that this is far from a legal document. The flat tire case has gone to their Damage recovery unit and we don't know where that will take us yet. But I am not paying for the tire. In these economic times, they are going to take a number. I am definitely not recommending Enterprise to anyone. I am also filing a complaint to Enterprise and the Arkansas consumer affairs office.
My advise when renting a car, inspect it yourself, note on your contract any dents scratches/dings also the interior however slight and don't take their word that they don't look at small dents. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Take pictures of the car front, back, sides, underneath and the engine if you can. Check the fluid levels yourself. Inspect the tires noting the condition and pressure also the hub caps and/or rims.
When you first get on the road, report to the rental agency any problem with the steering wobbling or the brakes not working properly or anything else. Make the call ASAP so that you can get the car back to them for an exchange and not be charged for any possible problem. The key is the more you provide yourself with information about what you are renting, the better you will be protected. Don't assume anything. Because the Enterprise airport office in Little Rock did not notify me of the two charges of 300.00 and $404.00 they charged concurrently in the same day they over-drafted my bank account and caused over 100+ dollars in overdraft fees.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2010
On January 29th 2010 I called this local office to inquire about renting a vehicle. The online price was $13.99 per day. The girl that helped me said that her computer was down and that I could just come in and she would take care of it in the office. I rent from this office a number of time a year and have never had an issue.
When I went in the next day, the day that I needed the vehicle, I was charged $46.00 per day. More than three times the online price. Now I had assumed there would be a bit of an increase by not booking online but three times before? That is plain and simple robbery. The manager was not in and I needed the car so I took it up with the manager when I returned two days later.
The manager, Casey, told me the weekend special was only for Friday through Monday. Yet when I booked it again just to see, it let me book Sat-Monday at the $13.99 price. She said that the online was wrong. I told her that she better take that up with whomever takes care of the online booking because if a customer is told one price and comes in to find it is actually three times more, they will not be happy.
Casey told me that I didn't have to be mean. She didn't see mean. I spoke with her area manager and he said that the $46.00 was the price for that day, just like hotels have different prices between their online and walk-in prices and I said but not three times more! I am waiting on the corporate office in St. Louis to call me back. They charged me more than three times the online amount of $13.99. I should have only paid $31.90 total and I paid $104.88.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2010
In 2003 I got a rental from these people and they said there was a $40 balance when I turned it in, which I paid. I got another rental from them in 2004 with no problem, but in October 2005, when I went to get a rental, they said I owed them $80 and they could not rent to me unless I paid it. I asked the guy why I was able to get a rental last year with that unpaid balance and he said he didn’t know. I paid it and he told me he would look into and refund me.
Two weeks later, nothing. So I called and he said the supervisor was on vacation and had not had a chance to look at it. Another week, still nothing. This time the accounting department moved to a new office and had not gotten around to it. Two more weeks passed and the accounting department is still getting "situated" in their new office. Anytime I wanted to talk to someone, I got a voice mail and nobody ever called me back. Finally, one month and 10 phone calls later they refunded me.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2010
I rented the car on a Friday and returned it on Monday morning. A customer was waiting for me at the office so I parked the car in front of the store and put the keys in the drop box. The company for which I am employed rented the car for me. I received a phone call 2 weeks later to let me know that the car was damaged and I needed to give them $148 for damages since I did not have insurance. My employer carries insurance on the credit card. Why should we pay extra? The car was in perfect condition. I believe they are doing something to the car or fixing another vehicle.
The local store did not have the decency to contact me; their corporate office called me. I had a feeling something was going to happen because the Enterprise employee didn't seem very happy when I declined the insurance coverage. I will never rent from them again. Enterprise car rental wanted me to pay them $148. I have not seen the damages. The picture looks blurry. I can't tell if that was the actual vehicle I rented. There is no proof. I don't know how they get away with this. I see that I am not the only one.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2010
We were issued a rental car by our car insurance company, Allstate. Another person had hit it and it was being repaired. During this time we noticed that the rental car had an odd smell. We couldn't figure out what it was. And found it a bit odd how they, the employees at the rental place, pushed the extra insurance on us so hard.
Well, it rained the day after we got this car, sometime between the day after it rained and the next, we noticed a large amount of water on the drivers side, on the bottom of the car. It went from the front to the back, pooling in the back. We called Enterprise and told them that this had happened. They said they were going to make a ticket and we should go to the nearest Enterprise and get a new rental when they are open. They were closed because this was on a weekend and after hours.
Monday came around and we turned in the car to get a new one. The employee informed us that we will be charged for the damage to the rental. We didn't cause this damage and it seemed to be a pre-existing problem. Our insurance company tried to fight it but said that since it's not bigger than our deductible (they are charging just under 500$), that there isn't anything they can do for us. Now we got a packet in the mail that says we need to pay them within ten days. Nothing, not even a phone call before this.
They have no proof that we caused the damage and we have no proof that they caused the damage, yet its okay for them to accuse us and go on with charging us? I'm very sure that this car was previously damaged and they knew it. It's not something you would know just by looking at the car. How do I fight this? They actually claimed that we left the window open when it rained. When we argued, they said that we must have driven though a puddle when it rained. A puddle, like you can drive and not hit one when it rains? Please help! Water damage to the bottom left hand side of the inside of the car.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2010
In 2000 I rented a car. I had also been renting a wreck also. I called Enterprise and asked them if they could give me the same rate as the Rent A Wreck and they said they would. So I come to find out after almost 10 years, they did not give me the same rate and they claim I owe them over $700. They say they no longer have the contract that I would have signed. I know for a fact I did not sign to pay over $1300 for a monthly rental. I could have put that down on a car which I did not have at the time and the only reason I was renting a car was because I could not come out of pocket for that amount. I asked to speak to the person above Mr Goodsell.
He called once, I lost his number and sent another note for him to call over 3 weeks ago and no word. This is from a company who claims they pride themselves on customer service. My employer is guaranteeing payment for a rental for my job and they are refusing to rent me a car because of this balance. I have not gotten job assignments that are not within a walking distance or a reasonable cab fare. Because of this, I am having great financial problems. They don't care. They said I don't have to pay but I will not be allowed to rent even if my company is guaranteeing the payment.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2010
My daughter was provided a rental car from Enterprise while her vehicle was being repaired. She was instructed by Enterprise to pick up the rental at the Cobb County Toyota Collision Center when she dropped off her vehicle for repair. They provide a representative from Enterprise on Mondays at this location until noon. She was told to return the vehicle at this same location when she picked up her repaired vehicle. She was advised that an Enterprise representative would not be present (since they are only at this location on Mondays), but she should park the vehicle there and leave the keys with someone at the Collision Center and they would come and pick up the car. My daughter said that an employee at the Collision Center did in fact call Enterprise and advised them that the car was back (~ 3 pm). My daughter was never given any other options for the return of the car.
The car was returned on Tuesday around 3 p.m. and according to the instructions she was given. A friend was with her when she returned the rental car and rode in the passenger seat. My daughter received a call from Aaron at Enterprise around 5 p.m. (2 hours later) stating there was a crack in the windshield and this would be charged against her insurance. My daughter and the friend who rode with her were adamant there was no crack in the windshield.
I called Aaron and asked for a description of the damage and he indicated there was an 8" to 9" crack running the length of the windshield along the passenger side. I asked if the crack was obvious and he said it would be particularly visible from the passenger side inside the car. I advised him that the car was returned with no such damage and that it could be attested to by a passenger who rode with her to return the car. I advised him that if there was in fact a crack in the windshield, it did not occur while in my daughter's possession.
I told him that the Collision Center was not a secured area and since he did not pick up the car for two hours after it was returned, it could have been damaged after its return. He said that was in fact true but we as the "renter" was responsible for any damage to the car until which time Enterprise secured the vehicle. I called the branch office and spoke with assistant manager, Lindsay, which was useless.
I got basically the same response from her as from Aaron. She advised me that a claim would be filed with my insurance and it did not matter that the car was not in a secured area for two hours before Enterprise picked it up and that no one was there to assess the car upon its return. She even said that my daughter should have returned the car directly to an Enterprise office if she wanted the car assessed upon its return. I told her my daughter was not told of any other location or method of returning the vehicle other than to return it to the original location she had secured it from. She said, "You always have the option to return it to an Enterprise location."
It seems logical to me that if you picked up a car at a specific location and were told to return it to that same location, you would not even consider returning it anywhere else unless you were specifically told to do so. I explained the situation to my insurance company and told them I wanted to dispute this bogus claim. I feel that this is an extremely unethical business practice by Enterprise. Since this has happened to us, I have heard of the same thing happening to other Enterprise customers. I truly believe that this is a common practice by Enterprise. They get away with it because the insurance company does not fight these claims since they are considered minor. I can't even get my insurance company to dispute the claim since they said it would cost more to dispute the claim than to just pay it out right. Also, since Enterprise has my credit card information from the rental, they will get their money one way or the other. I will never do business with Enterprise again. Future "renters," beware!
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2010
I rented a car from Enterprise on Christmas Day to travel from Wilmington, NC to Roanoke, VA. I was driving alone. I picked up the car, a Ford Focus, and we went over it. The only damage was a broken fog lamp that the agent wrote down on my agreement. I left Wilmington in horrible weather. Driving, torrential rain and high winds. The car did not feel right, but I just thought I needed to get used to it as my personal car is larger. About 60 miles away from Wilmington, I ran into a storm with lightening and very high heavy rain. The car began to shake. I can only describe it as a feeling of airline turbulence. Then it started sliding out of control. I spun 2 or 3 times and ended up in a ravine full of water with the water rising. Luckily some good Samaritans pulled me out of the car.
I sat with them until EMS came at which time I was put into an ambulance to wait for a tow truck to get the car out. In the meantime, the water was rising and coming into the car. Also the airbag did not deploy. The wrecker pulled the car out and said there was no damage to the car and if I felt comfortable it would be safe to drive. The EMS personnel tested the brakes for me and said they were working fine. I followed them to the next exit where I proceeded to bail as much water as I could out of the car and regain my composure. I called Enterprise and they said all the locations were closed for the holiday and they could not get me another car until the following day. I guess they wanted me to spend the night in this car in the middle of nowhere.
I was so distraught, I just got in the car and drove it on to Roanoke, VA. The weather was horrible. I hit massive fog (with no fog lamp). I got to Roanoke at 2AM with 3 inches of water sloshing from front to back in the car. My clothes, Christmas presents for my family were all soaking wet. Fortunately things in the trunk were dry. The next day my father, brother-in-law and cousin checked out the car and found the tires were slick and were furious. We went to the Enterprise location in Roanoke and the man there checked the car and said he couldn't believe they let this car go off the lot in that condition. He gave me another car, Chevrolet HHR, which was wonderful and treated me with respect and concern. The Wilmington office, however, treated me as if I was a criminal trying to pull something over on them. I will never again use Enterprise and will never advise any of my family or friends to do so.
I have since contacted the enterprise location here in Wilmington and complained that I feel they should pay for my dry cleaning ($25), Christmas gifts ruined, $50 cash in a card for my nephew that was just gone, and reimbursement for the rental. They say they are not responsible for the weather conditions and will not comply. However the condition of that car was deplorable. Especially for a woman setting out on a 6 hour drive alone. I feel I should not have to pay for this rental and I want complete reimbursement of $234.00 plus the items I listed above.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2009
This is the second time I rented from Enterprise. The first time was very good experience but this time, it was like hell. So I believe maybe only this specific staff is not professional instead of the whole business. Anyway, this guy named ** in 5389 Dixie highway, Fairfield, Ohio helped me. On 12/14/09 afternoon, the first thing I told him was my insurance only covered up to $30 per day up to 30 days and I want to use my own insurance. I even showed him my insurance card. He said sure, he can help me with that and then he just did stuff in the computer and called the insurance. I have my 2-year old with me and was answering a phone call after that. After he was done, he told me the total cost is around $26 and asked me to initial here, there and sign. I trusted him and did not check clearly - my big mistake.
I left and thought everything was fine until 12/28th around 5pm. He called me and asked me to call him back in 10 minutes, so I did but he did not answer the phone. Someone named ** told me that they just want to make sure I am aware that I am still buying their insurance which is $21 per day. I was shocked and told my wife and we checked the contract they gave me. I found out he let me initialed to buy their insurance but the contract said the car should be returned by 12/18. So I called again to try to talk to ** why this happened and ask if I can only pay the insurance from 14th to 18th and cancel the rest from 19th until January 7th (which is the rescheduled finish time from the body shop for my car). He told me no way because he claimed he called me on 19th and 22nd to my cell phone. I checked my cell phone record and even from VerizonWirelesss website and could not found his number. Since my English is not very good, I let my wife talked to them and was told to work this out the next day.
So we showed up on 12/29th and tried to talk to ** and his manager, **. We showed them our usage minutes detail from VerizonWireless and asked them if they can cancel the insurance from 19th until 28th. But the process was so painful. At first, we were told they do not need to call us because the contract will renew automatically no matter if we knew we were buying the insurance or not. They called us because they think the insurance will add up to a lot of money and they want make sure we are capable to pay. After we told them if this is the case, we need to return the car immediately and was very upset and will try to complain to her boss. She said she will take 5 days payment off. So finally she let us pay 11 days insurance. I am complaining because this experience was so painful and we were treated like hell. We do not think we will do business with Enterprise again and we will make sure our coworkers and friends know this experience too. I feel sorry that they got such kind of staff.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2009
I rented a car from Enterprise while visiting New Orleans. When I returned the car, I was told that I was responsible for $659 in damages for water soaked rugs in the car. The car had been parked outside much of the week and there were rainstorms but I never drove through a flooded area. They said the water came up through the bottom. The last weekend, there were very heavy rains but the car was parked in a second-story garage during that time. Also, I did experience a damp trunk during the week that soaked a carton of plastic covered books but it dried out. I was in a Ford Focus.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2009
On Christmas Eve, I rented a car from this company. Looking over the vehicle, it had many scratches, dents, chips and breaks in damages. Therese and I never checked the right rear bumper down low. When I returned the vehicle, she claimed that I scratched the bumper of the vehicle. I'm a very responsible person with no reason to lie about damages. Please, whoever read this, be careful about rental cars. Inspect the front and rear bumper. Take your hand and rub the bumper to check for scratches.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2009
I have rented cars from Robert at Enterprise before he assured me that if I would go directly through him and not through the internet, he would take better care of our needs. I called to rent a car through Christmas and new year (my husband and I were going out of town). He said he would call me back in a few hours. There were plenty of cars on the Enterprise website, but I believed Robert and waited for him to call me back. Guess what? He did not return my call and I missed out on renting a car. Enterprise was closed for weekend and holidays so we were not able to rent a car. My husband and I had to cancel our plans.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2009
I received a letter from Enterprise Rent-a-Car (dated 7/16/09), stating that they had received a violation notice from NJ EZ Pass for a vehicle that was rented to me at the time of the violation. Enterprise then provided NJ EZ-Pass with my information and transferred liability for the violation directly to me. The problem is that I did not rent this vehicle from Enterprise. I called Enterprise to discuss the situation and it seems that a person with the same name as me might have rented this vehicle and Enterprise inadvertently identified me as the renter when they researched this violation from NJ EZ-Pass.
Since the time of the initial letter from Enterprise, I have received several violation notices from NJ EZ-Pass. I have called, emailed and faxed Enterprise several times to explain to them that I was not the renter of this vehicle and to please notify NJ EZ-Pass that I am not responsible for the violation. But Enterprise has still not responded or appropriately resolved this with NJ EZ-Pass. The vehicle in question has an NY license plate number **.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2009
I'm writing to inform you of my family's recent experience with your company. In July of 2009, my 2006 Chevy HHR threw a rod 5,000 miles after the warranty expired. Not having the money to fix it right away, I was referred by the Chevrolet dealer to the Enterprise Car Rental location on 421 N. Chelton Road in Colorado Springs, CO. At this time, we explained our situation and explained to the Enterprise rep that our 24-year old daughter had just been diagnosed with cancer and needed constant trips to the hospital for blood checks and that we might need to rent the car for awhile. We were told that would be no problem, we would just need to come in and renew our contract occasionally - which we did and made regular payments.
I lost my job in October of 2009 but due to our daughter's medical condition, still needed a car to get her back and forth to the hospital. Through scrimping, saving and selling stuff on eBay, I have been able to keep up the payments on the rental. Everything has gone along fine until yesterday, when my wife received a very threatening phone call from a women we had never spoke with before from the above office named **; who told my wife they wanted $400.00 or the car back by noon on Dec. 17th (today) or they would report the car stolen. I'm sorry, but isn't that a little extreme for someone who has been a good, loyal customer for the last 6 months? We have kept in contact with the office on a weekly basis and made regular payments, but you're going to report the car as stolen?
This morning my wife called ** at the Enterprise to tell her we had the $400.00 and would be in to make a payment. At that time, ** told my wife that we still owed an additional $20.00 on top of the $400.00; but we could pay that on Monday, Dec. 21st and that would be fine. At that point, my wife asked ** about the details of the agreement, which where we would pay $400.00 before noon on Dec. 17th; pay the additional $20.00 on Monday, Dec. 21st and that would bring our account current; and everything would be fine and we could keep the car. This is what ** told my wife. I was sitting right next to her and heard the whole conversation. She told us we could make the payment at the Enterprise location at 803 W. Colorado Ave in Colorado Springs because it was closer to our house. We were told to see ** to make our payment. I don't know what **'s last name is; she would not tell my wife.
We went down to make our payment in good faith, that everything had been straightened out. We gave ** our last $400.00, at which time he said he needed the key to check the mileage on the car. Upon coming back into the office, ** informed us that he had been told by ** to take our $400.00 and take the car back. Now it is my understanding as per ** that we only owe an additional $20.00 on the account after paying $400.00 and she is refusing to give us the car back after she told us there was no problem? Conveniently, she was out of the office when my wife tried to call her to ask her what was going on. Did I mention Enterprise took $100.00 out of my bank account on December 15th? In the last week, we have paid your company $500.00. I have been told by your own representative that we only owe $20.00 on the account and now this ** person has blatantly lied to me and my wife, cleaned out my bank account, and taken our only source of transportation away with my daughter having a terminal disease. It's eight days before Christmas.
Could this person be any more heartless? I pleaded with ** to at least let us get through the weekend. I explained that I would come in as we agreed on Monday, Dec. 21st, pay the $20.00 we owed and turn the car in at that point so I could make some other transportation arrangements. But I was told, "No, we're keeping your money and the car." Needless to say, I am completely disappointed in your customer service. The complete lack of competent professionalism your representatives employed in this situation is appalling. They could have been honest with us and told us they wanted to take the car back and we would have made other arrangements and brought the car in. But they felt it necessary to lie to us, take every penny we had and leave us in a medical situation with no transportation and eight days before Christmas!
What can I say? Completely heartless! This ** person must have no concept of compassion and human understanding. I can only hope she actually finds it hard to look at herself in the mirror as she thinks about the way she treats people. I will be sending copies of this letter to the BBB and the local media here in Colorado Springs. The treatment my wife and I received by your company today is uncalled for, abusive and as I said, appalling. To lie and be openly dishonest in business is about as low as you can go. The consumers of Colorado Springs have the right to know that this is the way you treat your longtime, valued customers. I hope your Christmas is better than ours is going to be!
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2009
I rented a car from them on Nov. 25th, 2009. I had the car for less than 20 hours when the car went from the airport to my aunt's house in Clifton, Virginia and back to the rental location. When I returned the car, they said there was a scuff on the front left bumper of the car. I saw the scuff and can't imagine how this got there. I didn't see this when I rented it, so I took the blame on not noticing this. But they insisted on charging me $1,700+ for this scuff, stating they had to remove the bumper, molding, add clear coat, remove and replace 17-inch wheel covers. Once I returned the car, the manager mentioned he saw this scuff as well but told me that I will just need to pay the rental fees and my file was good to go and I can be on my way. 3 weeks later, I received a letter stating I owe $1,700. I've had scuffs removed from my car for less than $200. Did they do complete body work on this car and then think they can charge me for that? It's insane to see these people get away with what seems to be robbery. I have a list of damages sitting in front of me which seem made-up.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2009
Like many others I have now read, Enterprise sent me a bill for $482.70 for "damage" to a car I turned into the Fresno Airport. The car had no damage when I left it, but there was nobody to check the car in and the attendant at the counter would not go out and look! It feels so powerless to be abused by large companies taking from people at will with no recourse. I "appealed" but they didn't even respond to my appeal.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2009
I reserved a full-size car for Thanksgiving trip (11/25 - 11/30). I arrived to pick up car at 12:30 pm, and car was not clean. Extensive debris and trash in trunk. Agent (Deanna) said she had no other car available in the class and offered to vacumn the trunk (we accepted in order to depart for our trip). Car had less than 1/4 tank of gas. Drove to pick up other passengers in Troy (15 min. away). After loading passengers and luggage, "low tire pressure" warning light came on. I called the rental office and spoke with Deanna. She said she had no replacement, unless we waited 2 hours. She suggested we try adding air to tires and stated that Enterprise would take care of a replacement if it continued to be a problem. We drove to local station, put air in, and left. The light went off. I drove to Pittsburgh, PA (8 hours) without incident. When unloading car, I found one black glove and a baby nasal syringe that did not belong to us!
On Friday morning (11/17), I went to start the car, and it would not stay running. After some discussion, I waited 15 minutes and tried again; and the car started and ran fine. I drove to Wheeling WV and back to Pittsburgh with no problems. Sunday, 11/29, I departed Pittsburgh at 12:30 pm, heading to Albany, NY. GPS indicated our arrival time at home to be 8:30pm. I stopped once for gas and coffee after about 2 hours, then stopped in Wilkes-Barre, PA at about 5 pm at a restaurant for dinner. On leaving the restaurant, about 6:30 pm, the car refused to stay running. I waited 10 min and tried several more times. Still, it would not run.
I called Enterprise Car Rental Customer Assistance (6:50 pm). They first said they would send a replacement car. Then after a long time (5 min) on hold, we were told there was no office open locally, so we would have to go to an airport location. They took my cell number. When the Customer Assistance called back, we were told the only location we could get a car was Allentown, PA (1.5 hours south - wrong direction!) and that we would have to take a taxi there, and Enterprise would reimburse our expense. We were also told we had to stay with the car until a tow truck arrived. I asked for a northern location, but I was informed we had no choice, except to stay overnight in Wilkes-Barre and wait for the local office to open. I refused that option, as several of our party had to work on Monday morning.
The tow truck and taxi (a van, because we had 4 adults and much luggage) arrived about 8:30pm. I then was told we had to pay in cash for the taxi, so I walked to the nearest ATM in a Wal-Mart and withdrew $200 cash (and was charged $4.50 fees. I arrived at Allentown airport and paid taxi $185. Enterprise rental agent greeted us with the statement that they were trying to locate a car - did not have one ready yet (10:00 pm). Finally, I located a Chevy Malibu (smaller than the Dodge Charger) - not cleaned and no gas. We stuffed our luggage in and had a very uncomfortable late ride home. Arrived in Albany at 2:30 am. I took the Chevy back to Enterprise at 12 noon on Monday, 11/30, to be told that they would only reimburse our taxi, nothing else for our trouble. I asked for a supervisor, and she told me they would not charge me for the rental and credit my taxi cost on to my credit card. I left at 1:00 pm.
On Thursday, 12/3, I realized that my daughter had left her portable DVD player behind the rear seat in the Chevy, and we were so tired we missed it when we unloaded the car. I called the Enterprise office, and I was informed they did not have it and that I must have left it elsewhere. When I protested that I knew exactly where it was left and suggested someone must have found it, she said she would check and call back. I received a voice mail later in the day saying nothing had been found. I called back at 3 pm, suggesting that the DVD had surely been there and perhaps, they should check into what was happening with their staff. I was told that if I continued to complain, they would "take back" the credit on my card. When I called the National Customer Service office to complain, they referred me to the local area manager, who has not returned several calls.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2009
I am being asked to pay for damages already done to a car I rented from them. I have read several reports where Enterprise has done this in the past. I need to get some kind of help. I am not responsible and I am not going to pay for damages I didn't do. If Enterprise insist on payment and I do not pay, I want legal action taken against them.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2009
On Dec 8, 2009, I brought my car to Service King body shop to have repairs done to my vehicle. A call was made to Enterprise for a rental vehicle. I was told to come to the local office. When I made it to the office, it was 10:30 am.There was not one vehicle in the parking lot. I went in and was told that I was third on the list to get a vehicle and it was going to take a couple of hrs. to get me a vehicle. I decided to call for a ride to get home. After waiting all day, I decided to go back up to the office about 5:45 pm where I found the door locked as if they were getting ready to go home. I was told that there was still a person ahead of me. In over 7 hrs, they were only able to service one customer. I was told to just be patient. At the end of the day, I still did not have a vehicle.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2009
My wife rented a car from Enterprise late in the evening after arriving by plane into Florida. She returned it the next morning because the door rear view mirror was loose. They gave her a new car. Several weeks after the trip, she got a letter at home for damages of $900 and photos showing the mirror off and a large bump in the door. She called Enterprise and told them there was no way she did this damage. She told them that their claim was fraudulent and she would report it. The next day they sent her an email withdrawing the claim. Although we ended up not paying any damages, the entire experience was upsetting.
We will never rent a car from Enterprise again. My wife and I have been renting a car off and on, over the last 37 years and this was the first time this trick has ever been attempted on us.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2009
I had a similar experience as other customers. Honestly, I never had a good experience with Enterprise. The latest and greatest one involved a rental I had where upon pickup and no exterior examination, I was told by phone two days later that I was being charged the $500 deductible. The reason given was that they found a dent on by the gas tank of the rental. I told them it was not damaged and there must be a mistake. When I took the car out, it was covered in salt dust and dirt. The rep apparently had no time to clean it. There were many problems with the office that night. The car they had for me was rented so I had to wait almost an hour to get a car.
I disputed the $500 charge on my card. Months and months later, they called me to tell me I would no longer be charged because the damage "was too insignificant to be repaired." This was after the rep told me the damage was severe and that it was being sent out to be fixed that night. They lie about everything and are skilled at attempting to extort money out of their customers. I will never rent from them again. There are other agencies to rent from and although they may charge a little more, it is well worth not dealing with the hassle of Enterprise.
Another past experience I had involved the rep dropping me off a car that smelled like a mix of vomit and roadkill. The rep denied smelling anything although when she dropped it off, all the windows were down. Funny how it was freezing out yet she drove with all the windows down. Prior experiences prove they are a company that doesn't deserve anyone's business.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2009
I was driving an Enterprise rental when my rear driver's side tire blew out on I70 E of St. Louis. I managed to control the vehicle long enough to get to the shoulder from fast lane, a scary proposition with truck traffic. First hour events: I called Enterprise's Roadside hotline. They couldn't find me in their system due to a system change/glitch between them and St. Louis Airport. It took many back and forth calls to get them to finally admit I actually had one of their cars. Luckily, my cell phone was fully charged because they didn't care how long or how many times they left me hanging on hold. Then they transferred me to AAA to arrange for a tow, except instead the call was cut off.
No one called me back, so I called them back, only to get an operator in some other office somewhere else to be told "Sorry, you're not in our system." After starting all over again, and arguing with the operator about how this situation was completely unacceptable (and her arguing back not exactly consoling to a panicked driver stranded on the side of the road). After another fifteen minutes, the operator dropped me onto an AAA rep, who arranged for a work truck to be sent out. Sorry, that's going to be at least 60 minutes.
Second hour events: After waiting in a dark field for the promised hour, couldn't wait in the car with semis inches away, the work truck arrived to change the tire. Note that the flat was on the highway side on a narrow shoulder, not a safe situation at all. So, the AAA guy started right to work. We'll have you out of here in no time; only there's a problem, no spare tire. (You should have seen the look on my face.) I called Enterprise back. And guess what? New operator. Sorry, we have no record of you in our system. I had to start all over again, explain the problem and request a real tow truck this time. Sorry, that'll be 75 minutes.
Ultimately, after less than the promised time, a tow truck arrived and hooked up the car. I called Enterprise at St. Louis and told them the tow truck guy had no paperwork or receipt and ask what I should do. I was told that's okay (for you maybe). But I wanted to know how much I was going to be charged and what proof did I have for the condition of the car (perfect except for the flat) and that I was no longer in possession of it. He said the tow truck drivers never have receipts and the charge would depend on when the car was towed in. That's it; no proof, no protection, and no guarantees. And there I was, left alone on the highway, tow truck driving my rental car away.
Bottom line: I was stranded on the side of a major highway, 50 miles from the city, in pitch black, with no spare tire or safety equipment trying to work with supposed emergency operators who argued with me about whether or not I was an actual customer. It ultimately took 3 hours to get a tow and if I hadn't made other arrangements for transportation from the middle of nowhere, I would have had to wait who knows how long for a cab. (Enterprise didn't exactly offer to “come and get me”.) I survived, but let's just say it was a horrifying and traumatic event. This could have gone very badly. Nightmares have been the order of the day.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2009
On August 6, my insurance company set up a rental from Enterprise due to an auto accident on July 29th. My son and I were picked up by Enterprise and taken to the rental place to rent the car. We chose the Mazda 6, signed the contract and the representative looked over the vehicle. We drove home and when we got home, we noticed a dent on the back passenger door. My son and I did not think anything of it because we knew it was marked on the contract. In any case, on Aug. 21st we returned the vehicle and we were told that this dent was not on the car when we picked it up. I told them that my son and I, and also my husband, noticed it from the beginning when we picked it up. They said it was not noted on the contract.
First of all, we looked at the contract and it was noted, but they told us that it was marked on the other side. Now they are trying to make me pay $520 for the damage of the vehicle. I asked for it to be disputed twice. They came back stating that it was investigated, but it was found that the dent was not there when we picked up the vehicle. The fact that my son and I noticed it should make a difference, but they claim it does not. In any case, I think this is not the way to do business. I have two people who saw the damage so my question is, why I should be responsible for something that they did not notice from the beginning?
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2009
I was quoted $232.92 for a mid-size car rental. I ended up paying $537.32. The receipt states for a monthly rental, it's $799.99 a month! I would have been better off keeping it for 30 days. There is a $3.80 fuel charge. We brought the car back completely full and my favorite, a $60.00 surcharge. I have no idea what that is.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2009
I was given a claim number of ** by Allstate insurance to give to the Enterprise personal in order to pick up a rental car of my preference. I happened to call one of several phone numbers that was given to me and happened to speak with the manager by the name of Magin **. I explained to her that the above claim number was for me to pick up a car at the Enterprise rental located on Ritchie Highway that was located up or down the street that run parallel from her location, but they only had midsize American made cars.
I explained to her that my preference was a Japanese economy car. I asked her what was available. She told me that she had the Nissan Sentra and Toyota Yaris available. I told her that I would like to have the Toyota Yaris. She then suggested that I could rent the Nissan Sentra, because the Toyota Yaris was only available to the Toyota dealer. She did not say the most favored, but the context in which her statement was made convey to me the impression as the deal being the most favored customer. I told her as far I was concerned, if the car was sitting on the lot, and that she had made me aware that it was available at the time I needed it and that was my preferred choice, I did not think that was sound business practice to hold a commodity for the most favored customer. I then made it clear that if I could not get what I wanted and knew that was available, I was going to contact the regional office and make a complaint about their most favored customer policy, which I thought was an absolute no-no in business practices in relation to public service.
She responded by saying that I was threatening her, which is absolutely absurd when I was only asserting what I believe were my rights as a customer. I stated to her again if could not get what I wanted when I knew it was available, I would need the phone number to the regional office and a contact manager to state my complaint. She then hung up on me. I called the other location on Ritchie Hwy to see if I could get information as to a phone number for the regional office, but I was also told that I could not be helped with such information. This again is another no-no in business practice.
In conclusion, I do not appreciate the unprofessional manner in which your manager conducted herself as portraying herself as the victim when in fact it's the other way around. Secondly, whenever you have reserved commodities for a favor customer, the public should not be aware it. Third, regional information should be given when requested regardless of the event that is occurring. May I be favored with a prompt response?
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2009
On Friday, Oct. 30th, I went into the Enterprise location to pick up a car that I had reserved. Everything was great until he looked up the reservation. Once he saw my name or whatever he saw, he said "Why are you here?" I said to get my reservation. He said, “Once you complain on one of my workers, you can no longer rent a car from us.” I told him was at another location. The gentlemen in my complaint happen to be at that location. I was called a liar due to my first complaint. When asked for a phone number to complain he Chris response was "You should have it. You called it five times before." He gave me a phone number that did not work.
I walked back in the office with my cell phone on speaker and said that "you gave me the wrong number". They all heard the recording, the number was wrong. My girlfriend Ashley came in and was caught in the middle. The person from the first complaint was yelling "You lied on me and I was almost fired." The manager was in an uproar stating he is the manager and he will not rent me a car. The lady that was there looked on the computer and told me "to go to the airport location and have a great day". I took that as I was being put out and I left.
I am hurt emotionally; my son had to miss our annual haunted house party. As a consumer, I worry that now if I make a complaint on someone or their business, I will be punished. My son is confused as to why daddy didn’t take him. I told him what happened and he said "Daddy because you told on them, they won’t give you a car.” He nor can understand how this can happen. It is really bothering me mentally. I don't know what I did wrong! When treated unfairly, you as a consumer, I have the right to complain if treated wrong. I feel that they are stripping me of my right as a consumer to make a complaint.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2009
I rented this black Mustang convertible late Wednesday evening, 10/28/2009, at the Enterprise Rent A Car Honolulu location. The brakes were bad, but I drove it anyway because I was in a rush. I could easily tell that it needed new brake pads because it was almost metal to metal grinding when pressure applied. In the beginning, I was given a quote of approximately $79.00 for one day. When I returned the car late Thursday night, 10/29, I was charged $190.00, yet when I checked my Wells Fargo online account Friday morning, there was a charge for $793.51.
I called the supervisor Austin at least 8 times on Friday while I was at work. Their error put me in a bad position at my workplace and I could have been fired for using a cell phone on the job. Thanks Austin! I did talk to him at least twice and he simply wanted more verification like the account number on my visa card and phone number on the back. How come he could not just simply cancel the charge and re-bill me? What's the problem? I don't understand. I really need to get this resolved right away and have a very demanding job, which requires my full attention. This treatment is not acceptable and should not be tolerated ever.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2009
I rented a car through my insurance company from Enterprise while my car in being repaired after a vandalism. I was in a minor car accident the following day and returned the rental car on the urging of the Enterprise staff. I purchased the supplemental insurance at $14.99 per day, but Enterprise opted to go through my primary insurance to pay for the damages to the rental rather than using the supplemental insurance.
Later, I was charged for 17 days of rental fees although I only had the rental car for 3 days. My insurance company paid the rental fees for the total 17 days, then Enterprise charged my credit card for 17 days of supplemental insurance. I contacted the Better Business Bureau, but Enterprise insists the charges are just since I was in a hit and run with the vehicle. It was an accident that resulted in a tiny side swipe (more like paint transfer) to the passenger side of the vehicle. As I explained to the police, I attempted to avoid another vehicle that was veering into my lane at the time and did not realize that the cars made physical contact.
But, even if I mowed over a crowd in the rental car while high on every drug in the world, how is it legal to charge me for an optional service that I cannot use when the car is not in my possession? My insurance company says sometimes they charge for the lost revenue while the car is being repaired. But, if that is their policy, why can't I find any mention of it in their contract? And why charge me for the supplemental insurance? It's an optional service that they are simply not entitled to as part of their being reimbursed for "lost revenue" while the car is being repaired. There is absolutely no guarantee that the next person to rent the car would have purchased the supplemental insurance.
They are corporate crooks. I would not use their rental company again. The Orlando staff is pitiful and inept. While I was at the facility filling out the accident report, the manager was so pre-occupied by a barely-clothed minor and her ghetto friends complaining about some deal he made with them to purchase a used rental that I had to wait 20 minutes for him to actually provide the forms I needed to complete.
Enterprise rental car simply lacks a professional environment or professional staff and their corporate managers seem to embrace a crook-mentality that should be illegal. Stay away at all costs.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2009
We arrived at Providence, RI, Int'l Airport early in the morning of Oct. 8, like, 12:20am and needed transportation to Hyannis, MA, about 75 miles away. We checked all auto rentals, and only Enterprise had a couple of autos left, as it was the start of a long weekend, Oct. 9-12. I was charged $105.99 for one day, which with taxes came to $137.34 (Rental Agreement # **). The vehicle had to be returned to the PVD airport the following day, or I'd be charged $100 as a 'drop off' fee. I returned the vehicle to PVD.
When returning it, I asked, "Why was I charged $105.99 for a one day rental of a small car?" I was told, "Because we were low on cars, and because none of the other rentals had cars available. When we get low, the price goes up." Gentlemen, this is scamming of the cheapest kind; that you should "squeeze" renters when you find them in a tight spot, such as my wife and I were. It happens that we had rented an Enterprise vehicle at The Salt Lake City Int'l Airport on Oct. 1 through 8, and the fee was - before taxes - $132.00+ - for THE WEEK!!
I realize that prices vary at different locations but I also know that the practice we were caught up in is a real scam, which will probably result in my never renting from Enterprise again without an acceptable explanation. Finally, we accidentally left our 35mm camera, a good camera, in the rental at Salt Lake City Int'l Airport around 0600 on Oct. 7 when we returned the vehicle. I called Enterprise Rentals at SLC and explained our loss but never received a reply. Can you explain this?
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2009
I am writing regarding my complaint of discrimination against Enterprise Rent-A-Car and the unlawful conduct of **, an Enterprise employee from the Enterprise store located in 426 Union, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. On August 8, 2009, the said employee acted with malice, willfully and intentionally, to discriminate; the said conduct and acts are unlawful and constitute a violation of law and as a result of the unlawful conduct and acts and violation(s) of law(s) committed by Enterprise and/or its employee, I have suffered discrimination, emotional and psychological harm, physical harm, and lost wages.
A general summary of the facts is as follows:
I am a black woman. I'm tall (5’10”) and it is obvious that I have a disability because I am very much overweight. ** is a white male and an employee of Enterprise, whereby the" respondent superior" rule is that "a principal will be required to answer for the acts of an agent operating on behalf of or under the instructions of a principal." I was transported to Enterprise in a 2010 Ford Focus and upon arriving at the store, I requested to rent the vehicle and was told by ** that I could not rent the said vehicle. He further stated that the car was not available for rent because it needed an oil change, but when a white male came into the store to acquire rental of a car the same said vehicle that I had requested to rent was suddenly available for rent, which Enterprise rented the 2010 Ford Focus to the white male. Said employee acted with malice, willfully and intentionally, to discriminate.
In addition, in order to achieve his goal to discriminate, the employee made certain statements and the statements made by the employee show deception employed by the employee and my acceptance of the Cobalt was based on his statements. First, his initial statement was that the Ford Focus was not available for rent because it needed an oil change. Secondly, he offered to rent to me a Cobalt and when I rejected the Cobalt, I was told by said employee that it’s "Elvis Presley Weekend” and Enterprise didn't have anymore cars. And thirdly, he told me that the Enterprise airport store might have some available cars for rent, but that their cars were for people arriving in Memphis. And as a result, the only car Enterprise had available for me to rent was the Cobalt. No inquiries were made and no steps were taken and no attempt was made by the employee to accommodate me and provide me with an alternative car. Said employee acted with malice, willfully and intentionally, to discriminate.
A continuation of misconduct is demonstrated by the employee's disregard for public health and safety law; he knew or should have known the condition of the Cobalt - that it had not been cleaned from prior usage, whereas the car was unclean and unsanitary. And prior to his renting of the vehicle further, the employee's renting of the Cobalt to me demonstrates conduct that is without justification, excuse, and absent mitigation and said employee acted with malice and with willful intent to discriminate.
Furthermore, with regards to my size and weight, whereas obesity is a disability under the American with Disability Act, the said employee's conduct showed a reckless and wanton disregard of the law. The said employee knew or should have known that the Cobalt was too small of a car for me; whereas said employee observed my predicament that I was having difficulty that I getting into the car and whereas a person having, integrity, good conscience and good intent would have stopped engaging in such conduct, said employee observed and found it laughable. The said employee acted with malice, willfully and intentionally, to discriminate.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2009
A collision shop arranged for a car rental while my vehicle was being repaired. All billing was supposed to be through insurance. I was assured by the manager of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, that regardless of the outcome of billing the insurance company, I would not be liable for any charges. Prior to signing the rental agreement which would hold me liable for charges if the insurance company did not pay, I requested that I be allowed to amend the agreement to reflect our verbal agreement that under no circumstances would I be liable for any charges.
The manager, Wu **, agreed. The section of the agreement which states that I accept the terms of the agreement was crossed out and the words, "Renter is not responsible for rental charges. Only fuel and return of vehicle in same condition", was written on the agreement. When I returned the car, the manager informed me that I would be charged, and that what was written on the agreement, in his words, "didn't matter". He charged over $1200 to my American Express card. I called Enterprise's corporate offices and filed a complaint, but I have yet to have my call returned.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2009
I rented a car from this location. On the day I went to collect the car, this person told me that we should only look for anything bigger than 2 inches and we can ignore all smaller things. So we quickly checked the car area and she said that there is nothing bigger than 2 inches, so nothing to worry about. I also noticed that there was nothing bigger than 2 inches and clearly visible damage. Now today when I went to return the car, they say that they found a crack in the back side of the bumper. I am the only person drove the car and it was all the time parked safely and there is no possibility that it happened in my possession. The second thing is when we measured, it was almost 2 inches or smaller crack.
Now because of this incident, they have taken my credit card info as my insurance company has $750 deductibles. I am absolutely sure that this is before my rental and that's why she used the exact 2 inches or more word while checking out the car. She says that if needed, they will replace the bumper and charge my $750 deductible or whatever repair cost is. I believe smaller than 2 inches crack is minor wear and tear issue. It's not an accident where they should charge me $750 particularly when there is no accident or anything involved. Please help.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2009
I rented a car from this establishment in 2004 because of a car accident that I was in. I was also recently involved in an accident and a reservation was made for me to get a rental car while my car was in the shop to be repaired. It was then that I was informed that there was an outstanding balance from the 2004 rental through Unitrin Direct. First, I was told that it was $1100. Then next, I was told it was $441. In the five years since the accident took place, I never received any notice, letter or phone call about this and it does not appear on my credit report anywhere.
This rental in 2004 was not a personal rental. It was due to my vehicle being repaired through insurance. The insurance company paid for my repairs as I had no problem when I picked up my car at that time. So how is it that they wouldn't have paid for the use of the rental? In addition, how is it that there are two different amounts and yet no one has notified me of anything at anytime since 2004?
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2009
I rented a Ford Focus car there from 9/4/2009 to 9/9/2009. I left my mother's handicap blue card in the car. I called the office on Sept 14th and spoke to a woman in the office. She told me that yes, she had found it and that it was in her drawer, all I had to do was come in and pick it up. I sent my fiance in the following week to pick it up and he was refused the card. They told him they had two and unless he could prove that we had left the card, they would not give it to us.
I called the office and spoke with the manager. He asked me the expiration date, I told him I knew it was June but not sure of the year but thought it was 2010. He said I had to provide proof because he had two cards, one that expired June 2009 and one that expired June 2011. I told him that check the one he pulled out of the Ford Focus. He said that both were just in a lost and found box and they did not know which car it came from or how long they had it. I asked to speak with the Enterprise’s corporate office. He instructed me to call Reggie, the area manager, at **. I called and got Reggie's voice mail. I left him a message with my number but he has not returned my call to date.
My mother is disabled. She has a hard enough time keeping track of money or a bank account let alone paperwork for this card. She cannot walk more than 5 steps at a time before she has to sit down. I find it completely irresponsible that they would not track what car they pull items from. Because of this, my mother has missed her scheduled doctor’s appointments and will have to pay for a replacement card. I will no longer do business with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Had they logged the date and car this came out of, I would have my mother's handicapped card back today.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2009
On July 25, 2009, my 2005 Mercury Sable LS was totaled at the rear parking lot of 2509 11th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55404. The insurance company, Allied, totaled out the claim sometime in August. The bank, Telcom Credit Union, processed the insurance check from Allied Insurance Company, leaving a balance still owing of an estimated $796.00. Meanwhile, being a single-mother with two children that I support on my own without any public assistance or child support, I needed to keep my job. So, I got a rental car and visited several dealers in the twin cities area looking for a small affordable car to take my children to school and keep going to work. I know that my credit is bad due to job switching and lay-offs, so my choice would be slim or I would be stuck in a rental. For 30 plus days in rental, I was spending over $700.00 a month to maintain.
I went to Enterprise Car Sales in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota. ** is my dealer. On August 3, 2009 I went to the dealership to inquire about their cars, payments, etc. I told ** my situation: my car was totaled, I am in a rental, how I am paid, and that I could afford $500.00 down and that $1000.00 would be a stretch. I also told him that most importantly my credit is bad from being relocated here to Minnesota by a job that closed down after 3 months. I was hoping that I would get things back on track after my promotion with my current job to get out of debt. I also informed him about the amount still owing on the Mercury Sable LS. ** picked out a 2008 Dodge Avenger SE. He told me my down payment would be $500.00 at $280.00 month. He proceeded to tell me that I could take the car that day. I explained clearly that today I did not have the money down and I need to settle with the rental company first. I was just inquiring. He told me that the bank has approved me for this car. He asked me to bring documentation and that he would help me take back the rental. I got the VIN and we set an appointment for the next day.
I called the insurance company and gave them the VIN and the agent said that the VIN was for an SXT (the luxury edition). Not 5 minutes later, ** called me and told me that he made a mistake. He meant to quote for an SXT rather than an SE. The bank will only let you have this car with a down payment of $1500.00. I told him that I could not afford that and that he will work it out if I fill out a promissory note and make a schedule payment of paying something every week. I told him I could not do that. He convinced me to fill out all the paperwork and told me that a manager would talk to me on Saturday.
I went back to the dealer on Saturday. The manager told me that he would try to get me in something that I could afford. After waiting for hours he gave me three choices. First, stretch the payment out on the $1500.00 where I can afford it. Second, wait for a black SE to get here sometime next week to get the original price and down payment. Third, I can do away with the down payment if I use my mother as a co-signer. I told him I would go with number 2. He told me to enjoy my weekend and holiday and he will see me on Tuesday. Tuesday came and ** called to ask me if I talked to my mother about co-singing. I said no, I decided on option 2. He asked me what his manager and I talked about on Saturday. He kept calling me at work. He asked me finally how much time I needed to pay this off in full, I told him by the 21st of November I will have the $1500.00. He said okay, he needed to get approval and he would call me back.
He called me back and said they approved and asked me to come down to fill out new paperwork with the GAP insurance added and a new promissory note. Now my payments went from $278.00 to $305.00. (I have both sets of paperwork that both the dealer and I signed). He praised me and I left thinking I am an owner of this car. Other stuff happened with getting the stuff done to the car before the 35,000 miles expired that they end up giving me a gas card for $100.00.
I went to the dealership on 09/21/09 around lunch time and gave them $300.00 as my first payment towards my $1500.00 down payment. They took the payment and then I left with a receipt. Today ** called me to tell me that the bank called him today to say that the bank will not accept the promissory note that I signed and that I needed to have $1500.00 today or I should bring the car back. He went on to say that he would refund me only $100.00 to cover for the gas card, tax title and plates for the car. Can they do this?
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2009
I have never been more frustrated with a company as I have been with Enterprise. I am looking for someone who can and will be willing to help resolve a problem that is stemming back to May 28th, 2009. My problem started back on May 28th when I rented a van from your Crestwood, Illinois location. I had American Express certificates worth $300 to help pay for my week long rental. When I arrived to pick up the van, I was offered an AARP discount from your agent. Of course, I was happy to take it. Unbeknown to me, American Express would not honor the certificates if I had any other discount. When returning from my trip, I paid the rental minus the $300.
Four months later, I noticed a $300 charge on my American Express bill from Enterprise. I contacted Enterprise and Keith ** advised me that American Express denied the $300 certificates. I contacted American Express on September 15th and Kim from American Express called Keith that evening and advised that because I used the AARP discount they would not honor the certificates. That evening, we all agreed to remove the discount and American Express would then reissue the certificates for Enterprise to resubmit.
I called Keith on the 16th and he advised he may not be able to accept the certificates that we all agreed would work the night before. Again, we called American Express and talked to Rebecca and she, too, advised that Enterprise needed to resubmit the certificates. I dropped off the certificates on September 16th and handed them to Keith, who was to contact me the next day. I have called Keith on a number of occasions and he was going to a meeting or had to check his notes or had to leave the office for a short time and had always promised to call me back. Well, needless to say, I never heard back. I have asked for the name and number of Keith's manager and one from the office will give me that information.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2009
I'm still waiting for my balance to be paid back to me. I rented the car on 8-24-09, returned it on 8-25-09. I can't believe we haven't received the money yet. What is the hold up, people? I've never met any company that takes money and doesn't repay the money owed.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2009
I feel like I have been ripped off. In the beginning, I was given the estimated charges for $96.00 plus cents. I was offered the prepaid gas option which I was told would be a good deal, since I would only pay $2.89 a gallon. But when I returned the car, I was charged for a full tank of gas, not the 3/8ths I used, so that in the end, I had to pay $132 rent. I would just like someone to get behind the auto rental industry, especially the big ones, since they should mark the pace, to stop their deceptive practices and rip offs.
I feel that they abuse their costumers, knowing that most are pressed for time and many don't argue, due to language barriers, so they just take it. Thank you and I hope something will be done about this. Consequences: simply the frustration and the helplessness to fight off these added charges. I am very aggravated!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2009
On Aug 24, 2009, we rented a car. The car handled it real badly and the vibration on the front end was awful. We returned it before it was due. And nothing was said to us about renting with payment form, being a money order in the amount of $250.00 (mind you, the rental was barely $50.00). When we returned the car, they had no money to return our balance of $200.00. We were loud about it, enough to get $50.00 in cash that day; and we were told over and over to “call us back in 7-10 days”. Then we were told we were cut a check on the 28th of Aug. Lies, all lies. Today’s date is 9-18-09, and we still haven't heard anything, nothing at all (how rude). This is a business. Well, word of mouth can work for you and against you. I work for Best Western; and I will inform every guest that asks, exactly how bad your company treats people.
Nothing was said to us, period. I don't care how much small print you have on your contract; your agents should have told us the possibilities of not having our money returned to us in a timely manner, so we could have decided whether or not we could afford that. When returning the car, it was full of gas as agreed. We came through with our part, what about your part? They didn't care how bad the car was or about giving us a total runaround. This is unheard of. I will yell from the highest mountain, complaining about this treatment. Not only should you give us back our money, we should also have another rental free. Due to being treated like this, I'm not stopping here – letter to the paper, or whatever it takes. We need our money; I would like to hear from some body in management soon. We should have already heard from somebody; but no, they don't care at all. We can't even call anybody because they keep sending me back to Ridgecrest office. This isn't right. Please send our money now. Thank you.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2009
First of all, I was renting a car for a month with a deposit of $250.00. After three days, they went back in my account and took another $50.00, and another 3 days went by and they charged my CC another $200.00. Then called and threatened me that I have an outstanding balance with Enterprise. I only had the car for 12 days. I took the car back and parked it in the first parking slot about 10 yards from their front door. I called and told them the car is there, but they had no drop off slot for the keys. They called me back and told me they sent me to collection and they're charging me another $200 for a late fee for the keys. I have repeatedly asked for the corporate phone number and to this day, they have not gotten back to me. Help! I am a paralegal and plan to take action if I can't reach their corporate office.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2009
I needed a spare car for the last weekend. Then I used the $9.99 weekend special to make a reservation from one of your location, 21118 Ventura Blvd. Woodland, Hills, CA 91364-2103. I have been to this location for about 40-50 times for the past two years and haven't got any bad experience so far. People at this place are always telling me that they do not care about small damage, that's why I didn't check the car carefully, especially the roof. I think no one will check the roof of the car when renting the car. But when I returned it this morning, I was informed that there's a dent at the roof and they will file the damage report. I was so shock about it. I had only drove that car for 23 miles and most of the time, it's just parked at the parking lot.
You can see the dent from the attached picture. It's really hard to see. I can't even see it the first time when I tried to find out about it. You need to stand at certain position to see it. I only found one, but they said couple. I will keep fighting for this if no one can provide me a satisfying explanation. I don't think this is the way you guys are doing the business.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2009
The only vehicle available was a huge SUV that smelled like vomit. I waited for Ginger to put gas in it, and she only filled it up to half a tank. When I asked about this, the answer was "That's our policy." The policy makes it harder for the customer to return the car with the same amount of gas. The charge for gas is far higher than at the pump, so the consumer is cheated. Since I wanted a smaller car, I was told I would be informed when something was available. This did not happen.
I called three days later and was told there were other cars available. I drove to the location immediately, only to be told there was one Chevy Cobalt. I wanted something better, so I was informed I could wait for a Nissan being returned but that it needed an oil change. I said fine but that I wanted compensation. I had to argue with the agent for 10 minutes before she finally gave me one free day worth $35.00 (which is not enough compensation, in my opinion). I waited 15 minutes, when suddenly, another Nissan became available. I agreed to take it. The car was not clean; it smelled awful and did not have cruise control! I drove to Tulsa, OK, which is a 2.5-hour drive without cruise control. For a total of $257, I should've been driving a clean, pristine, full-featured car with a full tank of gas.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2009
I reserved a car from Enterprise in Mt. Pleasant, TX for 9-4-09 through 9-8-09, confirmation # **. I explained to the person that took the reservation that I needed a full size car because my husband had a stroke and he needed room to stretch in the back seat. I was assured a Buick or a Chevy Impala. When I went to pick the car up at 12:00p 9-4-09, I was told there was a Jetta for me. I told ** that I had reserved a full size car and I did not want a Jetta, it was too small. He stated that, I would take that one or not take one at all. I told him I did not want that car and left.
I had made plans, I needed that car. I was going to purchase a car from Enterprise Car Sales. I will not rent from them again nor buy a car from them. ** needs to take a class in customer services. I did not have transportation to look at the car I was going to purchase. I was going to visit my sister that has cancer. I could understand if I did not have a reservation and was trying to rent a car. I did have one.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Information
- Company Name:
- Enterprise Rent A Car
- Year Founded:
- 1957
- Address:
- 600 Corporate Park Dr
- City:
- St. Louis
- State/Province:
- MO
- Postal Code:
- 63105
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.enterprise.com
