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    Reviewed May 24, 2024

    I got a car with Hertz and Lyft program. Had car for a few weeks. They made me return rental after doing lots of rides. They took car back after they said they fixed my account. Keep my deposit and all my earnings and said it covered the rental. Left me with no way home from returning the vehicle. Said I couldn't get another vehicle. What a joke of a business. They didn't care at all of my safety of getting home or giving me my money back. Car needed brakes and oil change when they gave it to me. Told me I had to get it fixed not to mention I waited hours to get into the vehicle when first got it. What a waste of my time and money. Sorry company on Crain hwy in Glenburnie Maryland. Poor customer service.

    I'd never do business with lyft or hertz. What a joke pogram. False advertising. At first they even told me I could rent to own the vehicle then another person said, "You couldn't," like they don't care about people. They just want to make money off you. Very unorganized business. The 4 people work at that location have no clue how to run a good business. I'd like a refund or something for wasting my time.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2024

    I’d rate Hertz a 0 if I could. I’ve used them for over the past decade as my go-to rental option. That changed recently when on a rental I experienced a flat tire. No big deal, call Hertz and they say it’ll be $200 to tow the vehicle. Vehicle is towed and Hertz gives me a replacement vehicle at no extra cost. Fast forward a month after the trip and Hertz is now charging ~$800; a huge jump from the $200 I was quoted previously. Customer service was terrible throughout the experience, refusing to give me an explanation for the jump in price. They kept using the same talking point instead of giving me a concrete breakdown of the charges.

    The worst part is while I’m in communication with Maria at Hertz via email, I receive a letter from Viking Client Services informing me that Hertz has discharged my debt to a debt collector. Wonderful. This company will never get another dime for me and I’d strongly recommend renting from literally any other rental agency. It’s no wonder this company is in such dire financial straits with the way they treat actual loyal, paying customers.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2024

    This place is a bunch of crooks. Put my car in the shop. I needed a car for two weeks so I went online and reserved a car. I showed up an hour later when my reservation was scheduled for and they proceeded to tell me, "We don’t have a car in that class and if you want a car, all I have for you is a upgrade you will have to pay a few hundred dollars more for." She proceeded to tell me “it was my fault because I only made the reservation an hour and 1/2 ago and they didn’t have time to get you a car.“ Of course I said with all your computer technology, all the advanced AI, your system doesn’t know where your cars are?

    So I called their customer Service line, spent an hour on the phone with them, got the same runaround, explained to them and the local rep telling somebody you have a product at a certain price and then when they arrive at your location telling them you don’t have that, but you can buy this more expensive one it’s called bait and switch, it’s highly illegal in the United States.

    To be extremely slimy as a business traveler, I have literally rented hundreds of times. I have arrived and they don’t have a car in the class that you reserved but we will upgrade you to another vehicle immediately and no cost. I literally did that a week ago in Chicago with Avis. Car rental service so much more expensive than they used to be. They tried telling me the reservation's not really binding. Of course I asked why do you charge me $35 if I don't show up if it's not binding but if I show up and you don't have my car and about 20 bucks for an Uber, 20 bucks to get what I need to be you don't cover that!

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    Reviewed May 20, 2024

    I have tried to update my credit card information online for the last few weeks. The site tells me that the expiration date is in the past. I chose 3/2028 and my latest attempt was on 5/20/2024. I tried getting technical support online with no luck, so I called and their 800 number does not give an option for technical support either. I finally got a person and they took the new credit card information and told me it was updated in their system, but when I went in just now it still shows the old expired card & is still telling me 2028 is in the past. I am at a loss.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2024

    Don’t rent from Hertz. Had everything uploaded and was suppose to go straight to car. App kept saying car wasn’t available yet 1 hour after reserved time. Waiting two hours for car and still no car. When you rent in advance you shouldn’t have to wait forever to get a car. Very bad customer service and not even reasonably priced. Stay away from this company.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2024

    Thrifty/Hertz car rentals has been the worst experience. They are a scam company that prey on individuals and families that don't travel that often and are trying to save money. They charged $1500 in fees!!!! and lied about the condition of the car upon check-in. I was following google maps and the car got stuck in the mud about 2 hours away from the Puerto Rico airport. I told Hertz roadside assistance to return the car to our apartment since it was just dirty and I got a ride back with a friend. They agreed but then stopped answering my calls after the tow truck got to the car, and they took the car straight to the airport. Since then, I have received a $250 cleaning fee, a $300 towing fee, a $164 gas fill-up fee and an $823 damage fee. THIS IS A TOTAL OF $1500 IN FEES!!!

    The itemized receipt they sent me (after I annoyed them for it) said that the damage cost was to disassemble some of the car and detail it. I have pictures of the car when I left it for the tow truck, and there are no damages on the car. And they haven't returned any of our items that were left in the car, which they considered trash. I asked for the car to be returned to me because it was dirty from the mud and I could have sprayed it down with a hose and a rag.

    When I called up the trip insurance company that was sold with the car rental, they said that they don't service Puerto Rico. When I called up the customer service department they said that there wasn't anything that they could do to remove the charge, but that they are sorry? I can't dispute the towing charges because I don't have the tow truck driver conversation in writing. I called the tow truck company and they answered with "don't call us again" and they hung up. The Hertz customer service supervisor is always out of the office every day that I call or has just barely left. Every time.

    It has been almost a month now and I am still trying to get in contact with Hertz and find a supervisor, but it seems like their strategy is to put things off so long and make life so difficult that it isn't worth their customers time to fight it. Which makes sense because Hertz is appealing to families that don't travel that often and are trying to save money. My recommendation: Don't ever go with Hertz or Thrifty. They are a scammy company and this isn't a unique situation amongst their customers. Just read the other reviews online.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2024

    I had to rent a car for an accident that was not my fault. First I had to use my credit card for deposit which they charged $50. When I returned the car, they refunded $50 but charged $35.16 for gas. We didn't drive the car a mile. We only drove the car to drop our car off to be repaired and then to pick our car up after it was finished. We did not drive $35 worth of gas. $35 is almost a full tank of gas. I will never rent from them again. I would give it no stars if I could.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2024

    On 6-18-2024 I rented from Hertz at Hobby Airport in Houston Texas. I was given a small Ford SUV, this car should have been taken out of service long before I got it. It had 67,000 miles on it and every scratch and dent, carpet undone inside. I drove the car to Katy, Texas and parked it in my niece’s driveway. It sat in her driveway until Sunday. When I left I drove 2 blocks and the check engine light came on, I called customer service and was told I could keep driving the car or return it for another one. I returned it and was given a jeep that was just as bad. No one checked the Ford in when I returned it, now Hertz is saying it needed a windshield because I damaged it. WHICH I didn’t do.

    Don’t rent from Hertz, Dollar or Thrifty at Hobby Airport. You will wait at least an hour to get your vehicle, with only 1 clerk and 6 people in front of you, when you check back in NO ONE will check you back in, then you will be CHARGED for things you didn’t do. Contact from them was a week later, they could have rented this vehicle again in this amount of time. Hertz used to be a good company. However not anymore.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    I rented with Hertz and upon returning the vehicle there was a tiny rock hit on the windshield that was so small I never would have noticed it when I picked it up. Instead of repairing for $100 they replaced it for $670and then refused to tell me why they made that decision. Customer service gave me nothing but lip service and repeated requests for payment. Hertz does not care about their customers and I will never use them again.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2024

    BEWARE OF OVERCHARGE BY HERTZ. We rented a car from Hertz through American Express Travel for our trip from Phoenix on May 9 to Tucson May 11 and we had returned the car on 16.00 pm on May 11, 2024 at 16:01pm. The initial rental cost due when pick up was USD 608, but when we got to the counter at Phoenix Airport, they charged us with additional insurance and fees that cost us to total USD 905. We did not have any choice but accepted it.

    What upset us, today May 13th, we received via email, a receipt from Hertz of total USD 1.382 as they claimed that we had just returned the car on today May 13, 2024 at 7:38. We flew back to LA on May 11, 2024 17:46 pm after we returned the car at 16:01pm. We tried to request a receipt from 2 person that were in the Hertz counter, they said that the receipt will be emailed to us. We wished that we insisted to get the receipt at the time we returned the car. Tried to contact the customer service but ended up talking to answering machine/AI with no option to talk directly to any customer service.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2024

    I have had 2 cars stolen and rented from Hertz on Speedway Tucson on May 11th 2024. I rented from them one time & had no issues returning the car. However on the second rental I experienced a level of customer service that was so bad it was like dealing with the government. Upon returning the vehicle the dude behind the counter who was a skinny guy wearing both a mask & gloves up to his elbows. Who does that? I could barely understand him & he sounded like he was out of breath. He quickly told me "your car smells like **" LOL with a mask on the whole time? I told him I don't smoke ** & in fact the vehicle was in a garage for over a week because I was in the hospital & have documented breathing issues. I am very sensitive to smoke & know it did "not smell like **." Who says that it's called ** now? This is not the 1970s.

    To back up this claim he brings an unshaven, unfriendly, dude with a faded T Shirt, basketball shorts and dirty tennis shoes to back him up. You can tell me that was an employee, who dresses like that at their job? Basically the issue was lying, & he tried to run a $400 charge on my card. I had it blocked before he could repeat himself. These horrible people have roaches in the ashtray, no burn marks, no ashes on the dash or seats, just nothing. Being sensitive to smell and having asthma is not going to smoke in the car. The mileage was low & I respect other people's stuff. I know they get people that don't care & have left their cars in bad shape. Not me. I'm over 60 and the car sat for days at a time while I dealt getting a new car. Also lackluster customer service. There are a 5. No looking you in the eye & sharing your hand. It's more like the type of customer service you would get from Whataburger, just barely there.

    These people make problems for themselves, the car wash across the street and a detail a car for $80. A $400 fee better have some actual evidence behind it. Besides "**" is not **. If there was the slightest smell of anything it would come out in the wash. The idea that the vehicle has to be rebuilt and that it a $400 fee is just nonsense & will not be tolerated from a 1.5 star company. Enterprise Rent a Car has 4 star reviews and actually dress professional not like a Wal-Mart stocker. I will be taking them to court, will heckle anyone who rents from them, & will tell you fast out you don't need this nightmare in your life.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2024

    I wish I could rate it below 1 star if there was one. Guys never ever rent from Hertz. I am in the line for more than an hour at O'Hare, Chicago, there tens of people in line and there are two counters and they are moving each customer in 15 minutes. Will not use them even if they rent it free.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2024

    This was the first time we used this company. The insurance company requested it. Price was excellent. I made sure to photograph any flaws (just in case) on the car. This was at a local Hertz in Aurora, Colorado. Returning the vehicle and the communication is where this experience took a turn. Upon returning the vehicle the location was closed which was puzzling because it was not mentioned on our paperwork or receipt and the Hertz staff did not mention what to do when the local was closed.

    We walked around the building looking for clues voiding the main road traffic on the one side. Puzzled and without any answers we call customer support. Explained the situation. The lady on the phone said it was our fault for booking a drop off time out of office hours and we had to pay a fee for it to be late. I thought she misunderstood us because it was a language barrier. So I explained it again and also explained that we couldn't drop it off tomorrow because we both work in the morning. She said it was our fault and we need to pay the late fees. Then I asked to speak to a manager. She put us on hold for one hour and said no manager was available or supervisor and we had to pay the late fees.

    This was by far the worst customer service that I received. The next day we returned in during business hours. They said they couldn't waive the fee since we returned the next day. They had a drop off spot on the side of the building like a mail drop off but was not visible in the evening. I would think customer support would know about the drop off box or staff would mention it to all customers. I will never use this company again.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2024

    Hertz provided a good rental for my recent trip to Santa Barbara, CA. **. Unfortunately I left two expensive clothing items in the rental while I was rushing to catch a flight. I have tried all of the available resources: filled out the lost and found form, tried to call the local number listed. It's impossible to speak with a real person at the local airport , no option for that. I understand that it was my fault and it is not Hertz's responsibility. However, the items were left in the car and either they were stolen by the employees there or they are there but it is impossible to recover them due to the cumbersome process. I have also tried customer service. After a long wait a man with a strong accent just regurgitated the same information: filling out the form and calling the airport. It's clear they don't want you to speak with anyone and don't care about customer's lost items.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2024

    Don't go to the one on 273. The worker Nia very ignorant. She didn't help her co worker, had me in there 2 hours just trying to rent a car then got smart after I checked her to help a mess goofy ** young girl. This location is in price toyota off route 273 in DE.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2024

    If I could leave 0 stars I would. Awful experience. Rented car for my son, who is 20 because they offered the ability to rent to him, booked reservation and sent him with my cc, since it stated to bring the cc that was used to book the rental. They would not allow him to pick up the car because cc was not in his name, proceeded to call customer service because that is was what the rental desk told him only to be told their system was down and to call back in 3-4 hours. Called back this morning because they charged my card even though car was not allowed to be picked up only to be told they can't reverse the charge on my card for another 7 days. Stated this is company policy. Asked repeatedly to speak to a manager but this request was ignored or declined, stating this is company policy and no one can do anything for me and to call back in 7 days.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2024

    Rented thru Hertz at the Jacksonville Airport in February 2024. Counter representative handed me the key and said we're all set. Found it odd that they did not conduct a recheck with us before we left with car. Said car was sandwiched in between 2 cars and was parked up against a guardrail making it impossible to view front of car. Upon returning car, representative checked the front of car and accused us of being in an accident. We were billed $600. We were not in any accidents, we have gotten the BBB and an attorney involved. We will not be paying Hertz. All other rental companies perform a precheck with their customers. Very shady outfit. Buyer beware.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2024

    We rented our car from Hertz online and paid for it months ahead of time to save money. When we went to pick it up in Austin, TX the person kept trying to get us to upgrade even though I told her we didn't want to pay extra money. We didn't know that we would get charged an extra $189.00 to have an extra driver as only one of us drove the whole time. Also, we got talked into getting the unlimited toll fees for $149 and there is no way our tolls would have totaled that much for the amount of driving that we did. So our $649.00 rental for 2 weeks ended up costing us well over $1,200.00. I would give Hertz negative stars if I could and we will never rent with them again. Enterprise was a much better experience and no hidden fees. I wrote Hertz Corp a letter and have never received a reply. No customer service whatsoever. Don't rent with them.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2024

    I am absolutely livid about my experience with Hertz at the Tyler Pounds Field location. I prepaid for a vehicle and received numerous emails from Hertz confirming my reservation, with a clear instruction to pick up the vehicle at 3:00 pm on 04/27/2024. According to all the information provided by Hertz, this location was supposed to be open until 5:00 pm. So imagine my frustration when my party arrived at 3:15 pm only to find the place deserted! We immediately reached out to Hertz, only to be met with further incompetence. We were told that the location was indeed open until 5:00 pm, but guess what? A glaring sign right at the location contradicted that claim, stating that they're only open between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm on Saturdays! Can you believe the nerve?!

    To add insult to injury, the customer service representative had the audacity to tell me that there was nothing she could do. Nothing! No apology, no attempt to rectify the situation. And to top it all off, she couldn't find another location with the vehicle I needed, or worse, they were closed too. I had a critical need for that rental, and Hertz has utterly and completely failed me. Now, instead of going about my business as planned, I'm stuck dealing with their mess, jumping through hoops, and navigating through endless red tape just to get my hard-earned money back. This is beyond unacceptable. Hertz, you've not just let me down, you've failed miserably!

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    Reviewed April 25, 2024

    Do not use Hertz for car rental. Make sure you always review in detail exactly what you are signing and what each individual fee will be that you will be charged. I initially used Priceline to reserve a car at an estimated price. When I went to get the car at TPA airport the check out clerk asked if I wanted the additional damage and insurance coverage. I declined as I already have rental coverage. The clerk then had me sign an electronic form that he said was waiving the additional coverage. He then pulled up the final bill, pointed out that I was responsible for filling the tank with gas, pointed out the final cost and then pointed out the amount I would be charged that included a temporary damage deposit that was required since I waived the additional coverage. This was all done very quickly as airports are always busy. The final cost was close to what the Priceline estimate was so I quickly signed the form and went on my way.

    It wasn't until after I returned the car that I noticed I was charged from both Priceline and Hertz. When I reached out to Hertz they said I had agreed to the additional insurance/damage coverage, which was more than the actual cost of the rental. The final cost that I had thought was the total was actually what was remaining after the Priceline cost was paid. When I reached out to Hertz to try to discuss and resolve this they refused to allow me to talk with anyone in management. When I sent an email through the Hertz website they only responded with a copy of my receipt. The email stated that I could respond to the email with further questions, but the email address was a "do not respond".

    Although the fault is on me for not thoroughly reviewing every fee prior to signing, I felt as if the check out clerk was intentionally misleading me by saying I would not be charged for additional insurance and damage coverage when he actually added it. Further, by charging me a damage deposit and saying it was due to my waiving of the additional coverage was deceitful. The follow up customer service was non existent. Do not use Hertz, but if you have no other choice make sure that you go through EVERY fee regardless of how quickly they are trying to get you through the line at check out.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2024

    Updated on 04/27/2024: My update... After my calling hertz 4/15 every day or other day mentioning why is my case still open and it was towed, this went on until 4/26 and plus they always gave the same answer, sending a email for them to close my case. After calling again 4/26 customer service said they can transfer me to tow road service, I was shocked because for 2 weeks they never ever mentioned this even when I mentioned it was towed. So because of them the rental Car was sitting racking up money because they decided not to mentioned this. Spoke to hertz tow service and he said they should have mentioned this to me ages ago, I told him I only knew about this today. Hertz customer service needs retraining because I'm not at fault because they were too lazy to mention this important part. I'm not paying for their mistake. This is my first and last time I rent through hertz.

    Original Review: My first time renting from Hertz and the last. Rented a car 4/15/24-4/16/24 was a few hrs late bringing back. I expected to find out my complete bill. They decided to and till this day not close my account which I kept calling them and they tell the same damn answer "We send them a email to close the account" while this is going on every 1:30 am I get emails of my card declining because they won't closed my account and trying to mess my card. I called again 4/23/24 and find out again my account isn't closed and wait 5-7 days from that day. Now all this doesn't make sense, either Hertz is messed up or lying to customers. I want my Account Closed, it should take weeks for this to happen. I WILL NEVER EVER DO BUSINESS WITH THEM.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2024

    I reserved a car for my 20yo daughter through the Hertz app. I pre-paid for the car, including the added "young driver" fee. When my daughter arrived at the airport to pick up her car, she was told that that particular location doesn't rent to drivers under 21. There was no assistance offered. There is no general help line, only automated systems and web systems with specific options that did not fit our situation. When I finally got through to an agent by selecting a different problem with the automated system, I was quickly disconnected.

    I sent a complaint through the on-line system, also using a different problem since there is no option for the problem we encountered nor an option for general assistance. The answering service says that we will receive a response to on-line inquiries in 3-5 days. We have not heard anything. We have not received any form of apology, any attempt to assist my daughter with a cab away from the airport, and no refund for the car that they wouldn't let her take.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    Terrible company, charged me smoking fee for rental without notifying me. Rude customer service personnel who repeatedly provide me with the wrong information. I told the manager removed the charge, as I don’t smoke, and 8 months later still haven’t been reimbursed. I will be reporting to bad business bureau unless someone gets me a resolution by the end of next week.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    The worst in the industry. Their vehicle was returned on 3/30th, we're now 4/19th and they haven't returned the $200 deposit. Terrible business practice. Their CS & corporate employees are an incompetent bunch without any critical thinking or willingness to help come to a resolution.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    I rented a midsize SUV from Hertz via Hotwire.com at the ATL airport on 4-11-2024 for $88.87. While at the counter, I was asked the standard questions about insurance, gas, etc. I was never asked if I wanted to upgrade my selected vehicle. When I received the emailed bill, I noticed that I had been charged for an upgraded SUV that I never asked for and was never informed I was getting. When checking out of the rental center, I also noticed that the gas gauge was showing less than a full tank. When I asked the lady about this, she told me not to worry about it and to just bring it back with the same amount. They have to know that this would be next to impossible because you would have to add gas, stop, check the gauge, and repeat multiple times to get it where it was. I also figured if I brought it back less than a full tank, they would attempt to charge me the $10.67 per gallon they charge to add gas to an under filled return.

    Once I received the email receipt and saw that I had been charged an additional $105.21 for an upgrade I did not request or consent to. I filed a complaint with Hertz Customer Care. Today I received a reply back from them basically saying that it was my fault for not reading the rental agreement fully before signing it. They took no responsibility for upgrading me without my knowledge or consent. This is insane to claim that I should have read the entire rental contract prior to leaving the counter. They have now charged me $193 for a vehicle I had for less than 8 hours.

    I do a lot of traveling and have rented a lot of vehicles. I have been asked multiple times if I wanted to upgrade, and I have been upgraded for free many times when they don't have the size vehicle I reserved, but I have NEVER been charged for an upgrade that I neither asked for or consented to. I will go out of my way to never rent from Hertz again. I am retired 67 year old living off a pretty meager pension and cannot afford these tactics by an employee of Hertz. I have filed complaints with both the Georgia Attorney General's office and the BBB.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2024

    I rented a car recently in SFO and the gas tank wasn't full. I was alerted to it at the exit by the agent, and was told to bring it back at the same level, I said 3/4 full, right. And I was told yes. So after my rental I returned it at that level and I was told it is way less, WHICH IT WASN'T. It was at 3/4 full. They still charged me for their expensive gas. IS THIS THE NEW WAY TO SCAM YOUR CUSTOMERS TO MAKE EXTRA REVENUE WITH OVERPRICED HERTZ GAS? Totally not acceptable.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2024

    I was sent to Hertz located 6001 Destination Parkway in Orlando by my car dealership for a courtesy rental. They gave me a jeep that had bird feces on the roof and driver door. The warning light saying vehicle needs an oil change kept illuminating and the inside of the vehicle was dirty to include someone’s floss left inside. I was in a hurry to get to work so I didn’t complain that day. I did tell the dealership about my experience. This was the worse experience I have ever had with any rentals.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2024

    I'd like to share my experience with Hertz- I experienced price gouging and unfair business practice! Last summer, I rented a car from Hertz for work. I am a healthcare provider and I work in a lot of rural, underserved areas and I frequently rent vehicles. About 1 AM, I was in the hospital delivering a baby and my rental car was involved in a hit-and-run. Hertz did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help me get the car repaired or to get me another vehicle.

    This is a terrible way to treat a customer, but more importantly, in my line of work, it potentially puts women and their unborn babies at risk if their doctor can't get to the hospital because the rental car company blows them off! And then they want to charge $9000 for a Hyundai sedan!!! Including loss of use, and loss of value. It's a rental car! Everyone knows cars lose value the second you drive them off the lot! It seems that a car losing value is a cost of doing business as a rental car company! How can you possibly justify charging me for this? It's completely unethical and it should be illegal!

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    Reviewed April 17, 2024

    Do not rent from Hertz Philippines. They stole some items in my carryon luggage but they will not admit. They were the ones that loaded my luggage in the trunk and when I got home, my carryon luggage was wide open. I have written to their corporate office but they totally ignored my complaint. I will NEVER rent from Hertz again. They are also double the price because I went back to the Philippines and rented from Anis Transport, for the same car, Hertz charge double. I REPEAT, DO NOT RENT FROM HERTZ PHILIPPINES. They are a ripped off

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    Reviewed April 15, 2024

    DO NOT RENT FROM HERTZ. Hertz rented me a recalled vehicle which of course broke down. It took 2 days for a tow, but in the meantime the police impounded it from the side of the road. Hertz left us on the side of the road for 2 days, so we stopped waiting and had to pay to get the vehicle out of impound. They will not reverse the charges they made for the car rental because apparently we had the car (recalled and broken as it was, it did not drive). I also have yet gotten a response about refunding our cost for the impound fees. DO NOT RENT FROM HERTZ. I will have to dispute charges through my credit card company, Hertz is a nightmare, why do they rent out recalled vehicles, and then charge you when they break down for the reason of the recall.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2024

    My experience with Hertz was completely unacceptable. We were supposed to pick up our vehicle at the Hertz office at the Marriott Hotel on Bowie Street in San Antonio. When we arrived at the counter, thirty minutes ahead of our scheduled time, we were told that there were no vehicles available and that the best they could do was put us on a waiting list in the event a vehicle was returned. There were seven people ahead of us on that list and ultimately, we did not get a car and our trip was ruined.

    To the best of my knowledge, none of those other groups received a car either. Hertz clearly accepted far more reservations than they could deliver. I will never rent from this company again under any circumstances. The staff at the Hertz counter was unhelpful, unsympathetic, and completely indifferent to the whole situation. We had travelled to Texas for the eclipse and no other rentals were available anywhere. All of the money we spent on airfare and accommodations was wasted because we were unable to get around the area at all without a car and we had to return home.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2024

    I was charged a $400 outside cleaning fee. I asked for pictures (via email since they have no customer service over the telephone) for what needed to be cleaned and didn't receive any answers, disappointed and will never rent with Hertz again.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2024

    HAD GOLD CARD MEMBERSHIP - NOT ANYMORE! Went to counter at Sac Airport and the lady was over-the-top crappy. Reserved a full-size car (Jetta) they said they didn't have one. Only a Chevy Malibu which is junk. I asked if they had any other cars, and was told "That's all we have for you." I was willing to upgrade but no. She looked around me for the next customer. Sent a Review to HERTZ, explained what transpired and requested a call back. Well guess what? Nothing. I guess they don't care once they have your money. OVERRATED!

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    Reviewed April 7, 2024

    Reserved a rental car from Hertz at Phoenix airport the first weekend in April and the check in process was an absolute nightmare. This was the same weekend as the Final Four in Phoenix so you’d think management would make sure they had staffing to expedite the influx of travelers AND that they’d ensure cars were available. We waited in line for TWO HOURS! There were 15 desks for check in, and the most they had working was 3 people, but for the major part of the two hours there was only one working. We were pressured to spend an extra $100+ to get extra damage coverage, we kept saying no, but the person wouldn’t stop pushing and, because there were so many people still waiting, we caved.

    Then to top it off we were told we’d have to wait another 30 minutes for a car to be available. We could have taken a different vehicle but would have been charged ANOTHER $80 per day to get it. All through the 2 hour wait absolutely NO employee ever explained what was going on, or apologized for the wait. The person who checked us in, besides pressuring us for the extra insurance, was about as rude as I’ve seen. We had already agreed in our group that we were going to be very polite and nice because we knew they were probably being treated rudely by other customers, well it didn’t help. I WILL NEVER EVER, EVER RENT A CAR FROM HERTZ AGAIN! If I could give zero stars I would.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2024

    They do not put spare tires in their cars, not even donuts. The tire on my rental car was so deteriorated that it literally shredded. This happened on a 26 mile long bridge in 112 degree heat index while cars whizzed past at 65 MPH. The Bridge police arrived to change the tire but since there was no spare in the car I waited on the bridge for over two hours. The tow truck driver said the tire was "shot" and should never have been on the car. With no spare! This is a safety issue, renting a car without a spare tire. Now they are charging me almost $300.00 for a new tire, that was shot when I rented the car. Awful.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2024

    I absolutely hate their system. Got a rental after my car got totaled. After my case was closed with them and they had huge trouble coordinating payments with my insurance I can’t seam to pay a fuel charge. Their system is so annoying. They should go bankrupt. Horrible system. Gives nightmares. Literally sent my bill to collection after numerous attempts to pay it.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2024

    I prepaid for my rental on March 19, 2024 for a supplier’s choice. My pick up day was Mar 27-30 at 12pm with a grace period of 2hrs given. After the grace period I should get whatever they had paying upgrade fees if applicable. I’m traveling to that location from out of state on train. I called the office to let them know I’ll be late. "I’ve traveled a 20 plus hour train ride and due to technical difficulties with the train I’d be a little late," she said that was fine. I would just have to take what they had at arrival.

    I called this office and spoke to the only girl there taking calls. She never gave me her name, but I wanted her know I was in route using Lyft rideshare service to get there and she specifically told me that at that time she had vehicles available. Soon as I got there someone was returning a vehicle and I was next in line. When she got to me she told me soon as we got off the phone she rented the vehicle and she had none available. I said, "Why would you do that when I called and told you I’m in a Lyft and will be there shortly?"

    It took 12 minutes to get there, plus I asked if I could have the vehicle that was just returned, she then told me ok but I would have to pay upgrade fee which was fine. She then gets on the phone speaking with someone she said was management who then told her not to rent to me because I was late. I showed her my itinerary showing the time my train was supposed to be there but due to technical issues it was delayed and if I had that 2 hr grace period I still wouldn’t have been late. But instead she still didn’t rent to me even having a vehicle available. I had to pay 2 Lyft fees and had no car and I really believe I was racially profiled because shorty after I left the premises that vehicle was available to rent.

    This is not my first experience with this company where I was totally inconvenienced by their lack of inconsistency, compassion, or remorse but I will make this my last time doing business with them! This company and their employees state to state have horrible communication and customer service and zero lack of compassion. I would never recommend this company to anyone and I see why they have a 1 star rating.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2024

    I was driving your rental when a 6 ft tractor retread came at me and I couldn’t avoid it without causing a deadly accident. Damage happened to the car. The amount of fees you are charging me for this are insane. You are robbing me for your cost of doing business. It is unethical and a completely ignorant way to do business. Not only will I never use Hertz again but I will be discouraging everyone I know to ban hertz. The amount of social media posts I will be making will cause even more to go elsewhere. You also charged me for a toll and I was never on a toll road. You seem to think you can just use my credit card as though you pay the bill. You are a rip off unethical and ignorant company not to mention your total lack of customer service as I have been trying to contact your claims department and never get a call back or a live person to speak with.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2024

    First time using Hertz and I am very disappointed. My insurance company had authorized a rental from Hertz. I returned my rental and a month later I received an demand letter for me to pay for the rental. I emailed my insurance advisor and the Hertz accounts collections representative trying to connect the two parties so they can sort it out. Hertz then tried to put a payment over $5000 on my credit card. I've tried to contact this Hertz representative and the reply takes a long time and communication is very poor. This Hertz representative really needs to get some email etiquette training.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2024

    Hertz, Dollar Car Rental and Thrifty Car Rental are all owned by the same corporate SCUMBAGS that SCAM people when renting cars BUYER BEWARE!! I will go to the ends of the Earth to make sure EVERYONE knows what a SCAM Thrifty is!!! Upon arriving for my rental ("Manager's Special"), the attendant took my credit card and ID for a rental that I reserved, checked in via text the day prior, ALL at $169... He ('Jay' at Portland Airport) handed me back my card and a receipt for $536. I ADDED NOTHING... He said the online reservation (THROUGH Thrifty Car Rental's website, NO THIRD PARTY) was "just an estimate".... So, my car went from $169 to $536???? Yup! BUYER BEWARE!!!!

    When I questioned Jay, he became so upset, he ripped my receipt out of my hand, told me he is refusing to rent to me, and now three days later, they still have a hold on my card. Refused to let me speak to a manager, refused to tell me a manager's name, took my name and number and said they would call me.... NOTHING. This company is nothing but CROOKS!

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    Reviewed March 27, 2024

    Rented a small SUV online to pick up in Vegas. When I arrived, the girl at the counter told me it wasn't available- was paid for online also so they gave it away?? I was told I could have a EV; I was driving unfamiliar roads in the desert in the wee morning hours (midnight to 3 am) so did not want a EV and the worries of it being fully charged, or finding places to charge it. I was given a 15 person cargo van, very disappointing as according to Hertz's website cargo vans & trucks are unavailable at the Vegas rental location. (did someone return a few there and they just forced us renters to get them out of there??)

    The passenger's front door and the side door on the van would not open, the bumper was dented in about 5 inches, and it rattled like a death trap driving down the road. I returned it the following night at a different location and after hours- no one was in the area so I left the keys in the cup holder because that is where they were when I picked it up. Was charged $500 for not returning the van. I called them to get this cleared up and was told they saw it was returned and they would refund the $500.

    Two weeks later called again, was told it was due to me not returning the vehicle and to check the transcript from my previous call. I was placed on hold while this was done and told once again they would refund the $500. I checked 2 weeks later, money still wasn't refunded so I called again. This time I was told it was because the keys were missing. The keys were not missing, it is just another excuse to keep $500. I was reading on the Better Bureau website and so many people have filed complaints because of being charged $500 (must be their magic amount) and all the reasons are different- keys missing, not returned on time, damage to rental, etc.... Never again will I rent from Hertz, they are crooks, liars, thieves, etc. If I could give them negative 100 stars I would!

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    Reviewed March 27, 2024

    Today, I visited Hertz rental car in Melbourne Florida. The customer service representative Neo was beyond what you expect when it comes to customer service. He was kind, polite, considerate, empathetic, and provided the best customer service that you would ever want. He’s definitely asset to the company.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2024

    If I could give less I would. I was scammed by the manager at the location for CDW. He said that I would be able to use my insurance policy and then didn’t add it. I had emailed proof of his statement and the company still denied my refund. Only to now deal with the company refusing to acknowledge the CDW and charge me for a dent that the at fault insurance driver didn’t full cover. I told them if they chose to deny my insurance then the CDW should cover. Seriously the worst experience I’ve ever had and still continue to deal with. It’s been over 6 months and they refuse to fix their error or even respond to the emails confronting their scam.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2024

    Used to be a happy President and Gold member. The new website is useless, you are never allowed to see your password even when entering it or resetting it. They demand a long, complicated password and when you set it up you must blindly enter it twice without any confirmation if it is correct. Booking with points DOES NOT WORK, you click on any of the links to use points, and it sends you to the same pay with credit card pages. You enter the location of pickup, before as you entered the location it showed other locations, now it accepts your location but then sends you to another page with all the state locations which is poorly shown so it is lots of time scrolling through locations that don't apply. No option to show cars by lowest or highest price. Calling Hertz takes hours, and you are hung up on many times. No online feedback form to let them know the problems.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2024

    A local car dealership had to keep car for warranty work so they rented a car for me from Hertz. The rental agreement was in the car dealerships name. I brought the car back to Hertz. No damage on my rental agreement and a month later I got an additional bill from Hertz. They would not remove it. This is a bad company. Stay away from them.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2024

    Our spring break in Vegas was ruined because of Hertz overbooking cars. Hundreds of people in the same problem as us. We had planned on picking up groceries and driving an hour and a half to a state park. Instead we walked to a hotel. Hertz told us we would get a car in 2-3 hours and they would call us. 4 hours later we walked back and they claimed we were not on the list to be given a car because we already got one. So we would need to wait 3-4 hours… Lots of yelling customers sitting around with nowhere to go.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2024

    I took a rental car in Malta the past few days. The car already had 19 damages (scratches, dents etc) and I had to hand it in before office hours because the flight left early morning. The rental was returned at the right bay of Hertz at the Malta airport. That means the car was unattended for 3 hours. When we handed it in, it was in the same condition as when we took it 4 days earlier. When we took it out they were already trying to sell as usual more insurance and they warned us that we would need it, even though I had taken full insurance via the rentalcars.com website.

    When we landed I already had a report claiming there was an extra damage, a very unclear picture accompanied the claim with an invoice of €450. When I called they said, "but you have full insurance." It really feels like a scam, because there was nothing wrong with the car apart of the 19 other damages, that were already existing.

    I really feel they took advantage, because they give you already damaged car and then they claim there is another damage. They don't repair the cars so it is impossible to proof with pictures that it was already there. I am so disappointed because I used to have a good experience with renting from Hertz for professional reasons. So I totally disadvice renting from Hertz in Malta. Lousy customer service, asking for out-of-office fees for returning the car outside office hours and then quickly claiming another damage and not picking up the phone for hours. Really Customer service???

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    Reviewed March 23, 2024

    I rented a vehicle in Orlando for 4 days. I turned the car in almost an hour ahead of time but was still charged for additional hours- as if I had turned it in late. I have written to Hertz three times and they have not responded. So not only NO EXPLANATION, but completely lacking in care for their customers. I was Hertz Gold for 25 years, and I would never rent from them again.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2024

    I had rented a car from Hertz when I was going to Pick up my daughter and her babies from the airport. After getting the car and driving 120 miles the car completely died on me, it was an electric car. I hadn't even made it home yet with 2 babies in the car. When I contacted Hertz they are charging me over 900.00 to come pick up a dead car that I have not been able to drive at all. My father's funeral is this week and trying to get my babies around has been a no go without relying on family members to help. When asked if they would bring a different vehicle I was told no they can't do that. So here I am with a dead car and having to pay the 900.00 for pick up and still have no vehicle to replace it.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2024

    Hertz rental at SFO. I was able to reserve and prepay for a car rental using my Apple Card but they would not give me the car until I did the whole transaction over using another credit card. Supervisor at SFO rental was rude, even called me names.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2024

    Less than 1 star - long story short Hertz would not refund my account after dropping the car off early. I talked to numerous Hertz customer service people who all assured me I’d have my money back within 7-10 business days - I asked to speak to the supervisor Earnie who said, "you were refunded yesterday - if it’s not in your account take it up with your bank" - and hung up on me, so I did. My bank got me my money back - two months later Hertz sent me to collections for the exact amount they owed me. 9 month ordeal still going on.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2024

    I have just encountered worst customer service ever. I have rented the vehicle through Uber program, and I have been told if the vehicle is due for oil change I can contact the location to get email with the voucher. There is nobody answering whatsoever. Not the location branch or Hertz customer service.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2024

    I was a President's Circle member. I had amassed a week's worth of free rentals. My job changed and I was not able to travel for a little over a year. An agent told me (verbally of course) that I could get my points restored at my next rental. That was not true. Take your pick - fraud or theft? My company cut ties with Hertz. Please do not trust them.

    Brad **

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    Reviewed March 5, 2024

    I made a prior arrangement with Expedia arrangement with Hertz for a rental in Fort Lauderdale. However, shortly upon my arrival, I was informed that they only had a 100% electric vehicle that was available for the deal. I told her I didn't need insurance as I had one, I paid for the rental because the lady at the desk told me it would be okay for the trip to the keys to see family having surgery and the Everglades. However, the gentleman who came to teach me about the car and how to charge told me in no way would this car work and would leave me on the side of the road due to the lack of charges and distance I was driving.

    He told me to go talk to the lady and change cars, which I did. She moved some things around and told me to wait a bit. I did this she showed me a different car and she told me we just had to redo the paperwork. She changed the paperwork adding insurance even though we had just discussed I did not need it and charged me an upcharge for the different car I found out via email. I sent an email to be refunded and was told that "it was signed for so nothing we can do". WHAT A BAIT AND SWITCH.

    I strongly advise against renting from Hertz due to their false advertising, bait and switch, shade practices to take advantage of customers and exceptionally poor customer service. All I wanted was someone to refund to honor the price expedia said (which did not say it was electric only) and the car insurance I said in the first place I did not want or need. DO NOT RENT FROM HERTZ.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2024

    I have rented from Hertz for over 40 years - Gold President's Circle for most of those years. That longevity made this experience especially frustrating. I rented a vehicle at the Cincinnati airport and returned it on the specified date. I later received a note from Hertz Vehicle Control indicating that I had not returned the vehicle. I called Hertz and was told the vehicle had been returned but because it was 8 days late I'd be charged an extra $384. I sent Hertz boarding passes that clearly showed that I, and my wife, had boarded a plane, and checked baggage on the day we returned the car (the day it was due). I also provided very specific information regarding where I filled the fuel tank that morning (just off the airport property). Hertz agreed to refund me $69 - which made no sense to me given the amount they had erroneously charged me.

    After several emails back and forth Hertz agreed to refund the fuel purchase option ($48) - which I had not purchased in the first place (that's why I filled the tank on the way back to the airport). I sent a letter via overnight delivery to Laura Smith - EVP who heads up Customer Experience at Hertz and received a very prompt email from the Executive Response team. Unfortunately that email informed me Hertz would be providing a "final" refund in the amount of $87. Simple math should have told Hertz that this was preposterous - they overcharged me $384 and provided refunds totaling $204!! Subsequent emails from me have gone unanswered - I guess they're writing me off as a customer forever. As another poster commented - it's enough money to make me angry but not enough to hire a lawyer. Almost seems like this is their strategy to generate more revenue in a shrinking car rental market.

    By the way - if you have a similar situation send letters to Hertz headquarters, 8501 Williams Road, Estero, FL, 33928. Their executive response team seems a bit more on the ball and more empowered than their standard customer service. Maybe if they get enough mail from disgruntled customers they'll make an effort to reestablish the excellence Hertz used to be known for.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2024

    I booked a rental six weeks prior to our Orlando trip. None were available when we arrived late Saturday night. We paid $200 for a ride share to get to our rental home. The Hertz customer service representative said they would cover this, but they didn’t. The only redeeming thing was the manager at the Lakeland location. He treated us very fairly. He didn’t charge us for dropping it off at the Orlando airport (approximately a $600 charge) and gave me the lower rate that I got when I booked the car. Rafael ** was wonderful. Hertz corporate was horrible.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2024

    After cancelling my accidental reservation twice (wrong date) they still sent me notifications that I needed to pick up the car. Couldn’t do it online. Awful customer service. Wait times on hold are ridiculous. Can’t wait to see if they charge my card!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2024

    I rented through Travelocity. Hertz had a manager surprise. I am adventurous and just needed this car to visit my Mom in the hospital so the type or size didn’t matter. Fast forward to arriving to Norfolk airport. All the rental companies have reps outside except Hertz. We go stand in line and get to the counter. Our rep had no personality so I made small talk. Was advised that I was getting an electric car since they had a surplus. "Ok, I’ve rented Teslas through you before. This is a Chevrolet though. I ask about options, oh did I mention I'm a gold member." Did anyone ask? Of course not. I was told my $38/day rate would now be $57 if I want to get a Malibu. "No thanks, I will stick with the special." I go find the car and drive off. No one reviewed anything about this car to me. Upon leaving the airport no one scanned or inspected this vehicle. I get to ODU, 9.5 miles away I look down and see the gauge on the left is not all the way to the top.

    As I am driving home less than an hour into my drive the dashboard illuminated a message staring charge SOON. 21 mis. I push the navigation app to search for charging stations. One was 12 miles away. I can’t locate it and attempt to get to another 2 miles away. Neither one was able to charge this non-Tesla car and the address in navigation was incorrect for one. The car died. I called for roadside assistance and was told I would be charged $185. I was cold and needed a restroom but I asked if I called AAA that would be ok. They agreed. Well at 2 am I spoke to Kirsten who assured me they had a dedicated team to take care of an electric car.

    AAA said their tow drivers declined and were transparent about the time the driver could come. I told them I would pay the $185 because that wait would be unbearable in this cold weather. It is 27 degrees. I have been stranded for over 5 hours. No heat, phone almost dead. I called the number of the tow company that was supposedly the dedicated premier service provider. He boldly stated, "I told them 6 am was our earliest availability." Wow! I have the time-stamped text that says 70 minutes though. I bet I still get charged $185 for towing their vehicle that could NOT have been charged fully. No communication, no apology, no offer to put me in a hotel, another car, something. Just treat me like a human. The main concern is the lie that this vehicle was fully charged upon me leaving.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2024

    Rented through my credit card using points. Had to exchange my car due to mechanical issues and told not to refuel. They charged me for fuel and never credited my prepay. Had to dispute the charge with my credit card.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2024

    I rented with Hertz through Priceline. My total cost was $96 for 3 days. I asked about keeping the car an extra day and was ok with paying an extra $39 for the day. I returned it 1 hour and 42 minutes late and was charged the $39 for the extra day plus $79 for the 1 hour and 42 minutes. This is a despicable business practice and contradicts the policy on their website. That hurts!

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2024

    As a loyal member of Hertz's Gold Plus Rewards President's Circle, I had always expected a seamless and hassle-free experience with them. However, my recent encounter at the Nashville TN Airport branch left me thoroughly disappointed and frustrated. First and foremost, upon arriving at the rental counter, I was dismayed to find that I was not given the option to choose my vehicle, as I had been in the past. Instead, I was simply handed keys without any consideration for my preferences or needs. This lack of personalized service was a stark departure from my previous experiences with Hertz.

    To make matters worse, upon receiving my final bill, I was shocked to discover a charge of $615 that had not been previously agreed upon. Despite being a President's Circle member, I was subjected to this exorbitant “upgrade” fee without any justification. Apparently, you are charged for the guaranteed one-car class upgrade that is listed as a perk.

    Adding insult to injury, my attempts to contact a live agent to address these issues were met with frustration. Every phone number I called directed me to the Hertz app or website, leaving me unable to speak with a real person to resolve my concerns. Overall, my experience with Hertz at the Nashville TN Airport was extremely disappointing. As a loyal customer, I expect better treatment and transparency, especially as a member of the President's Circle. Moving forward, I will be exploring other rental car options and cannot recommend Hertz at this location to fellow travelers or my company’s travel department.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2024

    I rented a car from Fort Myers, FL and retuned it to Sarasota, FL. I was never told there would be a $50 extra charge for this. When I made my reservation online, I reserved a car at a rate of $82 a day (again no mention of this extra charge for a different drop off place). The woman added on insurance, and a gasoline package with little to no explanation. I felt I was supposed to have these things. I signed off on a one day rental for $189. (Which I was already in shock). My card was charged about 3-4 weeks later for $240, as they added another $50 on top of that without my consent or knowing. I called multiple times to have the $50 charge removed and they just basically say, "Ok I will file it," and then you never hear from them again. I will NEVER be using this car rental service again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2024

    I booked a car online with Hertz. I put in a debit card to pay for the reservation. When I got to the pickup location I was told I needed to have a credit card and that the debit card was not sufficient. When I asked why I didn't know that and why I was able to book with a debit card, I was only told I needed to have a credit card. I called customer service and to no avail, given a answer to why I could book a reservation, pay for the reservation, but not pick up a car without a credit card, despite information to the contrary. The customer service agent only said some locations require a credit card. I canceled the reservation and had to pay $50 for a cancellation fee. I was very frustrated not only that I did not get the car but that I had to pay $50 for their lack of information to me. I'm not surprised, after reading reviews of Hertz that they are very poorly rated.

    It is very apparent to me this company cares very little about their customer. I understand they're in business to make money, however, the ethics of the company should be in question. I do not rent cars. I rent trucks from U-Haul with no problems using my debit card. but I certainly will never contact this company for their business. I don't believe they care anyway. I believe their business practices are fraudulent and unethical.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2024

    I am writing to express my extreme dissatisfaction with my recent experience at the Essington Ave location in Philadelphia. Upon arriving at the location in the early afternoon, I was met with a chaotic lobby filled with upset Uber drivers expressing various issues and concerns. Although this was not my primary concern, I felt it was important to mention the general disarray of the location.

    My experience took a turn for the worse when I waited for 1.5 hours to pick up a rental vehicle to work for Uber. I was informed that they had no gas vehicles available and was instead offered an electric vehicle (EV) to lease. I expressed my discomfort with this arrangement, but agreed to take it as I had already paid Uber $81.80 to drop me off at the location.

    After completing the registration process and paying for the vehicle, I was asked to wait in the lobby as they cleaned the vehicle. Despite waiting for an extended period, I decided to wait for the agent to bring me the key. To my dismay, the agent locked the door at 4:30 PM, despite the posted hours indicating that the location is open until 6:30 PM.

    Upon returning with the key, the agent informed me that the vehicle was parked behind a large SUV and was unable to be moved. I was instructed to sit inside the vehicle to stay warm while she found the key to move the blocking SUV. The entire car was filthy, both inside and out, and smelled heavily of smoke. After moving the SUV, the agent handed me the key and I discovered that the car only had 40% charge. I was able to make it to pick up my daughter from daycare, but it was a close call and I was forced to wait for over an hour to charge the vehicle at a charging station, as all stations were occupied.

    The following day, I attempted to contact the location all day, but no one answered the phone. I contacted both Uber and Hertz regarding the situation and have case numbers regarding the incident. However, the location cancelled my driver status on Uber, leaving me unable to drive for the service. I contacted Hertz customer service and billing department to rectify the situation, but they were unable to reach the location as the phone went unanswered.

    I am currently in possession of the dirty and malodorous vehicle and am unable to drive for Uber, the original reason for renting the car. The location was closed the following day, so I was unable to return the vehicle or rectify the issue with my driver status. I am extremely disappointed with the level of service provided at this location. The lack of communication, poor organization, and overall disregard for customer needs is unacceptable. I request that immediate action be taken to rectify this situation and ensure that it does not happen again in the future.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2024

    Hertz charged me $500 for damage to the car I did not cause. It is a scam. The amount is big enough to sting, but not big enough to get a lawyer to fight. "Just leave the keys in the car and get on the bus". Wrong! Lesson learned. Make sure you take photos of all sides of the car when you return it. With Hertz, you are guilty unless you can prove your innocence. I have been renting from Hertz for 35 years. I will never rent from them again!

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2024

    I reserved a vehicle through AAA. I contacted a local store and asked if they pick up customers. I was advised yes and to call them an hour prior. I did just that. I was sent a Lyft and told I would receive a text confirmation once they arrive. I did not, and the lyft driver left. I contacted the store back and I was told the lyft would not get to me until after 5pm. The store closed at 5pm. I had to take an uber to my destination and wait there for a family member to get me home.

    While I waited I contacted Hertz CS and asked to change locations. I was told I couldn't do that and needed to make a new reservation that was more expensive than my original one. I made the reservation with my debit, and the following morning I was at the store and was told I COULD NOT use a debit and would be subjected to a credit check and a $750 hold on my card. The store also did NOT have the size vehicle I reserved. I reserved a full size car and instead had to take a compact EV.

    I tried contacting Hertz CS again to complain about how there were no full size vehicles and I was paying more for a compact EV than I would have been for a full size vehicle. I was told complaints cannot be filed over the phone and must be submitted online. There is no place to file a complaint instead I had to send multiple emails which the common email I get back states (in short) "Our goal is to deliver a level of client service that not only satisfies but also surpasses their expectations. I apologize that you did not have this experience, and I promise that we have considered your feedback." Needless to say through the entire process the ONLY good customer service I had was from the 2 stores I interacted with. The CS team DOES NOT acknowledge the issues at hand and they DO NOT work with you to reseolve and understand the issues that you went though. I would strongly reccomend no one use Hertz if they can avoid using them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2024

    My husband and I rented a car from Hertz in Miami Florida and were told as we were leaving at the gate at the airport that we needed to purchase a toll package for $14 per day. We were there for 2 weeks and charged $140. Our adult children were also in Florida, same location and dates, they rented from Alamo and National. They were told their plates would be tracked and they would receive the bill after the car was returned. They were charged $40 and $55. I have called Hertz to ask why we were not told of the pay by plate option and sold their "scam" package as if it were our only option. I have spoken with 2 of their representatives, and neither one could give me an answer or tell me what our toll charges actually were. I will never use this company again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2024

    I have worked for my boss for seventeen years and never experienced being bullied by a department who is suppose to help customer. Hertz overcharged my by $6k and when I had the nerve to question the billing the women said she couldn't help me. After two months I get an email from the billing department which looked into claim and found that I was correct. So they get my boss back his money but they wouldn't reinstate his membership. He was only with them for thirty years. This is disgraceful. Two bullies in the multi car rental department took away his membership - because they didn't like me. What does this say about Hertz??? There are many car rental companies and no one needs company. They rip off their clients. Have clients arrested and above all they don't appreciate their clients. People think twice before you sign contract with Hertz rent a car...

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    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2024

    I had 5,367 points in my Hertz Rent a Car account that were deleted because I hadn't rented a car in a year. Never heard of this? I have a document that states they would be good until May 17, 2024!.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2024

    Hertz car renters beware!! This is my first time using Hertz, making a reservation through a third party website. I have never had issues with being up-charged until I was at the Hertz rental counter at BNA. The only charges (aside of my reservation selections) verbally communicated was the agent being persistent I should allow Hertz to take care of filling the tank, which we all know airport prices are insane. I repeatedly declined and even had to state it wouldn’t make sense as I would be paying more and had to firmly state to take it off.

    Everyone can relate, after a long travel day, standing in line and having a few hours road trip ahead, paying attention to the fine print is easily overlooked. Now, I did sign the document and noticed charges were higher than what I reserved, thinking it was odd, but didn’t say anything and that is where I messed up. Once I got to my destination and compared my reservation to charges, there was a significant difference. Calling Customer Service was useless as the agent was firm I agreed to the charges at the counter, when I signed. Completely shady and the company lacks integrity in doing right by their customers. If you continue to rent through Hertz, BEWARE and be sure to hold up that line, taking your time to review all charges are accurately reflected or you will have to eat the cost, as I did.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2024

    PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE/ PLEASE READ ALL THE REVIEWS FIRST. Hertz used to be somewhat reputable. This is my second time getting completely burned by them. I am so sad that they can treat customers so poorly. The website works poorly. I've spent hours trying to modify a reservation by 2 hours. That's it. Nobody would help me. Certainly never using them again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2024

    I rented a car from Hertz for a week but unfortunately on third day I was involved in a accident that wasn't my fault and after police officer finish the report I had to call hertz to send the tow truck to clear the road but the person on the phone told me that it would take about 1 hour to get there but officer said that the wait was to long and they couldn't wait so police impound the car, now hertz charged me for 3 days that the car was impound, why should I pay for something that was beyond my power? Why should pay if I didn't use the car? It was a bad experience.

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    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2024

    11 months ago, my family and I went to Colorado Springs and rented a car from Hertz/Dollar. Upon arrival, it was dark, snowing and late at night. The rental car attendant did not go out and inspect the vehicle with us. We drove it for our trip. It was uneventful and nothing was wrong with the vehicle when we turned it in. When we arrived back at the airport to turn it in, there was one attendant who would not leave the booth to come inspect the vehicle with me. I was informed to just turn in the keys and they would get to it later. Since I did not want to miss my flight, I had no choice. Now, just before Christmas I received a letter from them stating I owe $546 for a cracked windshield that did not happen while I had the vehicle. Trying to reach someone at Hertz/Dollar to rectify this was a challenge to say the least. When I did reach someone I was told if I did not have photos of the vehicle date and time stamped of when I picked the vehicle up, I was liable.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2024

    I first had a problem reaching the location in Waldorf to pick up the vehicle then the car was returned earlier than expected but the Waldorf office is closed on the weekend and they refused to give me credit for a early return. This place isn’t in any way professional and the customer service at this location is rude and not heyin anyway. It needs to be closed down my dodo. Anyone looking for a rental don’t go to Hertz in Waldorf. It’s a nightmare.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2023

    Made a reservation for the end of the month and had some things change, tried to modify my trip by ONE DAY and they tried to charge me over 600 dollars on top of the 350 I had already paid. If that isn't price gouging, I don't know what is. Then they charge a 50.00 cancellation fee and want you to rebook your whole trip. If I did that it would still be cheaper than to add ONE DAY, but then it takes them 10 days to give you your money back. It was my first time renting a vehicle with Hertz but I can say I won't be back, for business or pleasure. Also let our company know never to use them. Enterprise from here on out.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2023

    My husband has rented from Hertz for over 30 years. We actually have referred people to use you internationally as in the past have never had issues. This last trip we rented 2 cars because “6” of us. No convenient charging stations in Tuscany so we left Tesla parked at private home we rented and it was not driven except to airport and back to Rome airport. The car when we picked up had damage which it was videoed by my husband and he also made 2nd report be written up to note damage. BEWARE of renting from Rome location. Dishonest & definitely scammers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2023

    Worst car rental experience I have ever had. Go to Enterprise – they have far better management. Was given a smaller vehicle than what I paid for initially, with no alternative or compensation. I got on the phone with customer service and within ten minutes the manager miraculously produces the product I paid for. Mind you, I had already wasted one hour of my time by the time he brought this vehicle to me. I get in and see the tank half empty. I let him know and he says I can return it at the same level, which makes no sense since I prepaid for my tank of gas. He goes and “fills it up” but come to find out when I fill it up later myself, he’s intentionally left off a couple gallons so that it appeared full - how? On the 2023 Ford Edge you can see how full it is as you are filling it.

    He dropped it off at 408 miles to empty, and I see later that a complete fill goes to over 450 miles. These are just the facts, but in my opinion that manager has no tact in dealing with customers either. He is arrogant, petty, and deceptive. Still no compensation or response from corporate, and in the meantime they charged me for PlatePass even though I never took it out of its shield! NEVER using Hertz again, at least at this location. They are running a scam.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2023

    Pre-paid for a Manager’s Special online for a compact EV. Online the car said it seats 5. I have a family of 5. When my husband arrived at the checkout counter he was lied to and told that the car was too small for our family of five and that he needed to upgrade. The man tried to get him to go up to an SUV. He requested a very basic and economy car and still ended up paying triple what the original reservation was for. In the process he was also asked if he wanted additional insurance which he declined - we always decline because our private car insurance covers rentals.

    At no point was he shown the contract or given specific details - just asked to sign in the line for the car. When I arrived I went to the reservation counter and told them to reverse the charges and give us the car we originally reserved. The deceitful man acted sheepishly when I called him out on his error and reluctantly agreed. However, when I reviewed my credit card statement found that a charge remained for almost $50 for additional car insurance.

    When I called customer service and explained that my husband had declined the additional insurance they told me that because my husband had signed a “legal” document that they “could not” reverse the charge. I tried explaining the whole ordeal and how the man at PHX Sky Harbor was clearly deceptive, they still refused to reverse the charge stating that it was my husband’s responsibility to review all the fine print. True… but I am confident that selection was not made until AFTER he signed the paper document.

    This isn’t is why I post this review… to WARN ALL that HERTZ is not TRUSTWORTHY. They WILL TRICK AND DECEIVE you. Watch your step!! Beware and double-check for all additional charges!! I am confident this was a coordinated ploy to trick my husband into as many upgrades and additional charges as possible - this was confirmed for me by the fact that when I posted this review I discovered SO MANY of the same exact situation. This keeps happening!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2023

    Rented 2 cars through Expedia, and expected to pay 262.00 per car per expedia's quote. Paid 2 payments of 197.00 via expedia. Returned the 2 cars with full tanks of gas, picked up and dropped off under mileage and on time. I was charged 420 for 1 car, and 360 for the 2nd car. There was no credit given for the expedia payments. I spoke with Hertz, and they said that the increased charges were for insurance add ons. I stated that I was not aware of accepting any add ons that would increase the charges. Hertz customer service wouldn't budge. In any event, the increase from 524 to 1,304 is ridiculous.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2023

    My wife and I had a reservation for a car the Saturday after Thanksgiving in San Pedro, CA. We made the reservation thru the Hertz website. The office was supposed to open at 9 am (as advertised on the website as well as their door). We arrived at 9 am and we waited for nearly an hour until we found out the office was not going to open that day. There were about 30 other people who just disembarked off of a cruise ship from the Los Angeles Port who were stranded without cars for which they also had reservations.

    My wife and I eventually took a Lyft to LAX so we could rent a car from there. I emailed customer service politely asking how they can make this situation right and detailed my added expenses coupled with the fact that this ruined our plans for the day. I received an email from Hertz stating the following: "The information you have provided is very important to us since it tells us how our various locations are doing and where improvements are needed. Please be assured that your comments will be shared with the appropriate Hertz management." but Hertz did NOTHING for me at all including reimbursing me for my added expenses.

    They couldn't even give me a complimentary day for my next rental or possibly a discount on my next rental; they just did nothing. I don't know how Hertz can treat their customers like this! They could have at least tried to make this right but did nothing. I believe Dollar Rent A Car, Firefly Car Rental and Thrifty are also part of Hertz. I will never rent another car from any of these companies again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2023

    Hertz charged me for an extra day and completely lied about it. I was informed that the hold on my credit card would be released within 24 hours. That didn’t happen. Then I was told that the insurance company didn’t pay for it, but why would the insurance company have to pay for a day that I didn’t have the vehicle?? After that I was told the insurance company only paid for a rental that was 27.99 a day and the vehicle they gave me was 29.99 a day. Why give me a car that’s going to cost more than what the insurance company is willing to pay!!?

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2023

    We returned Hertz rental with full tank. One month later they charged $17 a gallon because it wasn't full when they rented it out a month later. Doubt car sat around for a month. Plus they checked car in as full.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2023

    I patronized my local AAA to schedule my Thanksgiving trip to PA from Fl. We picked up our rental car at the Pitts Airport. AAA distinctly confirmed I wanted no extra car insurance. The woman at the Hertz airport service had on headphones and never made eye contact. She asked for my credit card and instructed to sign & initial many blocks on the form. I am disabled and the flight was rocky so we were tired. My bill came and I was charged an extra $167.97 for what I thought I signed as a " waiver" (meaning I opt out) of this additional insurance. Hertz will not cooperate and the bill should be credited. Very frustrated and disputing this charge on my AMEX.

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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2023

    Hertz is the largest scam rental company on earth, never ever rent from this company. They lie every step of the way, nobody in the company cares about what you’ve been told in person when starting your contract, they lie and steal from you every chance they get. Stay away from this scam company!

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2023

    I could not recommend Hertz less! It was a terrible experience from start to finish. Misleading information regarding an electric vehicle (that drove terribly). Impossible to speak to anyone who can help. Useless roadside assistance. Was promised a refund from the local company in NC & yet any time I call the 1-800-customer service number no one can see any refund request on my account. HERTZ IS HORRIBLE.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2023

    Rented from HERTZ in San Francisco for a weekend. Car was very dusty and badly maintained. After returning the car, the agency noted that there was small scratch caused by me. They did not provide before pictures as evidence, but a very low resolution photograph that apparently shows the scratch. We were 100% sure to not have caused the damage. But once you don't get insurance from Hertz, it seems they try to claim that the customer caused certain damages. Also, they don't repair the claimed damage. They just want the money. Never ever again with HERTZ.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2023

    When I walked up to the car, it appeared to have been recently washed so that was nice to see. When I got in, there was a very heavy odor of some sort of fragrance. It wasn't until I drove for about 30 minutes that I realized the car was heavily sprayed to cover up the smell of a previous smoker in the car.

    I had a headache the entire two days and had to drive with the windows down. I was visiting my grandson at college and as soon as he got in, he said "this car smells like cigarettes". I've had NO luck in a resolution with Hertz. Never again will I rent from this agency and will make sure to let others know of this experience.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2023

    I traveled from upstate Ny to Nevada to move my daughter, granddaughter, cat and dog. To make a long story a little shorter when we hit Colorado we had a mishap with keys and had to go to Hertz and get another vehicle. Grand Junction Colorado airport. They were great. I get a beautiful 2024 Suburban with only 28 miles on it. Half way from there to Nevada they call me, "Oh we gave you the wrong vehicle, that car is already sold." Not my problem. Do you people know what you are doing? So they had to wait till I got to the airport in Nevada. So I get a bill-My insurance paid for most of the rental, the keys. So the day They had to wash the car for 300.00 so I owe 225.00. WTF. I will never rent from hertz again. If I wasn't in a situation that I had no choice I never would have. What happen to that being their job to clean the cars. I have gotten cars that were dirty even inside. Do your jobs or get real workers that work. Thanks idiots.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2023

    Hertz Five star is a joke! I would rate hertz with a zero star if there is available! Summary: (1) Am a Hertz 5 Star Gold member. (2) Confirmed reservation for an Intermediate/SUV/Auto trans/Electric power with AC for a long trip (>500miles) in winter weather. (3) Got to Hertz rental in X airport, saw my name on the Gold board with "See desk". (4) Desk agent shown no smile and said I get an EV - Chevy Bolt since it said "electric power and AC" in my reservation?!!! WTH??? I guess they interpreted "electric power and AC" to an "EV".

    (5) Asked if I can get an upgrade for a gas power SUV with my 5 star status, and was told that I HAD TO pay $20 /day for a gas power SUV in the "Gold Member" row??!! (6) Paid $20/day for upgrade and got a small SUV - Kia Sportage 2020 vintage with 53 K mile in the "Gold member" area/row. It's the lowest mileage of all small SUV in this row!!? (7) Car was driving ok at 30 miles/h out of the lot then vibrated and pulled to one side at highway speed. (8) Drove to destination by non-highway routes (more than 100 miles distance), and kept praying like never before!!!! (8) Next day, drove to nearby airport and exchanged for another car at Hertz. Am also a preferred member at Avis, Enterprise, National. Will definitely choose these over Hertz.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2023

    I picked up a van from Hertz at the Sacramento International airport on November 1, 2023. I gave my credit card as a deposit for any damages and signed the rental agreement. After returning the van on November 4th I received a bill for $307. 06 over the cost of the rental. This included $167.96 for LDW and $39.96 for premium roadside service which I did not ask for. I was also charged a $33 concession fee recovery and $32 for customer FAC, whatever that means. When I spoke to the rental company they told me it was too late because I had already signed the contract. Then today I got another bill for $16.99 for a $7.00 bridge toll. This included a $9.99 convenience fee. I have never been so disgusted in my life and will never use this company again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2023

    I had a very disturbing situation with Hertz recently. I had a rental car from the Memphis Tennessee airport location and drove it an hour to Mississippi. On the way back, the car started to feel shaky to me, but it was raining which I thought could be the cause. But then, on a very dark rural two lane highway, the car went into limp mode, and I could not drive it past 40 mph and the car started to behave erratically with both movements and steering.

    Limp mode occurs in a car when there is a serious problem like brake failure or transmission/engine issues, and the vehicle is made to keep going at a lower speed so the driver can get off the road safely. Thankfully, I was able to get it to a gas station in Mississippi and immediately called Hertz. First they tried to tell me to just drive the car anyways for an hour all the way to Memphis. When I refused, indicating it would put my life and as well as other people on the road at risk, they said they would send a tow truck in an hour. Instead of the tow truck coming in an hour, it came 3 hours later. A 5 ft tall female, I sat and waited in what felt like a less than safe location alone in the rain. Meanwhile, the tow truck driver said they couldn't take me or the car to the airport (which apparently the Hertz employees had no right to promise me) since the car was going to his company lot.

    I was from out of town and had nobody I could call. Then the Hertz employee tried to make me take a Lyft from the middle of nowhere at my expense. When I pushed back, they agreed to cover the Lyft, only to then acknowledge a few minutes later that Lyft wasn't available in that area. No car services were- it was a rural zone. They also tried to tell me I should be paying for the tow-truck and I pointed out they aren't supposed to be renting out cars with system failures, so they backed down on that. Thankfully, the kind tow truck driver brought me to my hotel an hour away free of charge, because he realized leaving a 5 ft tall female alone in the rain in a bad neighborhood with no transportation services was unacceptable.

    It is too bad Hertz lacked the same common sense- they thought it was fine to ask me to drive an unsafe vehicle, to leave me stranded in the rain in an unsafe area and to try to get me to pick up the financial costs for their vehicle failures. They said they could not do anything about cost of the rental car- even though I did not have a working rental car for about half the rental period. I asked for a receipt since I wanted to see if they tried to charge me for the tow truck, and they told me they could not email receipts (which all other rental car companies can do). So now I'm just watching my credit card to see what they tried to charge me for. This is a company with a history of fraud and unethical behavior-clearly that is continuing and hopefully the government intends to keep their focus on them. I have certainly done my part by filing complaints to the appropriate authorities. Also, thank God for the credit card dispute process.

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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2023

    When taking possession of my reserved vehicle at Barcelona airport, I was asked if I wanted personal insurance coverage. I answered no. The agent slipped in the coverage anyways and I was out 120 Euros. Lesson learned: always take all the time needed to look over the documents to make sure you aren’t being ripped-off!

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2023

    I recently faced a highly unsatisfactory situation with Hertz during a car rental extension. The full cost displayed, inclusive of all taxes and fees, during the extension process was clear, yet upon completion, I was billed nearly twice that amount. The company failed to provide detailed information on the total cost at the time of extension, and regrettably, I did not capture screenshots during booking. The resultant invoice significantly exceeded the expected amount.

    This experience starkly contrasts with the company's positioning and the level of service one would anticipate. The substantial discrepancy in billing and the company's inadequate handling of the situation have significantly undermined my trust in their services. Given the competitive nature of the market, I cannot recommend Hertz. Customers should be aware that the service offered may not align with the company's projected image and should exercise caution, ensuring clear and confirmed pricing to avoid similar disappointments.

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2023

    If I could give negative stars I would. I got a rental October 26 and am supposed to have it for one week. So I turn it back in November 2. I left my car in the corner of the parking lot. Away from other vehicles. And I was not told that I can't park my car there for a week while I have a rental. I received a letter November 1 that Hertz had my personal vehicle towed October 30. They didn't even call me to tell me to move it or anything. The towing company has had my car since Monday and I was not notified until 2 days later. The bill is $815 and when I called Hertz in Vestal NY, the manager told me it's not his problem. And for us to deal with it.

    The tow company said Hertz called them to have my vehicle towed. When I talked to Hertz they said they never called. And the tow company drives around to find cars to tow for money. Which they said is a lie. The manager at Hertz in Vestal NY is a ** and acted like a little **. He hung up the phone on me when I explained to him that I was not informed about my vehicle being towed. He was acting like he was in charge and corporate can't say or do nothing to him. He was unprofessional at the way he spoke to me and how he handled the situation. I have already told multiple people not to come do business with Hertz. And we will no longer be doing business with them. We will take our business to Enterprise. Hertz are liars and thieves.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2023

    Hertz advertises that they will allow a free 2nd driver for rentals in Europe for Hertz Gold Plus rewards Members and AAA members. When I made the reservation there was nowhere to put my AAA membership number on the Chase Sapphire Travel portal. I showed them my AAA membership card at the pickup counter and they still charged me $14/day for an extra driver for my husband (who also mentioned that he is a gold + rewards member). The additional driver costs exceeded the daily rental fee. What a rip off - I guess they don't mind losing loyal customers who have rented from them for years including 50 days so far this year for the $224 they ripped us off for.

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    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2023

    This company lures you in with deceptive practices telling you you are going to get a Tesla for two days for $50 a day but when you arrive to pick it up there is no Tesla and the only thing available is a very expensive SUV. So sick of big companies like this that legally find ways to lie, and to deceive and use people and hide behind their attorneys when they should be put out of business for their deceptive practices. But in a deceptive world of con artists, they thrive.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2023

    Car rental in St. Thomas Virgin Is in Oct 2023.

    1) First it's a bait and switch operation. They advertise Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk but I end up with Buick SUV. Not a single Trailhawk in the lot. Pure bait and switch.
    2) They circled a full tank and after I drove away noticed it's below 7/8 tank, cost me $18 to top off.
    3) Car was scratched and banged up, broken tail light, peeled paint on hood, lots of body damage.
    4) Demanded I provide proof of insurance which I didn't bring with me so was forced to purchase $140 of Hertz insurance.
    5) Timeshare style upsell tactics. Intimidating and rude.

    6) The bill will come in email with Dollar Rental on it and will be many hundred of dollars than the actual rental quoted. You can only hope the extra charges are just a hold. I have 0 confidence in Hertz, Never ever rent from them again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2023

    I've been renting cars from Hertz for 10 years. I use to get my cars from O'Hare airport in Chicago, eventually I started going to the office in Belmont Cragin on Belmont Ave. I have always received great outstanding service from this office. The staff is extremely nice and have always been helpful. I do have two recommendations though: the car needs to be cleaned better as this last rental I found food and the staff needs to be educated on the cars more so if the customer has questions about some of the instruments and tools.

    This last rental, I learned something new. I called the Hertz 800 # to rent the car; I learned the prices are higher vs going directly to the office. I was so disappointed in Hertz for doing that. I will never call the 800 # again, and instead will walk into the Hertz office and do my bookings that way but I will compare the pricing between the two. I was paying $850 for a rental I had reserved, I wanted to add a day and Hertz 800# quoted me $1,038. I said no but then changed my mind and called back. The price was now $1,300, I said no. I called back later that night, price was now $1,600, I said no. Called back again later that same night and was quoted $2,100. The next day I called my Hertz pick-up location and received a quote of $100 more, so I would be paying $950. Beware of the Hertz 800#.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2023

    Upon entering, it was standing room only and I was greeted by Gabby. Gabby is who helped me and she was so hospitable and thorough. I would recommend to everyone and will only rent cars from Hertz on 24th in Bakersfield, Ca.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2023

    When you rent a car with a prepayment three months before traveling, there is an expectation that a rented car will actually be provided by the company marketing the rental. However, if you reserve and pay for a car from Hertz, that expectation would be totally wrong. The Hertz confirmation number for the prepayment actually means "thanks for the interest-free loan"! In June of 2023 I went to the Hertz website and rented a car in Shreveport for Sept 19th to Oct 12th with a prepayment of nearly $1400 which was seemly a reasonable price to reserve a midsize car for 3+ weeks. I received a Hertz confirmation number and a thank you email for the rental within a few minutes. Two days prior to my travel, I received another email from Hertz with the details of the rental.

    On the 19th, I flew into Shreveport Regional Airport. Arriving at the Hertz rental cubicle, I was told: I was too early (2 hours from stipulated rental time); "they had no cars available"; there was a big convention in town; it was doubtful if they would have any cars by the stipulated rental time; they could not call me when they had a car available; there was a strike going on impacting car acquisition; that I was the 12th renter on the wait list as they were just waiting for cars to be returned; I could get a refund on my interest free loan to Hertz in 7 to 14 days; but, they "might" have a car tomorrow but would make a promises. Needless to say, this put my myself and family in a difficult situation.

    At that point I called their Helpless Customer Support line to listen to a voice response unit that either hangs up or gives you the opportunity to guess which set of numbers pressed will actually get you to their representative in Indonesia instead of renting more unavailable cars. After several VRU hang-up calls, I managed to hit the right combination to actually talk to the rep who apologized and offered a full refund. Thanks, but I needed the car for the 3 weeks of my vacation, not a refund from Hertz. I then went back to the cubicle and told the rep I would call the next morning to find out if any cars were available. I was given a phone number directly to the Shreveport office and the number sequence to get to the front desk. Forty unnecessary miles back and forth for my daughter, who had to pick us up, we made it to our temporary destination for the evening.

    In the morning, I called the Shreveport office, and after 40 rings, I gave up and recalled the Hertz Helpless Customer Support line. The voice response unit was as inhibiting as the previous day, but I finally was able to talk to the Indonesian support person, who again offered a refund on my prepaid 3 month loan to Hertz. I told her that what I needed was the car which I had paid for 3 months prior. She then said she would check the airport for car availability. The rep returned to the line and told me there were now cars at the Shreveport airport rental office. I repeated this back just to make sure that there were no mistakes in my interpretation.

    Five minutes later, my daughter, late for work now, makes the 20-mile drive to SHV. Daughter drops me off at the airport terminal, my mistake, where I proceed to the Hertz cubicle and was told, "Sorry, we have no cars because there's a big convention in town and their computer systems still allows rentals when there are no available vehicles. But you can get a refund on your Hertz interest free loan (unsaid - thanks for your stupidity)." At that point, I called my daughter to return to the airport and once again called the Hertz Helpless Customer Support line. I finally just canceled the reservation and am now expecting a refund for my no interest loan.

    As a businessman I understand a company's decisions where high valued customers (Gold Members) are prioritized and double bookings are the norm of the industry, but when you accept prepayment (the Hertz No Interest Loan and CEO Salary Payment Process) for several months and then provide those cars to renters arriving before you, Hertz is effectively defrauding the customers who have already paid for that rental. Issues with a company's business procedures and processes (supporting high demands because of a convention in town) should not be the customers' problems to resolve. The computer systems that support Hertz are either completely screwed up and non-integrated; or, are designed to support a Hertz corporate strategy of free loans from their customers.

    This is one of the worst car rental company that I have ever had to do business with, which included 30 years of traveling using weekly car rentals. Their business practices and poor excuses have ensured that Hertz has made my "don't ever use this company again" list. I strongly recommend that anyone contemplating using their prepayment or rental offerings should always have an alternative solution available; the confirmation and/or prepayment (it's a loan) is a guarantee of absolutely nothing from Hertz! Hertz doesn't put you in a driver's seat; they just puts you into a difficult situation. Their marketing and rental commitments are total fabrications and only demonstrate a high level of incompetence/dishonesty throughout the company.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2023

    When dropping our car off in Zurich, Switzerland ZRH, the associate accepted our vehicle without issue. We asked if he needed anything else from us and he said that we were good to go and that they would email us a receipt. About an hour later we received an email that the car was returned damaged and that we would be charged approximately $1500. We immediately returned to the location and spoke to the associate and manager asking them to identify the damage. They claimed there was a ding on the back side of the car so small neither my wife or I could see it.

    Because we were in another country and believed this to be fraud, we contacted the police who also could not see any damage. The company still went forward with the charge and is currently investigating the matter. We believe this manager and associate expected us to get on a plane and would have no recourse or ability to return and confront the claim. We believe this is blatant fraud. Never rent a car from Hertz ZRH Switzerland.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2023

    We were given our choice of Tesla so we went with a 2023 model 3. First time in an EV we knew nothing. Biggest problem was very poor range, topped by a lack of chargers, we had to drive 1 hour just to recharge. In a nutshell we drove less than 200 miles and needed 2 full charges which took an additional 1 hour and 40 minutes.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2023

    The CEO should try calling his own customer service number to see how bad it is. I'm sure he/she doesn't care...It would never have gotten this bad if the culture of the company was consumer forward. Terrible company. And look at the bogus add-on fees that were on my bill:

    RENTAL DETAILS
    Rate Plan: IN: OUT:
    Rented On: 10/05/2023 12:53 LOC# 190211
    NEWARK, NJ
    Returned On: 10/08/2023 07:39 LOC# 190211
    NEWARK, NJ
    Car Description: SIR C40 EV AW S TRC2245
    Veh. No.: 5556220
    CAR CLASS Charged: C4 MILEAGE In: 3,366
    Rented: C3 Out: 3,238
    Reserved: 99 Driven: 128
    RENTAL CHARGES
    DAYS 3 @ 40.50 121.50

    SUBTOTAL 121.50

    CONCESSION FEE RECOVERY 17.69
    VEHICLE LICENSE FEE 0.90
    EV BATTERY CHARGES 25.00
    CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGE 37.74
    MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE TAX 15.00

    TAX 11.625% 23.57

    AMOUNT DUE 241.40 USD

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2023

    I was charged $546 by Priceline for a 2021 Versa compact car for one week and then charged 297.53 by Hertz at the front counter. I highly recommend not using Hertz or Priceline unless you want to pay $1000 for crappy car that wasn't even cleaned. Trash bottles rolling around under the seats. It smelled of **. I will never use either company again. Please do your research and avoid these two companies if you can. I hope I can prevent someone else from having to go what I have gone through.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2023

    This will be short at to the point. I’m still boiling. I reserved a car a month in advance, Ford/economy/compact. Waited at the Hertz airport shuttle for 30 minutes which was acceptable except Enterprise had 3 shuttles come and go in this time span. Later, I get to Hertz and there’s a line of ~ 13, so this takes another 30 minutes. I was charged a $500 deposit which I hadn’t budgeted for so my vacation is Basically **! I’m told to go to section 3 and take any car. I walk a football field to empty parking lot where there are 2 others waiting. 45 minutes later I ended up with a vehicle I didn’t reserve, KIA with a severe limit on my funds. I curse Hertz’s demise

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2023

    I recently rented a car from Dollar which is a Hertz company. The rental was approximately $250. I declined insurance. When I returned home I see a $320 charge on my CC for Insurance and roadside assistance. Even though I declined them they were marked accepted. Never did the rep go over the final details with me. Hertz customer service was only available by email and quickly dismissed my claim. Do the rental reps receive commission on these useless add ons? I am wondering how many others have been misled. Will never use Hertz-Dollar-Thrifty again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2023

    The worst customer service ever!! If you want to deal with people that just don't care about customer service...this is your place. They do not take any ownership for the company, the services and the care for the customer. They provide excuses and do not show any empathy for the screw ups they make, which affect people's business. I would not go here for any reason. Beware! Reservations mean NOTHING to them. Be sure to call ahead or you are likely to not have a car available even though.....

    1. You have a confirmed reservation.
    2. They have sent you 3-4 communications telling you when to pick the car up.
    3. NONE of the 3-4 communications they send to you include ANY details, disclaimers or other verbiage that a possibility exists that you might not have a car to rent despite the reservation.
    4. Unbelievably, the clerk told ME that I need to reach out to Hertz to request that they include such a disclaimer. (not that they would look into it to improve customer service). The customer needed to take action to improve their crappy practices.
    5. They send you an email making YOU confirm the reservation 24 hours before.
    6. They do not call you and inform you that it is YOUR responsibility to call and see if there is a car available to provide for your reservation. They would not shoot me a quick call to say a car became available to fulfill the reservation.
    7. They ask you to call THEM to check on availability regarding your reservation.
    8. They don't bother to notify YOU in ANY way that there is not a car for you to pick up despite your reservation.
    9. They verbally defend this practice and this deplorable customer approach with no apologies.

    10. They clearly don't care if you have obligations, responsibilities, business dealings which require the vehicle they confirmed to be reserved is available or not.

    I would strongly consider doing business with someone other than HERTZ and definitely stay away from this location. They are inept.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2023

    If asked before having my VISA charged for Hertz’s toll service, I would have rated my experience a 5. 4 days after returning the rental Hertz charged my VISA $139.95. It is described as their “All Inclusive Fee” for tolls. Actual charges collected by the State of New York were probably less than $10.00. Undisclosed fees in any contract are bad for any business and valid reason for not using their services in the future.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2023

    We rented ahead for a visit to Spain. Part way through into our trip from one city to another the engine coolant light came on. We made it to our destination and called the roadside assistance number. The representative was able to see that this was a prior issue with the car. It needed to be towed and Hertz did not offer another vehicle. As there were no cars available online through Hertz, we had to enlist our travel agent to help. Roadside assistance picked up the car and towed it away. Hertz charged us for the vehicle, for not filling the gas tank (which would have been impossible given the tow) and for returning the vehicle to a different location. After multiple contacts with Hertz relaying events and the time and stress we spent on this, they remained steadfast that the charges were our responsibility. Truly unbelievable! So, please be forewarned that this company cares not a wit about its customers. I will NEVER use Hertz again, and neither should you!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2023

    This place needs an anemia. Hertz employees rented me an unsafe vehicle that was filled with mosquitoes. Over the weekend, I rented a vehicle at this location. The car was dirty, no window washing fluid in the reservoir, wiper blades needed to be replaced (bad), mosquitoes had a field day biting my wife who had bites all over her legs, and the driver side (door) window was off track. This vehicle should not have been in service (unsafe). I should have reported it to the State Police "unsafe to drive". I got caught in a heavy rain downpour on my way to a formal event, I couldn't see the road. I almost had a wreck, I could have been killed. When I arrived at my location, my tux was wet and dirty, my wife had mosquito bites all over her legs.

    The manager at the Hertz locations hid under a desk when I came in to express my concerns. The manager wasn't man enough to face me. I reported the bad condition of the vehicle to the 3 Stooges, Moe, Larry, and Curl who tried to give me the run around and never filed my complaint. I was never compensated or did anyone from Hertz reach out to me. I will never rent a vehicle from this place again and hope you don't either. I pity the fool.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2023

    I rented a one way car from Hertz in Switzerland. The reservation included the one way fee as about $400. Their office confirmed the total would be the same as my Priceline reservation including the $400 one way fee. However a few days after I had returned the car, the bill showed the one way rental as $1900. I was referred by their customer service to several Hertz centers via phone and email. Unfortunately, they did not reverse the additional $1500 for one way rental. So I ended up paying $1900 just for the one way rental. They later pointed out that I had signed some documents while picking and there was a line there; that Hertz is allowed to add additional fees later on.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2023

    Had a reservation @9:30am...was told after I asked I cannot leave my car there...so had to go back and get someone to give me a ride. Got a car...packed and ready to leave town- of no passenger seatbelt does not work most of the time (also front tires unsafe in rain, but I didn't even mention that). Took it back, and response was, "Oh I got it to latch..." That's nice but I'm not interested in a car that has a seatbelt that latches 2 out of 10 tries...I insisted, and they gave me different car. Loaded and left town. Now the AC does not work...we hit 88 degrees on the way back...that nice and BTW torrential rain so the 1st car would have had 2 problems.

    Ok add these 2 things to that...1) when I picked up the car I actually rented, I got no walk through the car, no check of anything and it had a huge scrape on one of the wheel arches...went back and was told, "Oh yeah we noted that." The gas tank was 7/8 full (digital gauge) and they marked it full. By the time I left it was 11 am instead of 9:30. Asked them to change time on rental to 11...they refused. 2) Just called customer service and was told all they can do is $50 credit toward future rental...GTFO- insulting for such problems. Asked to speak to supervisor. Was told there are none available. Here we are. Your experience may vary but this got to be the worst rental for me in 30+ years.

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    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2023

    Sure enough the federal government is promoting electric cars and Hertz has jumped in with both feet. I rented a Chevrolet Bolt in Orlando to drive the Space Coast, Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. "No problem" they said. There are lots of "chargers" and we have adapters in the back. Awesome! This was a great way to experience the EV Revolution. But, the vast majority of chargers in Cocoa Beach and the Cape are for Teslas, not GM cars. In fact, even when I found their comparable chargers, they were "out of order" and the "adapter" (for what?) did not work with the Bolt. I was told I could try 110 so I purchased an extension cord... Once it was plugged in, the car told me it would take 48 hours to charge. So I called Hertz and guess what, the Customer Service rep, who was excellent, told me he fields calls like mine everyday from non-Tesla renters!

    He arranged an exchange to a gas powered Blazer at Bob Steele Chevrolet, 15 miles and 30 minutes away. Ultimately we lost nearly a day of our vacation due to our EV rental. The morale of the story is if you're going to rent an EV from Hertz only rent a Tesla. Download an app showing Teslas Supercharging locations where you're going to be before you leave home and pick up your rental car. BTW, the Hertz office at Bob Steele Chevrolet was great. It was also not the first time they had to exchange an EV.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2023

    WARNING if renting a #TESLA, they will mislead you at the counter! The counter agents will tell you that unless you already own a Tesla, your auto insurance will not cover your rental. I was misled at the counter and had to pay for insurance that was more than the car. It is not true. The Capital One Venture covers it and State Farm said it was covered and they never heard of it. Avoid this junk fee!

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2023

    Tried to car a 3rd row vehicle to take my family to Yellowstone. After waiting forever for my reservation, I was told I couldn’t use my card to make a deposit. Needless to say I was very disappointed.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2023

    The change in the Hertz website two years ago has made it useless. After they screwup your rental (wrong number of days charged, electric service charge for car returned at 85%), or even better; when your rental car (which was reserved and confirmed) simply is not there (three times in the past month), THEN you have to deal with "customer service". If you can figure out what the person in country "x" is trying to say in English, that means that you have endured 20 minutes of the worst POS hold music that has ever, EVER, been used to annoy the crap out of someone patiently waiting to be hung up on AGAIN, while trying to get them to correct their constant mistakes. Avoid at all costs. I am a President's Circle member at Hertz, and I'm NEVER going back.

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2023

    9/25/2023. If I could leave 0 stars I would. I used the Hertz website and reserved a Buick regular fuel vehicle for pick up at Hertz located in Mount Vernon, NY. When I went to pick up the vehicle on 9/21/2023 at the Mount Vernon location as scheduled, the Hertz rep behind the desk named April told me that they only had one car left, and it was a much smaller car, a Chevy Bolt, which is an electric car to boot -not at all the regular fuel Buick I had reserved online. Because I really needed a vehicle, I was stuck and took the Chevy Bolt EV. I then noticed that despite there being other regular fuel vehicles in the garage, April pulled the Chevy Bolt EV from behind them. When I questioned her about those other vehicles, she claimed that they all needed servicing so she couldn't give one to me instead of the Chevy Bolt EV.

    Okay so on 9/25/2023 I arrived at Hertz to return the Chevy Bolt EV as scheduled at 4:30 pm. After inspecting the vehicle, April informed me that because the Chevy Bolt EV was not fully charged, I would be billed an additional $42. I immediately informed April that I would simply go and fully charge the vehicle. April informed me that although they were closing at 6:00 pm, I would not make it back in time before they closed. I then asked April how much it would cost to just keep the vehicle another day so I could return it fully charged the next day. After spending some time on the computer, April told me that it could cost me an additional $59 to keep the vehicle until the following day. I then told April that I wanted to keep the vehicle until the next day. However, she then told me that she had already closed out my ticket, and included the $42 additional charge because the Chevy Bolt EV was not fully charged. \

    It was only about 4:45 pm, and closing time wasn't until 6:00 pm. Nor were there any other customers waiting to be helped. Without question, April chose to disregard my wishes and immediately close out the ticket without my consent. Of course, she claimed there was nothing she could do to rectify the situation after she rushed to close out the ticket. I asked to speak to a manager, and April said there was no manager and I needed to call the 800 number. So I called the 800 number and asked to speak to a manager, but the Hertz rep required that I tell him in depth about my dispute. After doing so, rather than give me a credit for the $42 additional charge, he offered me a free day on my next rental, but simply wanted me to take his word for it that I would receive the free day on my next rental. Again, I asked to speak to a manager.

    After all of this run around, I was connected to a Hertz "manager" named Ernie, who informed me that he was in El Salvador, Central America. After telling Ernie in El Salvador the same set of facts, he informed me that although I am a Hertz Gold Card member, the only remedy he could offer me was 500 points towards my next rental, take it or leave it. 500 points is not even enough to cover a one day rental, since 900 points are required for one day. When asked to speak to Ernie from El Salvador's supervisor, he said I couldn't speak to his supervisor - that his supervisor was not for me to talk to! WHAT?! Terrible way to treat a Gold Card Member.

    And it all started because Hertz rep April in the Hertz Mount Vernon NY location knows nothing about how to treat a customer and couldn't be bothered to try to do her job properly. Not to mention the poor customer service I received from the couldn't be bothered, take it or leave it "manager" Ernie in El Salvador. Terrible customer service all around. First April pulled the old bait and switch from the Buick fuel vehicle I had reserved to the much smaller Chevy Bolt EV she gave me at the same price as the Buick, then April's hasty close out of my ticket while I was asking to keep the vehicle another day, to April yelling at me because she had messed up and just wanted me to go away. Never ever again. Taking my Gold Card Member business elsewhere. I advise you to stay away from Hertz altogether as well if you don't want unwarranted stress and aggravation. ZERO STARS!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2023

    Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT rent from Hertz. They lie on their website and say a vehicle is guaranteed, but when you arrive for pick up, they just take your money and hand you the keys to a different downgraded model. No notice, no apology, no explanation. Not even a refund for the downgrade until you go back and forth with customer service.

    Hertz needs to take "guaranteed model" off of their site because they do not honor it. It is treated just the same as their regular "or similar model" vehicles. I reserved a Tesla Model 3 in January 2023, received multiple emails in June 2023 to hype me up and get me ready for my Tesla rental, and then when I arrived to pick up my car they handed me keys to a Chevy without even letting me know they didn't have the Tesla. It took several emails back and forth before I was even offered the price difference between the Tesla rental and the Chevy rental. Atrocious customer service. I had been a Gold Member for years, but I will never rent from them again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2023

    If I had the keys to a Hertz rental car in California, and I needed to get to Maine, I'd walk. My Hertz rental car broke down three months ago. Since then, I have been billed over $8,000 for charges which go against Hertz's stated corporate policies. Not one employee will make any effort to take ownership of the case. Not one employee will reference, itemize, close, explain, discuss anything related to the dispute. Not one employee will confirm or deny any of the [unfair and incorrect] line item charges to my rental contract.

    Hertz Corporation has:

    Consistently disavowed knowledge of pertinent information.
    Employed and trained agents who consistently contradict each other.
    Ignored Hertz’s stated official policies.
    Allowed each rental location to change official stated policies to benefit themselves.
    Refused to take responsibility by consistently and only referring me to a different Hertz department.
    Denied me the right to speak to a supervisor, except one employee.
    That employee ignored at least a dozen requests for contact before responding.
    Repeatedly ignored multiple email requests and submission forms to Customer Service.
    Denied the existence of a Director of Operations, whose responsibilities include resolving disputes.

    Deliberately hidden from me the existence of a Director of Operations,

    Excerpts from Hertz employees follow, including their own spelling, punctuation, and grammar:

    “There is no manager and hasn’t been one for some time.”
    “I can see the breakdown [of costs] I can’t tell you about it.”
    “I don’t know who is in charge of the tow bill”.
    “It’s not my responsibility to fix that bill. That’s not what I’m here for.”
    “There is no breakdown [of the charges].”
    "We can’t change anything on the contract. It doesn’t exist.”
    “...Cannot help because we don’t do billing systems for franchises.”
    “A supervisor won’t help”.

    “There are no supervisors available. They are helping other customers.”

    I have documented dozens of other damning quotes from Hertz employees. Kathleen **, the "Director of Operations Eastern North Carolina," knew about the issue from day one. After considerable research, I finally uncovered her email address. Excerpts below:

    "I have [not] even looked into this” [she's known about it for three months].
    ”You are not giving me time to see what I can do for you.”

    ”I apologize on you getting incorrect information.”

    After my email to her reporting my intent to publish the facts to online to inform consumers: “With all your threats I am not able to move further.” I replied that my email contained only facts, not a threat. "Yes ma’am. There is stating going to better business bureau before I have even looked into this to see what can be done is a threat. Also you are not giving me time to see what I can do for you" [after 100 days]. With that email, she washed her hands of any further involvement in the case. The document detailing the facts of Hertz Corporation’s failures is 18 pages long. Consumers, if you value your money and your sanity, stay away from Hertz Car Rental.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2023

    I am in the President Circle with Hertz car rental. I was going to pick up my next rental car today. When I got to the front desk, the rep told me I am on "Do Not Rent List." I was like what do that even mean? And what is my offense? She replied, "I don't know," and gave me the following number 405-773-7591 to call and asked me to call to settle any potential issues. I did called and stayed on the phone for 35 minutes and when someone finally got to me she asked my name and driver's license number. She appeared to be checking something while I was on hold. She finally got back and said, "There's nothing on you," and she then gave me a second number 405-384-8342 to call.

    I did call that number again and after waiting... A rep came on the line and he said, "This is the wrong department;" so he gave me another number 877-977-5771 to call. I again did call this number. I selected option 3 and each time the line would go blank after five minutes. This is the worse customer service I have ever experienced and I don't know why any body should rent from this Hertz folks. I end up leaving and coming home without a car that my company reserved for me. Please stay out of Hertz if you don't want to face what happened to me.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2023

    I rented a car from Hertz - I am a gold member. When I got there my car was not ready. It should have been outside waiting on me. So I waited at the counter and when I got there they took me outside to see if my name was on the board and it was not - they took me back inside and booked my car. They sent me to the gold lot and said pick out any car in the gold lot. So I did and we went to gate to leave and again they did my paperwork for the third time. They charged me about 15% more for the rental and said not to worry that it would be billed correctly when it went thru the system. Well they took 305 dollars from my credit card a couple days later and that was cool - about 40+ dollars less than what I thought. Then about a week later they took an additional 398 dollars from my credit card.

    I contacted them and they said too bad. You agreed to pay this, I told them I had a predone reservation and they should honor that, and I was told on the phone that they would not honor the reservation price and that if I did not like it I could contact customer service thru e-mail. So I did that and they said the same thing. They said I picked a SUV in lieu of a car. I explained that I was told any car off the gold lot and there were only about 6 choices there and 4 of them were suv's. Again I was told too bad. So unless you have the extra time to fight with them and lose and the extra money to spend when they overcharge you and the extra money on your credit card when they double charge you, I would recommend that you use a different rental agency. Dollar, Avis, Thrifty, Turo anyone other than Hertz.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2023

    Thought criminals are only on the streets -think again - they are at Hertz. I have rented vehicles for over 35 years and, sure, there were a few minor incidents, but my experience with Hertz is absolutely the worse I have ever had to live through. You would think that by taking all the precautions that you can think about, like taking pictures and videos when returning your car are sufficient to demonstrate your car has been returned without a problem.... No, guess again, Hertz has a way to keep your deposit.

    When I returned the car in perfect conditions Hertz claimed the car had a ding on the door that cost them $500 to fix. When I asked for proof, they send me a Photoshopped picture that had a few wiggly lines that supposedly demonstrated "damage to the vehicle". Note that this supposed damage could not be detected by neither by our eyes, or the pictures and videos we took on return. WHAT A FARCE!!! So, good luck trying to find a phone number where you can call to have someone seriously address your problem because they DO NOT have one. Their call center promises to call back, but they never do. Hands down, the WORSE rental experience I have had in over 35 years. Hertz- NEVER AGAIN!! Date of experience: August 01, 2023

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2023

    Sum it up, don’t use Rental Experience here for Wrecks especially if they are not your fault. I got in a wreck June 12th of this year, thought I received all my items back to proceed working with Progressive as they are a good company. Well I didn’t receive all my “simple sentimental items along with my psych medications.” To me not giving me my Psych meds that is a HUGE red flag.

    Corporate very difficult to get ahold with as well with all their other surrounding branches local or not terrible empathetic customer service. Been there at a Rockwall Tx location and the “Manager” I believe literally threw the phone to the side when it was ringing and basically said… “not today.” So I’m not happy. I’m not happy because I didn’t get what I needed back and I can’t even get someone to courtesly give me a call and step up and admit their wrongs. I’ve tried many times but bad review time it is. So legally I heard this is not a good situation for you Hertz. Your not only hurting me but My Dad (he is laid off and a White Collar Worker and he is a very successful man) and Progressive.

    There is a reason they don’t like working with you and their rental services is through Enterprise. Much better name, honor, diligence, loyal, companion type company. As Progressive is A Great Company… So let’s make America or an attempt to make it “Great” Again… I am just very disappointed, sad, depressed, angry and also no more chances to be given.

    I have so much doubt in this company. I don’t even know if they will even attempt to make this right. I’m a Blue Collar Worker, there is a difference. “Blue/White” Collared are separate. Good and Bad from both. But Hertz your White Collar company very disappointing as corporate decided to hang up on me the first time I called them hmm… I could go on but I’ll stop there for now. I have all the evidence I need and will get more if necessary.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2023

    I was forced to take an EV and told it needed to be returned at 80% charge. I subsequently spent an inordinate amount of time figured out where, when, and how to charge the vehicle. It was an incredible inconvenience added to an already difficult trip -- I was in town for a family funeral -- and the amount spent recharging it cost more than a regular tank of gas, although less than the $50/day I was told it would be to upgrade to a gasoline-powered vehicle. Attempts to contact Hertz during my trip were unsuccessful (the calls would ring and then drop) and feedback issued to Hertz post-trip provoked nothing more than a pro forma, "Thank you for your feedback" response.

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    Customer ServiceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2023

    I rented a regular sedan car with Hertz online, to pick up the car the next day on Saturday, and they gave me a electric car that I don't need, I told them that I don't want a electric car and they just said, I don't have any gas car and I can't help you with that. Very very BAD BAD customer service.

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    Customer ServiceTechSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2023

    Just got home from LA and rented from Hertz while we were there. Needless to say, it did not go well. Initially, it was fine, caught the shuttle immediately and the lady at the counter was friendly and funny. We did sit in the car at the checkout station for 15 minutes while the other lines kept moving. It looked like some trouble was being had with the staff’s iPads in our line, but that info wasn’t relayed to us. Anyway, it was a small hiccup.

    Arrived at our hotel, parked, and came back out 90 minutes later and the car wouldn’t start. Dead battery - absolutely no guessing there. We called Hertz and got routed to AAA. AAA initially said they wouldn’t arrive for 4 hours, but then called back and showed up in 20 minutes. The AAA rep was great and told us that the jumpstart would probably only get us to our next destination if it was under an hour, and not to stop until we got there. It took two hours, but the battery didn’t die again.

    My wife called Hertz back and attempted to get to a closer office. No cars in Pasadena where we were staying (and the office closed promptly at 5:00 pm), no cars at the Burbank airport, so we ended up going all the way back to LAX in Friday night holiday weekend gridlock to drop off the car. When we finally arrived at the airport, the check-in line was another 45 minutes long!

    After finally getting to an attendant, explaining the situation and hoping for at least an “I’m sorry for the trouble”, we didn’t get anything else but keys for a car that was not nearly as nice as the one we returned. Seriously. No apology, no pro-rated credit to the invoice, no discount for a future rental, no customer service number to call to notify them of the situation, nothing at all! Period.

    Most, if not all, of our rental car experiences have been good to great, so I don’t want this to sound like sour grapes. We have rented from Enterprise in the LA area several times, and will apparently be going back to them again permanently (or renting from Turo) after this tire fire. Any money that you might save with Hertz isn’t worth the timeout from or headaches you might experience on your vacation!

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    CoveragePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2023

    BE VERY CAREFUL when renting with Hertz. I SPECIFICALLY said I did not want the loss damage fee (I have full coverage insurance, I don't need that). If you look at when I rented it online, I said I decline it. Why would I want it when I go to the counter? The guy at the counter tricked me and said to sign here, which I did, which apparently was me agreeing to the fee. So I got charged $208 extra dollars which is ridiculous. I'll never EVER rent from them again!!!

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceStaffBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2023

    I was billed for a service that I declined! The woman at the rental counter was very persistent about me picking up the insurance policy. I declined but to appease her I agreed to the cheaper roadside assistance. After the trip I received a bill showing a charge for $42 a day for the insurance! Hertz customer service was no help and to make a long story short they sent the disputed charge to collections!! This woman at the counter was never held accountable and her actions may affect my credit now. I'll never use them again.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2023

    I do not smoke and never have. Recently I was charged $400 cleaning fee for smoking in the car. The car reeked of smoke when I first got in the car. It smelled like Hertz tried to clean the car with air fresheners but I could still smell the smoke. I wanted to go back and get a different car, but the line at Hertz was over an hour wait. Looking back at it I should have exchanged the car for another that didn't smell like smoke, but I didn't want to go back and wait in line, as it was already getting late in the evening. I called Hertz to try to reverse the fee, and the customer service person said sorry and would reverse the fee. I was waiting to receive an email that the charge had been reversed, instead I got an invoice from Hertz indicated they charged my credit card $400. I never received an email about the fee reversal.

    I highly recommend never rent from Hertz, unless you want problems. You cannot trust this company. If you go online and read the different issues other customers have had with Hertz, it's not worth renting with them. It's a corrupt company, run by corrupt people. Hertz just got sued $170million for falsely accusing customers of stealing their cars.

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2023

    **Review for Hertz Car Rental** I am deeply disappointed and concerned with my recent experience with Hertz, a company I once held in high regard, especially as a loyal Hertz Gold Plus member and a member of the Presidential Circle. Here's a summary of the issues I faced:

    1. **Billing Discrepancies**: I've been presented with three different explanations for an additional charge of $178.55 on my account. Such inconsistencies not only question Hertz's transparency but also their billing accuracy. Upon thorough review, it's evident that the discrepancy arises from the prepaid insurance, specifically the Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) or Loss Damage Waiver (LDW). I was initially charged $25 per day for a 4-day rental, totaling $100. However, Hertz's calculations suggest a daily charge of $41.75, which is significantly higher than any previous rates I've been charged.

    2. **Communication Breakdown**: To make matters worse, after trying to communicate and resolve these discrepancies, I found that my emails are now being blocked, and I can no longer reach them at customerrelations@hertz.com. This lack of open communication is not only unprofessional but also adds to the frustration and mistrust.

    3. **Long Pickup Delays**: On my rental day at SNA, I had to endure a nearly 4-hour wait due to slow service and a long line. Such delays are unacceptable and caused significant inconvenience at the start of my trip.

    4. **Blocked Communication**: To add insult to injury, after multiple attempts to resolve the issue, I discovered that Hertz has blocked my email, preventing me from reaching out to their customer relations team. This action feels like a blatant attempt to avoid addressing the problem and further erodes my trust in the company.

    5. **Loyalty Unrewarded**: Despite my status as a Hertz Gold Plus member and being part of the Presidential Circle, I feel that my loyalty and trust in the company have been taken for granted, given the challenges I've faced.

    In light of these events, I urge potential customers to exercise caution when dealing with Hertz. The combination of billing discrepancies, poor communication, and lack of customer support has been deeply concerning. I hope Hertz takes this feedback seriously and makes the necessary changes to restore trust and ensure such issues don't recur for other customers.

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    Customer ServiceMaintenanceStaffRatesTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2023

    To start of with the staff were rude and unfriendly. When I got to the customer service desk to sign paperwork I was told that my desired car was not available and that they were going to offer me something similar, which to me was absolutely fine. Then I was asked to go across the street to pick up a Nissan Altima on lot 161. Upon getting to that lot as instructed I found a Nissan just not an Altima but a Rogue. Not a problem either. So to top it off I opened the car and the smell that hit me was bad enough to make one throw up. I looked around to see if I could find any staff but non were close enough, so I aired the car out for a bit and drove to the exit where a guy approached me and took my paperwork

    He then said, "Ma’am this is not the car you were supposed to have," I answered ‘that’s correct ‘ and it smells awful. I need it changed please. He said nothing, picked up the phone and talk to someone on the other line. Who know what was said. Only for him to come back to me and said “sorry I can’t change the car for you." What! What about the smell? He shrug … sort of to say… “I don’t care or that’s not my problem.“ No comments on my end … I drove off with my windows open the whole time because the car smelt very bad. Bear in mind this was in 98 degrees Celcius weather.

    I called the customer service line on multiple occasions on the same day and all I kept getting was, "I am so sorry ma’am but I don’t deal with this." So someone tell me … Who deals with this?? I went ahead and kept the car knowing I had no option. Cleaned it out myself and air freshened it any time I had to use it. This was first time renting with this company. I will be rate your performance at -20 if possible. Very poor service. Very poor customer service. Very poor support.

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    Customer ServicePriceRates

    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2023

    Do not expect to solve your issue with outside the US based customer service. When you call the 800 number a woman from the Philippines probably will answer your call. And a good luck to solve your issue with the location. What I found lately most of Norther Atlanta Hertz location do not have the vehicle you booked for. Either they renting car on their own way or they ask you to upgrade for a much higher price. A total jokers

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    Refunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2023

    Recently rented a car from Hertz. While I had the car the paint bubbled up from the sun shining on it. I told them it was a manufacturer warranty problem. They said no I damaged their car. No way I'm paying for this claim.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2023

    I had booked a rental car with HERTZ about a month in advance. Just before my trip they decided to cancel the booking - so I had to get a booking elsewhere - which was more expensive then because it was on short notice. They also decided to refund less money back to me. So they cost me more money for a different car while scamming me out of money for the actual booking. Customer service is absolutely no help at all - after I sent them proof (screenshots of what got deducted and what got refunded) I was just ignored. No idea how this company got be one of the leading car rental companies.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2023

    Hertz Car Rental did not stand by what it advertises via its own website and its employees provide insistent information. We rented a car at LaGuardia and requested the return be made to Portland ME as this coincided with necessary travel plans. Hertz allowed for this request online when initial arrangements were sought. Hertz counter personnel processed our rental but said we had to call customer service the next day to arrange for the “$10 nominal change fee.” However reaching customer service via phone was difficult.

    Once contact was finally made, we were threatened with exorbitant fees double the cost of the total rental fee if we did not return the rental back to the Hertz LaGuardia location. (This was not told to us initially or we would not have rented from Hertz.) This created a huge problem with our flights and other travel arrangements. Hertz customer service, lacks knowledge of their own printed information, was in no way helpful and behaved in a rude manner in each manner of contact. We have rented cars with other companies and had far better experiences than what we had with Hertz in July 2023.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2023

    I rented a car through Priceline. The company I was to receive the car from his Hertz. I had the car for 6 1/2 hours and the bill was to be $235 for a 24 hour period when I got the bill they charge me $1917. 00. I am mediately called Priceline and they would not help me. I called Hertz and the first girl hung up on me. I called back and she said, "Yes I see where we rented the car to someone else the next day." I still have not received my refund and it's been over a week I was supposed to get a discount because I turned it in in 6 1/2 hours instead of keeping it for 24 hours, that's what I was told.

    I called Priceline again to see if they can help me and they said, "No there's nothing we can do for you." I still have not even gotten the receipt from Hertz because they said I have to get it online and I have gone every day for a month. Trying to get the receipt and still have not gotten it. I will never use either company again. I had to dispute the charges with my credit card company.

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    CoveragePunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2023

    I rented a car from them in Chattanooga Tennessee in November through my car insurance. I had to put $50 dollar deposit. They required it. That’s how they got my account number. My insurance company paid half up front and later the rest. Well Hertz went into my account and took $589 out the remaining balance because they say my insurance company hadn’t paid. Later my insurance paid like in December. I didn’t authorize that payment. Only the $50. It’s now August. 7 Months later. I’ve sent proof several times and nothing. I keep reaching out the number they gave me. Nothing!!! So basically Hertz stole my money out my account and I NEED MY MONEY NOW!!!

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    Customer ServiceTechPricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2023

    I rented a car in December 2022, when I close the contract and opened a new contract (to renew for another week) I noticed I was overcharged by about $160. I bring this to the attention of the branch at 9410 E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28105 and the then manager Corey said he would submit and ticket to get the difference refunded back to me in about 28 days. Fast forward about three months later I remember I haven’t received my refund and I contact the branch again when Corey tells me how forgot to submit the ticket for the refund and assured me he’ll submit a ticket for the refund this time. I call last week, July 2023, and I’m told by someone else that he stated “if they haven’t refunded the money by now there is nothing we can do for you.” Upon contacting Hertz customer service they are now saying since the charge is over 6 months old they can no longer view it so they can’t help me either.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2023

    Baytown TX, Picked up my car and it smelled like wet dog and windshield dirty along with everything else in the vehicle cup holder, dirty floors. Called management. Didn’t receive a response. Two week rental. Will never rent from them again.

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    Sales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedOnline & App

    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2023

    The Hertz car charging app is not compatible with all charging stations. We had many issues with finding charging stations that we could actually use. We had to specifically plan our points of charging along the way. We could see the writing on the wall so turned our car in early at Leknes Airport. Unfortunately the two charging stations listed on the app in town were not compatible. We were unable to bring the charge of the car back up to 80% which is what it was when we picked it up. So Hertz charged me 500 USD to recharge. I disputed the charge, but they wouldn't compromise even one penny.

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2023

    I wish I could give a zero star honestly I do. I rented a SUV from the PBIA Hertz location,. My personal car is in the shop and I am a Realtor so I need transportation. I am a Gold member, and I have used Hertz in the past for the same reason, and never have I been let down until this time. I began my rental period on 7/31/23 ending 8/12/23, I did not take the cheapest rental available. I took an upgraded rental and so I expected an at the least a decently clean SVC fairly loaded. I paid in advance for a 7 passenger.

    I arrived on time to pick up my rental at PBIA. The attendant was not busy at all but acted as though they could care less about any of the clients he waited on including me. When I handed him my reservation # he told me, "Honey we don't have a 7 passenger but we do have a really nice Jeep Grand Cherokee you may have." I was fine with the Jeep because I drive an Overlander so this was ok. The Jeep seemed nice. It did smell really musty like sweat. I took it anyhow. I figured I can Febreze it. Not a big deal. I took it home and parked it my garage.

    The next afternoon I had clients to take out so I went out to deodorize the Jeep and found it crawling with a ton of little roaches German cockroaches...I screamed and slammed the door shut! One of my sons was home and he came out to see what was up, and he was like OMG nasty!!! We sprayed the car with pest control and moved it out of our garage. I called Hertz and my pest control guy. Hertz refused to tow the car off my property and bring me new rental. I ended up driving the Jeep back to PBIA on my own.

    When I got to PBIA Hertz counter I spoke with Javier ** the on site manager. He said he was so sorry and asked for my member # so he could give me points for a few free days as he put it for my inconvenience. I thought that was nice but he never put the points on...I was given a Chevy Traverse which Javier assured me was nice and bug free. He said he had inspected it himself. I took him at his word as he seemed sincere... I should not have.. Javier walked my son and I out to the Chevy. I noticed that the rugs and seats were soaking wet, Javier told me that the Chevy had just been washed and detailed and not to worry.

    I went home again and parked the Chevy in my garage. I told myself that the Jeep with bugs was fluke and that everything would be fine...I WAS WRONG!!! A few hours later my husband went out to put some DampRid inside the Chevy to help dry it out (the seats and floor mats were so wet my pants and my sons had gotten soaked driving home.) When my husband picked up the back floor mats to hang them to dry 4 large roaches came walking out. He pulled up the front mats and found several more roaches. He opened the glove box and found a roach party, and the same with the center console.

    My husband killed as many as he before they ran and then pulled the car out of our garage. He put 2 bug bombs in the Chevy and set them off. This Chevy was fully infested it made the Jeep look like nothing! We ended up setting bombs off in our garage for fear that roaches might have come out of the Chevy or the Jeep we called our pest control guy to come the next day and just do a precautionary treatment at our home.

    The next morning 8/2 I called Hertz cooperate office and after about an hour on hold and being transferred several times I was told that a case had been opened up for me, that Hertz was going to send a tow truck to get their Chevy that they would give me an exchange. At first Hertz wanted me to go back to PBIA. I said NO!!!! Hertz then offered FT Laud airport instead and I agreed. I had no way to get down to Ft Laud (my car is in the shop which is why I was renting) so the tow truck driver took me and my son to the Hertz in Ft Laud. I was told by the corp office that I would have an upgrade and would be given free days and my bill would be reduced as well as points...NONE OF THAT HAS HAPPENED!

    When I arrived at the Hertz in FT. Laud, the Gold rep at the Gold counter looked at me like I had three heads I had to explain 3 times what was going on before she finally took my case# and it looked up. When I asked about all the things promised to me she said. "You will get a 7 passenger SUV which is what you paid for and that is it!" I was sent out to get a HIGHLANDER which I refused because it had stains on all the seats it smell awful, there was food under the seats and holes in the carpets. The floor mats were missing. It looked like **! There was no way I was driving it and there was no way I could put clients in it!

    I went back inside to the counter at this point feeling overwhelmed, tired and on the verge of tears from frustration. I showed the Gold counter attended the pictures of the Highlanders' condition and was give another Traverse. So far this one has no roaches or bugs of any kind... I have lost 2 days of business, had to cancel on 2 sets of clients. Had to have my home treated to prevent transfer from the SUVs. NEVER AGAIN HERTZ.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2023

    If I could give this location a zero, I would. I am writing about the horrible experience I received from your company on July 28th. I reserved a car to drive from Morgantown to the Pittsburgh Airport for pickup at 4 PM ET on July 28th. When I arrived at the Morgantown location at the designated pickup time at 4 PM, the location was closed.

    The car I was assigned was sitting in the parking lot, locked. It took nearly 20 minutes to actually speak to a person on the phone and when I explained the situation, he put me on hold for over 10 minutes and then never came back to the call. I called again and spoke with another representative who told me that I should have arrived earlier than 4 PM. Why would you allow me to book a rental car at the time that the location is closing? And if the location knew that they had a rental for pickup at 4:00, why wouldn't they stay open 30 seconds for me to pick up my car? I will never rent from Hertz again after this experience.

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    Reviewed July 26, 2023

    I paid to rent a car from Hertz for a family vacation paying $372.58 upfront. When I arrived to pick up the car at Hertz with my credit card on ApplePay/Wallet, Hertz would not accept it because it was not the actual credit card. I wasn’t able to rent the car. It’s now been over one month and Hertz refuses to refund the $372.58. Every time I call, the reply is that I’ll receive the refund in 7-10 days (I’ve called 3-4 times and emailed 4-5 times). Hertz won’t rent me a car but they’re keeping my money. I thought Hertz was a reputable company.

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    Reviewed July 26, 2023

    I am 73 years old and had the worse car rental experience of my life with Hertz. I rented a car for one week and paid 469 Euros to Hertz for insurance (all charges here include VAT) with a 0 deductible that covered everything but tires. I had a flat tire, called the Hertz emergency number and paid the Hertz agent (sent by Hertz) 237 Euros for a new tire and the service call. I have no beef with this part. After I returned the car, I received charges for an additional 170 Euros for "Breakdown Call Out" and 377 Euros for "Non Waivable Damage".

    Note, the car had no damage (and none was identified on the bill), none was pointed out to me by the Hertz employee who inspected the car upon return and I purchased insurance through Hertz that had a zero deductible. I responded to the email address provided by Hertz to question billing and over three weeks later I have not heard back. On top of everything, I have traveled the world and virtually no merchant charges you in anything but their local currency without receiving my consent. Hertz Ireland charged me in USD without my consent at an exorbitant rate costing me an excess $76.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2023

    I book my rental July 17 for my trip from July 21/24 and last minute they said it’s not available. I was devastated because I have my families with me to go up San Francisco and they confirmed me July 20 and yet they called and telling me it’s not available!!!! And last minute I tried to call places for rental and good thing the SNA gave me van and because too close for my trip I have no choice. I paid more than what I budgeted price because it’s last minute!!!! How can they do that to the clients!!!! That’s not right!!! They shouldn’t do the service if they cannot keep!!!! HERTZ is out of my list from now on!!!! Sorry but you should close now!!!

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    Reviewed July 19, 2023

    The rental car companies are already sticking it to the consumers since COVID but renter beware. I rented a car from Hertz through Travelocity and the rental office was in a nasty little car service center with nice people but a shady place no less. They didn't have the car I thought I was getting and instead offered a mid size and close to the same price. I was in a hurry but when I got in the car, it was the dirtiest car I have ever rented at $156 for 2 days. I decided to turn it in early and assumed I would only have to pay half but they claimed the 1 day rental is higher and charged my $104 instead of half. Don't remember that disclosure when I picked it up but would stay away from the company and the deceptive practices their corporate policies condone.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2023

    On Thursday, July 6th, I got a call from my mechanic that they'd need to keep my car longer than planned, so I went to the Hertz website to rent a car. They're literally around the corner from our house, and I'd rented from them several times before with no issues. I got my reservation confirmation via e-mail at 4:11PM, and at 4:21PM I received a call from 480-949-2420 letting me know that they didn't actually have any cars to rent me, and told me I should have called the location to verify before renting because their inventory isn't actually connected to their website. I then went and rented a car from Enterprise, just a block north of the Motor Mile location, and had an excellent experience.

    Then during the evening of Saturday, July 8th, I received a notice that I'd been charged $33.91 by Hertz. After a few hours of trying to reach anyone on Sunday (Hertz apparently has no customer service at all on the weekends) I finally got a reply from their "Social Media" team via Twitter that I'd actually been charged for a "no-show" on my reservation. Yes, indeed - Hertz accepted my reservation, then cancelled on me because they didn't actually have any cars, and then *charged my credit card for the privilege of getting a runaround*. At the time of posting, I am still waiting for a refund. I have disputed the charge with my card company, and notified the state AG consumer protection office.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2023

    I will not be going back to Hertz nor will my husband when we need a rental. First, the lack of communication is aggravating to say the least. Second, I was not given a choice to which car I wanted, which I overlooked but that message could have been delivered better than, "This is what I have for you, here are the keys." Third, I was quoted at a rate of 35$ a day and ended up being charged 40$ a day. This price difference was not made aware to me at the time of the verbal discussion when renting the vehicle from the young lady assisting me. Fourth, When she took me to the car, she took a few pictures of the vehicle and said she would send them to my email, in which I gave her. Those pictures were never sent, though I took some myself.

    Fifth, under my insurance, I had up to a week covered and Hemborg Ford was covered the second week. This was reconfirmed per conversation with both Hemborg Ford and Hertz of Corona. I did not find out that I was being overcharged till I saw the deduction out of my account. On the Hertz receipt, it says that I had the car for 13 days when I did not have it more than 8 or 9 days. I ended up being charged a few hundred more than I should have. To make matters worse, I have called Hertz for the past week and there is no way to get through to any live person as I have exceeded every possible phone dial selections I can. I will still fight this charge because it is not okay to treat customers this way.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2023

    So, I typically rent a car maybe 4 or 5 times a year and had never used Hertz before (if I did it was so long ago that I don't recall). I saw that if I signed up for their Gold service app that they had an expedited service where you don't have to wait in line at the destination airport. This sounds great to anyone who flies regularly, the last thing you want to do is wait 30-60 min in a line after a 5-10 hour airport experience! So on June 15th I not only signed up for their Gold app service but I rented a car for the night of June 27th until the night of July 3rd from JFK airport. I used my Amex Gold Business card.

    I thought I was all set, all I would do is hop off my late 11:30pm flight and take the air train over to Hertz and be off and driving. Little did I know that it would cost me 3 hours and almost 3x the money I had already laid out to be able to leave the hellish maze of bureaucratic ** that is Hertz car rental agency. There is a huge light up LED tote board at the Hertz agency office that has names of Gold members listed with the parking spot of their waiting vehicle next to them. I should have seen my name on this board, but I did not. Instead I had to stand in line to speak with a rep. The line itself is maybe only 12 people, but as I'm sure any regular car rental customer is aware this line can take as much as an hour.

    I don't know how long it took me to speak with the rep. When I did I gave her my driver's license and my Amex gold card, she saw that there was a reserved car with my name but the problem was she had a different credit card listed with the reservation. I am certain that I had used my Amex card for this rental, I always use my one and only Amex card to rent cars because of the extra free coverage that Amex provides for car rentals. Despite this she insisted I had used another card and gave the last four digits of some other card that did not match the Amex card. She needed that card to give me the keys to my car.

    I took my other four credit cards out and went thru them all to check the last four digits (the four digits were in no way familiar to me), and none of the cards matched. She told me at that point it was indeed an Amex card, I explained that this was my one and only Amex. I also opened my Amex app and showed her where Hertz had taken the rental fee on June 15th, almost two weeks prior. She said no, and that if I would like a car I could use their app (which I also have on my phone) to make a new reservation. I said I didn't want another reservation, I wanted the car I had paid for. She shrugged.

    At this point she suggested that maybe if I just went out to the car in their lot and tried to leave by showing my ID and Amex at the gate that possibly this would work? This is maybe around 2 AM at this point, so getting groggy from being tired I took her suggestion to heart and went out to the waiting vehicle. Guess what happened next? Yup, I was told by the woman working the exit gate that my ID and credit card could not be used to take this vehicle and I had to turn around and go back inside to the main desk to make another reservation. So, I had to re-park the vehicle and go back inside to again wait in line (btw, despite having over a consistent 10 customers waiting at this time of night, Hertz has opted to only have 1 desk attendant in their entire building, even when I asked if there was perhaps a supervisor or manager that I could speak with, I was informed that the woman at the desk was the only staff on duty at that time.

    I understand that it's 2 AM, but if you have a consistent influx of customers at 2 AM that all have to wait up to an hour to use your services, maybe hire more people for this shift?). I waited some amount of time to speak with the desk attendant again, even though I showed her my Hertz receipt showing my correct Amex card and that clearly something was wrong in her computer system, I was at a brick wall. I gave up and stood in a corner and used my app to reserve another car (I have no idea why she couldn't do the reservation from the desk, but I was too worn out to ask).

    The upshot of this whole thing is that Hertz kept my original payment of $450 and then I also was charged by them an additional $800 despite having taken the car for the exact amount of time my original rental reservation was blocked for. I called their service line several times during and after the rental. During the rental period they told me that I would have to return the car before they would be able to address the issue. After the rental period I was transferred to someone that not only had the loosest of grasps on english as a language, but this person was evidently in a room with at least 5 or 6 other agents all speaking loudly over one another. It was so infuriating trying to explain the issue to this person that I eventually gave up and simply called Amex to tell them to deny to charge to Hertz, which Amex was more than happy to do.

    I have to say, the customer service agent set up (both at the desk and on the phone) seems like a very obvious attempt by Hertz to provide such poor service that you will give up and simply over pay for their vehicles and move on with your life. Clearly when I reserve a car for $450 and end up paying $1250, I'm not going to just let that slide. I do think this is a trend in what used to be legit American companies. Since most transactions are done via apps or online now, any time someone is actually calling the company directly they probably have some sort of real issue related to wanting a refund.

    The companies throw people at you that act purposely obstinate in order to get you to abandon any attempt at getting proper service. Despite the fact that maybe a lot of customer services offices have been moved out of country, I have trouble believing that a company like Hertz has to cut corners by stuffing 6 non-fluent english speakers in a closet and making them yell over each other in lieu of "customer service". Thanks for reading my rant!

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    Reviewed July 7, 2023

    Hertz Global Holdings [Dollar Rent A Car, Firefly Car Rental, & Thrifty Car Rental]. Deep dissatisfaction with the recent car rental experience I had with Hertz. It is essential to bring to your attention the unprofessional behavior of Hertz Global Holdings staff and the deplorable condition of the vehicle I rented, which was far below the expected standards of Hertz Global Holdings' reputable company.

    On 03 July 2023, I visited the Hertz branch located at Las Vegas Airport to rent a car. I was met with a rude and dismissive attitude from the staff members present. It was evident that the car had not been properly maintained or cleaned. The high mileage, broken seat, and excessively dirty and sticky interior were simply unacceptable. The foul smell inside the vehicle, which was a repulsive combination of dogs, cigarettes, and rotten food, was offensive and unhealthy. I have attached several photos for your reference, which clearly depict the deplorable conditions in which I found the car. As a loyal customer of Hertz for several years [Hertz President's Circle], I have always expected and received a certain level of quality and professionalism. However, this recent experience has severely tarnished my perception of Hertz Global Holdings.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2023

    I was disappointed with first the inability of the counter (salesperson) agent to advise any additional costs to my original reservation..upselling is the most important aspect of the transaction evidently. Secondly their customer service uses canned messages and was not helpful with addressing my concerns with the excess billing.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed June 30, 2023

    I have been waiting for them to bring me a rental for over a week! Everyday they tell me, "Call tomorrow and we'll get one to you," then they tell me they have nothing available! Over a week!! They are absolutely ridiculous! I am beyond frustrated and angry, they are by far the worst car rental company ever!!!

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    Reviewed June 27, 2023

    My son and I rented a car from Hertz in Aurora, Illinois (Lake St Branch). Our Plans were to drive my mother to Mississippi and turn in the car to the airport in Jackson, Mississippi. After driving 14 hours and arriving in Mississippi we are informed that we cannot turn in the vehicle because the sales rep apparently disregarded our entire conversation and did not confirm our drop off locations, etc. The day of pick up $775 was authorized. On the date of return they wanted to charge an additional $700 because we were returning to a different location. We spoke to customer service reps, managers, even corporate in Florida and could not get this issue resolved. My son is now about to drive another 14 hours to return the vehicle back in Aurora, Illinois then catch the train once again back to Mississippi.

    I am very disappointed with Hertz and their customer service. The professionalism is non existent.. and the young lady who rented us the vehicle should be ashamed of herself and in my opinion held responsible for such a screw up. Joe at the Aurora location stated there was nothing he could do and referred me to corporate, which is when I spoke with Kate in customer relations who tried to put everything back off on Joe at the Aurora Branch.

    Needless to say that this issue is not yet resolved. Hertz has proven to me to be a rip off. Their workers are dishonest and the young lady who waited on us lied like we never had a conversation mentioning anything about Jackson, Mississippi or the airport. I am so disgusted right now. I advise anyone who is even thinking of renting a car to NEVER EVER do business with Hertz. Hertz is a downright disgrace from their sales team in Aurora to corporate and customer relations. Over 5 hours of being passed around on the phone and still non resolution.

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    PricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed June 27, 2023

    1. I prepaid, but they did not accept that. I had to give them a DIFFERENT cc, and then re-reserve a car. This has happened on TWO separate occasions. 2. When they re-reserved the car, they changed my reservation to a different type of car: but they did not tell me. 3. After lugging my luggage to get the car, I realized it was a different car: the desk near the car would not change my ticket. In fact they said there were no more non-electric cars, and I had to go back to the airport terminal to get it fixed: OR pay more money to get it fixed here.

    4. I go back. Get it fixed. Now I am allowed to get the car I originally signed up for. I lug my stuff back to car rental place. 5. NO CARS! I have to wait now. It's been 2 hours trying to get my prepaid car at this point. 6. Finally I get a car 2.5 hrs later....and to think I'm a "gold" member. I hate to see what a copper member gets.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2023

    When we dropped off our rental we had just filled the tank. They said it wasn't above full and told us if we didn't fill it up they were going to charge us. We had to drive miles to put a couple of dollars in. It was on the full mark exactly where it was when we pulled out.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2023

    I rented a car on 6-7-2023 and was given a 2023 GMC Arcadia. My trip was from PA to TX. I was forced to stop in Kenosha WI at about 6 pm and book a hotel room after the engine light came on and it overheated. I popped the engine hood and discovered that the radiator overfill was completely empty. I reported this immediately to Hertz. They ordered a tow and looked for replacement vehicle. The tow was supposed to come in 30 minutes, never showed up.

    In the morning I called Hertz again and was told it wouldn't be there until 11 am. I still had over 1500 miles to drive. Wanted to leave as early as possible. They Ubered me at 9 pm and arrived at 9:30 just before the Milwaukee airport closed, where I was given 2021 Highlander with dents, scratches all over and a chip in the windshield. When I asked for something better, I was told I would have to pay extra. When I returned the vehicle to Hertz in PA and told them of the horrible experience and asked for some kind of discount, the manager at the Green Tree Hertz said no. Another words TOO BAD SO SAD. It is obvious to me that the mighty dollar is more important to Hertz than the customer. I will be sharing my experience every review site.

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    Reviewed June 21, 2023

    I have rented from Hertz for many years and am a Gold customer. No more! On a recent rental at Logan Airport in Boston I was asked if I wanted extra insurance and said NO. (My personal auto insurance policy makes it unnecessary.) I was also asked about roadside assistance and said NO, as I have AAA. I had paid in advance, so additional charges were going to be minimal -- I believed. Just a daily charge for tolls. But I was charged a total of $225 for a personal damage waiver (an acronym I saw on the invoice and had to look up to see what it was) and the roadside assistance. Several calls to Hertz have met with no success. Because I failed to read the fine print on the document I got at the rental counter (I don't think many people read this when in a hurry -- and I trusted the agent I had dealt with) I think I am stuck. But it was a total ripoff that went against my stated requests, and I am exploring legal action.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 20, 2023

    If I could give zero stars I would! I rented a vehicle from Hertz in Nashville TN and turned it in at the Bishop Airport Hertz in Flint MI. When I dropped the car off nothing was wrong with it. No smell nor was it dirty. A few days later I noticed that Hertz had charged me over $600 for a $200 rental. I called them to see why and they told me they charged me $400 for a cleaning fee. I was totally confused as to why would I be charged a cleaning fee when the car wasn't dirty (I did have my grandchildren with me but they didn't make a mess at all, they were pretty much sleep the whole ride). The representative told me that in their notes it said the car had a strong odor, now I'm really confused!! I said what strong odor??? I don't smoke and me and my grandkids don't stink so what odor?? I talked to a few different representatives no one could tell me what kind of odor it was. When I dropped the car off it didn't have any type of odor.

    I really hate I rented a car from these people, it's like they can just take your money and say ** you!! I am a hard working mother & grandmother. It's just hurtful for a company to take your money for nothing and there's nothing you can do about it. I rent cars all the time and never have I experienced this. Everyone I talk to at Hertz keep saying the charges are valid and there's nothing they can do. I really want to talk to the person that checked the car when I turned it in, I want to know what odor did he/she smell because there was no odor. Hertz need to have multiple people inspect vehicles when people turn them in to be sure because I'm really being charged for a false odor.

    I will never rent from these people again and I am informing others about my experience and advising them to not rent from them. I am currently looking into legal help with this matter and sadly a law adviser informed me that Hertz has a history of over and falsely charging their customers and have a lawsuit against them for renting cars then reporting them stolen!!! Hertz or any car rental agency that has anything to do with Hertz will never get business from me, my family or friends ever again!!

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    Honesty & Transparency

    Reviewed June 10, 2023

    It Hertz to get crushed by you. We were not given the car that was promised to us and then were mislead to pay some toll plan that didn't even exist and had to pay the tolls ourselves and now have to deal with a bureaucratic giant crushing ants like us.

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    Reviewed June 7, 2023

    Do yourself a favor and do not rent at Hertz. Do not prepay any car rental service from them. They will charge you twice. Expect rude customer service representatives who will yell at you. Expect Hertz to charge you the full amount you prepaid because you decide to get a toll pass. Expect to receive a car that is way below the standard of what you usually drive. My reservation was pre-paid via PayPal a week before arrival.

    Once at the airport, the Hertz counter did not have power or internet service. I waited in line for an hour, in part because the customer service representative I was waiting on decided it was justified and necessary to have a 30 minute banter session with the client just before me. It was so bad people behind me in line were suggesting they should "exchange phone numbers" and "get a room." When it was finally my turn and I asked her why $249.80 were going to be charged to my credit card, because the reservation had been pre-paid through PayPal, she yelled at me to "settle down, because if she said so, I would not get a car."

    She then proceeded to ask if I would get a SunPass for the vehicle, and I said yes. You should know that according to Hertz, getting a SunPass or any other type of toll feature is considered an "additional service" and they will charge your credit card the full amount of the rental on top of what you prepaid. Then, prepare for a less than stellar experience with the car itself. I rented a compact vehicle that had a broken air conditioner, so I spent four days in a sauna thanks to the low quality of the Hertz fleet. When I tried to open an investigation as to why I was being charged twice, I found out that "purchasing additional services" triggers your credit card to be charged. They will not refund your money. So, spare yourself from doing business with Hertz. It is not worth it, and they should be driven out of business.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2023

    Israel is such a gorgeous place to visit, but I have one word of advice: RUN AWAY from Hertz of Israel as fast as you can! Listen up, folks, I'm here to save you from a world of trouble. Whatever you do, DO NOT rent a car from Herz Israel! These guys are masters of deception, using shady tactics to squeeze every last penny out of unsuspecting customers like you and me. Let me give you an example of their conniving ways. Picture this: you arrive at their office, and with a big, deceitful smile, they tell you not to worry about returning the car with a full tank of gas. They claim their fuel is cheaper than anywhere else, so you can just bring it back partially filled. But guess what? They charge you an arm and a leg for that fuel and slap you with an airport tax on top of it! Can you believe the nerve?

    Kesher (Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar) is the epitome of why car rental companies have such a lousy reputation. Seriously, every single car they offer in Israel looks like it's been used as a bumper car. It's all beat up with scratches and dents. And the best part? They'll blame YOU for the damages that were already there before you even laid eyes on the car! If you ever find yourself stuck with Kesher, take my advice: document everything with pictures or find another rental company to save yourself from the post-rental stress. I cannot stress this enough: Hertz Israel is the worst company ever! They'll look you right in the eye and lie about the insurance, leaving you stuck with a policy you can never cancel. These guys are tourist scammers, plain and simple. Beware and stay far away! Avoid this company at all costs!

    Oh, and let's not forget the outrageously high fee they charge for refueling the car. They tricked me into thinking it was a better deal to let them handle it because they supposedly pay lower gas taxes. But guess what? They milked me dry with their own gas prices, leaving me with a hefty bill. Trust me, it's a classic bait and switch maneuver. Don't fall for it. There are plenty of other reputable and honest rental companies out there. Save yourself the headache and steer clear of Hertz. I can't even begin to describe how terrible my experience was. Reading all these horror stories about Hertz Israel makes me wonder how they're still allowed to operate. Seriously, I think I hold the record for the most ridiculously expensive gas fee in car rental history. It's no laughing matter.

    When I returned the car, everything seemed fine. They didn't mention a word about the gas, even though the tank was full. But then, lo and behold, they hit me with a mind-boggling bill of $72! Can you believe it? And when I called to question their fuel policy, they just passed me around from one person to another. It was like a game of hot potato. The last guy I spoke to conveniently forgot how to speak English and simply hung up on me. They didn't even care when I called back with my Israeli friend on the line for support. They stubbornly insisted that the fee was for filling the tank themselves.

    It's crystal clear that Hertz Israel, Ben Gurion has mastered the art of squeezing every last penny out of unsuspecting customers like us. It's practically criminal! They hide behind their bureaucratic tricks, knowing full well that foreigners in Israel have little power to fight back (unless, perhaps, you're **). And let me tell you, I've heard countless horror stories from other victims of Hertz. It's time these stories come to light and expose the rampant corruption within.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed June 5, 2023

    Horrible customer care. No one answers the phones. I was charged 900.00 for towing not only was the towing for a flat tire, but I was also told a new rental car was coming and a towing truck for over 4 hours. I never received the new rental car, and the towing truck didn't even come until the next day. Since then, I have called and talked to multiple agents that said they were getting right on it and still no help or response almost four months later. Horrible horrible customer service.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2023

    Just rented a car using the "manager special" - little did I know (no details highlighted on the website) that this implied "as is" as in not clean, no gas,... Tried to call someone to ask about it and could not get a human online chat, via phone.... I thought Hertz was supposed to be the quality rental agency - it is clear that they have dropped to the lowest quality solution (no human interaction or support, terrible cars etc). I will NEVER be renting from Hertz again.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2023

    I reserved a car from Hertz May 15, 2023 to be picked up in Los Angeles, CA. When doing this I gave them all the info (driver license, etc). They asked for & prepaid the rental. I received numerous emails from them about the car I was renting because it was a Tesla. At no time did anyone contact me that there was a problem with my reservation, my license - nothing. On May 25, my flight was delayed out of Boston so I contacted Hertz to let them know I was going to be late. The Hertz rep told me that my reservation was all set - prepaid & to just pick up my car when I got there. When I finally made it to LA my rental wasn't all set - I was informed I was on a "Do Not Rent" list. But they couldn't tell me why.

    They gave me a phone number to call which did me no good because they weren't open until the next day. So I am traveling by myself. No car. No idea if I can get a car. No reason why I can't get a car. Very frustrating & infuriating. Plus they also had a credit card hold on my card for the rental of a car that they won't let me rent! Fortunately I was finally able to get another rental car, but it cost me a lot more for that rental for a car that was nowhere near what I had rented. When I finally was able to speak with a Hertz rep they said that I was on the list due to a toll bill that wasn't paid - but HAD BEEN PAID 2 YEARS AGO (I had the receipt) but they couldn't tell me why they didn't contact me earlier about the problem or said something when I talked to a Hertz rep that morning. And they refused to release the payment on my credit card. I will NEVER rent from Hertz again - even if they are the last car company on earth - I'll walk.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed May 23, 2023

    I rented a car from Hertz for a week. My pick up and drop off location was Logan airport in Boston MA. 2 days before my scheduled rental return I had emergency gall bladder surgery. I was discharged from the hospital one day before the scheduled return with instructions not to drive a car for 3-4 days. I called Hertz and explained my emergency and requested a drop off in Manchester NH (20 minute drive) rather than Logan Airport (90-minute drive). I spoke with customer service and a supervisor named Eric. I explained that I have been a loyal Hertz Gold customer for over 25 years. Both employees told me that I could change drop-off locations if I agreed to pay an additional $1,071. The additional fee represented a 252% premium added to my $447 original rental agreement.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2023

    We used AAA in lehigh county to schedule our rental to pick up at Hertz Lehigh St. Got to Hertz lehigh st and they said we had to pick up at the Airport which is 45 minutes from us. We did not have the time to make the drive that night. So we had to pick it up the following day. Not only did we lose a day rental but they charged us close to $90 for having to pick it up a day later even though we never got the day reimbursed. Blamed it on AAA who blamed it on Hertz. Then we had to pay extra ahead of time about another $65 for the additional two and a half hours because we could not drop it until 5 pm.

    Once we returned it in the same condition we were charged another $33 to "settle our charges". What does that mean???? Called AAA about the issue with having to pick up at a location other than we asked for and then being charged for it. They told me they can't do anything about it. This is absolute crap on behalf of AAA and Hertz. I will never use either again.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2023

    Any company that hires customer service personnel that can’t clearly speak the same language as their customers doesn’t really care about their customers!!! I will not rent a car from Hertz again. It was too painful.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2023

    I booked a SUV to rent at Treasure Island in Las Vegas through hertz.com. Pre-paid for the entire rental at the time of booking. A few days after returning the rental. I see an additional charge relating to the rental. There was no explanation for the additional charge. I called Hertz. At first they said the additional charge was for taxes and fees. When I informed the representative that I had pre-paid that and for her to check the receipt, she said it was because I rented the car for more than 2 days and the additional charge was for the 3rd day. But I told her my booking was for 3 days. It felt like she wasn't going to resolve the issue. I ended the call. I often rent cars when we travel to different location, this is the first time I had incurred this kinds of issue. Highly recommend to go with another car rental agency. Hertz is not worth the trouble.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2023

    On May 12 I was rent a car on Chicago Midway AP. On May 13 I try to charge the Tesla but it was impossible, the charge inside was broken. I was called the road service and I explain my situation. They coming to towing our car and cancel the rent. On May 14 we coming back from Peoria and we decide to pass through the Hertz airport to look if our car rent was canceled and they never canceled the rent. Now they want to charge 400 $ because the towing take the keys. In total for 2 day rent a car they want to charge 854.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2023

    I recently rented a Mazda economy car for a week in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos. When I picked up the vehicle at the Hertz Mystique Car Rental facility at the Airport, I made a thorough inspection, as I am an airline pilot and pay close attention to details. I noticed that three of the hubcaps were Mazda brand and were physically attached to the hub with a strap. The fourth hubcap was damaged (severely scratched and dented) and was made for a Suzuki and had no strap - so obviously the original hubcap had previously fallen off. At this time, it occurred to me that most of the cars at this facility had missing hubcaps. I took photos before leaving the facility as evidence.

    When I arrived at our resort (just 5 miles away on Grace Bay), I discovered the Suzuki hubcap was missing. When I returned the vehicle a week later, the inspector did not notice the hubcap was missing. However, due to my honesty, I pointed out to her that the one hubcap had fallen off. In order to compensate the rental facility, I had purchased a set of 4 new hubcaps as a gratuity. However, they refused to accept my hubcaps and charged me $65 for the missing hubcap that was already damaged and not fastened to the hub. This is obviously a scam.

    The Suzuki hubcap was not made to fit the car. They knew it would fall off - and planned to charge me $65 to replace a hubcap that should have been thrown away in the trash. I do not recommend doing business with the Hertz Mystique Car Rental in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos - there are other companies (such as Budget and Avis) that I will be sure to use in the future. I suggest you do the same. PS: I reported this incident to Hertz Customer Relations and they would not stand behind me. I will never rent a Hertz vehicle again - and encourage you to do the same.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2023

    Rented a SUV for 1 day for business on May 11th from Hertz at Ottawa Airport Canada and was told if I returned it by 12:30pm next day, my charge would be $187. Returned at 1:54pm they charged me $319:46 an extra $132 for an extra 1 hour 24 minutes!!! This extra charge is outrageous. I will never rent from Hertz again!!!

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    Reviewed May 11, 2023

    I rented a tesla for a week from Hertz. Returned the car, they charged me for the week rental AND put an additional hold on my car of $713. I called customer service, spoke to 3 different reps who barely spoke English and was told "Just wait til the hold falls off". They had no explanation as to why I was charged. Never even admitted the error. Simply told me to wait til the charge falls off. Meanwhile $713 of MY money is being and is unusable. Do not do business with this company! A company this size should have better customer service. To hold almost $1000 of someone's money and have no explanation is damn near fraud!

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    Reviewed May 10, 2023

    We made a reservation through Travelocity to pick up a Hertz rental car on 04/30/2023. We get to the reservation desk and they have no record of the reservation. After many phone calls and being hung up on my husband finally got Hertz and Travelocity on a conference call, Travelocity confirmed they paid Hertz. Then Hertz hung up on him again. Hertz will not refund our money. Never rent a car through Hertz!

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    Reviewed April 30, 2023

    Never rent a car from (Hertz). What a scam!! First they wouldn’t honor our reservations through Travelocity for the rental car that was paid for $177.69 then when we get there they charge us $500 deposit $269 for the car saying Travelocity never paid them. We bring the car back with a full tank of gas and they charge me $27.90 to top the car off. It had 40 miles more fuel in it when I dropped it off than when I picked it up. (Their new name is it’s going to Hurts) so when we get back I’m going to have to spend days trying to get this ** fixed!!!

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    Reviewed April 22, 2023

    My wife and I booked a mini suv rental car with Hertz at Las Vegas airport. I was in a 6 hr flight from Florida and couldn’t check-in since check-in closes 2 hours before pickup time. We went to the counter to see a long queue. There were only 2 employees attending customers. I saw similar long queue at Avis with 2 employees attending. However, the employees at Hertz were so slow that each customer in queue was waiting for 2.5 hours.

    They were slow, inefficient and one of the employee was taking frequent breaks and walk up to the other employee and just stand there, while there is a long queue waiting. And finally, she left for good leaving one employee to attend 10+ customers who already waited for 2+ hours. They have no respect of their customer’s time. At the same time, the queue at AVIS got cleared in 1 hr. I reached Vegas at 1 am and thought I would be able to see casinos but Hertz messed up my trip. I was exhausted for the next day as well.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2023

    Where Do I start. Well I rented a vehicle from Hertz at West Palm Beach Airport and stop at a store on the way to our Hotel. When getting into the vehicle I noticed it was infested with Cockroaches!!!! I reached out to the rental place and they insisted I go all the way back to the airport to switch out vehicles. There was no way I was driving all the way back. They were not accommodating at all. My daughters would not get back into the car so we took Ubers everywhere. After the 3rd day I took it upon myself to get into the car and take it to the nearest Hertz. They switched out cars. I should be reimbursed for this car rental 100%. Not to mention the cost of Ubers and the cleaning of all our clothes. It’s impossible to get in touch with cooperate and all I get is that they received my email and someone will get back to me. It’s been over 2 weeks. I am forced to post this for everyone to see. I would post the video but there is no link to attach. Very disappointing!!!!

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    Reviewed April 15, 2023

    Four of us flew to Las Vegas from Toronto to celebrate our friend’s birthday. We had reserved and paid for a convertible at Dollar car rental to drive to the Grand Canyon. When we arrived at Dollar car rental we were told no cars. Georges ** a manager from Hertz walked by while we were trying to figure out what we going to do without a car. We had prepaid to see the Grand Canyon and the skywalk. Both were non refundable. Georges was amazing. He told us he didn’t have any cars but could set us up with a 12 seater van. We jumped at the chance. He saved our trip. He was professional and friendly. We want to extend a sincere thank you for his help.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2023

    They closed early the day I landed, so I couldn’t pick up my rental. Ok. No problem. So I Ubered to hotel and back to the airport the next day to pick the car up. But they REFUSED to refund me the ONE day even though THEY closed early. I’m Presidents Club. No longer. Enterprise here I come. I think this is called THEFT.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2023

    Tesla renters beware - Hertz has no clue about renting Teslas. They are supposed to pass through supercharger fees but when I got my receipt in my email, it had a $171 charge for "Tesla rebill." I drove a total of 448 miles. Going a little technical here but I've owned a Tesla for 5 years so... Your Model Y has a battery capacity of 75 kWh (from the Hertz web page). Tesla Superchargers charge $0.25 per kWh to charge a battery. So to completely fill a dead battery from 0% to 100% (which I did not do), the charging cost = 75 times $0.25 = $18.75.

    In order to ring up $171 in charging costs, I would have to have driven this car 2,736 miles - which I clearly did not do by the odometer. No one at Hertz understand this technology at all and I could get from ANYONE at Hertz was - we only bill you what Tesla bills us. And yet, aside from one supercharger visit for $3.41, that showed up on my bill, no other itemization could be produced. My advice - don't rent a Tesla from Hertz, and from my point of view - don't rent from Hertz at all.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2023

    I was told by the desk agent of a good option of fuel. If I agreed to it, they would charge us $2.94 to refuel to fill up to full. However, on the receipt they charged me for a full tank. I had three people in my group heard the same speech. This particular location is at the Bozeman, MT airport. In the future, I will be seeking other rental car companies for my rental car.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2023

    I canceled my car rental on 3/30/23 and was told it would be 7-10 business days. I called on 4/5/23 and was told it still would 7-10 business days. I called on 4/10/23 and was told they could not find my reservation. I was transferred to the billing department and after an hour of being on the phone was told they show my reservation still active and no refund showing. Billing said they could process my refund but it would be 7-10 more business days. I argued they escalate this as it's already been 2 weeks and was told they cannot be done. No assurance I wouldn't have to go through this again in 2 weeks. I know billing can escalate these issues but was told they could not. This is so unfair to a customer to have to wait 1 month for $290.86. This just really ticks me off the way this company has treated me. I will never recommend Hertz to anyone.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2023

    My experience with Hertz rental company was disappointing. I rented a car and extended my contract for an additional week. However, when I called the following week to extend it for just one more day, I was told that there was no record of my previous extension. Despite this, I was still charged for the extension. It's frustrating to have your expectations let down when you're in need of reliable service, and this was certainly not the kind of service that I would expect from a reputable car rental company. I hope that Hertz can improve their record-keeping and communication processes in the future to avoid similar situations for other customers.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2023

    Car got hit on the windshield by a pebble, no fault of mine, it cracked @ 3". In FL windshield is 0$ deductible fix. Instead of passing that along to the ex paying customer, they are charging me 929$, wow!

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    Reviewed April 6, 2023

    On 2/23/23, I rented a vehicle from Hertz in Pittsburgh at the airport to get me back to Rochester, NY. They put a preauthorization hold on my credit card as is normal. I returned the car the following morning around 6am at the Rochester Airport Hertz branch, and went about my business. Waiting a week, I checked my AMEX account and the full hold was still there. I reached out to AMEX and Hertz. This is where it all goes downhill. Their customer service is the worst of ANY company I've EVER had to deal with.

    First, after waiting days for a response, they said they processed the refund amount (the difference between the preauthorized amount and the actual [lower] bill) and to check with my bank. I go back to Amex, they prove they did not. I go back to Hertz, after more days of delayed response, they said 'sorry we made a mistake, it didn't post yet, give us the full 10 business days for it to post'. So I wait. I check again with my bank... no refund. Go back to Hertz, after almost a week waiting for a response, they then say they'll look into it. Wait another week and some, and then come back and say they won't look into any longer because 30 days elapsed. Turns out, the when the car was dropped off at the return location in Rochester at 6am, they let it sit there all day until 7p before they checked it in. If this isn't fraud, I don't know what is.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2023

    I had a vehicle at the shop and parts were going to take months to come in. HERTZ rented me a vehicle and DID NOT disclose anything about this scam called PLATEPASS. PLATEPASS is a MANDATORY TOLL SYSTEM That Hertz installs on all its cars and you will be charged a predatory and crony fee of $10.95 PER DAY! for the entire rental period even if you only go through a toll road ONCE in the entire time. I was with a rental for 2 months... drove through a toll road maybe 2-3 times in those 2 months and was charged a "Convenience fee" of $657 dollars for "PLATEPASS". Both HERTZ and PLATEPASS should be sued. This is a scam!!

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    Reviewed April 5, 2023

    This was the WORST experience of my life! Very disappointed that I chose the "manager's special", then told it was going to be an electric car. I was very nervous about this, due to the distance I would be traveling and also the unknown of this type of car. Did not appreciate how the agent said I'd be fine. The agent also told us we would be able to reach our destination on one charge and there were plenty of charging stations when we arrive. Both, UNTRUE! We lost power 10 miles before our destination. Had to wait 2 hours for a tow truck. It was 32 degrees outside, so no heat during this time.

    The charging stations the agent googled turned out to be for Tesla's only and the one charging station we did find was very confusing. We had to download apps and ended up calling the company in order to charge the vehicle, which took all night! We had to spend more money renting a hotel room for the night. We figured using the heat and radio must have used most of our power, so in order to make it home on one charge, we did not use any heat or the radio. Overall, TERRIBLE and very disappointing experience! I will NEVER rent from Hertz again.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2023

    I have a car rental pending with Hertz. Their website is impossible to navigate. I called the destination's local number & received a circular recording without the ability to speak with a CSR. I am on the line with CS and they are attempting to double the cost of my rental because I wish to add one day to my reservation, from a 5 day rental to a 6-day rental. I have requested to speak to a supervisor and have been on hold for upwards of 7 minutes. I can't even tell if I'm still on hold. Needless to say, this will be the last time a make a reservation with Hertz.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2023

    I made a 6pm reservation to pick up a car at the Norfolk Airport. When I arrived, I found myself in line with 70 other people and only two agents. I understand business is a bit different now but this is completely unacceptable. Had I known it was going to take hours to pick up a vehicle, I would have arrived here at noon. You need to develop a system to let people know the wait time for a car or to arrive hours early. Never in my life will I ever again rent a vehicle for you.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2023

    I booked a 10:00 AM appointment to pickup a full size vehicle from 30th Street Amtrak Station today, in Philadelphia, PA. When I get there, there's a long, long line. I waited in line for over 2 HOURS. Only 2 people behind the counter. When it was finally my turn to be waited on, they tell me that they don't accept debit cards and that they don't accept Chime cards when I was under the impression that they do accept debit cards with a 500.00 hold. I was under this impression from what was indicated on their website.

    This was a complete waste of my time, and it caused me to be hours late for an engagement that I set up out of town. Something needs to be done. And the people behind the counter didn't seem to have a care in the world about the inconvenience that they have caused not only me but everyone else standing in line, especially the ones who made a point to make prior reservations. I certainly hope that this review will makes things better for customers in the future because I definitely will not be one of them.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2023

    Let’s see where do I begin… first off I booked this rental using my corporate discount code like I always do for work related trips. Somehow Hertz changed my reservation as “booked with reward points” and removed over 2000 rewards points from my loyalty program. Then the car breaks down on the 3rd rental day. I called Emergency Road Service to report the breakdown. Hertz initiated a tow pick up through AAA but would not authorize a Lyft ride due to the distance from my location to airport (Hertz representative stated excessive Lyft charges).

    I was told that I could ride back to St. Louis with the tow truck company however they were not planning on returning the car back to the Hertz location until the next day which would’ve caused me to miss my flight. So I was left stranded over 111 miles away from the airport because Hertz would not authorize a Lyft ride. I had to ask a colleague to pick me up and drive round trip a total of 222 miles so I would not miss my flight.

    I spent hours of my time going back-and-forth between the local Hertz branch, customer service and emergency road service department to confirm that the car was returned and that my rental record agreement would be closed out. I received a text message from Hertz roadside on Friday, March 24th informing me that my road service request had been completed.

    So you can imagine my surprise when I received a phone call from Hertz vehicle control office five days later on Wednesday, March 29th claiming that I never returned the car. Meanwhile, my credit card continued to be charged for fuel cost and additional fees that I should not be responsible for. Had the vehicle not broke down, it would’ve been returned with a full tank of gas. Hertz should be ashamed, this is the worst service that I have ever experienced. I hope the money that they saved by not authorizing a Lyft ride and leaving a very loyal customer to fend for themselves was worth it.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2023

    Hertz makes problems with their cars problems for their customers to fix. We rented a minivan in Maui at the airport. 2 days before we depart, the car will not start. We ran into multiple issues that required my husband and I to spend 6 hours of our vacation time dealing with the situation.

    1) Long call wait times – I call AAA which I have a personal membership to on my phone, while my husband who the rental is under calls Hertz emergency roadside assistance on his phone. AAA takes an hour to get to us, tries to jump the battery many times, but the car just won't stay on. AAA thinks it's an alternator issue. They leave, and we begin to walk back to the hotel which is thankfully only 2 blocks away. My husband is on hold for Hertz this whole time...1 hour 21 minutes later, we finally reach a Hertz agent. Thank god we weren’t in a dangerous location.

    2) Inconsistent/Unhelpful Roadside Assistance – We called Hertz emergency roadside assistance twice. The first time was when the issue happened. After waiting on hold for 1 hour 21 minutes, the agent isn’t able to do much for us other than log a case requesting a tow and for a replacement car to be brought to us. The local Hertz office is not answering the phone for her to do more. She can’t tell us if/how we will get a replacement vehicle or when/who will get back to us. The 2nd time I talk to Hertz Roadside is the following day when I speak to a regular agent as well as a supervisor to follow up on the case since we hadn’t heard back from Hertz yet and are unable to reach the local Hertz office via phone.

    Roadside Assistance only offers us the ability to ride in the tow truck back to the airport to talk to the local Hertz desk (45 minute drive one way). They will not send a replacement vehicle to us (though had indicated this was possible the night before) because we are too far away. They initially offer a Lyft ride to the airport, rescind it because there are no Lyfts there, and only when my husband presses the issue again with the supervisor do they indicate they will reimburse an Uber ride so we don’t have to wait for the tow truck to arrive and hook up the car. The local Hertz desk did honor this and provided a $100 credit - far less than what we lost in time on other things like the resort and cabana.

    3) Poor customer service/call support – Aside from the above issues, I had trouble escalating the issue to understand if the only way for Hertz to honor what we were paying them for was for us to spend hours going back/forth from the airport ourselves…the supervisor said there was no one else to escalate to after talking to her. At one point, they asked us to wait with the car for the tow truck which I declined forcefully as I didn’t understand why we needed to waste more of our vacation time to babysit their broken down car when the keys were in the car and the doors unlocked. We also wasted time trying to reach the local Hertz office after calling the number they gave us and found online via Google because the IVR system just kept looping back to the original menu when we selected the option to talk to the local desk or hanging up. We called 8 times on 2 phones. Local desk had no idea this was happening.

    Quite frustrating to be spending $ on a hotel room and beach cabana only to not be able to use them because you have to spend hours with Hertz resolving their car issue. Yes, I will be seeking financial restitution. So much for a de-stressing vacation.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2023

    I am extremely disappointed with Hertz's car rental service. What was supposed to be a stress-free rental process turned into a nightmare due to their dishonest and unethical business practices. On a recent trip to Dublin Ireland, I had a confirmed rental price of 452.42 euros for the entire rental period, which was agreed upon and signed for during pickup. However, upon returning the car, I was shocked to see a total charge of 1329.26 euros on the receipt. This was a blatant disregard of the confirmed price and an attempt to overcharge me.

    Despite my attempts to resolve the issue with three different individuals at Hertz's Dublin airport office, I was given various excuses and only after persistent questioning did they claim that I needed to use an American Express credit card to get the confirmed rate. This information was never communicated to me during the reservation process, on the phone or in the confirmation documents. It was only upon my return of the vehicle that this issue was raised, and even then, I was never informed of any specific credit card requirements.

    I had not thought to bring the card they were now requesting since I didn’t use it to obtain my reservation and had no idea it was going to be needed. However, I was able to contact my son in the U.S. to get all the information off the card they wanted but they refused to accept it. I was told the actual physical card had to be presented in this day of online shopping!

    Hertz refused to resolve my issue after many email and phone conversations with their customer service in the U.S. and in Ireland. Hertz did not fulfill their obligations as a car rental service provider and have left me with a huge overcharge of their confirmed rental price. Additionally, they are withholding the paperwork that would prove the charges I authorized when I picked up the car. In my opinion, this is a clear indication of their intention to deceive and mislead customers.

    I cannot recommend Hertz as a car rental service provider and I advise others to be extremely cautious when dealing with them. This has been a terrible experience and I hope that Hertz takes responsibility and makes appropriate changes to its policies and procedures. It is disappointing to see such unethical behavior from a company that supposedly prides itself on customer service. Beware! HERTZ HURTS!

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    Reviewed March 27, 2023

    You have the worst customer service. I obviously have a confirmation# (**) yet you don’t have a car for me if I booked an hour prior. This is after a cancelled flight, rushing into 2 trains to get to your location at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Between the hours of 12am and 1am on March 25th, you have two very unhelpful and inconsiderate reps behind the counter. Guess who provided me with a car with zero reservation? Avis! I am now an AVIS customer for life and I’ll spread the word!

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    Reviewed March 21, 2023

    I booked 1 day (one way) rental car on Priceline and paid $125.26. When I picked up my rental car and returned next day is $220.90. Agent gave me receipt for $220.90 (return wrong location) after I received credit card statement $316.87. Misleading customer and I don't recommend anyone to rent with this company.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2023

    Hertz knows there is an epidemic of car break-ins in California, but not only did they charge me over $1,200 for my two week rental, but the car window was broken and they want me to shell out the extra $300! The woman at the counter practically forced us to get extra services for the car...$150 toll charge? DO NOT USE HERTZ!!!

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    Reviewed March 17, 2023

    I was traveling on Amtrak 3/14/23. The train was cancelled due to a train derailment and everyone needed to find a way home. I immediately got on my app and reserved a one way car. It went through. I checked in through the mobile app and as a Gold member I was allowed to go to the lot and pick a car. I picked a car and couldn’t figure out how to start it and then decided I wanted an upgrade. I went inside and was going to get an upgrade but the agent noticed it was a one way rental on same day. The agent stated it was up to his manager’s discretion if he will allow it because they don’t do one way same day rentals. The manager comes in looks at me and is advised of the situation. He says no it’s not allowed. I said if it’s not allowed why was I allowed to check a car out and charged. He said “the system “ doesn’t read their policy so allows it.

    I was fortunate to have other options but not everyone does. The process of allowing someone to reserve, check out and get charged through the app and then getting denied due to a 3rd party rule is not a good practice. The manager was not very professional. Now I’m talking to the customer service agent who is saying it shows in the system I picked the car up? I would not recommend the Albuquerque Sunport location to anyone of color. The manager was very standoffish to us and I remained very respectful. Again I was able to get help at Budget.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2023

    Rented from Hertz/Uber location for several months with minor rocky patches. Particular occurrence with engine warning light, 2021 Rouge, vehicle maintenance needed on a Friday afternoon Feb. 24, 2023. Could not reach rental location many attempts by phone, unable to leave message, called vehicle control to at least inform (Hertz) of situation. Made appoint with Firestone on Friday for following Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 for repairs. Could not return vehicle to rental location as business closing soon. Saturday and Sunday location closed. Vehicle was at address as stated on rental agreement during the weekend.

    Drove vehicle to Firestone at appointment time Monday Feb. 27, 2023 (9am), waited for work repair approval at Firestone until 4:30pm. Work was never approved on this day. Manager of Firestone stated vehicle could be driven back to address stated on rental agreement, and I did so. Manager suggested I bring vehicle back next day Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023 hopefully repair approval would be granted then. Arrived at Firestone Tuesday (8am). Approximately 11:50am approval for oil change & tire rotation, not for engine light appearing on dash, at 4:30pm no approval at this time. Again the manager stated to bring vehicle back Wednesday Mar. 1, 2023, I did so again. Arrived again at 8am. I was informed at approximately 11:50am an electrical component, MAP SENSOR WAS FAULTY but no approval for repairs yet.

    I called vehicle support shortly after to find out as to why repairs for faulty map sensor had not been approved yet. While on this call the manager came to me and said the work had been approved, magically approved while on this call. Vehicle released to me approximately 3:45pm. I was apprehensive to use vehicle to drive Uber with a customer in vehicle as mechanic stated the light could come back on at any time. Due to ensuring the Rouge would be repaired I wanted to ensure that I would get the vehicle back immediately after repairs were done as I knew that there were no vehicles available to rent. I did not anticipate that approval would take as long as it did.

    On Thursday Mar. 2, 2023 at 10pm I was rear-ended while driving the Nissan Rouge (with Uber App Off). ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ACCIDENT WAS GIVEN TO MANAGER AT HERTZ RENTAL LOCATION. While speaking with manager at rental location I informed him I wanted to ensure the vehicle was repaired and released to me and I did not anticipate the length of time it had taken. I took a great hit due to loss of income $1500.00. He said he could deduct only $100.00 from what I had owed for the past rental fees.

    Other customers were present in the office during this conversation. A woman was laughing after I mentioned my loss to the manager. I turned to her and said "It's not funny". A man sitting next to her said "No one's laughing at you bro". I pointed to her and said "She is". Then the manager said to me "I'm not going to do this with you". I said "I lost $1500.00 this last week." He said that "I'm going close your account for being rude to my customers". I called him an **. I have not been able to rent a vehicle to go back to driving for Uber ever since this incident. After receiving my receipt by e-maiI, I was charged $415.00 for Plate Pass charges on top of all this. 30 days prior to this Plate Pass charges were $59.00 to $70.00 max. (because I looked.) "Days Lost" and losing From Friday Feb. 24, 2023: 20 DAYS + (as of Mar. 15, 2023). "Income Lost" and losing from Friday Feb. 24, 2023: $4500.00 + as of Mar. 15, 2023

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    Reviewed March 15, 2023

    Took trip to AZ with long flight and another 2 hour drive to hotel when we picked up the car. Sales rep asked if we wanted additional insurance and we said no. I usually check but we were tired and had a long day. Discovered he charged it and we signed as accepted, now they won’t refund cause of the signature. We should be able to trust their reps and worry about our vacation not their lack of honesty.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2023

    I booked my rental on Priceline and paid for the daily insurance provided by Allianz. When I went to pick up my rental, the Agent said I had to take basic coverage, which came up to an amount that was more than my rental plus insurance that I had already pre-paid! I told him I had already purchased coverage but was told that it was "required" upon pickup. Now my rental had changed from $161.00 for 3 days to almost $425.00 for an economy car! Do not select Hertz as an option because the "upsell" will cost more than what you think!! Never again!

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    Reviewed March 4, 2023

    After renting a car from them in October, I got an email months later from Hertz saying I have incurred traffic infractions while using their vehicle...in August. Not only did they give my personal information to the traffic authority so they could start harassing me with letters to pay tickets that were not incurred by me, but Hertz also charged me a fee for this service. I thought an email or phone call will clear this up quickly. My multiple emails and phone calls were met with responses along the lines of: "Pay your tickets or fight it in court. This is not our problem".

    Not only would they not listen to me about how this is an error on their part but they also wanted to line their pockets with their error. 3 months later I finally found someone in the organization who actually knows how to listen and showed a certain level of care and decided to refund me the Hertz fee and contact the traffic authority in hopes to correct the situation. Other than that one person, Hertz is a sad excuse for a company. They don't care about their customers who have helped make them profitable.

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    Hertz Company Information

    Company Name:
    Hertz
    Year Founded:
    1918
    Address:
    PO Box 269033
    City:
    Oklahoma City
    State/Province:
    OK
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.hertz.com