Zipcar

Zipcar rejected my application even if I have a valid license. They are indeed modern thieves that steals $25 from their customers without providing any service. Seems like that is what they always do to their potential customers. I have seen many complaints like this on social media, and I will help spread the word using my knowledge as a marketing expert. I understand how much it will cost to cover this negative WOM. I hope such practice can help them understand the cost of earning a free $25 is more than 100X of $25. Listen, Zipcar managers, my friend, I do not care about losing $25, but you should care about making your potential valued customer losing $25.

Why is no one doing anything about this company taking people's money? I signed up last night and this morning realized there are never any cars available in my area. I called them this morning, no answer, put on hold for almost an hour, cancelled my Zipcar subscription and closed my account, sent them an email and no reply. So they took 28 dollars plus another 10 dollars and intend on keeping it for my 12 hr signup regret… I’ve read through a lot of reviews and they do this on a regular, why has nothing been done who can hold these trash companies accountable!!!!

First time rental went well, second time around they withdrew and charged me A late fee of $50 plus tax. This all occurred 4/24/2023. I’ve been trying to dispute this till this day and they’re refusing to help. Now I have no choice but to report them to Better Business Bureau and more than likely, take them to court. Oh they got the wrong person to mess with my hard earned money. At first when I spoke to a representative, she said, I returned the car to the wrong location…wait, What?! I lived in the Bronx all my life. If it’s true you have a GPS in the car, how can’t you tell the location??? Then the second representative said, I returned the car to the right location, but it was late. It affected the next member from renting. REALLY??? How I took a cab back to the garage and the car was there. I took pictures. Oh yeah… I have a case that WILL be solved! Save your money and time! DO NOT rent from this company.

I had a scenario wherein I booked a ride and got charged $82.64. I, unfortunately, could not ask for a refund on the day and after life got in the way, took a few months to finally get on a call to ask for a refund. I did not even touch the car or open the ride and despite it being a one-off situation, I did not get a refund or a single penny back. Spoke to a rep and a supervisor and it was bad. They did not even provide me a link to put in a customer review. Horrible service. They love to keep their consumer's money lol. Their policy states you have to cancel before 3 hours...OK, cool, but what if you are running to a hospital, or something else got in the way? Canceled my membership with them. Use a GIG and have a much better experience. Thanks.

They choose to continue to bill even if I haven't used the product in 5 years. Overall unethical business practices and I would not recommend them to anyone. If the product was reasonable, perhaps I would have used it.

Do not waste your time, and just use a traditional car rental company instead. This company has a great idea for a product and could have had a lifetime consumer. However, they've been nothing short of a nightmare to deal with. I successfully rented a car 8 months ago and on the FIRST rental had an issue where the car would not lock when I returned it. I called their help line and they told me to leave the car unlocked and they would look into it. At that point, I was not using the account enough, so I cancelled the subscription with plenty of notice before the next month's bill.

Just make sure you never travel without the physical Zipcar. I was running errands, walk out of the store and all of a sudden the car is "offline," thus locked and I am unable to get in. I call customer service thinking they can unlock it remotely. They cannot. The guy said he was going to call Roadside Assistance, put me on hold and then ultimately hung up.

I returned the car on time only to find that someone was in the designated spot. I stayed on the phone with agents for 20 mins trying to find another spot nearby only for Zipcar to charge me a late fee because I had then past the return time. They weren’t willing to overturn the fee.

Borrowed a Toyota Corolla. Lots of damage on the exterior. Equal amount of damage on the interior. Worse of all, brakes made a super loud sound when applied. Felt like the brake pads were fully worn out. Really long braking distance. Shocking they would rent out a vehicle in this condition, putting customer's safety at risk. When contacted customer service, was bounced from one agent to another. Finally one agent said that a previous customer reported issue with the brakes before, but they still did not fix it. But allowed the vehicle to be in service. Shocking!!! Even a warning was on the dash that the vehicle requires maintenance. When I requested a refund, the rude lady said they don’t issue refunds. Garbage company.

This company denies the application of African Americans. Apparently, we’re all broke and incapable of payment. Customer service was trash. Please avoid at all costs! Find another company to rent from.