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Unethical Business Practices
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Rating: 1/51

FT. LAUDERDALE AND FT. MYERS, FLORIDA -- This company rented my family and I a damaged car which we promptly returned to the nearest office once we discovered the damage. We rented from the Ft. Lauderdale airport location and returned it to Ft. Myers. The Ft. Myers office couldn't have been ruder, less helpful or downright negligent.

I spoke to the corporate office on the phone who assured me we would not be charged for anything and apologized for the behavior and horrendous customer service. Today we received a bill in the mail for the damaged car which was rented to us. Not to mention the filthy vehicles, the even filthier child seats we had the misfortune of having to use, and the overall awful experience, compounded by the fact that we were in the area for my father's funeral. We have never experienced the level of callous behavior, filthy product, and irresponsible business practices. This company put our family in an unsafe car and is charging us for it.

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Don't Recommend Them. Bad Service. Not an Honest Company.
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Rating: 1/51

PHOENIX, PENNSYLVANIA -- My fiance and I made car reservations for a car out of Phoenix Sky Harbor location. We rented a Hyundai Sonata from their company a few weeks prior. They first give us a banged up Volkswagen Jetta when we arrived. They said because they don't have the same car I reserved available. We go back to the mini office they have in the parking lot and they say that is all they have available to give while I see that they have about 80 cars.

We go back to the car and decide it's too much so we go back again and then they me Hyundai Elantra which is smaller than the Sonata which is bigger and accommodates my height. I start the car and the low tire pressure warning signal lights up.

So we go back after 2 cars for the third time and ask to cancel the reservation and the employees start to argue. My fiance asks for a manager and the the third employee that was there being quiet says he is the manager. I think why he didn't help us from the start instead of starting our vacation with such a sour taste? He then gives us one of three Hyundai Sonatas they have there. I don't recommend them at all. Bad service. Not an honest company. Bad cars that are not maintained properly.

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Deceptive Charges, Horrible Customer Service
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Rating: 1/51

ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- PLEASE save yourself a ton of aggravation and DO NOT rent from this company. I have tried them twice and both times I was charged double or triple what I was quoted when I made my reservation online. They do not explain charges when you pick up your car and you end up with a huge bill in the end. I have been calling customer service for over 2 weeks now about my issues and they keep telling me they're submitting things for refunds but nothing has been resolved. I have called them 6 times, emailed them and spoken with a manager. Their standard response is "Someone will get back to you within 48 hours" but I have yet to get even 1 call or response.

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. As a last resort I've had to call my credit card company and dispute the charge morning to find out the car was never entered into the system as returned and I was being charged another day. I spoke with a very nice woman would told me she would speak with upper management to try and get my issues resolved and would call me back within 48 hours. She never called me back.

I have called customer service 6 times, spoken with a supervisor and emailed them a copy of paperwork they requested. I have yet to get my issues resolved and have NEVER gotten a call back from any of the people who I've dealt with, not once despite everyone telling me I'll hear from them "within 48 hours". I am quite disappointed. I've had no issues with the vehicles but the customer service department is HORRIBLE. I've had to resort to disputing the charges with my credit card company.

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Don't Ever Rent A Car From This Company
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On Monday March 21st I rented a car from a small location at 7975 San Fernando road. Sun Valley, Ca, 91352. Their phone number is (818) 767-8816. The rate was $36/day and I had a 200 mile a day deal. I rented the car for 3 days.

I was scheduled to go to San Francisco from Monday 3/21 through Tuesday 3/22, it was a short trip so I had a tight schedule to complete all my tasks on very little time. On the Morning of Tuesday March 22 I was on my way to my first scheduled stop and on the way the car started to make a very loud and frightening grinding sound. I started to become alarmed but was trying to remain calm as the sound kept coming and going. After 10 minutes of this my concerns became greater and greater as the car continued to make the sound and it increasingly got worse very quickly.

I stopped and immediately called EZ rental hoping for assistance as my whole trip would be a waste if I did not resolve the problem in a timely manner. I was told by the man on the phone that the noise was pre-existing and to continue driving the car. I got back in the car hoping that what he had said was true and I could continue my trip uninterrupted but as I started driving the car again the noise had become severely worse and consistent with no break and the car began to jerk to the right. We had planned many things for that day and there was a 4 month old baby in the car and at that point I knew that it was unsafe to continue driving under those conditions.

I had no choice but to turn around and drive all the way back to our hotel to plan other arrangements. I was told by E-Z rental to take the car to Firestone. I called Firestone and they were booked for the next 3 days and referred me to another mechanic. I took the car there and after a brief inspection they told me that the car was not safe to drive due to a damaged wheel barrel. I called E-Z rental again and the employee said that he refused to pay for repairs and insisted that we drive the unsafe car back to Los Angeles. I refused to endanger myself and my passengers especially since I was warned by a mechanic not to attempt to drive the car and took the car to Firestone for repair.

** store Manager of Firestone contacted E-Z rental and the agreement was that we would leave the car there for repair and pick up. I had to cancel my trip and purchase 2 train tickets back to Los Angeles for a 7 hour detour and a very unpleasant experience all together. My trip was ruined. I spent much more money than I had planned. The car ended up taking over any time I could have used to complete my scheduled plans.

Your company was very unhelpful in assisting me with alternatives and basically left me stranded to figure out how I would return home. The car was used for 1 day and the rest of the trip was running around trying to figure out how to resolve this disaster.

I expect a full refund on the car rental expenses and to be reimbursed for the alternative train tickets that I was forced to purchase in order to get back home. I believe this is the least your company can do for me after endangering me and my passengers, ruining a very long anticipated trip and leaving me stranded miles away from home.

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E-Z Rent-A-Car fraudulent damage claims
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TAMPA, FLORIDA -- On June 26, 2010 I rented a gold Sonata (with almost 29,000 miles on it) for 3 days from E-Z Rent-A-Car, 5124 Cypress Street, Tampa, Fl 33607. When I started driving the car it was somewhat noisy and I thought it had a flat tire or a hole in the muffler. I stopped at an empty parking lot near the entrance to the freeway to check the tires and they seemed to have plenty of air. The closer I got to Dade City, Fl the louder the car became. I knew it was not the motor because it did not make a noise when the car was just idling. When I got to my destination, I immediately called E-Z Rent-A-Car to let them know the car had some type of mechanical defect.

I explained to ** what was going on and he told me to bring the car back as Sonatas were known to be noisy cars and they'd give me a different car. I explained that I had plans for Saturday evening that did not include driving the vehicle, but I would return the car Sunday AM.

On June 27, 2010 Sunday AM, I returned the car to E-Z Rent-A-Car. The car was checked and I explained to the young man what the problem was. When the young man checked the Sonata, there was absolutely no visible damage to the car. In fact, the young man told me to talk to the manager when I returned the new rental (an Electra) and I would get a discount for the inconvenience of having to return the Sonata and switch out the cars.

On Tuesday, June 29, 2010, as planned I returned the Electra. I was not aware that there was any problem regarding the Sonata rental. Several days later I checked my cell phone which had not been working well and found a message from ** the manager of E-Z Rent-A-Car. After returning from vacation I called E-Z Rent-A-Car to explain that I definitely had done nothing to damage the Sonata. When I returned the Sonata, it was in the exact same condition as when I picked it up. I did nothing to damage any part of that car.

** told me the matter had been turned over to Risk Management Services as there was now damage to the front wheel. I was under the assumption I was being accused of causing mechanical problems and I told him whatever was wrong with the car was the result of previous renters. He told me they would be checking with the previous renters but all they would do is to research the problem was to ask a survey question as to whether the previous renters had experienced any problems.

There were no damages noted when I returned it and the young man who checked the car in did not note any damages when he checked the car prior to exchanging it for another rental car. The policy at E-Z Rent-A-Car is that they will not give you a second rental car if you damage the first. I was given the second car rental because there was no obvious defect noted when I turned in the Sonata. Any mechanical defect that the car had was present when I rented it. E-Z Rent-A-Car is now billing me for $1,200 damages to the car. This damage claim against me is a fraud and a scam perpetuated by E-Z Rent-A-Car, Tampa, Florida!

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Confirmed Price Not Honored
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FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA -- I'm writing with a complaint about the price quote that was not honored by E-Z Rent-a-Car with their corporate office located at 1777 McCoy Road, Orlando, Florida 32809, Phone# (407)888-0509, and I hope someone will take this seriously.

I recently rented a compact car from E-Z Rent-a-Car. On July 30, 2003 I used Orbitz to help locate rental companies with the best rates in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida to rent a car. Orbitz recommended list had E-Z Rent-A-Car (E-Z) for $95.75 a month (28 days) and $18.86 for each additional day not including any normal additional fees and taxes. We were requesting to rent a car for 35 days. My wife and I agreed to take that offer and got a confirmation through Orbitz via E-Z. Before leaving for our trip to Florida I again got confirmation by phoning E-Z on the price and the 35 days for renting a car.

When my family arrived from Seattle to Ft.Lauderdale on September 2, 2003 to pick up the car and presented them with our confirmation printed on the Orbitz Trip Detail document the office manager ** refused to honor the committed price which added up to $227.77 ($95.75 for 28 days plus $18.86 x 7 extra days= $132.02) not including fee & taxes. I even had her call their corporate office who told her to honor it because it was a promotional rate listed on Orbitz but she still refused. She said we had to pay $101.63 a week plus the $132.02 for the extra seven days ($18.86 x 7) which totaled $538.54. I tried to negotiate this difference but the manager would not listen.

At that point after an hour and a half my family and I were frustrated and upset and decided to go to Thrifty/Dollar to rent our car which cost $601.53 not including fees & taxes. One reason it was so much more was because it was a last minute deal. When we got home from Florida in October we began e-mailing and writing Orbitz and E-Z. We received numerous letter back between November 18, 2003 through September, 2004. Some of them included E-Z apologizing for their company not honoring their reservation rate and offered two free days use of a rental car but I wrote back and said this was not a fair nor acceptable resolution to this matter.

I got a second letter from E-Z with a check for $192.74 to pay the difference between what E-Z was going to charge me at the Ft.Lauderdale office and my confirmed promotional rate. I wrote back again and stated we appreciated the partial reimbursement but there was still $181.02 difference that we had to pay out of our pockets. To be fair we did not want to cash the check until the full amount was reimbursed. The check has since expired. Do you know how furious I am?

Here's what I'd like to see happen: In order to make this right we need to receive $373.76. This would be the difference we had to pay for the base rate at Thrifty/Dollar $601.53 minus the original confirmed price from EZ $227.77 which equals $373.77. We have also written the Better Business Bureau but they wrote back stating that E-Z did not offer to make any adjustments. We are not asking anymore than what's fair. We could certainly use "My3cents.com" support. Thank you..

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NEVER AGAIN Bait and switch
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Rating: 1/51

FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA -- Got to airport and was expecting what I reserved, a convertible Mustang or comparable... that does not mean a VW bug with 20,000 miles on it and a mess. During the Holiday week they said that is all they had left... fine but make a price change or give me a few days free... answer, NO. So I went to another car rental counter and got a better rate and a Chevy Camaro convertible. NEVER again will Sleazy EZ rent a car get my business.

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Hidden Cancellation Fee
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Rating: 1/51

ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- I also was screwed by their cancellation fee. 50 dollars, cancelled the day after I placed it, 3 1/2 weeks in advance. Even when I told them I had the same price for an extra day, they didn't try to keep my business, just wanted the 50 dollars. Bye E-Z Rent-A-Car, never again. Same for Advantage - their owner, who ripped me off royally years ago in Reno with outrageous fees when I returned the car.

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Terrible
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Rating: 1/51

HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I rented a car from this rental company, but the experience I had with this company was horrible. I was given a dirty, cigarettes smelling and dilapidated car. Worst I brought back the car two hours before due time, but a month after these crooks are still charging my credit card. I paid insurance bumper to bumper with them, even though I brought the car in the same condition I got. Please don't rent from this company.

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Unreal
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Rating: 1/51

ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- On July 26, 2016 a rental car from EZ Rental invade my lane doing serious damage to my car. Today is August 15th and NO ONE have resolve my problem. I submit police report and everything they needed to solve the problem and this company had done nothing while I am driving an unsafe car. Seriously? They do not care but to take your money and leave you stranded.

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