U-Haul Consumer Reviews - Page 4

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE -- We hired two guys through you UHAUL. They stole all my earrings and some bracelets from my jewelry box. We did not notice until unloaded in another state. I was heartsick! Nothing we can do!

CORNWALL, ONTARIO, CANADA -- This was a while ago, so I find it really funny now. My lovely wife went online to rent a truck from U-haul in The Cornwall, Ontario region, and we had arranged a Truck for moving day. When we arrived, the truck was not there and the fellow said that he did not receive the notice. All trucks were gone, and none would arrive until 3 days later. We provided the confirmation and he informed us that meant nothing, because he was not hooked up to the system. We were fortunate enough to find one elsewhere, and everything was hurried, but got the job done.

Here is the fun part. On our credit card was a charge of $19.95 from the on-line service. When my wife called to have them reverse it, they said that it was not possible as they had provided us with the reservation. We said that the reservation was not received, please reverse the charge. They said that the owner probably received the reservation but forgot about it, and that we should get the money from him. We said that we had moved over 3 hours away, that it would cost us long distance, and that it wasn't our fault that they had screwed up, please reverse the charge.

They said that we could submit a claim for the charge by filling out a form, get it back to them and they would get back to us. We said, "Sounds like too much work, and we would call the Credit card company and reverse the charges ourselves". They said that if we did that, that they would recharge our credit card, with an admin fee. We said, "We would have that reversed again". They said that they then would take us to court and have us pay lawyer's fees and court costs. We said that we would counter sue for damages, failure to provide a service that was paid for, duress, and whatever other avenues we could think of.

They said that our call was being taped and thay had proof that we were being difficult, and would use it as evidence. We said, "By all means please do, since it would probably be the funniest conversation a judge has ever heard." They said that we were being rude and a judge would not find it funny at all. We said that a judge would probably compliment us on having the patience to deal with a person who had the ethics of a conman. They told me (quote), "Go F yourself." We said, "how do you think the judge would interpret that in court." They hung up.

We called the credit card company (MC-who were awesome) explained the situation. They said that U-Haul did this all the time, that they would reverse the charge right away, and put a note on our file saying that no charge would be allowed from that address.

To this day, every time I see a U-haul I laugh.

We called 3 weeks before we needed a truck for what we were informed was a reservation. 1 hour before we left for a 7 hour trip to Colorado Springs CO we were contacted by U-Haul and informed they had no trucks in Colorado Springs available. Denver is the closest pick up location. I told the rep. that we had a reservation and were told the size we reserved was not available. We would get the next larger size for the same price. She stated their policy was for pick up at the next nearest location. She then stated that since my "husband made the reservation and she did not take the call, neither of us knew what was said now did we?" She then hang up on me.

With no other choice we switched the reservation to Denver where we picked up the truck the next morning and received the rudest worst service we've ever experienced. 1 week after we returned the truck I found out that the U-Haul rep we originally made the "reservation" with had missed entered the numbers on my business checking account when deducting the $5.00 dollar phone reservation charge. U-Haul then turned their mistaken check over for collection. Now there is a freeze on my Business account until Equifax recollects the $5.00 dollars under the correct account number.

U-Haul did call Equifax/Cynergy and tell them it was their mistake so they should have it taken care of in 72 hours instead of 7 days. In the mean time I can not make any purchases for my business due to their clerical error. U-Haul then offered to forget the $5.00 that was owed them. Rather Pathetic considering I had already repaid that to the collection company so I could unfreeze my business account. The rep at Equifax did tell me that is the first time she had seen such stupidity from a business as to screw up that bad.

COEUR D ALENE, IDAHO -- So I got a U-haul. The first month is free and my payment was due on June 30th. Well I decided to make my payment for the $79.99 storage unit 3 days early. Somehow it went to $84.98 is what they said. Okay no big deal, tax right? So everything went good with the payment until my bank account balance automatically text me anytime anything is spent on my account. It said the charges were for $97 and 69 cents.

So naturally I call the local store. They said a supervisor would call me back. Well, I got no call back. Then I call corporate and was told they are working on it and would call me back, still no resolution for days later. I have called the store, spoken to many customer service representatives, and even corporate. I have been hung up on and they have sworn they only took that much money yet my statement says otherwise.

Trying to get this matter resolved is near impossible so I will be taking them to court for false advertisement because the advertisement was get a storage unit. Want first month free $79.99 a month, not 97 dollars in 69 cents a month. I have talked to an attorney and what they did is considered false advertisement and theft. I am in the middle of filing Better Business Bureau dispute. And before I got the storage unit, I rented one of their trucks and they told me the gas tank was full, it was not. I had to fill up the gas tank from half way and yet they would not result that matter with me also.

When I first got the storage unit they did not explain to me anything. "Where was that?" I had to ask other people where to go. This whole uHaul experiences been very stressful, very time consuming, and now has over ** my account costing me way more money than it should have. The resolution I am seeking in this is training for customer service representatives, new management at court Elaine, and all my money back for the uHaul truck for storage for my time, and a free month of storage. Because a true customer service department would have helped me get through this and the store would not keep ignoring me.

I have tried to go into the store and was told somebody is in my account working on this and yet nobody is. Because when I call corporate, they said they do not have any information on this and I will get a phone call within 24 hours. It has now been 5 days. This is not OK. They think that people have all this money when we don't. I live on a limited budget income for me, my wife, and my 5 kids. As is, we are already homeless living out of a hotel.

TEXAS -- Several months ago, I was planning a cross-country move and checked into UHaul's U-Box Pods system. I spent an entire day on the phone with them, because I kept getting "transferred" and cut off. I spoke with seven different people, and got seven different quotes for the exact same scenario. They refused to send me a quote in writing (ie. an email) until I'd paid them an amount ranging from $240 to $650, depending on who I was talking with. I asked to speak with a manager, and kept being transferred randomly to various non-managers. Not that it mattered, because when I did get someone who said he was a manager, he was as clueless as the rest of them.

I had such bad vibes about the company that I changed my entire plans for the move and did NOT use UHaul. Now my son has made a cross-country move, and he did use UHaul's U-Box pods. He's been in his new location for a month, and hasn't gotten anything except a runaround from UHaul. They didn't show up to pick up the boxes the day they said they would. They sent him an email stating they were going to charge him for storage, even though he doesn't want anything stored. They were supposed to have delivered the boxes within two weeks. It's a month - no boxes, and no one seems able to tell him where they are or when they'll be delivered.

He's been reduced to threatening them with legal action if they don't deliver. Carry your worldly goods on your back if you have to, but avoid UHaul like the plague. I've never dealt with a more inept, unprofessional, poorly run company in my life, and that includes spending endless hours on hold with AT&T's laughably named customer service. I did get to hear at great length about one UHaul rep's daughter, who's a long haul trucker, so if that's what you want from a moving company, then maybe they're right for you. Anyone who actually wants to move their possessions would be well advised to look elsewhere.

I reserved the 17 foot truck and vehicle trailer for the 27th day of June 2010 and I was told at that time my pick up location would be West Edmonton, which I requested being that is the area that I lived in and much more convenient in every way. When I received the call on the 26th they had told me that my truck was available at west location and I could pick it up after nine am the next morning.

Upon arriving at the west location, it was really quite busy in the office which is understandable, but I waited in a line-up for over 45 minutes only to be told that the reservation was NOT there and that I would have to go to the North side to pick up truck. I will have you know that I had to drive another 45 minutes out of my way to be able to pick up, and drive back that amount of time. This was a very big inconvenience to me as of the traffic in Edmonton for one and the COST of Fuel, and extra kilometres that I had to put on the truck which would not be called for if the truck was in location that they told me it would have been.

As well, the reservation agent did not explain anything to me about having to pay for the truck in FULL before it left Edmonton. The only thing that was explained was that I needed 150.00 dollar deposit on said truck which I had with me. So that was the other things I had to deal with in order to pick up truck which I believe should be explained to everyone in full detail upon reserving. My biggest complaint is about the inconvenience and extra cost because of location pick up. Thank you.

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK -- Booked a van for early afternoon on Friday at about 12:30 pm for a van to be picked up at 2 pm. Needed a van to pick up goods in storage that is costing me $30 per day. All good so far. Took car service ($14) to get there and arrived at 2 pm. When I got there, I was told computer was down an hour ago and don't know when it will get back up. They can't process any reservations without computers. No one even called me to tell me about the problem until I got there. Seemed to be a lack of communication.

Waited at the service desk for 1.5 hrs until I missed my cargo pickup time altogether. Had to cancel my reservation and rebook for Monday. What has their unreliability in service cost me for this? Transport to and from U-Haul $16. Extra 3 day storage cost $90. Total $106 + few hours of wasted time. If you have an important delivery or pickup to make, don't count on them and prepare your own backup plans.

They really should have some sort of backup system, maybe even an old fashioned system using plain old paperwork and phone, and having the people at call center for this location to confirm all the information. They already have dedicated people at call center take reservations just for the Manhattan location so I don't understand why they can't use these same people to complete the rental paperwork.

Was told the problem was LOCAL cabling to computer. They have so many trucks and vans on site and they couldn't even invest in doubling up the cabling to reroute the network in case it fails. Cabling is so cheap these days and they can't even perform some simple fail-safe system. Really short sighted and poor planning - I'm sure their systems will fail some other time soon since they don't have proper back-up plans in place. That I believe is something they can guarantee.

Updated: Make sure you demand $50 cash guarantee on the spot if they fail to fulfill your reservation w/ your vehicle of choice and your location and time. I didn't do it at the site and made a phone call next day. They wouldn't give me $50 cash and instead gave me a $50 coupon to use on next rental. If enough people would do this, maybe U-Haul would get their act together.

CAMP VERDE, ARIZONA -- On Mar 18, 2010 my mother and I rented a U-Haul from Verde Valley U-Haul located at 27 West Gen Crook Trail Camp Verde, AZ 86322. We rented a 17 ft truck and returned it the same afternoon. When we returned the truck your worker told us we drove the truck for 47 miles and was going to charge us for that mileage. We then told him that has to be a mistake. He looked at the paperwork again and then changed it to 36 miles which was also incorrect as the storage we drove the truck to is less than 5 miles away from your store while only making one trip. (Her house is less than 5 miles from the store as well).

Your worker insisted the computer never lies and that's too bad as this is what the odometer read. We tried to explain to him the route we took and that there is a mistake somewhere. He put his feet on the table and reminded us the computer never lies and to pay the money. He then said he has been doing this for 13 years and refused to listen to us. I then asked him if he has been ripping people off for the 13 years. He then stood up and briskly walked over to me in a very confrontational/threatening manner and told me to 'get out'. He slammed the door at my face as I was walking out almost hitting me. Lucky for me I moved out of the way.

Actually lucky for him and U-Haul as I have no issues filing assault charges against him and your company. Not to mention fraud charges. I felt he was trying to injure me. If he did manage to do what he wanted to do, the force would have bruised my face and probably broke the skin on my face as well. I was this close on calling the police for the overcharge and assault. I should have. I went to the car and waited. 10 minutes later my mother and your worker come out to tell me he made a mistake in the math and did overcharge us.

Apparently the owner wrote down the wrong number from the odometer when we picked up the truck in the morning and did finally correct his mistake. Come to find out we did only drive 17 miles which is far from the initial 47 then 36 miles he was overcharging us for. Let's just make up numbers shall we?!? Is this what it takes to make sure your company is honest?

FAYETTEVILLE, NC, NORTH CAROLINA -- My fiance received last minute orders to deploy to Afghanistan and had to pack and store his things quickly. We chose U-Haul storage on a Saturday and stored everything except a washer and dryer. That Monday his captain helped him move his washer and dryer--they had been training all day and came in about five minutes before closing. The manager refused to give him access because she said it was too close to closing time. He told her they were leaving the next day but she still refused and told him he didn't have 24 hour access on his account (which we knew nothing about) and that he needed to read his contract.

The captain who was with my fiance tried to reason with her but she still refused. It would have taken them all of seven minutes or so to put the washer and dryer in with the rest of his things and she wasted all that time telling him no! Luckily my mother let him take the washer and dryer to her garage for the night--but they had to leave early the next morning so it's still sitting in her garage!

I called and spoke to the Assistant Manager and she was very defensive and would not let me get a word in. I told her that her customer service was not up to par and that I had yet to hear an apology from her. She told me to get a life and hung up on me!! I called the 1-800 number and spoke to a nice representative who did not interrupt me. He apologized and said he was a Vietnam Vet and appreciated my Fiance's service to our country. He assured me someone would be contacting me in the future. I will update as soon as I have more info. Thanks.

OCEAN PARK, WASHINGTON -- When my 70 yr old mother stated to me that upon renting a 26' long U-Haul truck to move approx. 85 miles she asked the lady that serviced her if U-Haul had any guys that could load her belongings for her. The women told her no but she could call her son and a friend of his but their starting rate would be $200.00 for the first hour and then $40.00 per guy per hour. When they were finished, the son called U-Haul to have his mother pick them up. The lady pulled in to where the U-Haul was. Her son said something to his mother and when my daughter walked by her and her son my daughter heard her state,"is that the **".

My daughter approached my mother noticing a distress look on her face. After she informed my mother of the foul language from the U-Haul service lady. My mother went to her to find out the amount owing for loading the U-Haul. When my mom informed me they charged her $600.00 cash only was the most appalling charge I have ever heard of or about from U-Haul. With experience myself with U-Haul and needing helpers to load a truck for me U-Haul explained to me they do not have anybody there at their office but would get on the internet and contact e-movers.

My experience 2 guys loaded the same size truck within 6 hours and I was only charged $385.00. I called this U-Haul location and spoke to the women and couldn't really get a word in edge wise, for she was screaming at me then hung up. I called back and a man answered, I informed him maybe we were disconnected somehow. WOW no we weren't and he was yelling, that I couldn't understand all he was saying. I asked for his boss and was told she was the boss. I stated I knew there was someone over their heads for me to talk to and was told there was not.

I informed him I would be contacting the Attorney General's Office and also the Better Business Bureau. He hung up on me as well. My opinion it took those two men over 6 hours to load. Myself (135 pounds) and one other guy had that U-Haul unloaded in three and a half hours.