U-Haul® Reviews
When we arrived for our reservation, the truck was not ready, which was frustrating. The self-service pick-up and drop-off process was more time-consuming and involved than expected, and we still had to track down someone to get the equipment we requested, which should have already been on the truck. That said, it was still quicker than waiting in line. The truck itself was in good condition and performed well; however, the overall experience left room for improvement.
The price was great. The truck ran well and made it the full 7 hour drive. The AC and cup holder were broken in the truck which was a bit annoying given we drove it in August. Also, when we went to pick up the truck the lady was grumpy and they didn't have the auto transport that we booked available so they had to send us to a different location to pick it up and to do that they had to modify our booking contract. The change in the contract was an inconvenience for us and I think it actually slightly increased the overall price of our initial booking.
Nice new truck with less than 4,000 miles, that was great....... The downsides - I made the reservation, in person, and requested pick-up at the same place, but I had to go to another location for pick up. Not convenient, and my last pick-up had the same issue......... Also, I ordered a 12 pack of furniture covers but, at pick-up. I was told they only had 5. That made the loading more difficult and had me using towels and bedding in a makeshift approach....... Not happy about that at all.
When we got to the UHaul store that we selected because of the proximity to the apartment (moving out) and the house (moving in), we were told that they did not have a truck for us, and sent us 25 minutes in the opposite direction. In addition, we had to pay mileage for this extra drive. Not a good experience.
As usual, U-Haul is far from attentive to customers, including listening to an employee rant to another employee about "F-ing customers" right in front of me and another customer at the counter. They had to take a few minutes break between each mouse click to complain. I finally had to urge them that I had a schedule to keep and ask that they complain later after I leave.
I had requested 60 blankets in my on-line reservation. When I arrived, they said they only had 54 and it's not a guarantee that they will have it on hand even when I scheduled this 2 weeks ahead of my move date. I did not read this in any of the documents nor when they called to confirm did they provide a heads up. At least they had the 54 blankets.
I requested a four-day rental, which is 96 hours. I arrived on a Thursday, so I was due back on Monday. When I returned the truck, I was charged for an extra day. On top of that, I received an email saying I still had $150 left to pay and that if I didn't pay, I'd be sent straight to collections. Not to mention the fact that the engine was running a bit rough and wouldn't start for one day. How do you expect me to evaluate all of this positively?
We used a 26 foot Uhaul truck. It worked great and was easy to drive as I have almost no experience driving a large moving truck. My only small complaint is the fuel gauge was only at 3/8ths full when I picked up the truck, so we had to get gas on drive to our new residence which was right over 100 miles away.
