U-Haul® Reviews
We lost a key to a truck. We called the rental branch and they said we had to rekey the whole truck. The 800 number said the same thing. After I called the branch back to get the make and model for the locksmith, another person said they had the key code. I got the code and cut a key, but why no one could tell me that before upset me a bit.
We reserved a 17ft. Truck in our hometown, but they never called to confirm, and we had to call them. When we did call, uhaul informed us that they lost our reservation and we'd have to drive 40 miles away to get a 20ft. Truck. We had no choice but to go get this truck, and When we arrived they made us aware that someone never returned the 20ft. Truck and all they had was a 26ft. truck. This made the job harder on everybody in every way.
I've had some bad experiences with Uhaul in the past, but the Uhaul dealers this time at both the origin and destination were great. The truck (older model 26ft) and auto transporter provided were in good condition with good tread on the tires (important given the distance). It would have been nice to have had a diesel truck, as I spent twice as much on gasoline as I would have for diesel (the older truck was a real gas guzzler). I purchased the full insurance (recommended for long-distance moves - it was a dangerous trip due to road construction), added no noticeable damage to the truck, and so I did not encounter any additional charges. I strongly recommend checking the towed auto-transporter straps and hitch at EVERY refueling or whenever you encounter bucking (straps became loose due to altitude difference).
Rented from The Corner Store on Connecticut Ave. in Buffalo NY. Had a printed receipt that showed I booked the truck for 8 am. When I arrived, was told that the guy wouldn't be there until 9. At 9, was told the guy wouldn't be there until 10:30. Finally, a VERY nice young man from the store next door (which actually includes the UHaul desk), came to my aid & got me the truck. It shouldn't be possible to request the truck @ 8am if it's not possible to actually GET the truck until 10:30!!
Uhaul was supposed to call 24 hours before I picked the truck up. No one ever called I called them. I was supposed to pick my truck up 2 miles from my apartment. When I called they didn't have my truck. I had to call 3 different locations and corporate for someone to find my reservation which was made 2 months in advance. When they finally found a truck for me it was over 35 miles from my apartment. Dealing with Uhaul felt like someone was messing with me and no one had a clue what was going on. Terrible experience!!
The guy we picked the truck up from gave us an additional 20 miles (which we didn't end up using) and an extra half-dozen blanket pads (we didn't even use all of the original dozen requested), that that was pretty awesome. The truck had a working cigarette lighter (for use of the GPS) and ice-cold AC.
Would NEVER use again. We reserved 26 ft UHaul truck to be picked up at a location5 min from my house. The night before the move they called me to tell me that 26 ft was not available so I was stuck with 20 ft and that I had to pick up on the other side of city of Chicago. This added a lot of additional stress. Also our stuff did not fit the truck so I had to hire another company to move the remaining, which almost doubled the cost. DO NOT TRUST UHALL
Upon pick up for the trailer I requested the store's employee was courteous and helpful. Our trailer was there and ready to be hitched to our truck. Customer service did a good job in booking. However at the drop off location I called before going there to verify if my storage unit was ready. The employee and I did not have the same information as when I made it before leaving to go get my belongings. The fact that there would be a storage unit the size I asked for on the same level as my other storage unit. I chose this company because I have always used them. I still will continue to use them. Apparently the unit that I would have had was still occupied. The goods of that person had not been gone. That was the hold up and naturally I was not informed when I spoke to the employee at the drop off location. The supervisor stepped in and resolved the issue.
Got my truck and the guy went over the add-on items I selected and saved me a bit of money making sure I actually needed everything I ordered - and he was absolutely right - I didn't need half of what I ordered. Got the truck quickly and turn-in was a snap as well. Very happy with the services I received.
We were able to find a rental truck within 24 hours. Although we asked for a 10 foot truck, the 15 foot truck was what was available. The truck was clean. Be sure to have a pad lock once you fill the truck up! Our one way rental from Portland to Seattle was easy to pick up and after calling to confirm the best drop off site, it was easy to drop off. We didn't use up our allotted 205 miles so no extra fees with that. I was pleasantly surprised that we didn't use a full tank of gas either.
Though no fault at the Buffalo Road office in Erie. When reminder was given as to pick up of vehicle, I had asked if I could pick up the vehicle late the night before, so I could pack it. The response was no problem, yet no truck was available when I went to the Buffalo road office. Lennie, felt bad about this and said /did stay late until I picked up my truck. He even drove it to my location as I had no second driver. Lennie was a big help. The other man, Doug, needs to learn not to argue with the customer as he challenged me.