U-Haul® Reviews
We had a very poor start to our rental. The vehicle was not available when we arrived and it turned out the previous renter was late and then delivered to incorrect location which was now closed. They could only offer a replacement if we drove over 2 hours away. UHaul did later offer us extra mileage and a generous moving certificate so we could hire movers at our home and destination since our departure was delayed.
The self-serve check-in was awful. Not only did the area I picked up the truck have poor cell phone service, meaning it took me 15 minutes to do something that should have taken 3, it also incorrectly told me the lock was in the lockbox when it was on the back of the truck--another 10 minutes wasted fighting the lock at the lockers. In addition, the starting mileage was incorrectly put in and when I tried to return it, it said that my mileage was less and wouldn't let me return it. Do yourself a favor: if at all possible, do counter pickup. Don't trust their mobile service to work or be accurate.
Ordered a 17' truck and call me the day I was to pick it up and told me it had mechanical problems and I had gave me a 15' truck. I had to make two trips and incurred 2 additional hours for two movers. Also rented a 6x12 trailer to move some of our belonging to Florida. The trailer had a slow leak in one of the tires. Had to refill it several times during our trip.
I think they were stretched as this is moving season. We reserved our truck >2 mos in advance. The morning before we were supposed to pick it up they notified us that it wasn't available and we'd have to drive an hour away to pick up another truck. They comped the extra gas for that drive and NOTHING else for our inconvenience (added 2+ hours of travel). They told us they would give us an extra day of rental as compensation but then charged us for the extra day anyway. We'll be using Budget next time.
Rented from the Uhaul location on Summer Avenue in Memphis. Very rude and unprofessional. Was met with hostility when I inquired about keeping the truck for 3 extra hours due to movers rescheduling. Had to return original truck and pick up a second truck from a different (much better) location to complete my move. I will never use this location again, and I will probably avoid Uhaul moving forward if at all possible.
Nothing I had requested 2 months in advance was as I had requested. I didn't get the truck I reserved, at the location I reserved with the mobile pickup I reserved. Instead I had to go to a second location, they did provide a larger truck, so that was ok, and the in person pick-up worked ok for me because I was first in line. However, had I showed up one minute later, the line was out the door and I probably would have been delayed an hour. I did notify them of my dissatisfaction and they did reimburse me a portion of my costs.
Reserved a van online about 2 weeks in advance.... Only after arrival, using the App Checkin - did the agent say "we only have a 10'box truck for you." (ugh, fine. (but got a partial refund to offset gas and larger-truck driving concerns). The App was dumb, I should have just used the local staff onsite. Part two: my return "due back" time got adjusted somehow during that whole process... What was supposed to be a 24 hour rental turned into a 22hr? weird. check in (via a human), was quick and easy.
The U-Haul company called me a week after I booked to say they didn’t have my truck. I told them I needed the 15 foot that next day. They “worked it out”. We go to this shady Ace Hardware to sign in then to a frankly scary lot a mile or so down the road to actually get it. The truck was 12 foot and they gave the person behind us a 15 foot. I had to leave furniture behind and we were moving to a new state and I’m devastated. The woman who answered the phone at the hardware was also very rude. The signage was no help at all to find it either.