U-Haul® Reviews
I reserved a U-Haul truck to be picked up in Springfield Gardens. When I called the day prior to my reservation, they told me the truck would NOT be available there. Instead I picked the same size truck up in Seaford. It was about the same distance away, so it didn't matter much to me and the U-Haul people gave me some extra mileage to make sure there would be no extra cost involved. The truck was brand new and very good.
Budget almost cost me a lot of money when as I was driving and thinking what I was going to do, UHaul came to the rescue. Not only did they have a truck for me that day but they provided a discount for the car carrier I rented. They were more expensive but trust me...well worth it. Don't bother with budget. Pay the extra money.
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.