U-Haul® Reviews
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.
I reserved a truck from the Park Slope UHaul in Brooklyn. They were perfectly nice, though it took 45 minutes to get my vehicle, despite no lines. And, the truck they offered me drove terribly and was quite old and painted white... They also overcharged me for gas by over-reporting what was actually in the tank... then charging me, despite the fact that I returned it at exactly the same gas level.
UHaul locations conflicting information regarding the availability of furniture pads to rent in advance of the truck rental; truck was less than adequate - gas gauge fluctuated from FULL to 3/4 when stopped at the light, cab was extremely dirty & did not feel vehicle was properly maintained - although the truck successfully moved our goods, we did not feel comfortable that the truck wouldn't break down along the way.
First I would like to say the Uhaul office I picked my truck up was wonderful! My problem is with getting the proper truck. I ordered over a month prior to my move. I could not get anyone to 'Confirm' a trucks availability until 2 days in advance. I would call weekly since I live on an island and was trying to rent locally vs. off island and ferry costs are ridiculous. When I did finally get confirmation on my truck availability at my desired location I could finally confirm the moving labor guys I had hired. When I picked up my truck, I was told they almost never had a 26 foot truck and their order showed a 20 foot had been ordered. I have numerous emails stating I had a 26 foot truck ordered. I had to make do and it luckily it was a local move. The truck I did receive was spotless clean and ran well. Check out was simple and I dropped off after hours. My only complaint is you cannot get a 'gauranteed' vehicle at gauranteed location which was nerve racking in planning. Then getting the wrong size truck did not allow for the move in the allotted time so it cost a lot more in labor. I am still moving small stuff in cars days later which would not be possible for most. I cannot understand why with such advance notice they could not have the proper size truck available as ordered.
If there was a rating below poor, we would give it. 1 hour before moving they called saying they did not have our truck. We reserved the truck June 15th for an August 1st move. Then at a second location a young guy reserved a trailer for Saturday morning promising us it would be available because of the last location cancelling our truck. He did not have authority to make a reservation for the trailer and it was not available when went for pick up. There was one older Gentleman that made a call and due our situation and having all our receipts called an owner and they rented us a company truck. Kudos for one EMPLOYEE with ETHICS. THIS GENTLEMAN went above and beyond to make things right. However, we will not use U-Haul again.
I paid for 4 movers to show up at 9 am and Uhaul calls me the day before my move and tells me I have to pick up my truck 45 minutes away, after I had called 1 month prior and booked the reservation at a location 5 minutes away. Then they moved my reservation two more times. It finally ended up at a place so far away it more than doubled the cost of my move due to the milage. The location wasn't an official Uhaul location, either, which they didn't tell me, so Uhaul corporate couldn't drop the added costs.
The truck was badly in need of transmission maintenance before we received it, and at the pick-up point they didn't want to help us put the trailor on the truck. The truck still had things in it when they tried to give it to us, and needed to be cleaned before we could drive it off the lot. Despite having set an appointment time, we didn't get to leave with the truck when we picked it up for almost an hour after we arrived to pick it up. The return of the truck went very well, however.
I was assured when I made the reservation that I could change the destination without problem. 5 weeks prior to the move, I attempted to change it to a place two hours east of the original location. Uhaul said it would cost an additional 1000, or I could wait until I rented the truck and speak with the location in person. When I picked up the truck (a full hour south of where we requested pickup), the rep told me that he could not change the destination, only the regional office could. I called them, they told me to call the number on the contract. I called that number and was told that the original rep should have modified the destination prior to us signing the contract and there was nothing she could do. She recommended that I call another woman, named Patty to see if the altered destination charge could be waived. Party said she did not have the power to do so, and had no idea why anyone had given me her number. She recommended that I speak with the location that I wanted to drop the truck off. I called them, and was told there would be a fee, but they could not tell me how much until after I return the truck. I would have exceeded the mileage they offered me due to the pickup location and then driving to to the original drop off location, so I really wanted to do a comparison as to which way would cost less. I asked to speak to the manager at the local drop off, but no one was available and back to work for two more days. So last night, we dropped it off at the local uhaul. Now they want another grand . I think it is total buckshit. I've been trying to alter the drop off location for FIVE weeks and got the run around. Now, I get shrugged shoulders and sorry I can't help you.