Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
15 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

bahboo

(16,337 posts)
1. I rent a lot from Hertz....
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 02:36 PM
Dec 2021

this fall, the price was just too high, so I rented from Budget. Got a nice kickback gift certificate from Amazon as well.

dem4decades

(11,288 posts)
2. I bought a car back to Hertz with a full tank of gas, then they charged me 75.00 bucks to fill it.
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 02:44 PM
Dec 2021

When I got my charge card statement the next month it was on it. Crooks in my opinion.

dem4decades

(11,288 posts)
10. Never had a problem with Enterprise. The guy that hit my car had State Farm
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:05 PM
Dec 2021

And they told me they would only reimburse a Hertz rental. So fuck State Farm and fuck Hertz.

IronLionZion

(45,440 posts)
4. They're just living up to their name
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 02:51 PM
Dec 2021

Hertz really hurts it's customers

It's long past time to fix their systems

DSandra

(999 posts)
5. I rented a car from Hertz years ago, someone ran a red light and crashed into the car...
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 03:01 PM
Dec 2021

I was distraught and the police was pushing me to get a tow truck, they called a towing company to tow it to a yard, well since it’s not my car I couldn’t pull it out and I told Hertz and despite me reporting it to several areas, they let the car sit in the lot for 20 days before pulling it out and tried to charge me over $1000 for their ineptness, claiming that i was supposed to call them to tow it. I’ve never been in that bad of an accident before and I was too distraught to even think about that, and I pleaded with Hertz for days after to get the car out, and they didn’t. And I’m supposed to pay for that?

To add insult and even more injury to injury, my partner was doing Lyft express using a Hertz vehicle that was provided by the rental, and while I was with her in the car, the car’s brakes failed on the freeway while she was trying to stop for traffic, causing the car to rear end a car and injuring me, and we were lucky that we weren’t going faster as we could have been killed. We were too distraught with being inundated with bad luck to even consider suing or getting access to the car to collect evidence, but seeing Hertz’s pattern of behavior, I wouldn’t be surprised if they skimped on brake maintenance for the car. And to add even more to that, police also towed away the car and Hertz did the SAME THING to her, leaving the car for 30 or so days in the tow yard and tried to charge her over $1000 for it.

NullTuples

(6,017 posts)
7. Sounds a LOT like Hertz record-keeping is a complete mess.
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 04:27 PM
Dec 2021

I hope at least one of the lawsuits triggers an outside audit of the company's data practices.

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
8. Thanks for posting this story!
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 04:43 PM
Dec 2021

Like so many others, I'm traveling over the holidays -- including airfare and car-rental. Glad that my rental is with another agency.

FWIW, the cost of a car-rental is more than double that of the airfare!

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)
11. I have rented from Hertz numerous times without a problem
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:07 PM
Dec 2021

but if those people in the news stories followed their contract and that still happened to them, they should end up with a nice settlement to which they are entitled.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
12. I've had it with hertz....NEVER again!!
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 05:42 PM
Dec 2021

I had a car reserved when Covid hit...and they refused to refund my $50 deposit. Couldn't believe it! Fuck them. Too many other rental outfits with just as good of cars for less money, and definitely more client friendly.

Fuck hertz.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
13. We've rented from Hertz... but mostly from Avis.
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 06:15 PM
Dec 2021

Enterprise vehicles are always dirty and smell like cigarettes or spilled booze and vomit. It's also a pain that Enterprise doesn't give a full tank of gas to BEGIN WITH... and they expect me to bring the vehicle back with 1/4 tank of gas (just the same as when they rented it to me) Ridiculous!!

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»Video & Multimedia»Don't EVER rent a car fro...