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Review fromTamekia B
Date: 11/14/2024
Horrible! Turo is much better. Zipcar takes your ***** plus tax funds with no explanation. Refund my money....total rip off!Review fromRebecca P
Date: 10/20/2024
Our car was left at less than 1/4 tank of gas, in violation of the rules. We reported that, and we had to stop to get gas. At the pump, the Zipcar fuel card failed. We reported the failure of the card in real time. We were told by the cashier that we had to prepay, so we did. When I sought to get reimbursed, I was told that Zipcar would not reimburse me because it was prepaid. I've been a member for 20+ years. That was rule never used to be the case--at least not when I first became a member. Since **** purchased it, all of the complaints about poor service and "gotcha" rules that I have read below have defined Zipcar. I'd love for a competitor to come in and offer an alternative, but since in a decade, no one has, I think it's time for the government to step in and regulate this company.Review fromDaniel C
Date: 10/17/2024
Horrible experience I will make sure I spend 5 minutes out of my day every day for the rest of my life how terrible Zipcar is they locked the car on me before I could not even get my belongings out of the car also I asked to speak to a manager then they hang up on me horrible businessReview fromAbena G
Date: 10/12/2024
On 09/27/2024 I had a rented **** Transit vehicle break down on me. Thank goodness I had insurance so I called for roadside assistance. I was in the middle of a move so the vehicle is filled with my personal belongings. The vehicle was towed and at first they attempted to charge me $191.20 for a broken key fob to which I responded that I handed the key to the driver that was handling the tow. Once informing them of that fact, they apologized and issued me a $35 dollar driving credit. At first I was supposed to retrieve my items on 10/01/2024 and they booked the same vehicle to finish my trip and drop off my trapped items. They then canceled that booking saying that the vehicle is still under maintenance and not available. Fast forward to 10/06/2024 I booked a similar unit to go retrieve my items. I booked this trip the day before on 10/05/2024. I contacted the expert to let them know and they agreed. They then sent another email to tell me the place was closed on Sunday that I did not see and had me go to the location wasting my money. The expert email correspondent then did not respond to my email until 10/08/2024 from 10/05/2024. I had to call and get a refund and driver credit. I attempted to repeat the process for 10/07/2024 but was delayed due to not receiving drivers credit. On 10/08/2024 I attempted to retrieve my items and they said they could not because the email expert who did not respond to my email since 10/06/2024. I showed up and was denied entry to the vehicle because they could not unlock it. I again scheduled for 10/12/2024 and was once again denied entry due to a dead battery though it had just came out of maintenance. I spent 4 hours trying to contact customer service and a supervisor they hung up about 3x. After talking to a rude agent, I spoke to a supervisor who only gave me an extra hour to finish a task. I needed 90 minutes to complete and they are now trying to charge me ***** late fee for again setting me up for a 3rd time to waste my timeReview fromShaqulla B
Date: 10/11/2024
Company overcharged my account. After I called because they had emptied my account and I wouldnt be able to get to work because of the overcharge I was told there was nothing they could do and I had to wait for the charge to clear. I was then locked out the vehicle and charged for a late return. I was also told it was my fault. I was never offered an accommodation or assistance for the inconvenience just told I was out of my money and a ride.Review fromCandice B
Date: 10/03/2024
Zipcar canceled my membership without my authorization with no explanation. Next I had to renew my membership. Then zipcar greatly over charges their customers for late returns. I was charged $291.01 for a first time mistake of a late return of 5 1/2 hours and the company was aware that I booked the same car. The rate per day still doesn't equal to that amount and I was forced to pay upon requesting to speak to a supervisor or official company superiority. This was an honest mistake yet zipcar do not spare no one including mistakes.Review fromRichard C
Date: 09/30/2024
My daughter is a freshman in college and she created an account with **********************. Shortly after doing so, she realized the accidentally applied for a general account rather than a student account. She deleted her account and then tried to create a student account. The account would not create so she called customer service asking for help and was told it is impossible to create another account once an account was deleted. I followed up the call with one of my own asking for clarification and assistance. I was rudely told that is was "impossible" to create another account once an account was deleted and that my daughter will not be able to use ZipCar services. I asked to speak with a supervisor and was denied that request. I am very disappointed in their lack of customer service and unwillingness to help with such a simple request.Review fromNaiqiu Z
Date: 09/10/2024
In 2018, I made a phone call to cancel my membership, and from 2018 to 2022, I have never been charged for fees related to my debit card associated with Zipcar, and I can prove this by submitting my account records. I attempted to get help but was notified that my account had been permanently suspended. I had indicated at the time that I had called Zipcar in 2018 to request to discontinue my membership, but customer service asked me to provide proof of my call, and as someone who has changed carriers, my cell phone number, while unchanged, is no longer available from my current carrier to provide a record of it. And I think the very thing of asking a customer in 2022 to prove that he applied to cancel his membership in 2018 is very unfair. I have been inquiring about possible evidence off and on from 2022 until now, and I can now formally inform you that I have relevant evidence to support that I canceled my membership in 2018. First of all, the account corresponding to my card has no Zipcar debit history since 2018, but Zipcar's customer service stated that $35 for each year of membership prior to 2022 was charged sucessfully, which conflicts with my spending history. I applied to cancel my membership in 2018, so I shouldn't have any spending history on Zipcar for at least the three years *********, and my bank statement proves that I have no relevant spending history, so how did Zipcar's customer service indicate that the chargebacks for ********* were successful? If the chargeback was successful why is there no record of it on my bill? Also, why can't the chargeback continue on my card in 2022?Review fromEkua A
Date: 09/09/2024
unsafe and dirty cars. **************** has been outsourced to a foreign country and they are out of touch and untrained since they can't understand the location of the cars. Was locked out of a recent car I rented. All previous cars have been dirty and obviously been in car crashes previously. Have used Zipcar for over 10 years and recently re-opened account due to current work. The car issues have left me feeling disgusted and unsafe. This company needs a serious operational overhaul.Review fromZulma D
Date: 09/05/2024
**************** ***** why employee or source this service to other countries?! Why are these calls recorded for QC?!Why they argue with the customer after the matter was already cleared and you was given a confirmation that your account was going to be credited?!!! Why do CS agents argue with you and make you curse them out!Why is this company still operating with these rates?!Why I have to wait for repairman 4hrs to unlock the vehicle?! Why they still around if havent turned a profit?!!!! Stealing our money!!!!Why they dont want to give their operators number as Sky op#*****?! Please look into this company ??
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