Zipcar Inc

ZIPCAR IS THE WORST. I remember when it was a great company... But now, service is HORRIFIC, the software DOESN'T WORK, tech support is by email only (no more help by phone), and if you have a technical support issue, nobody gets back to you for WEEKS. The latest example: We had an incident in a car (scraped some paint). I thought I'd be a nice person and report it, even though it was a minor issue. Zipcar's response: they SUSPENDED our membership – surprise! -- and said we had to file an incident report. But the incident report system is BROKEN. I was told they'd submit a tech support request. After a week, a tech sent me an email message saying 'we're aware of the issue', but offered no help in submitting a report. Meanwhile, I'm told the incident can take 2 months to resolve -- but only after I submit the report, which I can't submit because the website is broken! Meanwhile, all my family members have been removed from my account. We're kind of desperate now, and there's no help in sight...

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1.0 star rating
1/19/2019
I would give them zero stars if I could. I had the most appalling experience just now that is actually unbelievable. The car I used was a Volkswagen Jetta that was filthy, had rips in the upholstery and dog hair all over. I could have lived with the filth but the car died twice and I was unable to get it to start no matter what I did. I was finally able to find someone to jump start my car- something I had to do on my own as the fabulous reps at zipcar had zero interest in my problem. I had to call 5 times and still got nowhere. I was told there was nothing wrong with the car and that it was my fault the car wouldn't' start. Ok. I got belligerent, rude, sassy and downright nasty reps on the phone each time I called. On the fifth time, I asked for member services so I could cancel my account and I was put on hold for 5 minutes and when the same rude person got on the phone i was told no one could help me in member services. I have just canceled my account and strongly advise anyone thinking of zipcar to stay away unless you want to have a broken down car and then get zero help, complete rudeness and no way of fixing your situation.

Zipcar failed to notify me about a penalty ticket which was then passed to DEBT COLLECTORS. Which I found out 12 months (!) after the incident.
I ended up paying c. £300 for the offence I was not even aware of.

August 2021: I had a rental with Zipcar. Apparently, had a traffic offence which I was not notified about back then.

August 2022: I'm getting a paper letter from a debt collector agency saying I have an outstanding debt of c. £300.

It turned out that Zipcar failed to notify me about the penalty ticket back in 2021. Therefore, it was not paid on time and ended up with debt collectors.
Which I figured out only in August 2022, 1 year after the incident.

Zipcar support was absolutely horrendous.

First, they general support were taking ages to connect me to the relevant team (violations), even though I had a hard deadline with the collectors (1 week left) which I emphasised to them several times.

And them the violations team showed no interest in and understanding of my situation, even though it was clearly caused by a flaw in their notification procedure.

Needless to say, it took us 5-6 email interactions until I finally saw the scanned copy of the actual penalty ticket I had to pay for.

CONCLUSION: I have been Zipcar customer for nearly 4 years, using them very often and spreading a good word within my circle.

They've now effectively robbed me for £300, and have made me through humiliating experience of having and paying the collectors' debt.
The worst of all, they did not even admit any flaws from their side, and showed no respect and compassion.

With regret, I'm now closing my account and will make sure my case is known to as many existing users as possible, so that they are aware of what risks they are actually exposed to.

I'm happy to provide the debt collectors' enforcement notice and the penalty ticket with dates and all the details upon request.

Worst Customer Service-Cars are FILTHY (during Covid outbreak and before)- Cars are NOT maintained!
My husband and I have been using Zipcar for years and if I could give it O STARS I would!
It was bad enough that before the Corona Virus pandemic would we get cars that were absolutely filthy -both interior & exterior.
However, during the Pandemic, we were told that the cars were would be cleaned and sanitized after every use- NOT TRUE!
Today- June 1st- we went to pick up a car that was not only filthy, but filled with garbage from the previous driver! In addition, every single light lit up (low tire pressure, issues with brakes, steering, etc.) This is NOT ACCEPTABLE especially during the pandemic when keeping things clean and sanitized are a matter of life and death.
After waiting 30 minutes, we reached a customer rep and were disconnect with NO CALL back! This will ABSOLUTELY be our last time renting from Zip Car. I would rather pay a bit more and know that I am getting a well maintained, clean, sanitized car.

We went to Hawaii for our Anniversary starting 08-04-17. We decided to try out Zipcar, it sounded perfect for our vacation. Rent a car when you need, by the hour not by the day. This was perfect for our detail itinerary we had worked on for 8 months before our trip. I went to the website, payed the registration fee, and annual fee. It was that simple, I was now a proud Zipcar member with all of the benefits! I reserved a car for 08-09-17. My wife and I, along with another couple arrived a day early to the pick up spot, just to make sure we had no problems the next day when we would be exploring the island of Oahu! When we arrive onsite, to our horror the car that was reserved, had been in a wreck, and very dirty! The front passenger bumper was damage and part of it was in the back seat! It was a horrible site! I immediately called Zipcar, after I explain the issue to Zipcar's helpless support team, he said, "sir you can take the car as is or I can refund your rental fee." I said, "take the car as is, I am not sure if it is safe to drive!" "Well, I am sorry, but these are the only two options we have," he replied. I asked to speak to a Manager. When a manager finally picked up the transferred call, I explain the situation to her. "We are on our anniversary and all our plans that where made can not be change, because of reservations and other details. I am standing here looking at the car I am suppose to pickup tomorrow and it has been wrecked, is there anything you can do", I said? She replied, "I am sorry sir, but we do not have anymore cars available, but you are welcome to take the car as is or I can return your rental fee." I thought I was reliving ground hog day! I said, "I am not sure if this car is safe to drive, half of the bumper is in the back seat and the other half is hanging off the car!" "Will you please cancel my membership and refund my money." She said, yes sir I can do that, and I am sorry."
I had one more question for her, "Will you please answer this question before you go?" She said, "yes." "The person I spoke too before you seems to be so calm as if this is normal thing that happens often and so do you. Is it normal?" She said, we do not inspect the cars when they are return, our maintenance personnel do not come around until every 2 weeks and sometime it could be longer." "So you are saying you do not know what condition a vehicle may be in, unless the driver reports it," I asked? She replied, "yes."