I have rented cars through Enterprise several times and never had any problems. On the contrary, I was always impressed by their customer service.\r
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However, my most recent experience was bad enough that I will never rent from Enterprise again. I picked up a car from Enterprise for a weekend trip. A few hours into my rental, the low tire pressure light went on. I stopped by a gas station to add air to the now almost flat tire, only to have the same problem persist not an hour later. At around noon, I called Enterprise and explained about the air leak in the tire, and Enterprise told me that they were out of cars in my rental type and my only option was to take the car by a repair shop myself and have the problem fixed. They said they would reimburse me. As my trip was only about 48 hours long in total, I explained that I did not have time to accomplish this. \r
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I made several more calls to customer service. The tagline ""We'll pick you up!"" that continuously echoed while I was on hold began to sound like a joke. After about an hour and a half on the phone with half a dozen people, Enterprise finally agreed to have someone come bring me a different car. I would have gone back to Enterprise myself, but I was about an hour away from their location and did not think I would make it without having to stop several times to re-fill the tire. \r
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Enterprise said they would be there at 2:30pm. At around 3:15pm, I get a call from customer service that their driver is on his way and should be there by 4:15pm. At 4:30pm, I get a call from the driver that he is on his way. Wait - wasn't he on his way before? Nope.\r
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I finally get the car around 5:00pm. The new car had no problems, but all in all, I spent about five hours of my 48 hour trip dealing with what should have been a simple issue.\r
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When my rental was over, I turned the car in and found that I had been charged an assortment of additional fees for the car swap. They amounted to only about $10, but it just felt like adding insult to injury, especially when I had been reassured that I would not be charged an penny.\r
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I am now back from my trip, and found not one, but two email requests from Enterprise for me to review my recent experience. Well, Enterprise, if you insist!\r
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Never again.
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