Terrible experience when renting from Avis. I rented a Chevy Express van and it had loose locknuts for the two front wheels. luckily the wheels didn't fall off! Airbag service light was on for most of the 6 day trip. Front AC doesn't work. Stay away from Avis/budget at all cost! read more

Unbelievably bad even for a car rental company. Two agents, line with 20 people, each transaction takes 10-15 minutes. One customer has been at one of the two agents' counters for nearly 30 minutes. I could buy a car faster. read more

I love the fact that if you're a preferred customer you skip past the long line and go up the escalator and go an get your rental. Easy peasy!!!! read more

every time we use Avis there's a problem the customer service is very bad super long lines Use another company - I wish I did read more

If I could leave 0 stars, I would. Shorter: Just don't. Or if you do, let it be the very last resort. On 7/31/22, I waited in line for an hour and a half at the Chicago O'Hare Avis. I was the third or fourth customer in line. A crowd formed after me; by the time I left, there was a long line and only one employee at the counter. The employees were stressed out of their minds and I don't blame them. Several people abandoned the line and hopped over to Budget or National and waltzed away with keys in minutes while the rest of us waited. And btw, there were no lines at any of the other car rental agencies--people were just showing up, getting their keys, and trotting off happily when we waited miserably, our wait made even less fun by coming after 12 hours of cross-country travel; by occurring in a pandemic when no one was wearing a mask and people were coughing and sneezing; by the crowd getting restless, so there was a lot of muttering and grumbling. Also, the employee forgot to mention they add $200 for deposit in the charges to your credit card, which was annoying and made me worry until I called to verify the charges. None of this is to blame the employees at all, clearly every problem can be traced to an Avis overbooking/under capacity problem. They should have offered a discount or some free thing to offset the literal pain of the line. Not to mention that the ghastly cost of renting a car these days--but that's everywhere, not specific to Avis. The garage employees were great at pickup and drop-off, and the car was clean and pleasant to drive. Still, that wait was so very horrible that I can't imagine that I would ever rent a car from Avis again. read more

We have Avis Preferred and the service was terrible. The signage at the O'Hare airport was horrible. It was very unclear where to go as an Avis Preferred customer. Then when we finally found it, the representative was unfriendly and did not communicate anything. We had to ask what kind of car were we getting and where the car was located. I was very disappointed. read more

45 minute line to pick up a car I reserved at Boston Logan. Clearly a staffing problem.

Don't rent from them! The service they provide is completely terrible! I've broke down my review into different parts. See below. Car: The car, a Dodge Grand Caravan, was decent. It didn't seem like it was cleaned before I got it. There was an old sock in the inside of the car, sitting on the seat. The car only had about 6,000 miles on it, but it seemed to have an idle issues. What's nice, compared to other cars I've rented, is that the car had leather seats and a remote starter. Gas mileage on the car was great! Pick up service: Terrible! The person was rude! She talked at me and not to me. When I told her I have a reservation, she asked "How old are you?", as if I'm not old enough to rent a car. She gave me a dirty look when I declined insurance, as if I was stupid for not getting it. I booked my reservations via Costco, which gives me a free additional driver and she did not honor it. Overall, the pick up of the car was smooth. Checked in, got the paperwork done, get a paper with where the car is parked, pick up the car (key inside), and drive it to the gate where they scan the car and you drive out. Phone service: Contacted customer service via phone to follow up on them not giving me a free additional driver. They told me they can't do anything and I have to call Costco. They wanted to charge me $50 to add another driver. The guy on the phone seemed like he was reading off a script. Drop off service: Drop off was smooth. Drive the car up, they walk around, scan the car check mileage, and you're done. The worker, however, again just talked at me not to me. Never made any eye contact! Terrible service! They didn't give me a receipt and charged me $30 over the original quoted price. Now I have to dispute the gas fee when I returned the car with a full tank of gas that I got right before returning the car! read more

TSA lines are faster than this place. Kicking myself for not reserving with Hertz! Don't know if it's the staff or the systems they have to use but waiting over 30 min when there are only 5 people in line and 3 agents working is a bit ridiculous IMO. Maybe I'm just spoiled by Hertz, idk. Btw, I reserved online, they have my cc info, my insurance declaration, I downloaded app and checked in....why the need to wait in line to check in? Please simplify the process!! So after 40 minutes in line, I learned that although I did everything correctly online, I still needed to stand in line for a vehicle. Many upset customers were starting to voice their concerns. The agent (stressed but pleasant) said they are out of "Standard" vehicles. Apparently she was not authorized to upgrade me for free but can downgrade it. Unbelievable. Never again read more

Do not use this company. I have been charged $80 for not filling up the car, despite filling up at the by garage just around the corner minutes before the drop off. No notification that I would be charge this, the person to I hand the keys to said nothing. read more

I have been a loyal AVIS preferred customer for more than 20 yrs. I picked up my car and noticed a very foul odor. Thinking it was disinfectant (smelled like bug spray) and due to limited time, I didn't report it at the time. Upon return, I commented that the car had a bad odor, but was better because I had opened the windows several time during the 5 day rental. Avis sent a letter to me 3 weeks later that they were charging me $479.00 to clean the car! I called customer service and was told there was documentation of ashes in ash tray (I'm a non-smoker) and they could not do anything about the charge. I asked for a supervisor and was told someone would call me back....7 hours later, still no call. Is it really so hard to believe a loyal customer? Or to follow up? "Customer Service"?? read more

Of course they give out coupons for a free upgrade and don't have it. Go figure! Get better service every other rental place I've been to, So, not coming back here again! read more

I was lied to by the agent at ORD concerning gas coverage. I was told I had have it at $68, fill the rental back up at a gas station near the airport, bring my receipt and maybe they could waive the gas fee. She said her printer was down and could not give me a printed bill, she scribbled a few things on a pamphlet and sent me on my way. When I got to the car the front passenger seat had a big chocolate stain on it, the attendant who walked me to the car said there was nothing she could do and just take a picture of it and show it when I returned the car. I had a family emergency and needed to return the car at a different location and was charged an additional $70 for the change. The overall experience was awful and costly, the took advantage of a person who was dealing with a life and death situation and up-charged me on anything they could read more

Wow , a new car with good tires After many tired cars I actually got one with less than 500 mileson the odomitor Pleasantly surprised One is not a streak or a trend ... Time will tell read more

The Good: 1. Car was in great shape, clean as much a rental can be and had a smooth drive. 2. Staff, whilst tired, did their best to serve me. 3. Buses where quick and the driver was courteous. The Bad: 1. The place could use a renovation. 2. Another staff member for the night shift would help a lot. 3. A Wi-Fi for the lobby and a charging station would be very helpful. Overall: Chicago O'Hare location is a busy one. One should expect it to be fast and easy going, granted, some customers weren't prepared nor had any reservations so that really hold up the line but should have another agent for the night shift. Overall, a decent experience. read more

Got to the Avis preferred board only to read my name and the word "ctr," in other words, go to the counter. Well, the Avis preferred counter is closed, as is budget rent- a-car, which means I now have to line up behind 35 other customers instead of going straight to my car. So why use Avis preferred? Why use Avis at all? This is the 6th time I've seen them understaffed at midnight, so I'm pretty sure it's not a surprise. Now there's only 20 people ahead of me, but another 16 renters behind me. A full hour wait for a pre-reserved "preferred" reservation. read more

Take pictures of interior/exterior before and after! Keep gas receipts. I rented the car for a long weekend and the car was barely used. Two weeks later I get a charge for $250 for smoke smell and cigarettes burns in the seat!! I was with my girlfriend and her 7 year old daughter and none of us smoke! I've looked through these reviews and have so far found three other similar complaints. Can't blame Avis corporate but I do blame Avis O'Hare's shady a**hole employees robbing their customers. Shameful. I'm currently disputing these charges and so far dispute denied by supervisor. I was to get a follow up in 3-4 days and no response. I had to call Avis corp to find out they denied it. Expecting a call back from a supervisor. read more

I'd never rented a car that was not entirely clean before this trip. Floor had pieces of popcorn from previous passengers. I wouldn't've cared enough to write a review though if it wasn't for the fact that they tried to charge $100 for a tank of gas that we'd just filled up at the nearest gas station. We had to call and give them information with receipts. We had them of course. I'd caution anyone to keep good track bc it's obvious that the people who manage this branch are corner cutting scumbags. read more

Hidden charges you only see after you return the car. No one is available at time of return. You will be asked to leave the keys in the car and leave. Once you re-check you final receipt online, totally different charges. read more

Customer service was very slow and unorganized only had two people working. Pre-booked the car and still took an hour to get it. Was not told about a $250 deposit. I don't recommend Avis at all if I could give it zero stars I would. read more

Good service on the front end but a total scam on the backend. Brought the car back with tank 1/2 empty. I knew I'd need to pay to fill it back up. Sigh at the counter stares it would be $2.42/gal. I was OK with that. Well, it seems that there us dome hidden clause that if I didn't pay extra on the front end for a "fueling option", I was now obliged to pay for a FULL tank of gas. Avis charged me $50 and change for what would probably amount to 6 gallons of gas. First time I've used Avis. Definitely the last time. read more

My husband received an unexpected letter in the mail a week or so after we returned the car. It stated Avis charged our credit card $297.00 for cleaning fees that were unwarranted. Avis would only return half the money. Avis also charged our credit card days later for tolls charges which we never used. When returning your car take videos and ask the person taking the car back in to verify there is no damage on video. I really question their business ethics. read more

When I arrived to pick up my car, Juan was quick to get me checked in and I walked out the door in less than 5 minutes. Him and the manager were extremely helpful and kind. I'm not sure where the negative reviews came from, or perhaps they have new employees now. I'm glad I decided to rent with them, originally I was skeptical due to the negative reviews. This was truly the best price and service. I just returned my vehicle and there were no extra charges to my card. Best experience I've had! read more

I can not believe it! I prepaid $400+ for a 4 day rental for a Jeep Renegade. Then Avis charged me $217 extra. They claimed that I agreed to pay all those extra expensive liability coverage at the counter. Never in a million years! I know these tricks. I used the American Express Gold card to rent the car, the card have enough coverage for rental cars, and you need to decline the car rental company's offer to qualify for Amex coverage. So I always decline those extra liability BS at he counter. Again this time, I made it very clear at the counter that I decline these extras. Now they claim that they have my signature! Scam artists! This is Avis??? read more

Worst rental experience ever in my 20 plus years of traveling for work. Shuttle bus decides not to stop for us at airport forcing us to wait another 20 mins for the next one. App tells me my car (upgraded me to a Camaro - very nice) is in a certain space. No car in that space. No one at the counter either. Finally some one shows up but I'm customer #2 in line. 20 more mins and I get a carolla in the farthest space possible. Car is dirty and doesn't smell great, but I don't want to go back in line. On the road and it has a bad thumping sound while driving. Bad tire, bad wheel bearing - not sure. By the way - no one answers their phones. The budget rental counter in the same building was well staffed and helping people very quickly. I'm trying them next time. read more

Terrible service, apathetic employees. When I went to pick up my car on arrival, there was a 30 minute line at the Preferres counter! Their fast break app is a joke, the car and space it told me to go to did not exist. When I went to turn the car in, the employees were too busy having a personal conversation to help me. I am picking another Company for future Ohare trips Avis at this location has always been bad. And they are getting worse! read more

The people that work there couldn't be less helpful or more rude. Online reservation was misleading.

Horrible service. Hour plus wait with two clerks. Try another cat company if possible

I visited Chicago last minute due to a family medical issue . I asked for discounts and no dice. I was quoted close to $600 for a 5 day rental for a full size vehicle!! No mention was made to even budge from the amount. I've used Avis many times in the past - this specific incident really disappointed me. read more

I would give 0 stars if I could. I don't know that I specifically blame the O'Hare location for all the issues we faced, but I can't write a yelp review for Avis as a whole. After all the hassle (initially told it wouldn't be a problem to getting a call the morning of pick to be told they only had an 8 passenger suv to then being told the did have a 12 passenger van) of actually getting the 12 passenger van from the Shorewood location in July that I reserved the October prior, we notice the tires are bald and isn't safe to drive to Florida from Illinois. The van is towed back and I am sent an Uber to take me to O'hare airport to get another 12 passenger van. Turns out they don't have a 12 passenger van and all they can give me is a midsize suv that seats 7. We get a plan figured out with a personal vehicle of someone in our group and the 7 passenger vehicle will get to us at the end of the trip when we have fewer people coming back from Florida with us. The day the 7 passenger vehicle is planning to leave Illinois, there is a flat tire on it. Avis supplies another 7 passenger vehicle and tows the second defective vehicle they rented to us. Upon finally returning to Illinois, Avis then wants to charge us for returning the vehicle to O'hare rather than Shorewood. Now they are charging us for supposed tire damage on the vehicle returned. I will never rent from Avis again. read more

$650 for a FOUR day rental. They claimed I asked for an upgrade on my receipt and I have no proof I didn't. They also charge $53 AND $32 in separate charges to pick up from their airport facility. That is $80 just to get the car from the airport. Avoid them like the plague. read more

Horrible rental experience. I have always rented from Enterprise but Avis had a good rate when we went to Chicago. Car was returned and inspected on time on September 14, 2019. On October 17, 2019, I received an e-mail from Avis that the car incurred additional damage and was charged automatically an additional $265.84. This is without any proof and after it was thoroughly inspected by their personnel upon return. I disputed the charges via e-mail and never received a response, just an auto charge on my credit card. I am sorely disappointed and have filed a dispute with the credit card company and will file a complaint with the consumer affairs and the FTC. We examined the car before returning and have witnesses and photos to boot. It is a hassle AND A WASTE OF OUR TIME to deal with this scam of a company. read more

if I can give minus 5 I will give no one! no one from customer service answer calls. be very care before you get car. it was my first time. they have sh...t system and you get car no one take complain never again!!!! read more

Can I give something a negative review?!?! This was THE WORST CAR RENTAL EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. The whole time we were thinking to ourselve are we being punked? First of all, we had to wait two hours to even rent the car. Then we finally got the car. As soon as we got in there was a TERRIBLE smoke smell. We complained to the person working in the booth. There were also several pieces of the car missing. He didn't even get out of his booth and told us it was fine. Honestly it was like talking to a wall dealing with every representative. Well what comes in the mail? But a fine of $450 dollars FOR THE SMOKE SMELL. The smoke smell was there BEFORE we bought the car. It was bad enough having to drive around with such an embarassing god-awful smell. But to charge us $450 dollars after the worst experience we have ever had?! Seriously this company is a joke. PLEASE go anywhere else. I can only imagine the headache this is going to cause. read more

Zero stars, but of course you can't give that. It appears I have also been a victim of the fraudulent actions of the Chicago O'Hare location, where they claim the vehicle is returned in poor condition and charge hundreds of dollars in cleaning fees. I have only searched Google and Yelp reviews, which turned up several similar situations. This is no coincidence. They claim our van had a heavy smoke odor and sent blurry pictures that seemed to insinuate ashes on the surfaces. Nobody in my family smokes, nor would my wife have gotten in any vehicle that smelled of smoke. Our van had not been recently cleaned and had a couple of pieces of trash, yet nothing too serious to request another one. It certainly didn't smell of smoke when we picked it up or dropped it off, so where did the smoke smell come from? There either wasn't any smoke smell or it happened after I dropped it off. There was one attendant trying to return approximately 40 vehicles, so they do not inspect your vehicle while you are there and 99% of people do not have the time luxury to wait for hours to get an inspection. This is exactly what they want. After you leave, they can claim whatever they want and you have no ability to dispute it. Even if I had pictures or a video , it would not dispute a claim of odor. I have already filed a complaint and been totally dismissed by two different agents. I even provided a picture of my own vehicle showing the exact same dust and flakes as they claim are ashes. I can guarantee my vehicle has never been smoked in. I find their actions appalling and will not settle for this treatment. I was charged $450 and after my Google review, they are giving me a $90 refund. Since these charges and accusations are completely false, anything short of a full refund is unacceptable. I'm heading to the Better Business Bureau and my lawyer next. I will never do business with Avis again. read more

Rented a car from Avis. They charged me $250 because they had to vacuum the car. There was a bit of sand in the car from my shoes.

I rented a car here just for several hours. The process was super easy! I booked on-line via Priceline (just a couple hours before pick-up), got a great deal and I was on my way. Once I arrived to the airport location, the line was non-existent, so I was able to get to the counter right away. The gentleman behind the counter was super nice and helped process my order in a quickly. Within a few minutes, I was signed, sealed and delivered. Just outside the building where the cars and mine was a speedy walk from the rental building. At the exit, the clerk checked my ID and the rental agreement and I was out of there right away. Even though getting back to the airport car rental facility got me all sorts of crazy lost because I had to gas up the car, the return process was also pretty easy, so I was done fairly quick. Beware because O'Hare airport is huge and busy, so plan accordingly, folks! read more

Reserved a car 2 weeks in advance and it was nowhere to be found upon arrival, they also tried to charge me double what my original reservation was set for and give me a worse vehicle. Terrible experience. I expect more from Avis. read more

I just rented a car through my company reservation and had the worst customer experience I've had with any service I have received over the past two years. He insisted that they cannot remove a GPS from the reservation that I did not order, told me to go ahead and sign and they would remove it, and then proceeded to tell me that they couldn't remove it from the reservation. So I am paying for a gps that I did not order, did not want, and was told would be refunded if I just signed the initial bill. The customer service rep was rude and inappropriate. He was immature, flippant, and disrespectful. I will not be renting with Avis again. read more

I hate OHare as it is just too big. If you fly in via United, the Avis bus that picks you up stops at four other terminals before taking you back to the Avis lot. It took well over 30 minutes to get to the lot. I was over charged for the gas and will be doing a chargeback. Avoid. read more