While waiting at Caliber Collisions on Lois Lane in Wake Forest, the Enterprise rep showed up. Without introducing herself (neither by name nor by company), she launched into questions about what happened to my car. Given the lack of introduction and the questions about the collision, I thought she was with Caliber Collision, and I considered commenting that she didn't tell me her name, and that I had already gone over everything with another (Caliber Collision) rep. This was disorienting for a customer in the stressful situation of dropping off their car for auto-collision repair.
After a while, when she said we would go look at the car, I thought she meant my car, not the rental, as I still thought she was from Caliber and was, therefore, wondering why we were going to do the same thing I just did with the first Caliber Collision rep. I started walking toward my car and it slowly dawned on me she was walking me to the rental.
Does Enterprise not train staff to introduce themselves by name and by company?! I liked her personality and demeanor, but this was disorienting, and I would think Enterprise would be more sensitive to customers in the stressful situation of dropping off their cars for collision repair.
There's more. It was a good thing I attempted to clean the windshield upon initial startup. (They could not clean the car's exterior given the cold weather and frozen equipment. I was OK with that.) The windshield fluid reservoir was bone dry. (Are you kidding me?!) So, I drove from Caliber Collision to the nearby Enterprise to report this. "Are you sure?" she asked me (same nameless rep). Am I sure? Seriously?
She filled the reservoir and returned the car.
When I got home and backed into the driveway, the backup camera display was of no help, as they had hastily wiped it "clean." (I am accustomed to relying on the backup camera of my car and that's one of the reasons I paid extra for a premium rental.) Unfortunately, the dashboard display was smeared and rendered the view too murky to be of any help.
As if my full-time job and this inconvenience didn't take up enough of my time... I went into the house, got some paper towels and used plain water to wipe the display clean and followed up with a dry paper towel to finish. (No cleaners, as you need to be careful with these display materials that way.) There was a smudge I could not clear. (I don't want them to accuse me of creating the smudge, and they can't blame me for using inappropriate cleaning materials because I used only paper towels and water. And I shouldn't have had to do that in the first place.)
Another complaint: When delivering the car initially, she (the unnamed one) said the car smelled "great, not of cigarette smoke." I do not agree that it smelled great. It smells like a chemical air-freshener deodorizer, which I find unhealthy and repugnant.
Yet another problem: The front passenger seat has something on it that looks like a small bird dropping. I don't anticipate having passengers, so I'll leave that for them to address when I return it.
This all adds up to a significant lack of attention to detail, aka lack of customer service. I've taken photos and reported all of this to my auto insurance provider. At least I won't encounter the problem posted by another customer, where they ended up on Enterprise's DNR list due to failure to pay the bill (which had, in fact, already been paid). In my case, the transaction will occur directly between my insurance provider and Enterprise. But given the other reviews I saw, I don't think the list of complaints is likely to end here.
I never had issues at another Enterprise location. I hope Enterprise takes note of this and reaches out to me to do something to make up for this poor experience. I also hope they investigate this location (on Lois Lane in Wake Forest, NC) and take action to clean up their act.
I'll post updates -- hopefully with news that Enterprise has taken remedial actions and bumped up my satisfaction level accordingly. read more