I submitted the below via Lyft website On Tuesday 10/20/2020 after multiple attempts in contacting them and being ignored.
Received automated response from Lyft 10/20/2020
No further response from Lyft since then.
My family and I have not taken further Lyft rides since then. We believe in giving people and organization opportunities when they learn from their mistakes, but appears not so in this case.
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Lyft putting customer at risk, lack of urgency, poor customer care, ignoring customer request.
Time and date of the ride: 10/15/2020 ~7:05pm
Name of driver: Hxxx (to protect privacy of driver)
Passenger name: Bickkie Nguyen, loyal customer of Lyft over several years to date.
Brief description of what happened:
The ride started and stopped within minutes and I was 0. 5mi into my trip. I was presented with a screen on the app Lyft that the ride had completed and the option to tip the driver. Both the driver and I was confused as to what exactly happened. The driver was panicking and asked me what to do. It was hard to understand him as he had a strong accent and his English was not good. The driver was driving around wondering what to do and then advised that Lyft had sent him another passenger and he proceed on to picking them up in the opposite direction of where I was headed. He said he'll deal with my issue after he drops his next customers off, a couple.
I contacted Lyft customer support in the meantime (see chat screenshots) and advised the agent (Patrick) of the urgency of the situation given that it was raining, dark and I had just flown in from the west coast and am not familiar with the city. The agent first of all got my name wrong "Jonathan". I was willing to work with him via chat but he ultimately advised "I need to hand this case over to a team that specializes on these kind of concerns. Hang tight as they'll reach out to you via email shortly." and the issue/chat was closed.
After the driver dropped off his passengers, he turned off Lyft service and took me to my hotel with a cash price of $25. He got lost and overall the trip took much longer than expected with arrival time ~8:05pm, 40 minutes longer estimated time of arrival.
Issues:
1. Lack of sense of urgency, negligence, lack of customer care of Lyft via agent (Patrick) response to an urgent issue, no apology, lack of acknowledgment, and resolution of an urgent issue could put the customer in danger. To date (10/20/20), I have not received an email of resolution as he stated "they'll reach out to you via email shortly". This is also a lack of resolution and follow-through and poor customer service.
2. Putting the customer at risk which could lead to detrimental consequences. I was stuck in the car with the driver on the freeway, not protected by Lyft app reporting services and the ride was not trackable. Should something happen, I could not get out of the car nor seek help in a strange town. If the driver had not taken me to my destination at a negotiated cash price, I would be dropped off in the dark at a location that is not safe while it was raining and cold.
3. Inconvenience and lack of apology: The trip took 40 minutes longer than the initial estimated time of arrival. As a female business traveler who's traveled all-day, I was much inconvenienced and frightened by these circumstances. No one should be subjected to these risks, anxiety, and frustration at any time let alone in unfamiliar territory at evening hours.
Actions Requested from Lyft:
1. Refund: A full refund of the trip from the airport to my hotel - $16.75 (lyft receipt) + $25.00 (cash, driver not able to provide receipt).
2. Reasonable financial compensation for the items mentioned under Issues, sufferings caused and inconvenience of contacting Lyft at least 3x without any response.
3. An official apology and actions to demonstrate remorse and changes Lyft is making to ensure other passengers are safe and not put in the same situation
Attachments:
- Receipt
- Screenshots of chat with Lyft customer support via Lyft app
Received from Lyft 10/20/2020
No further response from Lyft since then.
[Request received] ACTION REQUESTED: Multiple Safety Issues with Ride on 10/15/2020
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