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    1.8 (70 reviews)
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    Desiree M.

    Gave me a car with a faulty gas tank. The tank was almost empty when I received it. When I tried to stop at a gas station, the tank was stuck closed. I pulled the lever, played with anything that could possibly help to open the car, but to no avail. There is damage all along the gas tank, showing that other drivers before me have had to forcibly open the gas tank with something metal. That was bad enough, but what was worse was the fact that Hertz is basically impossible to get in touch with and they will not help you once you're stuck. They claim you need to pay them to come retrieve their faulty vehicles. State Farm, who was the company that set up the rental, was just as unhelpful with resolving this issue. My local agent did everything he could, but State Farm claims department just stood by the lies told by Hertz Rentals, claiming the car was in perfect working order and it was my responsibility to get their broken down car back to them. These shenanigans interfered with my work and an interview I had scheduled. At this point, they owe me for lost wages and lost work opportunities. It's disgusting that this is allowed. Someone could be hurt or killed getting into these death trap vehicles. The one I received ran loudly, had shredded windshield wipers, tons of body damage, and worst of all the locked down gas tank.

    Musa K.

    Go to Hertz location on Mannheim Rd, Des Plaines Alecea gives you a great service. She has been working there long time. I worked with her while i had rental. She was very fast on her job even there were 30-40 people each hour. She does uber job, she does rental job and she does mechanic job, check car tire pressure, drive car if any problem and then give it to customer. She teach me a lot about the car when i rented and she is manager. Sorry i forgot to ask their name but She got a good co-worker lady with glasses and good black guy as co worker who has a long hair. They help driver even after 5:00 pm, EVEN THEY DONT GET PAID FOR. Once they were in office till 6:30pm till last driver job done and driver got the car and left. Hard to find people to help 1.5 hour in these days. Alecea is a great person, if you have any concern, just go to her. Thank you again Alecea, Girl with glasses and guy with long hair.

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    Advantage Rent A Car

    Advantage Rent A Car

    1.7(255 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    I read MANY, MANY reviews for all the major (and some minor) rental car companies at O'Hare. They…read morewere all universally bad with horror stories that made my blood curdle. I finally made my pick based solely on price. After all, what difference could it make if they were all horrible? I might as well get the best rate, and Advantage had it. I armed myself with other customer warnings about what to look for and hoped for the best. What I found was not what I was expecting. Firstly, there is only one shuttle bus for all the rental car companies and it takes you directly to the rental car center. It was waiting at the curb when we walked out of the terminal. No wait at all! Unlike a lot of the negative reviews posted, the bus driver was more than happy to help us load our luggage onto the bus. When we got there at 7:00pm on a Sat. we found NO LINE at the Advantage counter. Only one customer who was just finishing up, and we were next. There was no particular hard sell to try to get us to buy extra features like the toll package, extra insurance, and the full tank payment allowing you to return the car on Empty. My research had shown that they were all unnecessary for us, so when they were offered we declined them and that was that. We knew to avoid the Toll Roads and always found alternate routes to avoid the transponder charges. The car we had reserved was no longer available, and Sheree the counter clerk nicely offered us an upgraded car for a little more money. When we declined she gave it to us anyway for no extra charge as she could see we had a lot of luggage and she was worried the smaller cars that were available might not have enough space for it all. When we got to the pickup area at first we were confused as to where the car was located in the garage. When Crystal, who worked in the office there, pointed it out to us we were concerned that it was a long way to walk with all our luggage. She ran and got us a cart and after we loaded it up she even helped us push it over to the car. Since she was by our car she made one more visual inspection before we left, and holding the inspection sheet in her hand, she noted a rip on the passenger seat that hadn't been noted before. We thanked her. Before we said goodbye she also gave us specific directions as to which way to go to get to our hotel once we got out to the street. She was very kind and helpful. The car itself was great... clean & in good running order the entire 11 days we used it. When we returned to the car rental center we found the drop off area for Advantage easily. We were greeted by a very nice gentleman who told us we were free to go, but when he saw all our luggage he got us a cart and even helped us wheel it all the way out to the waiting shuttle buses on the second level. He then helped us find the right bus for our airline's terminal. I would use Advantage again without hesitation. I'm not sure what happened to all the others who had horror stories to tell, and I'm not saying their stories are untrue. I'm sorry for their misadventures, but we had a great experience! In my opinion if you arm yourself with knowledge about the places YOU can be taken advantage of, you can and should take advantage of Advantage.

    It's the first time I used Advantage in the last two decades, and the experience was horrible,…read morenever ever has similar experience anywhere on the earth. This company should be out of business. I believe it sets up everyone when possible. I booked a car at Priceline with $141, My flight was deyed so I was delayed around one hour by the time I was at the counter. I was told the car I booked not available anymore and I need to pay $400 for a similar replacement. People in front of me, during my converstaion with the staff, and people came after me, NO ONE got what they booked, everyone was very upset. The staff attitude were very bad, badically "take it or leave it!" From what i experienced and observed, I believe it was NOT acidental but a well planed setup, So NEVER EVER use Advantage!!!!!!

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    Advantage Rent A Car - Rent from Advantage and get a filthy, poorly maintained, high mileage piece of junk.  Never again. 90 minutes for response.

    Rent from Advantage and get a filthy, poorly maintained, high mileage piece of junk. Never again. 90 minutes for response.

    Advantage Rent A Car - I don't get it. You lose one key, you lose them both. They can't be separated.

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    I don't get it. You lose one key, you lose them both. They can't be separated.

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    2.8(43 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    Had a one way rental reservation at the Park ridge location to go from Chicago to Cincinnati. Jolie…read moreat this location made the process smooth, quick, and easy. I was nervous because I've had issues with Avis having available cars and just cancelling my reservation the day before even when a reservation is made a month in advance and they offer one way rentals. It can ruin your plans and cause so many issues and un-needed stress. It's not even they don't have available cars but don't want to give them for one way rentals , which I would say is terrible customer service when you offer the service. When I got to the Park Ridge location, I was greeted right away by Jolie and she quickly professed my reservation. She had no issues with availability and the car was identified and ready. It was nice and fuel efficient which was perfect for the 5 hour drive I had for the one way. I got the exact rental car type I wanted because I cared about fuel efficiency and not space since it was a long distance drive. We checked the car over together, and she told me about the automatic lights and also showed me where the lever is for the gas tank. Always helpful when each car is so different and it just saves hassle when you need to fill up. The gas tank was full and the car clean. Thank you Park Ridge Enterprise for making my journey stress-free.

    Rented a car from this location, was a 1-week rental. Was supposed to be around $1,300, they…read morecharged me $1,600 up front, saying $300 was for incidentals and would be returned. I returned the car a day early, and ended up getting charged over $1,900. They lied and did not return any money and would not provide me with a receipt either. Be careful of this location, they also do not check the cars before they rent them out. I found an open beer bottle in the back seat of my rental upon picking up the car. Really shady people working here who do not have your best interest in mind. I almost feel like they did it on purpose, crooked people at this location. Do your research, and choose elsewhere.

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    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    3.1(284 reviews)
    1.4 mi

    Surprisingly great experience. I generally hate renting cars - why take the risk and deal with the…read morehassle when there's Uber/Lyft everywhere. But for this trip, I had some long drives that would have been cost prohibitive with rideshare, so I bit the bullet. I was most happy with the check-in process. I was able to do most of it online, so the pick-up at airport was fast and easy. Most importantly, they didn't try to scare me into buying unnecessary insurance or TollPass transponders. The rep showed me how to pay my tolls by plate online, and never mentioned any extras. Thank you! I had selected the premium car category, and I had the choice between an Audi S5, Alfa Romeo Giulia, and Hyundai Genesis. I picked the Audi and it was clean, well equipped , and in good condition. Apple CarPlay worked great, which basically covers everything these days - maps, radio, bluetooth calling, etc. Drop off was just as fast, and the rental car area is a short tram ride away from the Terminals. Overall easy peasy and price was competitive. I'd rent from them again, which I can't say about most of my car rental experiences.

    This billing issue started in December 2025. I rented from Enterprise at O'Hare Airport, paid in…read morefull, and received a receipt showing no balance due. Even so, I was later billed over $600, had to dispute it, and the charge was eventually refunded. After that, I was contacted again about the same balance, saw another charge appear, and even received a letter saying I needed to pay or risk being banned from renting with Enterprise. Escalations then told me they could not see the charge and said I should dispute it with my bank. Very stressful and disappointing experience.

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    Budget - Our rental, Mazda CX-50

    Budget

    1.5(178 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    Rented a midsized SUV from 6/2 through 6/24/26. The car (a Ford Escape) was clean, ran well and got…read moreover 37 mpg during our trip. Check in at the counter was OK, the woman manning it was covering 2 brands and was stressed out. The gentleman who we got the car from (pick up area) was great and did a fine job giving us a choice of the SUV's available. Leaving the lot was easy. Our return was also great. The gentleman who checked us out was quick and friendly. The amount charged was what I expected and the train ride to and from the terminals was very easy. Would recommend Budget

    Chicago had a ground stop, I advised Budget I would get my car around 7 pm from the previous 5 pm…read moreappointment. Budget over charged me $85. Even though I advised them. Chicagos fault. Then the fave me a car with NO fuel. Yep, no fuel. While on a country road I looked fine to see no fuel. Who rents you a car with No fuel. Luckily I had just passed a fuel station, turned around, got fuel. Now turning it back in with only a portion of my fuel used. They are getting it back full compared to how I rented it. Lulu from Budget advised if I get it empty bring it back empty. But that can't happen because I didn't use it much. This is the second issue I've had with Budget. They are the same company as AVIS . Same owners. So why ????

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    Budget - Very, very, very nice SUV.

    Very, very, very nice SUV.

    Budget - They have signs that guide you where to go to return your rental.

    They have signs that guide you where to go to return your rental.

    Budget - We enjoyed this rental... very nice CX-50.

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    We enjoyed this rental... very nice CX-50.

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