Rental Equipment Failures Strand Customers With Inadequate Company Escalation Support
A customer's cross-country move was disrupted when a rented truck's faulty wiring made a car dolly unusable, forcing them to abandon their personal vehicle mid-trip. Getting an adequate response required multiple escalation attempts across phone, text, and email, with only a partial refund offered despite the company's own equipment defect causing the loss.
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