TikToker Claims Turo Automobile Rental Honked Each Time They Turned

A buyer says that the automobile they rented from Turo, a carsharing firm, honked each time they turned the wheel in a now-viral TikTok.

Within the video posted by TikToker Ujjwal (@its.ujj) on Saturday, he shares that he rented the “least expensive Turo in LA,” but it surely had a serious subject.

“Each time we turned the steering wheel, it honked and other people would stare,” the textual content overlay reads. “The proprietor accused us of breaking his automobile and referred to as us a ‘bunch of youngsters’ after we instructed him concerning the subject.”

@its.ujj For those who assume that is unhealthy simply wait to see the substitute automobile the proprietor gave us #turo #rentalcar #trip #prius #carsoftiktok ♬ Blue Blood – Heinz Kiessling & Numerous Artists

The video exhibits a person driving round whereas the automobile’s horn honks because it turns. Ujjwal additionally notes within the video that the horn would additionally honk randomly.

“For those who assume that is unhealthy simply wait to see the substitute automobile the proprietor gave us,” the caption reads, hinting on the follow-up video through which Ujjwal shares the problems with their subsequent car.

The preliminary video has amassed over 109,000 views since Monday. A number of commenters shared their very own experiences with Turo leases.

“One time I rented a Turo in LA that wasn’t imagined to be on the street with out understanding and I received pulled over and searched after which they towed It,” one person wrote.

“Turo is a joke. For patrons, you bought vehicles like this. For homeowners, your automobile might be ruined and also you not getting sufficient pay for it,” one other stated.

“I rented a Mercedes on Turo as soon as, and it had a number of points. Oil leak, and bulbs out. Proprietor didn’t not do any upkeep,” a 3rd added.

Within the follow-up video, Ujjwal says that after “complaining a number of occasions” the proprietor supplied a substitute automobile. Nevertheless, a clip exhibits the substitute car’s alarm going off in a parking storage with textual content overlay studying, “the brand new automobile’s alarm would always go off and we couldn’t flip it off.”

Ujjwal says that they tried to drive it to see if the alarm would flip off, however an extra clip exhibits the automobile’s alarm ringing as they drove out of the parking storage. The video is captioned, “the proprietor lastly changed the automobile with one other Prius, this one was by some means 1,000,000 occasions worse.”

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Within the feedback, a number of customers speculated that the proprietor was renting out stolen autos, because of the vehicles’ situations, however these speculations are unconfirmed.

“Wouldn’t be stunned in the event that they had been stolen vehicles. SMH,” one person wrote.

“Seems like this proprietor is renting out stolen vehicles to me,” one other stated.

Replace 6:45pm CT, June 13: In a TikTok direct message to the Every day Dot, Ujjwal clarified that the incident within the video was two years in the past.

He stated Turo “sided with the proprietor” and didn’t refund Ujjwal’s roommate, who used his account to ebook. He additionally claimed that the proprietor of the vehicles gave his roommate “two separate one-star evaluations” and accused them of being “a bunch of irresponsible youngsters.”

“Right now, my roommate tried to examine his messages with the proprietor and seems [Turo] had deactivated his account,” Ujjwal instructed the Every day Dot. “Suffice to say, I don’t use Turo anymore.”

Replace 7:07am CT, June 16: A Turo spokesperson instructed the Every day Dot in an announcement: “We’ve discovered concerning the points skilled by this visitor throughout a visit from a number of years in the past. Our archives present the visitor was not charged for this cancelled reservation, and the host and their autos have been inactive on the platform for years.”

The spokesperson added that whereas “these cases are extraordinarily uncommon in our market, we remind our Turo group that car points ought to be reported to our buyer help group as quickly as potential, and any car exchanges also needs to be carried out by way of our devoted buyer help group for expedited and ensured service.”

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