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FAQs about hiring a car from Dollar at San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport
Does Dollar offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport (CLD)?
No (according to our data)
Reviews
Pros
" and accommodating."(in 1049 reviews)
"We had a ."(in 361 reviews)
" and accomodating."(in 1049 reviews)
Cons
"I will dollar again."(in 256 reviews)
"The conditions were terrible."(in 2963 reviews)
"My was not available."(in 3110 reviews)
Overall rating6.0 OkayBased on 10000 reviews
Cleanliness
7.0
Comfort
6.8
Overall
6.0
Pick-up/Drop-off
6.0
Value for money
6.1
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2.0
Kayak lied about what dollar has available. My confirmation email from kayak says passenger van. Dollar does not have passenger vans. A passenger van has significantly more space than a mini van. Very upsetting, very disappointing.Reviewed 17 July 2025
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2.0
Poor. Location of car entelnnof as describedReviewed 16 July 2025
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2.0
I still do not know who I went from the " Enterprise " wed site to Kayak, to Dollar, and finally ended up at a Hertz rental only to be told " WE DON"T HAVE A TRUCK FOR YOU " All of you Kayak, Enterprise, Dollar, Hertz...... ARE AWFUL. You cost me $1000.00 in lost sales because I ..... YES I decided to try " Online " reservations as opposed to actually talking to a LIVE person. This was a JOKE...just like your service !!!Reviewed 15 July 2025
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6.0
Pickup was clunky. Car was ok for entry level but didn’t have the features that comparable cars have had previously.Reviewed 14 July 2025
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4.0
The following is not necessarily the fault of Kayak. With this above said, this was my worst car experience I’ve had with any rental company. This vehicle was not safe to be driven. It has a lot of mechanical issues with over 70,000 miles. This is not normally a problem for a Toyota, but it is clearly evident that this vehicle has not been maintained for the last year. The sticker on the windshield leads me to believe the oil has not been changed for over 30,000 miles. The tires are going bald and the car needs new brakes. The alignment is off kilter and the steering wheel had to be turned 20-30 degrees to the left in order to keep the car straight. I have already attempted to contact dollar on this matter because this was the first time I felt unsafe driving a car that was not mine. Aside from that the vehicle was fuel efficient and if they fix the car, it should last many more years.Reviewed 14 July 2025
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10.0
Great suv & our plane was delayed sposed to be there at 11:00 pm plane didn’t get us there till 2:00 in the morning & you stayed open so all of us could get our car Thanks so muchReviewed 13 July 2025
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6.0
When I got to the Matteson location, their was no vehicle for me so I asked if I could get a van for the same price I was told no. But they called and found a truck 20 minutes away. I had to drive further and my 9 o'clock appointment ended up taking me to 10:30.Reviewed 13 July 2025
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2.0
Customer service agent in RSW airport was not friendly and had no business being in customer service. The car I got was not the size I paid for. I paid for 7 passenger 5 bag car. We could not fit everything we had. I will never rent another vehicle through this company again. 0/10 would never recommendReviewed 13 July 2025
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2.0
They did not have the car that I reserved person working said they don’t even own that kind of car so she didn’t know why my reservation was able to go through facility was dank and dirty in an industrial park with no parking no disability accessReviewed 13 July 2025
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2.0
They NEVER have any vechicle in the size you reserved & then charge you a whole lot more or you can WAIT until they get a car in the class you reserved. Wait until....God knows when a day or two or three.Reviewed 11 July 2025
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2.0
I needed a 7 passenger vehicle and ordered it the day of for pickup. The vehicle I ordered online was unavailable. So much so, the agents at the counter informed me that I was the 2nd person to request a vehicle that wasn't even in the fleet. It was a very uncomfortable and frustrating experience.Reviewed 9 July 2025
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2.0
Both of the cars needed service and had to be exchanged. There are also billing issues that need to be resolved.Reviewed 9 July 2025
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