A woman posted a video on TikTok of her scary Uber experience in the middle of the night.
“Posting this to spread awareness about how scary Ubers can be. Thank God I was sober and paying attention,” JB (@wishihadjessiesgirl) wrote in the TikTok’s caption.
In the video, the male Uber driver tells JB he has to go to the gas station to charge his car. He asks if she wants him to end the trip.
Understandably, she tells him yes because she didn’t want to “get into a random parking lot” with him.
But the ordeal swiftly became more concerning when she told him he missed her exit. Seemingly ignoring what she said, and her expressed discomfort, he told her he was going to a gas station where guests usually are at night.
Luckily, in the video caption, JB assured she called the cops, who met her at the gas station.
In an update, JB said Uber told her they’d “investigate” the incident.
Commenters Share Their Experiences
@wishihadjessiesgirlPosting this to raise awareness about how scary Ubers can be. Thank god I was sober and paying attention. I called the cops and they met me at a random gas station and never found the uber driver. They checked the local charging stations that he said he was going to and he never went to them. His car was on 43% and we were only 25 minutes away from my house. Absolutely the scariest thing ever. @uber♬ original sound – JB
In the comment section of the viral video, some users shared their own terrifying experiences with the rideshare service.
“I got an Uber from Dallas to Wichita Falls and it was pretty late. The Uber driver stopped at a corn field that was blocked off and it was pitch black. He claimed the GPS wasn’t working… I took my pen out my pocket and told him I’d kill him if he didn’t take [me] to where I needed to be. Magically the GPS started working,” one user wrote.
“In Paris we had a driver immediately cancel the ride as we were getting in the car, and he was going [the] opposite direction of the hotel. I lost my s—t and told him to pull over the second I realized. Uber needs a real vetting process. It’s scary out there,” another person added.
Uber’s Vetting Process
On Uber’s website, the company says prospective drivers undergo a “multi-step” vetting process.
The users’ criminal background and driving records are looked at before they start driving and every year after—but the time span of crimes they can look at “may be limited based on applicable local law.”
Per Helping Survivors, this has put passengers and drivers at risk.
“A December 2025 New York Times exposé revealed that, in 22 states, drivers with a history of certain crimes like abuse, assault, and stalking, can work for Uber so long as their convictions are over seven years old,” a report from Helping Survivors reads.
Many companies have successfully obtained older records, or not allowed individuals who’ve committed certain crimes to work for them.
Yet until June 2026, Uber didn’t disqualify all drivers with convictions of violent felonies, some sex crimes, stalking and strangulation to work for them if the crime happened 7+ years ago.
Before then, Uber barred drivers who’ve been convicted of rape, sexual crimes towards children, kidnapping, and murder.
Lawsuits Against Uber
Since 2016, thousands of passengers have filed lawsuits against Uber after experiencing harassment, sexual harassment, or other misconduct.
Currently, there are nearly 5,000 cases pending.
Additionally, this summer, Uber was sued by shareholders calling the company a “serial compliance offender.”
They alleged board members cut corners instead of ensuring drivers comply with safety regulations — despite repeated concerns over some drivers’ behavior.