Is Uber down? Issues, outages, and errors explained

UBER Technologies was founded in 2009 and quickly became the world’s largest ride sharing app.

The ride sharing app Uber, was founded by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick.

The Uber app was founded in 2009 and is the world’s largest ride sharing appGetty Images – Getty

Is Uber down?

According to Downdetector reports of Uber users having trouble with the platform began on March 10, 2022 and continued through March 11.

The site reported that 62 percent of users were having issues with the app.

While 36 percent of users were having issues with requesting a ride.

Only 3 percent of users reported issues with the payment process.

The peak of users reporting outages with the app hit around 4pm PST on March 11 with over 1,000 reports.

Not only did people report issues with the Uber app but also with their other app Uber Eats.

The food delivery app began experiencing issues around the same time frame of the Uber app.

A total of 83 percent of users on Uber Eats reported issues with the app itself.

Only 10 percent of users reported issues with the check out process, while 7 percent had issues with the website.

How can I check if Uber is down?

In order to check if other users are experiencing issues with the Uber app one can check Twitter to see what others are saying.

Uber is a ride sharing app that is used globallyAFP – Getty

In addition, websites like Downdetector monitor online service outages regularly.

Users can also contact customer support for both the Uber app and Uber Eats app within the apps.

Despite the reports of outages the official Twitter for Uber has not posted anything regarding the matter.

When else has Uber been down?

The ride sharing app has been down before although March 10 and 11th are the most recent outages.

Prior to this Downdetector users reported that Uber was experiencing issues on the following dates:

March 3, 2022March 2, 2022February 24, 2022February 23, 2022

Uber users also took to social media to report the issues they were having.

One Twitter user wrote: “@Uber when is the app going to work again? Been down for 20 minutes can’t log in and it’s prime surge time. Guess it’s time to drive for @lyft again!”