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SearsHomeServices has a rating of 1 stars from 686 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with SearsHomeServices most frequently mention next day, warranty company and kenmore elite. SearsHomeServices ranks 211th among Appliance sites.
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The freezer of my LG side-by-side refrigerator stopped working but the refrigerator was still working. Service man came out, said it was a bad compressor and that he'd have to order the parts to repair it. Then, without warning me, cut out the current compressor so the refrigerator wouldn't work at all. Not having a backup refrigerator, I lost a refrigerator full of food. Customer service hung up on us multiple times trying to get this resolved. I will NEVER use SearsHomeServices again.
Sears Home Service is the absolute worst. My refrigerator went out in October, I have a home warranty, the home warranty company uses sears home service. It took them 2 weeks to get out there initially, then they had to order parts (the control board and drip pan), another 3 weeks later they come back out to install the parts which by the way came in 4 days after they ordered them. The installer installed the electronic (control) board, the first installer had ordered the wrong size drip pan so the second installer had to reorder that. Which by the way does not affect the cooling of the refrigerator only catch's the condensation. When the first installer came out my refrigerator was cooling just not enough and my freezer was fine. When the second installer installed the board both the freezer and refrigerator quit working, causing the freezer to defrost and since the first installer ordered the wrong drip pan there was nothing there to catch the water so it flooded onto my laminate flooring. When I called them to tell them what was going on the only response they had was "sorry for your inconvenience, but unfortunately you have to wait for the other part to come in". So instead of coming back out to see what happened with the first part they installed we have to wait for the second drip pan they ordered to come in (which came in today 12/8 and they will not schedule to come back out until 12/23) then he will have to diagnose the problem order the correct part (again) and we will have to wait again. So we have gone through Thanksgiving and now looking like Christmas with no proper repair to our refrigerator. Now back to my soaked laminate flooring, they had no response other than sorry for your inconvenience. Once this ordeal is over with I will be filing a formal complaint with the attorney general, I will also be terminating my contract with the home warranty company and will never use either again.
I have all Kenmore appliances in my home and have maintained an extended warranty since purchasing in 2007. With any issues, I would call, schedule an appointment, and they would come out and fix it quickly. Now, my washer, under extended warranty failed. After a couple calls, I finally got an appointment, today, 8am-5pm. I waited all day with no word and no show. Finally, I called sears, who sent me to the factory warranty folks. After 40 minutes on hold, they gave me another number to call. The next folks said that they had left me a message (no message received) and that they would not be out for service until they diagnosed the issue and ordered parts. How can they diagnose without looking at the darn washer? This is just such crap. I kept relying the warranty because of the good service. NO MORE. THEY REALLY STINK! Good service is gone with the wind that took away Sears retail. Poor management, poor scheduling, poor all around.
Three weeks to wait for a dishwasher repair. "He will be here between 8am and 12 pm " The guy shows up at 7:50am, evidently knocked very lightly on the door, and left. Now he won't answer his phone... Sears promised a text when I called to complain but... not text back either.
The service is the worst! They just still out money I pay for my insurance every month and when they have to replace my refrigerator they said it was manufactured problem... so I have to call whirlpool. And when I want to cancel my plan they want tu charge me. Never get this service! That why sears is going out of business.! Bad service very bad.
I had an 18-year old Kenmore fridge and I am quite sure the compressor died. The phone guy said $400 for that. Service window was 1-5pm. At 4:45 pm, I was told 5:30 or later. I took the opportunity to verify that he had the compressor with him and he didn't know, so clearly he had a different agenda, ignoring mine, and ignoring the assurances I received from the phone guy (in India). He poked around and said voltage was inadequate. I am an electrical engineer and was able to trick him into revealing he was faking the measurements. He estimated $500 for a new wiring harness and $1000 for a new compressor if that was needed as well (what happened to $400?). Obviously a new fridge would be the way to go given that. That was clearly the plan all along. What he clearly wanted was the flat-rate $129 for showing up at all, as soon as he could get it. That is the scam. Whether intentional or not, the system incentivizes discouraging repair and leaving with $129 for 15 minutes of work. They should instead pledge to fix it for a flat rate, like Apple does, e.g., and charge nothing if they cannot repair. Set the flat rate to make a profit on average. I don't mind spending $129 to learn that Sears is truly dead and taken over by bottom-feeders. However, we now work to make the name go away completely, according to my experience.
Wrong part arrived 5 times. Over 2 months waiting the Tech Broke the glass top installing the wrong part that came. The counter top is on Back order for 3 weeks. No one is even trying to help me. This company is going down. I am sorry I tried to give them my Business after years of buying appliances from them.
Service was pricey, reasonable wait time for service call, tech back in 2 weeks, replaces part,
Assured me washer had no more leaks after replacing a door gasket, (seal).
I immediately loaded the washer after he left and was very disappointed that it had the very same problem!
Leaks from the bottom of the machine!
Don't call them. Seems that they are looking to charge you the $79 adding an unexplained tax of $12 for the vist fee only, and not to fix the problem. They'll gave us a very expensive cost repair and insist us to purchase their insurace!
Very bad experience
Brought a stove at the Willow Grove, Pa store on 10/25/20. Wasn't delivered on scheduled date (11/11/20). No call from store. Ended up canceling the sale and requested refund for the purchase price of $878.71. Refund finally arrived in the amount of $720.79. Can NEVER get anyone at this store (in ANY dept) on the phone. Have spoken to "customer service" people in Miami, the Phillipines and several "undisclosed" locations. Everyone of these people can barely be understood and are USELESS. After research, I discovered that Sears Holdings is owned by some outfit entitled Transform KM LLC, and is run by some Hedge Fund billionaire dude named Eddie Lampert.
Meanwhile I WANT ALL MY MONEY BACK. Not part of it. I prefer not to consult an attorney, but I will. ALSO, just stick a fork in the Willow Grove Park store. They're DONE, or certainly should be.
No parts, they tell you they will call you when parts come in. Try to get someone on the phone after waiting an hour and they will send you to someone else only to wind up with the first Dept you called. Save your money and time. Find another warranty company. Sears is not Sears anymore. The absolute worst customer service experience we have ever had. I wish I was exaggerating. It should be criminal how bad this service is.
Yes I had a samsung fridge bought the warranty for it paid 150 dollars the day I got it to make the appointment cause the fridge had quit working. And also paid 49 dollars a month for 3 months. Just to have some service guy come out and look at it for 5 mins and say it can't be fixed so he cut the cord pulled the sticker on the inside and said let them know and they will replace it. So I called them they said they wanted a second opinion so they scheduled another service day a another month out. That day come service guy called after I took off work again because had to be there from 8 to 5. He called at 10 mins. To 5 and said he wasn't coming fridge couldn't be fixed so he wasn't going to waste his time. So I called all week trying to get a hold of someone to see what they were going to do about it and finally got someone today for them to say it wasn't under warranty the day he made the report even thou they told me when I signed up for it that it was and there was nothing they could do about it I was not getting it fixed or replaced. So went 3 months no refridgeator couldn't have thanksgiving at are house because no fridge was waiting and trying to talk to someone about a new one that I was told I was getting from the lady who made the second service appointment. And it will problay been the last year with my mother and father do to there health and age that we could of had a Thanksgiving dinner together but couldn't cause of no fridge and a joke of a company like sears. That lie about there warranty and there service is a joke as well. So I hope that they finally do go broke because they suck at service and at being honest and there warranty is bull crap as well. I wouldnt send anybody to them at all. And goes to show what kind of people that work there are not good ones. If anybody cares in upper management to contact and try to fix it feel free to call witch I know I won't receive there for u won't receive another dime form me. And thanks for wasting my money and my time and ruining a holiday
My last repair took 2 months! Because they don't show up, they don't call, they say they are on their way then don't show. I am waiting for another repair just 3 months since the last one and I received emails on the 16th, the 17th and the morning of the 18th all reminding me that my repair was scheduled on the 18th between 12 and 5. After waiting 5 1/2 hours i went to the email and pushed Track My Service. I told me that my appointment was Nov 23rd between 12 and 8:30PM! Even thought the Subject line said Your Appointment is Today.
It is beyond inefficient. It is inconsiderate and rude, the exact opposite if SERVICE>
Texted and said they would be there between 10am and 2pm. I got TEXT updates that they were coming to fix my washer. At 2pm they texted me that they needed to cancel my appointment. I was so mad I made an appointment 1 week ago and made me wait around all day and then cancel my appointment at the end. Terrible service department I doubt this company has anything to do with the original Sears store because they suck.
I have a Kenmore Elite Water Softener still under warranty that was leaking. The Sears Home Service guy came and told me it was the connection and he couldn't do anything about. He didn't wear a mask and was at my house for 15 minutes. 10 minutes of which he spent in the bathroom. For that I was charged $99 service fee and still had to call a plumber. No wonder Sears went bankrupt with these sketchy business practices.
Sears Home Service is obviously headed for extinction. Until then, avoid at all costs. I won't parrot all the other complaints I've read. I'll only say they are all true.
Addendum to the above:
A few weeks ago SearsHomeSerives was supposed to come and complete the repairs they left unfinished a week or to before. They never showed. I was later told they were rescheduling me for Nov. 23rd (today). Last night I got a robo-call to confirm. This morning I got anothe confirmation at 7:45am vis email. Then at about 9:30am yet another email was received informing me that my appointment was now re-scheduled for Nov 27th. These people are simply shameless. I guess when you're running the show from Bombay customer service goes out the window.
Keep in mind, I used Sears ONLY because I already paid for the service - otherwise I'd have repaired it myself within a week.
Two year old Kitchen Aid Dishwasher leaking under diverter motor. The contracted local area service did not show up on the scheduled date and did not call - first red flag. When they did show, I was curtly asked how I knew it was leaking there - so I curtly replied because I looked under the damned machine and watched it leak - DUH - second red flag.
This outfit ordered parts that were nowhere near the problem area. Left the machine disassembled and unrepaired then closed out the service ticket, got reimbursed and said noting to me. Only when I called did they inform me that the tag was closed. Another 45 minute on hold call to Sears scheduling. That got them in a little hot water because that's called fraud. So, long story short, it's now 4 months later and parts that would not fix the leak anyway are still backordered - third and final red flag.
I looked up and ordered the proper $18 diverter motor shaft seal located in the sump pan from the grommet guru or from Amazon then fired them. Let 'em eat cake.
Save yourselves headaches and wipe your arses with your sears service contracts. Then, buy your appiances from someone local other than Sears and write them off as worthless. Sears deserves to go belly up. They once were the standard but like most other poorly managed companies in the USA, they're profit oriented, have bought out good brands and lowered their quality with cheap failure-prone parts and offer nothing but bozo contractors to waste your time and money.
Suggestion: Buy a half-sheet sided baking pan, place it under the washer motors and sump pan (the big round plate in the bottom of the wash tub, and then put an inexpensive battery-powered leak detector (available from Amazon) in the center of the pan with a 4x4 inch paper towel square under it and save yourselves a floor repair. The square will soak up any liquid and trigger the alarm.
They scheduled you right away, come out and find the problem and then tell you they have to order a part and it won't be in for a week, and then another week to get you on the schedule, maybe. I had to pay the $99.00 diagnostic fee and then hire someone else who could do it faster. It doesn't take a week to get parts in anymore. Amazon has my part and can deliver the next day. What a scam.
My appointment was canceled by them. They can't give me a new appointment unless I extend my protection plan but they don't have any local providers to perform the service. They want money for services they cannot perform
I called Sear Home Service Center phone number to get the price on installing new base cabinets, kitchen cabinets and countertops. I was told the only available date they had for someone to come out was next month, I said ok. On the day of the scheduled appointment, I got a call and email confirming my appointment. 20min before my schedule appointment I get a phone call from Sear about them having to reschedule and that the only available date is a month from now. I called them back and told them that was unacceptable I did nothing to deserve be pushing my appointment back another month and asked to speak supervisor. The supervisor was able to get me appointment for that following week. Two day before my scheduled appointment I get another phone call to confirm my appointment I say yes I would like to confirm. On the same day someone calls be back up to ask
Me a few questions about the work I needed done to my kitchen. I told them the same thing and now there telling me they can't do it and refused to come to my home to give me estimate. I truly believe they never intended on honoring there appointment and now I'm left looking to find someone to install my kitchen cabinets and countertops 3 week before Thanks Giving! Thanks a lot Sears, Im truly great full. I believe they were afraid to come out to my neighbor hood smh... I only wanted to give my mom the kitchen she always wanted and deserved. I'm truly sad. Reference Number: *******
Answer: Waiting time so so long plus they keep transferring me from one department to anther no one knows how to do the job
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