If you are thinking about purchasing a home warranty, FORGET ABOUT IT! I got one with my home recently and the heat went out over winter. They referred me to the fine print in my contract stating I should have properly maintained my heating system the 5 months I lived there. Not to mention it was the motor that went out...how the hell am I supposed to maintain a motor?!??!
Long story short, the money you save NOT purchasing a home warranty you should stick in an emergency savings account. Add to it a little bit every month so when something does happen, you won't have the sick feeling of knowing you paid "x" amount of dollars for your home warrenty + $55 for a service fee only to find out they won't cover your item (meaning you are out WAY more money than the cost of fixing it yourself.
Am I bitter? HELL YEAH I'M BITTER.
I reported AHS to the Better Business Bureau, only to be referred to the fine print of my contract.
Don't be the sucker I once was!
American Home Sheild=SCAM!
2007-03-17 17:08:03 · 6 answers · asked by Brian H 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Follow this link if you want more suffering
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/insurance/am_home.html
2007-03-18 04:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by frozen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The squeaky door gets the oil.In other words call and explain your problem to a supervisor at AHS.I used to deal with them alot.
Did the contractor call for autho from your house?If I was your servicing contractor I would've changed it out.It sounds like to me the guy was lazy and didn't want to work just collect the co pay.Call your Realtor and raise hell.That should get the ball rolling.Realtors don't like it when clients put out the word on them.
Now down the road get a service contract with a local HVAC contractor and start the paperwork trail so next time you wont have a problem.It is your responsibility to have your equipment serviced but this isn't your fault.Isn't this what home warranties are for?To me 5 months is too short to not be covered.
2007-03-17 17:25:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry that you had to learn the hard way! Years ago, I worked for a plumbing company, that did AHS service calls. I saw more disgruntled people in 6 months, than I have for the last 10 years. The main "scam" that they were using us for, was if a toilet wasn't "properly" installed, when the home was originally built, they would deny the claim. An improper installation meant, the flange, that is UNDER the toilet should be bolted to the floor. If it wasn't, it was a denied claim, and the customer was still responsible for the service call. I don't know of ANY home inspector, that pulls a toilet up to see if the flange is bolted down! It made me sooooo mad, I quit after 6 months, because I couldn't stand to see the clients getting ripped off.
2007-03-17 17:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dear now a days so many company those are offering services like it and also given the warranty so some while so go there and try it if you want to online help so Go through the URL below ...they help you online
http://www.eplot.com.au
2007-03-18 20:28:15 · answer #4 · answered by aman v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out http://scamsbeware.com - consumer resource center. all kinds of scam info there, there's also a forum where u can keep up to date on current and future scams. And if u have any questions just post it in the forum and somebody out there should help u. http://scamsbeware.com/forum Best of all it's FREE 2 join, just register at the top it'll be worth it for u to keep up 2 date on scams/fraud. Hope this helps.
2007-03-18 16:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All extended warrantees are a ripoff. No matter what the product. ESPECIALLY CARS and APPLIANCES.
2007-03-17 17:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋