American Home Shield

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Category: Home & Garden

Contact Information
P.O. Box 849 Carroll, IA 51401-9901, Georgia, United States

Phone number: 1-800-776-4663
ahs.com

American Home Shield Reviews

October 16, 2008
Leak
The service you receive is not necessary what you pay for.
I had a leak in a pipe which was easily visible to a child. They (AHS) had sent out Resuce Rooter who agreed there was a leak/hole in the pipe. I had a friend (who knows of these things) there to talk with them, show them, etc. Anyway, I was told by my friend the most it should cost me is $250 -$300. So I was expecting a reasonable quote. I had to leave the house for a minute and got a phone call from AHS who said Rescue Rooter said some equipment was installed backwards and had caused the pipe to rust. Now they did not mention this to me while I was there or my friend (engineer) was there. They were on their way to get the parts but when I get to my destination 20 minutes away I get the phone call from AHS that something was installed backward and the warranty does not include the leaks in that case and that the pipe (not over ten feet long) was rusted all the way through and for a cost of $962.00 they could fix all. Well, I was forturnate and blessed with a good friend who got the parts for approximately $30.00 and fixed it in less than two hours. We cleaned off the mud (which looked like rust) from the pipe and checked for rust. I was blessed with good friends who knew what was happening. Please beware of AHS/Rescue Rooter.
October 15, 2008
Fraud and scam
My mother had things go wrong with her air cond as well as her air handler upstairs. To sum it all up they don't fix anything, charge the service charge rig it then send someone out the next month to rig it again. They have enough small print in there contract to cover absolutely NOTHING. Our experience with them and the customer service was absolutely horrible. If you are thinking of using them find someone else's or believe me you will be better off paying out of pocket when something breaks. My mom paid them for 8 years 500$ a year for ABSOLUTELY nothing to be fixed when needed. They feen on elderly and people wanting the piece of mind thinking they have ins in case of a major break down. My friend works for a major electrical co and his company will not even deal with them being so crooked. They find co. that are desperate that just want that 60$ service charge to lie and move on to the next customer. IT IS SICK!!!
October 6, 2008
Bad service
I am writing to complain about American Home Shield. I recently had a contract with them this year and I will discontinue this year because they do not hold up to their end of their contracts. I called for my very first service call for a simple leak for my hot/call water dispenser. They refused to fix/replace it because my husband tried to stop the leak by shutting off the valve and accused thay he tried to fix it and therefore it is not wear and tear. We called and complained that if it was not wear and tear then why the water leaked all over my under sink cabinet. They suggested us to put it back so the 2nd opinion can see where the leak was. When the 2nd opinion came they turned around and said since it was put back together they will not cover it. Both times the contractor spent 5 minutes just to look at then signed off. Their contractors do not know what they are doing and they will denied your claim using every reason. I recently called Sears get an estimate and the technician just said that all they have to do is to replace the valve. I later talked to a few homeowners and many of them heard how unprofessional and rude and they are (AHS)simply just crook. Please spread the words as many people as you can to put them out of business. THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO SIGN UP WITH THEM. DON'T BE ANOTHER VICTIM. I will file a complaint with Better Business Bureau.
September 29, 2008
Poor service
The pressure regulator under our house broke and has been sprayining approximately one gallon a minute of water on the underside of our floorboards since last Thursday morning. It is Monday night.
The plumber sent by American Home Shield arried on Friday at 4:00 pm. He didn't have the right part and said he'd be back on Monday morning. He called us on Monday to say that AHS wanted a second estimate on the cost. A call to AHS confirmed this. The second company arrived at 7:00 pm on Monday night (tonight) and said he couldn't turn off the water to work on the problem because he wasn't allowed to turn off the water at the street. We called local water officials who said this was not true. I calculate that 5, 760 gallons of water have now been sprayed under my house. No action yet. I'm worried about mold, not to mention the water bill.
September 26, 2008
Awful company
American Home Shield is a disgraceful company. My microwave/hood broke and I waited 3 weeks, having to make numerous calls to even get someone out to look at the thing. The technician said that it looked like there may have been a power surge, he wasn't sure but could be, maybe. He also said that since it was from 1991 it is a wonder it was still working at all, so could have also just broke due to age, not power surge. I paid him the $60 "service" fee. I then get a call the next day denying my claim because they did not cover power surges. I said I wanted to dispute the denial of the claim and the "customer service" woman on the line said that is fine, they could send someone back out, but if they found the same thing I would have to pay ANOTHER $60 service fee! I then asked to speak to a manager and the "Manager" gave no better service and said the same. I said you mean to tell me I have paid $40+ dollars every month for the last 4-5 years, a $60 service fee, I had to make numerous calls just to get someone out, the tech could not even say for sure that the reason it broke was due to a power surge but you are going to deny the claim? Yeah that is what she was saying, so now I am looking for a new home warranty company until I can get more money into savings and fire them all.
September 24, 2008
lied about service requirements on A/c
repair man came and determined that the a/c wasn't covered since it had "dirty coils" and wanted $1300 to clean and repair unit. Of course he did not take the unit apart to see the coils...he must be superman as he could see right through the unit to make this determination. I called another company at my expense and it was only low on freon. Done with service call for less then the service call from American Home Shield

American Home Shield did not return the original thief's service call fee or take any action at all!
August 13, 2008
Inferior customer service
We just terminated our contact with AHS. This fall would have been 30 years of us having a contract with them. We were fed up with the poor quality, incompetent companies they send out for repairs. We’ve seen a steady decline in the customer service provided. Despite all our years of being loyal customers, they continually tried to deny claims or replace appliances that could not be repaired.

We had a problem with a blocked toilet and received a letter from AHS saying it was no longer covered by the contract because the plumber they sent out said a foreign object had been put down it. This was not true. They sent an incompetent plumber who tracked muddy footprints on our newly cleaned carpet, had no rag to hold his plunger or auger in, dripped dirty water all over the floor and carpet, and did not unclog the toilet.

Our water heater needed replacing, but they refused to do so. They said the water heater was installed incorrectly and this was what caused the problem. The company AHS sent out was the one who installed it. This was the final straw that caused us to cancel our contract. It wasn't until my husband wrote a letter to the State of California Dept. of Insurance that they suddenly were responsive to our water heater situation.

I would get so stressed with each repair that was needed. A few years ago I had to wait 6 weeks for a part for my 3 year old washing machine because AHS would not get the part from Sears and used some other distributor. This gives you a clue of the type of customer service they provide.

They have no customer service supervisor to contact to try to get problems resolved. You have to repeat your situation to the person who answers the 800 number, and they have service centers in several states. You cannot speak with the same person. You have to start all over again describing your problem.

The stress of having poor customer service does not make AHS worth having. I now can call a local plumber who comes out and takes care of the problem quickly and competently. I told AHS that I will tell anyone I know not to use their service.
July 31, 2008
Not really insurance but a fraud
When we had a plumbing leak we called our insurance company(American Home Shield) they sent out their plumbing company (RiteAway Plumbing Services) We were told that AHS would pay only
$1, 000. for the job since the leak was under the slab(this agreed with the policy) The representatives from RiteAway told us that the job would cost $3, 500. and that AHS would pay the first $1, 000. leaving us with a bill of $2, 500. This was for a four hour job with less than $200. in materials. I called AHS to complain and was told that I could get my our plumber but they would still only pay $1, 000. I had the job completed for $1, 200. and since received a letter from AHS denying any coverage at all.
The job was covered if we paid $2, 500. for a $1, 200. job. These are crooks who take advantage of people who are not familiar with what certain jobs should cost.
I have since looked on line and found numberous similar complaints.
July 30, 2008
No service at all
Air conditioner repair - They sent a incompetent technician that did nothing. I complained, the redispatched from the same company. Nobody showed up. After contacting AHS again, I requested a totally different repair company. AHS said I would have to pay the service fee AGAIN! I asked to talk to the manager, and after being put on hold (with a recording continually reassuring me that I was a very valuable customer), I was finally told that all the managers were busy and one would call me back! STILL WAITING IN THE HEAT!!
July 24, 2008
Poor service
I had Grayson Collin Appliance company come out to fix my GE dryer. They were sent out by American home shield insurance company. The first time they came out was last week of December. The technician was very unprofessional and had very little knowledge about the work. First thing he said upon his 30 second exam, that the dryer duct was clogged and there was nothing wrong with the washer. He was trying an easy way of this. I told him that the dryer duct was cleaned twice prior to his arrival, I also showed him receipt for duct cleaning. Upon asking questions he struggled to tell me what was wrong with the washer. Upon further investigation, he told me that the thermal sensor was bad and he needed to change the felts on the washer. He came back again and told us he already changed those items. Few weeks later we called this company for the same initial problem and another technician came out who also told us the dryer duct was clogged and there is nothing wrong with the dryer. Seems like "Clogged Dryer duct" is every tech's way of getting out by not fixing it. Again I showed him the paperwork and told him the Dryer ducts were cleaned. He *** the dryer and told me he needs to replace the thermostat, the thermal sensing unit and felt pads. To my surprise I told him the tech from the same company had already changed it on his last visit. He once again stated that there was no work done previously on that dryer. He came back a week later and changed those parts he mentioned to me and this time I asked him to leave me the old pasts for my verification. I called back again today and told him that the dryer was still not heating and that he needs to come *** it again. They told me that they have closed the case and that I need to contact American Home shield. When I called American home shield they said that the tech had reported that there was no mechanical failure to the dryer that that the dryer was heating properly. He also reported that " Customer was using heavy cloths with metal buckle in the dryer that was making it not heat and get stuck" When he came to test out the heater, I had 2 towels, 3 underwear and 1 white stripe shirt. My white stripe shirt got stuck to the dryer because it has buttons on it. Now they are not willing to further fix my dryer. This is just an understatement of the problems. I have not mentioned about their staff and scheduling issues. The tech tells you he will be there between 1-3 and shows up at 11:30. Another time told me he will be there between 2-4 shows up at 4:30!! This is on a weekday, so I have to take a day off for him to come fix my dryer.

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