We bought a microwave a while back and i have never had one where I have to replace the lights. I am going to have to move the stove, take the microwave off the wall and believe we are older and that is a lot to do for us. I have always bought Sears products but I am beginning to think long and hard before I buy any more. Also living in Alaska makes it harder it really use to be really nice. Do you have something against us up here. This microwave oven is only about 5 years old it is model no 99896.

after puchasing a samsung front load washer from sears, i have been without a washer for three weeks. after the last technician left, i called the service department to request that any parts required that would be shipped to my house would be sent by next day delivery and that my repair appointment also be changed to reflect the next day delivery date. the best solution offered was for me to call when the parts arrived and, at that time, the would try to reschedule. i have purchased a three year extended waurrantee because of past experience with your service department but am totally unsatisfied with the cuurent situation. i am hoping i can obtain more co-operation thru your department.

I live in Northeast Kansas. I purchased a Kenmore Elite Steam Washer & Steam Dryer in March 2009 along with an extended warranty. During the July 4th 2010 weekend the washer began giving error codes and quit washing. Upon contacting the Sears Repair Service I was informed the earliest I could have a technician at my residence was over TWO WEEKS. TWO WEEKS. Beware if you are considering buying any type of Sears large appliance. This will be my LAST Sears purchase. A company's products are only as good as the service after the sale.

The information on fees for preventive maintenance was quoted at the time of scheduling service. There was no mention of labor fees being added to the amount. I had four appliances that I wanted to have checked, if the correct information had been received I would have just scheduled service for the refrigerator only.

The customer service reps seemed impatient with questions, as if pressed for time.

The two service technicians that provided service did so in a timely and efficient manner.

I bought many major appliances from Sears. Main issue is with the electric digital Kenmore range and the subsequent service problems:

1) Problem 1: I placed aluminum foil in the oven (as everyone does in every single oven I've ever heard of or anyone else I know has ever heard of). Wrong move for this oven. It caught on fire and started to melting to the ceramic oven bottom piece damaging it. Every time I used it afterwards, it would smoke up a storm and stink to high heaven. The manual says to NOT use the selfclean function after this because it coudl start a fire. So I didn't use that function of course. I later read in the manual the 5 million ways you should not putaluminum foil in this oven. I read my user manuals but who needs to read one regarding basic aluminum foil . So I had to pay almost another $200.00 to get the new oven bottom replacement piece (since it was my fault of course, they said, for putting foil in an oven!)

2) Problem 2: they charge me for the screws that come with the new oven bottom piece because the screws don't come with the piece (of course. why would the actual screws that keep the part in place come with the part!)

3) Problem 3: they say it's easy to fix, just remove the 2 screws currently there, replace the new piece and screw it in with the new screws. Problem is they don't tell you that the screws that came with the original oven bottom part are not normal screws. They're not flatheads, their not philipsheads, it turns out there some kind of squareheads. Naturally everyone I know has squarehead screwdrivers in their toolbox, don't you?! So I couldn't get them out and neither could anyone else I knew. So I couldn't replace the part until I needed to call theservice guy for something else.

4) Problem 4: out of the blue, some of the electronic buttons on the display range start turning on by themselves. Hey, no big deal. Why would this be a big deal? I mean just because there's nothing to stop the oven from completely turning on by itself so the oven gets hot, burns down my house, burns down the neighbors' houses and all living things in and around them, I get sued so I'm forced to sueSears. Guess it's not a big deal after all, right?

5) Problem 5: I call Sears service to have them come out and fix the problem (luckily, they say, I'm just still under the warrantee...gee, lucky me, right?) So I call them, tell them the problem and they say they're scheduling someone to come out. Of course they tell you it's a 4-hour window which, since I'm a consultant, is no big deal. It's only that if I don't work I don't get paid that's the tiny little problem. So I wait around for almost the full 4 hours when the guy arrives, walk to the oven and asks me to show him the problem. It took 2 seconds for me turn the button on and tell him the oven was doing that all by itself and he told me he needed to order some new parts.

So I said you mean you don't have the parts with you!? I just scheduled an appointment and waited almost 4 hours only for you to take 4 seconds to verify the problem and tell me I have to kill another 4 hours and lose more pay on another day? He said yes. I had no choice.

So he schedules it for another day and I request he come first thing in the morning so I don't miss anymore work (ie. pay). He says they'll put a note in the file to that effect.

That 2nd appointment day comes and goes with no one showing up and no phone calls. I called various people at different times and at different levels and got one of a host of excuses: 1) he'll be there at 10 2) he'll be there by 11 3) we don't know when he'll be there 4) the truck broke down 5) he'll be there after 12:30, etc., etc., etc... I told them he can come at 12:30 all he likes, I just won't be there because I had to go to work! So he could take his sweet time and enjoy the scenic route and get a lovely view of my front door because I wouldn't be there. Their response: well ma'am if you can't be there we'll just have to reschedule! So I get to do this yet another day! Are you still with me?! I asked to speak with supervisors and they either disconnected the call, said they were transferring me and permanently kept me on hold or told me they had no idea who their supervisor was!? Lies, lies and all lies!

So they tell me they'll reschedule for the next day and I said it absolutely has to be first thing in the morning because I have to go to work, they didn't show up at all the day before with no calls, no real explanations, etc. and I couldn't afford to do this again. Again they say they'll put the note in the file.

The 3rd appointment day comes and almost goes! No one shows up, no one calls. So again I start calling and get the same issues as the prior day. I get to a certain higher level of consumer complaint dept and they promise to resolve the issue but all they could do was have me wait until the service guy arrived (i.e. between 8 and 12) and offer me a $50 gift certificate to Sears! So they think that having me wait around again with no guarantees of them showing up and offering me the privilege of spending more money in their store was going to make me happy?!

So I even call up to corporate complaint dept and ultimately got the exact same response. I got hung up on, transferred, kept on hold, told I had to wait that same time of 8-12 or if I left they'd have to reschedule and do it all over again, etc, etc, etc. Their final offer to make it right? That same $50 gift certificate to Sears! They said that was their final offer and they're not authorized to reimburse for lost wages or even credit my Sears card any amount of money at all! (we're talking not even $.25 cents!)

Absolutely unbelieval and unprofessional. I've never in all my life had a problem with a major corporation like this, moved the complaint up to higher levels after serious consumer problems, didn't demand anything unreasonable at all and got this kind of "couldn't give a crap" response. by this time they're really apologetic, they ask what they can do to make it right (assuming you're being reasonable in your requests) and resolve it (e.g. credit your account, etc.) I have to tell you I'm still in shock and am shocked that a company like Sears could even still be in business by treating customers this way who've done nothing wrong but sit around waiting for their service to NOT arrive and all they'd do is offer me the privilege of spending another $50 at a Sears store!!

Before this service issue problem I actually paid for an extended service warranty on the oven and other major appliances I'd also bought from Sears. Why should I pay for an extended warranty if I can't even get service that I'm already covered for under the regular warranty?! It's a ripoff and this corporation obviously doesn't give a you-know-what and I'm completely shocked that a corporation like this can function this way and is completely okay with it! Can you imagine if you or I ran a company like this? We'd be run into the ground, run out of business, run out of town and sent to jail!