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My Claim vs. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Dispute

K. S. vs. Samsung Electronics America Inc.
85 Challenger Rd Fl 6, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, 07660-2118, United States
    • Status: In Negotiation
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    • Claimant Seeks: 2 non-monetary items.
    • Claim #: 8207155
    • Amount Involved: N/A
    • Filed On: Aug 03, 2014
    • Posted On: Aug 14, 2014
    • Complaint(s):
      • Bad business practices
      • Problem with a service
      • Problem with a product
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Statement of Claim
Claimant says:
"We have a Samsung refrigerator for almost five years.....it was not making ice, we called Samsung to have them get us through troubleshooting, we had already ordered a new ice maker, but they had us "reset" it, all sounded like it was working, then lo and behold, the next day NO ICE, so we take out ice maker, to find out it was HOT, check out our freezer drawer, to find ALL defrosted....completely. We start to call for service to be told we need to wait five days for a "certified Samsung repairman" to come.....being annoyed, it is our refrigerator, not my dishwasher, microwave, or stove, all homes need a refrigerator 24 hours a day!!!! I can wash my dishes, I can order food, but I need my refrigerator!!!! Besides we are going on vacation when they are planning on coming. I paid another company $100 for the repair service charge, he told me there was a leak in the evaporator, was too costly to fix it, throw out fridge and replace it! Would probably cost at least $1500 to repair! We call Samsung, they tell us we are actually covered until September, but they need to send one of their repairmen.....well two of them "declined" the job???? Seriously.....Decline a JOB???? Who does Samsung hire? Away on vacation, they make a repair appointment for Tuesday July 29, between 1-5, have someone come to our home, and wait for this repairman, at 5 PM call to find out where he is, and were told, something came up, and they cancelled call, but NEVER told US!!!! Rescheduled for Thursday, same window 1-5, repairman called, was a few minutes away, have someone rushing there to open door, was then told he would NOT enter our home without $75 service charge!!!! We already paid a service charge, we know fridge is dead, all was needed was Samsung to confirm what was wrong with the fridge, why was I responsible for yet another "service charge"? I was not going to have a "friend" deal with this, so we cancelled appointment, figuring we would deal with when we returned from vacation. Called Samsung, they confirmed they are responsible for service call, and will be sending someone tomorrow 8/4 to check out issue with fridge. This refrigerator died on 7/21, I am so curious to see how long someone needs to resolve a refrigerator issue....As a consumer, I will NEVER purchase a Samsung and will only discourage this product...they have done nothing to satisfy our needs! I am so disgusted and disappointed in this manufacturer I cannot believe as a consumer I have to deal with this. I have a family of four, work full time, and do not believe that spending almost $3000.00 for a product deserves to be treated this way. I am disgusted beyond belief! Please do your best to help us!!!"
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  • Aug 23, 2014, Claiming party added:
  • We sent Samsung a letter explaining how unhappy we were with their customer service center's response (attached) . We received a call from (Grace) from Samsung's office of the president. We discussed how unhappy we were, basically everything that was written in the letter. Her response was that she can send me a $100 gift card to compensate for the $101.65 service call that we paid. She also said that she cannot compensate for any food that was spoiled and discarded due to the refrigerator malfunction, however an internal investigation will be conducted in response to our claim with the BBB. The next day I received a phone message from Grace, she said that she sent out the $100 gift card, can we close the claim with the BBB. The conversation of Samsung's internal investigation for the spoiled food fell on deaf ears. So it sounds to me, that Samsung pays $100 for three weeks of aggregation from an unhappy customer as long as the complaint to the BBB is satisfied. As of this writing, we are not satisfied with the way Samsung handled this situation. We are not ready to close this claim or a $100 bribe. We do want this complaint to be publicized to all consumers so they are aware of the way Samsung's customer service conducts business when their product has a problem. Just a note, one day after contacting the BBB we began to receive multiple calls from various repair service companies to repair our refrigerator. So thank you for your help by contacting Samsung with our complaint. If we did not contact the BBB we probably would still be waiting for a repair.

What Claimant Wants Hide
What By When How Much
1. Repair: Refrigerator Aug 04, 2014 N/A
2. Replace: Refrigerator Aug 04, 2014 N/A
Non-cash: 2 items
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There has been no response to this claim from Samsung Electronics America Inc.. This claim will remain posted until resolved
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