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AHS American Home Shield

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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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At one time AHS was a good company that provided good service. AHS contracted with reliable companies that responded quickly and were able to fix problems. The past 3 service requests were a different story. The service company never called or set up appointments, and never showed up. The service representatives do not speak English and cannot help when there are problems. When I wanted to cancel my contract with them, they could not even give me the time to call someone that might be able to help me.

Date of experience: May 2, 2023
Canada
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Never again!
May 23, 2022

American home shield the worst company in the world! Total scam! They fooled me with airconditioner replacement. According my contract it was their responsibility. I ve paid them every month for 4 years and after all paid out of my pocket whole amount for new airconditioner. You will never get no service, no money, no adequat answer from representative on the phone. Dont ever have deal with American home shield! All they do is collecting your money!

Date of experience: May 23, 2022
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Customer Service
August 26, 2020

AHS has been hot and cold when responding to work order request. Service is slow and the coverage is subject to interpretation. Service providers are mostly qualified, however there must be a relationship problem that makes its difficult for contractors to process work orders and get paid. Trying to speak to a representative takes 3 transfers and minimum of 45; minutes. What's happen to customer service? No sense of urgency to help when failures occur in the home. I would accept consistence as a standard service.

Date of experience: August 26, 2020
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I have been trying to resolve my issue for washing machine and dryer, it's been 10 days now already and the problem has not been resolved yet. Every time I call them I receive the different answer and their representative have no answers about the issue. Nothing is recorded for the previous conversation so that the future representative could help you. Still struggling to have my washing machine and dryer to be fixed but no luck yet!

Date of experience: March 25, 2020
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Complete scam of a company. Given them too many chances, cancelling my policy with them. They came out to fix my dishwasher, it had a leak, they went to order a part, came back and saw the leak had caused other damage. Denied any fix for me because appraently I damaged the dishwasher myself. Go figure, I love breaking my own appliances that are non-operational while im waiting for it to be fixed. Hate this company with every ounce of my soul. Nobody speaks english there and they dont give a $#*! about you or their legal obligation to you

Date of experience: August 2, 2023
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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HORRIBLE
September 5, 2023

Don't use them very unhelpful as long as they get their money each month they won't help you when you need them. We had to pay out of pocket bc their vendor couldn't get back out until 4 days later (Texas is HOT) and it was there part that burned out. But we can't get reimbursed oh and their rep hung up on me and that's OK to deny my request for payment.

Date of experience: September 5, 2023
Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Have you noticed that on the AHS website they don't have anywhere for escalations or complaints. Wonder why- because it would be the entire active customer base maybe? Hold times are LITERALLY over 2 hours. Their recording says 60-70 minutes. Yesterday I held for 223 minutes. Today I held for 144 minutes. I've had the warranty for YEARS. When i finally call because my fridge went out they said 12 days till we can schedule you for someone... 12 days without a fridge. Can you escalate i ask... no we don; t deviate from contractors... can I pay a fee and get someone here sooner? No- that negates your warranty... so- i can hold for 4 hours to have 3 minutes worth of conversations and have no way to escalate my concerns on the website or with a number... btw they can't transfer calls... what a wast of 70 bucks per month for the last 8 years... i can't go 12 days and have to buy a new fridge anyway... who holds them accountable?

Date of experience: August 14, 2020
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't waste your money
October 12, 2022

Don't waste your money getting a warranty with American Home Shield. Almost immediately upon moving in my home flooded due to a faulty washer left by the seller. I paid $100 for the appliance guy to work on my unit. AHS required the appliance guy to work on it 4 times. However, their warranty did not cover the $70,000 of damage in my home because of the faulty washer. Nor did it cover all the items discovered that the home inspector missed, i. E. the leaking foundation, the numerous code violations, the window that was pushed two inches into the home away from the framing. The list of all that was wrong with my home that the inspector missed. Just don't waste your time because the most they will pay out on a claim is $500. That does nothing to address the damage caused by appliances or any other item the premium warranty I purchased addresses.

Date of experience: October 12, 2022
Texas
26 reviews
45 helpful votes
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It gets worse
August 7, 2018
Updated review

After months of haggling with the company, I had my attorney write them a letter about the plumbing and about my LG Washer damage. AHS responded with a not-very-polite "we don't want your business". My LG washer is still broken because I can't afford to get it repaired and my new warranty company won't cover prior damage. So much for 'Home Warranty'. I will be filing a complaint with the state insurance board.

Date of experience: August 7, 2018

Run! Avoid this company at ALL costs!
December 29, 2017
Previous review

I'm not going to write a dissertation of my 6 months of nightmare with this company. BUT, I AM going to list for you the violations and abuses to which I have been exposed (in addition to the omnipresent 30 to 45 minute hold to speak to a human being at the company). To wit:

* They say in the first line of the contract under "Coverage Overview" that "Coverage under this contract includes... malfunctions. Which occur ... insufficient maintenance, rust, corrosion or sediment." BUT, when you file a claim for lack of water pressure due corrosion and sediment in the pipes, they say "We don't cover problems caused by low water pressure" and "It's not covered if there isn't a leak."

* In response to a call regarding the lack of water flow in the bathrooms and kitchen, they sent out a rude, incompetent contractor who broke my expensive vintage chrome gooseneck faucets with porcelain handles and separate sprayers. AHS tried to replace them with $5 cheap garbage flat faucets with plastic knobs and no sprayer. It took nearly TWO months to get THAT mess corrected and get proper replacements for my faucets - which, by the way didn't fix the problem (see the first item above).

* The same incompetent contractors, in order to replace the faucets, turned off my water at the main. Even AFTER I explained in GREAT detail about NOT turning it back on without disabling the sprinkler system because the sudden pressure would damage the system, they ignored me and blew my entire sprinkler system to the tune of $3,500 in repair costs and another $325 in lost water because I was at work and didn't see the problem until I came home to knee deep water in my yard. OH - neither the contractor nor AHS will take responsibility for the damage.

* They sent the same incompetent contractors (after multiple complaints about them) to fix a broken sewer pipe. They did such a slip shod job that now, 6 weeks later, I'm having to pay again to have the pipes fixed. I have refused to allow the previous contractors in my home. I have a new company working on them.

* The SAME incompetent contractors also manhandled my LG All In One Washer/Dryer unit which ceased working as soon as they roughly shoved it across the floor and I now have to have repairs done on that. AHS sent someone out who didn't even recognize the machine when he had just put his phone on it! So far its cost me $135, but it's not fixed and it's been a month. Again, they both refuse to take responsibility.*.

There are simply too many options now to put up with this total lack of service and refusal too perform on a contract.

Date of experience: December 29, 2017
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Huge Scam
June 9, 2020

You end up paying twice for all service calls, because nothing is covered. So, you pay the deductible, or service fee, plus the technician fees to fix the issue. Don't waste your time or money with it.

Date of experience: June 9, 2020
Missouri
26 reviews
55 helpful votes
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Just don't. 6 months and my dishwasher still is not fixed. I call and get the runaround. No promised calls were returned. So frustrating. Their call center is overseas where I think English is a fourth language.

Date of experience: April 13, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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AHS sent a repairman to fix a broken refrigerator. Unfortunately that repair didn't work and the fridge broke a second time and then a third time. After the third breakdown, AHS simply stopped sending any repairmen despite 5 calls over 4 weeks asking for help. During each call, I was told that the issue was being escalated and someone would call me back within 24-48 hours with a resolution. They've never called and the refrigerator is still broken.
This is a dreadful product from an unreliable company.

Date of experience: April 29, 2022
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This company is basically a legal scamming company. They take your money in exchange for offering up only ONE STAR businesses to do any work that you put in service requests for. You pay $150 for each service request for these one star crappy businesses as well! Some reviews are so bad, they said they didn't even want to leave one star and wish they could leave NEGATIVE STARS! AHS doesn't seem to care either, and all they say is that reviews are "subjective", even when thousands upon thousands of people are leaving these reviews. I was 30 days in when I figured this out and cancelled, and then they withheld one month from my refund and also tacked on a "cancellation fee"; which was about the cost of one month as well. So they basically robbed me $156 for NOTHING.

BEWARE AND DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! My friend is a plumber and told me that he's been cleaning up AHS messes for the past thirty years! Again, AHS doesn't seem to care what true professional honestly say about them.

Date of experience: February 5, 2024
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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DO NOT USE - SCAMMERS
January 3, 2023

My AC stopped working. The tech came out and said the relay switch and control board stopped working which made the heat strips stop work. Too old to replace parts. It was not below freezing when the incident first happened. They are saying that it's "an act of God" and not covered. They said the tech told them it was due to cold weather. This is a lie. I spoke with the tech (and have a copy of the report) and the owner of the company and it's not weather related. I pay for premium insurance and because a claim is filed, they refuse to cover it. If I could give negative stars, I would.

Date of experience: January 3, 2023
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
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BEWARE: We have had this company for several years and normally the service was okay. Lately more and more service companies will not work for them.
In Dec. 2019 our heat pump failed and it was diagnosed as the compressor. They sent a replacement to THEIR contractor in a reasonable amount of time. GOOD? - Not so fast the recharge of the refrigerent requires about 18 lbs for which THEIR repair company wanted 900.00. The refrigerent costs about 120.00 for a 25 lb. bottle.
AHS claims this is not their problem! We had to deny them the installation on general principles of honesty and fairness.

Date of experience: January 11, 2020
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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ALL BAD
January 14, 2020

I am a Real Estate agent who has been sending business to ahs (american horror story)for years and never used them myself but I finally needed to use my policy. They sent a lazy plumber who didnt file their report and ahs kept giving me the run around and one month later still no resolution, I cancelled my service with ahs!

Date of experience: January 14, 2020
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have appliance insurance with American Home Shield. On July 31 I paid an additional $106 for a technician to go out to check the dryer because it was leaving orange marks on the tenant's clothes. I was advised that a part was being ordered, however it never arrived. I called on August 19 to find out what was going on. Apparently the home warranty company declined the purchase of the part. The drum of the dryer is rusting which is causing the orange stains. Due to some small print in my contract, apparently this falls under "cleaning of an appliance" and is not covered under our warranty. I spoke to a supervisor and then a supervisor's supervisor, to no avail. I spent 45 minutes on the phone with them trying to resolve the matter. Then I tried to cancel the insurance because of the lack of service. I have to now pay a $59 cancellation fee too. I am very frustrated and disappointed with American Home Shield.

Date of experience: August 21, 2019
Kansas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Poor
February 11, 2021

I paid for a 1 year contract on 7/6/2020. I paid $550. Due to the extremely poor service I received from AHS, I made a decision to cancel my contract on 1/21/2021. I asked for my the remaining months (1/21/2021 - 7/6/2021) to be mailed to me in form of a check to ******* South Cherry Court, Gardner, KS *******. Till today, my refund has also not been given to me. The refund amount should be $315.59. AHS still owes me my refund. I have called numerous times and they keep saying they agree that it should have been sent to me and someone will call me the next day but no one calls. This has happened on 3 separate occasions. Home is 3414 Ironwood Fls, San Antonio, TX *******

Date of experience: February 11, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I need to speak to Mr Little head of customer service asap. Been trying to get a claim resolved for 1 year, ready to take legal action. Email me for my number.
Today I got a call about renewing, seriously?

Date of experience: July 26, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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This is worst possible comany in recent time to deal with. Last three months have passed and AhS can not relive my air condition issue. If contact them they hang up on you. I have this policy since 1997 and now I am fired to cancel it. Service quality and customers service is detonating every day. Not worth it any more to run after them.

Date of experience: July 23, 2022

Overview

AHS American Home Shield has a rating of 1.1 stars from 642 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with AHS American Home Shield most frequently mention american home, customer service and water heater. AHS American Home Shield ranks 112th among Home Insurance sites.

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