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Stan P.

Texas, United States

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1 Review by Stan

  • FamilyGoKarts

3/20/23
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I've experienced the same issues as in other reviews about this company, rude staff, additional shipping charges after purchase. Beware of the warranty scam. I purchased a Trailmaster TM 29 dirt bike for my grandson as a Christmas gift 12/25/2022. Also purchased the extended warranty or as they call it Service Package Premium for $79.99. Now I understand that these dirt bikes aren't as high quality as the big-name brands, so when a bolt broke no problem trip to the hardware store and replace with a grade 8 bolt, Kick stand spring brakes trip to the hardware store and replace with a heavier spring, nuts & bolts fall off trip to hardware store get replacements. But when the exhaust pipe broke completely off where it connects to the engine and the kick start lever won't open up, I called FamilyGoKarts for warranty replacements. Durning back and forth emails with Jeff (the support guy) I sent photos of the broken bolt and kick stand spring. After 2 weeks of what appears to be stalling from FamilyGoKarts I received an email on Friday afternoon stating none these parts would be covered warranty, and all had broken due to the way the bike was being ridden. Not really sure what they mean by this, the bike had only been in service for 2 months, ridden off road only in my yard and around the neighborhood on paved roads. I called trying to speak to Jeff, but apparently you can't get past the very rude lady that answers the phone to speak to anyone. While speaking to this lady she informed me that they do not cover the warranty, the manufacturer is who covers the warranty and who I should contact. I understand this but as a dealer wouldn't you be handling the warranty? And why are you selling me an extended warranty to 12 months? She would not give me a way to contact the manufacturer. To sum it up, you buy a new product from FamilyGoKarts with a 6-month warranty, buy the extended warranty to 12 months but you have no warranty at all and if you ride it you're riding it wrong. This is a very shady company to deal with. If I could have left negative stars, I'd give them a negative 5-star rating.

Tip for consumers:
Stay Away

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