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Crutchfield has a rating of 3.3 stars from 1,617 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Crutchfield most frequently mention customer service, car stereo, and wiring harness. Crutchfield ranks 10th among Electronics sites.

  • Service
    158
  • Value
    169
  • Shipping
    170
  • Quality
    163
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 20%
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Top Positive Review

“Great Service, great selection”

Michael G.
9/29/23

I've ordered from Crutchfield for years. My recent purchase was exactly what I expected. Great service, great warranty, zero issues. Save yourself the trouble of ordering from places that have zero after purchase customer care...Sonic... If you want a worry free transaction order from Crutchfield.

Date of experience: 9/29/23
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Top Critical Review

“Vehicle fit info is wrong and tech support is useless”

matt s.
9/28/24

Bought a stereo for my run of the mill 2014 caravan. Their instructions said no cutting of the dash required. Well, after wiring I up I find I does not fit in the opening. The radio is too big so without hacking the outer dash, it's not going to fit. I decided to call and find out I this was normal and all I got was attitude. Tech told me I didn't read the instructions or fit info. When I proved him wrong on both counts, he then said I must have some special model. No apologies, no solutions, he just tried to blame me. And then hung up. I'm sending this junk back. If I can't can't get accurate fit info or tech support I might as well buy it on Amazon for less money.

Date of experience: 9/28/24
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wiring harness (75) tech support (51) car stereo (75) head unit (46) customer service (247)
Thumbnail of user dand222
Iowa
1 review
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May 7th, 2018

I've been doing business with Crutchfield since the 1980's. I have never had a problem with service and I have seldom gotten a piece of equipment I didn't enjoy. And when I did, customer service took care of the problem and accepted my return without hesitation. I love working with this company, quick and easy with plenty of support.

Date of experience: May 7, 2018

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India
5 reviews
10 helpful votes
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September 15th, 2014

I was used this service once to buy a mobile phone and i am not happy for their service. Because i got the mobile after one week and i think it’s too late. So I was complained these things to the site customer care and I am totally disappointed after the customer service too.

Date of experience: September 15, 2014

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California
1 review
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December 3rd, 2019

After going to a number of auto parts stores and electronic stores trying to get the right wiring harness Crutchfield finally came through with the right one. Next time I'll just go straight to Crutchfield because I know they have the knowledge and the right parts.

Date of experience: December 3, 2019

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Nevada
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July 2nd, 2019

Very simple... shop, select buy and ship.
Was looking for a replacement head unit for my factory radio in my 96 Chevy pick up.
I entered the vehicle i was driving and chose what i thought was the best deal for what i wanted to spend.

Date of experience: July 2, 2019

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Colorado
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July 11th, 2020

It was time for me to get with the latest technology in the car stereo business. I have been with Crutchfield for more than 2 decades. I have been pleased with their services. I got my unit in 2 days and is very happy. Thanks, Crutchfield!

Date of experience: July 11, 2020

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Georgia
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June 28th, 2018

I recently placed an order and accidentally missed ordering an essential part. I called and spoke with Norm and the service I received was awesome. He was very helpful not to mention he was nice. I received my order promptly and couldnt be more pleased. I will recommend them to everyone I know of looking for these types of merchandise.

Date of experience: June 28, 2018

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Minnesota
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August 30th, 2020

I've been upping my audio game and Crutchfield has been my go to source for gear. My latest purchase was a Bluesound Node 2i. I appreciate that when I'm in the decision making process I can call them and get informed answers to my questions. Plus shipping is free and super fast.

Date of experience: August 30, 2020

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North Carolina
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April 20th, 2018

I purchased a Sennheiser Flex 5000 wireless tv listening system. It is wonderful! I can not only hear the words, I can understand them. Before when I was watching tv, even if I could hear the sound, the words sounded garbled. No more. This system is well worth the money!

Date of experience: April 20, 2018

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Rhode Island
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July 23rd, 2019

Crutchfield always comes through - providing important information about new devices and technologies. This time they had to do time-consuming research to be sure they were providing accurate info. And they did!

Date of experience: July 23, 2019

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Colorado
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August 1st, 2018

The radio was delivered quickly, faster than I expected. It works great but on a scale of 1-10 for the installation with 10 being easy: I would give it a 2. The instructions were unclear as to how the installation sleeve works or even how to separate it from the radio for the installation. No operation manual came with it & the controls for the setup are not intuitive. I give Crutchfield 5 stars for their website & 2 stars on the radio for being way too complicated to install, setup & operate.

Date of experience: August 1, 2018

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Louisiana
1 review
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January 18th, 2018

Needed to build a system for a friend so where else would you go but Crutchfield they give you everything you need to install your equipment such as speaker mounts and connections and receiver mounts for your specific vehicle

Date of experience: January 18, 2018

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California
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February 27th, 2018

The radio was ok but could not get any AM stations to work on the radios. This was for my wifes van. It fit great and looked great but had to take it out and return it because I wife listens to AM stations most of the time. Will have to figure something else out. I had to pay to ship the radio back which make me out money for a radio that did not work correctly so will not be ordering from Crutchfield for the replacement. Dont want to have to keep paying if I need to return again. Tech support was nice and tried to help but nothing they had me try worked so they suggested I spend more money to get a signal booster which may not work so that is why I decided to just return it to cut my losses

Date of experience: February 27, 2018

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New York
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February 11th, 2021

Wanted to order a radio could not decide which one to get contacted them friendly service made sure I was getting what I needed the support team is awesome any questions they do everything answers I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for Electronics

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Date of experience: February 11, 2021

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Virginia
1 review
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December 29th, 2018

Crutchfield has a great product. My dad has used it for years. I purchased a gift card online for Christmas for him and had to jump through hoops. Crutchfield wouldn't send me the gift card until I called and verified that I purchased it. Customer service hours were limited due to the holidays and it took a day or so to get through to have them deliver it to my e-mail. While I appreciate the extra security, my credit card company handles fraud just fine. However, the part that was the most frustrating was the rude customer service representative. He kept speaking over me and was very clearly trying to rush me through the call. He cut me off every time I started to speak and was condescending in nature. Eventually, he did send the gift card. It's a good thing my father trusts the product. If it was up to me, I wouldn't be back.

Date of experience: December 29, 2018

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Ohio
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December 5th, 2020

Got these on a Black Friday deal. Just put them in a couple weekends after, and I love the sound these things produce. The only and I mean only pain in the butt was the holes didn't line up just right so I had to widen a couple out with a file. Wasn't bad though! Crutchfield makes this too easy.

Date of experience: December 5, 2020

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Indiana
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March 12th, 2018

Great service and great products! Always a great experience for close to 20 years! Why is there a 100 word minimum for this review? I have nothing else to say and this is starting to feel like an elementary school paper.

Date of experience: March 12, 2018

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Maryland
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September 29th, 2020

I have never experienced such a seamless ordering and delivery experience until now. Thank you, Crutchfield--you definitely have exceeded my expectations about responsive and prompt delivery. I definitely will be recommending you to family and friends!

Date of experience: September 29, 2020

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Tennessee
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May 17th, 2018

Shipping is quick and the product is as described in there advertisements. Never had to use there customer service for trouble calls do to the fact that I never had problems with there products. Good prices!

Date of experience: May 17, 2018

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Florida
1 review
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December 4th, 2019

Placing my order was extremely east. Price was great and shipping was fast. Order was received by expected date. Pamphlet concerning Crutchfield support was included with order, although i did not need to use it. I have used Crutchfield support previously and it is fantastic.

Date of experience: December 4, 2019

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Guam
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July 16th, 2020

Great place and always ready to help with your needs for your car audio no need to be guessing of what your looking for fits all you need to know is what you like and how big you want it and not sure there great staff is always ready to help

Date of experience: July 16, 2020

Thumbnail of user douglasw902
Washington
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June 20th, 2023
Verified purchase

I placed an order for about $250 worth of Crutchfield products to be shipped to a postal parcel station in Blaine Washington. I jumped through all the hoops and they placed a charge against my credit card which went through my bank with no issue. Then they decided that they needed to confirm that I had an account with the postal parcel station and they emailed the station for this information. I checked with the postal station and they confirmed that they responded to Crutchfield's request. Crutchfield said they did not receive it and elected to cancel my order. I checked with Crutchfield and they confirmed that they regularly send product to this station. So it wasn't that they didn't know if the postal station existed, they simply didn't know if I had an account there. So what, if they sent the parcel to the station and I could not pick it up, they could always take it back with a suitable restocking charge. They had already demonstrated that they could take the full purchase price out of my credit card.
No when I go to the postal station, i need to identify my account and they won't release any parcels unless I produce government issued identity. So whether they confirm if I have an account should be irrelevant to Crutchfield. I have made many purchases through this station from Amazon and others and have never had this problem.
Anyhow, I won't be placing any orders to Crutchfield again, and I recommend caution to others.

Date of experience: June 20, 2023

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Michigan
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April 14th, 2018

Crutchfield made my purchase so easy. I like that I was able to put my car info in and it gave me all the options that fit my car. And when I had a question and called tech support they were able to answer it very fast and even emailed me a picture of what I was having trouble with. Thank you so much. Youve definitely made me a return customer.

Date of experience: April 14, 2018

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Ohio
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June 14th, 2018

I was very disappointed with my experience. I purchased a Pioneer head unit, which I was told the dish kit and wiring harness was included. They sent everything but the dash kit had 2 left hand pieces included and wasnt able to install the unit. The wiring harness wasnt the correct one for my vehicle and again wasnt able to install. I ended spending more money for the correct items at my local stereo shop.
The money I thought I was saving was lost due to the incompetence of Crutchfield.
Very disappointed

Date of experience: June 14, 2018

Thumbnail of user deborahw743
Vermont
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April 7th, 2020

Needed a reasonably priced but good quality CD player and found just we needed at Crutchfield with no problem. It arrived in two days and we are very happy with the player and the response of the company.

Date of experience: April 7, 2020

Thumbnail of user miltons61
Hawaii
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April 5th, 2020

This was my very first purchase using Crutchfield, don't know why I didn't use their website earlier... not very good with computers but their website by far was the easiest/simpliest to use. Prices were reasonable! Customer Service was excellent.

Date of experience: April 5, 2020

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