SearsHomeServices has a rating of 1.0 stars from 669 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about SearsHomeServices most frequently mention next day, kenmore elite, and warranty company problems. SearsHomeServices ranks 216th among Appliance sites.
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Got the appointment with ease. Received confirmation of appointment. Shane arrived exactly on time and knew exactly how to repair our Bosch dishwasher. Very courteous and efficient. Would recommend Sears Home Services. Gave some good advice to use pods instead of liquid and mid range Bosch dishwashers have excellent quality. This company has really got its act together!
As of today I have been without a working refrigerator for three months. The Sears Home Services Repair Protection Agreement was renewed for this appliance along with a dishwasher on May 7,2024 at a cost of $1,243.59 for three years. The refrigerator compressor failed on June 21 and Sears said no appointments were available until July 16. On July 16 the tech arrived to verify that a compressor was needed. Sears ordered the parts and scheduled repair for August 13. One part was then reported as delayed (but when I checked Amazon it was available for same-day delivery) and Sears pushed the repair back one week to August 20. Even though all parts had arrived on August 20 the tech didn't show up. After finally reaching an actual person at Sears they, without explanation or apology, stated that no tech could come until September 17. Three months without a refrigerator covered by an expensive service agreement. All their customers have similar stories. EDIT -- Here's an update on my review. Finally, on September 17,2024 the refrigerator covered by the Sears Home Services Repair Protection Agreement was repaired. That's 3 months after the first attempt to get it fixed. The reason why it takes so long is that Sears will automatically make you wait three weeks before they will send any tech to your home. They are hoping you will become so desperate that you replace the appliance at your own expense rather than wait for them. Look elsewhere for a Home Repair service. Do not pay Sears for any service contract.
As of today I have been without a working refrigerator for three months. The Sears Home Services Repair Protection Agreement was renewed for this appliance along with a dishwasher on May 7,2024 at a cost of $1,243.59 for three years. The refrigerator compressor failed on June 21 and Sears said no appointments were available until July 16. On July 16 the tech arrived to verify that a compressor was needed. Sears ordered the parts and scheduled repair for August 13. One part was then reported as delayed (but when I checked Amazon it was available for same-day delivery) and Sears pushed the repair back one week to August 20. Even though all parts had arrived on August 20 the tech didn't show up. After finally reaching an actual person at Sears they, without explanation or apology, stated that no tech could come until September 17. Three months without a refrigerator covered by an expensive service agreement. All their customers have similar stories. EDIT -- Here's an update on my review. Finally, on September 17,2024 the refrigerator covered by the Sears Home Services Repair Protection Agreement was repaired. That's 3 months after the first attempt to get it fixed. The reason why it takes so long is that Sears will automatically make you wait three weeks before they will send any tech to your home. They are hoping you will become so desperate that you replace the appliance at your own expense rather than wait for them. Look elsewhere for a Home Repair service. Do not pay Sears for any service contract.
Tip for consumers:
AVOID SEARS AT ALL COST. THEY ARE USING THE SEARS NAME TO SCAM YOU.
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I had to buy a mini fridge from Amazon to use while waiting three months for Sears.
As part of the home services warranty annual A/C and heating inspections are included. As was the case in the Spring with the A/C inspection, I have had the appointment for the heating inspection rescheduled THREE times now - all without my consent (in the Spring, it was FOUR times). Appointments are picked at random, and God help you if you are not available as trying to reschedule at your convenience is difficult. Customer service is horrid, and a decision maker is not available via phone. Since the service is essentially prepaid due to the monthly contract payments, there is no incentive to perform the service in a timely manner.
Past issues have included part deliveries and delayed reimbursement for prepaid deductible when the tech never showed up.
I will not be renewing my contract and am surprised this company has not been shut down.
Dishwasher stopped working. Have Sears Whole House Plan. Technician arrived on 9/21/20 and indicated that it need a new pump. Said he ordered it and set up an appointment for installation on 10/7/20. Took the afternoon off to be available. Technician did not show. Contacted Sears and was told the parts were on back order. Apparently, no one thought it important to advise me.
Went through 8 customer service reps - all difficult to understand - and couldn't get a straight answer out of any of them. Spoke to me like I was a child -they "understand" how important it is "OK?" and they will try to find the parts. I kept asking for clarification on timing. Again, with the story that they care and are trying to get the parts to me as soon as possible - "OK?" I was disconnected twice because their telephone system is archaic. Tin cans and a string would have been better.
Still have no answer, no timing and have started shopping for a dishwasher because I do not trust them. Will cancel service as find them inept.
Our home warranty had us contact Sears to repair a new refrigerator for water leaks and an ice maker that didn't work. They sent a man who blamed us for not installing the water filter correctly. He mopped up the water, reseated the filter and left. It was soon leaking again and Sears sent the same man out who did the same thing. A couple of weeks later when it was leaking again.
From June through December we begged and tried to get them to return and fix their junk, but cancelled, rescheduled, and strung us along until October. One time the repairman was one block away in the mid morning and they cancelled telling us there was no one available.
Their work is shoddy when they can be bothered to work. Avoid this business at all costs
Booked appointment, left work to be there for tech, get a text and email saying the appointment is cancelled. Sears customer service is in some unknown country staffed by people who barely speak English. DO NOT USE
I'm with a ton of people on this site. Sears Home Care Services is a poor excuse of a company. Our fridge broke and said they ordered parts and will fix it. The parts are discontinued. So there's no fix and now we have to get a replacement. After giving us a round about for nearly THREE MONTHS, I finally get a hold of someone and he said he "pushed it through and got it approve" and that I will receive an email to start the replacement process. It seemed all too good to be true. And it was. I got NO RESPONSE! When I call back, the rep I talk to check and found NO RECORD THAT WE WERE APPROVED FOR A REPLACEMENT! So the "angel" I spoke to was actually a liar. Unbelievable. Complete BS. STAY AWAY FROM SEARS. If you got a warranty long time ago that is still valid, I hate to tell you that it's as good as trash. The warranty means nothing to them. They're a joke. Complete joke.
Since May, 2024 I've been waiting on my lower ice maker repair. At least 6 or 7 appointments later either they stated that the part was shipped to me, or the tech didn't have the part on the truck, or they will text to schedule an appointment then reschedule. They replaced lower ice maker about 3 weeks ago (still not making ice). They stated that the control board will need replacing. I received a text & email for another appointment for today(8/20/24) between 8am - 5pm. At 5pm I had to initiate a call to the supervisor to see if they're coming today. The supervisor stated that the part will be shipped to me. He just ordered the damn thing TODAY!🤬🤬🤬
4 days of waiting (8am-5pm), 4 cancelled appointments. Parts have been shipped from Thor to fix my under warranty range but Sears keeps cancelling the appointment. You wait all day for the tech to show up and they cancel at 4:30 pm.
Worst service ever! After 5 minutes, the guy said, "It will cost you 749$." No explanation, nothing! Then they charged us $140$ just for everything! And didn't do anything!
We called Samsung, and the visit and repair was 345$! Unbelievable! I will never call Sears again, and I'm warning everyone.
I am utterly frustrated and disappointed with the completely unacceptable service I've received from Sears Home Services. What should have been a simple repair to my washing machine has now dragged on for over a month, and I am beyond upset with how your company has handled the situation.
On September 26, a technician came to diagnose the issue and told me I needed a new water pump, scheduling the repair for October 15.
I was given the outrageous service window of 8 AM to 5 PM—forcing me to clear my entire day—and then, to make matters worse, the technician delayed his arrival multiple times throughout the day, from 1 PM to 3 PM, to 4 PM, before canceling at 4:30 PM. I was then rescheduled for October 17.
On 10/17 the exact same thing happened. Once again, my appointment was canceled—this time at 3:30 PM—after I waited all day. And now I'm being told the earliest available appointment is October 29. That's over a month without a working washing machine!
I spent an absurd amount of time on the phone with Sears Home Services, A&E (the service company you use), and Sears Home Warranty, and the only excuse I've been given is that there are no other available technicians. Frankly, this is unbelievable and feels like an excuse to cover for poor planning and mismanagement.
This is a follow up to my October 2024 review concerning a broken refrigerator. Our refrigerator was out of service for over three months, and Sears Home Services refused to honor our $720 warranty appliance service. Consequently, we purchased a new refrigerator and requested to cancel the service and receive a refund of the $720 warranty. Sears assured us that they would cancel the service and initiate the refund process. However, after the service was canceled, we were informed that we had already received adequate value, and our $720 premium would not be refunded. We received no value at all; the problem was misdiagnosed, incomplete parts were ordered, and Sears simply abandoned the repair effort. The process was incredibly frustrating as Sears scheduled multiple appointments, then cancelled with little notice, often late in the evening, and then rescheduled blindly without asking about our availability, only to cancel again. We spent hours on the phone with Sears customer service. They repeatedly misled us with half-truths and disingenuous lies. We sent a formal complaint to the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Sears Home Services responded in writing to the BBB stating that they had given us a refund, which is completely false. They provided no refund whatsoever. The dishonesty is unbelievable.
AVOID SEARS HOMES SERVICES. THEY ARE LIARS AND THIEVES.
Sears Home Services is intentionally engaging in dishonest practices and fraud by using evasion to avoid honoring an appliance warranty. Our refrigerator is covered by Sears Home Services. It has been inoperable for 13 weeks as of October 4,2024, with no credible communication from Sears Home Services that the situation will ever be remedied. We have been unable to resolve this matter despite making at least 7 phone calls to Sears Home Services Customer Service that resulted only in multiple transfers, misstatements, and cancelled, rescheduled, and cancelled again service appointments.
The details are as follows. Our LG refrigerator stopped cooling on July 5,2024. A Sears Home Services repairman inspected the refrigerator and ordered parts on July 19,2024. Several parts have been delivered but the repairman has not returned to install the parts, and the refrigerator remains inoperable. 5 appointments have been scheduled, then cancelled by Sears Home Services with little notice and rescheduled blindly, only to be cancelled again. 4 times we were told by Sears Home Services Customer Service the case had been escalated, and we would be contacted. We were never once contacted. On Aug 27, we asked Sears Home Services to start the process to replace our refrigerator if it could not be repaired. We were told that the repair and parts on back order had been cancelled, then given a case number to begin the replacement process and instructed to call back in 5 days. Upon calling on Sept 4, Sears Home Services had done nothing, and the process started over with instructions that we call back in 8 days. We called on Sept 12, and Sears Home Services had still done nothing. Justification by Sears Home Services for its failure to perform was that a part was on order. This is at odds with the assertion by Sears Home Services on Aug 27 that the repair and additional parts were cancelled, and that the refrigerator replacement process had begun. This is unethical. Sears Home Services is clearly delaying the claim in hopes that we will handle the problem by buying a new refrigerator, without further pursuing the claim.
Despite not repairing our refrigerator, Sears Home Services has refused to reimburse us the $720 cost of the warranty. Therefore, we have filed complaints seeking reimbursement with the Better Business Bureau, the Attorney General of Virginia, and the Virginia Consumer Protection Bureau. In addition we have reported Sears Home Services to the Federal Trade Commission as an intentional fraud and a scam.
AVOID THIS COMPANY. THE AMOUNT OF FRAUD RISES TO THE LEVEL OF RACKETEERING.
Sears Home Services does not provide trustworthy services anymore. The two technicians that I have experienced on July 19 are absolute crooks. I signed up for their diagnostic service fee waiver, and the two technicians asked for diagnostic fees despite the waiver. After I told them the fees are waived per the email, they basically showed up and did nothing and then left. For both times, I also signed up for appliance maintenance and paid for the maintenance ahead of time. The first guy said it was not covered; the second guy lied about doing "everything" to maintain the appliance, but my tenant showed me a picture of the guy lifting the cover of the washer which was the only thing he did. I confronted the second guy, who also claimed that the washer has to be repaired at $800, I told him his job was to maintain the washer not to repair. The second guy also said the washer was good, but your tenant wanted me to tell you the washer needs to be upgraded. I am speechless, constantly shocked by their stupidity and shamelessness. It is sad that I used to use them before. Not sure what happened to this company.
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Appliance Repair and Maintenance
They lie, telling you they are coming and don't show up. They charge people for this service and don't provide it. Where are the lawsuits?
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They are rude and very dishonest
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My home warranty sent me to these people for service. They aren’t in America and have no idea who to use or where to get parts
Contacted Sears Home Service to come to my home, my Fridigaire Refrigerator was not producing ice cubes. I haven't had it long, but it has a control panel and I was unfamiliar with how to use it. Barry came out on 7/19/2024 around 10AM. He claimed he had to take the ice maker apart and defrost the flow tube and had all his tools. He said it would cost $349. He never took anything apart and was at my home for 20 minutes just standing around and doing nothing. He pushed on the control panel for a few seconds and charged me the above amount. I asked him how I was to prevent the problem he said I can't and I asked him what I can do if it happens again he said nothing. I was totally ripped off and Barry knew he was scamming me, because he told me he was going to do a lot of stuff and didn't do anything except enter info into the control panel. I called Sears and I was referred to another person and he wouldn't do anything. Sears is like a criminal organization and I would never use them again. Their retail stores are gone, but they continue to screw the public with their scams. I disputed the charge through my credit card company. Sears was in touch with me and wanted me to put personal information on their website, which is an invasion of my privacy. Let them deal with my bank. I hate using that company and will never contact them again.
After 2 screwed up service calls (they hound you to change your date and then move it without your permission), the first technician arrived, "diagnosed" the issue and told me the parts I needed. $520 later, the next tech arrives (first one quit), only to tell me "I'm sorry. The first guy misdiagnosed the problem with your freezer. It will actually cost you a MINIMUM of $650 to fix it ~ IF we can fix it at all." I was angry at my wasted time (3 visits now), I said "I want a refund and no further work with Sears." That was 6/28. Funny how they take your funds IMMEDIATELY when they order but have to write you a "refund check" to get your money BACK. After 3 phone calls, today is 7/12 and my refund check is still pending. I asked to speak to a Supervisor and conveniently nobody was available. No address OR email for complaints. This company is a SCAM! Save yourselves a world of aggravation and go hire somebody LOCAL! Trying to reach a live human is a nightmare! I'm filing complaints with BBB, Attorney General's Office and disputing with my bank. Those yahoos are trying to keep $130 of my funds for their "Trip charge and diagnosis" when I just described what they did! RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!
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HORRIBLE ON EVERY LEVEL!
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Worst experience ever! I have a 5-year-old LG refrigerator which stopped working. Under warranty, LG sent A & E Sears Service to our home. The technician came out a week later and said it needed three parts which had to be ordered. He came back out a week later and installed the parts. He went to his truck to get his gauges to recharge the compressor. The gauges were not in his truck, he thought they maybe had been stolen before coming to our home. He called his boss asking for someone to bring him some, but the boss would not do it. Seriously, how can that now be the customers problem? His boss had no desire to help a customer. The technician left and said they would contact me to schedule another appointment. I received a text message at 4:26a.m. To schedule the appointment. It woke me up, so I scheduled the appointment. It gave me an option for today, so I took it. Once I got up a few hours later, I called to see if I could get a better timeframe of when to expect the technician, since the timeframe they always give you is 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. It is very difficult to get to speak to a human being, but I finally pushed buttons until I did. The lady who barely spoke our language told me they were not coming today. I told her I had a confirmation that said I had an appointment. I told her that I got the text in the middle of the night. She was very rude and told me that they were not coming and the earliest that they could come would be Tuesday (4 days from now). I then received another text asking me to confirm my appointment on Monday. I now have three appointment confirmations with three different dates. This company is so messed up. It is almost impossible to speak to someone and when you do, they are rude and do not know how to help you. I asked to speak to her boss, and she told me she was the only person that I could speak with. We have been without a refrigerator now for weeks and who knows when they will ever decide to come back. We have three different appointment confirmations. Who wants to stay at home 24/7 waiting on such a lousy company? Please take my advice and stay away from this company unless you want to be severely aggravated and not get your problem taken care of.
SEARS (now A&E Factory Service) is worthless!
DO NOT CALL SEARS (now A&E Factory Service) TO FIX ANYTHING! Sears is out of business, they were purchased by the a hedge fund who, when you call to talk to a person, reroutes you to the sears phone recording. A&E Factory Service Company is now sears repair.
My washer, under warranty, died. A&E, in the past month, has cancelled TEN (10) appointments, no reason, couldn't care less, sent me an email to reschedule my appointment. A&E is INCOMPETENT, DISHONEST and THEY HIDE so there's no one to talk to but a computer bot. If I ran my business that way, I'd be out of business. Will notify BBB and Consumer Review, they need to be reported and put out of business for what they're doing to honest consumers! Because they wouldn't service my washer, I had to purchase a new one, this time from a reputable and credible company that actually provides CUSTOMER SERVICE!
They came out to asses my repair of my Maytag Neptune dryer. Tech ordered parts and said they will be here in 7 days or so and he would be back June 4th 2024. No show no call, was receiving reminder calls saying tech will be at my house June 4th. Called the 4th are you coming? Was told I didn't call and say i had parts, I didn't know I needed to but i have the parts. They said a tech would be here June 5th, still receiving reminder calls stating the tech will be at my house on June 4th, however the 5th came and went no call no show. Called the 6th same story, i didn't call and tell them i had the parts, but they will have some one out on the 7th, still receiving reminder calls someone will be at my house june 4th to fix dryer, 7th came and went no call no show. Called BEST BUY to come fix the dryer and they said the parts (fuses) that Sears sent weren't going to fix the problem it needs a heat sensor (the dryer was only heating up to 110 degrees the sears tech never even did this test) either way the sensor i need is no longer made. Bought a new washer/dryer delivered and installed June 17th. Checking credit card June 27 and sears charged my card $509.00 for a repair that never happened had to file a claim with ccc, called sears to get a refund, they want there parts back because now magically they know i have the parts. Sent parts back June 27th. June 28th received a text asking me to set up dates for the tech to come back and install the parts. These people could not hit themselves in the $#*! with both hands swing. RUN don't walk away from these guys more head ache then worth.
They wasted my time,gave me a time (today) frame,then try reschedule that last minute for a week later. I could have been doing something else.
Got the appointment with ease. Received confirmation of appointment. Shane arrived exactly on time and knew exactly how to repair our Bosch dishwasher. Very courteous and efficient. Would recommend Sears Home Services. Gave some good advice to use pods instead of liquid and mid range Bosch dishwashers have excellent quality. This company has really got its act together!
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Bosch dishwasher
Sears Home Warranty is the worst investment I have ever made. I have been waiting to get my refrigerator repaired for 2 weeks. They have sent 4 repair men out to access the problem today will be the 5th man they all diagnosed the same problem. It seems as though Sears does not want to fix or replace. I purchased all of my appliances
Through Sears for years. So no, do not buy into this sorry company's Warranty.
Service was pricey, reasonable wait time for service call, tech back in 2 weeks, replaces part,
Assured me washer had no more leaks after replacing a door gasket, (seal).
I immediately loaded the washer after he left and was very disappointed that it had the very same problem!
Leaks from the bottom of the machine!
We called Sears Home Services to have our clothes washer repaired. The Technician, Johnathan, did keep us apprised of his schedule and arrival time. He arrived right at 3:30 pm and was finished a few minutes after 4:00 pm. The area was left clean and we was pleasant and professional.
Our concerns were the charges. He replaced the door switch, which was the issue. That charge was $ 53.22, which was in line and reasonable. He also volunteered to clean the dryer and then charged us $50.00 for the "dryer cleaning". The total labor charges were $ 329.00 for what was approximately 35 minutes of work. The total bill was $ 432.22.
We would have been better off buying a new clothes washer. The labor charges were completely out of line unless Sears labor charges are around $550.00 per hour. That would have been nice to know BEFORE we engaged their services. We would never call Sears Home Services ever again.
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Would not recommend this company to anyone.
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Sears Home Services
Previously I had written a rather scathing review when the scheduled technician just cancelled our work order and said we weren't home. I was LIVID. Today, Dan, a different technician, came out and fixed our dishwasher finally! I am SO happy to have a dishwasher again! I wish the last guy could have just done it but I'm grateful to Dan for his work. Really nice guy too, so I couldn't stay mad as he wasn't to blame for the previous tech.
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The main inbound call center is in the Philippines and the likely handle outsourced business for MANY companies. I suppose it's understandable that they don't have much information beyond the service ticket details. That said, the woman I spoke to was able to reopen our ticket and get us a service call on the same day.
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We needed a new motor and pump for the Kenmore Elite dishwasher which we purchased previously at the direction of the first technician.
I was given a 8 am - 5 pm window. Tech called at 8:53and was here minutes later. He was extremely professional and polite.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a positive review. Your feedback means a lot to us, and we're thrilled to hear that you had a great experience with Sears’s service. We look forward to serving you again in the future.
5 times looking at my dishwasher in a year. Loud banging noise they said is normal. I have to turn on machine and leave my house its so loud. They said if it works nothing they will do regardless of the noise. If they had a store near me i would take the current one and drop off in there parking lot
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