Re:FTC Warns It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty on Use of S...
by MrMember on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:06PM
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I'm glad I don't have any warranty nightmare stories, mine have been universally painless (mostly for computer parts). I've sent back a couple of hard drives over the years and I don't think I even had to talk to customer service for those, the entire process was automated. I had a fairly expensive mouse bite the dust after six months and that only took a short conversation with customer service to get the warranty process started.
Re:FTC Warns It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty on Use of S...
by ejo4041 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:20PM
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That is how customer service should operate. Husqvarna is the only company I have ever had a major problem like this with. Usually companies try to make their customer happy... not force them to spend money to find out if something is covered under warranty.
Re:FTC Warns It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty on Use of S...
by verall on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:16PM
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Was it a razer chroma or deathadder?
Almost everyone I recommended this mouse to, the wheel broke. Curious if you had the same experience.
Re:FTC Warns It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty on Use of S...
by MrMember on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:17PM
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No, it was a Logitech G900.
Re:FTC Warns It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty on Use of S...
by knicholes on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:32PM
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Is that part something I could 3D print for you?
Re:FTC Warns It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty on Use of S...
by ejo4041 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @02:48PM
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Not really, it is a coupler that broke away from the flex shalf. Flex shaft is made of some oily metal crap, can't weld or braze to it. It was a compression fit coupler and the coupler cracked.
Pictured here: http://answerarmy.com/posts/494bc7a370
[edit] - fixing link
Credit Card warranty couldn't help because it was within manufacturer's warranty.
I got the Attn. General involved who basically arbitrated the conversation, ultimately did not help one bit. I even cited the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act mentioned here by the FTC.
This has re-invigorated me to try going down the FTC complaint route. It's not about the $100 now, it's about Husq standing behind their products and fixing known issues, and not lying to consumers with BS warranties on the box.
Not helping my case: I bought another one because the attachment is basically the best on the market. I fully expect the same thing will happen again, armed myself with a better 3rd party warranty this time. I hope it at least makes it through 1 season.