Mitsubishi

David of McKinney, TX February 7, 2010

We took delivery of two Mitsubishi WD-52525 televisions in March 2006 for our new home. About 6 months ago, we started experiencing issues with one that ONLY has about 40 hours of TOTAL play time since 2006 (this TV was in an entertainment area upstairs that is rarely used, thus we rarely ever turn that TV on). In particular, we consistently get the "blinking green timer light" that comes on and the TV will not reset or turn on. We are now starting to have the issue with our other one which acts as our primary television in our living room.

Unfortunately when I got frustrated enough this morning to see if others were having issues on the Web, my Google search returned page after page of blogs/documentation/etc mirroring my issues.

Janece of Lowell, IN February 7, 2010

Well, I have the same complaint as everyone else on here. We bought a 65" tv right before Superbowl 2007 and have had to replace the bulb about 5 times now. Here we are right before Superbowl 2010 watching our daughters 32". We tried to contact the company - you don't get any response. If you call them, you can't get anyone who seems to care. Another funny thing - try e-mailing them, you'll get nothing but a failure notice back. I hope anyone who is contemplating buying one of these televisions really reconsiders after reading this.

Robert of Broomfield, CO January 29, 2010

I bought this tv new 4 years ago. After 3 years the bulb needed to be replaced, no problem. After replacing the bulb green/purple horizontal lines showed up across the tv. I had one repair company come out, who was very honest, and told me that there is a know problem with the board/chip sets in these tv's that they heat up and cause this problem. I could have paid him 600-800 to have repaired, but I was told that problem would eventually happen again.

There should have been a recall on these tv's. I know there are class action law suits (ie. California) but it should have to come to this. Mitsubishi needs to step up and either fix, if possible, or refund money. I tried to sell it today to company and they said they aren't offering any money for these tv's due to the problems.

Now I am going to have to recycle! I can't describe how upset I'm with this. I will never buy another Mitsubishi TV again and I will see that I continue to share this problem with others to deter them from purchasing Mitsubishi. I paid 3000.00 for this tv.

mark of la quinta, CA January 28, 2010

Bought the Mits WD 52725 in'04 for a condo unit I own. I have literally used the set no more than a dozen times in the past several years. In '09, I experienced the "green blinking light of death". I got on the horn to mits and they referrred me to a repair shop locally. The repair people came out and removed the chasis/motherboard. They then called Mits and Mits agreed to cover partial repair costs. Approx. 400 from a 800 bill.

Got it back after a month and brought it back to condo 100 miles away. We were up at the condo two weeks ago and once again! green was blinking again and the tv wont turn on. Called up the same repair place and she told me that Mits would take care of it and sounds like I will be getting a voucher for a new 52" dlp flatscreen.

The work order was sent in to Mits so now I wait for the decision. What a waste of money this set was. Mits need to make it right for all owners of this worthless plastic electronic heap.

Michael of League City, TX January 27, 2010

Purchased a Mistsubishi WD57-831 Flat Screen TV on 9/16/06. Have had to replace bulbs for the 3rd time (only watch about 20Hrs/Week average. NOW: YELLOW LIGHT STAYS ON, and TV TURNS ITSELF OFF SAYING BULB COOLING PATH NEEDS SERVICE. Removed bulb, (was clean) cleaned path, STILL TURNS ITSELF OFF. Also, Clock intermittently looses the time, causing blue screen to come up... (I have a 600 power backup/battery system that works fine)

THIS MODEL TV WD57-831 IS A PIECE OF CRAP.... Constantly calling tec support for problems with TV. DO NOT BUY THIS OR ANY OTHER DLP TV FROM MITSUBISHI. My wife has a Samsung TV and it's the best I have ever seen--- no problems whatsoever, bright, clean, and WORKS WITHOUT A HITCH.

Dolores of West Covina, CA January 26, 2010

Purchased a Mitsubishi in August 2005 and lamp went out in December 2006 then again in Septembe 2007 then in December 2007 another part burned out so haven't gotten that fixed. Purchased another Mitsubishi in January 2008 and also purchased extended warranty as I was told lamps were covered in the warranty. Lamp went out in July 2009. Extended warranty did not cover the lamp.

MANUEL of redlands, CA January 26, 2010

I have owned a Mitsubishi TV model WD-57831 for less than 3 years, and has had two lamp replacements. It constantly turns off due to overheating, we have to have fan blowing behind it to keep it on. This TV is a lemon. The replacement lamps cost a lot and the inconvenience of having to find solutions to keep the TV on is rediculous for what we payed.

julia of Brooklyn, NY January 23, 2010

got mitsubishi 52527 dlp tv it's been giving us constant problems. tv is only 3 years old we are on 3rd lamp and now it turn itself off and giving us red status light - call for services. it constantly was giving us green blinking light, so we constantly had to wait to turn it on. the picture is to dark, we already at max brightness and it is still too dark.

it is hard to watch it during a day. if it is night in the movie during a day you can't see what is going on in the movie. we already spend over 3,000 on it and now we again out of tv. and now we will have to replace it, since i don't think this junk is worth fixing it with all its problems.

K. of Camarillo, CA January 17, 2010

We bough the Mitsubishi 57 inch DLP Model # WD-57731 in December 2006. All was well until March 2009. The TV just shut off. First the yellow light then the green light kept flashing. Initially it would stay on for a few minutes then a few seconds then it would not come on at all. When I called Best Buy where I purchased the TV, they told me it was probably the lamp because it's a very common issue with this TV. Our 1st lamp was free. We picked it up and installed it ourselves. We thought "Okay, that was easy, we should be good for a few more years" WRONG! In August 2006 the same thing started happening again. Well, we knew it couldn't be the lamp. Keeping in mind we only watch the TV a couple hours a day.

So we called Best Buy again. They sent a repair man out and he said it was the sensor. These TV's were made with the lamp so close to the sensor that the sensor reads hot and it shuts off. He put in "the newly issued" sensor supplied by Mitsubishi and went on his way. I swear he got maybe down the street and guess what. The TV shut off while we were watching it. He came back, looked again and said that he had not tightened the lamp door well enough. Okay, so now 4 months later our TV is shutting off once again. It's doing the exact same thing as before. Now the yellow light is flashing. It may stay on for 15 minutes, then shuts off. There is plenty of ventilation around our TV, there is MINIMAL dust. This TV model is a lemon. There is something wrong with the design of this TV. There has to be with so many complaints. I want a complete refund for this TV. This is a holiday weekend, but you can bet I will be on the phone on Tuesday to Mitsubishi. There should be a lawsuit against them regarding this product. I will never buy another Mitsubishi product unless I receive restitution for this TV.

RSage of Southington, CT January 16, 2010

I own a Mitsubishi TV model WD-52525. TV is @ 6 yrs old. I the last week, the screen displayed only a bright blue, no sound, no ability to toggle through channels. Today, the TV won't turn on. I did notice a flashing green light at the power switch, just prior to its' last breath. Is this an 800 repair also? Or more? Help!

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