Mitsubishi

shawn of broken arrow, OK March 20, 2010

We purchased a 73" Mits DLP in late 06. It seemed to be great at first, but about a year and a half later we had to replace the lamp(salesman said it would last 3 yrs). Shortly after the first lamp replacement the light engine failed. Good thing Mits. decided to extend the warranty on this part. Three weeks after the light engine was replaced it went out again. We went about another year and a half then the lamp goes out again. We buy another lamp and two weeks later the TV shows signs that light engine is going out. We bought this TV because we had had a 60" Mits. for about 10 years with no problem. We will most certainly never buy another Mitsubishi product again. P.S. When I e-mail Mitsubishi, they said the max lamp life is 2 years, and were sorry about the light engine. NICE

Bradie of whittier, CA March 18, 2010

We bought a Mitsubishi 62' TV Model wd62525. We had problems from the beginning. Shortly after getting the Tv in March of 05 the whole inside had to be replaced. We've replaced the bulb 3-4 times which was covered under warranty (500) and had to have someone come to clean is 4-5 times (100/time). Our warranty ran out on March 8th and our tv started having trouble on the 14th. What Luck! After the tv has been on for a few minutes (about 10-15) it starts flashing brightly and the color goes out. I was told that Mitsubishi was a good brand, but now I'm not so sure from what I've been reading about reviews. I wish we would have know this earlier. We are now trying to get a hold of them to see how to get this problem fixed. We were once told by a tech that there was a recall on this tv, I haven't found anything online yet, but I'm searching.

Landon of Myrtle Beach, SC March 16, 2010

I purchased WD-52525 in June 2005.This TV has been a problem for me since day 1. The lamp has failed 3 times and after the first lamp the TV died. Service company picked it up and had it for 6 weeks. It has never been the same since the day he delivered it back to me. The picture runs down hill to the left and the color has never been good even after 2 more lamps.

Now after replacing the lamp the indicator for bulb replacement stays on all the time and Mitsubishi service tech assisted by phone trying to extinguish it. I payed good money for the TV and Mitsubishi should refund or replace the TV if they have one that works. I have read all the complaints and there are pages which blows my mind that they will not do anything about these bad TV's.

Joseph of Riverside, CA March 15, 2010

green blinking light syndrome. Chassis removed (WD62725) cost 775.00 because only one location for replacement -- and Mitsubishi doesn't produce separate circuit boards. This is a known defect, no recalls ever sent, am curious about a class action.

josephine of san marcos, CA March 13, 2010

we have owned mitsubishi model WD62525 since Feb 2005. In December 2009, our chassis went out and Mitsubishi covered the cost of the part (360), but we still had to pay for the labor (380). We also had to replace the lamp and am now trying to replace the optical engine (our image is tilted). We have thus spent 572 to repair our model WD62525 and look to spent another 600 for the optical engine.

Laura of Kalamazoo, MI March 10, 2010

Purchased my Mitsubishi projection tv model #WD-52531 (52") in late 2006 or early 2007 from ABC Warehouse. TV worked great until around the summer of 2009, when I starting getting lamp lights on the TV. Had trouble turning on, especially when warm. By keeping the tv set on low power, I was able to make the original lamp last until the end of Dec. 2009, when I finally got a solid red light on the tv & would no longer turn on, even after a reset. Purchased a new lamp & housing (part #915P043010) from a distributor called Vann's off the web for 230. Very carefully vaccumed, blew & cleaned all dust from back of television & lamp socket area.

Carefully installed the new lamp being extremely careful not to touch the glass, as instructed. TV turned on & worked great. Less than 8 weeks later, I am already getting the lamp light indicators flashing. TV won't turn on, even when cool. Seemed to work ok a couple days after using the "reset" feature, but is now again repeating the same symptoms of a burnt lamp. Vann's (distributor) directs me to call Mitsubishi Warranty dept, then Mitsu tells me to contact the distributor. What a joke. I am out 230 for a lamp that is no good & 1000 for a TV that lasted 3 years. I'll never buy another Shitsu TV again.

Louis of Pennington, NJ March 7, 2010

This tv is the worst one I have ever owned been in the shop 6 times in the 3 years I have owned it. First said was to much duct caused bulb to fail. Next was watched tv tooo much "bulb has only 2000 hour life span" of course its usually around Superbowl time or the World Series. No bulb Ive replaced has lasted more than 6 months, sometimes as little as four months. One time was told there was recall, so took it in again, and again in 5 months bulb goes. Isn't there a lemon law on TV's??? If not there should be.

Mark of Wrightwood, CA March 6, 2010

Blinking green light syndrome, which is a very common trouble indicator. Upon checking the internet for a solution, I found hundreds of people experiencing the same problem. Mitsubishi will do nothing to "make good" on this problem. It is a design / component flaw and the consumer should have better recourse that the 800.00+ fix offered by Mitsu. 3000.00 investment in T.V. lost.

Janet of Weare, NH March 3, 2010

The green timer light keeps flashing and the TV will not turn on. Purchased 5 years and 2 month ago. Technician states chasis needs to be completely rebuilt at a price of 490. Faulty connectors, I saw them they are not flat but bowed out. This seems to be a wide spread problem with this TV. Mitsubishi should consider a recall.

kirby of birmingham, AL March 1, 2010

I have a WD-52525. Every year I have to replace the lamp at around 200 a pop. Then some other thing went out. Service call and a part that he replaced because "there was too much dust." Fine. I paid 4000 or so for this unit. Surely this was just a fluke. But no! This week I got a steady red flash. The manual simply said turn off the tv and call a service provider. Are you kidding me? And you get sucked in and don't want to give up. After all, you invested 4000 that you are throwing down the toilet. You think that surely this will be the last repair. Why should there be any? Something at that price point (especially a television) should be unbelievably reliable. My brother also owns a similar Mitsubishi tv. He's only got half a screen. The other side black. Guess it's time to throw in the towel. It's a scam. No more MItsubishi

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