Panasonic TVs

My TV (24-in LCD) was not working for some time. The item is within the warranty period. The complaint regarding the non-functioning of TV was registered with Alappuzha, Kerala, Service Centre on 27.4.2012. Your service centre representative inspected the same and removed the board for repair on 30.4.2012 and estimated that the board would be repaired and the TV would be functional within 2 weeks. In spite of a lapse of 15 days, the item was not received duly repaired. Please look into the matter at the earliest.

I have a 55" Panasonic plasma TV and we were watching it when we heard a big noise. Then, the red light started blinking. Now we are unable to turn on the TV. When we do, the red light blinks and then shuts off. No picture or sound.

I have had the Panasonic LCD TV (Model: TC-P50S30) for just over 12 months, when I was greeted one evening with the 7 blinking lights. A quick Google search led to numerous complaints and this page where I can see that I am hardly an exception.

I called in to the Panasonic CS office where the rep basically said that they have no record of this issue. I asked if I could escalate the issue with a manager and the response was that I would have to contact the local authorized service dealer and Panasonic was not liable for repair costs because I was out of warranty. Again, I brought up the numerous cases online and with retailers I've talked and read reviews from and how I would likely never purchase from Panasonic ever again, to which the reply was, "Sorry, but you do not have a warranty." Lest it be known, I will never purchase a Panasonic or recommend one to anyone ever again.

Panasonic PT-43LCX64 issues - I replaced Tyla-1000 bulb 3 times since I bought this new (2005)! The engine light is shot (an $800 fix, I'm told). The screen has been turning yellow for the last few years and has a yellow tint that is now covering most of the screen.

Ever since I purchased my Panasonic TV, I get a call every Wednesday to ask me to purchase extended warranty. I have said no each time. I have complained to the those who answer 866 374 4437 to quit calling me. Each says they will take my number off the list. Today, April 11, I talked with Ryan, and he said the same thing Scott said last Wednesday. I also talked with Renaldo at customer relations. He promised to take care of it. I find this now to be harassing and either you fix the problem or I will take matters another route with the FCC or harassing calls. I demand a call from someone or email that isn't "form email" that specifically states the issue is resolved and a name and number of a person I can call if it continues to happen. I trust in the TV I purchased, or thought I did and now wonder if maybe I made a mistake if you are so insistent I purchase extended warranty. Is it going to break soon?

Panasonic plasma HDTV (3D, 600 MH) is too fragile and can't be fixed. I bought this TV from Sears. It was beautiful with an amazing picture. 30 days later, my son bumped it, put a small crack in the bottom right hand corner, and the TV shut down. Now, there is no warranty for that, ok! However, I am now finding out here that there are no parts. And if there were, I would have to replace the screen and components inside and I might as well just go buy a new TV. The TV repair people won't even look at it. Do not buy this TV. It is too fragile and you might as well wash your $1,000 down the drain. Thank you to my local Sears salesman for not letting me in on the little secret. I'm very angry with Clackamas Town Center Sears and with Panasonic.

I purchased a Panasonic Viera Plasma TV TCP54VT25 in January 2011. I was watching TV today and suddenly, the TV popped and the screen went blank. After, the power light started to blink 10 times in a row. After research on the internet, I came to find out this is a well known Panasonic problem referred to as the "blinking light of death". I have yet to contact Panasonic but have read many comments from others that their customer service department is useless and that repairing the TV costs way too much. I am disappointed as I have only owned this TV for 14 months. I am surprised that there is no recall on this TV yet. I would like to be a part of a class action lawsuit if anyone goes forward with it.

I guess after reading the other complaints, we are lucky? Our Panasonic TC-P54S1 TV suddenly turns into a green screen, then snowy, then black. We turn it off, wait about 10 minutes, and it comes back on ok. Sometimes, the satellite powers back on; sometimes, it doesn't need to. It is happening fairly frequently. I don't know when it will just not come back on. We purchased it in December 2009, and it started acting up in March 2012. We have spoken with Dish, hoping it is the satellite. But they seemed to think it's the TV. After reading all the other complaints, I'm guessing it is the TV also.

I researched a lot before buying this set, the second Panasonic Viera I own. At first, my 46PZ80U worked flawlessly and I was happy with the picture. About a year and a half along, the set would occasionally have one of the primary colors missing from the picture. Also, it has a rather thin but bright vertical white line to the extreme right of the screen. Going to another channel and using the last channel button would seem to rectify the situation.

About 4 months ago, the screen went off and I received the now-infamous "10 blinking lights of death." Nothing about that in any of your manuals, is there? At first, switching off the power to the set and leaving it for several hours (longer than needed, I'm sure) would let capacitors drain, etc. and I could power the set back on. I knew from my reading online to expect that this was only going to happen again and again with shorter periods of working in between, until the set died. Also, thanks to online research - and a hoard of reported problems - I saw that I was not only not alone, I had a huge amount of company. So apparently, the 10 lights mean the "A" board has died. I'm guessing there may or may not be associated power supply issues with this.

You can forget any help whatsoever from Panasonic (Canada, in my case). You're on your own, so to speak. The only reason that I didn't mark my overall feelings about the set as "angry" instead of "dissatisfied" is that initially, the set did all I wanted it to. Now, I'm going to see if I can 1) find a replacement A board and 2) assess the repair cost versus replacing set. In any event, never again with Panasonic. Unfortunately, here in Canada, class action suits are a relatively new vehicle and have somewhat different criteria from those in the US.

My Panasonic plasma television is about 6 months out of warranty. I was watching it, turned it off, went to Dairy Queen, came home and there was a red dot blinking 10 times when I tried to turn it on. The was no in-climate weather, power did not surge or turn off. The system just simply quit working approximately 30 minutes after it was in use. After an internet search, it seems like several people are having the same issue. It is understandable that electronics have issues from time to time; however, by the amount of complaints I am reading about the people having the same issue with Panasonic, something should be done.

Panasonic TH-50PZ85U Plasma TV blinking light issue: I turned the TV on, and no picture or sound came. Power light just blinks 10 times and then repeats. I purchased it in May 2008. It broke in March 2012. I called Panasonic. They said it was out of warranty and gave me the number for a local repair shop. He said it would cost about $450 to fix. Like others, I will not purchase another Panasonic TV.

I purchased Panasonic LCD 42" three months ago. Now it has developed a strange problem. When I switched it on, its channels turns automatically and sometimes volume increases and sometimes decreases. But now, when I switch it on, screen is locked at self check and I'm unable to do anything with it. What's problem and what do I do with it? Please reply soon.

Twenty six months after buying a 50 inch Panasonic Plasma, it blew up and I got the infamous flashing red death. In the last 24 hours, I have read complaint after complaint about this exact problem experienced by so many others. In fact, I guess I was lucky mine lasted so long as the consensus seems to be they last about 13-24 months. Astoundingly, when I called the Panasonic customer care number, the woman on the other end said she had never heard of this problem. Further, there was nothing Panasonic could do as the warranty expired. I paid $900 and it lasted 1/5 of the time my RCA regular 35 inch TV lasted. What a joke! I told the woman I would never buy anything ever again from Panasonic and she said sorry. Oh well, caveat emptor I guess but to say they never heard of the problem when there are literally thousands of like complaints online is just absurd. Just register me as another complainant and I guess it's time to go buy a new TV.

Panasonic Plasma TV Flaw - Panasonic Plasma TV died 3 months past the warranty. For such an expensive product, one would expect it to last more than 15 months of light use.

On December 11, 2011, my 50" Panasonic Plasma TV, which is under warranty, developed a white streak down the center of the screen. The authorized Panasonic repair center came out and said the screen panel was bad and ordered a new one. Then they came out and replaced the plasma screen and it made the picture worse. Then they came out again and put the old screen back in and it was even worse. Then they took my TV away and said they would work on it in the shop.

They called and said that it could not be fixed and said they would order a replacement TV. Who knows what a replacement TV is? Someone's old TV that had 12,000 hours on the screen? They also said that I would have it in 2 weeks. Well that was 4 weeks ago and no word from anyone. The moral of the story is that Panasonic warranty means that they can take your TV or any of their products away for 4 months, and not fix or replace it under warranty. Then if you do get it back, that 4 months that they had it counts as part of the warranty period and they could care less. It is now March 24, 2012 and I have no TV.

What a terrible experience from a company who won't stand behind their product! 2 months out of warranty, my 65" plasma TC-P65S1, which I paid $2,500 for, won't turn on without jumping through hoops every time I start it. 6 blinking lights. It needs to unplug it to get it to start. Panasonic agreed to replace 2 of the main boards if I paid for labor which cost me over $400. Bottom line is after a third board, multiple visits from the service center. It cost days of lost work for me to be there and 6 months later, it still is not fixed.

Panasonic said they have gone way beyond the call of duty since I was out of warranty by sending their service center the parts. That is just too amusing since they can't seem to fix it. Now here is the kicker, they said, "We will offer you a greatly discounted new TV." The only problem is no 65" or 60" TVs at all to offer me, only a 55". What a joke. I have 3 Vizio TVs; one of which is Plasma that have given me no headaches for over 5 years. I thought I was upgrading to a Panasonic and had a custom case built for it as well. I filed a complaint with BBB, anyone else done that? Funny cause I see no complaints filed which is really surprising.

I bought a Panasonic. It's a nightmare. It has the same problem as everyone else: blinking power light of death. There's no help and my $5k is in the hole.

I purchased this item (TC-P50S30) on 3/4/12. It came in sealed box with wrong pedestal and hook-ups that connects in it. I have yet to receive correct base and hardware from Panasonic. We have been staring at a box with a 50' TV in it. I have had the worst customer service experience ever. There never seems to be a supervisor around to refer our case to. Finally, today we received correct base. Too good to be true. No hardware connections in a sealed package! I'm returning the TV and it's two useless bases this weekend. It's a shame as this TV came up with very good reviews. But rather than wait to experience the kiss of death with the blinking lights, which with this track record may prove to be the case, back it goes.

I have a Panasonic 42" Plasma TV Viera. Never buy a Panasonic television. I am so disappointed with their product. It was a great TV while it lasted (only 13 months). It figures that we are just now out of the warranty period. The TV shut off and displayed the 7 blinking red lights of death. I haven't even tried to call a repairman. It sounds like it would be cheaper buying a new one. I would love to be included in a class action law suit. Why are businesses still selling this TV? We bought ours from Best Buy. This issue has been going on since 2008. Why have they not fixed the problem or had a recall? I will do better research on my next television purchase.

10 flashing lights of death. End of my story. Thanks Panasonic, I bought #TH-50PX75U in 2008 for $2,000 and after reading other comments, I'm actually shocked mine even lasted this long. Nice. Feb 2008 - March 2012. RIP

I purchased a Panasonic TC-P50S2 on 02/05/2011. After only 13 months of use, a red blinking light came on and the TV will not come back on. I was told there is nothing that they could do. So after some searching on the internet, this seems to be a really common problem. I feel that they should be held accountable for selling TVs with these repeated problems. Thanks.

I purchased a new 58" Plasma TV on February 2009 for $2400. The power board failed on September 2011. I repaired it at a cost of $526 by Panasonic service as it is out of warranty and no consideration given. The TV failed again on February 2012 with the same power board failure. The repair estimate is $580 now. Three weeks of waiting for word from Panasonic on warranty consideration and they offered $200, knowing I will not spend another $400 to repair this TV again. It has fantastic picture when it is working. Their customer call center appears overwhelmed with dissatisfied customers. Absolutely one of the worst customer service experiences I have seen. I do not know how Consumer Reports list these as reliable TVs from what I am witnessing. I probably should have listened a little closer to the TV repair guy the first time I was having it repaired, when he said I should really consider buying a new TV. I think he knew I owned a problem.

I have a 2007 Panasonic Plasma TV (bought brand new in 2007) and the dang thing just quit working in the middle of a program. Just shut off! Now, it doesn't work at all. I'm afraid to take it to have it repaired, afraid of the cost after reading all these reviews and what the cost are to repair it. I will never buy a Panasonic again!

Panasonic Plasma TV - This TV is only three years out and now I am getting a flashing red light and no picture. We can unplug for a few minutes and have it be okay until we turn it off again. From what I have read, many consumers are having this problem.

Model # PT-56LCZ70 should be included in the settlement. I own this model and have had two bulbs replaced within one year. It now has failed a third time. Panasonic has given me three options: 1) Repair set a third time; 2) Refund me $350 and void the remaining warranty; 3) Purchase a new set at a slightly discounted price directly from Panasonic (only two sets offered neither of which was a 56" set). This is a far cry from the $1000 or a replacement set offered in their settlement on other models containing this same LIFI bulb unit. I think I am going with the $350 refund and will never buy a Panasonic brand product again.

3-year old 42" Plasma Panasonic died. The power board failed, $75 repair analysis concluded power board out. $300 replacement part plus $200 labor. TH-C42F018, manufacturing date Oct 2008, serial #LA82750547. I paid $850 at Costco and it died Feb 2012. Include me in any lawsuit, never to buy their products again.

My 55-inch Panasonic Viesta was bought on February 2012 at $1,350. I have never owned a flatscreen TV my whole life, and I was very excited to bring it home. I loved this TV. I'm a single mother of 3 children, and money is very hard for me, so I spend my taxes to buy this TV, every dime of it. Now I'm stuck with a blinking red light and a crack at the bottom. I was thinking my children caused the problem to the TV. They told me it just made a loud sound while watching cartoons on Netflix. I didn't believe them whatsoever! This is damn there a $1,500 TV. It does just go cold turkey.

So I decided to Google it, and I was amazed at all the problems with Panasonic. I wish I would have did my research before I bought it. There were many other brands at half the price. So we are without any TV at all and won't be having one for at least another year. I'm wiped clean, just enough to make it by with rent. I guess it's my fault for trying to keep up with the Jones! if you could be of any help, please contact me ASAP.

I bought a Panasonic PT-50LC13 TV at a cost over $3,000 and was part of the class action. The TV was replaced with a PT 50LCX70 which is a nightmare! Same trouble with the bulbs, it is only 720p instead of 1080p. I'm afraid to watch the ** thing to avoid another bulb burnout. I will never buy Panasonic again, ever.

We bought a Panasonic 46" Plasma TV in January 2009 (46PZ80U). Within 18 months, the power supply went out and had to be replaced. Thank goodness for the extended 3 year warranty we purchased. The cost of the extra warranty paid for the house call while the warranty paid for the part and labor. After waiting for the part, the TV was fixed 2 weeks later.

The warranty just ran out in January. So what happens 2 months later? We turn the TV on, get no picture and the annoying little red light flashing 10 repeatedly again. It looks like the power supply is probably out again. Will Panasonic help me out on the cost of the repair since this is the second time in just over 3 years? Don't know yet. They must have the only one service guy in the area 45 miles away to diagnose the obvious problem, fax it in with a copy of the previous record of power supply replacement (thank goodness he keeps good records) and a copy of my proof of purchase.

I doubt I'll ever purchase another Panasonic. I have two much cheaper TVs that are older and haven't had any problems yet. I'm really disappointed that we spent that much money on big plasma for the main room and have had the same problem with it twice now, especially when we thought we were buying a good high quality brand name TV. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping Panasonic will try to make this right with me.

Panasonic TCP42G25 42" Plasma TV purchased in Nov 2011 and failed in Feb. 2012. We are getting the blinking power light with no picture. This is the most expensive TV I have ever owned and it lasted for less time than any of my previous TV purchases.