Acorn Stairlifts Reviews

Beware of misleading practices. When I spoke with the sales representative, I was clearly told the product came with a lifetime warranty, and I explicitly asked whether any maintenance plans were required to maintain it. The rep assured me they were not. However, a year later, the company is now claiming that the lifetime warranty is void unless I purchase their expensive maintenance plans. They insist this condition was stated in the agreement, but it was never disclosed to me during the sales process. This experience has left me feeling misled and taken advantage of. In my opinion, the company's practices are deceptive and dishonest. I wish I can give zero stars.

Prepare yourself for a long wait for problems. This company only care about them. They will sell you something mislead you and take your money and not give it back. Call on phone no answer. Product seems good but the service better hope you don't need. Make sure before you buy from them it's what you need cause you won't get your money back or good service.

My wife's mobility had been decreasing significantly and in March 2024, I ordered and had installed in our main house, a stairlift to cover from the basement to the first floor to the second floor. Then in June, because we liked the freedom it gave my wife, we ordered a 2 floor one for my cottage and it was installed. Unfortunately, my wife died November 30, 2024. For the stairlift that covers three floors, I can park the chair at the top and out of the way. For the one that covers two floors, I can only park it at the top or the bottom of the stair lift. I phoned the service about getting the chair removed and the cost was said the be 750$. I declined. I suspect if the service man came, he would have it off in less than 30 minutes. I will look for a freelance person to do this work.

Read your contract!! We were charged a 25% restocking fee for a stairlift that did not fit at all, which was supposed to be $1200 for their measuring mistakes, but I stopped payment on the check for the total amount and lost the $400 deposit that we paid. There should be no charge if your product does not work.

Awful customer service. Dad had one installed and 17 days old used 3 times before he passed away. No return or even buyback. They said 3 day return. Tells me there just in it for money. Then wanted 300 to remove it from stairs for us. Wow pretty shifty if you ask me. Never would recommend this company.

Let me start by staying in am disabled and got the Acorn chairlift because I cannot walk much less for up and down stairs. I am single and alone and this chair stopped in the middle of the stairs and stranded me. It would not work at all. There should be some safety feature built in where if the chair senses or encounters issues that it immediately returns to the docking station. But it does not. Since I am disabled and alone I had to call emergency services to help get me off chair. I could have fallen despite the seat belt and been seriously injured or even killed because of the flaw.

In short word: Very very very customer service.. Even I purchased a very expensive (extended) service's plan .. but it's wasted of money because they NEVER respond to fix the lift ... I should call at least 5 time to get respond after 3 to 5 week waiting without lift. Thank you.

They only swivel back into the stairs at the bottom. Makes it dangerous to get in and out of the seat. They lied and sold the incorrect unit. Useless!!! I can't believe that they would take advantage of the elderly and steal their money.

I had an Acorn 130 straight lift installed about 2 years ago. I wish I'd seen this site before purchasing this pos. To summarize my issues; it's noisy, vibrates when moving up and down the track, the parts are very poorly made and now I have an issue where the chair will just stop. I have to move the seat back and forth or lift and lower the foot rest to restart it. Now I know why they want so much for a yearly warranty; $1400 CDN for a year! This is how they make their real money.... And they keep phoning and emailing me to sign up for their "warranty". It's a fairly simple machine that's made poorly and just pushed out the door to unsuspecting seniors and disabled people. Shame on the Acorn company! When it finally fails, I'm going to just replace it with another brand with better reviews.

We had an Acorn stairlift installed for my Father-in-law on August 29, 2024. He was 93 at the time and was in declining physical health, especially regarding mobility on the stairs in his house. In less than one month his health worsened and he ended up in the hospital after a fall. The fall did not cause further injury but was an indicator of his declining overall health. After a few days in the hospital he was discharged to a rehab facility. But he was only there overnight and then back to the hospital. He subsequently passed away while in the hospital due to other health complications.