Vizio Reviews

I bought a 42" Vizio TV two years ago and when I turned it on today, it made some kind of "pop" sound and that's all she wrote. There is sound but no more picture and from what I've read, it sounds like I'm out of luck and now need to purchase a new TV. I'll make sure to stay away from Vizio this time.

I purchased a Vizio, and less than 6 months later, there is a white line running down one side. And just today, a dark line formed and is running right down the middle of the TV. I called and have gotten the same run-around about sending pictures in and proving it. What is the point of a warranty if you can't just replace the product and the store you purchased it at? The store, evil entity I usually don't shop at, Walmart refused to take it back even with a receipt. Since when is that the law? What is the law? How do we start a class action law suit to get our $500+ back? Not to mention I paid for the extended warranty that should be good for at least 3 years you would think. Everyone is right. Do not buy Vizio or LG products.

My TV VIZIO TV failed on day 372 of ownership but VIZIO only offered to provide addresses of where I could send the TV for repair. We should have sent it in about 60 days earlier when the HDMI input 1 failed and we began using input 2, or when the sound became hard to get the TV loud enough to hear. If you have a VIZIO, I regret your purchase, but if you can, get an extended warranty and get the service at the first sign of an issue. These VIZIO products are a conglomeration of other manufacturers parts, mixed and match together. If you undertake the repair, you will discover that they are assembled with parts from many sources.

My JIVE 50" Vizio Flat Screen is a piece of junk. The sound does not work unless you turn off/on TV several times. Sometimes the unit pops and screen goes black but is still on. I have a 1 year, warranty for a 2007 unit.

My television stopped working 2 times within the 2 1/2 years after I purchased it. I actually used my warranty once and they fixed 1 problem during the warranty period. The latest problem "black screen of death" occurred 6 months after the warranty period and Vizio told me they would not do anything for me. I have read several similar complaints since having this problem myself.

I have a Vizio 42” that is two years old and apparently have a blown power supply. After reading several forums, I realize that this is an ongoing problem that needs to be resolved. The TV was $1000 and I think it should last longer than two years. Repair is estimated to be around $500.

I purchased the HDTV around Dec 2007. This particular TV was manufactured in Feb 2007, with serial number LSPABAH0737584. While watching the TV, it popped and then a black screen appeared. This TV was in bedroom and seldom used and is less than 3 years old. After spending several hundred dollars, I'm extremely **** off. Vizio has made it clear. As it's out of warranty, they are not going to fix or stand behind their product. I will not buy Vizio again ever.

Add my name to the list of consumers who have experienced the Vizio 42" Lcd TV fail. The TV has blank picture, no sound and unable to turn off by the remote or the TV switch. HDRepair is coming to replace motherboard at a total cost of $400.00. Set was purchased in July '07. Hopefully, it will last for a while, but I'm not optimistic.

I purchased 47" Vizio 5 months ago; today it died and no picture. I am supposed to have 1 year warranty but Vizio said I didn't purchase from an 'authorized dealer' so I don't have a warranty. I will never purchase from Vizio again! with so many complaints, how can they get away with it!

From the amount of complaints for the same issue of same company, we do need to file a class action law suite. It's the only way this we get fixed and just maybe we can recover some of our money. The second thing we need to do is get this out on the net to as many people as possible. Let's hurt Visio through the power of bad advertising.

Another furious customer of Visio! These TVs are horrible and I cannot believe no one is doing anything about it. $700 for a TV that doesn't last more than two years? Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!

I purchased 42" Plasma Vizio TV Model Number P42HDTV10A and Serial Number AHPFABAG190308I from Costco on 7/14/2006 for $1499.99 which comes with one year manufacturer warranty and one year additional Costco warranty.

For the first time, our now 3-year old 47" LCD (under warranty), went bad, the fellow replaced the entire main board which apparently has other boards on it. He said it was less trouble to just replace the entire main board. Today, its second failing, no longer under extended warranty (which we paid extra for of course), the technician said four boards were bad. Vizio complaint department offered free parts, but we would have to pay for service (over and above the $100 we paid the guy to come up and look at it). Why should we pay a dime towards a TV which is guaranteed to break down again? We're out the money, we spend on the TV (close to $2,000), the extended warranty $124), the technician who was just here ($105).

I bought a 42-inch flat screen on October 16, 2010 and I am going on my 3rd TV in 1 year and 1week, and they told me that the TV going black with no sound is not common at all. Wow, are you kidding me? Three times now for us. I would like someone to do something about it.

This 50 inch Plasma was manufactured less than 3 years ago, and we bought it just about 2.5 yrs. ago. It was working fine. I turned it off, and came back about 1/2 an hour later, and it wouldn't turn on. There is no light indicator. Nothing. I called Vizio, and they referred me to repair, and they want $400.00 to come out and fix, a flat rate, regardless of what is wrong. Absolutely horrible. I won't buy from this company again! I bought this at Sam's Club, and had read the reviews on Consumer Reports prior to buying this. It was recommended then.

After about a year of ownership of a VIZIO GV42L HDTV 42" (purchased for $1,200), the screen would go black, but sound would still work. This could be corrected by manually turning the set on and off a number of times (usually 1-2), where the screen would come on and stay one. Really annoying, as there is generally a delay between pressing the on/off buttons and action on the TV. So this would waste 1-2 min of my time every time I wanted to use the set.

On October 16, my son was trying to play a DVD tape and it wouldn't play. So he took the tape out, then the TV turned off and never turned back on. We need to know if my TV has a warranty and we need a copy of the receipt because my boyfriend, who bought the television for me, passed away 8 months ago. I have the death papers if they are needed. My television serial number is pssciAJ3833941, part number 10135110022, model number VP422 HDTV10A 100240V-4.5A.50/6OHZ.

I think all flat screen TV's have issues, both my 47" and 32" HDTV have the black screen of death, they are both less then a year old and both regardless if connected to Comcast or plugged directly into the coax cable, I have the same issue. Sometimes I get sound and no picture. I will be watching the TV and the picture will go black. My concern is the American public is being taken advantage of and are led to believe these TVs will last a heck of a lot longer than a year. I have a Sharp 32" regular TV, no HDTV, just a heavy sucker, but have never had any issues in 5 years with the picture.

I bought a $1500 Visio 550NV 3 days ago. Today, it won't power on. I get an Orange Visio logo but not white, I've seen the same issue posted by others. Tech is coming in two weeks. I've spent $1500 on a new TV that doesn't work. I will have to wait two weeks for a technician who will probably want to send it away to fix or replace it.

I have had my VIZIO P42HDTV10A for 3 years and have had to pay $375.00 to have it fixed already! I had no picture or sound and the audio/video board had to be replaced! I have a few TVs that are 20 years old and the only reason they don't get used is they are not DTV ready! 3 years and this one now is not working again!

I bought a Vizio 32" LCD TV about six hours ago and now whenever I try to turn it on, it completely shuts itself down and the Vizio light turns off. I unplug the power cord and waited for five minutes and plug it in. The Vizio light is orange so I power it up and then it shuts itself off immediately.

I bought a VIZIO TV and within the first year the screen got messed up and they sent me a refurbished one. The refurbished one was messed up within another 2 years. VIZIO is horrible, the screen went blank and VIZIO pretty much said too bad. Please never buy Vizio! Buy anything but this!

We purchased a new 42' Vizio over a year ago, 18 months to be exact. Now, the screen is green. Everything on the set is pixelated and green.

I bought my Vizio GV42L Dec. 2007 (manufacturing date was No.2006) it has been a great TV until couple of weeks ago, it quit! Suddenly, the Logo stays Orange when plugged on and once turned on it cannot be turned off and the logo stays Bright White! No images or sound. This is about the same complaints many other consumers experienced. Obviously, Vizio is aware of this problem and continue to make cheap TV with same not durable parts. My old Toshiba lasted 22 years, Vizio lasted less than 3 years. To get it repaired, I probably better off to buy a brand new Toshiba!

I bought my Vizio GV42L on December 2007 (manufacturing date was November 2006). It has been a great TV until couple of weeks ago, it quit! Suddenly, the logo stays orange when plugged in and once turned on it cannot be turned off and the logo stays bright white! No images or sound. This is about the same complaints many other consumers experienced. Obviously, Vizio is aware of this problem and continues to make with the same cheap nondurable parts. My old Toshiba lasted 22 years. Vizio lasted less than 3 years. To get it repaired, I probably better off to buy a brand new Toshiba!

I bought a 32" LCD/HDTV on Sunday. I called support on Monday about the remote control stopped working and 3 wires were out between the frame and screen. Vizo needed a photo of the problem before they would do anything. I told them, "I don't have a camera that I could do this with, sorry can't help you!" I ask for a supervisory to call me, it's now Tuesday and no call, is that good customer service! I should take this TV back and get a Sony.

One of the Christmas gifts to me in December 2009 was a 32" Plasma Vizio television. It worked great until about a month ago. When we turned it on, it would turn itself off. This went on and continuously got worse. Now, it won't turn on at all and the Vizio symbol won't even light up anymore. I agree that Vizio knows about this problem and they should pay to have our TVs repaired or they should even replace our TVs. There should be a recall or even a class action suit. I will never buy a Vizio or recommend this product to anyone! If it costs too much to get that thing repaired, then I'll be shopping for a new TV like Sony, Sharp or LG!

I bought the Vizio TV in 2006. I left for work one day, and let my son play the PS2 on it. The TV gave us no problems before I let him play on it. Well, when I got home, I wanted to watch TV. So I switched it to the TV input, and nothing. So I went into the menu and checked it out. I did a channel scan and guess what? The digital tuner was the problem.

We bought a new 47" Vizio TV from Costless Outlet in February of 2010. This past week end (10-2-10), the TV made a loud pop noise. The screen went black and the sound went out as well. I got out my manual and it said I had one year warranty on it. I called the number and they walked me through a few tests to try to "determine if I needed a technician for repair or a new TV." Also, they asked that I email my receipt to photos@vizio.com.

After reading the reviews, I am disgusted with this brand. I have a 32" flat screen TV and it will no longer power up. The VIZIO sign would light up and we would hope for it to come on--but no luck. Now, the VIZIO light won't come on at all. Having a TV quit that is only two years old is ridiculous. I see that many people have had the same complaint. It's obvious that VIZIO is aware of these problems and are neglecting to come clean and do what's right. I will never purchase a VIZIO product again!

I purchased a Vizio GV47L FHDTV10A in the fall of 2007. The TV just quit. No picture and no sound. II called Vizio. Despite this problem being rampant, note 47 pages of complaints, they can only send me to a repair facility. Please start a class action suit. Vizio claims 60,000 of view time on this TV. That couldn't be farther from the truth.

I purchased a Vizio LCD TV in 2008. There are abnormal patterns on the TV and then it goes fuzzy and eventually goes to black in a matter of 1-2 minutes. You have to turn off the TV and then turn it back on in order to attempt to get a picture. I paid $950 for the television and it was defective within 2 years. That is completely unacceptable based on the statements that are listed on Vizio's website. The cable company has made 5 visits to my house over the past 6 months and they have assured me that the problem is not with the connection or the cable lines. Based on this experience, I will never purchase a product from Vizio again.

I purchased 2 Vizio TVs, a 47" at 2.5 years old and a 32" at 2 years old. They both have red, green and black lines that run from the top to the bottom of the screen. We contacted Vizio and they said that I need to call the cable company. The cable company said that it was the TV. We called Vizio back and they gave us the repair shop’s phone numbers. Their customer service is the worst and so are their products. Please don't buy Vizio.

I have two Vizio TVs that do not work. The 42" just made a bunch of popping sounds and smelled like something burning and then picture gone. I called Vizio and there’s nothing they can do. It’s out of warranty (38 months old). Other Vizio is a 32" and it has a red line thru screen and is getting worse. This one is only 27 months old. Just purchase a new 42" Vizio, but after reading all the complaints I am taking it back. I am spending more money and will never consider Vizio again, unless their service department changes. I am out over $1,500.00 for TVs that don’t work and have no warranty.

I purchased a Vizio 22" LED TV from Sam’s Club. The quality of the image out of the box using SD (Standard Definition) is poor. My reference for the image quality is a 4-year-old 27" Panasonic LCD unit. I sent a note to the Vizio support site with the details and asked if there was anything I could do. They informed me that they have a World Class Service Center and suggested that I power the unit off, hold the control button in for 30 seconds, plug the unit into a different receptacle, and power it up. Since I had already been through those steps, I returned the unit to Sam’s Club. At Sam’s Club, I waited for 40 minutes for the return to be processed. Solution: Purchase a Sony Bravia 22" LCD unit from another vendor.

Approximately a year and six months ago, I purchased a Vizio 32" television from Walmart. Recently, within the past two weeks, the unit would not respond when I push the on button. The word "Vizio" would light up as if it was trying to come on then quickly click back off. Today, 2nd of October, I called customer support. The young man asked me the unit type and serial number. He then asked me what the unit was doing and I explained. He instructed me to unplug the unit, wait 10 seconds and then plug it back in. I did and at this point, it would not light up at all. There was no indication that the unit was receiving power. He then instructed me hold down the power button and the input button.

I bought a 32" Vizio Plasma TV on 10 Sept 08 for $512. On 29 Aug 10, it started turning itself off and on every time I turned it on. Then, four days later, on 4 Sept 10, it wouldn't even turn on; it was cold and dead. I tried contacting their online complaint department but they want $17 for an answer so I refused! I am elderly, on SSI and Social Security so I can't afford another TV or even a repairman. Why is there not a recall on these TVs? I live off under $800 a month from SSI and Social Security. I now only have an 18" TV to watch. My eyes aren't the greatest for that small screen. I will never be able to afford a new one. $512 for a TV that lasts less than two years is just not fair.

We purchased a Vizio LCD 22' TV for our daughter from QVC in June for her mid July b-day. Mid-July, she starts using the TV. Last week, she tries turning her TV on and it has a black screen that says VIZIO in big white letters. Called 800 number and get disconnected two times. Before getting disconnected, they asked for my phone # and I gave it to them. Neither time they returned my call. Called for the third time and was asked about a light on the back of the TV. Advised there was no light. They said that the back light must have gone out and this is covered under warranty.

First, Vizio TV came home and the first night, I had to unplug it to get the controls unstuck. The remote or buttons on the side of TV would work. I took it back to Wal-Mart and got a different model. One week before the years warranty ran out, TV number 2 got a green line down the middle of it. Vizio gave me a hard time because I had the return receipt and not the purchase receipt.

Like so many others after 24 months, my 23-inch turns itself off randomly. I have to unplug the power and plug back in and turn back on.

Well, let me add to the hundreds of complaints. I got 15 months out of mine till it powered off and never came back on. It's in a box in the basement. $800 for 15 months! What a shame.

I bought a 26" Vizio at Wal-Mart two years ago. I liked the TV and it worked fine for two years. I turned on the TV and there was no power. I went on the Vizio website and they told me to turn it off and unplug the TV and hold the power button for 30 seconds. That worked a few times and now it won't. Two years is a short life for a TV!

My Vizio TV is 3 years old. It flickers so bad when turned on. It will turn itself off. I have to turn it on about 10 times before picture will come in clear. No help from Vizio!

I purchased a Vizio VT420M on Jan. 22, 2010. DOA out of the box, there was sound but no picture. I returned the TV that same evening and received another VT420M. On July 2010, 6 months later, intermittent sound with no picture! I emailed Vizio, they told me to do a reset (unplug the TV, hold on/off button for 60 seconds, plug the TV back in). Still intermittent sound and no picture. September 2010, now the TV has no picture at all, just sound. I called Vizio, after troubleshooting, they confirmed something is wrong with the TV. Vizio told me that HD Repair will be fixing the TV. HD Repair called the next day and confirmed that they will be repairing the TV in 3-5 business days.

I purchased a Vizio 1.5 years ago. Recently, the system turns itself off. There was no picture, no sound. It will run for 1-2 hours and then goes black. I will never purchase a Vizio again.

Watching my less than 2 year old vw42L Vizio television and the screen went black. The Vizio light still comes on but no control after that. No volume, input or changing channel. Well its probably going to cost as much as a new one to fix so $800-$900 problem in a bad economy.

That I inherited this VP50HDTV10A with the house we bought, I am shocked and amazed that there can be 45 pages of complaints regarding this 'pop of death', and the company does nothing to remedy the problem. Mine suffered this same ailment today and the set is less than two years old. Since I saw one post that Costco, where she purchased it, helped to gain a replacement from Vizio, I will try on Monday to see if it may also work for me. If anyone has information regarding a class action lawsuit, I hope you will post it on this site or get the word out somehow as this is such a crime for a US company to be so remiss in doing the right thing. Even though we live in Mexico (but a US citizen), I would participate in any legal action against this company.

This TV picture and sound and will pop off and not return back on for a few hours and now sometimes days. You are watching it and then there is a pop, a beep then it will not project a picture or a sound, The TV is still on because the Vizio logo is still white, not yellow when it is off.

Our Vizio 32" model number E32VA has out-of-the-box defects. Red flag should have been the sale price at $299.00 at Costco. Problem is that when you're watching TV, the sound after time gets distorted and shuts off (no sound). If you change the channel, the sound is restored. I'm not going to change the channel every time the sound acts up. It is not a single unit problem, as I bought two, yes two 32" TVs and yes, both have the same problem. These will be returned to Costco. Do not buy Vizio!

I purchased a VX37LHDTV10A on December 4, 2007. On September 4, 2010, I was watching TV and the TV popped, and the screen went black with red lines. Then I tried to power it off and it wouldn't cut off. I had to physically unplug the TV from the wall. I plugged it back in and turned the TV on and all I have is black screen with white bars. It seems to me we have a problem and I smell class action lawsuit!

My 42-inch plasma finally died today after had been popping on and off for the past 3 years. I bought it from Costco at the end of 2006. After one year, it started to pop and turn off and on by itself. The TV was rarely used. I still have the plastic wrap around the edges. After reading 4 pages of complaints, I am horrified that Costco is still selling Vizio. That's why I am not buying anymore expensive electronics from Costco anymore. Costco's quality control is not what it used to be. I brought a new 55 inch Samsung earlier this year from Fry's. I can't believe there is no class action law suit yet. Unbelievable.

Adding my two cents, my 42-inch plasma won't power on. It's now just a useless black box. I had it a little over 2 years. I guess that's longer than a lot of others I have read here, but I paid over $600 for it and I don't have money to throw away. Fortunately, prices on plasmas are down and I was able to purchase a reputable TV as replacement. These people really should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, I did buy it at Walmart.

Well, for the second time in a couple of months, my Vizio 37" TV has crapped out - no picture, still have sound. The picture returns after the TV has been off for a while, but disappears again. After reading some of the other comments about Vizio TVs, I have decided not to bother getting it fixed and to get another brand. It seemed like such a nice TV at first.

Black Screen of death TV that is 2 years old.

I bought my 42-inch plasma Vizio TV one year ago. Now it won’t power on. Every now and then, the orange light will come, but when you push the power button, it won’t power up. Warn consumers about this TV.

On Aug. 19, 2010, I purchased from this store a Vizio TV and also an HP Laptop, totally about $1230.00. When getting home and hooking up the TV in the next couple of days, I found out the remote did not work. It would not even turn the TV on or anything. I put new batteries in to no avail. The next day, I returned the remote to the store requesting a new one. The manager was really arrogant and told me all he could do was give me an all-in-one remote instead of one which is supposed to be for that brand of TV. I tried to tell him I don't want all the extra buttons of the all-in-one because I had purchased the TV for my blind and autistic brother. He did not have a VCR, all the other stuff that is controlled by this remote and all the button would be hard for him to use.

I also have had numerous problems with my Vizio 46-inch LCD TV. Within the first month of purchase, two of the three HDMI ports went bad and had a technician sent by Wal-Mart replace the main board under warranty (still happy). Fifteen months later, the TV started to turn itself on and off, sometimes so rapidly that the cycle just sounds like a buzzing sound. This occurs only after continued use of 3 hours or more. I called Vizio and was told, "Sounds like the back light is bad, no way to repair that model,"

I purchased my Vizio HDTV a year ago in August of 2009. Just this week, the screen went totally black. The customer service rep couldn't help me because it was a few weeks over the 1 year warranty. I fear that the parts will be unavailable or extra pricey.

I bought a 42" Vizio TV, model VW42LHDTV10A, from Wal-Mart around 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. I have a black screen, no picture and no sound. I paid $900.00 for it. I expected a TV to last more than 2 years at this price. They are a piece of junk. I have no other TV at the present time. I am disabled and don't have extra money to buy a TV every 2 years. This TV should be off the market as they are very unreliable. It would cost as much as I paid for it to get it fixed. I'm very disappointed with Vizio and their consumer service department.

I have 26" Vizio flat screen HDTV. It was less than two years old. It had no "pop of death" as so many have related. Instead, I thought it had gremlins when it suddenly started switching channels constantly and quickly all by itself. A day later, it won't come on at all. I took it to a local (authorized) repair shop and they told me it was the main board. They had it for over a week. Finally, they had to tell me that they couldn't find the part, because Vizio parts were very hard to get. Do not buy a Vizio. Spend more money on a reputable brand like a Sony.

Vizio P50 HDTV20A do not buy Vizio. I bought a new 50in Vizio from Wal-Mart a year and a half ago. While I was watching it, I heard a pop and it went black no picture. Customer service said that my model was not repairable and it only has a year warranty. So now I have a $1000 black wall picture Vizio. It is really a Samsung. Just look inside if you don't believe me. Samsung has such a bad name they had to come up with a new one! I would never buy a Vizio or Samsung product again and if I had know Vizio was a Samsung I would have never bought it to begin with! So if you are looking to buy a TV, beware!

I bought a 55' Vizio and the R6 connector fell off . Because it didn't happen in the first 90 days, my 2-year warranty won't cover it . Also I had to wait a week for just a response. Costco was great though the operator wasn't surprised about this company's lack of help. Don't buy any of their products spend the extra money, it'll be worth it.

We purchased a 46" Vizio TV on 6/15/08. It was model # VW46L FHDTV10A. On approximately 6/21/10, the set began to show signs of need for repair. The left half (yes, half!) of the screen began to change color when turned on, and continued for approximately 20-25 minutes in the same condition. Then, the picture appeared to be normal until the set was turned off, and then turned on the next time. The color ranged from light to dark brown from right to left, again the left half of the screen only. This problem happens every time the set is turned on.

The TV was purchased in Mar-2007 from Costco to use it in bedroom but was hardly used. The TV does have sound but no picture. I cannot believe the TV goes bad with usage of less than 500 hours.

I bought a 50" Plasma HDTV in December ‘08. I paid about $1500 for the TV. I started having problems with the TV in May ‘10 (17 months) later. By August, it completely quit working. I contacted Vizio. I was told it was the internal power supply. They had problems with this on the TV. It would cost $200 to fix. I called the TV repairman and was told it was actually the X and Z Sustain and power supply and it would cost $600 to repair. I was told by repairman that we should just buy a new LCD TV because we would continue to have problems with this TV, and he probably couldn't get the parts anyway. He also said he has been called to repair a lot of Vizios. I contacted Vizio and was told by customer support, “Sorry, we can't do anything about it.” They are in competition with Sony. Basically, they undercut Sony on price but sell a cheaper made product that doesn't last as long as Sony. So, the consumer is getting the shaft in the long run. I'm livid!

Vizio flat screen TV is not turning on. The switch powered on/off on/off then finally quit. I paid over $500 for television that quit working and had TV less than 2 years.

I bought this TV(VA26LHDTV10T-26 in. ) on April 20 2010 from Dell. It came with a one-year warranty from Vizio. I also bought a two-year extended warranty from Dell. It was easy to get the TV up and running and the picture was great. In July 2010, vertical colored lines (red,blue,green,white and black) started appearing when the set was first turned on. After about 10-15 minutes, the lines would fade and the picture was fine again. I called Vizio tech support. I was instructed to turn the set off and hold the on button for 45 seconds to reset the TV.

Black screen of death. Less than two years of use and nowhere near the 60000 hour service life! Do not buy Vizio!

I bought a Vizio 42" TV and a year and 2 months later, I went to turn it on and it would not come on at all. After researching the problem online, I realized there are 42 pages of complaints that all says that same thing! These TV's are crap! Save your money!

I purchased a Vizio 52" Plasma TV March 2008 and August 11,2010, it just stopped working, audio and picture. TV was past the one year warranty. Called HD Repair Company, cost $115 to fix. Unrepairable! How can a TV you paid $1500 not work after 2 years?

We purchased a Vizio (vx37l) HD TV on April 4th 2008. No problems. Then one day, the volume goes down all by itself, from 20 to 0 (zero). I thought I was in the house with a ghost. I turned it back up, again it moved back to zero. I was home alone. The remote was on the table beside me.I didn't touch it. I went to the TV, turned the volume back up, again it moved back to zero. I turned it off. About 2 hours later, the TV would not come on. Called Vizio tech support or lack there of. The guy told us to hold the power button for 45 seconds. We did. Nothing happened. The TV is dead as a door knob. That's all they could do for us.

My children were watching a movie on our 42 inch flat screen television when the screen suddenly went black. There is sound, but no picture! My television is only about 2 1/2 years old and Vizio refuses to cover any costs for repair.

Wow, this is amazing. L37 LCD purchased from Costco in 2005. I guess mine lasted longer than most but it was only moved once. The second time it was moved it started powering off automatically. This went on for the last 3 weeks but it's finally dead tonight, black screen only. I too was told the "powercycle" trick with the Vizio online chat folks, which did nothing. I could only stand to read through two pages of complaints. This is disgusting. I knew when I read through the warranty I was hosed. I guess you get what you pay for. It's hard to believe Costco is still selling this garbage. They are obviously in bed with Vizio. It's outrageous reading all of these similar complaints.

I purchased a Vizio 42 inch High Definition TV from Sears less than three years ago for just under $800.00. Yesterday, I tried to turn the TV on but to no avail. I tried everything but the TV is completely dead. Going onto the internet to research the problem, I found 42 pages with approx. five complaints on each page & almost all had the same problem - TV will not turn on. Many of these Vizio customers called Vizio and could get no satisfaction. Vizio will not admit to any problem or even having received many similar complaints. There must be some way to get some satisfaction from these people. This is so wrong.

We received our TV on 7/12. Before we received the TV, I read over the special instructions for a refurbished TV. I inspected the box and accepted the TV. I automatically set it up as I had only 14 days to file a complaint if there was anything wrong. They sent me the wrong cord for the TV. Called Ecost.com about this issue was told we would receive an e-mail regarding this issue. Four days went by so I sent an e-mail thru the website. Thankfully we had other Vizio TV so I was able to use another plug.

It was the same story. My 42" Vizio went out before. Two years ago, I bought it at Wal-Mart and purchased the warranty. It has been a week and still, no one has come to my house to look at the TV. I’m out $998.00 and have no TV for football season.

I bought a 26" Vizio 2 years ago and now the TV won't come on when you hit the power button. I called Vizio and they said to unplug TV and hold power button for 30 seconds which I did but that didn't fix the TV. These TV's are junk and I would not recommend them to anyone. All they want you to do is have the TV repaired with your own money. I hope they go under.

I bought a 42 inch Vizio from Dell 2 years old. Now lines are running up and down. Dell or Vizio won't help me. Warranty us out. Still paying on it but Dell will not see a dime more off me. Paid $1,200.

On 8/28/10, my TV just works fine. The next day, there was no picture. I've been calling Vizio and got the same response as other posts i.e. "Sorry your warranty is expired." I have no picture. The sound is fine. I called Costco, they have an additional 1 yr warranties on top of the manufacturer's warranty. I had 10 days left. Costco got Vizio on the phone with us. Vizio gave me a case number, said a repair company will call in the next 3 to 5 business days and it would be covered. I only have a 90 day warranty on the repair. The problem is I bought 2 at the same time. I hope the other one doesn't go out. I'll let you know how it goes.

I bought a 42" Hi-Def TV at Sam's club. It had 2 different problems (Sam's just sells them, but not capable of much help). I contacted Vizio via their tech support email site and got a very quick response from Katie. First time, right on the money, I just needed to re-set one sound adjustment. The second time, I asked about sync setting for Uverse remote. Again, I got a quick and very accurate response. It’s the best tech support I have ever come across. Katie was polite and right on the mark. The TV is great. We actually contacted Sam's and told them about the sound setting. They had taken 2 sets back when all it was, was a 5-second change via the hand-held remote.

I became another victim of the "Vizio Pop of Death! " Bought my 47" Vizio HDTV LCD March 1, 2008 at Costco. Received the extended additional year on warranty. About a year ago (July 2009). The HDMI port I had my cable plugged in went bad. Fortunately, there was more than one HDMI port. Well, 2 years, 5 months later POW! Screen went white, made a loud crack, and nothing. Dead. $1,500 for a TV that lasted barely over 2 years.

One day while watching my 2 year old 32" Vizio TV, I heard a loud pop and the screen went black. I talked to Vizio service and they told me they couldn't do anything, it was out of warranty. They gave me 2 phone numbers for so called national TV companies. I finally took it to a local repair shop where they said I needed a new power box ($225) and a new circuit board (another $250). It only cost $500 new.

Vizio **. My 42-in TV still has the plastic on it, and already, there's a blue line on the right side. Do not buy Vizio.

In November 2009, I purchased a VIZIO 42" TV. On June of 2010, I purchased a wall mounting to hang my TV on my wall. When I hung my TV, I noticed that the inside mounting on the back of my TV had let go on the top right hand corner. I approached Wal-Mart but to no response, they told me to contact the company of Vizio.

I turned off the TV and moved it to another room. It was not jostled or mishandled in anyway and then it was covered because we remodeled that room. I placed the TV back on stand after being off for two weeks and no picture will come up. I have had this TV for 16 months. It is a 42-inch Vizio TV. I also have a friend that purchased one and it had the same problem which I am guessing there could be a defect in the TV, it was the same size and same make. We purchased from two different companies.

After purchasing a VIZIO 42" Flat Panel HDTV model number VZ42LHDTV10A, it made a loud popping noise and smoke came out of the back and it was dead after 2 years. I paid $1,000.00 for this TV and feel that it should have performed longer than 2 years. I don't understand how VIZIO can continue to operate a business in the US taking advantage of consumers they way they are doing. It is a crying shame.

Vizio Pop of Death. We purchased a Vizio 47" LCD in November 2007. I had it 2 years and 8 months when its screen went blank, etc., just like everyone else. I did the reset thing with Costco and Vizio by phone. No help, out of warranty, etc. The difference is I got money from Costco! I paid around $1,400 plus tax new. Costco gave me over $800 on a gift card 2 weeks ago. I went to the local Costco. I asked 3 sales guys who the TV pro was. They all said how could they help. I said, "Why are Vizio TV's so bad? One guy got mad and left; one guy stood and said nothing; the 3rd guy asked me questions and suggested I go to the store’s Customer Service counter.

I purchased Vizio 47" TV on 121007 & having same problem as everyone else that I've read about. Seems to me some governing body should look into this. I have warranty but no parts available, I see why. They don't have enough to go around!

Our 44" Vizio TV went out yesterday. We unplugged it and when we plugged it back in, nothing worked! We tried to reset it by pushing the power button down for 30 seconds but nothing! No lights, no flickering, dead! I called Vizio this morning to see if there's anything that they could do. I asked if this was a problem in their TVs and she said it's the first time they had heard about this. I asked her what I can do and she told me that she could give me a list of repair co. that could fix it now. It was out of their hands. I will be calling again to try another approach but our TV is only 3 years old! Wow!

We purchased a 50' Vizio Plasma with surround sound package in November 2008 from Costco. On July 15th,the picture went blank but we have sound. We have basically been given the run around from Visio with Costco not being helpful either. Every single person that we have spoken with has a new and different story to give you, with no answers! For example, just today I spent 2 1/2 hours on the phone speaking with the Costco Concierge Maria, and a 3 way call talking with Vizio starting at level 2. Andrew, the Vizio rep gave different answers than the 6 previous customer service reps. I kept asking to speak to the highest level person to get accurate information until finally it went to someone named Annie ( level 3, because you have to go up the chain, according to Andrew), who by the way told yet a different story, put us on hold and never came back after asking to speak to the next person up the chain.

My wife purchased me a 42" flat screen in 2008 as a gift ,on July 28th 2010. While my kids were watching TV, it made a loud popping noise then the picture went black and the volume went off. I called Vizio. They suggested I shut it, unplug it, press a button then plug it back in and put it on. Didn't work! Reading all these complaints, I see that this is their protocol before they finally tell you their is nothing they can do and I would have to pay $85 to have someone look at it to let me know what needed to be fixed and give an estimate as to the cost. They were no help at all!

I purchased a 40" Plasma and 37" LCD in April '07 and also a 47" LCD in Nov. '08. On May 2010 the plasma died, the screen is scrambled. On July 2010 the 47" LCD died, no sound or picture. Visio explained that it is an electronic devise and it can fail, and that your warranty is up so you're on your own. I'm waiting for the 37" to pass away. Stay away from this throw away company! There should be a class action suit against them.

The TV set is a 37" Vizio with model # VX37LHDTV10A. We got it for less than 2 years. One day, the TV was turned on with sound in the background without any light or picture shown. I called Vizio Technical Service, was asked to unplug the TV, hold the power button for 30 seconds, then plug it back on, press the power button to turn the TV on and observe from the heat vent at the top of the TV to see if there were any blue or white lights. There was a white greenish light seen, but we were told that the back light was out, told by one on call technical support.

As of today at approx. 1:30pm my 47' LCD Vizio which I've had since March 21, 2008 made a brief sound like gas was leaking, then a quiet pop and the picture faded out quickly but I still had audio. I turned it back on a few times then after an hour after it died, the screen came on but again died after a matter of seconds but without the noise. Just like everyone here says: Vizio didn't do anything to help. We bought it from Costco but since the 2 year warranty was up they couldn't do anything but it's Vizio's fault not Costco's. It's $1,500.00 down the drain. Like everyone else says: Don't buy a Vizio because they don't care that they are selling faulty products. My grandmother also has a recently bought Vizio and I'm telling her to take it back.

My Vizio 42" LCD died after 18 months. I was told to have it repaired at my expense. I tried to get recourse through Wal-Mart but nothing. I did, however, contact American Express and they are either repairing or reimbursing full purchase. MasterCard will do the same thing-maybe others. They have coverage for an additional year of warranty. Good luck! At least there is some recourse for this type of deceptive company. How can they say they are no. 1? Don't buy Vizio.

Vizio Model #VO47LFHDTV10A TV died (black screen of death). It was working fine one day, then has no picture the next and the power goes on. I called customer support and was told to unplug the TV, hold down the power button for 20 seconds and then turn it on again but nothing; that was the extent of what he could help me with. It seemed that the motherboard had blown and I have to call an authorized repair service and gave me two numbers to call. Neither of which are open on Sunday. This TV was purchased in 2008 for $1500, barely two years old.

I have a 42" wide plasma that worked fine last night. I woke up this morning and it powers on but has no picture or sound. I have had the TV for about a year and a half. After seeing a lot of these posts, it looks worthless to call anybody. I already see I'm crap out of luck. It's a waste of money and labor to have to bring in another TV. Something should be done about this that's for sure. Don't buy Vizio!

I got a Vizio for a gift about a year and a half ago. I don’t even know what happened. We turned the TV off one night and it never came back on. So when will someone step up to the plate and admit these TVs are pieces of craps.

2 years and 2 months my 1500.00 + tax (not to mention the pricy wall mount we purchased for it) Vizio television died. After 30 minutes on hold, Vizio said we are s**t out of luck since the warranty has expired. We hardly ever used this TV in the formal living room. This is 1 of 3 TV's we bought and the only Vizio brand. The other 2 are sharp with no problems. Don't buy this brand if you don't want to have any problems, biggest mistake!

I purchased a 32" Vizio Plasma and six months after, it stopped working. I can get it on but it takes literally 3 times pushing the power button, and each time, it flashes Vizio around 22 times. This is ridiculous.

I bought a 37-inch 1080p full HD LCD TV 16 months ago. I paid $700 for it. Last night, it stopped showing a picture. You can hear it but not see it. The TV does have back lighting, it just not show any images at all not even the menu.

Vizio 42 L purchased from Walmart Dec' 08 turned set on 7/11/2010 no picture, no sound. Cannot turn off indicator except by unplugging. No messages, no controls change anything.

We bought our 32 inch Vizio TV in 2008. About two months ago, the TV suddenly stopped working. We took it to a repairman who is still waiting for a reliable part to fix the set. He has ordered numerous parts for the set and each part has proved to be defective. He called Vizio and was told they are attempting to produce a reliable part to correct the problem. We have little hope of ever seeing our TV fixed. We are frustrated about the whole thing. Our repairman is also frustrated because people are angry at him for not being able to fix their Vizio TVs. We will never buy another Vizio TV.

I bought a Vizio TV two years ago that I am disappointed with. About six months ago, we turned the TV on. Sound but no picture. It turned out to be a common problem with this make of TV (VIZIO VW42L FHDTV10A). I had to ship one of the circuit boards out to a company in Indiana to be replaced. Months later, now we have same problem again. I used to work on consumer electronic products but the time, effort and money I have spent to fix my own TV is ridiculous. Someone please help.

I purchased a Vizio VP322 TV about 18 months ago and seldom used it. I called tech support and told them that the TV just went out and there is no picture. I told them that the Vizio amber/white light on the bottom works when I cycle power but that's it -- no picture. He had me unplug the power, hold the on/off button in for 30 seconds, release the button plug power back in, but still no picture. That was the extent of the support on the unit other than he gave me a couple of repair shop phone numbers to call for repair. Personally, I don't think it's fair that I should have to pay to have an item repaired that the manufacturer should either repair or replace with a higher quality, safe unit.

I have a 42 inch Vizio flat screen that is 2 years old or more. The picture comes in but flashes, and after several minutes, the screen goes black. It is also very hard to get any response with the remote. You have to continually push the buttons. We, the people, continue to get screwed by big business that design items to fail after warranties end. Let's go back to analog. I have a 40 year old console that still works. $900.00+ is down the sewer

Second Vizio TV that made a popping noise and died. The first one was under warranty and was replaced. We thought it was a fluke. I purchased a 47" LCD pure HD for $1600 3 years ago. I was watching TV last night and it made a popping sound, that was that. Customer service was extremely unhelpful and said it was the main board and since it is not under warranty, there was nothing they could do. I explained to the rep that I had 5 flat screens and the 2 Vizios that I had both did the same thing. She asked me if there was anything else she could do for me and told me to have a good night. Seriously? I saw other comments here about the pop of death. I wish I have checked your site first. I work for a major company and I will tell everyone I know to stay away from Vizio.

On 02/19/2010, I purchased a Vizio 47" LCD TV and was delivered on 02/27/2010. I called Vizio support on June 9th stating that one of the hdmi ports was shorting out the power to the TV. A service tech was sent to my house. June 11th. The service tech had a hard time getting the TV to connect with his equipment, but after plunging and recooking cables, the TV decided to work. The service man dismissed the problems he was having and said it looks like it's working fine now!

I bought a 50-inch Plasma TV P50HDTV10a from Wal-Mart which is going on three years now and in the past few week I have gotten 7 pink lines going down the right side of my screen. I called Vizio the other day and the lady told me it was unrepairable. So, I asked to talk to her superior and he told me it was but it was going to cost me $500 to have it repaired and it was not guaranteed to fix the problem. I don't know how they can run a company like this. They have some of the poorest customer service that I have ever dealt with and I will not buy a Vizio product again. I would not take one even if it was given to me

After reading so many complaints regarding Vizio TV, I, too, now am a victim. We purchased a 42" Vizio LCD from Costco in March 2008. Last night, July 2, 2010, we experienced the "pop of death" as many complaints have previously stated. I had no idea what happened and thought it was DISH Network. A tech from DISH came out this morning, went through his check out and finally said it was the TV. I called Costco and said that since we are three months out of warranty, there is nothing that they could do.

Purchased a 47 inch Vizio TV in March 2008. My family and I went on vacation for about one week. When we came back and turned on the TV, it faded to black. Still have sound but no picture. Just a black screen. When I called Vizio, they gave the same lame response that everyone else received. They referred me to a number to call for repairs. They told me $400 to fix it but wouldn't tell me what had to be fixed. They also said it will be a 50/50 chance of it working again! I am not going to pay someone that amount of cash and it still not work.

As many before me have complained, I have a 37" Vizio flat screen TV that just went black. We were watching it when the screen went black, but we still had sound at the time. I thought maybe it was just a problem with my cable, but when I checked the other TVs, they were fine. I shut the TV off and waited about 30 minutes. Then, I tried turning it back on—still nothing and there’s no sound now either. How can so many people have the same problem and the company does nothing to help? Being a single mom, I can't afford to fix or replace this TV. I had to borrow a TV from my sister.

I got the same problem with my 42" inch HDMI Vizio. The screen went black but it still has sound. I got this TV from Costco (Austin, TX) in 2006, and they did not have concierge then, so they told me just to bring the TV back and they will give me a new one or my money back. Good luck to you all.

I had this Vizio VO42LFHDTV10A for only 18 months but the left side of the screen already has red dots. You can still see the full screen, but it's colored rose when you look at it at a distance. I called customer service, I was told to unplug it for a few minutes then re-plug it and it should work fine. It didn't happen.

Death pop for me today. I was watching TV and I heard a pop noise. The screen went green for a sec then my 32' LCD Vizio I paid for $650, died. 2 freaking years old and dies. The box advertised 5 years. I think everything has been said in the site that need to. I'm just agreeing with everyone. I will never buy a Vizio product again.

My only 2 year old Vizio television has not been wanting to turn on for 2 weeks. It would turn on and immediately turn itself back off until after about 30 tries it would finally turn on. Then today I get up and try to turn it on and nothing, the lights on the front of the TV won't even turn on. It's completely dead, $500 down the drain. The TV only lasted 2 years and that is ridiculous as the repair costs are almost if not more then I paid for the TV.. Vizio should be sued.

I purchased a 47" VIZIO at Sam's in Sept 2009. Everything fine for about 3 months then HDMI ports started to fail. HDMI 1 failed followed by HDMI 2 about 3 weeks later followed by HDMI 3 about 2 weeks later. When I plugged into HDMI 4 I called VIZIO and they sent someone out to replace the card. This same exact sequence of events were repeated approx 3 months later and they again sent someone to replace the card. Approx 3 weeks after replacing the HDMI card for the second time, the TV wouldn't power up.

I bought a 47" LCD Vizio TV for my family at Thanksgiving, and it went black after 7 months. No warning, nothing. When I called, they said they would send the information to a technician, and then he would be getting a hold of me for repair. After 3 days, I called the technician, and he said they were waiting on parts. How do they know what parts are needed if no one has seen the TV yet? It must be a very common problem.

I have a VP50 HDTV that is just over two years old. It did the bang and then went black. No help from Vizio.

I bought two 47" Vizio LCD TVs from Costco on June 8, 2008. I got a 2-year warranty for buying them at Costco. The screen went black on one of them, 20 days out of my 2-year warranty. I called Costco and they called Vizio with me on the phone. Vizio led me to believe they could help. I finally heard back yesterday from "the Vizio guy". There is nothing they can do except offer me a reconditioned TV for $534.00 more and it will have a 90-day warranty. I paid $3000 for both TVs. One burned out after 2 years and 20 days. So it cost me $1500 to watch one Vizio for 2 years and now they offered to sell me a reconditioned TV for $534.00 more with a 90-day warranty. I talked to 3 different Vizio people and 2 different Costco people. I guess I've learned a valuable lesson the hard way. Don't buy Vizio.

This company is selling defective products. Read the complaints. We took our 1 1/2 year old TV to a repair shop. He said too many problems and I can't even get the parts. The TV has sound, but no picture. A common problem if you start reading the consumer reviews. Our repairman told me he is getting calls from Vizio and Samsung to fix TVs for them and he can't get the parts. The $1,000.00 TV won't work and it's not even 2 years old. What a piece of junk.

I purchased 37 inch Vizio on 03/01/2008. It lasted until August, then quit totally. Vizio replaced it with a rebuilt set in 2 weeks. This set was not used for about 8 months, because of remodeling. This was put into service in December of 2009. This lasted until 06/23/2010, until it went black, but still have sound. They said it is out of warranty. They do not want to return my calls! I am fed up. I will register a complaint with BBB. Neither set worked longer than 8 months.

Vizio went black with sound. It sounds like a common problem. Stay away from Vizio.

I already made a complaint once but I didn't provide enough information so I'm doing it again. I am providing a web address of the complaint page which is thirty-seven pages of people who had the same problem. The overall damage is the simple fact that they sold defective televisions to thousands of people.

I cannot believe the same problem has happened to so many people along with my 47-in Vizio, and they are not willing to help anyone knowing that they have a defective product. "The pop of death." What a great name. I don't give up too easily, so I am going to contact my local news station which likes doing a consumer product segment. And hopefully, they will pass on this information to a lot of potential Vizio consumers. With a company like Vizio, who would want to buy American first now.

The picture on my Vizio went black. It's less than two years old, a defective product. A simple search on Google turned up hundreds, if not thousands of people having the same problem. Vizio has done nothing and will do nothing about it.

As with many other people on this site, my Vizio also "popped" and the black screen of death was all I had left. My LCD TV is 47", HD and I spent a pretty penny on it. I had lost the receipt, but knew it was not yet 2 years old since we moved, just under 2 years ago. Fortunately, I bought my TV from Costco which gives a 2 year warranty. I called Costco and they looked up my purchase date, time, model number and store from which I made the purchase. They then gave me a number for their concierge service. I talked with Sherilyn from Costco, who took all information from me and had me plug and unplug the TV. Then she called VIZIO (with me on the phone and we had a three way conference call). With Sherilyn's help, VIZIO agreed to a full replacement. They are sending a replacement and a tech to install it. I will definitely buy all my electronics from Costco in the future!

I don't know what it is about the Vizio TVs from 2008, but mine just blew out today. I purchased it from Circuit City, now out of business, in Feb. 2008. I had no clue that anything was wrong and tonight it just went black. I paid $1100. I can't find my receipt and of course the store where I bought it is out of business! Is there any sense to me calling this company when all I've read is dissatisfaction from other Vizio owners?

I have a 42" HD Vizio TV. After a little over a year, the picture has gone out and all I have is audio. According to Vizio, my TV is old. Less than two years is not old but it is out of the warranty. It is absurd that a TV does not last longer than two years but even more ridiculous that Vizio gets away with this type of service.

I've had my VF552XVT for 60 days and it just took a dump. The Lighted Vizio just flashes from white to orange and will not turn on. I tried unplugging and resetting the TV but to no avail. A tech from Vizio called me and said that he works part-time for them at night, after his day job. He also said Vizio is sending him the power and main circuit boards to replace. I can't believe I just bought a large screen LED TV from a manufacturer that has a part time field service dept. This is something to concern yourself about when making a big ticket TV purchase. Maybe I can still return this before the 90 days is up. I'm not glad I bought mine!

I purchased a 42-in Vizio in November 2008. Screen went black but still had audio on March 2010. Thank goodness I purchased the extended warranty thru Wal-Mart and kept my receipt. However, it is now June 2010 and it has gone out again. Not even two years old and gone out twice. Looking at the rest of the consumers, I'm not the first. What can we do? I am sure it will go out again, and if it's out in November, it will be on my dollar. This is just unbelievable!

We had the same problem as the other complaints listed. We purchased a Vizio (an LG company) and 1 year and 9 months later, my son pushed the power button. The TV made a popping sound and the screen was blank with no sound. Apparently, after researching the internet, this has been dubbed the "pop of death". This television was in our extra room and was rarely used, probably on average twice a week and many weeks not at all.

I purchased two Vizios nearly two years ago: 42" an a 37". The screen is now totally black on the 42" with only the audio working. I see that many others have the same complaint. I thought there might be something simple I could do, so I started researching online and find that apparently, there is nothing to do but pay a hefty price to fix it or buy another TV. I'm just hoping the 37" one doesn't do the same thing.

It won't come on but the yellow light is working. I bought a 42-inch HDTV about 2 years ago from Wal-Mart. I did purchase a 2-year warranty but lost the receipt. So I call Vizio figuring, you know, they would have some thing on the two-year warranty, but of course they didn't. So they told me to unplug the TV from the wall and then hold the power button for 30 seconds. Still nothing. So what now? I call Wal-Mart’s service protection center and they told me that they can't do nothing without a receipt. So, I am like, wow, I paid for an extended warranty and now I am out of $1,000 because I can't find my receipt. What a rip-off. I wish they can do something about this. Recall this model number or serious or numbers because it seems like everyone’s TV’s are going this year and there is something the public can do about it.

In March of 2008 I bought a Vizio 47" high definition TV from Costco. In May of 2010 while watching a movie our screen went completely black. The sound was there but no picture. We called Vizio for assistance and were told that it was a very old TV and there was nothing they could do for us.

Two years 4months later, the 37" model wouldn't turn on. Estimates to repair are $500 to $685. I paid $650 for the TV. Buy American we all say but it's really not American made. So, to the scrap heap it goes. Reviewing other brands to purchase, all have the same problem. Guess they are all using parts made from the same foreign manufacturer. Remember when a TV would last 15 or 20 years? Now using a 12" Sony that is about 25 years old. Another Congressional project, run by lobbyists, to convert to HD. They forgot the part of scalping costly repair parts, short lived TV's. Think Congress should give us all tax credits for repair/parts. Go Energy Star! Which, reminds me, many brands claim Energy Star but they actually cost you more in energy costs. Google it.

My husband purchased a Vizio flat screen 32" TV for me for our bedroom for my birthday. It's not used every day but I do watch it while I exercise. After only about five months, the picture goes completely out--nothing but audio. We call Sears and they tell us they will have to have a technician call us because they don't service TVs. I am told they will contact us within 48 hours. Four days later we speak to a technician who is very courteous and tells us that he has already ordered the part. I'm thinking, how can you order a part when you haven't even looked at the TV? According to the technician, this happens all the time and Vizio is one of the absolute worse brands you can purchase.

I received a 42inch Vizio as a gift from a friend who has now expired. I have a black screen, very little picture but I do have sound. I attempted to contact Vizio who could not assist me. They did give me a telephone number to find a repair person. I called only to find that there are no repair persons in my area at all. I have a plasma TV and no one to help me and this TV is just a little over 1yr old. I don't know what to do. I am sure that my friend paid at least $600 for this TV.

I have a 42-inch plasma purchased in September 2008. The screen went black. The sound kept going in May 2010. No warranty was purchased. We have a smaller Vizio, but will not purchase another one.

I am simply in amazed after reading all of these complaints. We did not have any indication that our television was going out. We purchased this 42 inch Vizio almost two years to date. This morning, June 15, 2010, we have a black screen with only volume. I contacted Vizio and was just informed by someone of course I can barely understand that I needed the make and model number before they can tell me if my television is broken. Is Vizio running a scam throughout the US and getting away with it?

I purchased a Vizio (VO37L10a) on 11/28/08. On 5/21/10, the screen went black but still had audio. I called Vizio tech support. I was informed that I needed a backlight, but because I had not purchased an extended warranty, there was nothing they could do. I asked if it was reasonable for a $700.00 TV to last only 1 1/2 year; the tech rep said sorry.

I purchased a 32" Plasma 720p HD Vizio television at Walmart approx 1.5 years ago, putting the purchase around Sept of 2008. One day, when I turned the TV set on, it would click on and off about 6 or 7 times. Then finally it would stay on, this continued for approximately 2 weeks and now the TV set will not power on at all! The Vizio emblem that lights up white when powered on and orange when powered off, is no longer lit up at all! This TV was a very big purchase for me because I was laid off from my job shortly after buying it. Now, I can not afford to shell out another $590 for a TV. Vizio had to know about this manufacturing defect! My previous television made by Sony worked perfectly for over 15 years and still works today, as I gave it away to a close friend who had no TV and they are still using it!

I bought a Vizio 42 inch plasma television in Dec 2008. Today, June 11 2010, the screen went black--less than two years. From reading all these similar cases, it seems something has to be done about the way Vizio is ripping people off with these poor quality TVs. I will never buy another product with the Vizio name.

On May 25, 2010, I ordered a refurbished 37" Vizio television from TigerDirect.com, which was delivered two days later. Upon setting the TV up, there was a large (4" x 6") bright spot at the top center edge of the screen, indicative of the backlight bleeding through the LCD screen. I reviewed the warranty documentation included with the device, which indicated a 90-day warranty with in-home repair for all devices over 30" offered by Vizio. I subsequently contacted Vizio to report the issue and moved toward a resolution.

I purchased a Vizio 42 inch HDTV from a Costco Wholesale company in August of 2008. A year and a half later, the television screen went black and it was fixed. The same problem has occured four months later and my warranty is up in 50 days. I have been offered to have the television replaced by Vizio and then they changed their mind. They will be fixing it again and I will be stuck without a warranty later when it inevitably breaks again.

I purchase a 42in LCD in Dec. 07. On 6-7-10 , while watching TV, the screen went black. The sound was still on. The only way to turn off TV was to unplug it. After contacting Vizio IT and Customer Service, I was told nothing they could do for me - no extended warranty.

18 months after buying a 32" Vizio plasma TV, it won't power on. Nothing helps, even unplugging for reset. Looking at all the complaints about this problem, however, it seems to be common with many different brands. Is it worth fixing? Probably not. I'm not going to waste my money on another set, until quality improves. It's dead and I'm out $600.

My 47-inch LCD TV has black lines running through the screen from top to bottom. Mostly on the left side but the lines are 2-3 inches thick. I can barely see the far left side of the TV.

I also purchased the Vizio 46" HD LCD TV on May 2008. Since October 2009, we have been dealing with the screen "shadowing" or half the screen going black and the other half being normal. I have been dealing with Vizio and Walmart since then. Stupid me for not keeping my receipt, but I did purchase the extended warranty. The lady at Walmart told me I would be getting paperwork in the mail for the extended warranty. Months went by and I initially forgot to even look for any, until I needed it. This is when I was informed that there is a phone number on the receipt to call and register your warranty. Just today, I finally got somewhere.

On August 10, 2008, I purchased a 47" Vizio LCD TV from Sears. I did not purchase the extended warranty because I expected that a $1300 TV would last beyond any warranty. In addition, I usually expect to just repair an item should something happen to go wrong. As it turns out 21 months after the purchase, June 1, 2010, the 47" TV went black. No picture only sound. After contacting customer service, I was told that this model's backlight was unable to be repaired due to the manufacturing design of the TV.

We bought a Vizio from Walmart in November 2009. We called after it failed six months later and were told to call Vizio's Customer Service. Our Vizio 42" started going out last November 2009, it blinked off and on and we had the cable company out over 12 times. After we had it six months, the TV died.

My TV has died and there is no hope to repair it after less than 3 years. I bought in 9/07. It should last 10-15 years for a normal LCD. I bought an overpriced piece of garbage at this point.

After about one year with my 46-inch Vizio HD LCD TV, whenever the television is first powered-on, the left half of the screen is darker than the right half, which is normal. A sort of "black wave" washes slowly to the left of the screen over the picture, recessing all the way to the left edge then half of the screen stays darker than the other half. Every once in a while, the "block" of screen flashes from its dark state to its normal state, and sometimes, it fixes itself and becomes normal again. I fear that my $2,000 TV is dying on me. I cannot afford to purchase another one. $2,000 to purchase a new TV is not an option when I only have $400 to my name.

I purchased 42" Vizio LCD Gallevia about two years ago. I was watching it yesterday and the screen went to black and a noise. I had to unplug the TV because power button on TV or remote wouldn't work. I plugged back in and find that the problem remains the same. I am very disappointed with Vizio.

I bought my Vizio 32-inch TV about 2 years ago and now, all of a sudden, it wont turn on for anything. How is it possible, that these electronic stores are selling theses products knowing that they aren't going to last long, it's ridiculous because the televisions are not cheap! I should be getting what I paid for and 2.5 for a television that cost me almost $700.00 is not right!

I bought a 42' Flat screen Vizio TV from Sears in September 2007 for $1,100. Yesterday, the TV screen went black. It won’t turn off without unplugging it. No sound or picture. I called Vizio and they gave me the number to a repair center where I can fix it at my own expense. It looks like there are a lot of people with this same issue. When I bought the TV, it had great reviews. Wish I would have known it would only last 2.5 years. Definitely not worth the money! Totally unacceptable for Vizio to make this product knowing its shelf life is so short!

I just bought a 32 inch Vizio TV on January 29, 2010 and after less than 3 months the TV goes out completely. I am dealing with Customer support now but to no avail. I sent in the receipt (copy)and I am waiting back for them to set up a service call. It's been 2 days and no one has called back yet. I am out 500 dollars for this TV. It took me a year to save up and buy (money from Tax refund). A TV should last longer than 3 months.

The TV started clicking off. I turned it on. It clicks back off 10 times to get it to stay on. I called customer service, they said unplug, hold on the button for 30 seconds and that should fix it. It is still not fixed. I would not recommend anyone to this brand ever! I am out about $500.00 as it just went out of warranty.

I bought a 36" flat screen Plasma from Wal-Mart approximately one year ago. I paid $600.00 for the TV and just recently we decided to replace our entertainment system. I unplugged the TV and when I plugged it back in, nothing. I had the power cord tested and it was fine; however, the TV will not power back up. I did notice that a couple of days prior when I did turn the unit on it would turn on and off, similar to other complaints. I will never purchase another Vizio product again.

I purchased a new HDTV at Walmart on October 30, 2009. It worked fine up until today (almost 7 months). The picture on the screen became muted, then it developed lines throughout the screen without displaying a picture, made a electrical sounding popping noise, then went totally black. Is this the new business model, taking customer's money and not providing a quality product or customer service? This is ridiculous! This purchase required significant sacrifice during a time of financial hardship to enable my daughter to complete school assignments/projects. This will negatively impact my daughter's performance in school as I'm unable to purchase a new TV or have this one repaired.

I purchased a Vizio Plasma TV in March 2008. Approximately six months ago I started having problems with the TV. The screen would go black. I would turn the TV on and off over and over until it finally stayed on. One day I tried this again and it never came on. I purchased the Vizio TV at Wal-Mart and spent $600 on it. I don't want to spend more money to get it fixed. It’s obvious based on all of the other similar complaints that Vizio should replace these defective products. I should not have to pay to get my TV fixed. I will never buy another Vizio product and I will tell others the same.

I got a Vizio 32" TV in January of '09 and didn't have any problems with it up until two weeks ago. It started flipping off when I tried to turn it on. It wasn't that bad when it started but now it's really bad. It takes like 5 freaking minutes to just turn the thing on. Not happy for the money I shelled out for that thing. I won't be buying Vizio again.

I purchased my Vizio Plasma HDTV, model # VP322 HDTV10A just about 1.5 years ago. For the past week when I go to turn the set on, it will turn on/off numerous times before finally staying on. Today was different, 5/21/10. When I tried to turn the set on today, nothing happened. I visited Vizio's FAQs site to see if there was anything posted about this problem and found nothing. The set is out of warranty and no extended warranty. The set cost me almost $600. Since the purchase of this Vizio HDTV, I have become disabled and am on a fixed income so I am not able to purchase a new TV, or take this one to have it repaired.

I sent them pictures of my screen and my invoice dated 12-29-09 and they did not respond until I called them. They said it's not in warranty any more because it is over one year old. It's only 4-1/2 months old. They said it was mishandled and the screen separated, It has been sitting on my desk from the day it arrived. I will never buy Vizio again.

I never got any help. I was placed on hold and transferred around. My TV was playing very well for 2 years. All of a sudden, it would go off and on about 10 times before it would decide to stay on until one morning, it didn't come on at all. I have read some complaints on here and I am very disappointed to know that Vizio will do nothing about it. I guess I'm out 500 bucks!

I have a Vizio 32" Plasma. When cold at start-up, the unit repeatedly turns itself on and off before finally turning on. It is getting worse. It's less than 2 years old. The point I want to make here is the people ranting about Vizio and what a ** brand they think it is. All of the manufacturers of LCD and plasma including the "quality" names like Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, have issues the same as you with the TVs not lasting very long. Google it yourself, if you don't believe me. I am not happy with what has happened to my Vizio, but we must realize that the problem is with all the manufacturers. We should be ranting about all the makers of these TVs, not single out just one. I bought this TV as a replacement for my 19 year old set that still works fine.

I've had my Vizio 32" LCD flat screen for 2 years. Today, I left it on for an hour while doing other things. I left the room, and when I came back, the television was making a loud scrambled-signal type sound and the picture on the screen was distorted (vertical lines going through the picture). I tried to shut it off with the remote and power button, but it would not power off. Finally, I unplugged it. I haven't been able to turn it on since. The yellow/orange stand-by light is on ("vizio"), but the panel itself will not come on. I've tried holding the power button while plugging in the unit (as someone described below), and this didn't help. This is really very irritating. I've contacted the lawyer. We'll see if he responds.

Purchased a Vizio 42" HD TV from Wal-Mart March 2010. Within 3 weeks the TV would black out 3 times - returned it to Wal-Mart in exchange for thinking we had purchased a faulty one. The new Vizio is only 1 week old and it blacked out! We have 90 days to return for a full refund or that's what Wal-Mart has told us - but we'll see if that's true. We saved the box and packaging just in case!

I purchased a Vizio TV in November 2006. All of sudden, TV will not power on. The screen flashes for approximately 30 seconds, and then, the TV powers off. So, 3 1/2 years is all you get. However, after reading some of the reports where people only managed 1 1/2 years, I feel lucky. What's my recourse? Of course, I bought the TV from Circuit City, so no help there.

My 42" Vizio TV is only 18 months old and now I get sound with absolutely no picture. I called Vizio's help line and to make the long story short, I will have to pay another $275 to fix this TV. I am so upset and frustrated. It's like a rip off and had I only known that their TVs were of such poor quality, there was no way I would have bought it. I don't have money to waste. I will be out of $275 if I want to fix the TV and we have no TV now until I can come up with the money.

I purchased 32" Vizio Plasma at my local Walmart store on 5/24/08, no warranty. On April 15, 2010, the TV would keep clicking off/on and finally come on. On April 22, 2010, I clicked on the TV and nothing happened. It wouldn't come on at all. Unreal, it’s not even 2 years old. I decided to search the Internet to see if this TV was defective. I found this website and have not even considered contacting manufacturer after reading some of the posts. This is a huge disappointment to me as this was a huge purchase as I’m living on a fixed income. I would gladly join in a class action law suit. Shame on a company manufacturing in the USA and this is the end result. Sorry, your problem. I’m thankful I did not invest on another couple of hundred dollars on warranty.

I woke up this morning and turn on my 5-month-old 42" HD Vizio TV, and to my surprise, there was no sound. I had to laugh to keep from crying, I was just on this site reading complaints about a week ago and was hoping not to have to post anything. I have yet to call about this problem, but when I do, I will also let them know that while watching DVD movies, the screen darkens up. Why? Stay tuned and I’ll be back to let you guys know what they say.

I have had this Vizio 32" Plasma for about 15 months. I started to have power on problems about a week ago. I called the support number and spoke to Tech Ray who told me this was an ongoing problem with that set. It gets too hot and causes problems for the power board. He told me that this will only get worse and that I had to have it fixed. He also told me that Vizio was aware of this and they had stopped producing Plasma sets because of the problem. I do not feel this is the right thing for them to do when they know that their product is only good for about a year and a half. I feel I am owed a replacement set. I own 2 other regular TVs and have had them for about 10-15 years and never had a problem. But then again they are Japanese and not American like Vizio.

Our expensive Vizio suddenly got a black and white "static" screen. We could hear the sound, but could not see the picture. This TV is 2 1/2 years old. I read several posts and found one person who had a similar experience. They said to unplug the TV from the wall, hold down the power button for 60 plus seconds, and then plug it back in and turn it in! It worked! Thank you! I recommend you try it! We were about to go buy another TV. Thankfully, I saw that recommendation beforehand. Hope this helps someone else.

I had the same bummer black screen! My $1,000 went down the drain! I stumbled across a potential class-action lawsuit against Vizio. Contact this lawyer; he might help us solve our problem!

Purchased a 42" Vizio on February 2008 (Vizio VU42LFHDTV; 42", 1080P; LCD HDTV SIZE; $1,249.98). Two days ago, May 7, 2010, the TV made some loud popping noises and went blank. TV is defective. You would expect it to last more than 2 years 3 months! It only lasted 2 years and 3 months. Vizio is a bad brand! Do not buy. I’m out over $1200.

I purchased a Vizio 32" TV on 11/2008. Just started experiencing problems on 5/2010. The Vizio would take forever to come on. I would have to keep pressing and holding the power button on. As of today, 5/10/10, the TV will not respond. This is a bad brand. A TV should last a long time. I still have two TVs I have had over 10 years. And it only takes a press of the button and it comes right on. These brands need to be investigated. People do not have money to waste.

Bought a Vizio 42" television approximately just over a year ago. The set started displaying all kinds of color lines on it. Some of the lines go away after about 1 hour of operation. Should have stuck with the other or cheaper brands. The Vizio customer service stated there was nothing they could do. I spent over 600.00 dollars for this set and made a bad decision on it. I am getting the word out to all my friends and co-workers about the poor operation of the product. I have relatives who work for Walmart and Best Buy, so they are helping me out to.

On 4/30/10, while watching TV our 42" Vizio stand that it came on had then entire front face shear off cause the TV to fall from the fireplace mantel which is 5' high to the ground. The TV is not even 1 year old yet. When the TV fell, it sheared off 2 HDMI chords from the TV. The cords knocked over a reed oil container that spilled over the mantel, TV, wall and carpet. The TV was scratched on the sides and has damaged to the face and sided. We called Vizio and were given a case # and asked to send pictures to them and a copy of the receipt showing what we paid for the TV. We did this and were just called and told that the damage is considered customer induced, they only cover damage if the TV itself is not working and can't help us.

I purchased 32in HDTV, worked great for a while and I too experienced not being able to cut it on. Would have to press power button several times before the set would turn on? T.V. is about a year old, worst purchase ever. Warranty expired recently.

I bought 50 inch plasma Vizio TV at sears around 2 1/2 years ago. About 2 months out of warranty TV got a bluish line running top to bottom on the side of TV screen. Line went away after unplugging it one day during a thunderstorm. Well 3 weeks ago another line appeared right down the middle of the screen. And today another appeared right next to it. The first time I called Vizio and was told since I had no warranty I would have to pay to get it fixed. But since line disappeared I never called to fix it. Now I called Vizio again and was told that other people who had reported problems similar to mine were told that TV was not fixable and had to be replaced but since I had no warranty I would have to pay to either get it repaired or buy a new one. At the moment TV is still working and the lines are very faint, but I am just counting the days till it completely goes out as the TV gets very hot and there are popping noises on occasion. I paid over $1200 on this TV at sears and am still paying for it on my sears card. A TV this expensive should not mess up after less than 3 years.

I bought my 42 inch 1080p TV earlier this year and it has only been months since I bought it. Yesterday the screen had no picture although sounds were working. It might have been the backlight which may be burnt out at this point.

I bought Visio plasma TV in January 2006. It broke down in May 2010. Vizio warranty is for 1 year. Industry standard expectation is 10,000 hours, about 10 years, not 4 years! Vizio said it's unfixable!

I bought a 42" Vizio LCD from Sam's Club just over three years ago. Last weekend the TV just powered off during use. No picture, no sound, no display light. I have an extended warranty through December and the TV is in the shop now. I googled the problem for the heck of it and was amazed by all the posts I already see about this brand. Frankly, I'm concerned that this fix will last just long enough till I'm out of warranty and then I'll be out of luck. I will never buy this brand again and wouldn't recommend it to others.

I purchased a 42 inch Vizio last year and used it for 3 months before it went black, still able to hear sound. Then, it started turning off all by itself. What can I do? It was a gift and I do not have the receipt. It was paid for in cash.

After only 2 months of having the TV (bought it new from Wal-Mart) the TV screen started going black but the sound remained. Turning the volume button up or down caused the picture to come back on. How wacky is that? It is still a hassle and should not be happening in a brand new TV. We haven't decided whether to take it back or not but it was the least expensive flat screen for the size. We thought Vizio’s were Sony products, so we trusted it. I will definitely not buy another Vizio product after this. We spent $700 on the TV which is a lot for us. We are a family of 7! Won't have money to add to refund amount to get a better one even if we do take it back. I looked online and now see many, many complaints about this, which means the company has known about this problem for some time and obviously done nothing about it. This problem could have been prevented for us since some of the complaints about the same thing go back as far as 2006.

After 1 year, my TV stopped working. I bought it in November 2008. It is now barely 1 1/2 years old. It has black screen with sound! Enough of the corporate greed, let's hit them where it counts "in the pocket book" where they have been hitting us for years now. Enough! I spent nearly $700.00 + $50.00 shipping.

My 3 1/2 year old 42" Vizio LCD (Model: 42HDTV-MP01) suddenly went black. There is no picture and no sound, only low hum when turned on with the remote. I purchased a new Power Board Assembly, and have determined that the problem is not the Power Board Assembly. I have received an estimate for a main board of just over $400+ tax, plus handling and shipping without assurance that this will fix the problem. My three-year warranty expired about six or seven months ago. I purchased this set for $1,499. Is there any recourse against the manufacturer? Please advise. Thank you.

I had the same problem as everyone else. I have definitely learned my lesson about purchasing Vizio products. But Thames of Hanalei, HI (April 22, 2010) is right on point! I did exactly as he suggested and yes, it works!

At first, my TV started losing sound when playing video games. Then one day, my TV would not turn on. The illuminated Vizio sign in the front of the TV would turn orange and white, and the TV sounded and looked like it's trying to turn on and off. It does this around 20 times automatically before it will cut on.

Vizio L32 worked well for almost 4 years and just went blank. I have read many of the same complaints. Remotes don't work. There is no sound. It’s just the same blue/black screen. I also have an L37 which still works, but who knows for how long. I am very disappointed. It seems there is not a fix from what I have read when you are out of warranty.

My Vizio l32 HDTV has been problem free since purchase in 2007, but as of last night will not power on. I tried multiple outlets and leaving it unplugged. I'm very disappointed. My old tube TV is still working and the new HDTV dies? I will not buy this brand again. The yellow light shows power, just unable to get anything else.

On my 42" LCD HDTV, I encountered the same "black screen of death" with sound. I read about similar post on this site and thought I was in for a struggle to get my multi $K system working again. Anyway, I contacted Vizio tech support. Found the TVs are all made in the US. The tech said I simply needed to unplug the set, hold the on/off button in for 60+ seconds, then plug the system in again and turn it on. Beautifully, it worked. Their support was very helpful and pleasant. I hope this helps some of you.

We purchased a Vizio 42" LCD TV from Walmart in June 2008. We have just experienced what many others describe in their complaints as 'the Black Screen of Death'. The picture suddenly went black but the sound still works. This is a very expensive table decoration in its present condition. It sounds as though repairs will be more than the set cost. I join those who say they will not purchase another Vizio product nor recommend it to anyone.

I purchased Vizio plasma TV from Walmart in December of 2008. The on and off button would only work after pushing it about 10 times, then one day it wouldn't come on. This is after a year of us having the TV.

I received Vizio 32-inch TV from Sam's club for Christmas 2007. In March of 2010, it has stopped working. The problem is the same or very similar to countless others I have found online. The TV will power on, only to a deep blue/back screen. There is no sound, remote will not work. Nothing. It will not power off by TV button or remote, I must unplug the unit. I tried keeping it unplugged for over 24 hours, still nothing. I have not taken it to a repairman, but feel it will not be worth it.

TV will not turn on after two years. After reading the numerous complaints regarding this product, sounds like I got lucky to get two years and it's probably a waste of time to even call Vizio. Shame on Costco for continuing to sell this product. As a member, I expect better service from them.

I am complaining about the Vizio 32 inch TV's that have a problem with the on off. They start by turning on and off up to 10 15 times before staying on and then finally going completely bad where they won't turn on at all. My mother is in a local nursing home which has purchased about 30 or 35 of these TVs from Wal-Mart. Her TV finally went bad after about a week of turning on and off. Hers is about the 3rd or 4th TV to do this in the nursing home. These TVs aren't a year old yet. Hopefully the class action lawsuit against Vizio goes through and they are made to make amends. I plan to let the nursing home know about all the complaints listed on this site. Thank you!

I purchased a 32" TV-VX32L model from Sam's Club in April of 2007. In March of 2010, the TV screen went black and it would not turn off. In order to turn the TV off, you have to unplug from the wall. No sound, no picture. One more complaint to add to the numerous number that you already have. I will not repair because of the cost as well as complaints that repairs did not work for long. Why waste the money! I now have to replace the TV. I am retired and that will be difficult to do.

Bought a 32" Vizio on 1/19/2008. TV used less than 20 hours per week. The set died 2 days ago. Set will not kick on. Tried unplugging and checked cable hookup. TV is dead. Bought a Sony. Will not purchase or recommend Vizio product to anyone. Sent Vizio an email Sales representative at Costco said TV should last many years - yeah, in a world with manufacturing pride and integrity. So much for made in China. Bought a new TV.