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A&E Factory Service provides appliance repair and maintenance services. Offering in-home repairs for major brands, the company also offers diagnostic and preventive maintenance services.

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  • Timely service
  • Professional and courteous technicians
Cons
  • Poor communication from customer service
  • Frequent delays in scheduling

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    MaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2021

    I had repairs done to my Kenmore washer and dryer by a Sears repairman. Kurt was very friendly and helpful! He has been to my house a few times over the years and always very kind. I live with 5 kids so having adult conversation is nice. Lol. He treated me as a friend and was still able to work. He did a great job and fixed the problems and before he left made sure to check his work that it was done correctly. Thank you Kurt! See you soon (only because he ordered a part I need and will be back to finish)

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2021

    I purchased a GE Dishwasher in November and it broke in September. Still under warranty so had a service guy come to the house from A and E who stated needed parts. They were scheduled for October 14th, however, they never showed up despite having to remain home all day. I called them and they stated he was running behind and would not be coming. This was at 6 pm, I received absolutely no call. They rescheduled for October 19th and stated I was a priority. I spent all day at the house waiting with nothing. I called them again at 520 and was informed the tech had called in sick that day. I never received a call.

    I ended up calling GE to get a different service provider as the customer service agent from A and E hang up on me. I received an email today stating they would be coming next Thursday, however, a tech showed up today without an appointment, complained about having dogs, replaced parts then left without saying a word. The dishwasher is still broken.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2021

    Like everyone else on this review site for A&E, they called me at the time of the appointment to cancel. They claimed their technician called in sick. Fine. The new appointment was over 3 weeks away. You can tell that the dispatcher is used to people being very upset due to their refrigerators being completely dead, as mine is. She is numb to your pain.

    The thing is, I just got my appointment last night. How could they have an appointment available for the first thing the next morning, but nothing else for 3 more weeks? They couldn't. They are scamming the system to get a bunch of phony appointments on the books and waste the time of people trying to get warranty work done. Don't trust these ghouls. On top of everything else, from these reviews it's clear that their work is bound to be substandard and result in further repairs being needed in the near future.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffRates

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2021

    My refrigerator broke and we called Choice Home Warranty company and they sent a technician out to access to problem. After finding out the compressor needed to be replaced and that the compressor was still under warranty with Sears they went back and forth with A&E about fixing the problem and approving the fix. Finally after it had been approved They set up a time for repair for which they called and rescheduled the appointment for over a week later. The appointment time comes after a week and then we get a call that they came out and nobody answered the door to which we were home all day and have two cameras outside and relay that information about the camera and said they went to the wrong address so they rescheduled again and got a call on the morning of the appointment time and said our repair window would be between 1&5pm.

    At 4:20pm they called to reschedule again because the tech had called in sick. It has been 9 weeks since my refrigerator has gone out and still have yet to fix it after rescheduling another repair time for a week later. I have called A&E several times and they said they can do nothing to dispatch a repair tech to get it fixed that we have to wait until the next available date. I put a complaint to the BBB and hopefully someone can do something with this company. If there was negative 100 stars even then they would not even deserve that rating.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2021

    My fridge is dead. Didn't show at appointment time (between 12 and 5pm). Tech called after appointment slot asking if he still had to come at 7pm. I said, "No. Come tomorrow." Tomorrow comes and I am now scheduled for next week!! Called for help. Was told nothing they can do. When I asked why, they hung up on me. TERRIBLE SERVICE.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2021

    A very good company, can't diagnose my unit right away and had to wait for a part to be ordered. It's understandable that their return date is date is a few weeks out because of how few technicians they have. They came in and put the part in and cleaned up. It was a visit full of great conversation and and a lot of knowledge I didn't know. I would recommend them to anyone!!!

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2021

    I had A&E Services out to repair my LG washing machine. This is my second service call for a leaking machine. The water goes to the floor in the back of the unit. A&E was here last week, spent THREE HOURS working this issue, and, another issue where the machine stops, beeps 20 times, and then goes again. The repair person took the machine apart, couldn’t find any issue, when talking to his supervisor, the supervisor said, "Wrap it up, your waiting time." The report to LG was, inaccessibility to the machine meaning he couldn’t get to the washer. He worked on it for 3 hours, marked up all my laundry room walls that I need to re-paint. When I called A&E to correct the report, they said, "Sorry, case closed, need to send the tech back out." What a joke and con company - DO NOT USE THEM.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2021

    LESS THAN ZERO IF POSSIBLE!! This is the WORST company I have ever done business with. My insurance American Home Shield contracts with this company and I do not have an option of whether to use or not - that's why I will cancel my AHS insurance. I reported on 9/7/2021 that my Refrigerator had stopped working and that my Icemaker in the GE -Profile was not making Ice. The repairman came on 9/8/21 and told me that I needed a part and that the part would be sent to me that it would be not until 9/16 that they could help me. I asked them to please rush the part due to my limited mobility and the refrigerator not cooling at all. I called the office and they told me that when I received it to call and they would set an appointment to come and install.

    I received the part on 9/14 at 12:15 and called the company to set an appointment. I was scheduled for 9/15 between 1-5, I received a text and email confirmation. I called at 4:30 because no one had showed up and they said they had to reschedule because they did not have a confirmation. I received a new confirmation that they would be there on 9/15 between 1-5, I called at 4:15 and they told me someone would be at the house between 4:30-6:30 - At 6:30 still no show and I get a reschedule notice that they rescheduled 9/16 1-5.

    On 9/16 at 8:30 in the morning I receive a call and the person asks me if I received my part. I was aghast-- I said, "Yes. You have been rescheduling all week." He said I will be there in 30min. He told me I should be happy because he got here earlier than 1-5. Only 3 days late. I asked him if this was going to fix the icemaker too. He said that it would take a couple days for it to get cold enough to make ICE. On 9/20 I called because the ICE Maker was still not making ICE. The guy came out on 9/21, he adjusted the water filter and indicated that it was fixed. 2 days later I had one batch of ice that was generated. I called again and the guy came out on 9/24 between 1-5, he came into the house and because he was not able to log into his phone, left without even looking at the icemaker. He was in van #** Lic#**.

    AE then proceeded to change the appointment until 9/28 between 1-5, I received a confirmation text telling me that the technician would be here between 2:53 and 4:23 -- at 4:00 I look at my email and followed the link to status to see if he was on the way and it showed that my appointment was rescheduled until 9/30 between 8-12, I have medical appointments during this time. So one more time I have to call AHS - because AE does not answer and does not help. I would boycott all service from AE Factory Service if you can.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaffRates

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2021

    Home Depot sold me an extended warranty through A&E Factory Service for a GE Induction Range/oven. On 16 Aug 21, I contacted A&E to repair the range/oven, with electrical problem. A&E scheduled the visit 2.5 weeks later "Order Nr: *** for Sep 1 bet 12 – 5 PM" (which is a long time to be without a stove and oven). Then, the A&E truck broke down and they rescheduled it for 4 weeks later. Monday, Sep 27 between 8 – 12. A&E again failed to show up. They emailed me I have to reschedule. Because A&E had a problem, I'm put at the bottom of the queue, and the next available appointment is November 3, 2021.

    My family will have been without a functioning range/over for over 11 weeks before a tech visits, and that doesn't guarantee A&E has the part. Research showed the following reviews. 50 of 50 rated them 1.0. Even A&E employees hate the company as illustrated in an Indeed.com employee survey. ** If A&E can't provide a service date to a customer within a reasonable time, then they should subcontract it to a local appliance repair; and consider mailing a loaner cooktop for the interim. If you read the postings on **, you’ll see that A&E is ripping off consumers.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2021

    I've spent hours on the phone. Been rescheduled 6 times. Parts were never ordered. The wrong parts were ordered for replacement. No one will return your call. You can't get a manager. Original complaint was a clogged drain on fridge. He got that done and then my fridge quit working all together. Came back out, said the fan quit working. Ordered that. I'm still waiting for them to come install the fan. In the meanwhile, I installed the fan. (The old fan was probably fine but the tech didn't plug it back in). Now the compressor kicks on and off. I ordered and installed the run capacitor. The compressor still cycles on and off, so the compressor will need to be replaced. I've been without a refrigerator since 8-24-2021. Imagine how long it would be if I didn't replace some of my own parts?!?

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsTechPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2021

    April 10, 2021 service to repair icemaker ordered refurbished parts didn't work reordered new parts. Almost monthly we continue to call because ice maker delivers minimum amount of ice. Refrigerator makes a thumping noise sometimes brought to serviceman attention said not doing it now. My wife recorded sound tried to show man he refused to listen. We have received 2 promises of a $50 check for our inconvenience and ice purchases. Never received. Due to the man's rudeness and my wife frustration she lost her temper. I have lost count how many times we have had to call to fix the same problem.

    Recently our appointment was cancelled and had to reschedule until today. The technician said it is making ice. It does make a small amount of ice but not like it should. Check your records for how many times we have requested the same service time and again. Our Warranty indicates if the appliance can not be repaired you will pay for a replacement. So far no one in the company acknowledges our agreement. I only want the refrigerator repaired or honor the replacement.

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2021

    Below ZERO stars.... Absolutely the worst service and repair company I've dealt with. They are Unreliable & tell falsehoods and they would make you wait for days to service your appliance. I initially called my Choice Home Warranty service to repair my whirlpool refrigerator. This was on August 2. They assigned to A&E FACTORY SERVICE a subsidiary of Sears Home Service. They took over a week for first service call appointment. They cancelled my scheduled appointments three times on me without even notifying me. When I call them, they keep giving excuses like overbooked! Then they give appointment at the end of the list.

    The fourth appointment they call to tell me the repairman went home sick. Although venting does not get my refrigerator fix it may prevent someone else the aggravation of waiting for days and weeks on this company. THEY WILL NOT SHOW. Just call someone else. At this point not sure if this is poor service of the warranty company or the service company. Either way it is a lack of proper customer service. Both are aware of the situation and I still don't have a working freezer.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2021

    LG settled a Class Action Law Suit regarding product defects of their Refrigerators. Despite the terms of that settlement, LG has made obtaining warranty repairs nearly impossible. After hours and hours of calls to LG over several days, I was finally directed to A&E Appliance Repair (SEARS) and told by LG Customer Service to direct all further communications about the warranty issue to A&E. The refrigerator failed on August 11, 2021. A&E has offered to "schedule" a service call for SEPTEMBER 11, 2021.

    Despite the unit being under factory warranty AND under the LG Class Action extended warranty, no other appliance repair company can or will repair this LG refrigerator. LG only "authorizes" A&E. A&E tells me they will get to it in a month. Based upon the other reviews of A&E I've read, I'm not holding out much hope for getting the repair completed on the scheduled September 11, 2021 appointment date. If ZERO stars were an option ... SCAM!

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    Customer ServiceTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2021

    Had my LG Refrig call on Aug 2, suppose to be Aug 6, Jeff called had an accident. Was going to come the next day. Still haven't got my Refrig and this is Aug 18 and still no show and keep getting put off texts with this or that excuse. Will not trust them to their job or tell the truth.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2021

    LG Fridge stopped working July 27th. Warranty service was scheduled with A&E via LG for Friday July 30th. A&E calls that morning to say technician called in sick so they need to reschedule, with the soonest availability being today August 16th between 10 and 2. Reluctantly, I accepted this. At 1PM I get a call saying the technician is sick and they must reschedule, with the soonest availability being Sept 9th. I asked for a supervisor because being out a fridge for 10 weeks because the technician is sick twice is not an option. I was given a different number to call for escalations.

    Upon calling this number you are put into an endless recorded loop. No matter what selection you provide it goes right back to the main menu. I was finally able to talk to an A&E rep after 2 hours of calling various numbers I could find. At that point the best option they could give me was to accept the Sept 9th appointment but for cancellations every night using a link they sent me. When I asked if it was standard practice to send customers that are cancelled because of A&E's issue to get sent to the end of the line it was explained that I was not going to the end of the line, my service was a priority to them and they simply will not have a technician in the area for another 3+ weeks. I live in a suburb of the largest city in the state so it is hard to imagine another technician is not in the area on a daily basis.

    I am not one to write reviews but this was the most pathetic customer experience I have ever seen. Absolutely pitiful. Appointments mean nothing to this company. I get it that stuff happens, especially in these crazy times. I was not upset at all at the first rescheduling. But to have it happen twice with zero effort on their end to make a bad situation even the slightest bit better is inexcusable. If you are a consumer please do not use A&E. If you are a manufacturer please do not contract with A&E. They are a direct representation of you. I cannot imagine this company will be around long with this service level.

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    CoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2021

    This incident occurred July 24, 2020. Tech showed up late, was not informed why he was there, seemed annoyed to learn he was to replace the compressor on my refrigerator, stated he hated that kind of job on end of his shift, wasn't sure if he even had part, had issues during the repair. I left room to let him work, I came out when he said he was done, refrigerator was pushed back into place etc..

    Next morning my wood floors seemed cool & moist but no obvious standing water. Got more suspicious as morning went on and checked behind fridge to see that water line was loosely connected at wall and water had been quietly streaming from connection seeping down wall saturating all the subflooring. Wood slats started swelling up ridged. Contacted repairman. He denied any responsibility. I spent months involved in mitigations, repairs, insurance, filing claims, higher insurance premium loss of $1,000 deductible. Over a year later, I just received a letter Aug 9th, 2021, that my insurance company representative Wilber Group, was unable to recover financial damages by A&E's property claims company SEDGWICK and I would not recover my $1,000 deductible with NO explanation or justification why they disputed my claim. THE WORST EXPERIENCE AS A CUSTOMER IN MY LIFE.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2021

    Had to wait 11 days for scheduled warranty repair of LG fridge, the technician did not come in and "rescheduled" to wait another 6 days. Unreliable. Don't care about customers. Would not provide name of supervisor or address of the company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2021

    Appointment was 8-5pm. Got confirmation tech would arrive between 1:55 and 3:25. 4:30 called and told he would arrive at 4:55, 5:30 no tech told he would arrive at 6:55, 7pm no tech. No phone call no fixed washer. Poor service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2021

    Our stove issue repair has been going on for the past two months. There is No supervisor to speak to or contact. They state they will call you back and they do not. The tickets go in and appointments get set and the repair man just doesn’t show up. When they have diagnosed the issue. They send out another repair man to diagnose it again instead of ordering the part. This company is a complete scam. No one to help resolve the issues.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2021

    Really no stars. Worse customer service ever. First Lowe's made this appointment for me to have A & E service my Refrigerator under the extended warranty. The appointment window was 1 to 5. Got a call from the service tech about 3:30 that he may not be able to keep the appointment because scheduling keeps over booking their technicians. Complained he lived in Lake Stevens and had a job in Redmond. Later received another call (left voicemail) that, "We would not make it to my appointment," and I would need to reschedule. I was sent a text to reschedule just to find out that in the notes they said I was not home for my appointment (flat out lie).

    Contacted A & E and the service rep proceeded to argue with me about not being home. I then played the voicemail left by the technician and requested a supervisor contact me. This was Friday morning. Told it would be within 3 days. I am still waiting. Guess they just don't care that people have to leave work and wait for a no show.

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    Customer ServicePriceMaintenanceRates

    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2021

    My ice maker quit working. LG referred me to A&E for the repair. The tech said the fill tube was frozen. He proceeded to thaw it out. Cost:$105 labor. It didn't last through the night. I woke up the next morning to the same problem. Another call and rescheduled for next week. Same guy shows up and says it's frozen again and he doesn't know why. I finally get him to call someone that knows what they're talking about. He says I need a new water valve. They claim the part will cost $230(!). Nope. I found the part online for $90 with tax and shipping and installed it myself in less than 1/2 hr. A&E was incompetent and price gouging. Save yourself a lot of grief and money. Find someone else.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2021

    I have a stove with faulty ignitor switches that has a recall on it. I have been waiting since February of 2021 to have a technician repair/replace. It is now August of 2021 and still not repaired. They schedule the appointments then cancel 1-4 hours after they were to be at my home. The stove knobs are so dangerous that they will turn the gas on when the knob is barely touched. There is no safety mechanism on the knob to prevent this. At least 4 times we have encountered our home filling with gas because a knob was bumped when someone walked by it or someone leaned against it to reach in the cabinet above the stove.

    I have explained to at least 10 or 11 different people that my house is at risk of blowing up if we do not get this repaired asap. We are going on 7 months of waiting, no shows, cancellations and excuses! This is the most ridiculousness thing I have ever encountered in my entire life. I am now looking for an attorney to sue the maker of the stove and A&E, before my house blows up and kills my family or worse. I also fear for our neighbor's home as well.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2021

    Repairman checked washer and stated we needed a new electric board. He would order it and replace the board in one week. One week later no show. Called GE Services and A&E said job completed and no other work needed. Called another service and it was not the board but other part and was replace. I DO NOT recommend this company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2021

    This company is the service company for all Lowe's Department Store extended warranties you purchase for appliances. First, you cannot get through to the 800 # on the warranty paperwork. You are on hold for more than an hour and it disconnects you each time. I finally had the store direct connect me somehow and when I spoke with the company I told them about the "ER" message on my dishwasher.

    The rep had me do a few different troubleshooting things and still nothing. He informed me I needed a new keypad and I needed to wait 2 weeks for an appt. I asked if the repair guy will come prepared to fix the keypad and he said yes. I left work early and the repair guy came 2 weeks later. He was there 5 mins and said, "You need a new keypad". I said, "I knew this 2 weeks ago and you were supposed to come able to fix it." He said no and that it would be 10 days to even get the part and then I was looking at another 2 weeks from that date for another appt. So I will be going without a dishwasher for over a month.

    I called Lowe's and asked if they had any other repair company that works on their warranties and they said no. I told them for the money we pay for the extended warranty, they need a new repair company. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THE LOWE'S WARRANTIES AND BE PREPARED TO WAIT A MONTH FOR THIS COMPANY TO MAYBE FIX YOUR ITEM. Lowe's has no help for their customers.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2021

    We were referred to A&E by LG to fix our refrigerator that was not cooling. We were given a time frame from 1-5pm on August 4th. On August 3rd we received an email stating the service tech would be there between 1:57 pm and 3:27 pm. At 4:00 pm my husband called to ask where the tech was and we were told he would be there by 6:00 pm. Service Tech arrived at 6:05 pm with another tech saying his van broke down (Ya right. Seems to be their go to response to everyone. We knew it was ** as soon as he said it). Tech came in and put his hand inside of the refrigerator and said it was cold. We explained that when the doors were opened several times a day it would heat up to above 50 degrees. When you do use it it took like 4 - 5 days to recover back to the correct temperature. The tech refused to do any type of diagnostics and said if he touch the fridge it would void the LG warranty.

    First off they are supposed to be LG certified to diagnose the system. I just think he did not want to work on it. After refusing to work on the system my husband escorted them from our house and gave them two minutes to leave. We then called A&E to talk with a supervisor and they keep putting us on hold and then hung up on us. We called back and the same women answered the phone and told us there was a long wait if we wanted to have a supervisor call us back. After being placed on hold again, she returned to ask us if we wanted a call back from a supervisor. My husband said sure. As of now we have not heard a word from A&E management. I went online to A&E's website today to check the status of the ticket and to see if I could write a review on their page, only to find that my ticket, phone number and email no longer exist in their system. Therefore I am sure management will not be calling us. My advice is don't use them for service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2021

    GE Appliances tried to make an appointment. A& E stated they never received it. I tried several times to fix the problem but was always told I could not. I offered to send my email confirmation from the to get to come over to fix my dishwasher. They wouldn't even give me an email. Would rate them in negative numbers, if I could.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2021

    ZERO stars.... Absolutely the worst service and repair company I've dealt with. They are Unreliable & liars and they would make you wait for days to service your appliance. They cancelled my scheduled appointments twice on me without even notifying us. Giving excuses like, "Oh the tech's truck broke down...." You call them and the tech ** answers your questions by reading out of a manual. **!!!

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    Reviewed July 19, 2021

    Our Refrigerator needed servicing. The freezer was working, but the upper refrigerator compartment was not. We finally received an appointment for A & E to come repair it. He arrived late, after telling me that his van had broken down (something that I see in a few other comments). He opened the refrigerator door and noted it was cold (we had a tray of dry ice in there to keep the compartment cool for our food). He did not open up the mechanical part of the refrigerator; but merely said "it's working". When we asked him what the problem was, he could not tell us. He said, "I have been working on these for years. It's working". He was very, very surly with me. He was evasive in answering any specifics about the unit and spoke down to me and my wife. He left 20 minutes ago. The compartment has already warmed up to 50 degrees. We have wasted our time with A & E.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2021

    Should be ZERO stars. Awful experience; apathetic management; dishonest technicians. Repair technician filed a report lying about coming to my home to repair the appliance. Managers refused to take complaint call, and I was left to deal with customer support representative who does not have any control over the situation. Promised callbacks after filing complaint were not made. Second appointment was also not kept. Technician hung up on my wife. Finally got a supervisor named Franko, who hung up without a word. Worst run business I've ever seen in any industry bar none. Disgraceful behavior gives a bad name to LG, who uses them as service technicians. Whatever you do, do not accept A&E Factory Service as your repair agency. You will be disappointed.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2021

    I initially called my Choice Home Warranty service to repair my LG 7600 washing machine. This was on May 17. They assigned to A&E FACTORY SERVICE a subsidiary of Sears Home Service. They took over a week for first service call. Did not have the parts so back order for over ten more days. It still overflowed water so then the Technician decided it needed a new wiring bundle. On the 4th trip he installed the bundle and assured me he has twice run the machine. I took his word on it so we left on vacation and the completion receipt was sent to my CHOICE HOME WARRANTY. I WAS WAITING FOR THIS TO BE COMPLETED AS I wanted to cancel my coverage with them as their service is terrible.

    Well when we returned from Vacation with a lot of clothes to wash. When we turned on the WASHING it immediately ran over with water, apparently the tech had not checked it and it still had the same problem. They certainly did not impress me as being professional. I can not say enough about this Lousy, Terrible excuse for a Appliance repair company.

    They were supposed to come out today to try again to fix it but said Their work was not warranted (NOT WHAT THEIR ADVERTISING SAID) and I would have to pay the entire bill since I was no longer with the CHOICE WARRANTY SERVICE. I am part of a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT against THE CHOICE HOME WARRANTY initiated by the state ATTORNEY GENERAL against THEM. I will try to get the LOUSY A&H SERVICE added to the lawsuit.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2021

    Beginning 4 weeks ago we had contacted A&E Factory Service and scheduled for a service person to look at our leaking washer the following week. The first scheduled appointment ended up as a "no show" no call. We used the confirmation link that was sent to us via text and it was not a valid link. We rescheduled via their online scheduling system for the following week. Again, the day and 4-hour window came and went. We received a text stating that they were here but we were not. This is not true. We were home and watching our phones like hawks.

    We then called but the hold time was long so we opted for a call back within 90 minutes. We got a call about 2 hours later letting us know the service person was still slated to come our way despite the fact the time frame window had passed. We then were put on hold during which time we were disconnected by A & E's operator. So, for a third time we rescheduled and waited another week. Today we were once again home and watching our phones only to receive a text stating that we weren't home when they were here. After a one-hour exchange with the online chat system we verified they had our address and phone number correct. The chat operator was not able to establish why this occurred once again. We have now contracted a different repair company as we have no faith in A & E's customer service, technicians, nor tech systems.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2021

    I had my dryer repaired two months ago through a home warranty. I had to have them come back as the issue persisted. They failed to show for two scheduled appointments and pushed the appointment back several weeks each time. The dryer still isn’t fixed after over two months. Do not do business with this organization.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2021

    I had an issue with my refrigerator and used A&E Factory Service to repair it. I fully regret this decision. I had one technician come out and tell me that he would order the necessary part and follow up to schedule to have it installed. After three weeks of radio silence, I followed up to find out that he had done nothing and that I would have to have another technician come out and re-review the issue. The second technician came out and found a different issue, ordered the necessary parts and scheduled a follow up appointment, but never showed up for the follow up appointment and failed to contact us in any way to indicate he would not be coming or to reschedule.

    When we finally got him back out to the house, he found that the parts he ordered were not suitable to solve the issue and so he once again ordered more parts, and scheduled another follow up visit. AGAIN he failed to show up for the scheduled appointment or to contact us in any way to notify or reschedule appointment. At this point it has been over 2 months since I initially reached out about this issue and the refrigerator is still broken. I have very little confidence that A&E Factory Service is capable of fixing this or similar issues and regardless their service is absolutely appalling. I will never use them again.

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    Reviewed June 21, 2021

    Jan 4th, 2021, our range was smoking and making electrical shorting sounds in the control panel. Frigidaire set an appointment for us with A&E for a month plus out, saying it was the soonest! Very LONG story short, we STILL, as of June 22nd, 2021, do not have a working stove as the tech, Jim, came out a second time, (1st for him coming out was in May 2021), this Jim was rude and a jerk in May, and was even WORSE this time.

    I said today, 6-21- I hope, that after waiting almost SIX MONTHS for the stove to be fully repaired, (we finally had 1 working small burner, and the oven again, which I rarely use), hope the piece of junk works finally, and slapped the top of the stove. This made the tech angry and he said, as he turned and put his tool away, "I am leaving. I won't put up with this violence!" My husband and I were floored! My husband said, "violence? What violence?"

    This tech (Jim) walked out, we followed him, and I said "I have no right to be upset about not having a functioning stove for almost six months????" And then I asked him, "Do you have no compassion, and I guess I have no rights?" He shook his head and said, "Not at all", got in his truck and took off, when I realized our old, little (12#'s), deaf dog had gotten out, and the guy almost ran him over!!!! We have put in a complaint to A&E, but only get either India or the Philippines, waiting on hold TWO HOURS, and they just say they'll pass it on. This is absolutely THE WORST company we have ever seen, and again, this has been a near 6 month nightmare!

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    Reviewed May 17, 2021

    4 times I’ve had to use them for appliance repairs (company certified technician). 4 times that they have totally screwed me over. They have done everything in their power to make sure that customers have the worst experience ever. This final one (today) was by far the worst. 2 weeks ago, had my oven/microwave serviced. The tech told me I needed A SINGLE PART. He told me he would have the part delivered directly to me. And told me that I was already scheduled for the next service to install said parts, that all I had to do was be home. Well, today, I received a 3rd part. As I sat and waited (my toddlers going nuts because we had to stay home), I was wondering where this guy was.

    Half hour before my allotted time was done (I had checked their website MULTIPLE TIMES for my scheduled repair), I called to see where he was. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL WHEN ALL THE PARTS HAD ARRIVED! I was never informed it would be more than 1 part (like I was told), nor that I had to call to inform them of the arrival. Never was I given more than one tracking number. I have now been a full month without an oven and microwave...with 2 young toddlers (both under 3) it’s tough. I will seriously, never again, use this company. Would rather pay double to price for another tech to come out for repairs than to ever have to use them again.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2021

    I made a claim on my American Home Shield about my broken washing machine. It took two weeks just to get a technician to my house. It was a very friendly fella and it took him about a half hour to diagnose the problems with it. He ordered the parts right in front of me and scheduled a time to come back and fix it. In a week I got a large box in the mail and just put it on the washing machine for the technician. In those two weeks I had received two emails from A and E. The first one telling me that my parts might not get here in time and the second one telling me my parts are on the way and my appointment is still for the day I agreed on with the technician.

    The day comes and I sit here waiting all day getting nothing done and no one shows up. So I call the number on the email to find out what's going on, and they tell me that all the parts didn't show up so they didn't send anyone. I was enraged that they never told me that no one was coming, I then asked to speak to a supervisor and then I got hung up on. So I called back and asked again to speak with a supervisor and again I got hung up on. I called back a third time and waited on the line for 15 minutes to talk to a supervisor and was told they will have one call me back in 24 hours. So now I sit here with dirty cloths and no washing machine, and a wasted day.

    After all this I will probably drop my American Home Shield and just worry about stuff on my own. In this last month I have been without a washing machine I could of just replaced it and been much happier in life. None of these companies I have talked about in here have people that can speak English enough to really understand what they're saying anyways. That alone makes it even more frustrating when you can't understand what the customer service representative is trying to say. My advice is just to stay clear of both of them, because they are garbage companies anyways.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2021

    A & E Factory Service was assigned to me from Home Warranty of America. I filed a claim because our microwave is broken. The technician, who did not have a name badge, microwaved a cup of water to diagnose the problem. It goes snap, crackle and pop, and then smells like an electrical fire. He types up the estimate for repair and tells me it will be $558.48. I questioned the high repair cost for a microwave that costs $334.95 at Home Depot (later to find out it is $279 on Amazon). He didn't expect me to question that I guess, and was basically like, why do you care, you only have to pay the $100 deductible. I asked for his Supervisor and he refused to give me their name or contact information. He came to the home at 10:00 a.m. and left at 10:19 a.m.

    I called HWA and he called HWA. I found out later that he told HWA that I was "rude", and refused to pay the deductible. This is a lie because I was never given an invoice and I was never asked for money. He said that "Sears would send me a bill". He sat outside my house from 10:19 a.m. I called A & E Factory Service to make a complaint about the experience. He was still outside my house at 10:55 a.m. With the customer service person on the phone with me, I went outside to ask him why he is still there. He said he was finishing up and he is parked on my street. I found out his name is Tri. This Technician was dispatched from Greensboro, NC.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed March 11, 2021

    My refrigerator died after 34 years of service. The technician looked it up and said it couldn’t be repaired because parts aren’t made any longer. He said he was reporting to my home warranty company that a replacement was needed. That was 2/22. Today is 3/10 and I’m being told by their customer service a part was ordered but hasn’t shipped because it’s on back order. What a joke! Can’t imagine there is such demand for 34 year old refrigerator parts. They won’t provide any information to me and they won’t tell AHS (which is a rip off company) to replace the refrigerator since they have no idea when/if they will get the part that doesn’t even have an estimated ship date.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2021

    D.R. Horton provided 1 year home warranty on Electrolux appliances. I was given a 12pm-5pm window for my appointment. I stayed home during this time only to receive a phone call that the service rep was running late. He offered to show up at 7:30pm then asked more questions about our appliance issue. Our dishwasher requires unplugging, because the entire button board will freeze, and the button board wash options are coming off.

    Apparently he stated, "This is an aesthetic issue and that is not covered." So once all the button labels are gone, we are supposed to guess which buttons to press or maybe we print our own labels and laminate them. In in response to our freezing buttons, "You just need to unplug and replug." Don't count on them to fix/replace any of your appliances. You will unplug/replug and guess which buttons to press on your dishwasher until it finally breaks down. If this is the warranty company you are assigned through a new home purchase, I would strongly suggest a secondary company as this one is not reliable.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2021

    Warranty repair scheduled 2 1/2 weeks out for a broke down Refrig. No show, said they would still be there after 3 calls still no show... lied to me and said no one was home. Two of us were there all day. They made us go to the end of the list for the next repair date of Dec 17. It took them over a week to submit the replacement number to Lowe’s. No refrigerator for 4 months all said and done.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2021

    A&E factory Services (Norfolk VA Beach area) is contracted by Assurance Service protection Plan. Serviceman Michael came out to trouble shoot our JennAir Range for non-responsive touch control panel on 11/16/20. He told us that he ordered the replacement parts should arrived and a follow up appointment was made for 11/27/20. A&E never showed up for the schedule appointment. No call, text or email was made by A&E. When we called their number, it was automatically routed to the Philippines for scripted response by a so call customer service rep. The message is always "The part is being re-ordered". This is a delay tactic to extend the service date range with no concrete resolution time. There is no customer service whatsoever.

    By the end of January 2021, we canceled the service and try to rectify the problem ourselves. As it turned out, Mr. ** from A&E also ordered the wrong replacement parts for the range. He ordered the control board instead of a control panel. There is a difference between the two. This just to show you how incompetent and irresponsible the company and the individuals that work there. Nobody is accountable and responsible for their work ethics.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2021

    They are terrible. Two days in a row they did not show up for a scheduled appointment between 1 and 5. The weather was fine. The appt was confirmed via text and email both days. No one called, no one messaged, no one arrived. When I called customer service all they said was "sorry for the inconvenience." They did not really care. And they offered no assistance. They could not tell me why no one showed up. They could not promise that someone WOULD ever show up. I told them that they should be ashamed to work for such a terrible company and provide such terrible service and that they should go find a job at a decent reputable company. There are plenty of repair services out there - use anyone else but these people.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2021

    I called on 12/01/2020. Set up a appointment for 12/21/20 to have my washer fixed. No one called. No one showed up. I called and they claim the tech said no one was home. Ummm yea I was hear waiting. I had to set up my appointment again. 01/14/2021 Tech showed up. Wasn't sure what was wrong with the washer but ordered a part. I set up another appointment for 02/12/2021. Today I get a call that they need to reschedule my appointment because a tech is out sick. Ok no problem a week. I can wait. WRONG. They want me to wait until March 15, 2021. This is totally ridiculous. This company is terrible. Sorry Lowe's. Get a new company. I will buy from Home Depot

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2021

    Get them if you never want them to show up. They never call to say they aren’t coming. I’ve been 3 day out of work waiting for them. The first time they said I canceled (no I didn’t). The second time they said, "Oh well we're full so we’re gonna have to reschedule you." The third time no call, no show. Then asked me to wait even longer for the guy to come. He never does. I called back then get a text for a new appointment. Nope I’m done!! Wish Best Buy wouldn’t use them. Best Buy needs to not use A&E because it reflects on them very poorly.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2021

    I had purchased an extended warranty thru GE for our gas range. The oven is having a problem so I filed a claim. Today A&E sent me a technician that had no clue how to fix this oven! He tried to fix it by getting instructions over the phone! After unsuccessfully doing whatever he was doing, he gave up. He told me that he actually is a refrigerator technician. He supposedly rescheduled the appointment for 02/02 but I am still waiting for confirmation on that one. I would not recommend this company to anyone and would question who performs the warranty services for these appliances before signing a service contract. At this point I can only hope that they have a qualified technician in their company! Never again!

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2021

    We recently bought a house with Whirlpool appliances and the ice maker was not working. Our warranty company set up an appointment w/ Sears, A&E to fix. First appointment was made on a Saturday (their decision) and, guess what? Parts department is not open on the weekend so he has to order replacement parts but he takes the old unit with him because "you won't need this anymore." Next appointment is set up for 2 weeks but the parts don't arrive so this is rescheduled; parts finally come in but almost another 2 weeks before we can be rescheduled and then the day before we are cancelled because "we don't have anyone working in your area today."

    Today a new service man finally arrives and, yep you guessed it, we DO NEED THOSE OLD PARTS. So can't do anything but order more again. I then spend almost an hour on the phone w/ Sears, A&E only to be transferred around and twice hung up on because "you don't have a warranty account with Sears." Don't buy Whirlpool and definitely don't use Sears for anything.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2021

    We bought an extended warranty for our Monogram refrigerator through GE who sold the contract to SVC. They in turn assigned the repair work to A & E. Not only does A & E have no trained technicians to work of this model of fridge, they have been out over 6 times, in addition, cancelled twice, made fictitious appointments on their books that never took place and lied stating that they came out but we were not home when in fact we and the technician stood in our kitchen as the tech told us that he didn't know why A & E continues to send out techs to repair this unit as they do not employ techs that are trained on how to repair GE Monogram units. Also, A & E tech refuses to write up a report stating that A & E can't fix it so that GE will send out a certified technician. Per the A & E technician, A & E only works on appliance from, and I quote, "like Sears, cheaper appliances and only easy fixes!"

    This company is dishonest and untrustworthy in every dealing we have encountered with them. Do not call A & E for any repair on a GE Monogram refrigerator. They will send out a tech who does nothing to attempt a repair, nor will they admit they can't fix it, OR not send someone but claim that they did who will then lie stating that you weren't home to cover their rear end. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND IT IS ON-GOING!

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2021

    Have five year warranty with Lowe's. Apparently they use cheap untrained labor. They send out A and E guy. He pulls a cylinder out of clothes washer that was bad. Go sits in his truck for 40 minutes. Then just leaves without a word. I call A and E next day and phone rep says this repair is marked as complete and service repair ticket is closed/ the fricken repair was NEVER done and no new part was even on order! Lowe's doesnt vet their servicers and AandE just collects money for calls and the customer gets screwed. DONT GO TO EITHER.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2021

    Our dishwasher stopped working in early December of 2019 and A&E was assigned. The first technician came out. Diagnosed the problem. Once I got the part in and scheduled the next technician problems started. The first appointment never happened and the technician did not show up. No contact from the company and I had to call and reschedule for a week and a half later.

    For the 2nd appointment again no one showed up, though an A&E van parked in front of my house for 20 minutes before driving off with no communication. When I called I was told that the technician is still on their way and they would contact dispatch to contact me about arrival. No contact received. I was told this multiple times until it was after 8 and the office was closed. Again no one contacted me until I contacted them the next day and was told I would have to wait another week and a half for an appointment. They refused to offer any other solutions. Service calls obviously go to a call center in a different country as I would routinely hear farm animals in the background. Will not use them again if I can help it.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2020

    I had a Frigidaire gas range that had to be switched from propane to natural gas after moving. Bought the Frigidaire kit and plumber installed it , he didn’t know the exact adjustment on the valves in oven for broiler and oven so he recommended I call a factory-trained technician. He said should take about 10 mins to adjust. I called A and E factory service and explained what I needed and they set up an appt for between 1:00 and 5:00 on Monday December 28 2020. I got a call at 11:55 saying he would be there in 20 mins.

    I told him I wouldn’t be home until 1:00. He was totally pissed off and made it known. He was allowed in house at 12:58 and I explained what needed to be done and he said it could be the igniter. I told him it only needed valves adjusted as it had been switched from propane to natural gas. He then turned on oven adjusted valve with a screwdriver and it worked fine. He then turned on broiler adjusted valve with screwdriver and it worked fine. He said I guess you were right. He then pulled out a credit card machine and told me they only took credit cards and my total was $270.40. I was floored by this. No parts, 2 simple adjustments, and a charge of $270.00?

    I told him he was out of his mind but he refused to leave until paid. He charged my card, used the bathroom, and left the house at 1:17. 19 mins to do the work, charge the card, use the bathroom, and leave. 12 mins of labor and the audacity to charge me $270.00. This is the biggest ripoff company on the planet in my opinion, DO NOT THINK OF CALLING THEM. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS BEYOND BELIEVABLE. CALL ANYONE BUT THESE PEOPLE!!! I will be disputing this bill with my credit card company and contacting the attorney general's office to file a complaint.

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    CoverageMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2020

    DO NOT USE A&E FACTORY SERVICE – My Kenmore Elite microwave oven has been broken for half a year. I have had four service visits with multiple technicians and from my experience it is clear they do not know how to repair the equipment and are simply guessing as to what the cause of the problem is. This company is only in the business of taking your money and hoping the parts they order will actually fix the problem. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I highly recommend you find another company with qualified technicians that actually want to fix your problem, not just roll the dice and hope for the best. $400 down the drain – BUYER BEWARE!

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2020

    On Wednesday 11/18 our LG Fridge went out we have company come up and say was compressor.. No one will work on them but A&E Factory Service. We had LG set up appointment for 11/30. Repairman came and said had to order parts and they would return in 3-5 days of parts being delivered to install. Parts delivered. No word from them. Called and set up appoint for almost 2 weeks later for us to get parts they ordered installed.. Won’t come until 12/14 and made us pay $180 upfront. Horrible service for them to say they would do it one way and then change it. I wound gave scheduled return visit for a week later.. 12/7 but repairman assured me we would not have to wait. Greats horrible way to treat customer. We were going to order service contract but why pay for more crappy service. Never will I buy LG since they are only company to service. Lesson learned hard way... No fridge for over a month. Horrible horrible company.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2020

    I wish I could give a zero or negative review but this company is HORRIBLE! My extended warranty company made me go through them and they have brought so much stress to to my life. I was stood up by their technicians 3 times. No calls to say they are not coming just me waiting at home all day for no reason. When I called to complained no one cared. I still don't have a working dishwasher and not sure when someone will come out to fix it. I guess their technicians make their own schedules and can give a damn less about the customers. I don't know how they are still in business. I am going on BBB next to see if I can make a formal complaint. HORRIBLE. Should not be able to be in business ever again!

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2020

    Similar to several others reviews about this company, if I could give them zero stars I would. They were scheduled to fix my Samsung washer on 10/29. No one showed up. They rescheduled me for a week and half out on 11/9. When I called this morning, 10/30, to ask why I was rescheduled and request an earlier time, they told me a request for reschedule was submitted but they didn't know by whom? They also gave me no other option other than to be put on a waiting list...however, based on all these negative reviews I have no hope.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2020

    Repair technician arrived, diagnosed, and completed replacement of 2 (two) 1 1/2 foot long water feed hoses in less than 30 minutes for $306 plus $26 tax. The total included a $139 trip/diagnostic charge applied to the repair plus an additional $167 labor charge. The parts bill stated $0. Please note that you can buy 10 feet of tubing for around $12 at a big box store. The written estimate was not presented prior to the repair as required. The company representative I spoke with on the phone and her supervisor were unable to do anything but apologize for the inconvenience and say that the technician would be spoken to. My advice, do not use this company unless you have to and if so, question the pricing before allowing them to start a repair.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020

    I have been without a range since July 1. After two attempts to fix the stove (A&E not involved with that), I looked forward to getting the part needed. When my home warranty finally decided I needed a part, A&E became the point of communication. I was aware that part was not available. I actually tried to purchase the part if I found it. First off apparently their records showed the part was ordered Sept 1, 2020 and shipped on Sept 22. I did not receive it. When questioned there was no information for how it shipped, no order number -- anything. Now here it is Oct 21, 2020 and the part is available, and I was told they have the part in the warehouse; and it will be sent to me by UPS. Again, no information will be given as to when it will be shipped.

    Also, they are not willing to give me any tracking information when it does leave the warehouse. I had to DIG for any information I received. I am stuck because I have an American Home Shield warranty. I don't ever want to deal with these people again. I have spent hours and hours on call centers from both. If you have the patience of Job, go for it!

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2020

    If there were a way to give zero stars I would. Never have I dealt with a company that treats their customer's time and money with such disrespect. Our warranty company hired A & E factory service to fix our dryer and even though they were scheduled multiple times they only managed to come to our home two out those times. Within that time frame there were multiple instances in which they were scheduled to be there and cancelled without giving us any notification. It took them 10 weeks to finally show and fix the dryer. Now our warranty company hired them again to fix our washer. It has been 4 weeks already and they no call no showed again yesterday.

    At this point we have lost hundreds of dollars between taking off work to wait for them and having to pay for laundromat services while our drive sits broken. To make matters even worse when you call to talk to their customer service department they couldn't care less and when you try to get them to work things out they will simply hang up on you. There is NO WAY I would recommend this company for your repair service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2020

    Complete waste of time. Old lazy guy shows up after waiting a week and his only goal was to establish why he couldn't fix the refrigerator. No effort to do anything. This person was a waste of human existence. Why bother having a company, hiring and sending the laziest person alive.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2020

    If I could give them a zero I would. My dishwasher has not been right for 4 months. My appointments have been canceled twice. And still no show. I would not recommend this company. Don't waste your time with them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2020

    We called the company on a broken washer. After 3 visits by 3 different technicians each one of them saying the washer needed additional parts and subsequently 3 different reschedules my washer is still not repaired with a initial $325.00 charge followed by a $588.00 charge. The company's method or tactics are to come out, tell you what’s wrong, stating you need additional work. We had 3 different parts ordered and shipped by the company.

    The first inspection by the tech was based on sound only. He said, "Your bearings out, need to order part and reschedule." Second tech came out. Did a quick inspection and said, "You need a hew drum," order part and reschedule. The final tech came out and now says, "Your rotor is bad, we cannot repair and need to reschedule and order part." I asked to speak with a supervisor, or get a contact number. This was met several times by the tech saying, "A supervisor will call you."

    The tech mysteriously changed his diagnosis as he will repair with the existing bad rotor. I disputed this and asked to speak to a supervisor again. He put the parts back in and ran the washer and said everything’s fine. He then asks me if anyone told me about additional charges. I said no asking for a supervisor again. I stepped away for a moment and discovered the tech was in his van leaving without any explanation. I ran out there, he stopped in the street and yelled out “I have to jet, my supervisor will call you." I was in disbelief and discovered that the washer is still inoperable with a total bill of $913.00

    Had they initially properly inspected and diagnosed the washer and told me it was going to cost $913.00 I would have never continued with the service. No supervisor ever called and later in the evening we received 5 emails all at the same time, they were invoices with all the charges that we never approved. The authorization signature line on all documents was signed with an X. I need some help here to recoup my money and expose this company and their illicit tactics. Please call me **.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2020

    My real rating is below zero stars. I called Frigidaire on Monday, 8/10 for my refrigerator which was 'NOT COLD' at all. The freezer was working, not so for the refrigerator. I have an extended warranty, so I was told that they assigned A&E for the service, and it would be Thursday 8/13. I called A&E to see what time service would be, I was told between 12 and 5pm... Okay with me. I received a message Wednesday night confirming the appointment for the following day, 8/13 between 12 and 5pm. I was home all day. 5pm rolls around, no service person showed up, no service person called to say anything.

    I called A&E (on hold for 15 minutes) and was told the serviceman was running 45 minutes late, "Don't worry, you are last on his schedule for the day." I wait. It is 6pm now, no one has arrived, I call A&E back to see the status of the repairman. I wait 10 minutes on hold, a female customer service representative answers, takes my information, puts me on hold and returns to the line telling me, "I was not home, and the service person cancelled my appointment". I told her that was a LIE. I was home all day!

    I asked why was she telling me this excuse, when an hour prior I was told by another of A&E's customers service rep's that my service person was running late. Apparently, I caught her in a lie. She then said she would recheck the status of my repair, which turned into "the serviceman ran too late for the day, I have to reschedule you". So, you would think my reschedule date would be pretty darn soon, since they were a NO SHOW, NO CALL for the 8/13/20 appointment. I was told the next appointment was 8/28/20, 15 days later!!!!

    At this point it is more than frustrating, a no show appt., no call to me, and to top it off, customer service lying to me about why they did not show up.. My recourse was to hang up and call Frigidaire factory service, who assigned me this 'repair' company in the first place. I told them this whole saga. They then assigned me to ABCO appliance repair, who has been wonderful. My advice, if you are under warranty or extended warranty, and are given A&E as your repair company, demand a different company. I would never accept A&E as an appliance repair provider, ever.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2020

    In all fairness, it's hard to say if the communication glitch is with A&E or LG Appliances. In short, after contacting LG and having them diagnose (with 99.99% certainty, per them) a failed compressor in our 3 year-old fridge, it took 11 days to get A&E to our house. I specifically told both LG and A&E that if I fully expected the technician to bring a new compressor and not just show up to diagnose the problem, like some friggin' brain surgeon offering up a second opinion. Well, guess what?

    Dude shows up and confirms the compressor is dead and tells me he did not bring a replacement. He then added it will take a week for LG to ship the parts to me, after which A&E can reschedule me. FYI, the earliest spot they had is an additional week after the parts are supposed to arrive. The technician admitted it's inefficient but that... #1) they have had problems with LG's over-the-phone diagnoses, and thus bringing a new compressor when there is a possibility it may not be needed is untenable, and #2) they cannot possibly stock all of the possible compressors for all the different makes and models of fridges they service.

    Frankly I don't buy either argument... #1) heck, I knew the compressor was dead and I'm not a fridge repairman, plus it was verified via the Q&A with "Anna" in Bangalore, and #2) A&E's focus is appliance repair and THE ONLY option I was given by LG, so their business model should include stocking a boatload of compressor models! Bottom line is when this is all said and done, we will have been without a fridge for nearly a month, and that's IF the repair actually takes place when planned and is successful. Oh yeah, btw, we are smack dab in the middle of California's epic August 2020 heat wave. Nice.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020

    I have my LG washer down on June 11. It has extended warranty and I called LG to get service which hooked me up with A & E Factory Services. I had four visits from A & E and have seven boxes of parts and now it is July 20. Still out of washer. I have made so many calls to the company to let them know that this not going well and no one seem to have any care for any thing. When you get through after 30 minutes of annoying call waiting tune they will tell you that the next appointment available is some 10 of 15 days later and don't want to hear anything more. I have done this for the fiveth time today and I feel like I put this for anyone needing service not to fall in the same trap. Had I known this I would refuse to have their service from the very beginning and have LG set me up with another company. Be aware.... My nightmare still not over.

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    Punctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2020

    New Fridge bought from Home Depot 3 months ago and cooling fan breaks. 7 days later repairman comes and orders part that arrives in 2 days but tells me it will be 3 weeks before they can come back. They were due here today 730am to 500 pm so I have to take a whole day off work. I get a text at 12:48pm that he is on the way. 3:00 I get a text that my service is rescheduled for 8-27-2020. I should have known better to buy an appliance at a Box store instead of a local dealer. Never again.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2020

    First time out tech couldn’t find part on his iPhone. Then ordered wrong part. They didn’t show up to see about getting a correct part ordered. Twice they have no call no showed the appointments that caused me to wait a total of 10 hours and a few hours on hold trying to find out why. It is an extended Lowe’s warranty situation so I recommend people to find out who will service the contract before purchasing a Lowe’s extended warranty.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2020

    My Service appointment was scheduled for 7am-11am today. NO ONE showed up or even contact me (other than a confirmation text I got yesterday). So I called their 800#, and was on hold an HOUR before getting a live person. Then, Chris said he needed to put me on hold while he investigated the issue. But after being on hold another 10 minutes, the line disconnected. So basically... A&E Factory Service is holding me hostage inside my own home!! Because of course, if I leave and then the technician arrives, will he/she wait for ME??? Yea, right.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppMaintenanceStaffResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

    The service technician Joseph ID# ** arrived at 12:55pm for a 12-5 service call window on my Frigidaire Wall Oven. There was two separate vans that had arrived. There was one individual in each van. Both individual proceeded towards the house. I stated that you must have on a mask to come into my house. Joseph had on a mask and Joseph stated that the second individual also has a mask. I asked Joseph ID# ** why the second individual was here; "Do you need him?" Joseph response: "No he just followed me here."

    At that point the second individual went back to his vehicle. Joseph came in and turned on the wall oven. Joseph then said this model is supposed to do that. The noise that I called service for had not begun to make the sound yet, because the broiler had not had the opportunity to heat up yet. He then picked up his bag and said that he was going to go to his vehicle and look at the manual. I looked out of my window and the technician Joseph ID #** had left (at 12:58pm) without fixing the issue or notifying me that he was leaving.

    I received notification on my phone that the service call was completed and the form provided in this notification included the letter X in the signature box. I did not sign the form the X was a forgery of my signature entered by someone other than myself. I have do not sign forms with the letter X, I actually have a signature. I called A&E Factory Services to inform them of the occurrences. The lady (she refused to give me her name) that answered the phone was very unprofessional, not helpful and showed no compassion to what had occurred once I explained it to her. The lady did state that Joseph said that I refuse to let the trainee in my house.

    Joseph never identified the second individual as a trainee to me. It seemed unprofessional for a trainee to arrive in a second vehicle and not have anything identifiable on his person to state that he was a trainee. As Joseph said he was just someone that followed him to my house. She informed me that there was nothing she could do to help me because the ticket had been closed out. I told her that the work that the service call was for was never completed. The technician Joseph was only at my house for a total of three (3) minutes. And the ticket was erroneously closed out and sent to me 1:03pm by the technician. She told me to call Frigidaire to see if they could help me.

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    PriceRates

    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

    This company is a crooked company! They will not fix your machine, and will not let you speak to a manager. They are thieves that take your money, take items from your house, and then go dark. I only rated 1 star because I had to give them something. Please, AVOID this company at all cost. They have stolen money from me, and I can't afford a lawyer to get it back. If someone want to start a class action against them I would be willing to join and testify against them. They are thieves!

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    Reviewed July 26, 2020

    I have been without a working refrigerator since June 25. After several appointment changes, a tech. came July 15. After 15 min. of examination he said I needed a compressor, drier, and evap.. He scheduled a return visit for Aug. 5. He said he would order parts and have them shipped to me. I received the evap. only. I called A&E to inquire about the other parts. I was told that there were no other parts ordered, and that the tech. would have to return to verify the need. I have a Sears order estimate listing all the parts that were to be ordered.

    Tried to give order number to the women I was talking to. She said that did not matter. The tech. would have to order parts after another visit. Asked if the tech. could be contacted so he could see that the parts that he said I needed had not been ordered. I was told that could not be done, he would have to return. She then told me the Aug 5 appointment was changed to Aug 11. I asked how I lost my appointment when it was open on July 15. She said that the tech. was not available on Aug 11 any longer. I asked what happened and she said she had told me all she could and then I was disconnected.

    Today July 26, I get a text informing me that now my appointment is Aug 18. If more parts have to be ordered, I could be into Sept. or Oct. with their continuous appointment changes. This not acceptable customer service. I have called, and emailed A&E many times. It seems no one there cares. The problem is mine not theirs. No one would consider being without a working ref. since June 25 as acceptable. I paid Sears $800 for this warranty.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed July 23, 2020

    How can this company be used by major brands for repair. GE uses them for warranty repair for my Cafe Refrigerator. They cancelled today’s appointment without notifying me. I called to discover the cancellation and was advised A&E changed the appointment to 7/30. I called A&E directly to discuss what happened, the operator had me on hold for 25 minutes, then I was disconnected. I called back and the person who answered said she wasn't the person I had spoken to previously... sure sounded like her. I gave up and decided to research A&E and discovered this website. Every problem I’ve had so far has been written about by a customer. Disgraceful that companies use A&E for service!

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    Customer ServiceMaintenance

    Reviewed July 17, 2020

    There is by far no company worse than this company. The guy that was sent to fix the oven did not know how to open it, and he asked me if I know.... The customer service lady was not listening to everything I say and she kept asking me to repeat what I said -- finally I stopped talking -- it is worse than rubbish -- First American warranty company should and must stop using this terrible company.

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    Customer ServiceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed July 14, 2020

    This company is the absolute worse. Best Buy needs to get rid of them. I think they were under Sears. The actual customer service department hung up on me twice when asking for a name. The technician obviously lied and said he couldn’t get here because the office didn’t know anything about it. Maybe he wanted to be with his significant other other than his real significant other. Who knows??? Bull crap company!!! Horrible!! Deplorable!!!!

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    Customer ServiceTechMaintenanceResolution

    Reviewed July 10, 2020

    First review online EVER! This has literally been the worst customer experience issue of my life. They were contracted through LG to address warranty issues with my washing machine but due to a discrepancy with the item number refused to do the work despite having spent hours on the phone with LG and A&E addressing the issue and being assured they could do the work on the second day they were supposed to come fix the machine they called and said they had no record of these authorizing messages occurring.

    They refused to call LG directly and said it's their problem (it wasn't) and when we asked to speak to their manager they said no and "he doesn't want me wasting my time on the phone with you" and then he hung up. Unfortunately major companies still contract with them to do warranty work but based on reviews online this company should not be getting any business. I would never use them if I wasn't being forced to by another company they contract with.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed July 9, 2020

    I placed a service call to Samsung Service department May 31, 2020. Unfortunately, I was directed to A&E services. The appointment was scheduled for June 5th. The Technician arrived at the scheduled time and did a diagnostic test and determined that the drain pump was not operating properly. He placed an order for a new drain pump and had it delivered to my address. I specifically asked the tech if I needed to contact him once the pump arrived. He stated that the service department would contact him via text to notified him of the pump's arrival.

    The pump arrived one week after placing the order which was June 12. I did not hear from the Tech for an entire week. So, I decided to call him to find out what was the delay. He told me that I had to schedule the appointment myself and denied saying that the service department would contact him to schedule the next appointment. I called the call center and they scheduled an appointment for June 29. On June 29, I received a text message from the call center postponing the appointment to the 30th. The tech arrived on the 30th but did NOT repair the washer because he said the warranty had not taken into effect until July 5th which was a Sunday. He said he would schedule the next appointment for July 6. He dismantled the washer so he would not have to take it apart again when he arrive for the next visit.

    I did not receive a text to notify me of the tech's arrival. I called him on the sixth, the day he was suppose to arrive for services. He said the service center cancelled the appointment with no notice. I called the service center to question why the appointment was cancelled. They told me an appointment was NEVER scheduled for the sixth by the technician. I received a call from a so-call supervisor who blocked his number when he called me to find out what was the issue with the scheduling. He said the tech told him that he and I had an exchange of words and that I requested another technician to complete the job.

    The appointment was then scheduled for the 7th. I received a text at 4:30 pm notifying me that the appointment was rescheduled for the 8th. The technician arrived later that afternoon on the 8th and said he could not repair the washer because the items needed was discontinued by the manufacturer. He also asked us where was the drain pump that was ordered. We told him we did not see the pump again after his last visit. I thought he might have taken it with him to return with it on the next visit. He vehemently denied taking the drain pump. He said he would have to order a hose to accommodate the pump for proper usage. This was not mentioned on the first visit.

    He placed a call to make an order for the hose. After placing the call, "he said that particular hose was discontinued by the manufacturer." Therefore, he could NOT repair the washer. I ask him how is that possible since that particular front load washer was still in production and being sold at the local appliance stores. He said he didn't know why that happened and continued to pack his belongings and cancelled the appointment immediately. He left the washer in total disarray. The washer that HE took apart on his second visit. On a scale of 1 - 10, A&E service deserves a -3

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed July 5, 2020

    Had a service appointment scheduled for my refrigerator. A&E tech Safiullah contacted me and showed up for the appointment. The refrigerator door gets jammed every time I use ice maker and makes it difficult to close the door or open easily. Safiullah looked at the freezer and pulled out two items from the freezer and said "Now the door will close". I had to repeat the problem with the icemaker and inform him by taking two items out, it won't affect what happens when I start the ice maker as the water freezes over the rails and the bottom of the freezer. To my surprise Safiullah reacts and tells me to "** off". He said "** you, home warranty will not cover this". I then asked him to leave my house as my family was around me. His reaction was highly unprofessional, erratic and crazy. When he still stayed back to stare at me, I said I will call the cops. He then picked his bag and bolted for the door.

    Something really needs to be done about this technician before he endangers anyone with his unprofessional erratic behavior. As far as my ice maker the warranty company Choice Warranty is looking into a resolution. I need something done about Safiullah immediately and I will be making same complaint to BBB. A&E Services, if you employ crazy and erratic people and send them to people's homes it is highly irresponsible of your hiring department.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed June 21, 2020

    A&E Appliance came to my home June of 2020 to honor and LG warranty on my french door refrigerator. The repairman sent out to replace the compressor on my fridge showed no pride in his company or his own workmanship. Instead of removing 6 screws from the back of the fridge he removed 4 and bent the access panel away from the fridge (I have pictures of when it was happening). On top of that the refrigerator still doesnt go below 45, 5 weeks later LG is sending out someone else whos going to diagnose it over the phone and guess throw another part at it. I'm really disgusted and will never use A&E for anything as well as never purchasing another LG product Again.

    Barry

    Scottsville, KY

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    Customer ServiceTechPriceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed June 10, 2020

    I am the sorry owner of a Samsung washer that is only 1 year and 5 months old. I had noticed brown, slimy residue in the bottom of the machine on and off, but always chalked it up to something on clothes or other dirt/lint that somehow did not get washed out of the machine. I routinely used the self clean feature (as directed by the manual). Then, I started noticing the issue more and more. So I ran the self clean cycle at least twice a week--to no avail. I bought this washer at Home Depot, and made sure to get the Service Plan, so I would have some peace of mind (since my last washer only lasted a little over 3 years). I called the Service Plan and they set me up with a company called A&E Factory Service.

    Two service technicians came out. Before even pulling out the washer to check for issues, I was told that the problem was the LAUNDRY DETERGENT!!! Huh?!! All I ever buy is the HE formula and don't buy "off brands". After doing some research of my own online, I saw that the problem lies within the outer tub (which contains the inner drum). That is where this brown slime is accumulating. I was then told by one of the service technicians that they DO NOT DO that type of work! Again, this washer is only 1 year and 5 months old!! This entire situation is wrong on so many levels. All these technicians did was TALK. They never moved the wash machine or took out one tool. I am going to take this issue up with both Home Depot Service AND Samsung. In addition, I was told by the Service Technician that if the serial number is not "readable" on the product, it cannot be serviced by their company!

    Well, Samsung only put a small, thin cheap label on the underside of the lid, which is wearing out because of the heat and moisture. I have the model number and serial number right on the book that came with the washer. And I am sure it is probably hard to find that information on OLD appliances, as well. Mine was barely still readable, and not even two years old. To top things off, I received an email from this company after the "Service Call" (in which I received NO service). It said: "Attached is a copy of the form you signed with your technician today". However, I never received a form to sign OR was given a copy! One of the service technicians "X'ed" my signature in the box, which I believe can be considered forgery. It also said that I received an "Estimate", but never did.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed May 27, 2020

    A&E Factory Service sent out a Sears Repair Tech on 05/07/2020. He complained about having to work during COVID, said we ruined our refrigerator and it had oil everywhere inside and that he will have to order parts and will come back next week to fix it. He complained that he will have to rebuild it which will take him at least 3 hours. Fast forward to around 05/13 and two parts were delivered to our home. Nothing on them other than our names. We had no idea the parts were being delivered here. The next day I called to schedule the appointment and the girl Cassie told me she couldn't schedule a repair because we did not have all parts needed. I told her our refrigerator had been out since April 20th. She said, "Sorry, but you'll just have to wait." So another part came and I called again. I was told not all parts were here so I have to wait again.

    Friday 05/22/2020 I called American Home Warranty (our Home Warranty Co. that contracted out to A&E) and told them that this is ridiculous, a month with no refrigerator, during COVID, with everyone home and living out of an ice chest! She wrote up a complaint and said A&E call me that day with the tracking number of the last part. No call, holiday weekend. Tuesday 05/26/2020 I call again and Cassie tells me the part is out for delivery. I said great let's get the appointment scheduled. She said sorry can't do it until I have the part and it will be delivered before 8:00 pm but that they had 5 time slots open for Wednesday. I asked her when was the latest I could call for the appointment. She said 8... great! The part was delivered at around 5. I called and they were closed!

    I call first thing this morning and the soonest they can schedule an appointment is Friday. I told Cassie that I would like to speak to a supervisor and she said ok and then put me on hold. I was on hold for 20 minutes and then they hung up. At this point it has been 31 days since scheduling the first repair appointment, 20 days since the tech. was first here. The customer service is horrible, NEVER in my life have I dealt with a company like this. If you are going to run a business that repairs refrigerators then you should have the parts to do that. It shouldn't take a month to complete the job. We have spent $200 on ice, on ice!!! A&E Factory Repair... shame on you. Your customer service people are rude, your technician doesn't like his job and let me know the whole two hours he was here that he thinks his company is horrible for making him work.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffTransparency

    Reviewed April 7, 2020

    Repair was scheduled 8 days out from initial call. Received text alert confirming appointment for scheduled day. Two technicians called the day of with one confirming his arrival time in 50 minutes. Received text message from A&E that appointment now rescheduled 9 days out. Called and received no valid explanation other than no technicians available. I am unfortunately stuck under a factory warranty to use their service.

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    Reviewed March 29, 2020

    I would pick 0 stars, if allowed. Made repair appointment with Sears. They said there was diagnosis fee and I'd get an estimate from tech for needed repair. Tech from A&E Factory Service (Green Bay WI) came to do diagnosis and repair. Tech did not give me a repair estimate verbally or in writing, but produced a fake estimate after the fact. The tech did not provide any paperwork while he was there. After he looked at machine to diagnose it, he came to me and said repair was already done and bill is almost $260 for 15 minutes spent in my house. (This included the agreed $94 house call for diagnosis.) He told me best way to pay was for me to write check. He used smartphone to do mobile deposit of the check, and he told me to sign in box on screen. There was no explanation of what I was signing. I asked and he said it was just my permission to process my check by this mobile method.

    After he was gone, I got Sears email saying this is a document I signed with my technician. It was a document with my signature box and it says it is an estimate that I accepted. I never received an estimate before he did the repair, and I never had an opportunity to accept or decline their estimate. (I would have declined because their fee was unreasonably high, and his slap dash McGyvered repair without using a new part is not how I treat my belongings.) The form implies my signature is for approval of the estimate, but it does not spell it out either. It doesn't say anything related to the signature. It certainly doesn't mention anything about approving mobile deposit.

    I got a separate email with a payment receipt, and this document did not include my signature box. This company and technician lied and produced a fraudulent estimate document. I recommend everyone use a credit card, rather than their preferred check method, because you have the card's dispute rights. This is the first time in my 15 years in Green Bay to encounter an unscrupulous repair company of any kind. Unfortunately my good experiences with honest people lulled me into believing this person. Caveat emptor. Thankfully Wisconsin has Consumer Protection laws; see 100.195.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageMaintenance

    Reviewed March 26, 2020

    Called A&E Factory Service (Sears) to fix my LG refrigerator. Tech said it was fix and it’s still not cooling over 24 hours. Contacted A&E and I was told they can’t send or ask the tech what he did because they don’t have his contact inf. We can’t communicate. Sounds like they are oversees and seems like they are just reading a script. Missed two days of work and still no resolution. My refrigerator still broke. Terrible company!!!!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed March 12, 2020

    Bought an LG washer. Then had trouble with LE code so I had to call LG. They set me up with A & E.. What a mistake!!!! First time I took off work early as they would be here noon to 5. At 5 no one. I called and they said they would be there by 6. No one showed at 6. Called and then they said 7. No one came!!! We rescheduled. The repairman came and wasn't sure what LE code was for. He ordered unit and said maybe motor too but wouldn't order motor. So after a week I called them and they couldn't give me a tracking number probably because they hadn't ordered part. So finally got part. Set up another appointment. Tech messaged me and said would be there soon. Guess what. No show. LG called them and they said he was sitting in my driveway...a lie. Then he texted me saying he talked to someone else and now was ordering me a motor too!! REALLY!! Now I have to wait for another part and another no show!!! Get the picture.

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    Customer ServiceStaffBillingHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed March 9, 2020

    Dishonest technician. Paid technician in cash, asked for a receipt and was told I would receive it via email, that did not happen and now I am getting billed from the company with a return address of OPS team A2-137A-A 3333 Beverly Rd. Hoffman Estates Il 60179.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsTimeliness

    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2020

    Where do I begin? So, about November 5th my dishwasher started acting up so I had bought a 5yr warranty through Home Depot so I called them up. They gave me a date for about November 29th. I told the guy that I had to have it repaired before Thanksgiving so he offered to but our name on a cancellation list. I said that would be great, well, no one called so I figured they would come on the date he gave me. The day before my scheduled appointment I call A & E to verify they were coming and they told me we did NOT have an appointment!!

    I call Home Depot Warranty and told them and they gave me another date for the same week, I was so happy!! But, no, A &E called and told me they couldn’t come on that date so they gave me a appointment 2 1/2 weeks from that date! I was told that A & E only allowed warranty services appointments for only a few service calls per week! So I guess those of us that got the warranty was less respected that those who are paying out of pocket. They eventually had to have a guy from Minnesota to come to the house, we live in Iowa. He came, did no diagnostics, said it needed a certain part, ordered it and left. So now we wait another few weeks for the part, then had to wait for another tech to install it.

    Finally they sent a guy from a Wisconsin to install. He put the part in, turned it on and, hallelujah, it worked.....for about two days! It started to make the same noise and wouldn’t start! My son said for us to go to our electrical box and turn that breaker off, then put it back on and hallelujah, it worked again for about three days, then that didn’t work either. SO, we called and set up ANOTHER appointment for about 2 weeks in the future. So now we are in January. The Tech comes, does the proper diagnostics, said it was the mother board or something like that so He ordered the part and left. We waited and waited, no part came (parts come to customer’s home) SO, I called and told them and was then told they couldn’t get the part!

    By now I had gone without a dishwasher for about six weeks, less the few days we got it to work). The next day I call Home Depot to tell them and to request a voucher for a new dishwasher and I get a call from A & E they got the part and it was to be sent out and I should get it today, February 28th, and we did receive it but now our appointment for the tech to come is until March 10th!! So, it has been 3 months, less a few days, that I have not had a dishwasher!!

    Sorry this is so long but I had to get everything in. I am praying that someone will come on the 10th but I will not hold my breath!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2020

    Called Sears for fridge and range repair. Appt was 2 weeks out. Waited from 8-5, no repairman! Called and was told they tried to called and I didn't answer so they didn't come? I was never told to expect a call, nor did he leave a message! I rescheduled; another 2 week wait! Waited from 8-5, the refrigerator repairman came and said they were sending a different guy for the stove! Again a no-show, called and was told they came and we weren't home, I told them the rep was a liar as we had a view of the driveway the whole time and a dog that barks like crazy if a car pulls on! Hung up and had a message from the tech saying it was 5 pm and he was still 50 miles away so he wasn't coming! 18 hours and a month waiting and they wanted to reschedule for another 2 weeks out! I bought a new stove and told them to kiss my **! Will never call them or Sears again! I've used Sears for 40 years before they switched to A&E, but never again!

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    Customer ServiceMaintenance

    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2020

    We have an induction stovetop for about 1.5 years old. One of the burner stopped working. Called service, got cancelled once for no reason. Second time tech came and spent 10 minutes, told me that he could not lift the stove. I have to hire someone to lift it, disassemble it, then he will repair, which is another service call. Basically wasted my two days for nothing.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2020

    I scheduled a service appointment online with Sears to repair our dishwasher, which had stopped working earlier in the day. I received a confirmation email regarding the appointment the next day. The confirmation stated that there would be a $99 diagnostic charge, and if I went ahead with the repairs, the $99 would be applied to the cost of the repair. If I chose to decline the repair, we would still pay the $99.

    A repairman from A&E Factory Service arrived Friday evening around 6:00 p.m. The technician diagnosed the problem, determined that the dishwasher needed a new motor, and that they would have to order the motor which would arrive in about a week. He gave me an estimate for almost $500, including the $99 diagnostic charge. Once the motor arrived he or another technician would come back to install it and complete the repair. I asked the technician if we had to make a decision immediately or if we could sleep on it for a day or so. My wife and I wanted to look at the cost of the repair vs. the cost of a new dishwasher. He told me that we did not have to decide right away. He charged me $99 for the diagnostic service and told me that if we decide to go ahead with the repair, I should call A&E Factory Service and that they would order the motor and return to repair the dishwasher after the motor arrived.

    A&E Factory Service was closed on the weekend so I called first thing Monday morning to have them order the dishwasher motor and arrange for the repair. I first spoke with a Customer Service Agent and then to her Supervisor. Both individuals told me that since I declined the repair when the technician was at our house, they had closed the order and could not proceed with the original order. Instead, they would send another technician to our house to diagnose the problem again, provide a new estimate, and that I would pay another $99 which would be applied to the cost of the repair if we decided to have the dishwasher repaired. In either case, our first $99 payment was history.

    I explained that I did not “decline” the original repair, but that fell on deaf ears. We were not about to pay them for a second, unnecessary diagnosis, so I requested our $99 payment be refunded, and was told that it was “non-refundable.” We were so disgusted with this experience that we did not want to start over with another repair company, so we went out and bought a new dishwasher. I am now disputing the $99 charge through my credit card company. I will never use A&E Factory Service (or Sears repair service) again.

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    Tech

    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2020

    What a horrible company. LG contracted with this A&E to make warranty repairs. If there is problem, expect the first tech to not have the part and need to order it.

    Run from any product that uses A&E.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

    I have been in my house for one year and it came with a fairly new Kenmore side-by-side refrigerator. I'm a recent widow and need to train myself to consult YouTube before doing anything, but in the meanwhile I instinctively got out the manual and dialed the phone number for home service. They transferred me over to their contractor which is A&E Factory Service.

    I got an appointment for 2 days after the call, a huge window of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and they said the technician would call when he was 30 minutes away. I received a text message that the technician was on his way but it did not have an ETA. My elderly mother is caregiver who was at my house told me 10 minutes later that he arrived. So I asked her to put me on the phone with him. I told him the issue was none of the lights in either side were working. He called me back 5 minutes later to give me the diagnosis: To one LED casing in the freezer controls the other 2 on the fridge side and that one was the bad one.

    I asked him for an estimate and he said that the information he pulled up through his company phone stated $512! I said, "Whoaaa wait wait wait - can I have a phone number to your company? I want to verify because that's insane." He said there was no one to call, he was the technician sent out. I asked him for the name of his company and he just wouldn't tell me. As I pressed him he finally gave me the number off of his van. I called and sure enough, they said he gave the right quote. For one part?? All he did was remove the casing and tell me it had to be replaced. I paid him the $89 diagnostic fee and told him I would go another route. It's not like the whole fridge had to be rewired!! This fridge is no more than around $1k to buy new!

    Before parting, the Tech told me that if I bought a whole home warranty from Sears Home Service for $50 a month, he would give me 50% off of the job he quoted. I felt like I was in an episode of the Twilight Zone. Since he had removed the casing and left it on the counter for me, I grabbed the model number and found it on Amazon for $50 with shipping. There is one plug into the part. Now but I can see the assembly, I can do it myself. I think A&E are shysters and I'd never in a hundred years call Sears Home Service again, I can't believe that's who Sears contracts. Unbelievable.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

    I verified appointment before I left work to meet refrigerator repair person for the 12 until 5 window. At 4:30 verified again and was assured that even if after 5, they would be there. Received text from A&E at 5:06 stating appointment was canceled. The run around on the phone after that was truly unbelievable. I was transferred to five different people -- one that specialized in HVAC, another that was to speak to Spanish speaking people (I do not speak Spanish), another time to HVAC, They said that they had tried to text me last week to reschedule, but I had made the appointment on Saturday.

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    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2020

    Horrible service and their call center are awful, as well! We had to be available between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The technician did not show up. After multiple calls, they canceled the appointment and rescheduled it for a week later. That is completely unacceptable as I had to take an entire day off from work to wait for the technician. I do not recommend this company for any repairs.

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    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2020

    We had error codes showing on our LG washing machine, so we hunted for a repair option. The hunt led us to A&E Factory Service as many other repair companies would not repair an LG machine. We were given a fairly quick appointment time the following day of our call and a 4hr window in which the technician would arrive 8am-12pm. The service call being $89, and we would be given an estimate on what the repair would cost. I told them to schedule me. That time the following day came and went without an update. I called A&E and the operator said that the tech had fallen behind and the new time was now 1-3pm. She also stated that service we would be given an estimate of work to be done.

    I had to leave the house and my wife left work early to now deal with it because I had other obligations. My wife told me over the when he arrived at 1:03 pm and began taking the washing machine apart. No written estimate!.. I arrived back home at approximately 2:20pm to see the tech pulling out of my driveway. Walking in the door I found we were given a bill of $294.08, and found the problem to be a sock had been wedged behind the drum. I think that this bill is absurd for removal of a sock! I was never given the estimate prior to work which was supposed to happen. And killed an entire morning waiting without an update until I called and complained. Terrible business practices all the way around, I will Never use them in the future, and cannot recommend them to anyone..

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2019

    My original service appointment was scheduled on November 26, 2019. I organized my entire day around the appointment, since their service window is 8am-5pm, which is RIDICULOUS! My dishwasher is brand new and never worked, it came with the manufactured home that I bought. They have canceled my appointment 5 times and do not deserve to even have a business licenses because they don't know how to conduct business. My appointments were 11/26, 12/5, 12/6, 12/13, 12/16, and today on 12/30, which they just called and canceled.

    All companies that rely on other businesses to do their dishwasher repair should cease business with A&E immediately. This has been a huge inconvenience and has caused much stress for me and my family members that attempted to help by being available ALL DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK! I do not have people that are just available without jobs and lives to live from 8-5pm everyday that this pitiful company decides to schedule an appointment!

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019

    First we would give this "NO" stars if we could. We had to use this company as this is who Sears uses for their service department. Our refrigerator is four years old. Isn't cooling (everything in the freezer 1/2 in the trash) and ice maker does not work (ice maker stopped working roughly 6 mo. ago). We called for service December 2nd. Called Sears for service, of course, get their call center. We have to schedule a diagnostic appointment first (I want you to understand that my husband had knee replacement two weeks before this). Well we can't get an appointment until December 12th (10 days). My poor husband is now going up and downstairs numerous times a day to our other refrigerator (thank goodness we had one). We were on the phone trying to get a closer appointment to no avail. My husband asked them, "Could you live without a refrigerator?" and the person says "get dry ice", are you kidding me.

    We tried to contact someone at the store, no answers. My husband and daughter drive out there and the place is a ghost town. We called the service number again. They hang up on my husband. My husband gave up. He was so frustrated. So finally our service diagnostic date arrives. The female rep comes, diagnosis the refrigerator, and we knew the ice maker wasn't working also. So she orders what needs to be fixed, and now another 11 days for service appt. on December 23rd. Our service time was between 10 and 2. 2 o'clock comes, no technician, no email, no call. So on the phone we get again, get hung up on. Call back, speak to one person, who passes us to another, who passes us to another. We are being told now, between 3:00 and 3:30 and that we just got an email that our technician was on their way. Check our email while we are still on the phone, not once but twice, no email.

    Now we did get a confirmation email the night before and my husband got two confirmation texts the night before and the morning of. So we wait, my husband then gets a call from the technician at 3:00, he is one his way, but he is 45 minutes away from our house and during end of work day, so he arrives at 4:00, not even as much as an apology. He fixes the refrigerator and then asks "Do We Want Our Ice Maker Fixed??" My husband says "YES", the parts and labor have been bought and paid for"....are you kidding me, do we want the ice maker fixed!!!! Still no apology. He then proceeds to tell us he will get blamed for being late. Whatever.

    Now, with our first person, she made it clear that they knew where she was, so obviously they would know where he was also, and not on schedule. Wouldn't you think that we would have been notified. They do have our email and our phone number. Now with reading some of these other reviews, I sure am going to be keeping my fingers crossed that this is a final fix and we do not have to call this unreliable company back. If this is the kind of company that Sears hires to do their service repairs, I can see why they are going out of business. Our refrigerator is a Kenmore, but made by LG. We Will Never buy either of these brands again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2019

    I called the Lowe's number 1-888-77L-OWES. They said if no one called by 12/17/2019 they will replace my refrigerator. I learned the A&E Factory repairs company is the one who sends out the technicians. They did not communicate with me, hung up on me, changed my appointments. I have had nobody call me regarding changes to my appointment. My window is 8-5. I have been here at my home for days expecting a technician to call, set an appointment or even come fix it. It's been 2 weeks.

    The person in the Philippines has hung up on me and have had multiple appointments cancelled and rescheduled. One even because the technician was ill. I am shocked to learn they did not send another in his place. It's now 12/20/2019 and it's been a nightmare with this company which has its calls routed to the Philippines. They say they can’t even communicate with a technician. I have family traveling to my home for Christmas and my LG refrigerator is still hotter inside than it is in my home. I hope no one has to go through this nightmare,

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2019

    I scheduled service on my 2 year old GE fridge on Monday for a service time of 12-5 and I rearranged my entire day around this appointment. They NEVER SHOWED UP!! They sent my husband a message at 3:35 saying they were on their way, and they never came! I called them and they said they overbooked and weren’t coming! We haven’t had a fridge that has worked in 19 days!!! It’s the holidays and we have no fridge! We have lost all our groceries TWICE because it was “fixed” for about 36 hours before dying again. Now they want to come on Saturday and I will have to miss our family Christmas to sit and wait for them to probably no show again! They have zero concern for your time. They stated if I wasn’t at home (while I ran to grab my kids from school) they weren’t waiting around- so I had someone sit at our house just in case, and they never planned on coming.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2019

    I recently purchased a high-end refrigerator from Costco (which included delivery and installation). However, when they arrived at our house, the delivery company personnel said that they could not remove the doors in order to move the refrigerator into the kitchen (because one of the doors was connected by cables to a motherboard), so they left the refrigerator outside the house. After many calls to Costco and LG, I was told by an LG representative that removal of the high-tech door (with a touch screen) required a LG certified technician. LG then arranged for this work to be done by A&E. I was not the one who made the service appointment. It was something LG required and arranged themselves.

    I was concerned that while Costco was willing to arrange to have the delivery and installation company return after the door was removed by the A&E technician, there was no way to coordinate the door removal and subsequent installation of the refrigerator in the kitchen, and that meant I would have to have the A&E technician come back out to reinstall the door after the installation company moved the unit into the house. I then called A&E and spoke with a representative who said that while she couldn’t promise that they could actually move the unit, she would assign two techs to the job to see if we could avoid the problem of trying to coordinate the door removal and subsequent reinstallation after the refrigerator was moved into the house.

    All of this took several weeks. Finally, on the day of our appointment to have A&E come out and remove the door, the A&E technician called to let us know of his arrival time. Then, after discussing the situation with us, he determined that he shouldn’t come at all and when we insisted that LG required a certified technician to remove the door (which is why they ordered the work to be done), he said he would talk with his supervisor.

    He called us back a while later and told us he was cancelling the appointment (that we had been waiting quite some time for) based on what his supervisor told him. When we asked to speak to the supervisor directly, he refused and told us call a number for A&E (which is closed on the weekend, and this was a Saturday morning). When we explained that we knew that we wouldn’t be able to reach anyone at A&E on the weekend, that there seemed to be some misunderstanding and asked again to speak directly to the supervisor, the technician hung up on us.

    We contacted LG again since they are the ones that ordered the service to begin with. They tried to reach A&E and the technician without success. I would strongly advise you against using this company if you have any choice in the matter, and frankly, you’d be better off paying yourself out of pocket for any service (even if your appliance is under warranty) rather than to have to deal with A&E. If the manufacturer or vendor tells you to contact A&E for service, insist that they provide you with another option. If they don’t provide an alternative, just file a complaint with them for forcing you to deal with A&E and find a reputable local appliance repair company to do the work (even if you have to pay out of pocket).

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2019

    I was forced to used A&E Factory service because of a warranty repair with LG. My fridge has been failing on and off for the past 4 months. Both LG and A&E have been dropping the ball. Case with LG opened on 9/26/219.

    * Setup repair for 10/4, was canceled by A&E.
    * Setup repair for 10/12, No show by A&E.

    * Setup repair for 10/22, repair completed.

    Called and opened another LG case on Monday 12/9/2019. I showed him a print out of this note about the previous attempts at repairing the fridge. He looked up my past cases, he did not have a record of the Compressor replacement (I showed him my e-mailed receipt of the repair), but did remember that he was the tech that replaced it in August. Without attempting another repair, He stated that he wanted to push for the fridge to be wrote off as “un-serviceable” and informed me to contact LG support.

    Tech came back onsite the same day and took temperature and coolant system pressure readings, he noted that the fridge temps were around 64 degrees and freezer was 45 degrees. He also stated that the amount of coolant was less than what was put in during the last service visit. He was then required to do a bypass of the tubing and pressure test it to try and identify an internal chassis leak in a line, but he did not have a bottle of nitrogen gas that was required for the test.

    Tech states that he called his boss to look for a bottle of nitrogen and would try to come back Saturday. Texted me the following: “He rescheduled you for Saturday with me saying that I’ll “hopefully” have one by then. I’m sorry.” And on Friday the 13th: “Afraid it’s just bad news. I’ll request my boss get you a tech who has it (the Nitrogen) tomorrow.” It was a no show on Saturday, no tech arrived. I then got an automated text for an appointment to occur on Dec 17th 8am-noon, this was done w/out checking on my schedule or availability. Sent a text message to tech on 12/16, have not had a response.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2019

    A & E sent out a box of parts and set up an appointment for 2 days later. It was an 8 to 5 appointment so I had to miss work and make arrangements for my daughter to get to school so I could be here. No one showed up, it took 5 phone calls to find out why. Everyone said something else. I asked for a supervisor, was on hold for 15 minutes and then the phone call was disconnected and no one called back. They said I didn't receive all the parts and that's why they didn't come. No phone call. I still do not know when I will get the rest of the parts, if there are any more parts coming, or who or when any of this is going to happen, or who I will get a phone call from, or if I'm supposed to call someone. I have wasted a whole day and not once from all the people I spoke with, was there an apology.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2019

    I have been attempting to work with this company for over a month for a dryer repair through my warranty company. On 3 separate occasions, the technician never showed for the scheduled appointment and never called. On a fourth attempt, the technician insisted they could not come in without an adult present when my 17 year old son answered the door. Upon one of the three adults present coming to the door, the technician was pulling out of my driveway.

    When they finally returned a week later, they insisted a part needed to be ordered and informed us they would return in 2 days time and gave us a time frame. When the day arrived, guess what? They never showed AGAIN. When I attempted to call, the supervisor continuously spoke over my questions and insisted *I* was to call to schedule the appointment once I had the part (that had already arrived), however, not one person at A&E informed us that we were to call once the part arrived; they only said they would return in 2 days' time. Upon calling, I was informed "I never had an appointment scheduled" but then somehow as if by magic, I had two separate appointments in their system for one week and then two additional weeks out from the date the technician stated they would return.

    Their lack of communication, accountability, professionalism and utter ineptitude has caused my family frustration for over a month. I highly recommend steering clear of this company and seek services elsewhere if you actually need your appliance repaired.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2019

    Frigidaire had me call A & E to come fix my Stove and they were so very rude both times I called..I told fridgidaire I wasn't going to call them anymore because they were so rude..a frigidaire rep contacted them while I was on hold with her and when she got back on the phone to me she even commented on how rude they were to her..I am trying to understand why a company goes with someone that has such a bad reputation..my husband and I are to old too have to put up with people like that when were trying to get help..if I could give them a minus 10 I would be more than happy to do so..

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2019

    Timeline and Detail of Events Regarding A&E Service Repair of Whirlpool Washer . Thursday June 13, 2019: I called A&E Factory Service to set up an appointment to have the drain pump replaced on my Whirlpool washer. We set up the earliest possible appointment for Tuesday, June 18, 2019 between the hours of 2:00pm and 5:00pm. The A&E representative told me that the technician would confirm that the issue was the water pump or something else. I assured her it was the drain pump that needed replacement. She said the technician would provide a quote and if I opted not to use A&E I would be charged a $99 fee, but if I did have A&E do the repair, this would be offset against total charges, as is common practice with service repair companies.

    Tuesday June 18, 2019. The window scheduled for repair was between 2:00pm and 5:00pm, however, the technician hadn’t shown up by 5:00pm. He (Mark) called me at 5:15pm to say he was running late because his previous job was more complex than anticipated and that he would be at my home in approximately 20 minutes. I told him that was fine and that my job would be much less complex as the drain pump needed to be replaced and so it should be quick and easy. He agreed but told me he had to replace two pumps earlier that day and didn’t know if he had the correct part on his truck. He asked me to verify the Brand and model number of my washer, which I gave him. He checked his inventory and said he did in fact have the correct drain pump on his truck.

    When he arrived, he opened the panel and put his finger in the end of the drain pump and said “you are right, the pump is bad”. He then went to his truck and retrieved the new pump and said this will take about five minutes, as there are only two hoses to connect. He then said that the total repair would run “around $400”! I responded that that sounded extremely high, as I knew the pump retailed for $130 and could readily be found for less. He then said he could give me a discount of 50% or about $200 if I elected to purchase and extended warranty on my washer and dryer. I asked how much this would cost and he told me it was $49.95/month. I asked him how long I had to have this before cancelling the warranty. He said at least one year. I told him that was outrageous to spend $600 a year to save $200 on this repair. He said “it is what it is”. Do you want me to do the repair? I said go ahead.

    Please note that I learned the next day from another party, an extended warranty with Sears/A&E for a washer and dryer runs less than $100 a year and that the warranty the technician quoted to give me a 50% discount on this job was for a “whole house warranty”. Had he offered me an extended warranty at the appropriate price, I likely would have agreed to purchase it and take a 50% discount on this job. In short, the technician misled me and lied about this option.

    He took the old pump out and replaced it with the new drain pump and sure enough, as was expressed, it was done in less than 5 minutes, He then ran a test cycle to make sure there were no leaks…standing and watching while he shared with me he had been working for Sears 26 years and that this was not his regular service area, but was helping out. He lived in Temecula, so Sears was picking up the tab on all of his meals and he had use of the company vehicle. In about twenty minutes the cycle was complete and he asked for my credit card and said he would e-mail the receipt so to provide my e-mail address, which I did on his iPad. To my surprise the charges totaling $478.21 were closer to $500 than the $400 he told me they would be. The next day I took a close look at the A&E invoice received for the work done and I took issue with a number of issues as follows:

    1. The first thing I noticed was the $99 “diagnostic fee” was not offset against the charges as I was told they would be when I set the appointment on June 13.

    2. Then I saw I was charged $209.30 plus $16.22 sales tax for the same part (part #280187. This was considerably higher than is sold on the Sears (A&E) website…Please reference attached screen shot reflecting the retail price for this exact part is $147.83. It’s bad enough the retail price is $61.47 lower than I was charged, but after visiting the website, I have received numerous offers for a 20% discount on parts ordered from Sears/A&E. Please see screen shot attached. This would take the price of this part down to $118.26 or $91.04 less than I was charged for the same part from the same company. Please find herewith a screenshot from Amazon.com that clearly shows the regular retail price for this exact same part (#280187) is $107.00 but can be purchased for $89.90. Therefore for the part alone, I was charged $102.30 more than the standard retail price or $119.40 more than I could have purchase the same item for from a number of suppliers.

    3. The Labor for a repair that literally took less than five minutes and twenty minutes of watching as a cycle was run totaled $252.69 which include a $99 “diagnostic fee”, which was not “offset, as stated by the A&E representative, but added to the labor charge of another $153.69 for such a quick and easy repair.

    4. I also read on the invoice the following: An estimate as required (Section 9844 of the California Business and Professions Code) for repair shall be given to the customer by the service dealer in writing, and the service dealer may not charge for work done or parts supplied in excess of the estimate without prior consent of the customer. Where provided in writing, the service dealer may charge a reasonable fee for services provided in determining the nature of the malfunction in preparation of a written estimate for repair. For information contact the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Department of Consumer Affairs, Sacramento 95814. I was never given a written estimate or a breakdown of parts and labor and so the technician was not in compliance with California law. His verbal estimate of “around $400” without any detail and a written estimate is not in accordance with what is required by California law.

    5. I learned that A&E and Sears also routinely offer a 15% to 20% discount for new service repair orders, yet the person at A&E with whom I made my appointment on June 13, never mentioned this was available to me.

    On June 19, 2019, the day after the repair and after reading the invoice, I called A&E to express my concerns about being overcharged and lied to both by the person who set up the appointment and then the repair technician and that I wanted an adjustment made in the form of a credit on this invoice. Joan at A&E wrote up a report detailing my concerns and told me someone would get back to me in a few days with a resolution.

    Because I had not heard from A&E as promised I called their customer service again on June 25, 2019. After speaking briefly with four different representatives (Angelica, Eva, Ben and Kirk) over a period of over an hour, I was cut off each and every time as they were “checking the notes in the report filed” I called a fifth time and spoke with customer service representative “Daryl” who said they would not make any adjustments, as the technician was an independent contractor and didn’t have to offer any extended warranty at all and I was out of luck.

    I called back and asked to speak with a supervisor. I spoke with Marcus and he told me that it was policy in their department that supervisors would not talk to customer, but suggested I call the A&E billing department and he gave me their phone number. I called and was directed to call the quality assurance department, which I did. I spoke to a representative in that department and shared all of my concerns and issues and was told a report would be filed and they recorded our entire conversation so it would be in great detail and thorough and someone would get back to me in 7 to 10 business days with a resolution.

    July 11, 2019: I had not been contacted by A&E in the 7 to 10 business days promised regarding my complaint and request for resolution, so I called A&E and spoke to Anna. She said she found that the report was still in process and that I would hear from the “assigned team” shortly. I told her that I expected to hear from them, but in the meantime would have no choice but to dispute the entire amount of charges with my credit card company.

    Epilogue: After numerous calls, half of which I get disconnected while holding to speak with a supervisor, I finally on September 5, 2019 connected with a supervisor who understood the seriousness of the situation and asked what it would take to satisfy me. I told him that if he would give me a $100 refund, I would consider the matter as settled. He agreed to this settlement and told me I would receive it within 5 to 10 business days. I did not hear from them so I called again on October 9 and was told the refund request would again be processed. Nothing again until I called on October 31, at which time a supervisor apologized and said he would process again and promised it would be resolved in 3 to 5 working days.

    Today, December 3, I called again and spoke to another supervisor and they now claim there will be no refund and to basically pound sand. They said their “offline team” made this determination and there would be no way possible to speak with them a higher level supervisor or anyone else and the case was closed. No wonder Sear/A&E is destined to soon be out of business.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2019

    Third time they've come and LG refrigerator is still not functioning properly. The technician left the old evaporator coil and compressor with the boxes and packaging in my house as well as the fact that he was in the middle of a conversation with my wife when he just pulled out of the driveway. He told her he needed to make a phone call really quickly and he would be right back, then just left, leaving the internals of the refrigerator and trash still in my kitchen. When I called to get this remedied the receptionist "Rain" told me there was nothing she could do and hung up on me. When I called back she pretended to be someone else and refused to let me speak with her manager. Apparently there is nothing you can do, this company simply does not care.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2019

    If I could give a below 1 star rating, I would. Horrible customer service with no follow through with scheduling. The worker never call me with his 2 hour window, which I told them multiple times I have to have that 2 hour window seeing as how I work 45 minutes from my house. This happened 2 times. I called to confirm a Monday appointment to ensure that someone would be at my house all day the Wednesday before. I called that Monday morning to confirm again and they said that they have no record of that and someone would be out on Tuesday. After relaying this information to the woman on the phone I asked to speak to her supervisor to get this cleared up and she hung up on me. WILL NEVER USE AGAIN. It's been 3 weeks and my dryer STILL isn't fixed.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2019

    I have a Samsung gas range that Samsung had stood behind and even though it is out of warranty. They sent A&E Factory Service to repair it. Their first visit went smooth but had to sit home all day and they showed up at after 4 pm and spent 10 min before they ordered parts. They only allowed you a 1 week window to schedule the return visit for repair. I rescheduled for 11/26/19 a day that I was already home. At 4:50 on 11/26 I contacted a&e to see where the technician was.

    I was told that he was on the way. At 6 pm I called again and was informed that the appointment was rescheduled without so much as a phone call or a text. I asked to speak to a manager and all the supervisor who said her name was Mars would say is that they didn't have a technician available until after Thanksgiving. And they knew when I scheduled the appointment that I had company coming for Thanksgiving. Their customer service is horrific and they are extremely unprofessional.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2019

    I am very disappointed that American Residential Warranty is still contracting w/ A&E. Just as the previous reviews the first tech came out and said the part was bad and they had to order the parts, after that everything went downhill. Tech came out with invoice to resolve an issue to reported. Fifteen minutes after the tech left I call to report that the issue was not resolved. The tech was supposed to come back the next day. We call this issue in the first week of November, the part came in on the 13th, here it is the 23rd and still no tech. I guess I'll spend Thanksgiving hand washing my dishes.

    This is just the issue with the various techs, don't get me started with the non-English speaking customer service reps. I would NEVER! NEVER! NEVER! Recommend ARW because of their relationship w/ A&E. ARW customer service reps were Awesome, but they couldn't help. ARW, how about hiring your own techs. Because I am forced to rate A&E Factory I give them 1 star, but they don't deserve that.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2019

    Appointment was scheduled by extended warranty and they never showed up. When warranty company called them they said someone called and cancelled it. NOT. Now I have to go almost 2 weeks without a fridge due to this.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2019

    I just had one of the most unpleasant interactions with one of your service reps named George **. I rent this property from Regina Yuhaz but it is managed by a management company so we have absolutely no contact with the warranty owner. Apparently the order was created under my husband's name Jimmy ** (which no one at customer service said anything about this) so I'm not sure why it was placed under his name.

    Point of this complaint is that I am 13 days away from my pregnancy due date and this baby can come at any time. We are having a home birth and have been eagerly waiting for our washer to get fixed. We have baby clothes, towels, bedding, and other items that we desperately need clean for the arrival of our baby. The washer has been out for a total of a month and by now (in between calls, appts, parts arriving). So today we cancelled all plans to be SURE we would be home to take the service call. To my surprise when George arrived, he said, "I cant fix your washer unless you want to pay $400 for these parts as the order was created under the wrong name!"

    Well, to me that seems like a small technical error that should be able to be handled by placing a call and getting it straightened out. But no! I told him he had to be kidding me. I'm holding my small son who was crying while being super pregnant and I tell him this can't be, what can we do. I told him to get on the phone and call someone and he was for a lack of a better word "an arrogant **". He had no sympathy and totally walked away from me refusing to talk to me and told me he couldn't do anything.

    I followed him to his truck to take a picture of the van as I was in complete disbelief this was happening. I'm barefoot with my son on my hip again super pregnant standing in the middle of the street trying to call customer service. He then shouts out, "that's not going to do anything" making me feel like my efforts would fall on deaf ears. I finally gave up as I could feel my blood pressure rising. I decided it was not appropriate to let this man in my house, ever! I do need this fixed but due to my condition I can no longer wait any longer as I am expected to deliver any day. I am not sure what you guys will do with this complaint, but what I can say is that this caused an emotional and anxiety breakdown for me. I called customer service and I couldn't hold my self together and unfortunately had to end the call as I could physically feel my pressure rising.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2019

    I've made a repair appointment with them 2 Friday in a row. They call and text the day before to confirm the appointment. I've answered both them with a yes for them not to show and no explanation. For me to call and ask why they say, "Ran out of time we reschedule you for the following week."

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2019

    IT WOULD BE 0 STARS IF IT WOULD LET ME DO IT!! A&E is a joke!! DO NOT use this company unless you want to be rescheduled for your repair over and over for MONTHS and still have an appliance that doesn't work. We bought a microwave and warranty from a local store, who contracts out to A&E for service work. Starting back in early August, had a tech come out, only to leave the microwave in worse repair that when he started. Scheduled another visit to repair that, only to have them NO-Show, to rescheduling us again and NO-Show, to rescheduling us again, to then sending us a text after we already took the 5 day off work saying they weren't coming out today either and rescheduled us for another 2 weeks out. We are now at the 4 months marker.

    I cannot say enough bad about this company. Their customer service phone line is just as bad. You call and no one can answer a question or help, if you can even understand which frickin language they are speaking. They say, "I don't know why this is happening but I can reschedule you, but we don't have anyone available for another 2 weeks, will that work?" WHAT A JOKE!!!! I will NEVER buy another appliance from any store that used this company as their service provider!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2019

    Our washer started leaking so we called for repair. Waited almost a week for technician to come out. Technician came out but could not find leak and left. As soon as my wife ran the next load it was leaking again. We called for another appointment. Waited another week. Technician came out and ordered some parts. He left the front of the washer off so machine and floor could dry out. Waited a week and a half for appointment. Technician came out the other day and replaced two parts. Ran machine without any cloths or a normal amount of water. Machine did not leak. He leaves. When my wife comes home and runs a load machine is leaking worse than before the repair.

    I call A & E this morning and after being transferred and left on hold I finally speak to someone only to be disconnected. We pay a lot of money for this repair service and they are not satisfied. Every time we schedule an appointment my wife has had to take a day off work to be there as I was out of town on business. Think twice about using A & E.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2019

    I called Sears Home Repair because I needed one rubber seal replaced in my water softener. They send out A&E Factory Service to repair it. The technician shows up and confirms that the seal is bad (duh - I told them that on the phone), and he quotes me $50 for the the seal (again - one.rubber.seal.) and $244 for the labor. To replace one seal. On a unit I had already disassembled. The same water softener I have costs $347.00 at Home Depot. And when I told them that was crazy, they still wanted their $90 to show up. I have no problem paying a service fee if - for example - the repair needed was more than I had originally expected, but $300 to replace a $0.02 seal? That's absurd.

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    This company should be shut down. We purchased a fridge from Best Buy and have had nothing but problems with our ice maker. They have been out 4 times to "fix". This last time, we told them we were having the same problem, they sent out a tech to say we have to order the part even though we had already explained what was going on. They scheduled the appointment 2 weeks later. Well, that day came, the appointment window was from 1 to 5... Nobody showed up... Tech called after 5 and said that they wouldn't be able to make it, the soonest someone could come out was 2 weeks later. I called the next day and they said, "Sorry, you'll have to wait another 2 weeks." I will never do business with this horrible place. They have the worst customer service and are not willing to correct their mistakes. I suggest you all take your business somewhere else.

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2019

    I purchased an extended warranty from Lowe’s for my Refrigerator, started having issues with the ice maker, called to arrange repair at the beginning of August. It’s October and it is still not fixed! A&E claimed they couldn’t come out until the 28 of August, so I set up the appointment. I was given a timeframe between 10-2. The so called technician came out and said it needed a new ice maker but it would have to be ordered as he didn’t have one on his truck.

    When I called for service I explained what the machine was doing. You would think with a little bit of common sense the technician would take that information and possibly have an idea of what part would need to possibly be replaced and make sure he has it on his truck, but no, it would have to be ordered, and he could not get back to fix it until another 2.5 weeks! The part was shipped to my home but the technician wasn’t able to come for another 2 weeks!

    I was scheduled for repair on September 9 between 1-5, so I arrange my work schedule to be home at that time only to receive a phone call at 1:20 saying the technician had to cancel as he was called home. I call to reschedule, another 2 weeks before he could come out! So now My appointment it scheduled for September 20. The technician shows up, puts the part on that was shipped to me back in August and it doesn’t work! He checks his phone and says he should have one on the truck. He brings in the part from the truck and puts it on only for it not to work properly. He then takes the part back off, looks at the 2 ice makers and does some kind of adjusting between the two, puts the part back on adjusts it some more and says it is working. I looked, he showed me that the two gears were turning as they should. The technician leaves, this was a Friday and close to closing time. The ice maker never made any ice!

    I called on Monday morning to let them know it was still not working. Another 3 weeks before he could come out again, (ridiculous and wrong) so my appointment was scheduled for October 11 between 1-5. I arrange my work schedule to be home, at 3:20 I receive a call saying my service was canceled, the technician wasn’t able to make it! I call to reschedule, guess how long before they can come out again, another 2 weeks! We will see what happens then! I would NEVER recommend this repair service company! Tried calling Lowe’s about getting something done. Lowe’s was absolutely NO help, I would Never recommend them either as I had issues with them and their credit card. Lowe’s will never get another penny from me! Poor poor poor customer service all around!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

    This company is useless. My refrigerator was not cooling/freezing well at all. They came to my home three times and never did a single thing! The same female tech. came each time: first time, she focused on us cutting holes for ventilation, keeping our home at 72 degrees, tilting the refrigerator 1/2" back off level, wiping the gaskets with vaseline, placing 2 x 4s behind the unit, having a dedicated plug....yeah, that's why the ice is melting!

    So, the second visit, she stated no-one was home. Our daughter was specifically waiting on the couch, by our front window during their appointment window. She was literally texting me right as they were texting me, saying no-one was home. Our home is small. The tech was lying. Also, third time, my mother let her in our home, and watched the tech sit at write for almost an hour. The tech kept asking my mother what was wrong with the refrigerator. Hmmmm....it's plugged in and NO cooling and NO ice and No freezing in the freezer. Then, the tech told the company there was no-one home.

    So, basically, this whole experience has entailed HOURS on the phone by me (each time I call, the minimum wait is 30 minutes), still the fridge is not completely fixed. LG finally stepped in and put in a new compressor (on a FOUR year old refrigerator!!!), and the LG tech diagnosed that we also need a new fan, which LG won't pay for....so now, more phone time for me. Between each appointment, A & E rescheduled us MULTIPLE times. A & E is a useless, sham company. Stay away from them!! The time frame for all of the above events is now at TWO MONTHS. Still: we don't have a properly working four year old LG refrigerator, which we purchased at Home Depot.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2019

    My experience started in the middle of May, my refrigerator was not cooling. On May 21st, A & E sent a service tech out who said that I needed a new fan unit. I also wanted to replace the front panel because some of the lights were out on it. Both things were going to cost of $800, so I said only replace the fan unit. The repair man then told me that I could sign up for their warranty for $49.99 a month and I could then get both parts 1/2 price. He told me the warranty would cover all of my appliance's in the kitchen and also my washer and dryer. He told me that any time they came out and could not repair my appliance they would replace it. SOUNDS GREAT RIGHT...NOT

    Remember this started in May, I had them out 1 to 2 times a month then finally in September I had to BUY a new refrigerator, because they said that my problem was a manufacturer defect, and they didn't have to replace it. Also, I've spent hours on the phone to get my money back on the parts that I had paid for but didn't work. Around the 1st of September, I spent at least an hour on the phone being passed around to about 6 different people, then I finally speak with a Ms. ** who was very helpful and we went over everything that I paid for and she said I would get that money back in 7-10 days.

    Well today on September 24th, I called about my refund and they said they see where we talked about it but that there can be no refund without the parts!!! Well I saved the one part that I knew was replaced but the others are gone as we no longer have the refrigerator. I am so DONE with A&E, I would not recommend them to anyone. No customer service, the repairmen are jokes and the whole company is a bunch of liars.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2019

    They have come out three times to repair my refrigerator and still have not been repaired. Not only are they late but unqualified to do the repairs. I am receiving parts that have already been replaced. I ask myself are these extra for the next time it needs repairs. They would refuse to give me the site or extension to report complains on this company. I really don't understand how LG hires this company to do their appliance repairs. Makes me think twice now when buying LG brand. One repairman just came and opened the box above the refrigerator and said the repairman from the day before had connected the wrong wires and he confirmed that the refrigerator would work. That was a lie. The other repairman would be calling another repairman for questions on what steps to follow next.

    This is really frustrating especially because I have a diabetic family member in the household and his insulin needs to be refrigerated. In the past I would purchase appliances from Sears on brands like GE and Whirlpool and never had repair issues. After reading the reviews from other customers and what I have been thru with this company service don't understand why they are still in business.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019

    Report a warranty issue for my 4 years old LG refrigerator to LG customer service. LG set me up with A&E Factory Service. Below is what happen: 8/8/2019 Complaint to LG for the compressor failure. LG set up A&E to do the diagnosis. Found compressor need to be replace. Parts ordered. 8/21/2019 All parts arrived at my house. A&E scheduled to come by 9/3/2019. 8/30/2019 A&E email telling me my scheduled appointment has been cancelled for no reason. Reschedule to 9/16/2019. 9/16/2019 Email me 3 mins before my scheduled time that my 9/16 appointment cancelled.

    Again, no reason provided. Asked me to get on their website to reschedule. Which is another 3 weeks out. This company lie to me from left to right. When I reschedule with them the first time, they said they will escalate my case to emergency and arrange any tech to take care of me ASAP. Not just nothing happen, they cancel my second appointment. These people don't care if you don't have a refrigerator for months.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019

    We purchased a washer at Best Buy and bought the extended warranty. The extended warranty was provided by A&E. Our washer went down in the middle of August, it is the middle of September and after 4 visits by A&E techs it still isn't working. Our next appointment for them to try again is September 26th. We have spent over $100 at laundromats.

    The first tech mis-diagnosed the issue and said it was the hot water hose and that was on us. He was lazy and didn't know much. Replaced both the hoses, and it wasn't the problem (duh!). Second tech diagnosed problem, but part had to be ordered (1 week), then repair scheduled another week out. Third repair tech installed new part - washer didn't work. Ordered another part - thought this one was faulty. Another 2 weeks for part to arrive and tech to come back out. Fourth repair tech installed 2nd new part - washer still didn't work. Figured out on the phone with the real techs that they'd been ordering the wrong part (wasn't even for our washer) both times. Part ordered again. Now have to wait another 2 weeks for part to arrive and tech to come out. Asked to have management call us - 3 days now and no communication. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2019

    We have had our LG fridge break 3 times within a month and make horrible noises. The tech keeps coming out telling us that they fixed the problem and the noise is because 2 pipes are vibrating next to each other and there is nothing they can do. Yet we have lost all our food 3 times now and on each time our appointment has been cancelled the day of and moved out another week. And all I get is a text. I waited a week as it was for each of these appointments. Between them and LG no one cares that I can't feed a family of 6 eating out for every meal for 2 weeks. You think these people would be happy with this service or ok with having a broken fridge for over a month. Mind you our fridge isn't even 3 years old.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2019

    We have been without a refrigerator for almost three weeks now. They failed to show up for the first appt. We had scheduled with them after waiting 10 days for repair.... They rescheduled for a week later and again I had to take a day off from work to wait for them from 10am-2pm, at 3:15 pm they called to cancel and soonest next available is a week away!? What? What business keeps canceling scheduled appts. and still stays in business?

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2019

    Samsung Refrigerator model RF18HFENBSR French door lower freezer. Water in crisper drawers and under drawers. Started 1 month out of warranty, called Samsung, was told that there was nothing they could do and that there were no issues with this model. 2 weeks later it became extremely bad so I called Sears to have a repair person come out. Upon inspection the Tech A&E Factory Service said that the problem was a defective part in the motherboard and he would have to order the part, total cost approx $850 but if I took out a home warranty at that time they could reduce the cost to $375. I thought this is a no brainer so I agreed. Repair was made then 1 month later the same thing happened. I called and they sent out another Tech. He said there was an upgrade to the drain tubes (replaced them). 2 ½ months same thing. This time they replace the defrosting tab upgrade.

    2 weeks same thing they replaced the inner cover, said it was probably not sealing properly. 1 month later same thing. This time they said a piece of Styrofoam from the cover backing blocked the drain hole. 2 months later same thing. The Tech guy said that whoever worked on the refrigerator the last time bent the new defrost tab, that it was not fully into the defrost drain tube so he bent it back into place.Then a few weeks later same problem again, water in the crisper drawers. Call Sears, they send out another Service guy. He said that the only thing that could possibly work was to modify the defroster tab (longer tab) that’s used in other model refrigerators. Two weeks same thing. This time the Tech called in and told Sears Home Warranty that there was nothing more that they could do.

    One day later I received an email from Cross County who is the actual company that handles all Sears claims. (See email Below sent.) So I called Samsung again and asked if there are any defects with this model and the answer was (NO Defects). Please take into consideration that the intervals (weeks/months of the same problem water in crisper drawers and under drawers may not be exact. (My thoughts)! The service guys were kind and very clean. Upon every service call the service man would call into his office and describe the problem. My complaint is that after the 4th time of this same problem they should have not sent anyone to my home, instead they should have called the warranty company Sears Cross Country home warranty co, and informed them that they've done everything possible and not waste anymore of my time. No it's game on with the warranty company and Samsung. I hope you find this review helpful in more ways than one.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2019

    Save your money and do not spend it on their service. Our refrigerator went out on 7/26. They sent a tech on 7/30 who told us the fix would require parts. Those were ordered and the next appt was on 8/14. Two guys showed up who said the original guy was incorrect in his assessment and they spent 2 hours and left. Non functioning fridge. I called the repair tech (who gave me his cell) and he could not schedule anything himself (you have to go thru Manila) before 8/27. I received 3 emails to remind me to be here yesterday (8/27) and they did not show. No call. No email. Nothing.

    I called the tech and he returned my call at the end of the day and was surprised that he did not get assigned the repair. I told him that he did as his picture/name was on the emails I got. He was surprised to hear that as they had not scheduled him at all. Their Manila scheduling service is horrible with people who are kind but nearly impossible to understand. We have spent hours on hold. They are "launching investigations" as if that will help us but they only have an appt for 9/12. We have been told repeatedly that someone will call us and we get no calls. I was told to "do not worry about what is past" and to "focus on the future." The saving grace through all this is the tech (Bob) who is kind but not yet effective. Also, they offered to cover a rental which we now have. SO VERY FRUSTRATING.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2019

    Updated on 02/06/2020: Luckily, Lowe's took care of us & after investigation exchanged the appliances for another brand and model of our choosing.

    Original review: This is the Worst service center, we have ever dealt with. We made an appointment and after a month of waiting, the tech cancelled on the day of arrival. I Called A&E 4 times, as the same person kept hanging up over and over again and was told that there are no more appointments and to call the store that we bought the unit to find another service center. Made one final attempt to speak to a manager and she was worse than the other lady. The other lady would hang up and act like something is wrong with the line.. this manager told us "I have no explanation.. call the store where you bought the item. I am going to hang up now" and she hung up.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2019

    I am waiting for a refund of the charges for dryer that they could not fix. I cannot get any correct answers from these people and will report them shortly to BBB. The least they can do is to take the billing questions seriously. Instead, they either sent me to the wrong department or would not answer the phone.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2019

    On July 5th my stove broke from power surges. It fried the motherboard. I got a service date quickly and the gentleman was on time. He ordered the part needed. It came fast. He came fast after to replace it – but the part was incorrect, no problem. He orders the correct part. I’m told it will be a long time to receive this part and another service date of August 15th (yes already one month out from having a working stove) but I don’t complain. It is what it is and I’m grateful it's under warranty to get replaced being that this stove is less than a year old. August 15 was getting close and no part has been received. We call to see what is going on with the part, get a tracking number. The part comes that Friday so clearly the 15th service date was not going to happen because the part wouldn’t be in until two days later - fine I still don’t make that much of an issue with it.

    Today 8/23 is my service date with my correct part but I get a text today it's re-scheduled for 9/4. Yes that is ONE DAY shy of three months not having a stove. I call A&E. They give me LG's number to get a stove at this point. LG can't send a replacement stove because I have the part needed to replace the stove. The reason why my service date is rescheduled is because the ONE service person in my area is on vacation until 9/4. Why would A&E give me today as service date when they approved the only tech to be on vacation that week?!

    This is a large company. It's not some mom and pop shop. How can they not have their ** together! And LG is even worse. Why would they use a this piece of trash company for repairs when 9 out of 10 reviews says all A&E does is ** you around with service dates and not ordering correct parts. I’m so mad I have had to cancel family events I’m supposed to host because I still have no stove and I can't nor want to afford to have food catered. VERY UNHAPPY!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2019

    This concerns an extended warranty purchased through Home Depot and administered by Asurion. The warranty was for a Samsung gas range. It is not intended to be a negative review of either Home Depot or Asurion. Both entities, except for a couple of false starts were courteous and professional. But it does concern the repair service utilized by Asurion and I believe by many other similar warranty providers, A & E Factory Service. A & E Factory Service seems to consider itself a nationwide repair service since it is utilized by appliance retailers and warranty providers across the country. It appears however that they operate only in metropolitan areas. Repairs in rural areas such as this one are referred to other repair services or Sears Home Services with which A & E Factory Service has some sort of an arrangement.

    This company is beyond belief. It is both incompetent and incapable of performing the services it claims to provide. The customer service department is appalling. They seem to make it as difficult as possible to deal with any service issue. The employees are rude and unhelpful and have no interest in trying to resolve the issue. This company has the unenviable record of having nearly 100% negative online reviews as even a brief search will attest. The saddest thing is A & E Factory Service doesn’t even care.

    A & E Factory Service must think, erroneously I believe, that they have a monopoly on this service and thus have no need to reform. It is time to disabuse them of that idea. If considering the purchase of any extended warranty, simply ask if A & E Factory Service is the repair service provider. If they are politely decline the purchase and explain why. This should soon prompt the warranty providers and appliance dealers to review their choices and effect any necessary changes. The claim under discussion was satisfactorily concluded when A & E Factory Service was removed from any involvement and all dealings were with Asurion directly.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2019

    We have an LG refrigerator that quit cooling. Called LG, they set up an appointment with A&E that was a month down the road. They were finally able to move it up to 3 weeks down the road. The tech arrives, asks where the parts are, I told him that we did not even know what was wrong, that was his job. He then looked it over, and ordered the necessary parts. However, he could not come back for 11 days. The parts arrived the next day. So these 2 boxes were waiting on tech. The day of the next appointment I get a call letting me know it will be about an hour before he gets here. He NEVER showed up.

    I finally called the company to get told 3 different reasons why they had to reschedule, for 8 more days away. Then this morning I get a call at 9:48 am that he will be there in just a little while. 4 1/2 hours later I called the number that called me. His vehicle was broken so they would contact me with a new date. I immediately called LG. About 1 1/2 hours later there was a tech at my house that said there was nothing wrong with my fridge. Took the parts to his van and left. I will never use this company again. They do not care about the problem. He was not even gone from my house for an hour that I received a copy of the invoice they sent LG. I honestly wish there was more I could do because I am that unhappy with this company!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2019

    Tech cancelled appt morning of service because of a miscommunication from the scheduling dept. I explained 4 times to different people over a 2 hour phone ordeal with still with no resolve. All about trying to make arrangements for payment. No one knows what they are doing, they are rude, can barely speak English and ridiculously unprofessional. So done with them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2019

    This company is the perfect example of buyer beware. Our refrigerator failed the first week in May. Repairman arrived in two days, temporarily fixed the problem, but then had to order parts because, of course, they do not stock any. Today, Aug 12, informed the parts will be delivered to my house tomorrow. Called A&E to schedule a repair, and was told Aug 21 was first available. Another week! This will be well over two months from problem identification to hopefully problem fix. Two months of water leaking onto hardwood kitchen floors, two months of refrigerator not cooling properly, two months of no ice maker. When the repairman first came to the house he fixed the problem temporarily. It lasted a little over two weeks.

    When I asked A&E to send out the repairman to do another temporary fix—absolutely not! I spent good money for this protection plan ($2,500). What a waste of money. These guys should wear a mask every time the try to sign someone up. Do not do it. Do not let them in house. Save your money and hire your own contractor in the event you need repair work. You will get much faster and more professional service, and when everything is considered save yourself a lot of money.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2019

    Came first time, the order was filled incorrectly on their end, for an oven instead of washing machine. Said - "Cannot do anything, call the manufacturer, Samsung"; left. Came second time, made a list of parts, said "not economical to repair". Samsung said they will pay for repair. Came third time, did nothing but somehow sent the order claiming they completed repairs. "Oh, that was by mistake". Lost the list of parts needed as the order was closed. I had a copy of the list of parts, provided to them and the manufacturer.

    Now I have a fourth appointment pending, but they refuse to pre-order the parts. They want to come over again (day of work, mind you) and order them in my house. Even though they have been twice already just to make the list of needed parts. The whole story have been lasting over 6 weeks already. I do not understand such disrespect to the time of people who have to take days off work to entertain social visit to their appliances with no result.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2019

    We have a Sears Home Warranty, so when our dishwasher had a hinge problem, we filed a claim and waiting for their service tech to come out. The people they sent out - Fix It 1st out of Schererville, IN - diagnosed the problem, then had to order the part and come back the following week. Two weeks without a functioning dishwasher later, the tech installed the new hinge assembly, and we figured that was that. That very evening, the same problem happened again - the door would pop open when the cycle ran, because the hinge wasn't sealed properly. So, we called them BACK out to get it corrected - at which point they sent the same guy out a WEEK later (this is THREE weeks into this craziness now), who briefly ran a cycle and claimed nothing was wrong, and despite us actually showing him what the problem was, he said there was nothing else he could do.

    We called Sears Warranty's helpless line to get a REAL repair tech out to fix the problem - they wanted to send out Mr. Fix It again. At that point, we had enough and told them absolutely not - send out someone who can fix it. They sent out William from A&E Factory Repair - and within 3 minutes, he diagnosed the problem: The Fix It 1st tech used ZIP TIES (not kidding) to connect the hinge mechanism - he never used the replacement part. Unreal. William swapped out the scam replacement with a REAL replacement part, and wouldn't you know it - the dishwasher works now, good as new.

    This is the second time we've ever used someone from A&E, and each time we have experienced nothing but 5-star service. Today was no exception. A&E diagnosed and properly fixed the problem in 22 minutes, while Fix It 1st took THREE WEEKS, and installed a false part. Thank you A&E - you guys earned the highest rating we can give you.

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    Reviewed July 26, 2019

    I have a Samsung refrigerator with a Lowe's service contract. The refrigerator side froze up and the internal temperature rose to 55 degrees. I called Lowe's on July 17th, and they, in turn, arranged for A&E Factory Service Kansas City to service the appliance on July 26th. On July 25th, I received a call from A&E informing me that their technician was not available and they had to reschedule my appointment. The first available date was August 15th. That is 29 days after the initial contact for repair. This is unacceptable! I cannot be without a working refrigerator for that long. A&E Factory Service is a joke. I am paying out of pocket to have another service company repair my refrigerator next week. Lowe's will reimburse me for that repair due to the inability of A&E to service my outage in a timely manner.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2019

    LG scheduled our service only to have the A&E folks tell me that they can't make the schedule. Our refrigerator is down. It's been more than a week and one half. They ordered parts for overnight shipment but one critical part was shipped 3 day select. This caused them to re-schedule for over a week and one half later. I called to complain and so they gave me a tech for the next day. He never showed. He told his office he was by but we were not home. I was camped out at my front door. We have a guard service and the tech. never checked in. He lied. LG is now taking over the service request.

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    Reviewed July 24, 2019

    A&E is the worst!! They took over a month to show up and then did not repair it. They claimed I should contact Lowe's, but they had contacted Lowe's a month ago and said they would fix it. This is an outrage!

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    Reviewed July 24, 2019

    Horrible "service" company. No "service" from this company at all. Their guy doesn't show up on day scheduled -- which took over a month to get scheduled -- and then the guy lies on the phone and says he will come the next day. Then, I get a call saying it will be another month before he will be scheduled to come fix my refrigerator. Horrible, horrible service and their employees lie. It doesn't get much worse than this company.

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    Reviewed July 22, 2019

    Garbage company! Geek Squad needs to cancel their contract with them!!! 2 times in a row I received a phone call 10 mins before 12pm (they were scheduled to come between 8am-12pm) saying the driving was sick and they don’t have anyone to cover him. **!

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    Reviewed July 19, 2019

    A&E Factory Services are not dependable. They rate 0 stars in my book. We had an appt. on the 18th of July for between 1-5. At 4:30 they had not arrived or called so I had to call them and was told now they would be there between 5-6. At 5:30 I still hadn't heard anything so again called the company and asked to speak to a person in charge only to get hung up on after being on hold. I called back again only to sit on hold before finally getting a "person in charge?" This time I was told they wouldn't be there today as they were still at the last appt. So I said "then they will be here tomorrow correct?" and then was told NO the soonest appt. they had available was on Aug. 1st. Needless to say I was furious. Never did they call us to let us know anything so if I hadn't called them we would have been left hanging.

    Why should I have to wait almost 2 weeks after my scheduled appt that you did not show up for or call us to explain anything about you should have put us in the very next day. ABSOLUTELY POOR BUSINESS. I also called the store where we bought the product and told them if this is the company they use for warranty work we will never do business with them again.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2019

    We purchased a LG refrigerator from NFM in KC. After 4 years the compressor went out. LG waived all repairs and parts. They contracted out A&E Factory Service to do the repairs. They informed me that it would take a week to get the parts in and scheduled me out one week and assured me that someone would be out between 8am and 12:00pm CST. After numerous calls, dropped calls, bad connection calls ... A&E Factory Service informed me that it would now be another 9 days before someone could come out. Totally not acceptable. And now I do not have a date for the service. Poorest customer service I have ever experienced,

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    Reviewed July 15, 2019

    I contacted Sears Customer Service back in June around the 7th as my refrigerator that was purchased in December 2018 stopped working. The tech came out and said it was a compressor issue. He stated he would order the part and come back out on Thursday. I took Thursday off as I was told the time frame would be 8-5. No one showed to this appointment. Received the parts in the mail. Called Sears Customer Service again. Was told that I was to call when the parts arrived. Was never made aware of this. Rescheduled the appointment. They refused to accommodate my work schedule.

    The tech came out over a week later and put the part on. Fridge worked for 2 days. Call placed again to Sears Customer Service. I spent an hour on hold. Several online attempts. Transferred multiple times and finally given an appointment a few weeks later. Again, would not accommodate my work schedule. Took a third day off work to wait 8-5. Tech comes out and tells me that he thinks it is his welding job. States that the next appointment is not for over a week. Tech reports that he will say on the computer I missed the appointment so he can manipulate the schedule to come back on Monday which is now 6 days later and my 4th day off of work.

    The tech calls that Monday and said he forgot to order a part but should have it the next day. Took off work again for the the next day (5th time) and no one shows. I called Sears Customer Service again and make several attempts to escalate to a supervisor. One of the supervisors hung up on me. Called back and was told to call in the morning to speak with the Customer Solutions Team. Called the next morning and the supervisor refuses to transfer me to the Customer Solutions Team. Rescheduled the appointment and had to take the 6th day off of work over the last 5 weeks. Now today... THE FRIDGE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN!! Call placed to Sears Customer Service again and it is going to be a 7th day off of work AND they can't get me an appointment for 8 days. We are now going on 6 weeks without a refrigerator. I

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    Reviewed July 4, 2019

    I was told the tech was coming on Wednesday between 8-5. Nobody showed up. I called all day the next day and the system was having problems so they couldn’t tell me anything. I did get a message saying the tech showed up and nobody was home. Not true. I was home all day. The man on the phone was so rude. Finally the next day I was given another appointment for Monday between 8-5. At 3 pm I got a call and he said he was 144 miles away. So he wouldn’t be coming. They needed to schedule someone closer. My husband called and they rescheduled again for Wednesday. I got a call from the tech saying he was headed my way. He asked what's wrong with it. If I knew then I would of fixed it myself. The tech showed up and he was not friendly. He did tell me the problem and threw all of the junk that was in the filter on the floor when there was a trash can right there. This entire experience has been terrible.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2019

    This company deserves negative stars. One technician in particular is a unprofessional complete and utter fool. He has been coming out to attempt to repair my refrigerator for nine (9) weeks to no avail. I have a Home Warranty Company that is paying for my repairs. This technician diagnosed and replaced three (3) incorrect parts for my refrigerator. Last Friday was my last visit and the compressor was replaced. I was so excited thinking that finally my refrigerator would work and lo and behold it’s still not working. Today, the technician was out again to diagnose why it still isn’t working. He said, “it was because it was low on refrigerant by a little bit,” which how that is, is beyond me because a technician just got done changing the compressor and charging it the Friday before. So he charged it to what it was supposed to be.

    My warranty company will replace the appliance if it’s determined it’s unfixable, according to the technician. I told the technician that obviously it was charged the correct way on Friday when the job was done; Friday’s technician was great and he did a great job so I’m pretty sure that he charged it to what it was supposed to be. So I asked him what happens when it does it again because that’s what happened on Friday when the compressor was repaired, it stopped working that same day. I asked him how many visits is it going to take before you determine that it’s unfixable. He answered in a snotty way, “as many times as it takes to fix it, that’s how many times I’ll be out.”

    My point is he’s not once fixed it in the nine (9) weeks that he’s been coming out to work on it. I will give him the benefit of the doubt which he doesn’t deserve and I will keep track like I’ve been doing for the past nine (9) weeks to see if the temperature is going to be in range. I think that this company is the worst. It takes two (2) weeks to get another appointment. It takes two (2) weeks to get parts and parts were canceled nobody knew why. If this doesn’t fix the problem then I’m going to go with another company I will never use Sears again to fix anything! Sears's going out of business for a reason because they have complete and utter fools working for them. I would never recommend having work done by Sears, or more specifically A&E Factory Repair, their third party repair contractor, which are one in the same.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2019

    Refrigerator was purchased 4 years ago from Best Buy. We called for service when the fan motor started making noise. Repair was assigned to AE instead of Geek Squad. They failed to show up at the scheduled time and day. Failed again to show up. Finally on the 3d try they show up and tell us parts will be ordered, but no one can come put them in for 2 more weeks!!! Now the fridge has completely stopped and everything is spoiled!!! Called them to expedite service and they tell me I have to call Best Buy. Told them, "No Best Buy assigned the service to AE to take care of." Meanwhile over at Best Buy I cannot get through to anyone in customer service who can help. Both companies deserve 0 stars!!!

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    Reviewed June 29, 2019

    Don't use this company. They will literally waste your time and your product won't get fixed. 4 weeks, 1 wrong part, 1 past hours show, and one no show. Back to square one on 110 degree heat with no fridge.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2019

    In the past 3 weeks, I took 4 days off from work just for American Home Shield and A&E Factory Service to fix my Refrigerator, and it still not able to get the technician to come out. I don't understand why American Home Shield used this company? This company received ONE STAR from the consumer reviews. The customer service rude and hang up the phone on the customer. They schedule the technician to come out with the window time from 8am-5pm (other company schedule only 2 hours of window time). I took day off from work and Technician not show up. I called and customer service said systems is down and hung up. I have to contact the home warranty to able to get reschedule for technician come out again.

    Wait for another week for the tech came out just to order the parts. Wait for another week to get parts ship to my home. On the day the technician schedule to come out I received the phone called said that the technician is sick and she said someone will call in 3 business days to reschedule then hung up again. I called my Home warranty company to help to escalate my concerns and get another appointment. On the schedule day, technician not show up. I called, get customer service said the systems is down and cannot give me any informations. I asks for the technician phone number so I can contact and she said that she unable to give me the technician number. I HAVE TO WAIT.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2019

    All previous repairs were done by Sears. I was given a quick appointment. The first fellow explained they were now with A&E. He did what he could, explaining the bearings needed to be replaced and he’d order the part, and find where it was leaking. As soon as it was delivered, it required two service folks to pull the washer apart. The part arrived yesterday and the repairman and his helper arrived this morning. It was quite a job. I explained there was a serious leak and I had to turn off the water to the washer. The repairman wasted no time and after finally dislodging the bearing doohickey he was concerned the pump, not a hose was leaking.

    He was correct, but concerned that particular pump wasn’t on his truck and he’d have to order it. “Let’s keep our fingers crossed.” He smiled then after a bit was back with a pump. It matched! My washer is running like brand new, and I can honestly say I have never had bad service with these folks from New England area. Many use to be part of the Sears group. I also updated my two year contract. I love these appliances. Especially my washer! They work great, and was glad to learn should we move, I will be able to sign over the service contract to the person that buys our home.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2019

    I called for my warranty through Lowe’s. They chose this company. Scheduled the time. Waited all day then an hour before 5:00pm they called and cancelled. Said someone got sick and they had no other techs in my area then made me wait until the following Tuesday. Told me 8-12. Called at 12. They then said between 1-2 and a tech would call me. Finally heard from a tech at 2:15 and yet still waiting at 2:24. Who knows if they are coming or not?! Who knows if they will fix it. This has been a disaster from day one. This is the third time I have needed this washer repaired!

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    Reviewed June 25, 2019

    Bought an LG refrigerator from Best Buy (that was my first mistake), bought a 5 year protection plan (probably my 2nd mistake). The Geek Squad contracts out to A&E Factory Services (what a nightmare). Called back in May because the freezer part of our refrigerator stopped working. The earliest they could come was June 4th (Ok...we'll deal...lost all the food in the freezer). Took the day off, excited that the freeze might actually get fixed! That morning received a call that the technician called in sick, "So sorry. Can't get out until June 7th." Guy showed up, compressor bad, had to order part. Repair scheduled for June 19th. Took the day off. Excited the freezer might actually get fixed! That morning AGAIN tech called in sick. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Earliest someone could come was June 24th. Took the day off. Excited the freezer might actually get fixed!

    That afternoon got a call from the technician, said he had a big job before ours so he wasn't sure when he'd be here. I'm OK with that, we'll be here waiting. He replies, "The company doesn't like us to work past 6pm, but I'll see what I can do." 6pm rolls around and guess what? Yup. He calls, "Sorry. Not coming, have to reschedule and the earliest I have is late afternoon June 26th!" So another day off and it's a guess if they'll show up!

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    Reviewed June 24, 2019

    A&E Factory Service - call through Geek Squad at BEST BUY. First technician arrived Tuesday, June 18, said needed new motor for ice maker. Ordered and delivered to me. Scheduled and confirmed appointment for installation between 5-noon on Saturday, June 22. Waiting 5 hours Sat. with no service, calls to A&E unsuccessful because they were closed! Geek Squad - no human could help! Monday, June 24 call to A&E at 9:15 a.m., service scheduled for July 1 between 8-9a.m. Call from A& E at 1:30 p.m. said service was for June 25 between 1-5 p.m. I told them already had appointment for July 1 - they had no record. Told them no one home on June 25. Got nowhere so asked for supervisor. Still no resolution!!! This company is horrible - supposed to be a service center for appliances!! Now waiting for Geek Squad escalation department!!!

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    Reviewed June 24, 2019

    Our 10 year old Maytag refrigerator was not cooling properly and the ice maker wasn't working. There are few choices for appliance repairs in Flagstaff, Arizona so we searched online for a reputable repair company. Based on the trusted name of Sears we booked an appointment. The technician came from A&E Appliance Repair and not from Sears. He completed a diagnostic and concluded the problem was the unit needed two motors (one for the ice maker and one for freezer). We were asked to pay $400 upfront with an estimate of $600 to complete the project.

    After the parts arrived, which took a couple of weeks, the tech came back and installed them. He left his card and said to call if there were any problems. The next day the refrigerator quit working and I called A&E. They scheduled another service call for a week later. Food was spoiling as the refrigerator motor would only work sporadically. I requested a service call to be performed faster than a week but the call service (which sounded like it was in India) said they could do nothing.

    I was able to get in touch with Sears and they said A&E is "affiliated" with Sears however Sears is not responsible for A&E which is an independent company. I continued to research and found that the parts they replaced were available online for a fraction of what they charged me. If you are looking for appliance repair and select Sears, due to their trusted reputation, make sure it is actually Sears who is doing the repair.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2019

    I have a Samsung Refrigerator where the drawer does not close properly. My husband and myself diagnosed the problem. Samsung sent A&E out to fix it. The repairman was here less than 5 min and ordered a wiring harness for the drawer. (Deli drawer above freezer drawer.) Charged us for the diagnostic and the part which we paid immediately. Technician said no charge for them to come back out to install. Just call A&E back and they will schedule for the installation right away. NO charge... Part came to our house. Called A&E and they said we had to call Samsung. Called Samsung and they wanted to send someone else out to install and of course we would have a CHARGE for another company to install the wiring harness.

    I then called A&E and they said 24 to 48 hours and we would receive a call or email for the installation. Over 48 hr later and NO CALL>>> Called A&E back and they don't have a scheduled date for installing this. Do not know when that will happen either. I am so mad. The customer service department for both of these companies SUCK....When you pad 3K for a nice refrigerator and you get this service it blows my mind. Believe me when I say I'm getting ahold of Better Business Bureau!!!!

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    Reviewed June 17, 2019

    This company is completely useless. Four times they were supposed to have shown up to my house to fix my freezer. It has been six weeks now and I just received another call saying they would not show up. Which is a step up as before they just didn't show up and did not alert me. I had to call them to find out what had happened and to arrange another date which they did not show up for. They have told me dates that they will come, I have called in to make a complaint to then find out that the date the previous colleague had set was not available. They have offered no compensation. I am left again with a broken freezer and having to use their service due to LG only using this company. Terrible. I cannot say enough how this company is one of the worst I have ever had to deal with in my life.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2019

    Firstly they came out for Total Home Protection, a home insurance. They replace a valve stat between freezer and fridge. Didn't correct problem. The next guy said it was a faulty one, ordered another and replaced it. However he didn't install correctly leaving screws out and the knob loose. I called up and they said that it was not their problem and would have to go back to Total Home. I explained it was faulty installation by their so called tech. They said "couldn't do anything as Total Home would have to re-authorise the repair". Sears and A&E Service DESERVE TO GO BROKE and be closed down as unable to repair appliances.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2019

    A&E Factory Services is a terrible company. I took a day off of work because of them and they never came. They never called me to tell me they weren't coming. My dishwasher needed to be serviced. I acquired their services through Sears Warranty Protection Services. First issue: They came on the wrong date. Twice. I wasn't able to get a reschedule for three weeks. Second issue: I took a day off on a Thursday to get my dishwasher taken care of. I was given two confirmations. One by email and one by phone the day before. Sears told me the technician would be at my house between 8-12 p m. At 1 pm, there was still no technician and no phone call to tell me what's going on.

    It took me three phone calls to get information on what was going on with the A&E technician. I called Sears at about 1 pm. I was told that they would try to reach the repairman and he would call me back right away. After about 20 minutes, I called Sears back. It was the same response, the tech would be contacted and the tech would call me right away. There was no return phone call. After this, I found A&E Factory Services' number online. I was lucky I remembered their name, because Sears does not give out this information. They had serviced my home through Sears before and there were no big issues. I called A&E directly. I was put on hold. I was then told that the technician was sorry he would be late and he would be coming between the hours of 2-4 pm. I was annoyed. It wasn't the 8-12 pm they promised.

    So, I waited some more. At about 4 pm, I got a phone call from a lady in the company, apologizing because she said there would be no technician coming over to my house. Apparently, the tech had to leave early for A FAMILY FUNERAL OUT OF STATE. "What?" I asked myself. I had spent the whole day waiting, I was misled, and then I was being told I wasn't going to be seen anyway. I was then given an appointment a month from now. The A&E employee told me that they had only one technician servicing Brooklyn so they were short.

    They had another potential technician who was available but refused to go to Brooklyn, even though just today alone they had 5 appointments (I wonder if all those other people were also not seen and told their tech had to go to a funeral out of state too). A&E promised to call me if a new tech would be available at a sooner date. My advice to you: This is not a trustworthy and professional company. If you don't want to waste your time, take your business elsewhere.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2019

    I just had two appointments for appliance repair through Sears Home Services, and the dishwasher A&E repairperson (Dennis, I think) out of Indianapolis was professional (Came on time, called ahead, was polite and easy to ask questions of...) and effective. So for the dishwasher person - five stars, and I wish you were the tech servicing my washing machine. (They would get 0 stars, will get 1 I guess, in a different review.)

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    Reviewed June 4, 2019

    The repair person didn't call and came over an hour earlier than his scheduled appointment. No one was home. I called the 800 number and was put on hold and then disconnected. When I called back the said she would contact the repair person. She told me he would be back before 5:00. He is a no show. I didn't have a choice because Sears chose this company. I wouldn't choose them. VERY poor customer service.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2019

    Horrible service, bad parts, dishonest call center. My 84 year old Father had a 2 year old Kenmore refrigerator, which he and my mom purchased for around $2800.00. The refrigerator stopped cooling and after a $99.00 diagnostic fee and $319.99 labor charges, to make a very long story short, after two defective compressors and over 45 days later, with multiple no shows, and no follow through, on 5-23-2019 we called the 800-905-9505 and received more run around information, at that point we requested a full refund and were told that we would be contacted within 1-7 business days as to the refund.

    I asked for location of business office, they would not disclose. I waited more than 7 days before calling and today 6-3-2019, I learned that they will not be issuing a refund, because a technician did not come out to access that the compressor was bad. On 5-22-2019, a service technician with A&E Factory Service installed another compressor and told my Dad that he would call him the next morning (5-23-2019) at 7:25 a.m. to see if the refrigerator was working, and if not he would come by to take a look. No call, and no show!

    On 5-23-2019, due to the no call, no show, my 84 year old Dad and I made the decision that he could no longer wait, because who knows how long or even if they would fix the refrigerator. It's been greater than 30 days without a refrigerator. I asked the call center, do you think having spent $2800.00 on a refrigerator that we would of preferred to have it fixed, versus having to go out and purchase another refrigerator. Refrigerators are not cheap. Sears Home Service and A&E Factory Service does not appear to be professional, ethical, and are using inferior parts and they really don't care about the customer(s). A one star is too high.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2019

    My husband set up an appointment to have our mower serviced. We rec. updates the day before and the morning of the app. stating who the tech was and that he would be on his way. Sat here from 8-5 waiting for him to show up. No show, no call. At 7pm my husband calls the 800 number. We speak with someone in the Philippines who is unable to help. Set up another app. for a week later. Tech arrives promptly. Tells us what part we need, charges us for it, orders it and says he’ll be back Thursday May 30 to install it. Again, sit here ALL Day. No call, no show. Shame on A&E, they have no business being a business when they cannot get their customer service right. They made sure to charge us a fee, where do we go to charge them for our wasted time? One star was one too many.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2019

    A&E Factory Service is a poorly ran company - this is twice I sat around for 8 hours or more waiting for them and no one showed up to repair my dryer... I called and was told that I would have to wait another week to get them here again. That makes 4 weeks for them to come to my house to install a part ---- no excuse for not showing. Just not showing up and the customer service is the worst I have ever dealt with.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2019

    I did not choose A&E, my LG warranty scheduled the service. When my refrigerator went out, I reported it on April 7th. I was told Tuesday was the earliest they could get there. The tech was a no show however A&E called and said was on the way. Tech did show up that Thursday. Realized needed a new compressor so parts had to be order. Was rescheduled April 18th tech arrived and got refrigerator working but a week later went out again. They came out that week and realized they rec'd the wrong part. I would have thought that would have been checked before the installation.

    So again, had to wait on parts and was scheduled for May 8 1-5, again no show and no call they tech was coming. I called. Got rescheduled again for May 17th 1-5 so another week even though it was their fault I have to keep waiting another week instead of first out the next day. Once again, they called that morning and told me the tech called in sick and was rescheduled for May 28 8-12 so now almost a whole month has gone by and still do not have a working refrigerator. Today I called just to verify and was told between 9:45-11:45.

    So at 12:30 pm since it was past my window time to get an ETA. Was told I was still on the route and the same time which I had to explain that it was now 12:30. Was told again still on route, was finishing up and would be on the way and to stay by my phone for a call that the tech was on the way. At 1:30 I get a call from A&E that their tech went home sick again. Of course they were sorry for the inconvenience but what about my time that I have had to sit around and wait for them to call or show up. I have been rescheduled again for the third time this month and have to wait another week. Just seems like I am getting the runaround and they really don't seem to care to make their customers keep waiting. With this happening for the third time you would think they would get someone here the next day but seems I have to keep waiting.

    I called LG back to let them know what was going on and they did call and received the same information I did. Just seems they could get this expedited since they are using this company for their repair work. But seems nothing they can do either unless I try another company and have to start all over with diagnosis and reorder the parts even though they have been sitting here for a month. A new company can use the parts from another service. So now I have only had a working refrigerator for 1 week out of the last 2 months and still waiting till June now for repair.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2019

    DO NOT BUY LG. Less than 2 month old refrigerator is not working, 3 weeks now and A&E apparently are supposed to fix it but they’re a joke to schedule with. They schedule their own appointments when it works for them, but they don’t verify or let you know then they get rude when they call to say they are at your house and you’re not there because you didn’t know!! (Or they schedule a time that doesn’t work for them, and then you wait around all day and no one shows! They sent a text saying to call to reschedule, when you call they tell you to call LG!!)

    LG is completely unreliable, doesn’t care that our brand new appliance doesn’t work or that the company they have contracted with to fix it hasn’t yet and is unable to communicate to get it fixed! LG and A&E are terrible to work with!!! Also icing on the cake, learn from our mistake on all these - don’t buy appliances from HOME DEPOT!! They’ll let you know they can’t do anything but try to get a repair person to your home sooner since the appliance they sold you didn’t break in the first 48 hours. It’s ok if it’s been 48 days, they got their money from you.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2019

    I have not had a working LG refrigerator since March 11, 2019. I have had three repair men to my house, the first one Jeff, so so rude, and disrespectful, and after the third visit with him, and my refrigerator not being fixed, I requested he not be sent to my home again. The second, and last repair man was very polite, respectful, and was willing to work on my refrigerator, EXCEPT, he had no idea what the first repair person had done, he also did not have the parts he needed.

    I have been scheduled for service, with a window of 8am-to 5pm, so need to take the whole day off work, a grand total of 11 times, but have only seen a repair person four times. My refrigerator is still not fixed. The repair person gets sick, van breaks down, or whatever lie they feel like using. I have never been so disappointed, disgusted, with any company in my life. I was able at one point to speak with a person who I thought would help, but he lied too, he did not care to do his job, and failed to help me. When I tried to call him, which I did several times, he did not answer, and would not return my calls. Shame, shame on this company for such terrible customer service.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2019

    Terrible asking geek squad, for different services rep. **Do note I found out that you can request a different services rep other than A&E AND you can even find your own service rep to fix and Geek Squad will reimburse you since Geek Squad can't service you. *** This co is garbage. This is the second time scheduling a repair for a repair on my fridge. They keep canceling my repair calls and each time it's two weeks out to schedule a appointment. Their time frames are 8-12 so you wasted your whole day to find out they're not committing to their new contract through Geek Squad. So far this company and their customers satisfaction score is 1 but should be a zero. Should of left it to Geek Squad. Never had issues with them.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2019

    I did not choose A&E, my LG warranty scheduled the service. When my refrigerator went out, I reported it on Sunday. I was told Friday was the earliest they could get there. They gave me an 8 am to 5 pm window. They called that morning and told me the tech would arrive between 1 pm and 3 pm. I left work at lunch and went home to wait. At 3:15 I called back and was given a 4 pm to 6 pm window. The technician finally arrived at 4:30. He worked on my fridge for 2 hours and then told me he did not have the part he needed and he was not able to order the part. He added coolant that he said would last until the part came in. He then closed my ticket and instructed me to call LG back to reschedule.

    I called LG back and rescheduled which put me back at the end of the list. I was then given a 10 day repair day. I received a call about the part that was needed and was told the technician could have ordered the part and should not have closed the original ticket. After 10 days I was given another 8-5 window. On the day of the repair I received a call that said the tech. was not able to come and the first available date would be May 24, a full month from my first call.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2019

    A&E repair service should receive a negative stars rating. Scheduling the technician to troubleshoot the washer took over a week. Paid for the repair upfront and waited on the parts. Technician promised May 1, 2019 and the A&E service said they did not have a repair scheduled for that date. Promised to have technician out May 6, 2019 between 1-5 pm. Technician calls at 3:45 pm to state that he will be unable to repair today - is over 30+ miles away and still has two other service calls ahead of this one. Will need to reschedule. We have been without a washer for 3 weeks and they have already received payment. Lesson learned. Never pay for service up-front and A&E is not reliable to keep their repair appointments.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2019

    I have never in my life been so disgusted by a company. Bought a 2g LG Fridge. It was still under warranty. LG set up an apt on a Wednesday for the following Monday, on Monday they said a technician was out and couldn't get us in for another Monday, then that Monday a tech showed up and proceeded to yell in my home, I have never been talked to so horribly, he was trying to con me out of service repair $ even though it was already paid for by LG. He then didn't have the compressor (YET he had repeated multiple times that he repairs these fridges daily) but has no compressor, said as soon as parts came in he would come back.

    Parts came Wednesday morning, never heard a word. Finally called back and got another apt for the next Monday.. I called that company 10x in 1 day every hour. They said he will be there from 1-3 then 2-4 then 4-6 - He never showed up. During that time I talked to foreigner after foreigner and never have I been so insulted. 1 lady told me that she didn't have a fridge in her home and that you didn't need a fridge to live. I DONT CARE. That is not the point, I paid 2g for a working fridge, you have been paid by LG but have not completed a service.

    Please do yourself a favor and never mess with this company or you will receive rude service, lies and bull. Ask your company to do your warranty through another company. After 3.5 weeks without a fridge we have had to contact LG again for them to hire a new company.. Absolutely hands down the worse company ever - I asked to speak to a manager/supervisor. Apparently they do not exist.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2019

    We’d like to give negative stars ideally. This company, owned by Sears, doesn’t provide any service or communicate with customers on anything. You can never get in touch with anyone and they lie to you. First appointment was nearly 2 months ago (March 16) when we were supposed to have routine maintenance. The man who came out had no idea what he was doing and seemed ready to leave after looking over a couple things on the fridge.

    The next week, we noticed the fridge wasn't staying cold. We made a call and again kept getting pushed off and they couldn’t come out for a week later. March 30 was our next appointment (same guy) and before that appointment the freezer also stopped working. The guy was on the phone the whole time trying to diagnose a problem. He told us he was ordering an evaporator coil. And again it’s not urgent to them - no appointments until April 6. New guy this time and he put a dye in the Freon lines. Said he’d be back in “a few days”. Never heard from them later in the next week and maybe it’s our fault for not calling but when we did call they said we were set for April 20. Yet again no sense of urgency.

    April 20 came and went. They never showed and when we called they said the appointment was never confirmed but they had us down for April 22. And another new guy came out on the 22nd. He detected a leak from the dye on the condenser. So a part was ordered and we were told they’d be out May 4 to install. That’s today. Were given a window of 12-4. Kept calling this week to make sure it was confirmed and it was. Looked up our service order online and it was set for today. Called at 4:30 since no one showed up and the A&E number said they were closed and disconnects you. Called a Sears service number we were given and it’s not in the US. Guy one the phone said we weren’t even set for the service today. Such a lie. After we requested it to be escalated and were on hold for at least 30 minutes, they said it was originally today but the tech wasn’t able to make it. Not our fault.

    Now they are again coming Monday but can’t put any priority on our appointment. Cause it’s our fault they didn’t show? Can’t diagnose a problem? Very unhappy and don’t have a working (paid $2500 for this Kenmore Elite Fridge) - and no one seems to care or respond about anything. Take responsibility and support your customers Sears! No wonder they are going under.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2019

    My LG refrigerator's compressor went bad, and LG connected me to A&E Factory services. And, my nightmares started. My refrigerator has been out for a month all because A&E's scheduling problems and when my appointment is scheduled, the technicians do not show up. I get my first appointment 5 days after I called them. I ask for an expedited appointment time because of cooling issue. They cannot. So, I accept the appointment and they come and says that my compressor is bad. They have to order the parts first and reschedule my appointment to one week later. A week later, I get an email asking me to call them. When I call them, they said that the last part will be delivered on the same day of the appointment. So, they have to reschedule my appointment. I ask for the next day. But, no. Another 5 days later. I call LG and LG tries to speak to them to get my appointment expedited. But, no.

    Ok. By now my refrigerator has been out for almost 3 weeks. All parts are delivered to my house and my refrigerator problem should be solved when the technician comes. Well, no show. After waiting from 1-5PM of the appointment window time, I call their service number. The representative said that the technician is running late, so give him more time. I call back at 6PM, the representative says that she cannot find any information from the technician. So, she will send message to the technician and he should be contacting me soon. No message and no show. At 7PM, I call again. Now, the representative says that the technician signed off already. I have to reschedule. I ask for the next day, but the next availability date is 5 days away. I ask for a expedited date, but they say no. I call LG again. LG tries to help but cannot do anything.

    Alright. 5 days later and my appointment time is again 1-5PM. This time I call A&E at 1PM and ask for more realistic time slot and ensure that the technician comes to my house. The representative says that the technician is schedule to arrive my house between 2-4PM. No show at 3:30 PM so I call again. Now, the time changes from 3-5PM. At 5PM, no show, no message. When I call A&E, same type of responses: I will message the technician or have to reschedule my appointment.

    During all these time I have been complaining to LG, but try to act civilized. But, after a month of playing this game with A&E, I lose my cool and I start to shout at the LG representative. Now, LG representative says that she will connect me with a different servicing company. I guess I should have shouted to LG much earlier. Well, my new appointment with a new servicing company is 3 days from now. I am praying that this new company is better. But, my refrigerator is still out of service.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2019

    They told me when I scheduled that they would have the part on the truck. I had told them which part was needed. Showed up with no part. Rescheduled a week from now. I had to pay now, but they would not give me a receipt. I called their "service" phone no., which is in the Philippines. Sorry, but cannot give me a receipt. Repair won't be done until after we close on this house that we are selling. I need a receipt for a closing document that it has been paid for. They will not provide. Never, never, never again will I deal with this company. Even our technician bad-mouthed the company the whole time he was here. AVOID THIS COMPANY!!!

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    Reviewed April 30, 2019

    I was connected with A&E Factory Services for a warranty repair for a Samsung refrigerator. I was told that I would have an appointment between 8 am and 5 pm on the scheduled date, but that someone from A&E would call me the day prior to narrow the time frame to a 2 hour window. I called A&E the night prior to confirm my two hour window and was told that they could not yet tell me any more specific time than between 8 and 5, but that I could call back the next day at 7:30 am for that information.

    I tried called the next day starting at 7:30, but their offices were closed. I finally got in touch with someone about an hour later and was told that they had no idea when the technician would be arriving. I was told that the technician would call before coming to my house, but A&E could not tell me how much notice I would get. I tried to clarify if they meant he would call several hours before, or literally while he was on his way (This was important, since I was hoping to go to work and leave to meet the technician at the house). The A&E agent said they could not confirm how much notice I would get. The repairman called on his way to the house. I have no complaints about the technician; he was polite and spent well over an hour diagnosing the problem. Unfortunately, the refrigerator needed a new "board" which would have to be ordered. Before leaving, he scheduled me for another appointment to install the required part 2 weeks later.

    Today is the day of that appointment. After staying home all morning, I finally called A&E to see if I could get information about when I should be expecting the technician to arrive. It wasn't until this point that I was informed that the part had not arrived and that someone would actually not be at my house for the repair today. A&E has no information about whether the part has even been shipped, when it might arrive, or when I can expect my appliance to finally be repaired. Every interaction with A&E has been thoroughly frustrating, and I would do everything in my power to avoid using this company for any future services.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2019

    After 5 weeks of having no refrigerator and 3 trips out to repair and $500 my refrigerator is still not repaired. This seems to be the only company Sears brand uses to repair their refrigerators under warranty. Scheduling and correspondence is nearly impossible because all calls are routed to the Philippines and apparently they only schedule one appointment every two weeks! You can’t get past these people in the Philippines at all. The Sears warranty number also goes to the Philippines. They are scammers and don’t seem to even know what they are supposed to be there to do. Horrible horrible! Throw your appliance away and just buy a new one. They won’t fix it and they will take your money too!

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    Reviewed April 28, 2019

    Had a problem with LG refrigerator. Called to schedule a repair with LG Premier. This company was supposed to be here 3 days later from 1-5 pm and I cleared out my busy schedule to be available. At 3:00 pm I called to confirm and they say it was ok. 5:15 pm got a call from my husband that somebody was at the gate, when I called back the technician had already left. I called LG Premier and asked them to send the tech back. At 5:35 PM, got a call from the gate guard saying the technician will not show his DL citing “company policy”; therefore, he was not allowed to come in. To say that I was frustrated is an understatement. I called A&E number got hung up several times. Had to schedule another appointment with a different company that did show up 4 days later. The motherboard is damaged and it will take a week to get it. Bottom line 2 weeks without a refrigerator in FL and not one apology or follow up call after that fiasco.

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    Reviewed April 24, 2019

    The LG refrigerator is 2 years old which stopped cooling and freezing on 4/5/19. Got runaround from LG but finally got an appt. with A&E but did not have parts. Waited until 4/18 to repair and finally fixed but worked only a few days. We had to start all over again with LG and A&E and now waiting another week for A&E to show up. They are a terrible company with overseas service centers that cannot speak English or even want to help you. All the reviews listed are very true as if I had written them myself.

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    Reviewed April 23, 2019

    I contacted A&E factory services due to ice maker not working in my 3 year old Frigidaire refrigerator. First trip it appeared the water line was frozen, so they unfroze it. Worked for 1 day. 2nd trip they took out the ice maker, took the inside back of the freezer compartment off, and thawed the ice, and said a part had turned causing the water to not flow into the ice maker. Lasted 1 day again before freezing up. I called and asked for a refund since after the second attempt to fix, I had to spend over an hour cleaning out the lower fridge of water and some ice due to the work performed. I told them I can live without an ice maker. They agreed to refund me the money.

    After numerous attempts where I was told many different stories: 1) a refund would arrive in 7 to 10 days; 2) I was told, "We don't give refunds"; 3) I was told I had to provide an email address to get a refund (we did and never received an email from A&E); 4) "We need your phone number to contact you to set up the refund" (we did and nothing changed). Finally, I filed a complaint with our state's attorney general. Still waiting to see what action has been taken. Bottom line: If you hire A&E, it won't matter if they can fix it or not, you're not getting a refund.

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    Reviewed April 18, 2019

    After reading the first half dozen reviews, I've experienced the same issues. 3 visits later and a NO SHOW on the 4th visit, the ice maker is still not working. It's been replaced twice by the technician and trying to get them out to fix it right. While calling A&E Customer Support, my request to speak to a Manager was refused and hung up on twice. A&E just wants to reschedule again for the 5th time. Running out of vacation time with taking all this time off to be there for them, already and it's only April. The Warranty company needs to stop using A&E which I have advised them of this. They must be the only ones keeping A&E in business. Otherwise, A&E couldn't get customers on their own merit with this type of incompetence and Customer Service. Do NOT USE THIS Company. Now it's up to the Warranty company to make this right.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2019

    Whirlpool dishwasher stopped draining. Had Extended warranty through Lowe's. A&E showed up, diagnosed it as bad drain pump. Tech orders part, rescheduled. Different tech shows up, said wrong part ordered (no drain pump.) Sump assembly was ordered. This tech said it was control board as intermittent problem. Visit #3, Tech shows up, installs board. Still doesn't drain. Visit #4 Original Tech Ian shows up, said there is nothing wrong, everything works. (Except it doesn't drain). Tech blames clog in line (That isn't there). Make appt #5, request different tech, as my patience with Ian is shot.

    Appt between 12 and 5, Phone rings at 4ish. It's Ian... Told him I requested different tech, he states he was directed to order part. Will not need to make a visit. Call to schedule appt for install of part after it gets here. Part shows up, call to make appt... Told that ticket was closed, unable to make appt. Lowe's looking into matter. Just for ha-has, open part that was shipped. Still no drain pump, another motor assembly. Called Lowe's to complain yet again. Issue being sent to supervisors. Appt #6 made for install of part (That has a good chance of not fixing the issue) Told Lowe's, that with all service calls, it would have been cheaper to just replace dishwasher, and that I'll probably be calling them back again when this doesn't work. Maybe luck visit #7, #8 or #9 might fix the $20 drain pump motor.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2019

    I've been waiting since March 9th to have my fridge repaired and as of now nothing. Two technicians have been out and each one opened the door to look at the serial number on door and that's it. I have a insurance policy through a company called Assurant, and they have been tossing the ball around and I have been told that A&E, never contacted them. This is a nightmare because you would think that within 5 weeks you could have rebuilt the whole fridge. This company has a lot of 1 stars. You would think they would want to be the best.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2019

    I would not recommend buying from Sears and using their warranty service though A&E. LG microwave broke, took a month to get 1st appt. The repairman had no idea what he was doing, had to be on the phone being walked through the entire process, then didn’t have parts to fix. Next appt 3 weeks later repairman called in sick. Third appt 3 weeks later yay supposedly fixed. Nope, broke the next day. Fourth appt 3 weeks later, the repairmen don’t always have the proper equipment (aka cell phone) to give you the courtesy call that they are in route.

    You must take the entire day off work so you don’t miss the repair. Hmmm funny the other two did. After yelling and screaming I only have to wait a week for my next appt that I have to take the entire day off work for. I think I may cancel and go buy a new one from a competitor, not an LG. It’s just not worth it!! Thankfully we did not buy the home warranty that appt #3 tried to sell us!!

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    Reviewed April 10, 2019

    Refrigerator stopped working. Called LG was told to call AandE. 1st tech came out on time diagnosed it to be the compressor. But I rent and could not get ahold of the landlord to pay for the part. Did not charge and to reschedule. So I did for the following week. I got the confirmation call but no show. I called them back got another appointment for Tue. No show. I called them. Said it was changed to Thur. Again a no show no call. I called them again next week on Tue. No call no show. Yes I called them again Thur. next week. I called to confirm. I hope they show up. You have to pay for the service and the part beforehand and will take 4-5 days to get it. God only knows when they will come back after that. 1 month no fridge or freezer. They should rename their company next week maybe. Worse service ever.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2019

    Patrick (wish I knew his last name) provided service to me through my Sears Warranty policy. Thank goodness for him and his expertise. He was meticulous. He repaired my wall oven and calibrated it before he left the house and he will return next week to install a new part on my dishwasher. You would be lucky to get A & E Appliance Service, especially with Patrick.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2019

    A&E Service came out March 21. Diagnosed the problem. Christine was the tech/lady's name. Ordered the part. It arrived the following Wed the 27th thru the mail, phone rang, said the part arrived, tech would be out the 28th. Christine was back the following afternoon and installed the part. Works like a new machine. It was under warranty thru ABC Warehouse, Didn't cost me anything. Great service, Great lady, Thanks again. Dave

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    Reviewed April 1, 2019

    We had 2 guys come to look at our refrigerator. Ice maker quit working. We hate using them as every time we use them (we have an extended warranty through Lowe's that we purchased, so we have to) it takes several weeks to have our appliances repaired. It’s really hard to go without a refrigerator with 6 people in the house for a MONTH! They determined the parts they needed and told me the parts would be shipped and they would be back late the next week between 8 and 5. I took off work that day. They show up around 3 and the parts were never shipped. They’re ordered them and they shipped to me.

    A week later, they were supposed to be at the house between 8 and 5, so I take off work that day. They call me at 5:30 and tell me that they are on their way. A few minutes later, they call me back to inform me that they didn’t have the tools needed to repair our refrigerator. My husband spoke with them and told them he could get that tool, but they needed to come because we had done without a refrigerator for almost a month and we had company coming for an upcoming funeral. They were pissed off when they showed up.

    My husband got the tool and of course it wasn’t good enough for them. He left again to get what they wanted and in the meantime, they text me and told me they were leaving because it was taking my husband too long to produce the tool and that they would be back the following morning. I had to find someone to come over that next morning to let them in because I had already taken off work 3 days for NOTHING. They came the following day and broke the water line to the refrigerator and let water run all over the place. We had a flooded basement and our subfloor under our ceramic tile is buckling. I would never ever recommend this company and we will no longer be buying any appliance from Lowe's due to the poor service provided to us over and over with these people.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2019

    Called A&E Factory Service to repair my Samsung front load washer (which is only a year old). First technician came on 2/20/2019 said that we needed 2 parts to fix washer. We paid for the service call and parts that day but were told the parts needed to be ordered. Okay, we understood and were given another service date for 2/27/2019 to install the ordered parts. Feb. 27th a completely different technician came to install parts. This technician was extremely rude, slammed my front screen door each time he went back and forth to his service van (approx. 5 times) and was very arrogant. He states that the parts the first technician ordered were not the correct parts and that we needed to order yet another part! We reluctantly agreed to order this so called part he said we needed and schedule yet ANOTHER service call.

    Additionally, before leaving, this second technician said we owed $16.96 that day. When asked what the 16.96 was for the technician stated "I don't know what it's for, the computer is just telling me that you owe it." When we told him we were NOT paying that because we had already paid money for parts and service at the first service call and so far had received NOTHING he stated "then I'll just cancel the order for this new part because your refusing to pay." Again, we reluctantly paid the 16.96 because we needed our washer fixed and NO ONE else in our area would work on a Samsung.

    So, the third service call was on 3/11/2019 and the same rude and arrogant technician from the second service call showed up. He was here less than 20 minutes and advised us that NONE of the three parts that were ordered would fix the washer! By this point we were more than a little angry! He deemed our 1 year old washer "unfixable" and asked us to sign on the dotted line so we could receive a refund.

    On 3/14/2019 I called the customer service number and the resolution hotline to ensure we would be getting a refund for all parts and services. After 3 hours on the phone with 5 different people I was told that a refund request was being submitted and we should receive our refund in 7 to 10 business days. Today us the tenth business day and STILL no refund or contact from this company regarding this issue.

    AGAIN TODAY, I called both numbers to find out where our refund was at only to be told that in order to get our refund the parts had to be returned. Mind you, the parts were taken on 3/11/2019 by the arrogant technician! So then after 1 1/2 hours on the phone they then tell me that it is STILL being "investigated" through their billing department!!! WHAT!!! This whole fiasco has gone on for over a month and we STILL don’t have our money back and we STILL don’t have a properly working washer! These so-called "technicians" are worthless and the customer service department is a JOKE! We will NEVER be calling this company for repairs again!

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    Reviewed March 25, 2019

    A tech has now been out here twice in 3 weeks and still doesn't know how to fix a dryer that is a year old. The tech today was horrible! He let water run all over the carpet and did not tell anyone. He never even tested the dryer. He ran out saying it was fixed and never even plugged it back in to test it out. He was rude and said wouldn't even stop to look at me or talk to me when I asked how it could be done already. Then I called the company to complain and the first non-English speaking operator hung up on me after I explained what happen. He said, "Oh ok." Click!. Then the next was not much better and still do not have it resolved! Horrible company to deal with!

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    Reviewed March 25, 2019

    This company gives Nebraska Furniture Mart a bad name and we have filed a complaint with NFM so they are aware and, will never purchase an appliance from anywhere who contracts with A&E to service the appliance. I had an appointment scheduled for a fridge repair on Saturday 3/30 between 8am and 12 pm. I received an email confirmation of this appointment on 3/20/19. The part arrived earlier than expected so on Friday 3/22 we phoned A&E to see if it was possible to move the repair to the next day, Saturday 3/23. The rep said no, but offered Monday 3/25 in the afternoon. My husband said no, we need Saturday so will keep the original appointment. We only inquired about availability for the earlier Saturday and never asked her to cancel our 3/30 appointment.

    When he explained this, she said well I can give you 3/26 in the afternoon. He again said "No, we don't want weekday and will keep the original appointment." She then said she cancelled the original appointment (in error) and now can't get it back. He asked her several times to get the original appointment time back and each time she said she can't as it doesn't show available. He asked for Manager because we NEVER asked her to cancel our appointment and only asked if there was availability on the next day, Saturday. Supervisor, Faye gets on phone and first thing says is that she spoke to Heidi (the rep he spoke to) and she said he authorized her to cancel the Saturday 3/30 appointment. He said no, never did this and suggested she listen to the call since all calls are recorded.

    She refused to help and after raising her voice several times continued to say that the Saturday 3/30 appointment was never available and that we never had this time so, we have no choice but to schedule during the week. He told her of the email confirmation and she implied he was lying saying that the date/time wouldn't have ever been available to schedule a repair as there are no techs available on a Saturday. The original appointment was scheduled by the tech who came to our house and was unable to fix the fridge. He ordered the part and scheduled for Saturday 3/30 saying that should give enough time for the part to arrive. He knew his schedule and had no problem scheduling on a Saturday.

    Faye ended up hanging up on him. While he called NFM to file a complaint I called A&E back and asked to speak to another manager. I told the rep who answered that I didn't want Faye, anyone else. Faye picks up phone and says she just spoke to my husband and there is nothing she can do to help. I told her I specifically said didn't want to speak to her and asked to speak to her manager or another supervisor. She said I have to hang up and go back thru the phone prompts and hold again for a rep, then ask again to be transferred to a supervisor. She said she doesn’t have the ability to transfer a call. I did this and then got to Mayzel another supervisor. Told her all that transpired and she said there is nothing she can do that the 3/30 appointment was cancelled by the first rep, and now can't get it back.

    She said she has no idea why this isn't available to book now but, knows that it doesn’t show as having available time slots to schedule. I asked her specifically, if you are on this call with me and you make a mistake and you cancelled an appointment in error, are you telling me that you don't have the authority to fix your mistake without making the customer suffer. She responded "yes". I confirmed we were on a recorded line and told her I planned on contacting the corporate office as this is the worst customer service I have ever experienced. Supervisors are not empowered to resolve lower level issues or concerns. I believe the call center is outsourced but can’t be sure so that may be a contributing factor. Be aware – Avoid this company. Read all of the negative reviews and go elsewhere.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2019

    Appliance repair person charged us $99 for diagnostic service which we were happy to pay. They estimated the repair at $600 and told us we could buy a new appliance (at Sears) for $999 so we declined service and went shopping. Once at the store we learned it would cost $1799, plus tax, plus installation to replace the exact same stove. We didn't have the money and called A&E back to schedule the repair. Even though they knew what the problem was, they told us they needed to send an appliance repair person out and charge us $99 for the diagnostic service. Ridiculous! We ended up calling a local appliance repair company and they fixed the stove for $400 and no diagnostic fee! Do yourself a favor and stay away from A&E.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2019

    Phone call made to customer service, appointment scheduled for 2/5/19. Repairman told 81 year old mother that “did you hear that...the pump is bad, I will order parts. Oh and extended service is half off special today”. Service man insisted she pay half cost of products on the spot. After telling me cost, we decided to buy a new dishwasher. Immediately. Made call to A&E to cancel parts. Were asked why cancelling. Needed a reason, told rep on phone we opted to purchase a new dishwasher. Told must wait 21 days for refund. Also do expect to pay $99 for service call. - Expect to pay $99, but 42 days later and no refund. Called back after told to wait 21 days, stated sounded rather excessive. Provided case number, also spoke to supervisor (this was after a few calls).

    Called 21 days later only to be told the “case was set up on 2/12/19” (false) and I needed to wait another 21 days and would be contacted on 3/18/19 for a refund. Of course that did not happen. 3/19/19 called and was told “I put in a note and someone will contact you in 7-10 business days ok”. NO NOT OK...was hung up on. Called back and calmly stated problem yet again, was referred to A&E Factory. Billing - 44 minutes and 57 seconds later and I am still on hold. Meanwhile- I neglected to mention, my mother decided to try the dishwasher 2 days after service call and despite the pump being broken- it is still functioning properly. All the more reason for a refund. WILL NEVER USE THIS COMPANY AGAIN. EVER.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2019

    On a Monday, repairman evaluated the problem and determined that fridge needed a new compressor. I paid him $79 for the service call. He was to return the following day between 8 - 12. I requested he come closer to 8 because I and my family would be leaving to go out of town at 11. I received a call the next day telling me repairman would be at my house at 12. I cancelled! My mom offered to come to my house on Friday and scheduled the repair for Friday.

    When repairman came on Friday he did not have the part and said he could order it and we could schedule the repair for the following Friday! And, he wanted to charge another $79! He had no record of receiving the first $79! He called his office and was on hold for about 20 minutes, then they verified that they'd already received the service charge. My mom refused to allow A&E to service the fridge, she told the repairman that the customer service from this company sucked, and that he should try to get a job with another company! Although my fridge was only 3 years old we decided to get a new one, not a Kenmore!

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    Reviewed March 16, 2019

    After reading the reviews of this company, it is now clear why I had to buy a new refrigerator to replace my two year old refrigerator. The fridge quit working and this company came out repeatedly and was unable to fix the problem. After this last time they refused to come back. If one were to be a professional in a specific field, one would think that they could actually do the job so don't waste your time with this company, what a joke. Rude and clearly unqualified to to provide any service other than ordering additional parts with no successful results other than buying another unit.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2019

    I recently used A&E Factory Service for a 2 year old Samsung refrigerator that stopped cooling. The first technician said the compressor wasn't working but when he unplugged it and plugged it back in the compressor started again. He instructed me to wait 24 hours and the refrigerator should be cooling and to call the office if it didn't start cooling to request another service appointment. I paid for the trip charge and a cleaning (because the technician said it the coils were very dirty). The refrigerator was not fixed. I called the next day to request another appointment, which took one week. The second technician performed a diagnostic test (roughly $80) to determine that the compressor was broken.

    He explained that Samsung would cover parts but not labor. The labor costs were estimated at $390 which was more than the cost of the parts. The technician advised me to NOT accept the estimate and contact Samsung to attempt to have them fix it since it the unit was so new. I signed all his paperwork and asked for copies. He said they would be emailed to me. He also said that he didn't think I should've had the refrigerator cleaned because he didn't see any signs of it needing it.

    I contacted the store where I purchased the refrigerator and explained the situation. The service manager of the store was disappointed to know that I called A&E first instead of her because she's had several instances of customers being overcharged from A&E. She said to get the diagnosis of the problem in writing and she would work directly with Samsung to complete the repair.

    It has been an exhausting and unsuccessful process in getting a simple diagnostic report for which I paid. The service center call department continues to tell me it takes 1-2 days to receive an email of the information I'm requesting but, of the 4 times I've requested the information, I've received a blank Excel spreadsheet, a receipt for my costs, a service ticket confirmation, and simply no reply at all. Never have they sent me the diagnosis report. The service center representatives are difficult to work with, they repeatedly "transfer" your call only to remain on hold for 18 minutes then have the call disconnect (this has happened twice).

    I feel like I've been scammed. I paid for a service call, a cleaning, and a diagnostic test, was encouraged by my technician to decline the repair estimate, and now cannot receive the information I need and the information I paid for. I will never use this repair service again and I strongly suggest you do not get entangled in their web of poor customer service and questionable practices.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2019

    Sears Appliance Repair in Richmond Virginia subcontracts their work to A & E Factory Service, LLC. Waited 3 days and given 4 hour arrival window. Tech shows up at 4:55 pm for 1 to 5 pm arrival. Sits in his van upon arrival & smokes a cigarette (strike 1). Ugh, my kid has asthma but I've been without a washing machine for 5 days including the weekend. Tech walks in and says he's had a bad day and is feeling crazy. (Wow, strike 2). Looks at machine and says it is old. Um, only 9 years. Tells me there is nothing wrong with machine but user error because women overload machines? (Strike 3).

    I tell tech machine has worked fine for 9 years and to get his stinky cigarette smelling self out of my house. He says not without his $99 diagnostic fee. Long story short...don’t smoke cigarettes while on the job in a client's driveway. Don’t tell clients you are having a bad day and you're crazy. Don’t tell female clients they can't wash clothes. Terrible experience!!!

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    Reviewed March 12, 2019

    Purchased an LG refrigerator in August 2017. Had to call repair service out 4 times in January 2018 because it wouldn't get cold and allowed food to thaw. They changed a part and it worked for a year. Quit on January 2, 2019. Ashley appliance came out and said it needed a compressor. They would order a part and be back. Haven't seen them since. Called A&E and they came out Feb 22 and said needed a compressor. Ordered parts and said they would be delivered to my house the next week and they would be here on March 4 to fix. At 10:30 on the 4th, I called and they said it was scheduled of the 5th, but can't make it till the 12th. Called on the 12th and they said it was scheduled for the 13th. They lie about their appointments. I have no faith in the appliance repair service or the LG fridge.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2019

    I received a phone call reminder of a service call for my washer and an email reminder of service repair from 8 am to noon Monday March 11th, 2019 and no tech shows up. I call 800-905-9505 (their call center) at noon, “Shane” says the tech is late working overtime and will be here soon. 3pm I call again and this rep (started with an R) says I never had an appointment. Will not listen to me and refused to answer the questions of why did I get a service reminder phone call and email? Continues to say everyone including myself and Best Buy are lying. I’ll never ever recommend A&E services to anyone and will make it my mission to let others know.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2019

    We bought an expensive LG refrigerator from Lowe's and it stopped working 3 years later, right after the warranty expired. We contacted LG and they agreed that it was probably a bad compressor which they warranty for ten years. They sent a new compressor and associated parts directly to our house and set up an appointment with A&E appliance repair to do the repairs. That's when the nightmare began. The repair company scheduled us 8 days out and when the repairman showed up he said he couldn't fix it then because it was a three hour job and he needed more parts. We were scheduled another 11 days out.

    The day before that appointment it was canceled for unknown reasons. The next scheduled appointment was a week away. This time a different repairman showed up and he had no idea that someone had already been there previously and that the compressor and parts were at the house. He left to go get refrigerant and we never heard from him or the repair company again. That was day 26 without a fridge. Every time we attempted to contact A&E service center you end up talking to a foreigner that you struggle to understand and you start all over again as if it were the first contact. There is no transfer of information to the repair technicians on what the problem is. They have come to repair or what has already been done.

    I finally just contacted a recommended local appliance repairman that I could talk to directly and he came and replaced the compressor the day after I contacted him. What a nightmare! I've never dealt with a more unreliable, uncaring repair service in my 61 years. Not only will we never buy another LG appliance, but we will never use A&E appliance repair service again. It also cost us 3 days off work waiting for someone to show up and they did absolutely nothing for us on those visits.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2019

    When my LG refrigerator quit cooling I called LG and since the unit was 5 years old and out of warranty I was eventually routed to A&E Factory Service. After scheduling the appointment which they give you, which is a 4 hour window and taking off of work to be home from 1 pm to 5 pm the technician finally shows up at 4:55. He stays here until 7:00 pm and cannot fix the refrigerator due to it needing a compressor and a control board of which he has neither and will have to order them and rescheduled me another appointment for the following Friday from 8 am to 12 pm.

    Again I have taken off work. 3 parts have shown up to my house in the past week and am still missing 1 so I call the technician and leave him a message. With no response the next day I wait, and wait, and wait, then finally call A&E and get someone who tells me that they still are trying to get the last part ordered from the manufacturer and don’t know when it will be available. I tell her that it would have been nice to have received a phone call and she acted like she could have cared less.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2019

    We purchased an LG Microwave from Home Depot in July 2018. It was installed in August 2018. It failed on February 19, 2019. We called LG and a repair was set up with A&E Factory Service for the 27th. Matt, the service tech showed up on time and in 10 minutes determined the cause of failure to be the control board. He ordered the part, told us it would arrive in 3-5 days. It arrived on 3/4 as promised. I called A&E to inform them we had received the part. Matt had already scheduled a return appointment for 3/6. Again, he arrived on time, installed the new part in under 10 minutes. Problem solved and all as promised, all under warranty. Thank you for fixing a problem quickly and properly!

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    Reviewed March 1, 2019

    2 weeks ago our 2 year old LG refrigerator stopped working. The sad thing is the SmartThinQ app did not pick this up for days. In fact it never picked up that the fridge was broken! We noticed the refrigerator "warming up" a bit but did not think it had stopped working. The SmartThinQ app merrily kept telling me the temp of the fridge and the freezer being normal! (Not very smart!) Absolutely useless!

    So, after we discovered that the freezer had stopped working and everything inside defrosted, we called LG support (These folks were great in helping me.) I called them on Friday afternoon and they said a technician could be here on Tuesday. LG called their locally appointed service group A&E Factory Service. They appeared to be helpful and confirmed the technician would be here on Tuesday LG ordered a new part and arrived 2 days layer via UPS On Tuesday. The part arrived broken as per the technician's report when he arrived on Tuesday. So he ordered another new part and said he could only get out here on Friday.

    So I got a call from A&E confirming Friday. So I get a weird call late Thursday evening saying I had to reschedule. That's all No reason. I called A&E Friday were unhelpful and did not care about their broken service promise. They cut me off after 20 minutes. I called them back and they recommended I call LG. WHich I did... LG organised a technician to arrive here Friday between 10 and 12.. I had to go out for 10 minutes at 10, and the sad thing is apparently the Service guy arrived after A&E said no one was available, at the time I was out. No one from A&E called me so say I'm here!

    My issue with A&E is that they make a service commitment, don't keep it, then after messing you around, do not know how to communicate with customers.

    I can't comment yet on the repair, but judging from just trying to get someone out here being a nightmare, I hope the service repair is better. I'll follow this up after the job is done.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2019

    This is the third week I have been waiting for my washer to be fixed. First week no one showed up. They called it "miscommunication" after confirming the night before. Second week techs arrived last minute. Checked and said they need to order parts. They did and the tech gave me the appointment for today. Waited and wasted another 4 hours. I did receive an automated message confirming the appointment between 8 am and 12:00 pm. I wanted to double check so I called the company before 8 am to make sure someone is coming. They said yes and even said my name. Hooray.

    12:00 noon comes around and no one showed up and the parts were delivered to the house. I called the company and they said I was not on their schedule!!! What??? I spoke to at least 7 people from different companies. They transferred the call to Geek Squad, A&E and AIG. Same answer. "This can't help me. Transfer." "This is not my department. Transfer." "Sorry. They lied to you. Transfer..." On and on and on. Now I'm raging, angry and verrry upset. No matter how much I tried couldn't get the matter resolved. A couple of those employees rescheduled for Monday. I desperately need my washer. Haven't done laundry in 3 weeks and my family and I are running out of clothes... Worst customer service I have ever encounter. DO NOT TRUST THEM AT ALL.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2019

    A&E sold us an extended warranty on this appliance when they came out and repaired this appliance after the warranty had expired. At that time, a hose to the pump failed, and they replaced it. this was April of 2016. Now, less than 3 years later the machine started leaking water again. I scheduled a service appointment and the technician arrived 1 hour and 15 minutes after the scheduled service appointment, which was a 4 hour window from 8:00AM to 12:00PM. When he arrived he checked the unit and determined that the same hose is leaking again. He ordered the parts from his phone and scheduled a new service appointment for 1 week from now. I was told by the scheduler that the reason for the delay was the lead time for the part. This is absurd. Once the warranty expires, I will never do business with this company again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2019

    This problem started in March of 2018. I have a Sears service contract on my Dishwasher and Stove that was purchased in February 2013. With the service contract you get one free checkup each year. In December of 2015 I was having problems with the Rinse aid dispensing the entire reservoir with each load. They came out, diagnosed a problem with the dispenser, at the same time he saw something wrong with the control panel and ordered the parts and replaced both a week later.

    Skip to March 2018, I renewed the contract and advised that the machine was having difficulty washing properly, it seemed like it was lacking enough water, and when you add a pitcher of water it worked fine. Over the phone they diagnosed that it was a fill valve problem, a problem they confirmed because we had had a water main break and the washing machine had to have the valve replaced for the same problem a month earlier.

    The tech, who was supposed to be there between 9 and 12 kept calling throughout the day that he was running late. Finally showed up at 5:30. He was very rude and said I just didn't know how to use the machine, stating that the machine used alternating wash arms and that was what I was hearing. I needed to switch detergents, and to wash the dishes before I put them in the DISHWASHER, and it would be fine. I will point out that this machine does not, and was specifically chosen because it powered all the wash arms at the same time. He also diagnosed at that time that the motor that opened the vent was defective. Saying "just turn up the rinse aid."

    I continued for almost a year with stopping the machine to add water, and then having to be there when the cycle finishes so I could open the door so the dishes would dry properly. So thus not an Automatic Dishwasher by any means. Then I get a call from Sears wanting to renew the service plan, I told them of the problems, and they scheduled a new appointment, assuring me that they would send another tech, with me specifically stating that I did not want the same man there.

    My appointment was 2-11-19. Scheduled 1-5PM. Tech calls at 4:45 saying he was running late, and would be there at 5:30. He finally arrives at 6:00. Same tech, same scenario. He was rushed, wanted to get home, last call of the day. He proceeds to look under my cabinets, check my garbage disposal. He took the front of the dishwasher and said it was working like it should. This is when it got ugly fast.

    I told him "It was not working right," that I had to add water. He said, "so you think you know more than me." I very upset at this time state "Yes, as a matter of fact I do. I have owned the (curse word) thing for six years," and he could leave. He said turns purple in the face and says he is leaving because I cursed at him, and he was going to report me to corporate office. That his report would go straight to corporate. Well you know I was so scared. I asked for his supervisor's name. He said "I don't have to give that to you." I asked for the direct phone to his office, said "not giving you that."

    Finally after five more minutes of me telling him to leave, and he posturing like he was going to hit me, I offered to call the police and he left. There are many, many, many other appliance repair companies in the phone book. I would highly suggest using any of these over A&E. All of our Sears stores are gone in town now, including the one he is dispatched from. Hope he sits on the unemployment line soon.

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