Choice Home Warranty

When the hot water heater was not working in one of my rental properties, the technician said, "You need a couple of parts. I'll be back tomorrow with the parts." Then I got a call and I was told that I need a new hot water heater. I got a notice from Choice Home Warranty to say that the hot water heater had a leak, and leaks are not covered. So I called back to the tenant and said, "Hey, what's going on here? I thought you said he just needed a couple parts." He said, "That's what the technician said."

I called over to the office, and I had this young whippersnapper tell me in her professional opinion that I needed a new hot water heater. I said, "First of all, your technician said I needed a couple of parts." She said, "Well, it's so old, it's already 12 years old, I can't be putting more money into it." I said, "Let me tell you something. Well, the price would cost me nothing because I have a warranty on it. But you want me to spend $4,000 to put a new gas water heater in? Are you out of your mind." Then she said, "Well that's my professional opinion." We went round and round.

I tried to get Choice Warranty to listen to me, but they really didn't do much. They assigned me to one of those upper people, and that person never responded to me. It took so long before I ever heard from anybody that in the meantime, the tenant said to me, "Hey, you know what? My gas stove isn't working either." But he didn't realize it for a week because he's out all the time, and he didn't know his stove wasn't working. It turned out that it didn't have anything to do with his stove. It was his meter that was no good, and they had to fix his meter. But that young snot nose at the place was arguing with me and yelling at me and telling me I didn't know what I was talking about.

The bottom line is that Choice didn't do me any favors either because they said that they assigned this person who never responded to me. We had another incident where we've had a refrigerator that was going, and it was $1,200 to replace the refrigerator. They were only going to give us 600. I said, "Wait a minute, the identical model is 400 bucks." We went round and round on that. After six months, they sent us a check for $600.

Apparently, the repairperson called my husband that he could do the repairs on October 12, 2022 after he got through with the customer in Kapolei and since he was in the area he would be able to do the work. He gave my husband a certain time he would be at my home and saved me from taking my laundry to the laundromat that was pretty far away from my home. My husband talked to the repairperson to see what else had to be done with the dryer after he got through fixing the problem and the repairperson said that he needed to change the heating element and will order the element and my husband will call the repairperson when we get back from our trip.

The repairperson went out of his way to complete my job and I would recommend the service to anyone who is looking for a warranty company. We got your company by the advertisement on TV and decided to try it out and we like it. We had Sears Warranty before because my husband was working for Sears. Their service was also good but they only did repairs on certain things and we wanted something that covered the whole home such as plumbing, electrical, air condition, refrigeration, etc. So I would recommend your company to my 2 sons should they be looking for a Home Warranty Company. Thank you and ALOHA.

We looked at several stores for replacements but estimated deliveries were from 6-12 days, which meant we could be without a refrigerator for 2 more weeks. Found one in stock that could be delivered in two days but we hadn’t heard CHW’s decision to repair or replace. On Saturday 7/16 Christine at CHW said a decision on that plus a reimbursement amt might not be until Monday at the earliest. I asked if there was anything she could do to expedite so at least we could buy one. She promised to try and within 2 hrs CHW sent us a fair replacement reimbursement amount, considering the age of old refrigerator.

Called CHW again and Debbie changed that we’d get check reimbursement cuz we wanted to buy the available one but not at Lowe's. The negative of this was the check would not be sent for 30 DAYS—ridiculous in 2022! Overall, we appreciate the service from real people. However, we feel if we hadn’t kept calling, the process was not going to be resolved by CHS so quickly. Please let these ladies know we appreciate their help. They are models for how CHW should handle claims without customers having to make half a dozen calls to request the type of help these ladies gave.

Someone else was trying to sell me Choice, and I told him that I had Choice, and he gave me a rate. I asked about what I used to pay when I first signed up and it’s gone up. The next thing I knew, I got a link that said that they were going to go back and readjust me down for being such a valued customer. They readjusted me down to the special offer that they were offering people to come in, which was a real cool deal. Especially now that I’m a senior on a fixed income, it's very important to make sure that I keep within my budget and still have access to the services that I need with comfort. It’s hassle-free.

One of the reasons I chose to do a home warranty is because I'm not a specialist in a lot of the areas that need to be repaired. So, I'm relying on Choice to make those choices and to contract with contractors who are experts in the fields of whatever needs I have. I don't do a lot of follow-up, but I have found that as a rule, the ones that have come out were very professional, prompt, and good in terms of keeping me up-to-date with what they're going to be doing and what I need to do. I have one right now wherein the pilot on my hot water heater keeps going out. Choice has been sending people out and pretty much keeping me up-to-date. Right now, I've got to call them and find out what's going on ‘cause I got two mixed messages.

Choice Home Warranty has been very beneficial to me in just having the repairs done and having the comfort and assurance that I'm going to have a reliable source. Not only that, but sometimes, you have to be very careful of who you allow to enter in and out of your house looking around. The people from Choice have a track record and they can be tracked and traced and they come with a reliable recommendation. That's really important. I have not had a lot of claims with Choice, but in general, they're very prompt with responses. Originally, I started just calling in with a claim, then they started encouraging people to use the portal online. That means that now I can submit my claim anytime firsthand, and I don't have to wait until they open up in the morning. They're closed in the evening. Usually, they're pretty good with sending out someone that will repair or take a look at whatever it is that that I have problems with.

I have given Choice Home Warranty several referrals. Because I found that once you have these houses for a while, they're gonna start breaking down just like your body does and you're gonna need some level of expertise in helping you to find and locate reliable sources that you can count on. My son keeps on me to make sure that I get a warranty. Because he's married and I don’t wanna interfere with him and his house every time I need some help. He's the one that strongly agrees with me that one needs some type of coverage.

1. You declined to fix the seal around the door of my refrigerator ** in October or November 2020.

2. I called about the water heater in January 2021 at 1408. I was told it would be 7 days before you could send a technician out,, in the dead of winter. I couldn't leave my tenants without hot water. I was forced to go buy and installed a new water heater that costed me over 1,000, while I still paid you a premium. When I complained about the situation. I was told I should have sent in proof of repair but it was too late.

3. I called about the furnace not holding the temperature at 1408. The tech came and said the filter was dirty, collected his fee and left. He did not bother to investigate further. I had the furnace cleaned and checked again. Within 2 weeks another call was made about the furnace. Which of course cost another tech fee. He came out and said the filter was dirty again. At least this technician searched further to find the inner motor needed cleaning. Of course, you didn't cover that either at the tune of $65 fee plus $225.

4. I called for service at my primary address ** in December 2021, my dishwasher stopped. The tech came and condemned it. Your solution was to settle the claim by offering me a $250 payment on a machine that cost $899 in every store I searched. When I spoke with the representative I told her that was not an acceptable amount.. I asked to speak with a Supervisor. She refused and said she was it, no one above her. Liar, If that's true, you will be getting many more complaints and perhaps You will be doing another name change. You can't run from bad service. It's unfortunate, that you get these celebrities to endorse your products, do they really know or care that your follow through sucks. I have tried on many occasions to get in touch with that representative about my payout with no success or follow up from her. You still owe me a payout from December 2021 for my dishwasher.. I haven't found any maytag anywhere to replace my washer for such a low price. unless you are telling me to find a used one. That's not what your advertisement protray. I have screen shot this feedback and I am considering forwarding this statement to your celebrities as well as the better business bureau. I thought you were here for me, it don't feel that way. Show me that you value me as a customer.

5. I called this month for service and the technician came and preformed excellent service. Still not enough to stay or to give you good press.

Regards Norma

The AC unit itself is over 9 years old and the life expectancy of most AC units are between 10-15 years old. So, the age of the AC unit is within the range of failure due to normal wear and tear and should be covered under warranty. Because my AC unit was not working and CHW refused to cover the replacement as per the contract, I had to find an external technician to replace my AC unit at an out of pocket cost of $2,000. I had another claim for a broken microwave that also should have been covered but was rejected by CHW. I will not renew with this home warranty company again. What's the point of paying for the warranty when they never approve any claims?!?