Choice Home Warranty Reviews

I got the runaround when I wanted to cancel. They said I had to mail, not email, a letter. I did so. After several weeks, I called and was told they never received the letter. I sent it registered-return receipt. I had their signature they received my request. What a liar! I understood the cancellation fee was $50.00. They deducted $117.50 instead. I waited several months to get this partial refund. I would urge anyone who is considering doing business with these people to run, not walk away. If you deal with them after reading all the complaints, you must be **. I made the mistake of sending my money first and reading the remarks after the fact. Don't let them cheat you!

Choice Home has contracts with local companies who always first collect the service fee of $50 and then they find ways to deny the service claims. We believe that Choice Home have trained them for excuses to deny the claims. The local companies do not mind because they get $50 for not doing anything. My recommendation is for everyone to find other trustworthy and creditable companies for home warranty service. We ended up paying for the repair bills to another company and paid annual fee of over $500 to Choice Home, not to mentioned broken system in the middle of hot weather and no peace of mind!

I then went back to previous transactions and found that they had been taking money out every month. I called immediately today, May 4, 2011 and spoke with Troy ****. He told me that I didn't cancel in writing and they would not refund my money, not even the money they just took out on May 2 which is not right. First, if you are not satisfied with their service, they want you to pay to get rid of them and they took money from an account yet does not want to refund it. Now he said that I needed to cancel in writing and he was going to handwrite a note and give it to the billing which can my account. This was supposedly done with Mike ****. I should not have to pay for some employees’ failure to do what he said. If you will get a copy of their policy, they will not handle any of the things they said so there will always be a loop hole.

I cannot afford to have any technician to come and do it. I called the Choice company and a technician came and diagnose, troubleshoot and need to change the parts. I called the Choice Company and they told me that they will give approval tomorrow.

Today, they called me in the morning that they cannot give me the approval to get it done because they need the service proof. They declined the repair.

I am now being asked by the vendor to pay the bill. I paid my home warranty in full, therefore I will be paying more than twice what the repair would have cost me without a warranty. I feel bad for the vendor but now I am stuck in the middle. I am filing a claim with the Florida State Attorney General's Office and The BBB.

The first was to replace the seal in my freezer and the second to replace the fan in my microwave, which I was told I would be reimbursed for and have not been. I was just informed last week that Choice Home Warranty is not licensed to sell insurance in the state of Washington and that the Washington State Insurance has issued a cease and desist order (case number **) to them.

They have cancelled my contract as of last week and once I found out what they have done, I requested a full refund of all monies paid including the reimbursement since they were not acting legally when they sold me the contract in the first place. They have responded by saying they will not reimburse my fees since they "provided a service", which they clearly did not.

After seven days, they asked me for a maintenance document, which I provided them. However, they did not repair my A/C. They started threatening by calling on my home phone. I complaint to BBB and their customer service manager offered me to cancel the policy instead of providing a solution for A/C repair. Clearly, they are scammers who are only here to collect premium from innocent people. Please check their rating on BBB, and read reviews on them. They are a very big scam. Don't waste your money.

Now since it went from 70 to 40 and 30s my family needs heat and the home warranty we paid for when buying the house doesn't cover it because it is classified as a heat problem. I'm pretty sure I'm not interested in my AC getting fixed when I don't have heat to heat my house when it is actually freezing outside. This company is a rip off and keep saying they were reviewing it so I called everyday until today and said that it's an AC problem and they are not going to fix it. I have a warranty that covers the heat and there is not any heat so I don't understand what the problem is about not getting the heat fixed when they claim to cover it in their agreement about what is and is not covered.

After a few days, I noticed that it had not been delivered and was being held at the post office to be picked up. When I was finally able to get a hold of someone, I was told that they would pick it up the next day. Well, after 3 phone calls as "reminders" to go pick it up, they still refused to go and get the cancellation letter. So I filed a dispute for the charge with Discover card who reversed the funds.

However, the story doesn't end there, it just begins. Choice Home then fabricated false documents showing that I purchased online and therefore had to read the terms and conditions; they even had my IP address to prove it. The thing is, I only looked on their site to get a price quote (remember, I was pressured to buy this over the phone, and paid over the phone).

Their screen print shows not only that I had entered credit card information into their website, but also reflected the special price that I was given over the phone on it (which once again was not on the site I looked at because the salesman offered that as a special deal over the phone). They also claimed with Discover as their reason for not issuing the refund being that they never received the cancellation letter.

Well, isn't that obvious! They refused to go to the Post Office and pick it up. It's all a big scam! This company should be shut down for good! They are scam artists through and through and shouldn't be allowed to practice business. Do not buy! Go to American Home Shield, that is who we ended up with because of a recommendation from a friend. They have been around forever and have an A+ rating with BBB. We are happy so far with those guys.

I explained not only to Choice Home Warranty but the repair guy what was wrong. No one once said anything about not being covered. I even had part number to be repaired. The service guy came out and said he'd be back the next day to install a brand new opener. I haven't heard from him since, but he took my check and cashed it.

Check their ratings anywhere. Good service companies won't work for them. They have 228 complaints at the BBB of New Jersey. Anyone that would sign up with this company is a complete idiot. You will get ripped off. Do your homework and go elsewhere fast.

I'm out almost $500.00 with what I have already paid for this coverage and what I have to pay now to have the opener fixed.

Choice home warranty is now telling me they will not cover this because it's the part of the main control board that receives the signal. It has nothing to do with the remote it's the main control board inside the unit. Genie company that I talked to said this is the only component that controls the entire function of the unit. I have also paid the service company that came out $45.00 and now he won't return my calls.

I put in a claim for my microwave/convection oven that needed a sensor. After I paid the service call fee, and the parts were ordered, I get a call from "John" at CHW saying, I'm sorry, we only cover built-in's not counter tops." When I told him it was a built-in, he says that is not what the repairman told us.

I call the repair company; they said that's not true and they will call CHW and call me back. They called back and said now it is covered and scheduled the next appointment to my house for repair. Then, I receive a cancellation notice emailed to me saying the policy is canceled, due to my request! !

I called CHW and talked to John; he was a programmed robot that wouldn't budge and said they could not reinstate the policy! Now, the repairman company is coming out under no coverage and deducting my $45 service fee from their no warranty parts & labor cost of $125. So, I am now paying $75 more to get this fixed, all due to the fraudulent ways of CHW. Stay away from this company!

The contractor technician stated to me that the compressor needed to be replaced due to wear and tear. Within 30 minutes after the contractor called in his diagnose, I received an email from CHW informing me to call. I called CHW which a male representative told me that the claim was denied. The CHW representative claimed that my inoperative compressor was a pre-existing condition although they covered the unit when I bought the plan in July 2010; and, that the technical that serviced my air condition unit stated to CHW that it was also a condition that was existed.

The CHW representative stated that when I placed the claim, September 7, 2010, to have my air condition service that the warranty date started August 31, 2010 and my problem existed prior to that date. I did not know that CHW employees were living in my unit to attest to actual breakdown of my unit or knew when it was going to breakdown. I told the CHW representative that the unit was working properly with no know or unknown pre-existing condition prior to September 5, 2010. CHW representative stated again the claim was denied because of what the technician stated to them.

I called and talked to Keith of Hopkins Brother Heating and Air, which he stated to me that he told the CHW representative that the problem stemmed from be inoperative due to wear and tear and not a pre-existed. Mr. ** also stated that he told the CHW representative that the unit was in fair condition with no other problem.

I called CHW back within 30 minutes and spoke with a female representative and told her what transpired during my first call as well as the conversation with the technician of Hopkins Brother Heating and Air. I also told the CHW representative that the technician stated that he would be available for a three way conference to confirm is statement to the CHW representative. Due to the fact that CHW is not able to support the contractor statement, CHW is now requesting some information to confirm that the unit was working. The CHW representative has asked for maintenance records on my AC unit and I was told by the CHW representative to gather maintenance agreements or some type of document that shows maintenance on the unit. I explained to the CHW representative that these documents should have been requested from customers at the time of purchasing the contract. The CHW representative replied that these documents are not required at the time of purchase.

On September 10, 2010, I fax to CHW copy of our condo July Board Meeting and Status report of work performed by the maintenance people dealing with air condition units. Also, I included two statements from the maintenance personnel who reviewed, service and attest that my air condition unit was operable as of July and August 2010. On September 17, 2010, I fax to CHW copy of invoice from the handyman who service my air condition units over the years. Other than these documents provided and sent to CHW, I have no other documents available or means to obtain any other documents.

CHW stated that the invoice and the other documents were insufficient and that the claim was still denied. I sent a letter filing a dispute against Choice Home Warranty (CHW) for denying the claim. As of this date, I have not heard from CHW nor received their position on this matter.

In the meantime, I have requested my money back because this policy cannot be used since I need maintenance agreements on all of my appliance and equipment. So far, I have not heard back from CHW. CHW position taking on this claim is not justified. I don't understand CHW can take consumer hard earned dollars and deceive them with false security. If documents are required and necessary to obtain a warranty, CHW should request maintenance agreements on all appliance and equipment prior to issuance. Thank you.

I have no records for the unit since I didn't purchase the home until 2006. I was never asked for records before until I made a "large" claim. Now they don't want to pay so they are asking for records that I don't have, and thus, gives them the excuse to refuse the claim. This is outrageous! They advertise how costly repairs and replacements are and how you can use their services for these costs, but they never tell you they won't cover anything costly. I cannot get them to cover any of the air conditioner repair costs which the vendor told me would be around $800 or more depending on what they find when they get into it. This whole warranty business is a scam.

There are no $300.00 washing machines in the US. When challenged about it, they refer back to their opt out close and never make any effort to fix or replace as stated. They take your money in good faith and then **you when you put in a claim. If there are others who would be interested in a class action suit, let me know. Either way, beware. What ** me off the most is I switched from AHS after 9 years just to save a dollar or two in premiums. What a mistake.

5) Full refund will be issued, if I am cancelling on Monday.

Less than 12 business hours later, I decided to cancel all my policies. The customer manager Troy told me that there is $50 cancellation fee for each policy. I was shocked that as manager he does not take the responsibility of his employee's false promise and high pitch sales. Facts again, 1) I did not sign any paper regarding $50 cancellation fee; 2) I did not sign the policy on line. It is Richard's responsibility to disclose the cancellation fee.

After he left, I immediately called CHW in an attempt to file a claim. However, due to it being the weekend, the customer service attendant stated she could not help us with the claim; however, she would make a note on our account listing the problem. So we had to wait until Monday in order to talk to someone within the company. Of course, we called again on Monday. They sent out another technician, who inspected the A/C unit. The technician, told us what he believed was went wrong with the A/C unit and gave us an invoice stating that it was a bad compressor, normal wear and tear.

Additionally, the technician had a copy of our home warranty agreement from CHW to which we reviewed and he stated that we should have no issues with CHW honoring our claim. We paid our $60 co-payment levied by CHW for the technician's services upon his leaving. All and all, Choice refused to honor the claim; first due to rust, corrosion and water damage, which was not true. They lied by stating the technician told them that the cause of our A/C failing was due to rust, corrosion and water damage. We provided them a invoice for a service call conducted in August 2009 whereas the technician added a small amount of Freon but annotated the A/C unit was working ok. Either rate, CHW denied the claim again, this time based upon their belief that we had a leaky compressor, which is also not true.

Throughout my communications with them, they were rude, threatening and were all and all, out right liars. They said and did anything in order to decline our claim. They have done this before and no doubt will continue to do this again. A cursory search on the World Wide Web via the Google search engine utilizing keyword: Choice Home Warranty, resulted in these six websites listed as 2 through 7 on the first page of the search results. Number one on the page of course is the CHW official website.

Please review, these people have all gone through what we are going through now. Some have advocated a Class Action Lawsuit. If there is one ongoing out there, then please seek out and request my name be added. My wife and 8 month year old girl had been sitting in a hot home while they played games with our lives. They just so happened to be sick during that time. Though, their illness predated the A/C going out the variations in temperature exacerbated their problems to the point were my wife and daughter had to go to the doctors. We were led to believe that we were covered by this warranty and hear we find out that we were not merely because they just didn't want to pay. Do not purchase this warranty!

I called CHW this morning and spoke to a not very friendly customer associate (Melanie) to hear that my contract had expired and she can not talk to me about anything that had happened in the past and a manager will call me back. She couldn't transfer the call to a manager nor help me even though I insisted that my contract had not expired and will not until 06/13/2010. She said her system shows the contract expired on 05/13/2010 and the only way they can help is having a manager call me back. I am waiting for someone from CHW to call me and resolve this issue. I have spent more than a day calling different people (Perfect Temperature, the collection agency, CHW, looking through my contracts, invoices and payments from last year etc). This is not the first time I am wasting my time after signing up with CHW to get things taken care of. They have extremely poor customer support and do not treat their customers well.

Before posting this comment, I certainly went to their blog site to attempt to deal directly with Mr. Moss. It was no shock to find that all comment sections are disabled. I went to the Facebook page and no commenting available there either!! So surprised, I tried the email address and it was rejected, a shocker. We have sent everything by fax. We will be pursuing delivering all of this by certified delivery in person to Mr. Moss and his company as well. Based on all of this, we will pursue through the BBB as well.

I only post here to say to anyone who is listening, googling, wondering, considering Choice Home Warranty, don't do it, don't do it! Save yourself the hassle, wasted money and headache on throwing your money ar illegitimate scammers!

We submitted our vendor application via fax on March 13th and assumed since they were sending us calls, we were approved. After the first three invoices were not paid within the agreed upon 30 days, we called the company, and lo and behold, they had "never received our invoices," even though our fax gave us confirmation that they went through. We refaxed the invoices and were told that it would be another 15-30 days before we got our payment for the four invoices outstanding.

Another call was placed today to ensure that they received the latest fax with the invoices and they stated that they had, but payment would not be made until they received our application to be a vendor, which, of course, was sent five weeks ago by fax (the same fax that seems to eat invoices!). Another rude accounts payable rep said that we were sent an e-mail stating that no invoices were to be paid without an approved application. That e-mail was never received by us. Yet, they continued to send us out on calls even though we weren't approved. I asked to speak with a manager and was told that there wasn't one available. I told them that I would hold, but she told me that she would hang up on me if I continued to hold.

This company will give you the complete runaround in order to not have to pay their obligations. We also believe that they are not only scamming their vendors, but are also scamming their customers. Two out of the four calls that we serviced were not "approved" for repairs and the replacement cost that they wanted to give the customer was a joke.

Oh, and by the way, we sent the CEO an email message as he had asked on one of the consumer complaint websites for "concerned customers" to do if they had a problem with his company, and guess what? We never heard from him! Maybe they have a problem with not only their fax but their email system too.

I called on April 8, 2010 and got Abbie. Abbie placed me on hold, came back and said her supervisor told her that since the check had not come back to them (from a non existent address), and we would have to wait 90 days for them to issue another check. I told her that was not acceptable; it was their error, not ours. I asked where they even got that address and she said their "system locator" gave it to them. I asked to speak to her supervisor and she got nasty and immediately said he wasn't available. I asked how did she know without asking, that she just talked to him and she said in a snotty way that he wasn't available to speak to anyone. When I demanded to speak to him, she said, "Yes ma'am, any more orders? " and put me on hold. Guess what again? He wasn't available.

I asked for her name so when I file a complaint, I'll have it and she spelled it out A-B-B-I-E and her supervisor was S-A-M. When I hung up and called back for customer service instead of accounts receivable, I was put on hold. Guess what again? I got transferred to Abbie. I told Abbie I would just call Corporate and she said there was no corporate. It was just a website and anyway, there was no one available to speak to me for 24 hours. I told her I didn't want to deal with her anymore and she told me she didn't want to talk to me either and hung up. So, now here I am, stuck with $670 owed and no way to know if we'll get payment. It looks as if we won't, since I've read some other complaints.

I contacted Choice because they did not call me to find out what was going to take place. Choice stated that they were not going to replaced the A/C unit because it had some rust and corrosion from everyday/every year use. The unit is 16 years old with this being the first problem and Choice found a loop hold to not pay the claim. How do you keep a A/C unit that is 16 years old from not having rust with it is rained on and produces water. This is the second claim that has been denied by Choice. I had a roof leak and they refused to take care of the problem which just needed shingles replaced. I read some of the other complaints and the responses from Choice if they say I'm not a client I will provide you with my contract and claim numbers.

Then I finally spoke to a manager, which it's always the same manager that they send you to, who never responds until he wants to. He said that the only way I could can cancel is that I sign a waiver that all issues are resolved so that I won't go to the Better Business Bureau. They try to take away your civil rights and threaten you if you say that you're going to BBB. They also said if I went to BBB, they definitely would not refund any money to my account. Initially, they quoted one price to me that they would refund on 2/17 and on 3/24 the price that they initially quoted dropped $100.

So I email the complaint address and they don't have any professionals. They tell me to ask to speak with a claims manger. So I tried and every day I have called and asked to speak with a claims manager they always tell me one isn't available. They don't even have a voicemail. Then they always transfer me to this girl named Rachel who is I can't say what she is. She is very unprofessional and rude. Every customer that we have serviced from Choice said they hate Choice and will not be renewing their contracts with them for the fact of the customer service skills and the fact that they cover nothing. I feel bad for the people who have them because you are paying for a service and they will not cover you it is always your fault and not theirs. I can't seem to get to a professional person to get this taken care of.

I realized that Choice Home Warranty may cover it, so I called and explained to them exactly where the leak was and was told it was covered. My husband and I were elated! We even received an email saying that a service tech would be out and that we need to pay him $45. He came out and couldn't figure out where the leak was and called Choice and the lady told him they didn't cover it but needed to know where the leak is.

Then, the tech said you owe me $125, the $4!. So I called Choice and was hung up on by John **, who by the way said they would refund the $80! I called back and talked Troy ** who said that we would not get a refund and it was not covered. It seems like it depends on who you talk to that tells you different stories. We used to have American Home Shield and never had this problem. I intend on cancelling with Choice and going back to American Home Shield. Choice Home Warranty is a sham and a scam.

I called the tech and they said the compressor was bad and no mention of installation had been made. That was exactly what the tech had told me before submitting the claim. When I called to report this to Choice, the woman hung up on me. I called back to talk to the supervisor and Mr. Jim R got on the phone. I could hear him speaking to the woman and laughing as I tried to explain that she had hung up on me. I asked what they needed to fix the furnace and he said that they needed maintenance records (I now see that is there common practice). I sent the records via email and then emailed asking for a confirmation to which Mr. R did not reply. I sent the email again. No reply.

I then called and Miss A stated they had no records on file. I then submitted them to her and she admitted she received them. One week later, nothing. I called and they stated that they had denied the claim. When I asked why, they said they needed records from the previous owners for the past three years. I stated that was not possible and that when the unit was serviced in August 2008, the tech stated it was in working condition. Then I asked if I was able to get the records would they fix the unit and they stated probably not. I also received complaints about the companies they contracted with on their rude manner on the phone. They are a total scam.

When I spoke with Choice (John **), they first said the claim wasn't covered because I had only been a customer of theirs for a handful of months, but I opened my contract on 4-13-09, much more than a handful and not a reason to deny a claim. I was then told that the claim was denied due to lack of maintenance. I explained that I haven't been in the house a year yet and before I bought the house, it was inspected and a cleaning was done (9-10-08). I informed John that the owners before me had it serviced every year prior as well. I had 2 other service calls related to the furnace, 9-14-09 (Owl) and 1-11-10 (David Robbins Plumbing).

Neither of them made any indication that the furnace was not being maintained properly. Choice said they needed proof of maintenance, so I sent them photos of the furnace that shows the sticker with the history of maintenance, the 9-10-08 cleaning tag and the home inspection report indicating it was functioning.

When I signed up for the warranty program, no one came to inspect any of my items to determine if they were properly maintained so I don't understand how they feel it wasn't maintained, on what basis? On 2-11-10, I received a message from Choice indicating they reassigned the claim to Dyson, as they wanted a second opinion. I called Choice and asked what was the purpose of the second opinion as I've already replaced the furnace. I have asked to speak to the supervisor, Jim **, on several occasions and left messages. He has not returned any of my calls. They have violated their contract with me.

As of today, Jim ** is telling me that they are not covering still due to maintenance, but it has been maintained. I have proof. After looking online, I see many people have ran into this same problem. Choice is a scam artist, they should be shut down. By them not covering my claim, I am out the money and that was the whole point of having a home warranty contract - to be covered.

The next day, Choice said that they would not authorize the fix due to the possibility of it being a problem before we took out the agreement. They stated that the problem could have been caused by our not taking the care of it the way that we should have, cleaning, etc., for maintenance. It was appalling that they asked for any and all paper work having to do with the furnace. I sent them the paperwork for the check-up, cleaning, etc., which we always do before time to turn on the heat. That was not enough information for them, and they called to inform us that the repair could not be made, insinuating that we knew there was a problem, thus the reason we took out the home warranty. Apparently, one is required to become heating specialist to check out his furnace and know when a future problem might occur. I paid $400 plus for the warranty, and the $45 service fee for the technician's visit, and had to pay myself in order to have heat, to get the furnace operational. Needless to say, I cancelled the contract with Choice, after an unpleasant conversation with customer service. The furnace was working fine when we first used it, so nothing we did or didn't do had anything to do with the timing of the igniter going bad. I expressed my chagrin that what else does one do but have the yearly checks, cleaning, etc., to prove that the furnace is being taken care of. This company did not live up to their agreement for less than the cost of the yearly fee given to them to fix the problem and keep a customer. Choice is certainly not a company one should trust. Thank you.

Then I investigated about this company on web. I found out that people had really bad experience with them and there are lots of complaints against them. So after 9 days only on 08/28/09, when I called up to tell them that I do not want to make this contract since we are planning to move to a different school district because of better school choices and I spoke to Mr. Robert **. Unfortunately I will have to say that he was very rude and highly unprofessional after I told him that I do not want to make this contract. Then he said there is a $50 penalty for cancelling it. I told him my contract did not starts even and previously I had been told by your person only (Kevin) that there will be no deduction if I cancel before starting date of contract which is Sept.19, 2009. Then he said there will be an investigation for it. After that they never got back to me and they deducted $50 for no reason.

I never had a contract with them and I did not take any service from them. In spite of many calls to this company, I am not able to get my $50 back from them. And logically also if I cancel after the contract starts then they can deduct money. If I cancel before even if starts they are supposed to deduct any money. I lost my $50 for no reason even though their person said there won't be any deduction.

On October 19, 2009, I signed up with these guys. As of last week, my heating furnace started making some noise when I turn it on, which I reported to Choice Home Warranty. I never had any problems before with any of my appliances. Then a technician came to my home and saw the heating furnace (in fact, he told me that I should pay him first before he even touches my furnace; that is what has been told to him by Choice home Warranty, which is fine). He immediately said that the inducer motor has gone bad. This is due to normal wear and tear in the bearings of the motor, then he left. After 2 days, I got a call from Choice Home Warranty saying that they will not process my claim unless I provide them the maintenance records (they never mentioned about this when you sign up for the warranty. This is the first scam).

I faxed all my maintenance records for the furnace and a couple of days later, they contacted me saying that they will not pay for the claim. That means they will not fix my furnace. The reason stated is that they will not fix any noise coming from the furnace. That means basically they will not pay any for any of your complaints/claims. I spent a couple of hours on the phone with their customer service department, authorization department, etc., arguing that when some moving/rotating part in a motor goes bad, it does make noise. If it had not made any noise, I guess I wouldn't have come to know the problem itself. What kind of a company which denies the claim on this ground? Hence I filed a complaint with the BBB (Better Business Bureau) on how they are cheating people. Hence guys, please be careful when you sign up for something like this.

We have paid $500 in premiums/service fees during the 4 months we have had this warranty and they told us that since we do not have a long enough history with them, they need all of our maintenance records for the heating system (which is just their way of finding a reason to deny the claim). We sent them 2 years' worth of service receipts to show the repairs that had been made to the system and they said that was not enough, and that we only sent them documentation for when the system broke, not documentation for how we maintained the system. What is the point of buying a warranty if they are not going to fix items when they break?

To add insult to injury, the weather is 20 degrees which constitutes emergency service, but after 4 days we still have no heat! We have only had this warranty 4 months and Choice Home Warranty has already breached the contract by not performing emergency service. We filed a complaint with the BBB requesting our heat be fixed or our $500 premium/service fees refunded and this warranty cancelled so we can find a reputable company that will actually perform the service we are paying for!

I have had other home warranty policies in the past and have never been questioned on a claim. I cancelled my plan with another home warranty which I purchased in August to go with Choice per my brother's recommendation. He purchased a two-year warranty, as well as a two-year warranty for my father. The contract states that the covered items will be repaired or replaced 30 days after acceptance of application by CHW. It doesn't say 31 or 37 days of purchasing the plan. I bought this warranty in good faith. When Mr. ** refused to do anything regarding this matter, I instructed him to cancel my warranty and I would go back to my previous plan. He said he would not allow me to do that. When I asked why, he said, "Because I said so and I won't let you." He then offered to give me $180 to do whatever I wanted with. What I want is to have my washer repaired or replaced as stated in the contract.

My husband and I have left several messages for the manager, Mr. **, and have not received a call back. If you cannot make good on this claim, then I want to cancel the warranty at both of my properties. The contract clearly states that a contract can be cancelled after 30 days for a pro rata refund. I expect a full refund. I will contact the BBB and anyone else I need to, to get this resolved.

My galvanized pipe broke this past week, and they would not repair it, because it was galvanized. I kept asking where in the warranty did it say that, and the young lady on the phone kept saying that I needed to look at the contract that was online, plumbing and paragraph 8. This was never given to me. I was so mad. I told them not to renew my contract when it comes due in May 2010. Their company sucks big time. Things that I have read about them are so true of their character. Also, when I called, I was given a plumbing company that was 70 miles or more away from my house. The lady on the phone insisted they were a few miles away. I called the plumber two times, and they finally called me and confirmed what I had been telling the Choice rep. I should have stayed with American Home Shield. In other words, you get what you pay for - sucky service!

On 08/28/09, when I called up to cancel this contract since we were planning to move to a different school district because of better school choices, I spoke to Mr. Robert **. Unfortunately, I will have to say that he was very rude & highly unprofessional after I told him that I wanted to cancel this contract. Then he said, "There is a $50 penalty for cancelling it." I told him that previously I had been told by your person only (Kevin) that there would be no deduction if I cancel before the starting date of contract which is Sept.19, 2009. Then he said that there would be an investigation for it . But after several phone calls, the company has refunded only $280 to me whereas I cancelled 3 weeks before the contract was about to start. In these recession times, I don't expect that companies should start snatching money from the public like this & fool them.

The technician told me that it is the compressor. I told him that the compressor was replaced by AHS a year and 9 months ago. He told me that compressor went out of order because the person improperly turned the valve, the oil from compressor was spilled out and freon leaked, and the compressor needs to be replaced again. Then Choice refuses to fix the problem, considering it as "pre-existing condition". But it worked good for 1 year and 9 months. The warranty on any compressor and labor to install it is only 90 days.

When I made the contract with Choice, everything worked fine. I was not asked if the compressor was replaced or something in my house was wrong. The compressor did not have any pre-existing condition and it is not my fault that the companies hire people who do not do the work properly. I am the victim of bad service. When I made the contract, I asked Kevin (Choice representative) to e-mail me the copy of the contract as well as to mail a paper copy. I also asked him to include the counter top microwave instead of a built-in microwave which I don't have. I never received anything till I called back after 3 weeks. He promised that he will do it.

Finally, I received a paper copy of the contract, but the counter top microwave was not included again. Then I called Choice to make a complaint to the supervisor. It was Mr. **. He fixed the mistakes on the contract. I was suspicious about the reputation of their company after even doing the contract I had so much trouble with them. Mr. ** said that they are "highly reputable company". Unfortunately, my feelings were right. They charge money without any intention to do the service.

I am devastated about this situation. I am on disability retirement. I bought the plan hoping to avoid problems, but the problems only multiplied. The money that I paid for the contract for the whole year in advance ($450.00), as well as the $45.00 that I paid partially to the technician to fix it - I would rather spend it toward the new refrigerator. But why? I have "service" of the company that should take care of it.

Three months after signing up, Mom's central air conditioner went out. She lives in a mobile home and the temperature gauge was reading over 100 degrees. Mom is a 3-time cancer survivor and had just lost the love of her life, and she did not need to hear that Choice would not honor their agreement and cover her A/C unit.

I wrote them a letter, hoping to get some remedy and resolve. They never did reply to my letter. Mom ended up buying a new A/C unit. Because the loophole they used is written in the contract: if the appliance has not had yearly professional maintenance check ups, then they do not have to repair or replace. Tell me who has all their appliances professionally checked every year? That is a ridiculous expectation. Well, we have learned the hard way to look for this loophole in any other home warranty service company we might consider.

When I called them, they said they had the right to change the terms anytime and I had to go to their website instead which has different clauses which allows them a way to bail out of a claim. They had to direct me to their website that had additional fine print, which indicated they can ask for maintenance records of all kinds and that gives them reason to deny claims! Plus, if you decide to cancel, there is further fine print that says they could deny the cancellation and if it's not to their benefit, they will charge you for everything they ever did for you during your time with them.

I provided them with proof of coverage with American Home Shield and the invoices for my maintenance. They still denied my claim, stating that it was a pre-existing condition. He yelled and screamed at me and then laughed at my face, telling me he was simply not going to fix my unit. The tech they sent to my house was so shocked by their behavior that he cancelled his contract with them. The tech fixed my unit on his own and charged me a very low price because he felt so bad. I tried going to Dateline, but my complaint alone will not do it. Please, all of us that have been scammed by this company, go to the Dateline’s website and complain about them. If enough people do it, maybe they'll take us seriously and get someone to take them out of business for good. The emotional distress this has caused was way more damaging than the money they took.

Briefly, you are required to have professional service people come in yearly to perform maintenance for each appliance or system in your home, and you have to keep the records for 5 years. Even the IRS only asks for 3 years. The homeowner is not allowed to perform this maintenance. So assuming a home has a heating system, AC, a hot water heater, appliances, etc., you are being forced to spend money on each of these yearly or they will refuse to honor the warranty. In order to cover these items, this requires you to spend $500, $600, $700 per year. Add that to their contract price and you are now talking about an insurance policy that really costs between $950 and $1150 each year. In two years time, if you just put this money in a savings account, you would have enough to pay for almost any system that broke.

So, bottom line, how does a Choice Home Warranty make economic sense? It doesn't.

Oh, one other item. My problem was a hot water heater. I had been with American Home Shield for three years, as was my neighbor. He had a similar problem last year and they replaced his water heater for the $55 service fee. Foolishly, I had decided to switch to Choice and they refused to honor the contract due to section 9.1.2 even though I could prove that I'd had continuous coverage. Incredibly, they even have an out there. If you don't show them proof of an existing contract within 15 days of signing up with Choice, they act as if an existing contract never existed! Duh! So, I had to spend $1900 today and I can't get out of the Choice contract, but I will never get another one of these contracts again.

After many phone calls and 14 days with no heat, the customer representative from Choice, Ron **, stated that the repair could not be cover because: it is odd that two of the systems fail in the same time? There is no date on the document from 6/26/2008 (?) even though it is printed. There is no signatures on the receipt from 06/26/2008 (?) even though it states on the receipt that it is a electronic invoice and the authenticity can be proven by contacting the company that did the repair/checkup service on 6/26/2008. Ron ** stated that no company will be contacted? There are many inconsistencies in provided documentation (?) with no additional comments provided.

I need to add that dealing with this guy (company) was the worst customer service experience. Imagine rep. screaming, inventing stories that do not add up. The management needs to review your files (?) and than 5 sec. later (?) "Oh, it just popped up on my screen that your claim was denied"? I asked for the manager many times but never - no one was available. He was accusing me of taking long time sending the documentation where in fact they (or he) were not replying to my faxes, emails and phone calls. The faxes were being lost and I had to resend the documentation. I felt like it was really immature, irresponsible, unprofessional, ripoff one person shop.