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About American Home Shield
American Home Shield (AHS) is a home warranty provider based in Memphis, Tennessee. It offers three home warranty plans with varying levels of coverage, and you can choose either a $100 or $125 service fee. Its plans cover rust, insufficient maintenance, unknown preexisting conditions and faulty repairs, which are often excluded from this type of coverage. AHS is available in 48 U.S. states.
Visit www.ahs.com- Three plan options, plus add-on coverage
- Discounts and promotions available
- 30-day workmanship guarantee
- Covers rust, corrosion and sediment damage
- Coverage limits and exclusions
- Must generally use a contractor from its network
- Only available in 48 states
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Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I went online and submitted a claim to American Home Shield. It was for a washing machine that wouldn't turn on anymore. Because of the whole COVID-19, it did take a while for someone to get scheduled. It was about four days. The tech got there and he inspected the device, and told me what had to happen. They placed an order for some equipment. That took a little while for the follow up. It was about a week and a half to two weeks after they got the equipment in, which is about 30 days. The part itself took about 17 to 14 business days. After that, it took them about another 7 to 10 days to get out to the house because of availability. I'm okay with that because they're very nice and professional. I was very satisfied with the service. Everything's working fine.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
The website is great. I can log in and open a ticket online. They then email me right away, letting me know that a ticket has been created and assigned to a contractor. They give me the contractor's name on the email, and tell me somebody will be contacting me. I was able to fix two problems right away, so I'm happy about American Home Shield right now. One of them was when my AC was not cooling. The guy who came out said that I needed to get some Freon 'cause there wasn't enough of it.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Home Shield was the one that was offered when we bought that house. I liked all of the things that they covered. I decided to keep it after my one for a year just in case something would come up, which I have used several times. It's very convenient. My experience so far has been great. They've been able to help with anything I have ever called for.
The outside outlet was not working. We just sold our house. It came up on our action sheet that we had to get the outside outlet fixed. I went online and did the request service through the website. I then got an email right away saying I would be contacted within 24 hours. I got contacted the next morning. The contractor was great. He came on time and answered all my questions. He helped. I never use that outside outlet. But I'm sure it's gonna be very helpful for the people that just moved in.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I did a claim online through the American Home Shield application and their website was okay. But the communication from American Home Shield to the contractor seemed to get delayed after you put in the claim. They leave it up to you call and follow up. It's not a very smooth system. Also, working with American Home Shield has been difficult at times especially when calling and trying to talk to somebody. It's the same with the last contractors we talked to. It took us about an hour on hold with them. It's horribly frustrating. I would like to see them answer their calls in a timely manner. It should be 10 minutes or less on hold.
With regard to my claim, Berry Electric Contracting came out to fix an outlet that was not working. Moses was our electrician and he did a fantastic job. I would highly recommend him. He explained what was going on and what he needed to do. He found the issue and he corrected it. He was very professional and he cleaned up after himself. I am totally pleased with him. After the repair, my wife is tickled pink. She loves having a working outlet on that counter. We have our coffee station back. When the outlet was not working, my wife was not a happy camper. The repair improved our home operation 100%.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
JTR Electrical came out recently for a ceiling fan unit and they were able to replace that. However, the Sub-Zero claim has been a complete nightmare. For one, AHS sent somebody out. They gave us a call and claimed they were on their way. Then there was a no show. All of a sudden, they dropped. After about three calls to AHS, one call after being put on hold for four hours, they told me they had nobody and it was up to me to go and find someone. I did it and it was a $1,900 repair.
I got a letter from AHS saying it was authorized, but I would have the technician send something to them. It was already done and the agent on the phone gave me the authority to do that. I filed a claim and sent it. Then AHS said I need to prove that I paid these people. I did that and canceled checks. I couldn't get anybody to answer my question. This has been going on for three months and I'm on the verge right now. They should be reported to an agency that they're not doing as promised. It's near fraud. I wouldn't recommend them.
The contractors that AHS use have no communication with them. It's just terrible. I will never use AHS as a source. They should be aware of the situation. The only thing I haven't done is go out on Twitter and social media to blast them, 'cause that's not my style. One, they don't care, because there's no means to contact them. As a consumer, you would be on hold for hours then you get disconnected.
Steven,
Thanks for providing that feedback. I hate that we have not followed through with our commitment. I sent an email to you in an effort to offer further assistance. Please respond to that email at your earliest convenience.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
With American Home Shield, I can rest assured that my problems will be taken care of. Each time I've called, I had outstanding representation, and the technicians have been good as well. This time, I requested to have my washing machine serviced and submitting it was straightforward and easy. However, the first technician couldn't get to me in time, so I had to call in. The process was easier and the technician who came out was outstanding.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
The contractor came and ordered the parts that they assumed were bad. When they arrived, they came and installed them but it didn't make any difference. The freezer still wasn't working. They came out again and ordered more parts. They said they got the approval from American Home Shield to repair it rather than replace it. The compressor just arrived yesterday but some of those things never arrived. I talked to them this morning and they said there's still one more part to arrive then they'll schedule a repair. They kind of misdiagnosed it but maybe that happens sometimes. It's been a couple weeks altogether and we had to throw out a few hundred dollars’ worth of food. But the guy wore a mask and was friendly and professional.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
American Home Shield put the ticket in and Universal 1 called me. The only problem I had with Universal 1 was when they first came out, the guy said the problem was that I needed my vents cleaned. He said that was why the dryer wasn't coming on. I had them cleaned and paid for that but it still wouldn't come on. The first guy that came out to my home didn't do anything. The second guy that came out said I needed a new motor. The first guy could have said that and I would have had my dryer fixed by then. They're ordering the part and it will be like another two weeks. I was also out of refrigerator for the whole summer but it wasn't American Home Shield. It was Whirlpool. I just got my refrigerator in September and they came out and looked at it on June 22nd. But American Home Shield is great. I've had them for years and I love them. I got my sister to get American Home Shield and it's been great for both of us.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Calling in a claim to American Home Shield was very easy. It didn't take 24 hours and I had a good experience with their contractor. Everything has been okay since they came.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I had a heat pump issue. The service people that came out were very thorough. The problem persisted. I went online and gave another service request. The same people came back the next day and were able to resolve the issue. But I got an email from American Home Shield saying I owed another $75. I called customer service and they explained that that kinda just automatically happens and that I did not owe it. Hopefully, that reflects that way on my account. The service I got this time was exceptional. They were very timely in contacting me to schedule the appointment. They were able to come the same day, both days, because I put in the service request at night, they called me the next morning, and came the same day. I was very pleased with that. That's not historically been the type of service I've received from American Home Shield.
I've had it for 20 years so originally when it was like 30, 35 bucks, it was such a bargain, and they were fast and efficient. Then, I don't really love having to pre-pay upfront, but it's the only way I will get any service, so I'll have to. For a while, I felt like American Home Shield customers were viewed as the bottom of the bunch. When the providers got finished with their other real customers, they would get to us. That's what I had feared last week when my heat pump acted up but I was happy that that was not the case. American Home Shield is not as budget-friendly as it used to be, but at least, I know what I'm paying when I make that service call. I bought an older property so I knew it was something that I needed. There are some years I paid for it all year and then don't use it at all so that's frustrating. But it's like insurance.
Thanks for sharing you experience and thanks for recommending us.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I had a faucet leak. I filed it initially by internet. The website allowed me to be descriptive if I needed to be. Pipe Down Services was sent out. It has been in my house multiple times before. In fact, I requested that the guy use a certain item and he did. He was able to accommodate me on that. The only issue I had is when it comes to getting someone out here for the AC. I don't think it's really American Home Shield. What it is, is actually the company who is saying that they can't do anything until a week later. But American Home Shield was okay overall.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I called American Home Shield and told them that the water in my shower was not working and it wouldn't get hot. When their tech came, he took a look in my crawlspace and told me that my problem was bigger than what he could fix. He said I need to have somebody come out and look at my crawlspace as well. At the time, there was a leak in my other bathroom and two of my toilets were taking forever to fill up. I called AHS back and put in a request. Their rep told me though that their contractor already came out and my issue was something else. I told her that I still have a leak in some other toilets. So, AHS's tech came out again and he said he had to order some parts or call their service department.
What drives me crazy about American Home Shield and gets me thinking whether I'll cancel my service with them is that their contractors rig something and then I have the same issue three or four months later and I call AHS again. Then, it'll be another 100 bucks when they gotta send somebody else out. It looks like a band-aid is being put on my issue and the job is not getting done. So far, I'm not sure if my money has been worth it with AHS. I pay them a monthly service fee and I also pay them $100 every time a contractor comes out. By the time I've done all that, I could've had a regular plumber come out.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I had a claim with American Home Shield on my refrigerator, and the technician that came out was awesome. He didn't speak great English, but he fixed it and left. That's all I needed. So far, so good.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I had an issue with the breaker box and R&R Electrical swapped that out. The gentleman knew what he was doing and he got the job done. And I’m thankful. I'm not good at that electrical stuff and in my head, I was trying to figure out what to do, and then I realized that maybe my insurance would do it. It worked and the gentleman who came out did an awesome job. In the past, when I was going through some issues concerning a plumbing issue, I had to pay American Home Shield but the guy didn't do any work. But that's the only kinda bad experience that I had. I got beat out of my money. Dry Max is a very bad company, from the experience that I went through with them but I like AHS. I'm alright with it.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
My dryer went out. The technician who came was very qualified and knew what he was doing. He repaired it. It's running smoothly now. I've only had to file one claim and American Home Shield did it in a timely manner. So far, so good. I'm very satisfied.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I was satisfied with American Home Shield. They were great and very professional. I put a claim and it gets done quick so far. I haven't had a lot of stuff to go wrong so far. My brother just bought a house and I'm trying to get him to sign up with AHS too. Recently, I submitted a claim for my air conditioning. I called and they took care of it. The contractors were very professional, kind, sweet and were just great.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I had two things going on with my clothes dryer. It had quit turning. And when you open the door, it wouldn't quit drying. I0 submitted a claim online. It then took three days and then H & S Floors came out. I talked with the tech on the phone beforehand. I told him what I guesstimated was wrong with the dryer to make sure he brought parts. I tell several people about Home Shield. I would highly recommend them.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Submitting a claim to American Home Shield was rough at first because I called in twice and canceled once, but I was charged for it. The contractor never came. So, I had to call back again and get it straightened out. But it turned out to be okay. I would recommend AHS.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I had a flood in my laundry room. The water was coming out all over the floor and it wouldn’t go into the washing machine. I went online and requested American Home Shield for somebody to come to my house. Speedy Air & Heat came out and the guy had the part he needed and he fixed it right away. Since then, I have done only one load of laundry but it's fine. I wish Speedy would have been speedier and it wouldn't have had to take two days for them to come out. But the guy who did the work was great.
When I first got American Home Shield, my dishwasher went out, and they couldn't replace the part, and I did. I sent a receipt in. I've been in an accident, so I hadn't been home for a while and I was never reimbursed. It’s two years ago now. It was right after I bought the contract. I didn't expect them to fully compensate me for the replacement because it wasn't cheap. I got a good one. But I expected at least the value of the GE that had been in there. There might be a time limit and I wasn't able to make it because I've been on a serious automobile accident. That was very disappointing.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I’ve been very impressed with American Home Shield. They’re very responsive. We've had a couple of issues since we moved into the home, and they have gotten someone out in a reasonable amount of time to take care of it. I've called in and the representative was very helpful, knowledgeable, and got everything moving forward. When the guy from United Air Temp came out, he did a sufficient job even though it took seven hours. Something broke. He had to leave, go to the office, and get another piece, which took about two hours. That was fine because he found the problem.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I was having AC problems at my small house. I called American Home Shield and they sent the contractor an email, then they also sent me the contractor, and I could reach out and talk to them personally so I could arrange some stuff. Samuel and Sons came out fairly fast and they replaced my AC motor. Overall, I recommend American Home Shield.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
The individual from A-US Air Conditioning of Texas found the problem with our AC unit. He corrected it and we’ve got cold air but we don’t need it now as it's cold.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Optimum Appliance did a great job. They helped us out a lot. I appreciate it. They scheduled the appointment and they were quick getting there. The technician seemed very knowledgeable. He gave me a lot of tips on maintenance for my machine. It was my dishwasher and my dryer and he fixed the dryer. Just in a few minutes, he found the problem and fixed it right up. I'm very happy with what has happened.
I had a cooktop that there was a problem with a while back and it was replaced. Partly with that, I had accepted the cooktop, and then the girl on the phone told me once I accepted, it's mine. I had a little issue getting it installed because the measurement was off a little bit and the support underneath was lacking and the people who were trying to install it said that they were afraid to install it with the support not being there. So, I had a granite company come out to try to add support and that was a problem there. But I ended up replacing the entire countertop, and then this cooktop went right in and it was perfect. I really love my cooktop. It was on an island, so it was not a large cabinet area, so it worked out fine. It cost me a little money, but in the long run, I'm happy about it.
The guys that American Home Shield provided to do the install were great. They came three times because the first time they came to install, they hooked it up so I could use it, but then I had to get the granite company to come to look at the support problem. Then, once that was taken care of, the installers came back out and re-did what they needed to do, and it was fine. I've been very happy with AHS too.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
It didn't take long for Home Shield to respond when I filed a plumbing claim. It's the first time I've had to use it, and I'm completely satisfied. Draingo came out and they were great.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I started my claim with American Home Shield online. Then I had to call them because the provider that they gave me would not go on the roof where the air conditioning unit was. They didn't come out. They called and said, "We understand that your unit is on the roof. We don't do roofs." They told me to call American Home Shield. I called American Home Shield and they sent someone else. That person didn't do the roof either. This went back and forth for over a week. It was not a great experience because it went on and on. Finally, they found somebody who was willing to go to the roof. It took about a week. It took another week to get parts.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
The garbage disposal was cracked and it was leaking. The technician came out the next day that they said they were coming and took care of it within prompt time so it all worked out for me. The technician checked it out and then he went and got one and got it replaced the same day. Everything was taken care of. He was a really nice guy. It was a great experience.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
It's been a smooth process as far as being able to open the claim online with AHS and pay the co-pay. It's 75 bucks for each open claim, and then have the whole schedule booked online. So there's very little phone interaction or need for me to go and schedule a time frame that works for me. I select what's available and it's booked, and then they confirm it through text messages.
Recently, I had a dead outside condenser on my air conditioner that Total Air Care came out to check up on. The guy was great. He came out promptly. He called me when he was on the way and said, "I'm 45 minutes away." He showed up on time and was friendly. We chatted for a while. The best part that I liked was when he found the problem, he showed me exactly what the problem was, what he replaced, and what went bad, to explain how it led to the outside condenser dying, and then tested it out with me, showed me that it was working, double-checked to make sure that was blowing cold air. I had a great experience just chatting with him. He was thorough and fixed it the first time. The price was right too. I couldn't have asked for a better experience short of the system not breaking to start with.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I normally just go online so I don't have to call and wait for a long time. I was only there for part of our recent claim. My wife was present for majority of the time and I came toward the end, and I thought Axis Appliance Repair's tech did a good job. The microwave works perfectly. I used it this morning before work. However, there have been some hiccups with some other contractors that Home Shield sent in for some other jobs that I've had.
I had to get with AHS on an AC repair. They sent out a contractor, and then I wasn't pleased with the work that he did and had to call AHS back and I told the rep not to send that same contractor out again. And they said, "Okay. Well, we'll send a new contractor, but it depends on the level of the repair this time. If it's something serious, we're gonna have to send that same contractor back out." But when they sent the new contractor out, he said, "Oh, yeah, it's simple." The guy just crossed up a wire. My thermostat wasn't working, and the repairman they sent from the first contractor wired it wrong when he put it back together.
I have installed a Nest thermostat myself, and I'm no expert, and that was very easy. You splice three wires and make new holes in the drywall and install the plate. It's a 10-minute job. If there's a guy who does AC work for a living and he can't put wires in the right place to install a thermostat, there's a problem.Other than that, Home Shield has been very reliable and for the most part, beneficial. This is the second house that I have used them on.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
There was a leak on the top of the water heater and the technician came out and handled the job very quickly. He was very knowledgeable. He did a really good job. I was impressed with him. The claims process is fairly straightforward. But at one point in time, I did have a little bit of challenge on the app. I don't know if it was because I didn't have the most updated version, but it took me in a loop at one point in time.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
The freezer part of my refrigerator was dripping on my hardwood floor. The tech from Wright Refrigeration came out and took care of it. He came to the door, greeted me, and told me who he was. He knew exactly what the problem was and he was very professional. He did an outstanding job.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
We have had American Home Shield for just about three weeks now and I have submitted two claims. I submitted another one this morning. The customer service reps have been great and the technicians have all been wonderful. We had to wait for a part to be ordered on one of them but it came in the next day. So, it wasn’t much of a wait, which was good because it was the hot water heater. I was leery of AHS to start with but it has been good. I’ve had no problems. They get a tech out here the next day after putting in a claim. In one of them, I had to replace the microwave because it couldn’t be fixed. It was so old. I was to submit a receipt and they’re gonna send me a check to reimburse me for it.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I've been happy with Home Shield. The longest that I had to deal with was I had no air conditioning and the longest we had to go was four days but they had it fixed. Then, we had an electrical claim when part of the house lost power. The tech from Omega found where the issue was and was able to fix and restore power to one side of the house in one visit. He also noted some other issues but because I'd only done the claim for that one part of the house, it was the only thing that he was able to fix. He said they would let me know if they're gonna agree or allow the rest of the fixes and I haven't heard anything.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
The hot water tank was backing water everywhere. Choice Plumbing Heating & AC gave me a specific date when they would come and their guy came. I've seen him tow the water heater by himself, he did it all by himself, and he did it all in one hour. I've seen that when people put in a hot water heater, they normally take three to four hours, sometimes longer. I had never seen it done like what he did. I was really amazed. He told me to keep checking it for about a month and make sure I don't see leaks. He said to give him a call if I've seen any leaks. I was totally satisfied.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Atchley Air came out to do the heat tune-up to check everything out and make sure everything was good for the season. I booked the service online and within 20 minutes, I had confirmation and a scheduled appointment. So everything went real smooth. I was surprised that it went that easy.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Get a warranty. It's a wonderful thing 'cause all you pay is the small fee and if anything else happens, it's all covered. We blew a line in our bathroom and I was able to fix that, but we found out that the pressure regulator was bad. American Home Shield sent out a company to check it and we were running 135 pounds of pressure to the house. I was like, "Oh, that's neat. It turned out all the rest of my plumbing must be good.” The company put in a new regulator and got me all fixed up. Everything went great.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
One of our tubs in our restrooms was clogged up and the plumber fixed the problem. I submitted the claim on a Saturday night and he was here by Monday. It was fast. Everything’s okay so far with American Home Shield but the coverage is limited on certain things. What’s covered and what’s not is in the contract, but I wish they'd cover a little more like on the electrical overload problem that I had recently as well as on the AC. Somebody just came to add more of the Freon. AHS covered $9 and then, we gotta cover the rest, which was pricey. But I always recommend AHS to my friends. A close friend of mine got it not too long ago. My sister was the one who recommended it to me. I'm very happy with it.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I started with American Home Shield because we were renting from somebody who had AHS. We had a leak in our hot water heater, and our dishwasher messed up. Both of them were quick services, so we used AHS when we bought our house. My most recent claim was my electricity. I had some lights that were going out, then flashing and coming back on. I've had one for my microwave, too. All I had to do was call and they arranged somebody to come out. That person called me and we set up a time for them to come out. The contractor was great. He listened to what I said was going on because there were three different sockets. Then, he worked on each one of them at a time. I had my microwave fixed, too, and it took one visit.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I feel good about American Home Shield. I'm happy with it. The guys from Electrical Service Professionals were awesome and very professional. It was the wrong breaker so they exchanged the breaker. They also did the outlet as it was defective.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
We've had such a terrible experience with American Home Shield. We want to use them and we’ve used them for a few years now but it’s gotten to the point where the customer service is well below par. We’re having a lot of trouble getting things assigned to people that know what they’re doing.
We have a leaky pipe in our basement where we keep a bucket under it for over three weeks now because they get a different person to come in and say they don’t handle it. I needed a plumbing company or an air conditioning company, and whoever they kept sending said it wasn’t their job. We’ve gone through three or four times of it getting reassigned. We kept trying to call and say, “Can you please assign a different company because they think it’s not their job?” Each time we call, it seems like someone somewhere in Asia is taking our call. We either get hung up on or eventually they get started on what they could do or they say they’re gonna reassign it and reassign it to somebody different but we get the same person. They reassigned somebody again today and we’re hoping that’s gonna work.
Thanks for sharing your warranty experience. I apologize for the inconvenience we've caused you. My name is Stacy and I've emailed you as I would like to speak to you more about your claim.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
Home Shield restored my air conditioning unit when it went out in the summertime and they fixed my garage door openers, which can be a security issue if not fixed correctly. The slowdown of ordering parts is wreaking havoc on a lot of people because of the COVID-19 but Home Shield is doing very well. They could quit raising my yearly payment, though. I've had them for roughly 21 years and my payment has risen about 40 bucks since.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I go online and create my ticket whenever I have a service request with American Home Shield. Once it's done, I get an email, a text, or a phone call saying that a technician was assigned to me and the people will be in touch with me within 24 hours. Normally, it runs very smoothly. I've never had any issues prior as well as with the most recent claim. A guy came in and did a good job. He was very informative and he gave me some pointers. He showed me a lot of stuff that I didn't know about my own system. Everything has been done professionally with every call that I've made. I've never had any issues. I have pads at the front door for technicians to put on. Some of them say they already have some in the car. Everybody has a mask on and I have mine as well. They come in and they bring a drop cloth.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
I had no fan in my downstairs bathroom. The one upstairs just didn't seem right. The contractor that AHS sent was great. He put in the fan downstairs. The one upstairs, he didn't have to replace. It just needed to be fixed. He was very professional and friendly. It was comfortable. I sat and had coffee and he did his thing. It was great. I had an issue a long time ago with AHS. It was because of the brand of water heater, they had a thing about fixing and fixing. But finally, they just replaced it. But those guys have always been really professional.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2020
There was an error code, which meant that the drain was clogged. I got it as unclogged as I could, and I knew I needed a professional to do the rest. They came in and got underneath, and did what they needed to do. It was pretty quick and painless. It’s working great now. The claim submission process with American Home Shield was very simple. It's great that I can just go online and do it and not worry about time of day, weekend, etc.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The company renewed our contract without our approval, and they charged cancellation fee when I canceled it. They responded that "Your payment was set up for auto pay, the contract auto-renews each year when on auto pay." I wonder which law it comes from that setting up auto pay will set up auto renew. They told me by message that I will get a call about it. However, I did not get respo.
Hi Sherry,
I hate to hear about your most recent experience to have the contract cancelled and the associated fees. I would be glad to speak with you.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
AHS has been good for us when it came to getting our AC fixed and our plumbing looked at, but I've been very disappointed with our recent experience. On Sept 12 our oven broke, I put in the service request and someone came over, looked at it for a few minutes and told us they were ordering parts that might take 2 weeks to get here. One of the parts arrived about 10 days later, but 3 weeks after the first person came over, we hadn't heard anything. I called and was told another part hadn't come. Fast forward to today, we still don't have an oven that works and I spoke to a representative yesterday that we might have to wait until Dec 4 for this part to arrive.
I think the most frustrating thing for us has been the complete lack of proactivity on AHS's part. An oven is a standard appliance. To not have one for 2 weeks was an inconvenience, but now we're facing 3 months without one and AHS never reached out to us to give us an update or offer any solutions or accommodations. It was just silence until I called, and then when I did, I was just told we have to wait. Very frustrating and disappointing.
Thanks for sharing your warranty experience. I apologize for the inconvenience we've caused you. My name is Stacy and I've emailed you as I would like to speak to you more about your claim.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Updated on 10/22/2020: I had reviewed AHS yesterday and immediately received a notification from AHS that I would receive a call to resolve this matter. After waiting 2 months for my refrigerator to be repaired so I was heartened I maybe able to talk to someone who would resolve my issue. Over 24 hours has passed and I haven’t heard from anyone. I am very disappointed. I am re reviewing because I have no other option. Phone calls I have made almost daily do not work.
Original: I have had American Home Shield for years. It works fine until it doesn’t. I have a GE Monogram Refrigerator that “died”. On Aug 28, 2020 a GE tech came out and ordered 8 parts are that are needed. Gradually 6 of the parts have come in but 2 parts are still on backorder. Each week the date the part may be in gets pushed back. It went from 9/11 to 10/5 to 10/28/ to 11/5 and now 11/30. I have tried multiple times contacting AHS. I keep getting the same people in the Philippines which is where the call center is located. Very long wait times. Very nice people, hard to understand but they have been no help at all and there is no follow up. They claim they can’t get a hold of GE for updates. So I have been contacting GE and they won’t let me talk with the technician.
I am ready for a cash payout so that I can get a new refrigerator. GE says AHS needs to contact their technician and AHS says the GE tech needs to contact AHS. Both services claim to have left e mails and voice mails and they can’t move forward with the pay out until the technician tells them it is not repairable. I just went online to order a new Monogram refrigerator without getting the AHS issue resolved. I will deal with them later. I am now told that the new Monogram Refrigerator is also on back order until at least Oct 28. I am hoping to have a refrigerator before Thanksgiving. What are the odds at this rate??? There is no way to email AHS it is all done on the phone. No matter what department I try to reach with multiple phone numbers I get routed back to the same call center. To be fair though I have had great service in the past provided the repairman has the parts in hand.
Hi Leta,
I hate to hear about your most recent experience to have the refrigerator issues repaired. I would be glad to speak with you and get the issues resolved.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We've had American Home Shield for several years and we've had good experiences. When we were having issues with our hot water heater, we filed the claim through the website. I've used it before and it's user-friendly. We got a text saying who will come, and they'd be there within 24 hours. I was contacted within 24 hours. High Priority Plumbing then came and they were very good.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield's tech came to rekey master locks for the house I moved into. I gave him the information he needed and he took my locks apart. Once he rekeyed them, he brought them back and hooked them up. However, their tech should wear shoe coverings when he comes into the house. Other than that, he was very professional. He got the work done and was in and out in 30 minutes.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I had a garbage disposal that was not running and I called American Home Shield. Their reps did their job and I was told that their contractor would come within a 10:00 to 1:00 window. However, the appointment got pushed back to later that afternoon through no fault of the contractor. One of their techs had called in sick and they were short-staffed. Still, when their tech got to my location, he got my disposal fixed. He did a good job and since then, it has been functioning like it's supposed to. Previously, I was with Home Warranty for a number of years. I will take Home Shield over Home Warranty any day.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My air conditioner upstairs was leaking. The tech cleared out the leak. He wound up vacuuming and sucking up the gunk out of the reservoir. I also had some issues not related to the air conditioner. It leaked out all the water and came down on the ceiling down on my first floor. I had to call and get the ceiling repaired. I asked American Home Shield if they covered it and they said no, so I wound up having the guy come and fix it on my own.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My first week in the house that I purchased, the water heater went. I talked to my bank and the loan company. They told me about American Home Shield, which my bank agent uses. She recommended them. I made the call and I’ve been with them ever since. I call the number when I submit claims and every time I talk to an agent on the phone, they've been very helpful and very understanding.
The water heater went out on a Saturday and the rep said the contractor would take a couple of days to call me but I told her I couldn't. That's all day Saturday and Sunday with no hot water. I gotta take showers and I would be at meetings on Monday at my job. She called me back and said the contractor would come out Sunday to see what they could do, if there’s anywhere they could adjust anything or see. The tech came out Sunday and he was very nice. He said the unit was leaking from the inside and he took all the details. The next Monday, the company called me back and asked if they could come and get the job done. Home Shield has been very responsive and the people that have come out to do the last three claims I had have been fantastic.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I had three claims with Home Shield in the last six months. One was the garbage disposal was leaking water underneath the sink. The guy was very knowledgeable. He came in, I told him what I had done, he tried to get it working again, but then I noticed it leaking. He saw the rust and where it had been leaking and the bowl I put underneath. Home Shield said, “No problem. It needs to be replaced because it is leaking from the unit itself.” The guy said he had one on the truck, took it out, and put the new one in. Home Shield stopped the leak. They also dealt with a leak in another toilet and I just had a new furnace and air conditioning unit put in by them. Many of the contractors that come out are contractors for other home warranty companies. I always ask their unbiased opinion on which one they think is the best because I've read where some pay a little more for other things. So far, everyone said Home Shield is the best.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield is worth what I'm paying for and it's working. I had a claim for an oven repair and it was very good dealing with the technician.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We had a refrigerator before and we had a problem with it. It was also when we first started having American Home Shield. The refrigerator broke and they replaced it in 2016. This 2020, at the beginning of this year, the icemaker started making a terrible noise, like the gears were grinding or something in it, and it kept on shutting off the icemaker. I also noticed that it wasn't cooling the refrigerator down. Then it got worse and worse. I called American Home Shield and they sent a guy out that said the compressor was bad. It's one of those LG compressors that are bad for everybody. He called AHS and they gave him the okay that day. He ordered that and the icemaker as well. The refrigerator is kinda tight where it is. He wore a mask, he was very cordial, fantastic, and he explained everything. He got everything taken care of and set up.
Then about a week later, the parts were delivered to our house and the contractor contacted AHS that day. There were two guys that came out the next time and put the stuff in because it was quite a bit of work. They called me and said when they were coming. They came on time, wore a mask and did a professional job. They didn't leave any mess and was like nobody was here. Now, the refrigerator runs great.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield is easy to deal with and we like them. Recently, I went online to submit a claim for my refrigerator and my stove and the process was very easy. The heating element on the stove was always staying off, but the light was staying on. It's done it a couple of times since the repair as well, but it was nothing like it was doing before. Meanwhile, the refrigerator was not producing ice and making weird sounds. The line was clogged and the technician took care of it good.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield is good for minor repairs like the dishwasher not working good or a water leak. They did replace the water heater. But I had issues when it came to the AC. I was away on vacation, came back, realized the AC wasn't working and I called it in that same day. I got it in a Saturday. I understand that nothing can be done over the weekend, but they were giving me the runaround for about four weeks. I got two kids and with the Florida heat, we had to move out of the house. They kept telling me because of COVID, everything was running a little bit slower. I came to find out that my unit had the old-style of refrigerant. It was a Freon instead of the new regulation, which apparently is no longer allowed in Florida.
This wasn't the first time with the AC unit. Previously, I had been requesting service and I kept getting a leak. Apparently, the drainage wasn't working well. They would come out and say they repaired it, but three days later, the same leak was happening. I told them I had water damage, my drywall was getting mold from that and I said, "Listen, the people you're sending in are not doing their job. If the job would've been done right, it wouldn't have kept on leaking." Once they came back, the AC wasn't working. They did come out, inspected it and said, "Okay, there's one part that's not working. We're gonna order it." That took about a week to 10 days for them to get it. Also, I was calling, and every time that I would call in, I would never get the same person. Every person would tell me, "Yes, we're gonna put it on file. We're gonna get back to you." If I didn't call, I never got a response.
They came back out again with a part. They said, "Okay, this is not working." Apparently, it was the compressor. I said, "Listen, I was told there was damage because it was an electrical storm, so that must be it." They said, "We have to order it. We'll let you know when it's gonna come." I told them, "Listen, I had to stay in three different places because I couldn't stay in the house."
Other than that, I had some vinyl tiles that were put up on a wall that started to come off. A lot of other things started to come off because of the humidity damage inside the house. Still, the person I spoke to told me about ordering that compressor. I kept calling every other day or almost on a daily basis to see when that part would come in. All that they could tell me is like, "We don't know. It's been ordered. We'll let you know." That never happened. I got to the point where I was three weeks in without an AC and I didn't know if my homeowner's insurance covered that sort of incident until I finally called my homeowner's insurance. They resolved it within four days.
I had to go through my homeowner's insurance instead of a warranty that I'm paying for. Previous to that, with the same problem with the AC leaking, I had called it in about six times and got to the point where they said, "We're gonna cancel your policy because you've made too many claims." I said, "Listen, I'm making claims because your contractor is not doing his job. If they would've done the good job initially, I didn't have to call six other times." In that sense, I'm not satisfied with them.
They say if they can't fix an issue, they'll put in a new one or something of similar value or quality. That's never happened. The contractors keep coming out and they keep charging American Home Shield. I pay a one-time fee until it's fixed. With my dishwasher, which was another incident couple of years ago, they came out about four times. The dishwasher went probably $500. That was not even counting the parts that were replaced until they found what was wrong with it. They came out four times and brought three different parts. It would've been paid off for initially if they would've just replaced it. It's not my money going out of my pocket, but my $100 deductible. It's not a big deal but in the long run, they ended up paying more than it would've cost them just to actually replace it.
Thanks for sharing your warranty experience. I apologize for the inconvenience we've caused you. My name is Stacy and I've emailed you as I would like to speak to you more about your claim.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Home Shield usually does a service in the spring for the air conditioning and in the winter for the furnace. There was a notice on the Home Shield website that they were doing the service. I liked the offering and the alert. Home Shield sends out an email saying, “It’s time for your air conditioning to be checked.” And we got that service. And just to get online to schedule it, I like that a lot. Air Max came out and checked the furnace. They made sure that it was working properly for the winter season. The tech came, did the service, then wrote up something saying what he did.
I’ve had American Shield for a while now, and I have no problem with them whatsoever. When I ever needed them for any kind of service, not just having the air conditioning or the furnace looked at for the winter service, even when I’ve had something broke and they need to come out and fix it, they’re usually pretty prompt. I’ve always liked their service. I’ll probably stick with them until whenever.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield's claims process is based on what item you're processing because they break it down into different categories. They got an oven, they got a stove. So sometimes, you don't know what to put in. I just put in an electric oven when I submitted my claim. The same guy got here. He had been here back in November of last year with the same problem with this oven. So, he was familiar with it. He didn't do anything. My husband said he stipulated that it came on, so they turned it off. But right after they went out the door and everything, I turned the oven on and it didn’t come on. So, I called the guy right away and told him that the oven didn’t come on. We had to get a new one because they no longer sell the parts for it.
With American Home Shield, it takes so long to get things done but I’d recommend them to friends. If they send people out here, they’re trusting that these people are going to do what they’re supposed to do. They don’t know that the company didn’t do what they were supposed to do if you don’t communicate and let them know. I called and told them that I haven’t heard anything from the first company that was here. They first sent Sears. It had been almost two weeks.
They said, “You haven't heard nothing?” The woman was very nice. She put me on hold. She started researching. She called Sears, and she said, “Okay, this is what we're gonna do. We're gonna get somebody else out there.” She got Appliance Plus to come out. The guy took his time and did what he needed to do to get this part because I needed my oven that Saturday, and I didn’t have it. So, I had to cancel what I was doing.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The outside AC unit was not running. Samuel and Sons was sent out and fixed it right away. It's just that I've had to call a couple times. But then someone had been here the next day, except when there was a holiday. I figured if someone comes out the next day, the customer service is in good shape.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I went with an offer for heating maintenance that American Home Shield was running through email. I had an issue with my heating system in the past winter and I wanted to make sure that everything is good to go for the coming season. I had a pleasant experience with this claim as AHS's techs were professional. They were done within 20 minutes and since they came, my system has been operating more efficiently. There's a little kick in the heat when before, I had to turn my thermostat a little higher.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My wife called American Home Shield to have someone take care of a blockage in our tub. When you're calling for anything at your home, it's stressful. But the process was super smooth. I work in insurance so I know how a claim can be frustrating if the process isn't smooth. We had a call immediately right after and set the time up for the service. It was easy. The contractor explained everything and did the work. It was perfect and the plumbing has been fantastic since then. It's draining as it should. I hope I don't have to use American Home Shield again. But if I do, I know that it'll be a great experience.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Our recent service call with AHS went well. The technician was in and out. I've been really satisfied with AHS.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I was having issues with my toilet. Submitting the claim with AHS was easy. It was a great experience with the contractor too. There were multiple issues. They fixed one of the issues. I need to put in a claim for another one. Because they were nice, they looked at it while they were here. Essentially, when you would flush the toilet, you'd hear a vibrating sound in the wall. It didn't happen that day coincidentally while they were here, it's happening again now. So, we need to get them back out here. But for what they were looking at, it was great.
In the past, we had a Samsung dishwasher, that someone needed to come look at, and it took a little while. So, we were having to clean everything by hand, which, wasn't the best-case scenario. But for the most part, if it's a general plumbing need, electronic needs, AHS has been great. It's been a great experience to the point where we just renewed a few weeks ago.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Troy from National Platinum was very nice. My machine was clogged up and the people from the other company weren't interested in fixing it. They said "Well, you need to request different contractors because if you need a new one, then you save steps that way." There's also a computer on my machine, and you have to hit certain numbers to run the diagnostics, which runs it through everything. The guy didn't run the diagnostics on it and he didn't call LG either. On the other hand, Troy ran the diagnostics and he said he couldn't figure it out. I said, "It's like a sensor or something on it is clogged up." because it didn't really dry. He called LG and the representative told him what to do. Lo and behold, the blower motor was packed full of lint, so he cleared it out.
My hands are a lot smaller than his and I said, "Let me get in there.” I got more lint out and then my little shot back got some more. Troy then put my machine back together and it was all good. National Platinum is a good company versus whoever. Sears gave me a window of opportunity between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. I said, "What?" and then they said, "Well, you can call in the morning and they'll give you an estimated time." I texted them and they said, "Around 2:00." 2:00 came and went, and around 3:00, I asked where the guy was. They said, "Oh, he's not gonna be there between 4:00 and 5:00." I wouldn't want Sears to come back. I know American Home Shield doesn't have control of the contractors, but I'd definitely request the Platinum guy next time.
American Home Shield fixed my machine, but I don't know what it's gonna be like if my machine was broken. Are they gonna give me the runaround? My neighbor also has them, and he's been waiting since February for a new washing machine because it was broken. He had a home warranty when he purchased the place and he waited and waited. He went out and bought one and said, "Give me the check," versus having American Home Shield.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Our AC wasn't cooling and it's finally done after a month, but it took three visits out here. First, the contractor fixed a part, and then a few days later, it stopped cooling again. They came back out, and then we had to order more parts, and then they came back out again and did it. I had a claim for a dryer as well and the vendor that came was good. They said that a new dryer had to be put in, then I had to deal with being on hold for two hours at a time each time trying to get through to the buying department in order to get it scheduled. That was a pain.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The faucet lost pressure and it went from one day being fine to the next day with barely drips. I couldn't figure out what was going on and I got scared that there was a leak somewhere. I filed a claim with AHS and Royal Plumbing's tech came out to deal with the issue. He took a look at it and found out that there was debris that was coming from inside of the faucet that was clogging up the thing that you put in where the water flows out of in the faucet. He was able to rectify that and we were good to go.
Once he cleared it and checked to make sure that it flowed fine, and it did, he left. But about an hour later, the same thing happened. So, he had to come back out and when he did, he took the whole thing off so that I could get the proper filter to rechange that. It was a filter that as soon as it would get clogged up again, he detected metal was coming out from it. So, that was the clog and God forbid you drink that and don't even realize that you're drinking metal.
Other than that, the tech was excellent and better than the last place that came out to help me. He was also very professional and didn't talk down to me. He explained to me and showed me the metal that was coming out and what the problem was so that I felt more comfortable, than somebody just saying that it's too deep and he didn't want to talk to you about it. That happened to me before with other places where they talked down to me. But with the recent tech that came out, I had a really pleasant experience.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My most recent claim with American Home Shield was for the heating tune-up of my furnace. Submitting the claim was very simple. I just went online and requested an appointment. When the contractor came, I just showed them where the furnace was. They completed the service and left. Everything was fine.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I really had a horrible experience. My toilet overflowed and I had water all over the floor. I called American Home Shield and got an agent in the Philippines. He scheduled someone to come in and it was on a Thursday or Friday. But I needed immediate help. He gave me the contractor's number so I called the company. They told me they could not come out because they were closed over the weekend. I called AHS back and got another agent from the Philippines. This gentleman this time said, "We have 24 hours. We do not have to be there." I told him that the water was all over the house, down in the hall, and the carpet. I needed someone immediately to tend to the water issue.
At this point, the toilet was not running anymore. The agent just said he was sorry. He was arguing with me, telling me what the policy was, and too bad that this is how it is. If the contractor can't come out until Monday then that was their right to do that. I stopped and told him to cancel the order. I said, "So let's just start over. I need you to get on the phone and find someone that is open today. And I wanna put another order in." To me, that was the most ridiculous thing. I'm very upset with the calls going to the Philippines. They are not good at all. I told this man, "You are horrible. Are they recording this? Because I wanna report you when the office opens back on Monday morning."
We got another company and a gentleman came out that Friday night. The toilet started running like that again and the gentleman is scheduled to come out again tomorrow because the company said they send the same technician that did the initial work. But if they didn't solve the problem the first time then maybe a different technician should be sent out like a person that has different skill set.
Michelle,
Thanks for providing your feedback. I hate that you were not satisfied with your experience. I sent an email to you in an effort to offer further assistance. Please respond to that email at your earliest convenience.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We needed a rekeying and it was one of the things that we could have done with just the $75 service charge. I called the number up for AHS and I had to make a couple of phone calls to get somebody to come out. But when the person contacted me and we made the date for them to be out there, they were there on time. The gentleman came out and listened to what I had to do and what my needs were. This is COVID, so he had his mask on and he did his job very thoroughly, responsibly, and very efficiently. So far, my daughter has been in that house and she has not had any comments about any of the locks having any jam on them. Other than that, I felt that the efficiency and the professionalism of the lock master made the experience very comfortable and I would go to AHS again because of him.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I had a plumbing issue that Thomas Brothers came out for and they fixed it pretty quick. I also had an electrical person recently and he came in and fixed the issue right away also. The service from AHS has been good so far and having a home warranty is beneficial. My sister just got one because I recommended it.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The contractor fixed the air conditioning unit outside. They were great and everything works good.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I'm feeling pretty confident in American Home Shield. The service has been greatly beneficial. It saved me money. It's my second time using it. Some type of fan belt went out in the refrigerator and they had to order a part which came in about a week or so. The first time was when my central air needed antifreeze. The contractor for that was fine.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield is doing a good job. Their website is pretty easy. I called them for a rekey and within one or two days, the guy was there. He was only at the house for an hour and did a fantastic job. It was smooth.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We had a faulty garbage disposal that was leaking water down to the bottom of the sink floor. I called American Home Shield up and paid my $125, and they sent someone out within two days. The person they sent out was fabulous. He explained everything. He was fast, knew what he was doing, knew exactly where the issue was and replaced the garbage disposal with a new one. They had everything ready once they knew what the issue was when I called them. They had all the parts ready.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
When the coronavirus issue came in, some of my friends had issues with delays or late responses. For me, the response was quick. American Home Shield designed that we can submit the request online and I went through that process. I used the website when I had an air conditioning issue. They scheduled a visit and everything went through smoothly. The contractor was professional and they did a great job. Because the unit was old, it was decided that it would be replaced with a new one. Part of that was the coil issue. They communicated with American Home Shield and they told us that AHS approved 700 and some dollars for the coil. The remainder, I paid. I’d definitely recommend AHS, especially for old houses. It's a peace of mind.
Hi Moe,
It was a pleasure to read your feedback about American Home Shield and the piece of mind we have provided your home. We hope you continue to enjoy the services we provide.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The technician came for the AC and I explained to him. He asked me a few questions and started checking the unit right away. The quality of work that he did was good. Every time we contact American Home Shield, we get a response right away. They have been working very well with us. The service is excellent and they take care of our needs, which is why we have been with them for three and a half years.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My house is a multi-family house. So, the basement has potential where it can completely close off and have it as a separate rental. Then the garage has been converted into an apartment. When I first got with AHS, I was having an electrical issue in the apartment, and they wouldn't cover it because they said it wasn't under the foundation of the main home. Well, it's an attached garage, but it's attached by a breezeway. And so, if it wasn't under the exact same roof, they wouldn't cover it. I had two years with them and I cancelled my second year because of that. If they're not gonna cover the entire property, then I feel like they shouldn't be saying that they will. That is part of the property, and it was listed when I bought it as part of the property. I was disappointed about that because they're not covering anything in that apartment at all.
AHS redeemed themselves with the furnace issue. About May, June, we started having problems with it. First, it was a blower motor, and then it was burning up switches, and then it burned out control panels. It went through three control panels. They finally decided that there was something internally that was causing the problem, 'cause it kept blowing all this newer equipment they were putting in it, and decided to replace it, which I knew was very expensive after they put in probably enough money in parts to replace it the first time around.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I submitted a claim with AHS because my air conditioner was not working. They had to replace the whole unit. It was the 10th time the contractors had come out to repair it. Every time, it has been a problem. American Home Shield has been a problem for us all the time. Tons and tons of problems. The reason being they did not replace my washer and dryer. They sent out two people who were wrong, and they said they couldn't replace it. So, I had to replace it by myself. They didn't pay. Then, my water heater broke. That was an emergency, I had to fix it. I'm not happy with American Home Shield. I'm going to look for another home warranty company.
Thanks for sharing your warranty experience. I apologize for the inconvenience we've caused you. My name is Stacy and I've emailed you as I would like to speak to you more about your claim.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The guy AHS sent out for our electrical was better than most I've been getting. He was terrific. He was smart and knew what he was doing. He had me fixed up in no time. Their company was great. I have a plumbing contractor that came out that I'm gonna have to call. This was quite a few months ago. He did nothing. I have a toilet that is very slow and not flushing the way it should. Fortunately, it's in a guest bathroom that I don't use a lot. So I've just let it go with the COVID thing, but I'm gonna have to get it fixed and he didn't even run the snake down. He said, "Oh, that won't do any good." I said, "How do you know it's not flushing?” “It's bubbling down." I wasn't happy with him. With American Shield, I've been very happy with them. It's just once in a while, I'll get a contractor that’s not really quite what I'm hoping for.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The hose for my ice maker was leaking. I called American Home Shield and told them about the issue. Their rep told me that they were gonna send their contractor out. Sears called to make an appointment. I told them that my refrigerator is really big and I can't pull it out. They said they were gonna send their tech out with two people who will help pull the refrigerator out. Sears's tech was professional and he didn't ask a lot of questions. The job was done in half an hour and there has been no leaking since then. I was very satisfied with the service.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The unit was working without a problem, and then it started grinding. It was metal on metal type of grinding. We called Home Shield to find out what it was and the contractor reached out and scheduled an appointment. Home Shield kept us informed. They let us know who would call. When Kasey's Appliance Service called, we scheduled the appointment. The guy that came out was pleasant and fixed the problem right away. He even showed us what the problem was, and expressed that if we had that problem again, we could tighten up what he tightened up. We were happy with how everything went.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My AC completely went out and the process was very quick. I was told when the contractor was gonna arrive and they were there on time. They went into the attic and there was an overflow problem. The AC had a safety where once it hit that overflow, it wasn't letting it start. So, they cleared out the blockage and emptied the overflow tray. It worked at that point. They were in and out, and I was able to get back to work the same day. I moved into this place in June and that was my first experience with American Home Shield. It was very good.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The fridge was going in and out. I made a claim and the contractor called one time but since I didn't know who the number was, I never called back. They closed the claim and I was really upset. It was very non-business-like to not leave a voicemail, or even try to call in. The fridge started going out worse again so I started another claim. This time, I got scheduled with them and they came out, so it was okay. I was really surprised that AHS covered three issues in the same category under one claim, which is really nice. My fridge wasn't working, so they had to replace it. My dishwasher wasn't cleaning and they got parts to fix it. The stove was leaking gas and they fixed it. But I would say it's a little difficult trying to get through to AHS. If you don't do it online, there's no luck. So, you’d have to do it all online.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
It's not difficult to get my claims with American Home Shield going. This latest time, they wanted me to wait like 12 days for someone to come out. I couldn't wait that long. They got me somebody else that wasn't really in their program, but they took care of it all. So, I really wasn't upset about it. They were very good and they fixed the issue. The only thing is the tech had the part, so he didn't have to worry about it. But he told me that if it needed a part that he didn't have, it would probably take about a week because he'd have to wait for American Home Shield to approve the part that he was putting in. Still, when I needed American Home Shield, they've done what I've needed them to do. This is my second house I've had them on and both times, I've been very satisfied with what they've done.
HI Julann,
We really appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us. We look forward to servicing you again soon.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The guy did a good job for the re-keying. However, I had a contractor come out to do two service calls but they said that they couldn't fix it. I had to call in and find out what they were gonna do about it but nobody ever got back to me. I'm waiting for an answer from them on the microwave. I've been told they're gonna replace it but I haven't got the final authorization yet. I thought I did last week but they put me on hold and never got back to me again. So, today, I called and they said they're still waiting to hear that it is authorized to replace it.
The service people do what they can. They are good. It's the resolution of problems that’s a pain in the butt. When you're trying to deal directly with their headquarters to resolve an issue, it's a bunch of hoops you got to jump through to get anything to happen. They could make that easier than they do currently. Doing the service requests online was fairly simple although the "other" category doesn't give you anything that you can put in there to say what the other issue is. But typically, American Home Shield gives you a box to type in what the problem is.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The amount we have to pay went up. But usually, when I have a problem, I call Home Shield or go online, and they're responsive. They get right back to me with the contractor that's gonna do it. Recently, the tech was very good and professional, introduced himself, and wore a mask. He checked the unit out and said, “Yeah, it looks like it's a fan motor, and we're gonna have to order one.” He ordered it, and as soon as it came in, they called me and set up to come right out. It took a little longer than I would have hoped. Four or five days.
The only issue I have is some of Home Shield's contractors come out of Orlando. I live on the East Coast. That's how I found the air conditioner guy because the first guy out of Orlando never contacted me. I would call there twice but they would never pick up. Finally, I called and got a representative there. I told her, “Look, this is crazy. Do you have anybody locally?” Of course, she doesn't know the geographics of the area. I said 32901 area code. And she said, “Oh, yeah, we've got the one in Palm Bay.” I said, “Well, that's what we need. Somebody local. Not an hour away.” Because it’s not worth it for them to drive an hour from Orlando, here, and then an hour back, they have two hours’ worth of time. They could be making money somewhere else. There has to be a mechanism that they know what area code we’re in.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I had work done on my AC and they seemed to do a good job. I did the claim all through their online portal and it was pretty easy. They were very professional as fas as scheduling and willingness to answer questions over the phone beforehand and after.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield takes care of everything and so far, they have been excellent in what I've needed. A technician came out to replace my dishwasher ‘cause it was unable to be fixed. They came, set everything up and it was wonderful. Also, submitting claims is easy and if I have any complaints, I can do that too. When I called, the representative was professional and right to the point of what I needed.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Brunswick took care of the problem that I had. The first person that came out really didn't investigate it properly. He just kinda cleaned the coils and just said that that was all that it needed. It did cool for like a day. But at the end, unfortunately, the unit did need replacing. Brunswick came out and did a total assessment of it. Thank God, American Home Shield was able to replace the unit for me, and now, everything is amazing.
Typically, we've had Brunswick Building Services come out and do some work for us, and the tech really takes his time to do what's necessary. First, he investigates and finds out the real cause of whatever the issue is, and then he works with American Home Shield to take care of me. American Home Shield really does a great job. I've been with them now for quite some time. I did, at one point, switch over for a little bit to Choice just to see how they were doing. They performed good initially, and then, later on, the wait time to get anything repaired was brutal. So, I canceled them after one year, and then I came back to American Home Shield. Thank goodness, they wanted me back, and it's part of what we do now. It's a security that we are able to have a peace of mind. When things go wrong, we could make a phone call, and they address the issues.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
A friend of mine told me about American Home Shield. I hesitated at first. But I kept seeing commercials and it persuaded me to purchase it. I've heard some negative things about AHS. But when I used AHS, I was totally impressed and was shocked. They responded. I referred my brother. I told him how well everything went. He said he had heard some negative things too but I told him my experience was great. Recently, I had gas leaks. My appliances operate on gas. The contractor that came repaired it and everything went smoothly. He had to come back the second day for the water heater. He was very professional.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My air conditioner stopped. It wasn't responding to the thermostat. I went online and submitted the problem. I got an email back stating who my problem had been referred to, and that I should hear something the next day, but it included the phone number of the company so that if I didn't hear from them, I could give them a call. I called Airpro Service. They came out the next day. The young man that was here was very good. He was courteous, polite, clean, didn't leave a mess, had to replace a part. He also went ahead and changed the filter for me.
I had to wait a little longer for the first claim, but that was okay, too, because it was my microwave, and it wasn't a tragedy not to have my microwave working. I understand that the company that was scheduled to do that also responds to refrigerator issues, and that's more pressing. It was a week before they came out and checked out the microwave. Other than that, I already have mentioned Home Shield to a couple of my friends about how simple the process was and how easy just the whole thing was that I didn't have to worry about whom I would call, who do I get, all of the above.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I have two switches. One in my bedroom and one in the living room, which are next to each other. Then, I have a back-porch light. Both switches were supposed to either switch my back-porch light and neither switch turned on my back-porch light. So, it was dead black out there, and I keep a lot of stuff out there. The contractors that AHS sent repaired the switches. I had even changed the switch myself ‘cause I'm handy, but that didn't work. As it turned out, it was on the other switch that I didn't even think of to change. The contractors were efficient, polite and they did it pretty quickly. They were prompt and they did a good job. Most of the contractors that I have gotten from American Home Shield have been fine. AHS has been good as well.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I submitted a claim to Home Shield for my air conditioning. They have a great process through their website. Things have been fine since their tech came. Overall, my experience with the warranty process was as expected.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I wasn't very happy with the experience because they indicated that it’s not a covered item because it's coming from the roof even though it does come from turning on the water. I ended up paying a $75 deductible for the guy to just to come in to inspect and to tell me that it was not covered. If it's not a covered item, I shouldn't be charged for someone to come over to tell you it’s not covered. But I had another claim with the toilet and that was a very good experience. The plumber was very experienced, knowledgeable and educational. It made the process to get a claim in and out seem to be pretty quick.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My washing machine was not working, so I called to have somebody come out and fix it through American Home Shield. The contractor was very friendly. He definitely looked into everything and then ordered a replacement part for my washer. We had something else that needed to be fixed and he fixed that too, in addition, to make sure the washer was working properly. The part came within a week and he was back. He called before he got here, wore a mask and practiced social distancing. My washer has been working great since. I really appreciate American Home Shield. My mother told me about their service and being a new homeowner, appliances break here and there. It's nice to have something so I don't have to go out and buy a full brand new washing machine. When it breaks, I can have somebody come in and fix it for a reasonable price.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I needed a hot water tank replacement and American Home Shield could have done better. I didn't think they covered a lot on it. There was 600 some dollars unexpected cost.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We did the winterization special that AWS was running for checking heat systems. We didn't realize that we had dual zones ‘cause we're new homeowners here, so we were able to add on a second zone, and they took care of everything for us. They checked out the systems and everything was looking really good. They were very polite, courteous, and on time. We also had somebody out because we thought we needed to seal our sump pump in the basement. It turns out, that was not the problem that we were having because we thought mice were coming in that way and the technician informed us that it was not the case. There wasn't anything that they could do.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield is good. So far, I like it. Recently, Bright Construction came out for my flickering lights in the kitchen and bathroom not working. They were good. The heaters are functioning fine but the lights are still flickering in the hallway and in the kitchen. When the guy came, he didn't see it flickering that much. But right now, I'm looking at it and it's flickering.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We had an electrical issue. The contractor who came figured it out quickly and everything has been operating fine.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We had some outages in the house. Some of our outlets weren't working and we weren't getting power to certain things in the house. I filed a claim with Home Shield online and the tech from DT Electric fixed it really quickly. Home Shield is super quick to respond and they've solved all of our claims so far.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
A garage company came out to put some weather stripping on the bottom and they were making it go up and down. During that process, the motor for the garage door exploded and they wanted to charge me 650 to fix it. I called American Home Shield for $100 and then Ace's Garage Door Repair & Install came and fixed it. I'm very happy. The claim submission process was really easy too.
We've had difficulty before. I've had American Home Shield for a long time. One time, we had a pipe leak in the upstairs bathroom. They sent somebody out to look at it and that guy told us that he could not cut the drywall. We had to cut the drywall and after we did, American Home Shield said that it wasn't covered because we cut the drywall when the plumber told us that we had to do it. We’re a little upset about that.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Sometimes, the quality of the vendors is uneven. I've had very good experiences and not such good experiences with the people American Home Shield sends out. However, submitting service requests has always been simple. Also, when Ralph's came, they resolved the issue to my wife's satisfaction. There was a problem with the icemaker in the refrigerator and it was replaced. I have since subsequently heard that there is a constant problem with the icemakers in those refrigerators. That's not their fault, but that's something that happens on a regular basis.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
L & L came out and fixed my AC problem, and it was great. They said that it was the evap coil. They were very professional. For the most part, American Home Shield has been great to work with.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We did a second call back in less than a few months for the AC unit. It was the same problem with the capacitor. They should’ve replaced it last time. But they still didn't replace it this time. As longs as it works. The guy that came out from Affordable Comfort got a good one this time. He was professional and considerate. He took care of the problem. American Home Shield is okay. It’s kinda like insurance. It’s easier to pay monthly than to come out of pocket for thousands of dollars at one time. Anytime I've had a issue, I know how to fight for myself, so it was taken care of. There was one particular instance that I had to go all the way up the food chain. But it was more because of the guy that came out than American Home Shield.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My friend and I were talking and I told her it had been an expensive week. The refrigerator went out in the garage. I had to get a new one and on top of that, the water heater went out. She said I needed to get a home warranty. She gave me American Home Shield's phone number and told me to call. I called that afternoon and it's been a lifesaver for me especially knowing that $75 is a flat rate. I started out at $50 but to know you can get help is nice. I like that. It's comforting to me.
Recently, the disposal kinda sounded funny and I thought maybe it was jammed. I had planned to call but I was gonna be gone on Friday. I thought to call over the weekend and we’d set it up for Monday. When I got a call from the house on Friday, water was pouring out everywhere. Everything was leaking. So I called and asked could I get it done but I couldn't get anybody here until Monday. It was a mess. I understand it was a Friday afternoon but there are plumbers that work 24/7. They are available when there's a problem but I couldn't get help.
I've had Sigmond Plumbing before and they're good. The guy came out Monday and he worked on it. He said, "I think we got it." He started to run it and as soon as he did that, everything started leaking again. It was all coming apart on the bottom of it. So, he replaced it because it couldn't be fixed. He said, "I might have the exact one in the van. Let me go out there and look." He had the exact one and it runs great. He was very nice and cleaned up everything. It's nice when the contractors clean up after themselves. They don't just walk out and leave everything everywhere. I only had one experience that they left some stuff and I had to finish with it but it wasn't a big deal. Some people don't do anything. They just leave everything everywhere. If it's under your sink, they don't help you. It's nice that with the contractors with American Home Shield, I don't have to say, "You need to clean up." They just do it.
We've had American Home Shield for at least 10 years. I know if something's broken, I can call and get help. I know how much I need to get them out here. They've fixed most everything. They had to replace an icemaker. They wouldn't fix the air conditioner when it went out when they found out it was gonna have to go underground so I had to have somebody come and do that. The homeowners had paid for it 'cause they did it. They were putting in a new sidewalk and cut the part of the thing for the air conditioner going from the compressor to the house. But the air conditioner went out and it was totally gone. I did buy a new air conditioner and I'm paying on that.
The worst thing I have about American Home Shield is trying to get to talk to somebody. If there's something wrong, you need to talk to someone and not deal with a machine for 30 minutes and still not get to someone. I had to call three or four times to get through that afternoon just trying to get through to somebody and talk to them so they knew I needed it. It wasn't just broken. There was a problem. That is very frustrating as a consumer when you can't talk to anybody. I understand there are a lot of times you can do it online but there are times you can't. They're also not asking the right questions. They ask the question, you answer it, and they say they understand. Then you have to start all over again.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Within two weeks, my refrigerator water quit and my grill on my stove quit. It was very easy submitting a claim to American Home Shield. I just did it online. Shortly after, the repair company contacted me that day, but my phone number was wrong on my accounts. So I wasn't getting it. I thought that they weren’t following up. Four days later, I tried again. They were very nice people. I went in and he said, "Well, we did." He sure did. I could see where they had tried to contact me but it was not my phone number. I don't know how that happened. But I was able to go on to my account and put the correct phone number in there.
The service guy was awesome. He could not figure out the refrigerator right away, but he had ordered parts to the stove and he knew exactly what that was. He said that he would have to do his homework, but he was gonna go ahead and take a chance. It's an older KitchenAid. When he came back with the parts, he also came back with the parts on the refrigerator and he said he still couldn't find any information on how to get into it. He figured it out. Sure enough, it was the part he had suspected, and he fixed it all and put it back, and they went on. Everything's been working beautifully since.
I was a little apprehensive before getting American Home Shield. I wasn't sure how it was supposed to work. My sister-in-law referred the company to me and said that she had been purchasing this insurance for several years. She said, "You know, you've lived in that house for 20 years, so it's not gonna hurt anything." I thought, "Well, she's probably right." The insurance won't cover my refrigerator. The repairman told me they're $14,000 new. I'm thinking, "Oh, I'm so glad it still works." It got repaired and at least it covered the repair, so I'm very happy with it.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
American Home Shield is pretty awesome and convenient. They're very quick with their response and they have a pretty good claim process. We did a claim for our refrigerator and the contractor who came was very professional. He explained everything and let us know what the next step would be. But the refrigerator is yet to be repaired as we're waiting on a part. The ETA is unknown at this time. We also had a dishwasher claim and that was repaired completely. It's been good since then.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My dishwasher was leaking and John T. came out but it’s still not repaired. American Home Shield had to send out an appliance repair company. They came out and said that either I'm going to need a whole lot of parts or a whole new dishwasher. The choice is up to AHS. Submitting the claim was very simple. I prefer doing it online. So far, the service has been good and I just renewed with them. With them, I don't have to pay everything in full out of my pocket.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The air conditioner wasn't cooling. The contractor that came out was amazing. I like them. They replaced some kind of a capacitor and showed it to us. It's working since the service. So far, we're very satisfied with AHS.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Our ice maker had to be replaced. The contractor came in and saw the problem. He had to order a part. He explained to me how shipping was, and it took about a week and a half, and he had to come back. He came and put the part on, and everything’s working fine. He was friendly and he had his mask on.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The sink was not draining in the kitchen and the contractor unclogged it. It's back to usual right now. We're just waiting for our built-in microwave to be fixed too. We’ve been with American Home Shield for only a month but the coverage is good. I would recommend them to a friend if my friend would need one.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Greenway came out for a routine maintenance and everything checked out perfectly fine. They were very professional. I called American Home Shied directly for this service and they arranged it for me. It was easy to get hold of a representative. I live in Indiana and a lot of people are doing maintenance checks on their equipment. It took a couple of weeks to get somebody out here, but that was okay. I was in no hurry.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Overall, as far as the service part of it, submitting a claim was fine. The people came in a timely manner. It was less than a week. What they were waiting on was for the people that came out to service the thing to submit their paperwork. They needed a washer, but to me, it was handled in a timely manner. My dad was here. He said the gentleman from Service Plus Repairs was nice and professional. I was looking into getting a new washer, but I'm waiting until Black Friday. A lot of stuff was on backorder, so the last was like, "Just wait." But it went smooth. I have the email, but I will just purchase it, and then send Home Shield the reimbursement. We were supposed to get a $25 Amazon gift card, they want me to go jump through hoops to do it. I spoke to them at the customer service and they wanted me to email somebody. I didn't think it would be that complicated, which is the only problem that I have a down fault with.
Hi Michelle,
We appreciate you for sharing your feedback regarding your American Home Shield service experience. We can look into the Amazon gift card.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I had an appliance issue, and the guy who came out was very professional, very knowledgeable, did a fantastic job, and he cleaned up when he was through. He wore a mask and so did I. The pump went out on the icemaker, and it didn't pump the water up to the water dispenser. He replaced the pump, and he had one on his truck. I'm an old lady and I like to talk because I'm all by myself, and he just kept working, but he’d nod his head every now and then. I really like American Home Shield, and I keep telling people about it. My daughter’s friend referred me to them and said that they were wonderful. So far, I'm seeing that, too.
Good Morning, Elizabeth,
It was a pleasure to read your feedback about American Home Shield and the piece of mind we have provided your home. We hope you continue to enjoy the services we provide.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I’ve been a subscriber for many years and I love American Home Shield. I think it's a great thing and I get peace of mind. If something goes wrong, they are usually very courteous, quick, and I'm able to resolve a problem within 48 hours, which is more than adequate. Recently, Excalibur HVAC came and replaced a thermostat in our heating. The guy did it the same day, so he must’ve had the part on his truck. The heating seems to be working fine now. Overall, American Home Shield is doing a good job.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I had to call JJ’s Appliance and they said that they no longer work with Home Shield. So, I had to call Home Shield and they sent me to another company from Houston but they work local. They fixed the issue. I'm satisfied with Home Shield up until now.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Several years ago, one of our lights outside had an electrical problem with it. A gentleman came and looked at it, and he said that there wasn’t anything he could do with it and that we were gonna need a whole new lighting kit. We happened to mention it to a member of our church and he said that was not it at all and told us not to buy that. He said that where the connections are could sometimes get dirty and told me to brush around them. My husband did that and the lights are coming on every night. At the time, we got charged $50 for the guy to come out and take less than five and say he couldn’t help. I hope he doesn't treat everybody else that way because if that's the case, then the reputation of AHS is being dwindled away by bad contractors. That was just one but that doesn't mean the whole company has got bad contractors.
It has been many years that we've been with AHS. That was a bad experience and I don't know how they vet these people to see how good they are before they put them on their list. I don't know what qualifications they have to go through but it may not be the company but the person they hired. Whatever it is, it’s still representing them when they fall underneath their umbrella. But the experience has gotten better. We have been very good at having some good contractors that have come out and we're glad about that because there's nothing worse than having a customer paying every month and then nothing is breaking down every month, but then the time when something does, you can't get any service. We were thinking that this was not worth the money we were putting into it.
We thought about going with someone else but we had one person that came out and did our AC and that was the reason that we stayed. The lady was very knowledgeable and knew exactly what was going on. American Home Shield has been better than what it was before. We had an electrical issue and the technician from Flash Garage Door Service was very nice and thorough.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Submitting service requests for my garbage disposal and my refrigerator ice maker to American Home Shield was simple. I had to make two separate claims for them. One contractor who came was an appliance repair company and they did my refrigerator ice maker. The other was a plumber that handle my garbage disposal. The techs were both great and now my appliances both work fine. I've also had their contractors come out before for an issue with our drain line that goes from the back of the bathtub to the front of our house. That gets clogged up regularly. It would be better if I could not have to pay separate fees and do more than one claim at a time. Other than that though, AHS's warranty is worth the 58 bucks a month.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My water heater was leaking a lot so I put in a request with Home Shield. It was on a Monday and by that Wednesday, somebody came out. They did an awesome job and they were only in my house for 10 minutes. One of the guys that were there went as far as to wipe down any water that got on my floor and stuff. They were super sweet.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
Immediate Response came out for our plumbing issue and they were excellent. They were extremely knowledgeable with what they were doing. They troubleshot it. The guy said, “You need this and this. We can repair this, but the unit’s not to code and we need to retrofit.” I said, “That's fine. Call American Home Shield and tell them what your plan is.” 48 hours later, I had a new water heater up to code and new plumbing. The cost to me was negligible. They were very happy with the fact that it could be fixed and it was.
Now I'm waiting, AHS is reviewing a situation regarding my air conditioning. So hopefully that'll work out just as well. People they set out the second time were excellent. Two hours later, the guy said, “You get this, this, and this wrong. I can replace all three items. But that doesn't mean it's gonna fix it. It's a 16-year-old system, so we think you ought to consider replacing it.” But the first company they sent out, I'm not that happy with. They couldn't figure out what to do with the air conditioning.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My steam heat boiler was not working. I turned it on and simply nothing would happen. I called Home Shield and then they sent me a confirmation email. The gentleman from Liberty called me just a few hours later to set up the service. Then he came the next day and got boiler going. He cleaned it and my sight glass. He kinda did a kind of beginning of season little refurbish. So it's all working out and I can read the sight glass. Liberty was great. The tech was actually been to my house a couple years before and he remembered it. He was a very, very nice guy. Overall, it's been a pleasure dealing with Home Shield. I've always got the service as soon or earlier than I thought.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
My washer quit working and I called it in August 13th. American Home Shield scheduled me with Sears. It was several days before they could come out and look at it. The first technician they sent out said it was the computer and that it was gonna be very expensive. He was gonna see if they'd approve it, and they did. Then we had to wait September 11th before he came back. He got the part. But when they came back, he had been fired, and another guy came and installed it. He said the computer wasn't the issue and that it must be the motor. He had to order it. My parents said asked him when would it be here and he said he had no idea. Then he just left.
We waited and we waited. I called American Home Shield that day and said that I've been without a washing machine for a month now. They said they would call Sears. But I don't know how many times I called American Home Shield and Sears. They kept saying it was on backorder and there wasn't anything they could do and that there was no options. Last week, I told them that I was either gonna have to cancel my American Home Shield or we were gonna get this resolved because I couldn't afford to pay the warranty payment and the laundromat. Three weeks ago, they said they were gonna escalate it. But no one ever called me back. So I called back.
Last week, I told them that I needed to talk to a supervisor. This time, I was on hold for at least an hour. When I got ahold of the supervisor, they said they had to call Sears first and find out what was going on. But Sears never would return their phone call. Then they said to call back tomorrow because they were gonna go ahead and get me the appliance replacement because it's been so long. But there was a long wait line. So I called the next day and they said that they were gonna send me a check and replace the washer.
They said they were supposed to cut the check today and send it. But I had another phone call from Sears telling me to call and schedule when they can come fix it. I went ahead and bought a new washer. I'm hoping there’s not gonna be another mix-up. American Home Shield has been great. I've called several other times. Sears was the problem. But there were a couple of times that the American Home Shield reps never called me back. It was frustrating because it was 10 weeks without a washing machine. But everyone I spoke to was very polite and very professional. They did their best with what they could do.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
When we first noticed that the air conditioner wasn't heating, we turned it off. We tried multiple times to get it going again and we couldn't pinpoint what the problem could be. So, when the guy from Stockdale Service came out, he checked the return, which apparently would go into our bathroom sink. And that sink was clogged right there. We were so grateful for the simple solution. Not only did the guy fixed it, but he educated me. I knew that sink was backing up, but I didn't realize it would affect the air conditioner. The guy said that if it would start backing up, that would be a good indication that I needed to get that clear or it would affect the AC. So, I was really appreciative of the extra knowledge to prevent it in the future. American Home Shield has one of the easier processes, being able to request online and then very quickly get the call back and appointment. Then the company that came out was really friendly.
Hi Stephanie,
It was a pleasure to read your feedback about American Home Shield and the piece of mind we have provided your home. We hope you continue to enjoy the services we provide.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I had a claim last December for my water heater and my thermostat. It was two separate issues. The water heater leaked so it caused the thermostat to short out. It was the middle of winter here. It was like in the low 30s. I have three kids and my youngest at the time was not even one. He had been in the hospital a few months prior. I called American Home Shield and the claim was filed. I didn't hear back from anybody for a day or two. I got an email back saying who got assigned so I called the company when I saw the email. They said they couldn't come out until the claim was approved. So I called American Home Shield and they said it was disapproved. I told them to approve it and I already gave them the money to file the claim. I spoke to a woman there and she said that it was approved. I had waited two days and called back 'cause it kinda frustrated me ‘cause of my kids. It wasn't approved.
The bottom-line was I went on to spend 500 bucks on heaters for my house to keep my kids warm. I figured it was either that or go spend 1,000 bucks on a hotel. I called American Home Shield back and told them that. They said they'd give me a couple hundred bucks back. I said, "I went and I spent 500 'cause I was waiting for you guys to approve the claim. Come to find out, you guys can't approve the claim.” When I called them back to tell them I spent 500 bucks, they told me that the claim was approved. So somehow, there was a disconnect. I called a few times but I haven't heard back from them. It's so frustrating. I've been tossed up in limbo on this since December. Every time I called, it was a runaround and I was getting sent around to different call centers. Three different phone numbers later, I probably spent five, six hours on the phone. At this point now, it's like my time is worth more than the 400 shortfall.
Other than that, the policy’s great and the service is great. I'm still gonna recommend the service. I've renewed the policy despite what happened last year and I'll probably re-up again. I filed probably six, seven claims and I've never had an experience like that before where we file a claim then somebody on American Home Shield's side doesn't follow through on approving the claim. Recently, my refrigerator and freezer were acting up. They were being really loud and my refrigerator wasn't cooling. The second thing was my dryer. The dial wasn't moving. The guy came out pretty quick. He gave me a courtesy call 30 minutes before and took care of it the same day.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The contractor, Carolina Air Heating & Cooling, was very prompt and they did an outstanding job. I did the claim online to American Home Shield on Friday and the technician came out on Monday. It was a quick response. He was friendly, professional and went over a lot of stuff. He did the annual tune-up for the AC to make sure it keeps running. AHS had a special online so I jumped on it. Before this one, my garage door opener wouldn’t work and the guy that AHS sent out was outstanding. He came right out and took care of it. He was even early.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
We own three houses in Las Vegas and they're all insured with American Home Shield. We've had a couple of issues that took a long time to get resolved. It's really frustrating when I call up, explain the situation, and somebody says that he'll look into it. But I can't call that person back again. I get someone else next time and I gotta give them the whole history of what happened before and this phone call and that. As of right now, we're fine. There have been a couple of times when I was really thinking about dropping American Home Shield 'cause I just couldn't get anybody to take charge of an issue. But ultimately, they did. Recently, Dockside Plumbing came out. This person actually spent some time to explain to me what was going on and what needed to be done, so we were happy with him.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
It went great with Star Services. They came in, got the problem fixed and got out. We had power everywhere we should have power except the control boxes inside the washer. They replaced those. My experience with American Home Shield has always been great. I call them and they get somebody out right away. They take care of the issue. I don't have to worry about something going out and having to replace a $3,000 refrigerator or washers and dryers. It costs a pretty penny to replace that dryer which was what I would have to do.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
I like American Home Shield a lot. I would call and they would tell me that they would send a contractor out. And then, I would hear from the contractor. They would come through and take care of the job. I appreciated that AHS would call and send somebody out right away not like those other companies that I used to have like Choice. It went about three weeks before I could get somebody to service which was why I got rid of them and gave AHS a chance. I recently had the garbage disposal replaced and then, it got jammed up. I put the switch on and heard a grinding electricity noise. Then, it blew my fuse. I put my switcher back on and all it would do was hum. So when the contractor came out, they looked inside of it and the technician had a gadget and he got it to crank around and found out that a screw or some kind of metal was in it.
The garbage disposal was a brand-new thing and I was wondering why it broke so fast, but I didn't realize that something fell down there and jammed up. What happened was I was looking for some screws. I had a drawer full of them and I dumped them on my counter. When I found the screw I wanted, I put everything back in the little container that I had. I wiped my counter down and the screw or something got stuck in the drain and jammed up the garbage disposal. The tech got the screw or metal out so, it's working good again. I don't need to replace the garbage disposal. I just need to watch what falls down my drain there.
I just recently told two people that just purchased a house that they gotta get a home warranty program because when something breaks, they don't wanna tackle that by themselves. They asked me more questions about it. With AHS, you can have confidence and go about your life. When something breaks, they are gonna be there for me.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
It was completely easy to place a claim on American Home Shield. I went online and then they sent the order to the company. Within 24 hours, they contacted me, and within a couple of days they were here. My wife's an OCD person, so her floors. Immediately when the gentleman came in, he put some covers around his shoes. I had a water heater leak downstairs in the basement and he noticed what was going on right away and fixed it in less than an hour. When we went downstairs to my basement, he saw I was a Buccaneer fan, so we immediately started talking football. He was very talkative, nice, humble, and knowledgeable. The overall experience and the conversation was great.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The most recent claim I had with AHS was for the refrigerator. It had stopped cooling. I went online and there was a link that I can request service. The website seemed to work all right. They said to expect the contractor to call within 24 hours. I was pleased with the contractor who came. He explained things very well and was very professional. AHS really worked pretty well. I wish it was a little bit less expensive though. But I would recommend it.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The website is really easy to use. I made a ticket online for my washer that was having an issue draining and getting water into the drum. American Home Shield had someone from ABM Appliance and Electronic Services come out and he was professional. I still have some issues with my washer, but it's okay. I can wash my clothes now, so that's nice.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2020
The service of the contractors that came out was really good. Charlie from Five Cross came out last Friday and he thought he fixed what was wrong with our AC. But, we noticed Sunday before we left that the unit was still running inside the cabin. I let them know over at Five Cross. Charlie went back out Monday. I shut it off 'cause I don't want this to be using all this electricity ‘cause I’ll need it too, but it never shut off. He checked it out. He said it's still running. He contacted the manufacturer. He's dealing with them right now trying to see what's going on, if this is the bad part that was sent or what. He said he'll let us know as soon as he finds out something. At this point, everything's good with American Home Shield. We're happy.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
The unwillingness to pay for the repair of my AC unit, the lengthy process, poor customer service and lack of follow through. Typical home warranty company that pays millions in false advertisement. Never again I will make this mistake.
Jeanette,
Thanks for providing your feedback. I hate that that we were not able to meet your expectations while the contract was active. We hope this does not discourage you from considering us for your future home warranty needs.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
Scheduling service with American Home Shield is very easy. All of it happens through text. There was a time when we had intermitted electrical issues that were localized to one or two appliances. I got worried that something was wrong with my wiring or the breakers. The tech sent by AHS came and checked all my circuits. He made sure everything was fine and said that things looked good. We haven't had any issues since then.
Yesterday though, we had a claim for a dishwasher issue. Their contractor's dispatcher called me and asked if I had a switch somewhere. I told him that we didn't have one and he asked me to look for one. I did and found a switch which I then turned on and off. My dishwasher started working again. The contractor said that he was gonna cancel the claim on his side. He told me to call Home Shield so that they could cancel the claim and get my money back. There was a communication issue with AHS's rep and the customer service center I was speaking with. They didn't seem to understand what I was asking and after putting me on hold, the rep said that the contractor says they were on their way. I told her that the contractor told me they are not on their way.
She said that she was gonna call the contractor back and then I could call AHS back later when things are all sorted. I get a call from the contractor saying that AHS kept on calling them trying to confirm whether we had an appointment or not. The rep eventually told me that the contractor said everything was good. Still, that took much longer than it needed to.
Hi Elliot,
Thank you for your feedback and we hope you continue to enjoy American Home Shield and the service we provide!
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
The process was easy and quick. The service provider supplied was excellent. They worked on attic half and outdoor half. In the past, I have used AHS a few times for repairs and it was flawless. I highly recommend this company and its supplied service providers.
Hi Mark,
I am pleased to hear about your most recent service experience and the flawless repairs that were completed!
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
The guy from High Priority Plumbing who came out was very friendly. He introduced himself and he did a great job. He also had a mask on. He let me know that a part would have to be replaced. Then when the part came in, he came back and put it in. So far, I've been pleased with the service and with the companies that American Home Shield has sent here. I had to use them a couple of times last year and the service was good. So I decided to take a chance and renew it.
Thanks for letting us know everything worked out great for you. Taking care of our customers is the main goal here at AHS. I am glad that you were happy with the work done. We look forward to servicing you in the future as needed. Enjoy your day.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
I had a bad switch from my bathroom, so the contractor switched out the light switch. It was a quick fix. They were very professional and friendly. It went well. I only have one or two claims per year. So I barely have claims in but the price I'm paying AHS every month always goes up.
Thanks for sharing your warranty experience. I apologize for the inconvenience we've caused you. My name is Stacy and I've emailed you as I would like to speak to you more about your claim.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
American Home Shield has repaired everything that we've had a problem with. The repairman who came out and solved the problem with our air conditioner was very courteous and nice. It seems like it's always the case - they're courteous and nice.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
I submitted a claim for my stove and the tech said the igniter was out. He was outstanding. He told me he was fixing what was wrong with the stove.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
Southway Appliance Specialist came out and the guy was very nice and professional. He let us know when he would be there and he wore his mask. He explained to us what was wrong, and he fixed it on the first try. We lived in an older home and I knew things were gonna start breaking down. My son had American Home Shield, and now, I've had it for years too. One time, I called them and it took forever for somebody to answer. I hung up that day, tried back the next day, and still didn't get anybody. I had to call back the next day. Trying to get them is a problem, but once you get them, the service is great.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
Submitting the claim to American Home Shield online was fairly painless. I misclassified it originally to be a garbage disposal unit versus a compost machinery. It didn't make sense even though there's a big picture showing what it's supposed to be. I was going through the process when I realized that it clearly was not what I originally thought it was. After I realized that, within a few moments, I fixed it and updated it. The one thing that I did like was I got to choose the company. I looked up the original company that was selected and they got 2.5 stars. I'm a review kinda guy and I didn’t want that 2.5-star person.
I selected the 4.5-star person, and they called me within 48 hours and scheduled an appointment. The first available appointment that they would have come out was in 22 business days from the moment I had the issue. I requested a later date by two more days because I wouldn't be available. The technician came out within a few days, looked at the unit and diagnosed the problem. He said there was debris inside that was causing it to sound awful and they removed it. I have had a good experience with AHS thus far but I would prefer to pay less.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
The service with American Home Shield is good. When we need something fixed, they come out. I've had them for a couple years and I’ve had no major issues. I'm waiting to see if something big happens with an AC but they’re providing what they're providing. If they don't keep raising the prices, I'll probably keep it. It’s been off and on with the company for years. It has gone up from $50 to $ 75.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
I went online and submitted a claim with AHS for the refrigerator and the washer. Then, I received an email saying that they had the claim and it was assigned. The contractor came out and they had to order parts for the refrigerator. When they came back to fix that, it's been fine but for the refrigerator, the tech said that they to do a recall on it. I'm still waiting to hear back on that.
Prior to that claim, I had an AC claim. The contractor came out and he filled up the liquid but he didn't replace the filters. He gave me the information to order the filters and replace them myself. With the previous warranty that we had for our AC company, that was included. I'm not sure money-wise that it's beneficial for the AC because those filters are expensive. The AC warranty that I had previously, even though it's standalone, was more beneficial.
Thanks for letting us know how everything is going so far. Taking care of our customers is the main goal here at AHS. I am glad that you were happy with your experience up to this point. We look forward to servicing you in the future as needed. Take
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
The leak has been going on quite a while. It was about two weeks ago was when it first started. I got the person to come in and he seemed to fix the problem but it wasn't completely gone. 10, 11 days later, the problem came back. That was when I called them last week Friday. They sent somebody immediately and it was more than one leak. They fixed some problem last Friday but they had to go back to American Home Shield to find out what my coverage is because we have to remove stuff. They're coming back tomorrow. They're good. My only disappointment with the contractor is they didn't return my call on Friday when I called. I had to call them back today to find out when they were going to come. The guy he said he had not checked his mail and voice messages.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
I had some unknown appliance people that first came out for the washer and dishwasher. I had a friend there at the time ‘cause I couldn't be there. The company said that they didn't think they really troubleshot the washer very well. But the guy looked at it and the report came back that it was not due to normal wear and tear. AHS told me that it wasn't covered. Then, as soon as the guy saw that there was no air gap on top of the sink, he didn't check the dishwasher. He never even turned it on to see what the problem was, so I was really disappointed. He just said that it was installed improperly and it wasn't covered as well. What I've heard since then is that some of these repair companies don't even wanna fix things. That's exactly what I felt.
I asked AHS how it could not be normal wear and tear. The spinner was not working. The girl there immediately said that if I wanted a second opinion, they could send one. I asked if I have to pay another hundred dollars, and she said that I don't have to. I agreed but I told her I only wanted Sears because at least they're trained and they're trying to fix things.
The Sears guy that came and looked at the dishwasher fixed it in 15 minutes. All he did was turn it on and the motor was stuck. He just unstuck it and it was fine. Then, the guy for the washer said that the spinners were gone. Right away, they made their report and I got an email from AHS saying that I would get replacement cost. I was very happy about that because I felt like they remedied the situation. I purchased another washer. Of course, in Hawaii, we're having a little trouble with supply. The earliest I could get anything delivered would be on November 6th, next Friday. I actually sent in the receipt already but I haven't followed up since then.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
Patrick Murphy Plumbing did a great job. I was very pleased with them. Unfortunately, I had to call another service because it was an outside problem. What happened was I was taking a shower, and the water didn't seem to be going down like it normally did. When I got out of the shower, I flushed the toilet, and the water started pouring out from underneath the toilet. From that point, like an idiot, I tried to do laundry and then had water coming up from the toilet, in the bathtub and underneath the toilet. I had water coming out everywhere in the bathroom. It ended up being roots in the line. We had a break. It was a major thing.
I wasn't very happy. But I was very thankful that we had another service that covered the outside part and it had taken care of that. So, there was no out-of-pocket expense. I am so grateful that we were smart enough to get these warranties. When we bought the house back in 2017, our real estate agent had offered AHS and we had it in our policy. We've come into some financial hardships, so we had to let it lapse after the first year. But then when we got back on our feet, we signed up again. So far, we've been very pleased. Every time we've called for something that has come up, they've taken care of it. They were very prompt. They usually contact you within the day, usually within a few hours. I've only had one situation where I had a problem with one of the contractors. I called AHS and they got someone else to replace them and everything was taken care of immediately. They’re really good about keeping in contact.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
American Home Shield's tech from Next Generation did a really good job. He answered all my questions. Each time I've had their contractor out has been satisfactory.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
American Home Shield has been good. Recently, the garbage disposal that's 23 years old froze up so I called them. The guy came out and took a look at it, tested it and said he had one on the truck. In like 45 minutes, he was out of here and everything is perfect. I was really happy. The guy was really good and very professional. He went right to work and cleaned up everything afterwards.
I had one problem with American Home Shield a while back. The heater had quit and it was 18 degrees out here in wintertime. It's Nevada and I'm 75 years old. I called in and they sent somebody out. The guy came out and said, "I can get it going. I'll turn in the claim but the bushing's gonna go out. It's a matter of time." American Home Shield wasn't gonna okay it 'cause they said that the technician said it was due to misuse. I was a little pissed because I set it on 68 degrees year-round. How do mess with a furnace? It's been going and making noise and rattling in there. I'm just waiting for it to go out but they're not gonna fix it probably and I have no idea why. I left because of that reason and went to some other one that was absolutely horrible so I went back to American Home Shield. I've never had a problem with them yet but I have to check to see what I'm covered on because I don't know if they cover washer and dryers.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
Putting in a claim with Home Shield has been easy. The tech from H & C Electric recently came over, had on a mask, figured out what the problem was and fixed it. The issue had something to do with the socket and he resolved it. Everything was fine. It's nice to be able to call someone to get somebody to come and fix it than having a hard time find somebody to fix your issues. And since I’ve been here, I've only had two major issues. I called someone and they looked into it.
Hi Wanda,
Your feedback regarding your recent experiences with us is greatly appreciated. Our main objective is to provide exceptional service and a quick resolution to all of your home warranty needs.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2020
My son was doing his laundry and he came out with water on the floor. I put in a request for a plumber online. I said I needed a plumber for a washer leaking. At the time, I wasn't sure if it was the washer or the drain itself. An appliance repairman came out, looked at it and said my washing machine is fine. We started a cycle and as soon as we did, the water came back up through the discharge pipe. He said he'd notify American Home Shield and they would supply me with a plumber's name. The next day, a plumber called and set up an appointment. He came out, ran the snake through the drain, found the obstacle and knocked it out. We ran a cycle through the washing machine and that was fine. The gentleman was very polite and very prompt. He cleaned up the mess he made before he left. He left me with the receipt and a calling card in case something came up.
Thank you for taking the time to provide a rating, your opinion is valued greatly and it helps us maintain excellent standard of service to our customers.
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