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About American Home Shield

American Home Shield (AHS) is a home warranty provider that offers three home warranty plans — ShieldSilver, ShieldGold and ShieldPlatinum — with varying levels of coverage. 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.

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Pros
  • Three plan options, plus add-on coverage
  • Discounts and promotions available
  • 30-day workmanship guarantee
  • Covers rust, corrosion and sediment damage
Cons
  • Coverage limits and exclusions
  • Must generally use a contractor from its network
  • Only available in 48 states

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    Customer ServiceClaims HandlingCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    It takes a couple of days before you find out who is gonna come when you call American Home Shield. Fortunately, for our induction cooktop claim with Attwoods, I was notified that day. The technician was very professional. He had a mask on and wore booties. He also had a bottle of hand sanitizer. He asked if we had a garage where he could come through. He let me open the door. When he came in, he sprayed the handles. He didn't touch. He came in with his gloves on and went to work. He was very professional. The technician couldn’t repair it at the time. He had to order a special part for it and it was a thermal fuse. It took about a week to get the part. But it was fine waiting a few weeks. We just had a barbecue every night.

    It's easy to submit a claim with American Home Shield. I call and speak to a representative but I just have to wait sometimes. When we had our heater/air conditioner problem, they gave Air Control Home Services the contract to do it. They came out and said that a part had to be replaced. Then when they started to replace it, they found other things had gone wrong and it took about two and a half weeks to get the heater/air conditioner going. But we had two units, so we just stayed in the back of the house to be warm. But it got pretty cold in February last year.

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    Thank you for sharing your recent experiences with us. We are happy that we were able to get the issue resolved for you and we look forward to our continued business together. Have a great day.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenance
    After a positive interaction with American Home Shield, Glenda increased their star rating.

    Original Review: Aug. 31, 2020

    The air conditioner is not cooling, and my part is taking months to come in. I went online to request service to American Home Shield. They said they'll call me when the parts come in. Normally, they'll call in one or two days later. I like the contractors that came out. They came to fix the top one then it went out again, so they gotta come Monday to do something with it. Overall, AHS is normally good, but this time, they’re awful.

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    Hi Glenda,

    I would like to thank you for providing feedback about your most recent experience. I would be glad to speak with you and get the issues resolved.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    The garage door wouldn’t open and shut. It would just go up a little bit and close a little bit too. It just wasn't working. After my wife called American Home Shield, they sent a text message saying someone was gonna come by. The contractor who came out was a good guy. He tried fixing it and then a couple days later, we replaced the garage door opener. It has been great since then.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Hi Robert,

    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.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    A year ago, County Plumbing from Lodi came out to replace a hot water heater which I don't know if it had to be replaced. For the next year, they failed four different inspections. The inspectors, because they felt sorry for us, only charged them one fee. They're supposed to charge County Plumbing each time they have to re-inspect and County Plumbing refused to pay it. Plus, County Plumbing charged us $1,500 for parts. When the inspector came out, he said they didn't spend more than 100 on any of those parts that they put in there. That was the kind of person AHS gave me.

    Each time AHS called to have County Plumbing re-come out, they would make me wait months before they would appear. I even called the contractors board and the guy was supposed to take care of it and get back to me, but never heard back from them. Now I'm going to try to follow up on it 'cause we have to get it inspected and cleared so we don't have to lien on our property. It appears we're going to have to pull another permit ourselves and pay that then probably pay County Plumbing's fee. It was a sad tale of woe. Everybody was always very nice when I called but nothing ever got done about it and they kept saying it was not their fault and that they had nothing to do with the inspections. Well, they do 'cause they sent that someone out here who didn't know his butt from a hole in the ground to do my work. We've been members for many years and that's the first bad experience we've had.

    The last couple times we've had people out, they've been very professional. The most recent one was ice maker wasn't working in the refrigerator. We had a contractor come and he did a good job. We were pleased with the nice young man and I asked him if we could request him again. He even wrote his name down 'cause he was very knowledgeable.

    During the pandemic, calling AHS has been pretty bad because everybody's home and the kids are breaking things and people are bored. So, they're calling to get things that they probably put off getting them fixed. The waits were always like an hour online whenever we called for any reason. But I understand. I know the world's a crazy place right now for all of us.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffTimelinessCoverage Limits

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    The air conditioner service was great. I put in the order that night at eight o'clock on the phone just like all the automated stuff, and by 10 o'clock the next morning they were out, the AC was fixed and we had air. It was seamless and the technician had his mask on. He didn’t put any booties or anything on but he was very professional in taking precautions and I was very pleased.

    American Home Shield was great with the air conditioner but not so great with some of my other things. We are also currently having issues with our washing machine and I'm going on week five without one. It started with me calling and the person told me that Sears would call me. I asked him if he was sure and told him that Sears closed in Lincoln two years ago. He said it was fine and gave me the number for Sears, I called that number and they told me that they could come out and do it, but it's not gonna go through my insurance. I asked what they meant and they said that my insurance company has to call and set up the appointment. I said that AHS told me that Sears would call me and they haven't so I'm calling them.

    I called back to American Home Shield and got somebody else. The rep said that the call hadn't even been processed. So, she set up a new call and I got a new dispatch number. A new person was gonna be coming out. The next company took a little over a week before they were able to even come out. So that's going on three weeks without a washer at that time. When they came, they looked at it and were there for 10 minutes. They were professional and told us what was wrong with it. Then, they contacted American Home Shield and told them.

    I was up to nine hours on hold with AHS trying to get all this resolved. I was up to 18 calls. I even went back through my call log. I would call in, get an agent and they would say that the person that came out for the company, Acreage, didn't fill out the report. The rep from AHS would call them while I was on hold. They talked to them and found out what was wrong. It was gonna cost more than what it was worth to fix it. I said that they told me this already. I waited another week and nobody called me back. I called back in and had to explain the whole thing again. At that time, there was nothing on file that they had called Acreage and got this report, which it had already been reported twice at this time. So they called Acreage and left a message. Acreage eventually apparently called them back and this person guaranteed that he was gonna call me back. I still haven't heard back from them and that was three weeks ago.

    Eventually, I called again for another agent and it was the same story. They have already called them three times and this wasn’t on my file. I had the option to be put on hold for 20 minutes and I would be the next person in line. I put it so that it would call me back. Eight hours later, I still hadn't gotten a call back. So, I called in the next day. This was frustrating but while all this was going through, I had the service for my air conditioner done and dealt with within 14 hours. So, I've had the worst experience and the best experience with AHS.

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    Claims HandlingCoverageTechTimelinessNetwork Quality

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    The motor for the fan of my outside AC unit went out. I submitted a claim online to American Home Shield and though they're a little busy from what's been going on with the virus, they were pretty good with me. The next day, their contractor from Budget Heating, Cooling & Plumbing came and fixed my problem. I'm happy with AHS's process.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    I am happy that you were happy with your experience. Although we hope there are no issues with anything in the home in the future, we are here to service you anytime you need us. Thanks for continuing your business with us. Take care!

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    CoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    I had an AC issue and we ended up speaking to a Home Shield representative because we had an issue with our AC the month before and they were gonna send the same company out. But I’d rather have a different company come out because they're gonna try and cover their tracks. Royal Flush came out and they repaired the AC. It's really easy to get service from Home Shield. They're pretty prompt.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    We appreciate you taking time to share your warranty experience. We look forward to handling your AHS needs. Have an amazing week.

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    Customer ServiceClaims HandlingTechStaffResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    American Home Shield's claim process is very simple. The only problem we have is when we file a claim and there is a follow-up. It's so hard getting in contact with them to file the claim in. There needs to be another department that follows up with the customer. And they should make sure everything is completed within their allotted time frame. There should at least a be follow-up from American Home Shield and not me trying to call them. The hold time would be two hours. A technician comes out to the house whatever the case may be. But if there is a follow-up, it's very difficult. We filed a claim with a microwave and it is yet to be installed.

    That aside, I would still recommend American Home Shield. They fixed several items within my home and I'm satisfied with it. For a clogged drain, we filed the claim and the issue was resolved within the week. The technician from Plumbing Enterprises was great and very professional. He answered our questions and handled the situation. He was in and out within a half an hour.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    My washer was broken. There's something wrong with that model machine because this is the second one of the same model that I've had. It's a terrible product. Valleywide Appliance said it was not fixable. I got an email saying that I could pick one of their products, but I really wanted to go and pick my own product from Home Depot or something.

    My service was pretty good. At first, I was a little annoyed because I wanted my machine fixed and the technician couldn't get it fixed. He spent a lot of time on it and I thought he knew what he was doing. But then, he fixed my other appliances really well. He told me why my dishwasher wasn't functioning right and it was my fault. But that washer has been frustrating for me because it's no one's fault. It was just taking a little while to get resolved. But I was very happy with him and I was very satisfied with the experience.

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    Customer ServiceClaims HandlingCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceResolutionTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    The AC stopped working. It wasn't turning on or cooling. I filed a claim to American Home Shield and the Sierra people were able to come out pretty quickly. The turnaround time was pretty good and they were able to fix the issue on the same day that they came out. As far as claim submission, everything goes fine mostly. The only thing that is a little bit of a hassle is once I hit the submit button and they told me my assigned contractor, the assigned contractor never reaches out to me or hardly ever reaches out to me. I always have to reach out to them. Every time I submit an order, I wait for some time to hear back. And if I don't, then I call the contractor. When I call them, they already know that they have an order from me. It seems like American Home Shield correctly communicates the order to them, but then the contractors are not reaching out to me. Also, I haven't had any issues so far in terms of them not covering anything.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Thank you for sharing your recent experiences with us. We are working diligently to improve the overall customer experience and we look forward to our continued business together. Have a great day.

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    Claims Handling

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    Filing a claim with American Home Shield is pretty simple. We refer them all the time. The only issue we had is it didn't allow me to do two different issues on the same request so I had to pay two different companies to come look at two different plumbing issues instead of just one.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffBillingNetwork Quality

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    I called in a claim to American Home Shield for our dryer which was not working. I reached out to the contractor yesterday and they were to call me back and let me know if they were coming today but I never heard back. I called again today and I’m currently waiting to hear back. The problem wasn’t the contractor but trying to communicate with AHS. So, it was their customer service. I've been calling and the only person that kept their word and followed back was Hannah. She was the one who set up for the dryer. She called me back and she was nice and professional. She had very good customer service. She was very polite and she showed that she was very concerned. You're helpless if you're dependent on something you've been paying on. Not everyone always keeps their word and be precise about it but she did. She made it a whole lot better. She was wonderful.

    I also had an issue on the icemaker. The refrigerator is 2005 and since last year, we've been getting this icemaker fixed over and over. Sears was the first company that they sent out here. Then it was Miss Appliance. I told them not to send them here anymore because they're not fixing it. When the two companies came, the icemaker didn't work past the time that they left. We had to call it back in. Then the next time, it didn't work again. Then they come back and fixed it and replaced it. I asked American Home Shield why they want to keep buying the pieces to that and paying them. We're paying $75 and that’s wasted money.

    The last company was here two weeks ago and so far, the ice maker has been working. But now, the refrigerator wouldn't stay closed. He changed the rubber lining around it but that's causing the electrical bill to go up. Every time you turn around, the refrigerator’s popping open and you don't know it’s open. Then you go over there and the refrigerator is open. It can start affecting your food. The refrigerator’s old. It's time to do away with it if it's giving us all these different problems one after another. This is the fifth time the ice maker is getting fixed so if they are not gonna do anything about it and if they're going to keep making excuses not to replace it, then they shouldn’t tell people to invest in their company for an extended warranty. People keep coming in and out the house to do the same thing over and over.

    We still have our dishwasher that’s still not working. They sent out one company and then that company said a plumber needed to come out. The plumber came out and said there was nothing he could do. He was referring it back to the original company that AHS had sent it to. They were supposed to have someone come back out to fix it. Their contractors came in and it's still not working. I called American Home Shield because over a week has gone by and I haven't heard from anyone. They told me that they haven't gotten their reports back from the vendor and to give them 24 to 48 hours. It has been two and a half weeks now.

    The contractor also came out to fix the washing machine and we haven't had any problems with it. But it’s like everything's happening back-to-back. Before all of this, we didn't have any problems with American Home Shield although the customer service was not good. They never call back when they say they’re gonna call back. I'm still waiting for that phone call. We’ve been paying American Home Shield and I'm very disappointed because when I call in to them, they treat me as if I'm a third party. It’s not like we are in business with one another and they're contracting out for us. They're treating me as if my concerns are not a concern.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    High Priority Plumbing came out and replaced a toilet. They slipped something over their feet when they came in and they had masks and gloves. Also, they had sanitizer with them. I had to follow up with them and it was about two weeks but fortunately, I had two toilets. I was very pleased with AHS on this claim but I'm having an issue with an AC claim.

    I called to have my air conditioning checked and the people they gave me called when I was in the other restroom so I didn't pick up the phone. I called right back and I kept leaving messages for about a week and nobody called me back again. I called AHS and told them to cancel it. I was concerned because it's an older system and I wanted to make sure it was fine. They said they would set me up with another contractor. Then I got an email from them that said I'm set up with this other contractor. I asked what I needed to repay and if they are refunding me my $75 and they said they will just use the one that I had paid.

    Then, the first contractor called and tried to reset it. I told the rep what happened and told them to call AHS. And then the second contractor tried to get an okay from them and it was refused. There's some mix up here but I hope I get my money back. AHS said they're backed up. Last time I called, which was a week ago, it would be between the 11th and the 15th.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedStaffRates

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    We've had AHS for 10 years between three different homes. There are so many different little loopholes. Submitting claims is not too difficult but there's always something that's not covered. And if it is covered, there's a huge ticket that comes with it. Also, things that were time-sensitive would take several days to get a service company out. But it depends. In the past, we were able to get a technician quickly. It's a pretty good price we pay monthly and we pay every time a service company comes out. I wish that there weren't so many things that are not included in repairs. Also, I would like for them to find some suppliers or vendors locally where if it's a time sensitive issue, they could go pick up a part and come back.

    Otherwise, it's okay. It's better than the other warranty company we had, who was terrible. Our most recent service call was our best experience yet. We had an AC issue and AHS was able to get somebody out there the next morning, which was amazing. I usually hate Greenway but they had a wonderful technician come out. This last experience with both AHS and Greenway was wonderful.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechMaintenanceStaffResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    The AC would stop working. That went on for a while and we would get very hot and get sick. My granddaughter is sick. She got a heart problem. Also, I’m 78, so air condition is a necessity. Home Shield sent different technicians to troubleshoot. They replaced some electrical and gave us a different sensing unit but that didn't take care of problem. Eventually, we told the tech, “It’s the motor.” But they had to catch it. The contractor came out twice but they saw nothing wrong and they put Freon. And then it again happened. Mr. Freeze came out. They also saw nothing wrong. It took about seven or eight people to come out altogether, and my daughter and I we’ve been telling them we believe it’s the motor because when I put my hand on the motor, it blows, I felt jerk and then it runs for a while and then it stops.

    The outside unit, where the compressor is, runs but inside the house, everything is dead. That could be another problem. Eventually, the truck came out. They replaced the motor, a bracket and the relay. A relay was the problem electrically. But the motor also was not balanced. Finally, after two months, they took care of the problem.

    I do thank Home Shield. I know I was a pain in the butt calling them all the time. But I was scared for my granddaughter is sick. Her little ticker has a little problem and that scared the hell out of me. Now, the AC runs fine. It’s nice and cool and no more problem and one technician would probably need to replace a circuit breaker. They left the circuit breaker because it ran just fine after they replaced the relay, motor, and the brackets because that was original problem. But I'm grateful to Home Shield that they stood by us and took care of the problem.

    Home Shield is good to us. I’ve been with them for 18 years now. I don't like to change and I'm happy we didn't have a lot of problems. That was the first time that we had a really serious problem because it was hot. But they did good. I wish everybody has a system where we can get hold of them quicker. And then they have to find somebody. Apparently, they get people who are down in Los Angeles or somewhere, so there was a lot of delay. But It’s okay. I’m just happy that the problem is taken care of now.

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    TechStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    It took a day before a technician from 1 2 Repair came out for my washer claim. He was really friendly and cordial. He had on his mask and we all did wonderfully. The technician ordered the part for my washer. He came right away when the part came back and put it in.

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    Hi Barbara,

    Thank you for providing us with feedback about your AHS experience. We strive to provide you with fast and efficient repairs. We hope you continue to enjoy the coverage we provide!

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    Beyer Appliance came out because the dishwasher wasn't filling with water. It just calmed no matter what setting you put it on all the way around. He found like a float. He ordered that and then the one that swishes the water around was broken. So he replaced those and it worked great. Then I used it once, went out of town, came back and by the time I have enough dishes to run another cycle, the same thing, it didn't work. But when he came out, he was like, "It's working just fine. It has to drain.” But that had never happened before.

    I bought this thing brand spanking new. But it is 16 years old. But I never had to wait like that. I haven't run a load yet. But it worked when he left. He showed me, the water was coming in and it was like, "Yeah, that happened last time, too." The technician was fabulous, very professional, explained everything and wore his mask. I just hope I don't have to call them again. Since I live alone, I have to wait to fill up the load. Hopefully, it's fixed. One time, I had to have my garbage disposal replaced. The same company came out and they were very professional.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Thanks for sharing your experience. We are here if you need us.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    I had a claim for the garbage disposal. I filed it online and the process was pretty easy. The contractor whom AHS sent was very good and professional. He hasn't repaired it. He just got the part and he's coming back tomorrow to fix it.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    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 Care.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    I smelled gas and Home Shield sent out a gas company. They shut the range down and said they couldn't get enough pressure into the pipe on the outside pipe. I had no hot water. They said that I had to call the plumber for that. Assurance came out and found that the gas company shut me off for no reason. The Assurance tech made sure that there were no leaks. He did a pressure test on the whole thing and he was a wonderful gentleman. He took his time and waited to make sure that everything was warming up. I couldn't ask for a better person to come out to help me. I'm glad that I've invested with Home Shield. It's been a good deal and it’s comforting that they're there to help. I had a go-around with trying to explain to them about what happened and everything, but in the end, everything worked out.

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    Claims Handling

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    Sears fixed our refrigerator and they handled everything correctly and excellently. The claims submission with Home Shield is very simple and they keep good contact with us. They’re doing a great job.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Hi John,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    The claim I had with Home Shield was for my air conditioner that wasn't working. I called on Saturday and the Air Design AC tech came out on Monday. He was super friendly. He replaced some part, and.was in and out in 30 minutes. Everything's good. That 30-minute repair could've been an entire replacement of my unit. The warranty cost me 50 bucks a month, plus 115 bucks for the call, which was for the security. If it had been I needed a whole air conditioning unit, then it would have been covered as well.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us. We are happy that we were able to get the issue resolved for you. Our goal is to pair you with the best contractor that will provide a quick and final resolution. We look forward to our continued business together. Have a good day.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    American Home Shield has been really good, so far. They have the email that has the news on it and different things. You can select one of the things on there and make a claim or request a service. I did that and then I was told that the contractor would come on a certain day in the morning. The contractor from Jets Electrical called ahead of time to let us know that they were coming. He had an assistant with him and they showed up on time. They went about their business in a very businesslike manner. They were quick and efficient. They completed the job and left.

    There were switches in the hallway that were not wired correctly. The garbage disposal switch was also not connected right and there was a GFI plug that was bad and needed to be replaced. There was also a light bulb that was out. Jets Electrical fixed all that. Everything was fine except the one switch that was bad with the garbage disposal. The tech thought it was a loose wire and it worked right when they left. But a few days later, ut went out again. So I ended up replacing that switch myself later ‘cause it didn't work right still.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Hi Robert,

    Thank you for providing us with feedback about your AHS experience. We strive to provide you with prompt and professional service. We hope you continue to enjoy the coverage we provide!

    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Called air condition tech on Friday 2 pm. Name of company is World Class AC Inc. He does not work on weekends so he calls back at 7 pm on Sunday and states that he cannot come to fix the ac before Wednesday. That is almost 6 days later. Here in Florida the temp outside is 95 degrees and inside the house it is over 100 degrees.

    Called American Home Shield and representative states that American Home Shield does not allow him to expedite visits to fix air conditioning unless the outside temp is over 105 degrees which means the in house temp could be over 115 degrees. Who made such an inconsiderate moronic rule? Did you ever hear of heat stroke in Florida? I guess the idea is for American Home Shield to avoid paying for air conditioning services since the customer would need to call outside technicians and pay out of his own pocket because they are unable to tolerate the heat inside the house.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Hi Ernest,

    I would like to thank you for providing feedback about your most recent experience. I would be glad to speak with you and get the issues resolved.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    We have been with AHS for about 5 years now even after moving to a new home. I made a service request for our AC unit not working back in June...It took another service request on 7/3/2020 which they never assigned a contractor to come out for. I then called multiple times with being on hold for 1-2.5 hours and still not able to get through to anyone. I finally made another online service request on 8/11/2020. The contractor came out 4 days later and was told it would take 7-10 more business days for AHS to order the Compressor. So 2 weeks later when the compressor finally arrived and was installed, I came home from work that following day to a house at 89 degrees.

    They came out the next day, replaced 2 different pipes/hoses and seemed to cool off some. I got home from work that FOLLOWING day after them coming out 2x to service the unit and the house was at 87 degrees once again after it was set on 68 degrees. They had to come out for the 3rd day in a row to "fix" our AC which was just adjusting the gauge apparently. However if it weren't for me calling both AHS and the AC company 2-3x a day since the first work order and demanding to come out to fix the problem... I would still probably be sitting here in a 90 degree house 2.5 months later.

    My other biggest complaint is that I have been asking everyday for the past week that I have had to called them to talk to a supervisor aka their "escalation department" in which I was either told they do not have a supervisor around OR that they will document and have a supervisor call me back within the hour and the other times promised to be called back within the 24 hours. I have yet to get that call.

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    Thanks for providing your feedback. I hate that you were not satisfied with your experience. I will reach out to you via email to offer further assistance.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    We have been trying to get Home Shield to sent some out to look at our AC unit since it's not cooling. We have called 5 times today to see when they can send someone 'cause it's Texas and too hot for no air. All we get is someone will call you back. All home shield does is take your money and never gets the issue actually fixed. In the past year they have been out 4 times to fix our unit with it going out every winter and summer.

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    Cody,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Appliance and Service Depot was sent out by AHS and they keep telling me things like they would call me but they never would. They would put me on hold and they would never come back. It's been over a week and it's the same thing every day. Sometimes they leave me an hour on the phone and they never come back. I've never dealt with people treat me like that. The technician came here August 5th. They said they ordered the part but I found out they never ordered the part until the 21st of August. They told me it was not available according to the manufacturing but then they came back and told me they ordered it on the 23rd. I have no problem with the technician. It’s just the people on the phone. They are not giving me a straight answer, hearing this and that, but it's lie after lie.

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    Andrea,

    Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We do appreciate your feedback, and I do apologize for any inconvenience. We would love to assist more in this matter. My name is Robert and I will be assisting you further.

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    Contract & TermsCoverageTechPriceMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC wasn't running properly. It couldn't keep up the temperature. The system is 16 years and it has been repaired last year, the year before and twice this year. It needs to be replaced. Even when it’s running, it’s very inefficient. It's costing a fortune in electric because it's running all the time and American Home Shield wouldn't replace it. They keep sticking Band-Aids on it and filling it back up with refrigerant, and it's costing us more and more money to keep it running. The last time the technician came, he just cleaned everything. The filter and the coils were dirty. The time before that, they topped up the refrigerant. It just can't keep up. It's got a leak, it's very old and it's rusty. So we can't live with this. We need to get a new one and if AHS won't do it, we have to do it ourselves. In which case, then we don't need AHS.

    We have another house in Savannah and we got that covered because that has a lot more systems and they’re a lot newer. We had an AC go down in that house and AHS decided they couldn't repair it. So, they replaced it and we were very pleased about that. We have all new appliances in this house and they're all the same brand. My understanding is that if one of them needs to be replaced, we don't get any say in what brand goes in and it might be a completely different brand and not match the other appliances. So that would be unacceptable. If it's something like an air conditioner, you don't care but if it's your oven, you do care.

    I would be very satisfied if what was broken got resolved and it didn't cost a lot of extra money. In this case with the air conditioning unit, we were not satisfied because it was the wrong thing to do. As a program, they're costing more money themselves and us in the long run by not replacing it when so clearly, every engineer who came here told us that. He said that American Home Shield won't do it. They'll keep it running forever.

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    TechPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC units are on one side of the house and the master bedroom wasn't getting enough push of air. Lane Services came out quick after I requested for service with Home Shield online. The tech corrected the situation as best he could and explained it to us very well. He told us to slowly close and not close completely the vents downstairs to get more air push through the back bedroom.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedBillingTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The guy from Air Pro Heating was great. He responded quickly. He came in and found the problem. I had a problem about three weeks earlier, and it was a weekend and I couldn't get in touch with American Home Shield. So I got a guy here who charged me 450. All he did was he changed a fuse and he put two and a half pounds of Freon. So then, we had another problem. The gentleman from Air Pro came and he said the problem was a fan. He replaced it. It's been working well ever since. About a week later, I had problems setting the thermostat and all I did was text him and he responded right away. Within about three minutes, he cleared that up and I've not had another problem.

    Everything's gone well with American Home Shield. I'm pleasantly surprised because insurance has always been like a hole to me in the ground. It's just there to suck your money up. It's not a product, it's a contract for a future service, and they have no problem taking your payments. But once you need them, then it seems like nothing but headache. But American Home Shield is one of the few insurances that came through.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I had 2-10's warranty before I got American Home Shield's. 2-10 limited me to two systems while AHS takes care of all of them. Recently, I had a claim for my AC unit that was not cooling. It was a flawless process. Home Shield scheduled sent Piedmont Mechanical who then schedule an appointment in three hours. We missed the first schedule because I didn't understand the text that was sent. I was supposed to respond to it but I didn't. So, we had to reschedule and after we did that, the next appointment was in two days. My wife, who was there at the time of the repair, said everything went well. Piedmont took care of the issue right away. The repair was worked with my wife's schedule so I was satisfied with their timeframe.

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    Customer ServiceTechOnline & App

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I went online and notified American Home Shield that I was needing a service request on my air conditioner. Their website was fine. I was told to expect the contractors within 48 hours. That part's a little bit confusing as to whether they should call you or you should call them. I ended up calling the contractor. The service was good. Using American Home Shield has been reassuring. We bought an older house. The air conditioning would've been a major expense.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us regarding your AC request. We are happy that we were able to get the issue resolved for you. Your malfunction will always be our priority. We look forward to our continued business together. Take Care.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Direct Appliance Service did wonderful. They came to work on my refrigerator that died. I called the phone number on the brochure on the front of it that I keep every year that American Home Shield sends out that says what’s covered. I spoke to an actual representative, but it took like an hour and a half of holding one night. I think everything takes longer these days with COVID. They told me the contractor would probably call on the weekend. But they were closed on the weekend, so they didn’t call till Monday. The guy that came out was Anthony, and he was wonderful. Everything has been functioning very well. The repair helped tremendously. I have a refrigerator out in the garage and it's a pain in the butt having to go all the way out to the garage to bring something in.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I've only used Home Shield for very small items, usually small plumbing. Although, they did have to do a fairly large plumbing job and it ended up okay. So far, so good. The house that I have the warranty on is an hour from me. I can't go over and fix things myself or meet people, so that's why I have it.

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    CoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The fan for the air conditioner outside went out and Stockdale Service did a great job. I cancelled the first time and I rescheduled it. They came out and fixed everything. They were professional and on time, and they were in and out. Since then, everything's good. It's easy to set up appointments with American Home Shield and it’s within 24 hours, which is what I like the best about having a coverage with them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I am happy that I have American Home Shield because it has saved me a lot of money. Recently, National Lock & Key came out and changed the two locks on my front door and a lock on my garage door. The guy put the lock on and the lock still wouldn't lock. He said the lock was messed up altogether. He couldn't just take that little lock thing out and put their lock thing in because he said it still wouldn't lock for whatever reason. At first he went and bought a lock but it was not what I had. I needed to have the same kinda lock. I told him to let me go get my own lock so I went up the street, got the lock from Home Depot, brought it back, and he put it on. It took longer than what it should have taken because he went to the store then I went to the store. But the locks are fine and the guy was fine. He did the job but he couldn't make the lock fit if the lock didn't fit. I'm glad he told me that, though, instead of leaving the piece in there then me having a problem and not being able to lock my bottom lock.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    I am happy that you were happy with your experience. Although we hope there are no issues with anything in the home in the future, we are here to service you anytime you need us. Thanks for continuing your business with us. Take care!

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    CoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC unit seemed like it was working properly fine. But when I did an inspection for my unit to sell, the inspector wanted me to have the AC unit serviced by a technician, So I asked for the technician to verify if it was working properly and know if it needed to be fixed. The technician from JJ's Fire came out, checked and did some work. Whatever he did seemed to take care of the problem because he told me that the AC was reading fine now. American Home Shield is a good policy to have because it's gonna help you. Overall, they were on time and the repairs were consistent. There wasn't any need for them to come back later and repair it again. Once they repaired it, it maintained perfectly after that.

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    Hi Marcial,

    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.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Air 72 is very good. It's the second time they've been out. They're prompt and they get the work done. They provided good customer service. Their technician was wearing a mask and then made sure to stay at least six feet away at all times. The AC is working fine now. So far, American Home Shield has been very good and it has been very beneficial.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Home Shield sent Air Resolutions by AirMack for our AC. It wasn't working. I just called Home Shield and made a service request. Air Resolutions was superb. I had to leave. They called me while I was in Florida on business, took care of the issue, and called me back and told me what exactly they had to do. It was fixed and I got home and it was working perfectly.

    I have another claim with Home Shield which I'm exceptionally dissatisfied with. It's our refrigerator freezer. I am surprised that Home Shield is handling this one the way they're doing. They agreed they can't fix it and they would replace it. They can't even get the parts for eight weeks. We've already paid our $100 service request on the 15th. They're telling us that they can give us $300 towards another purchase because that was the cost of the part or we could wait six more weeks until the parts came in. I just simply asked them why I can't get a hold of an executive. In my business, customer service means everything.

    Home Shield is dropping on this one. We have five small children and they're telling us to wait. In fact, Home Shield called us and said, "Your parts will be here on the 24th and your contractor in Arlington should be able to come out and put them in." 24th came, we never heard anything, so I called them the 25th and finally got through and they said they'd check on it. They called me this morning saying that they were unable to get the parts until six weeks.

    They came back and said we can complain. They said, "Your parts are gonna be $300 so we can offer you that as a buyout and you can go get another fridge." I said, "In America, where would you buy a refrigerator freezer replacement like what we have for $300? You actually are not giving me $300. I paid you $100 on the 15th for a service request, and I paid you $68 this month for my membership. So how are you giving me $300?" I'm waiting for them to change their mind. That's not service. I'm extremely disappointed.

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    Danny,

    We appreciate your feedback. I hate that we have not offered a resolution to your issue. I sent an email to you in an effort to offer further assistance. Please respond to that email at your earliest convenience.

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    TechMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I'm happy with American Home Shield. My experience with Appliance Repair turned out great. The dishwasher stopped working and the repairman was really great. He did a really excellent job and he didn't fiddle around. He got it done. He explained it all to my wife and I'm happy with him. He told me what time he'd be here, and he showed up on the time that he said he would be here. That’s a big plus right there. American Home Shield should be happy that that particular company does work for them.

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    CoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Three Brothers AC came out for my AC claim with American Home Shield. Everything went fine. It turned out to be quite an easy fix. All of a sudden, the AC would not turn on. It was not a trip in the breaker. It was actually the unit itself. It turned out that the cover of the unit had come undone for whatever reason and that cover was what actually completes the circuit for the AC unit. So Three Brothers had to replace the cover and then they put it on there and taped it down so it would really hold on tight. The two gentlemen that came in were very good and very quick. They diagnosed the problem in about 10 minutes and got it taken care of very quickly. They did a good job. For this recent claim, American Home Shield did a really good job. I've used them in the past for much bigger issues, so this recent claim, thankfully, was very relatively minor and done very quickly. So, it worked out well.

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    TechStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    American Home Shield has been good thus far. We've been a customer for a long time and with very few exceptions, we've been happy. The contractor for the bathroom drain was excellent. I would use them again. They identified that there was an issue and what the issue was. They inspected the drain, cleaned out the P-trap and repositioned the existing plumbing.

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    Customer ServiceClaims HandlingCoverageTechRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My air conditioner was running but only regular air was blowing out. It was neither hot nor cold. I initially paid for coolant through the company who put my heating and safety in. I submitted a claim to AHS and they sent Air & Water Solutions. I called them right away and the techs came that day. They found a leak behind my AC coil and a lot of coolant had come out. A part was needed and they ordered that. The tech said it was gonna take a week. While the job hasn't been completed yet, Air & Water Solutions has been great and I'm really pleased with them. I'm not sure why coolant isn't covered in my policy but otherwise, my experience with AHS has been good.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    A guy from Reynolds Heating & Cooling came out, inspected our unit and said something was wrong with the compressor. We didn't get any documentation and he did not even put the top back on. He left it hanging and just left. He ordered something and we tried to contact him at a later time, but we never could get an answer. For one thing, the heat index had risen. We called American Home Shield every day after the guy left once we didn't hear anything. We were in constant conversation with American Home Shield for weeks and we were on hold for two to three hours every single day.

    Eventually, they said, "Well, ma'am, what we have to do, we have to call the repair company or either email them. And we need 24 to 48 hours. And we'll call you back." We never ever got a call back, so we called again and the representative kept saying, "Well, ma'am, we need to reach out." We asked them to please not give us that line again. We did not wanna hear they need to reach out to the repair people who came out because their previous representative informed us of that. We were frustrated at this time. We then suggested to them, "Can you all please send out someone else? Because you are not reaching whomever initially came out.” They said it had to go through another department for them to okay for someone else to come out.

    After a week and a half or two, a different company finally came out again. The repairman said that there was a power surge that caused the unit to go out. He also said the unit had to be replaced and at a cost of $4,800. According to the American Home Shield's advertisements, "If we can't repair your unit, we will replace." We were under the impression that would happen and we had to find that out the hard way that they don't replace every unit. This situation was a nightmare. We waited for about two months and then they refused to replace the unit or do anything about the service to the unit. It was unbelievable.

    American Home Shield is saying that in their contract, they don't handle power surges, so they denied the claim. Really people? It took them all this length of time. We had the unit replaced but not through that company. It's already been taken care of, but we had to pay out of pocket for a new unit after American Home Shield said that they would not cover. Out of eight years of being with them, we've called them once or twice. We've decided that we're gonna look for another warranty provider because we were so dissatisfied.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The first time, I called AHS for my AC unit. It came on and then it shut back off. The contractors said it was a fuse or something. It was easy to get through, but it was the point that I had to keep waiting for the contractors to come back. Then they came out a total of three times. They fixed it temporarily. They just patched it up and then they left. But it wasn't until the last time the guy really explained. He was like, “They were just lazy and they didn't fix it and knew it was the motor the whole time.” Each time it was a different person. Then the second time also, I paid for a maintenance of getting the filter cleaned but that wasn't even a problem. So, I paid for that for nothing out of my pocket.

    They were negligent because they could have fixed it, did it the first time, instead of me having to call, wait, come back, wait and then send another technician out. Then they were like, "We have a lot of other customers." I understand that. It's hot. We don't wanna be in a hot house either. But I think that for American Shield, they can get more than one contractor for AC. American Home Shield needs to have more contractors in each department besides just one. You got people outside American Home Shield, then you have their regular customers. It should be, "Okay, we have these three contractors. Which one would you like, ma'am or sir?" So, we don’t have to do it over with them again. We don't have to do business with them again.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingWait Time

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The online claims have been fine and the coverage has been moderate. We've had two refrigerators and one dishwasher that Omega Force Appliance Repair has been out for. One was covered and two weren't but everything that they've done is working fine. Getting through to American Home Shield to try to add another appliance once the guy was out here was a really long wait time and they ultimately told me that it wasn't covered.

    For the third one, we submitted it fine but the company called back and said it wasn't covered. I assumed they were gonna credit me back my $75 because we had to pay them kind of outside of pocket. I put through the claim and they charged my card. The company said, “We can't help you so they'll have to refund it.” There's this unknown piece around the potential refund of what I already paid ‘cause I never heard anything from them. I'm just gonna wait, look at my credit card statement, and see what happens. I don’t like to call American Home Shield ‘cause it takes so much time. But we had really good technicians. We’ve asked for Delton to be the person to come each time. He did a good job.

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    Customer ServiceClaims HandlingCoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I had an outside leak that was fixed for a water hazard. I also had another inside leak in my second bathroom and there was water coming into the restroom. The guy from DrainGo told me that I would have to make sure that my faucet was covered because I didn't put in the claim that the faucet had a leak. I didn't know that it was leaking from the faucet so when I filed the claim online, I only put in that I had two leaks. But since it was coming from the faucet and not just a pipe, I had to submit another claim so I had to be charged another $100 even though the guy never left. At that point, I really didn't worry about it. I just wanted to get it done and over with. I'm satisfied with Home Shield, but I'm not happy because my AC unit is still out.

    An air conditioning company came out and looked at both my outside and inside units. The technician told me that the outside unit was leaking Freon. He knew what he was talking about. This is the second time I had them out there dealing with the AC. When calling AHS, it was taking forever to get a real person on the phone. So I just submitted another claim online. It's much easier than trying to call in and do it.

    It seemed that the last guy who came out for the AC knew that the unit was messed up and didn't wanna fool with it. It didn't take him 30 minutes to find out that the outside unit was no more good. He told me that they were gonna have to submit a claim to American Home Shield and see if they would approve it. I should hear from American Home Shield in a few days and then we would go from there. The company is gonna be the one who's providing everything. I like them. But now, I have about three window units in my house to keep it cool and it's currently impossible. The company couldn't do anything until they hear back from AHS.

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    TechMaintenanceStaffResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    A pipe had corroded inside and started to leak at a joint. Water and Drainworks came out and the tech fixed the issue. It's been great with Home Shield. It's all been very responsive and appropriate.

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    Hi Trevor,

    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.

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    TechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    We had had a refrigerator repair guy come out who thought that the problem was electrical. Miguel from MC Electric came out and found out that it wasn't, that the electricity was in order. A breaker had thrown and somebody didn't see it so it was a very simple fix. MC Electric has been here a couple of times and Miguel is always very efficient. He wore a mask.

    We've been with American Home Shield for four years now and we're very thrilled. Their service has been very prompt. We had to wait two weeks for the refrigerator technician, but that's been the anomaly. Other than that, we've usually had people come within a couple of days so that has been very good. We've had a few things replaced that has made it worthwhile. It's always a gamble. Are we gonna spend $500 this year on appliances or not? But my wife likes it, so that's how we're going.

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    Donald,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I had a washer claim with AHS and some guy came the first time but he didn't even look at it. He was horrible. It didn't seem like he had showered in days and he was very unprofessional. We didn't even know he had left. I called AHS and asked for another person to come from a different company. The guy from Sears came and he knew exactly what the problem was. He changed a part and that was it. He was very friendly and very professional.

    My most recent claim was for the AC unit and the first time somebody came, they changed the capacitor. Then, we had our routine maintenance done and they said that this is a very old unit and it's leaking Freon. I was still within the 30 days and I called HomeShield back. I said I need someone to come look at it again and I have paperwork to show that the Freon was leaking. They put the claim through and the technician is supposed to call me to set up an appointment. It was a week ago and I haven't received anything.

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    CoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedRates

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    For my second year renewal with American Home Shield, they jacked up the price of my coverage significantly. We paid 400-something in my first year and in the second year, they want 700-something. I'm not gonna pay that much. Still, I had a dishwasher issue recently and American Home Shield's contractor, Eberhardt Services, came out to handle it. The techs from there diagnosed that they needed to replace my control board. They came back a week and a half later once they got that. Everything they did was very quick and I have high respect for their work. Everything has been good since then.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My furnace from the air conditioning was leaking inside the house. The floor was soaking wet. The first time I called American Home Shield, they were gonna send somebody out. But the guy they were talking about couldn’t come for about a week. So, I called them back, and they sent somebody the very next day. They were very kind and they understood the first time I called and when I called them back the second time to tell them that the people couldn’t come for a week.

    The guys who came out fixed my problem. They were fine except that they went next door. I went outside and when I saw them, I asked if he was looking for my house number because he was looking at my neighbor's. He was about to leave. He started laughing. He was very pleasant, and the young guy with him was very pleasant too. I've been with American Shield for a long time, and everything’s been fine. I haven’t had quite many problems. If I had and I called them back because the people didn’t fix something properly or whatever was going on, they address the problem right then and there.

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    Claims HandlingTechStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My AC wasn't running and I submitted a claim to American Home Shield online. Their site was user-friendly and they sent RNG Mechanical to handle my issue. Though some of the techs AHS has are very bad, the ones from RNG were very good. My AC has been functioning okay since they came and I'm very satisfied with the service I've received. This was a seamless claim with American Home Shield which is a first for me.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    We are happy that we were able to get the issue resolved for you. Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us regarding your AC request. Your malfunction will always be our priority. We look forward to our continued business together. Take Care.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My daughter went in to take a shower. She turned the knob to hot and it turned but she wasn't able to get it to turn off. I called the plumber out because American Home Shield couldn't get anybody out to me. They told me it was the only one that they could offer me and it was the weekend. They said they had people to come out but that guy didn't come until the next morning. I had to call and harass them to get somebody out. That guy got there about 1:30 in the afternoon. My water had been running since about 9 or 10 o'clock Sunday night. Once he got there, he saw the problem and addressed it. He told me that he would have to get a part and his manager would have to approve because the part on my faucet was warrantied through Moen. Any product that they have, he said it was warrantied. He went, got the part, came to the house and fixed the problem.

    I had other issues that I stated in the claim when I initially made the claim but he didn't address those issues. He had to come back out. I had a toilet handle and he fixed those. He put the handle on my toilet but now I'm having problems. My water is running in my toilet. In my tub, the little metal piece that goes down into the tub where the water goes down is corroded. He was supposed to fix that but he said he did not see the work order for that so he didn't do the job. I said the person I spoke with said they put it in the report for him to fix it. That was a part of the claim. He said he didn't see it. It was kinda crazy 'cause it could've been done better. The main thing is getting the right representatives online to be able to understand the customer needs. I don't know if the rep understood what I said or she was putting down what she wanted to put down on the paperwork but I explained to her what was what needed to be done and where I needed done.

    I've been with American Home Shield for almost a year and I've never had any issues. I would probably recommend their service. There are a lot of people that don't know about it and I share the information. But American Home Shield could get the right contractor - people that are local. That guy was local but the other people don't respond. Their office is open from 8:00 to 5:00. What if someone has an emergency like an AC problem or water's not working. What are they supposed to do? They need to do better with their contractors. Get better people that's on the job. Get a different company that has a 24-hour emergency response. They have companies like plumbers and electricians that are 24 hours who can somebody out in an emergency but they didn't come out and that was an emergency 'cause my water was running all night. We had to shut the water off on the whole house to get the water to stop running.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    American Home Shield sent The Plumbing Works for my claim regarding my garbage disposal and a leak in my kitchen sink. They came twice, once on a Tuesday and again on a Friday of the same week and they were on time. They wore masks and they were able to resolve everything. I really like them.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechMaintenanceStaffTimelinessFollow-Through

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The air conditioning was broken and American Home Shield chose someone from Atlanta, which is three hours away. They only come to Aiken once a week and they were already booked for the week, which meant I would have had to go a week and a half with no air conditioning. I was not pleased, so I called American Home Shield back and told them it wasn't working. They then gave me C and C Heating from Augusta and David came out the next day and he fixed it. He had an assistant with him and they were professional. They went right to work and then they explained too that it was gonna take about an hour or more to really cool down once it finally started 'cause it was over 90 here. Overall, American Home Shield said they were gonna do something, and they did what they said they were gonna do. I put a lot of stock in that.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    We appreciate you taking time to share your warranty experience. We look forward to handling your AHS needs. Have an amazing week.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Our air conditioner stopped working, so we initiated a claim through the website of AHS. The website was very easy. I was told I’d be contacted within 24 hours, and the contractors were out here within 24 hours. It was some broken part in there that they replaced. The guy was really nice. He immediately knew what the problem was and had the part on the truck. So it was fixed within an hour and he was on his way. It was great. However, I'm not completely sold on American Home Shield. I don't think we're gonna be renewing. Based off of the first claim, we're at 50-50 right now. We got the run around with our first claim. It was with a pool heater. It's still broken. It was just not a good experience at all, having to have two companies come out and have the claim rejected and our heater still doesn't work.

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    Thank you for sharing your recent experiences with us. We are working diligently to improve the overall customer experience and we look forward to our continued business together. Have a great day.

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    Customer ServiceClaims Handling

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Submitting a claim with AHS was really easy. I've always done it online when I've had to do it with them. I've never had success with phone calls. AHS makes my life so much easier knowing I can just call someone when I have an issue. We haven't really had any issues with AHS. It's been smooth-sailing. My recent claim with them was for the dryer. It ended up it was just some loose connection.

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    TechMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The air conditioner stopped working and I made a request online to American Home Shield. The website works well and they gave us 24-48 hours to expect the contractor out. The service provided by Certified Heating & Air Conditioning was great. They replaced some kind of motor and since then, the AC has been functioning well.

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    Customer ServiceTech

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Home Shield came with my home purchase in December 2018 and I kept the contract after the first year. Filing claims is no problem. I make a call, send the money in, and in a couple of days, we have a service person out. I've been pretty pleased with their service.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Our dryer wasn't heating up at all so I did a claim online. The AHS website was great. They then emailed us. They set up the appointment and they let us know that company would be calling us within 24 hours. The contractor who came out to fix the dryer was great. He was nice and he explained everything to us, like what he was doing. The dryer’s been working fine since. Being part of AHs has been great. We signed up two or three months ago and that was our first claim. There were no problems at all.

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    Hi Simone,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I've always had a great rapport with AHS. I’ve been with them a long time and it was very easy to submit a service request. When the motor on my microwave was burned out, it took 3 Boys Appliance Repair a while to replace it but I didn't get excited or upset about it. They had to order something, so you gotta have that in mind too. It took three weeks but when they came out, it took five minutes for them to fix it. They popped it in, and popped it out and I was very pleased with the work.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    I am happy that you were happy with your experience. Although we hope there are no issues with anything in the home in the future, we are here to service you anytime you need us. Thanks for continuing your business with us. Take care!

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The water was coming out warm but it wasn't getting hot. We didn't know if that was normal. We could take a bath because it's summer and it was over 100 degrees. But it didn't feel like it was coming up very hot. So we finally decided after about three weeks to call American Home Shield and see if they could come and look at it. They made an appointment. The techs came and they looked at it. They told us right away that there was a part that they were gonna have to order. Because of the COVID, it would be a couple of weeks. So it took them a while to get back here. We were waiting for them on the one day, but they were backed up. So they had to reschedule for another time. We waited quite a bit on that part. But once they came, they took all the water out and they fixed it. They did a good job.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The guy from Smokey's Garage Door came when he said he was going to and he was very nice. Our garage door would go down, and then it would hit the ground, and then it would go back up. It was not closing all the way. I did a service order and it went great. The guy assessed what was going on, and then he replaced the motor. It works fine now.

    On the other hand, I had my air conditioning done as a different call and hygienically, the guy wasn't that clean. He did the repair fine, but I also didn't think it was very professional. Another thing is the person that came that replaced the motor in the hallway said he had the wrong motor. When the guy came out this time, he said, "Yeah, it's the wrong motor, but I can't do anything about it." and it sounds like there's an airplane landing in my hallway every time the unit goes on. It's supposed to be a variable motor and I don't know if that makes a difference in the sound, but it's very loud. As a matter of fact, when I have guests that come over to stay, I always say, "Well, how was your sleep?" and they say, "Well, except for the air conditioner..." which, it is loud.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    It was easy to submit the claim online. I've only had one service call since this whole COVID and the tech that came out took precautions. But he was late and I wasn't notified that he was gonna be late. I had to call American Home Shield.

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    Customer ServiceMaintenance

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I called in for a service request on plumbing. Tom Melton Services was sent by American Home Shield and they were perfect. Everything was great since the repair.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Thank you for sharing your recent experiences with us. We are happy that we were able to get the issue resolved for you and we look forward to our continued business together. Have a great day.

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    Contract & TermsClaims HandlingCoverageTechMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I purchased this house and before moving in, I had the AC checked out and all the appliances. So, I had the paperwork confirming that the AC was working fine. I also requested the American Home Shield cover to be provided, which was how I got it. The AC worked for a single day. So, we were three months without it in the hot summer. I submitted a claim to AHS and the contractor said that the compressor was the issue. But it was not. It was the coil and so, I spent $1,200 for nothing to change the compressor.

    The contractor came and looked, and said that they performed the work. But they didn’t show up at my place. So, I wouldn't blame AHS for that. It was the heating and cooling company they contracted with. I wish American Home Shield would not work with them. I understand how American Home Shield insurance works. So, I'm happy with it but they have an agreement with a lot of contractors and it seems like some of the contractors don't want to do the work. They just take it so that they will get the maximum out of AHS but they do not really solve the customer issue.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The air conditioner was boring fuses and shutting down the whole system. When the guy from A-US Air Conditioning of Texas arrived, I told him exactly what was happening. He diagnosed the issue and told me what he was gonna do and that seemed to be working so far. I was happy with it. They did a quick response and the fix worked.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    We appreciate you taking time to share your warranty experience. We look forward to handling your AHS needs. Have an amazing week.

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    Customer ServiceTechNetwork Quality

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The garage door didn’t go down so I called American Home Shield. Their contractor was great. They provided great service.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Thanks for sharing your experience.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedStaffTimelinessHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    American Home Shield has been good. My problem was getting them to answer the phone. Sometimes, I’m on the phone waiting for 45 minutes. I lay it down and keep it on speaker. I had a recent claim on a plumbing issue. The first rep that I spoke with lied to me. He took my name and number down and said he was gonna call me back, but he didn’t. So, the next day, I called back and I got somebody and that person helped me out. K & S Plumbing Services came out, and the service was good.

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    Claims HandlingCoverageTechMaintenanceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Submitting a claim to American Home Shield was somewhat difficult. Everything was automated. I would end choosing the wrong number and it was confusing versus speaking to somebody. Still, my AC problem got taken care of and I had no issues. AHS sent Ruiz Air Conditioning and Heating and the tech said the problem was the fan. He went somewhere, came back with a fan, and fixed my unit that same day. Now it is working perfectly. Right after the AC repair, my refrigerator went out and AHS's contractor is coming to fix that as well. I would definitely recommend Home Shield.

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    Customer ServiceTechTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My AC claim to American Home Shield went well. Trademasters came out. The guy was in the neighborhood and he got a service call. So he came the next day and he was able to resolve the issue. This particular time, the fan motor had went out. He had the part that was needed. He also had a mask and everything. So far, American Home Shield's been pretty good. The last thing that we had before the AC claim was our washer. We were having several issues with it, and it turned out that the washer tub was cracked. So they ended up ordering us a new washer. We've called them back because the one that they were ordering was not compatible with the one we had, and they made the adjustment. We have been pleased with them.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    I am happy that you were happy with your experience. Although we hope there are no issues with anything in the home in the future, we are here to service you anytime you need us. Thanks for continuing your business with us. Take care!

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    Customer ServiceTechStaffResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I'm very pleased with American Home Shield. They make it very easy to submit service requests. It's online or I can call. Also, I had a technician that asked me what my oven was doing and when I told him that it wasn't heating, he seemed to know what the issue was right off the bat. I was very pleased that he was in and out of here and he took care of the problem.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I usually use American Home Shield's website for requests. When we had an issue with our dryer though, I called because I wasn't sure if it was covered. I was on hold a while, but that's understandable. Also, I did a couple of requests, but this is the one where they first put me in contact with somebody, and they said they didn't do that type of work. There was a miscommunication, and then I called back and American Home Shield found somebody else who was able to do it.

    The technician from Dandi LLC came and he was really polite. He called before he came and he had on a face mask and things like that because of the Coronavirus. He was very friendly and he seemed to really know what he was doing as well. He was wonderful. We needed something related to the vent that was connected to the dryer and then he fixed it, which is great. We have a large family and since our dryer wasn't heating, we had a backlog of laundry. We were very happy that we could catch up on it.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC wasn't spitting out cold air and the first guy that came out just put freon in the AC and didn't fix the fan. I think it was his last appointment of the day and it seemed like he was kind of in a rush to get out of there. The problem still existed and I had to spend an extra 100 bucks on the second call when the first guy could've fixed it all.

    The second guy was great. He went in and identified that the fan was an issue that's why there was no air blowing in there. When he identified that, he said he was gonna have to come back. That's a second home for us. We stay there on the weekends. I said I was gonna have to come back out during the week. He called it in to see if it fit and it did. We lucked out and he was able to fix it right then and there. Since the second guy came out, it's been perfect. He was super friendly and I really enjoyed him.

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    Customer ServiceTechPricePunctuality & SpeedBillingRatesCommunication

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    For my recent claim with AHS, I had water coming through my garage ceiling. It was multiple days later that the contractors came out, but they ended up having a different opening, and I wasn't very pleased with how they were like "Well, see in a week." I was like, "So I'm just supposed to leave this water destroying my sheetrock." I wasn't very happy with the initial time, but they got me in like a day 'cause they had a cancellation.

    We had some renovations on our house. Plumb Genius thought that it was above where I'd had a bathroom renovated. They said they couldn't do any more because they were gonna have to move a vanity that we just had installed. We gutted and redid a bathroom, and they thought it was coming from the bathroom plumbing. I called my contractor who did the work and has been subbed it out to this guy, he came out and we figured out that it wasn't coming from the bathroom, it was coming six feet to of the left of that. So, really nice guys and they were like, "We think we know what the problem is," but the other contractor that did the plumbing found it in no time and it wasn't where Plumb Genius thought it was.

    I signed up with AHS however long ago. We got all sorts of problems. We have an older house. It was built in '83. I was like, "This will be perfect." It was 76 a month. Then, the next year came and I got my bill and it was like astronomically compared to what it was a year before. We had zero claims. I'm not real happy about the price jumping after a year, and I hadn't even used them for anything. I was never notified of it too. I was like, "You can't just up the price without letting somebody know. Give me the option to opt-out." Their communication was absolutely horrid on that end. Then also, whenever I first signed up, my deductible was $100 per trip. Now, it's turned into 125.

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    Shan,

    Thank you for reaching out to us to advise of your issue. We do appreciate your feedback and would like to apologize for your experience. It is not our intent to cause such an uneasy perspective toward the warranty. My name is Robert and I will be assisting further.

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    CoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceRates

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I had American Home Shield for years and years, but when I bought this house, the Realtor gave me a different home insurance company that was twice the price of AHS and they weren’t nice. They were horrible and I couldn't wait to go back to AHS. They’re very nice at AHS and very accommodating. I had a claim for my garbage disposal and it went well. The tech from Neighborhood Plumber & Rooter was here a day early, which was great, and he was wearing a mask. I’ve dealt with this company through AHS before and I liked them. He fixed the garbage disposal. But I had just replaced my sink to a large farmhouse sink and he told me my garbage disposal didn't have the horsepower that a farmhouse sink requires. I wound up having my handyman, who also happens to be a plumber, replace my garbage disposal recently to an upgraded one.

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    Hi Karen,

    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.

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    Punctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC wasn't cooling and it was very easy to file the claim for it. It was excellent service and the guy from Cool Works was there right away. I appreciate that very much. He had to come back because it was frozen up or something. He said what time he'd be back and he was there right on time. The company that did the repair was very nice and the repair was quick. The AC is working okay today. American Home Shield was efficient and there were no hassles.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedStaffTimelinessCoverage Limits

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC stays cool during the day, but then in the afternoon, the thermostat will reach as high as even 80 even though it is set at 70 or 72. It gets really, really hot. So I called American Home Shield and the first person that came out didn't do anything. He went out and looked at the unit and said the pressure were good. He never went into the attic to check that part of the unit. He opened up where the air filter was and said it was dirty. So he took out the air filter and told us we needed to replace it and then our problem should be done. We bought the air filter the next day, put it in, and it didn't help.

    Another person that I know that works in heating and AC came over and he went outside and he looked at the unit. He said pointed out that they should have cleaned all the grime that was kicked up on the outside of the unit. He said it was something they were automatically supposed to do. He told me that there was a solution that we can spray on it that would help loosen it up, which we did. We got a water hose and it was just gunk coming off of it. It helped a little, but still in the afternoon, the AC would be 79 or 80, especially when there was more people than me and my daughter at home.

    I called American Home Shield again and I asked them to not send the other guy because he didn't seem like he really wanted to be helpful. So they sent out another guy who was awesome. He came out and he looked outside at the unit. He said that all the pressures were good. He went up in the attic and he found a problem up top. He repaired that problem and he said we should be good. But it was only good for that day. The next day, the problem persisted. So I called American Home Shield back again and they never called me so I went ahead and scheduled the appointment online. Unfortunately, they sent the first guy back out again.

    The guy came in and immediately when he came to the door, I explained to him the things that had happened since the first time. He was real kinda dismissive like just kinda condescending. Usually when they come, it's during the day. So the temperature seems fine when they walk in, which is why I think they kinda brush it off. So I started taking pictures of the thermostat to show him what it looks like in the afternoon. But he was kinda dismissive. His comment was, "Well, it's been triple digits in Texas. I mean, what do you expect?" I told him that even with triple digits, the thermostat shouldn't remain this high, constantly.

    He said all they can do was check. So he went outside and then he came back in asking where was our other unit at. I told him it's up in the attic and I took him out to the garage. He said, "Oh, yeah, I remember this. I remember this because your daughter had to move the car for me to get to the attic." I told him that that never happened because he didn't go to the attic. My daughter doesn't even have a car and my car wasn't here at the time. He just kinda looked at me and then he went up there and came back about five minutes later. He said, "Oh, I remember what it was now. How big is your house?" I told him the square footage and he said that the problem was that the unit is too small for the size of house that I have. He told me that the unit is for an apartment complex. But the people that I bought this house from have had this unit here 15 years and they've never had a problem with the unit. It worked fine when we first moved in.

    He said he checked everything and that the unit is working fine. He added that I just need a bigger unit and that was the end of it. I've tried to call American Home Shield and all I got was automated systems. I can't talk to a person to let them know the experience I've been having with the air conditioning people. I even tried to go online and do the live chat but I sat there for over an hour and no one responded to the live chat. I can't even do a follow-up to try and figure out is there another company I can deal with the AC to get a second opinion because I can't get through to them. So it's not been a good experience at all.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I had a leaky toilet and American Home Shield sent Paramount Plumbing and Gas to take care of it. The techs from there was on time and he was really friendly. He had a mask on and he identified himself. He also brought a Shop-Vac in and cleaned up after himself 'cause my toilet had to come off and he had to change something down my drain flange. I also had American Home Shield at my other house for several years and they have always done what they said they would do. I always tell everybody to get their warranty.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    I am happy that you were happy with your experience. Although we hope there are no issues with anything in the home in the future, we are here to service you anytime you need us. Thanks for continuing your business with us. Take care!

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    TechStaffResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC wasn't cooling and Automatic Control Corp. came out. I have three air conditioners and they've come a couple of times and resolved the problem. I know that they're good and they're gonna take care of it. I asked the guy what was wrong with it and he showed me the part that he changed when he left.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The guy from Complete Companies said that I needed a new microwave. I talked to somebody at one department of Home Shield. She asked me the model of the microwave and the make of it and said that it would be like a month or two before they could get one similar to it. She also asked me if I would do a buyout thing where they offer me so much. I was told they were gonna send me an email to offer me a buyout for it, but I never did get an email or hear from them. This is my first claim with Home Shield, and I've had this for about two years. I like it because I've got insurance on all of my appliances, but they've not impressed me over this because of how long it took. They've not done their part about working on my microwave about getting this taken care of.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The AC wouldn't show the humidity. The humidity was going up. Comfort First Heating & Cooling came and all of a sudden, the AC worked. However, I would like to choose the people that come out. It’s hard to talk to AHS. Everything’s on the computer. I told them that one time or two times, but still, they sent somebody else out. The people that put in the unit here wanted them to come back and service it. I told them who I wanted, but they sent somebody else.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    It would be a while before the technician from Hometown Garage Doors could come out, but he was in the area, so when I called, I was able to get there in time. He came out, diagnosed the problem and said, "This is what we need to do." We both wore our masks and he fixed the issue, and then he was on his way. He was very professional and I thought, "Wow." It was a pleasant experience, but I've had some very bad experiences with the contractors that have been sent out as well. In fact, last time I used my own plumber for my water heater. I'm in the Harley Davidson business, and I started checking out the guy American Home Shield sent. We found out that the guy would just go out of business and go back in business under a different name, and he was part of a motorcycle gang club.

    He was a very bad guy. I explained to the lady (they're always wonderful) that they were putting me at risk having him even coming in my house. I had to keep going back until finally, I went through the option where I could get my own service provider and they would approve a certain amount. It was a water heater replacement and the folks that I got to have it done are fabulous. The actual work that was done cost $1,300 and I know they gave me a fair price, but American Home Shield only paid 312. They said it was for the water heater, but that means there was no labor. The whole thing didn't make sense to me. The plumber was surprised too at the cost that was reimbursed.

    American Home Shield should let the consumer check out the providers and if we could use our own contractors, that would be the biggest thing. Now, I have found out that Allstate started to offer the same kind of home protection service that we can use our own people. These are people who are coming into our home and once we get a provider, it's so hard if they don't do it right. We have to go back and go back and go back with American Home Shield. For the most part, it has been good service and the people that have come out have been good, but we have to be very wary of the people that gets sent out as well.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Thank you for sharing your recent experiences with us. We are working diligently to improve the overall customer experience and we look forward to our continued business together. Have a great day.

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    CoverageTechPunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My garage door was broken because the spring head snapped. I did a claim online with AHS and the information just came through. It was very easy. We were told we would hear within 24 hours. AHS would get a contractor's name and he should be reaching out to us. Sam's Garage Doors came out and they had to replace the spring. The garage door is functioning okay and it's closing now although it is a little slow. On the whole, American Home Shield satisfied what I needed.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The guy had to troubleshoot a problem for me which was causing my power to go out. He was great, very professional, knowledgeable, and it didn't take him long at all. The outlet on the outside was grounded and it was getting water. He found the issue and wires were exposed on the outside outlet. Every time I use that outlet, it would cause my GFI to pop in the basement causing my cable and alarm to go out. I changed the GFI myself in the basement once and I thought I fixed the issue. But the issue was that the outside outlet was tied to the GFI in the basement and I didn't know that outlet had wires exposed. Moisture was getting in there. They didn't insulate the wires correctly. After the guy came out and checked it out, everything was fine. I can use the outlet in the garage now. My GFI doesn't pop. We have a garage refrigerator and I was plugging it up in the kitchen through the garage door. Now, I don't have to do that.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Everything with American Home Shield has been very impressive so far. I'm a new member but everything’s been very professional. Everything they've told me has been spot on. I recently filed a claim for an electric switch that would not ignite. The contractor called me and set up an appointment. They were very professional.

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    Hi Julie,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    We have the Monogram series and we got scheduled fairly quickly, but it was another couple of weeks to get the Monogram person out. If it could have been sooner, that would have been better, but once GE Appliances was out here, they rectified everything. Overall, our appliances are working well, so that's good. The contractors also seem very knowledgeable once they come out here.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The air conditioner was making a horrible rattling sound that you could hear throughout the whole house. I did the claim process on a computer and American Home Shield's website was okay. They said that they'd let us know when the service was scheduled and they'd be contacting us. We told them about the issue on Saturday and the tech was here on Monday.

    The guy looked at the AC and said he saw nothing wrong. He tightened a screw, said that was what was wrong with it, and left. But later that night, the same issue was happening. The guy said that all I had to do was call them and they'd come back out if it happened within such amount of time, and I called them right back that same night. A different person from the same company came out the next day and found that the hub had gone out, so he had to replace it. Everything's been pretty good since then. All in all, AHS has been helpful when I need them. But for the last couple of months, when you call them, you have to wait on hold for three hours.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I had two things that I wanted to do but Home Shield wouldn't allow me to do those at the same time. They put me on hold. I ended up being on hold for about an hour. And then, when Home Shield finally got to me, they said they couldn't do it. But it was fine. The issue was the icemaker in my refrigerator. It took Windings a couple of times for it to be repaired since they had to get parts. But other than that, Home Shield is not as expensive as it could be. I use it when I need to use it. They usually try to do their best to fix the issue, so I'm fine with it. Home Shield has been really good to me.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I have two properties on the same street and I have American Home Shield on both. Firstly, whenever I call the customer support, I'm put on hold for a long time trying to get hold of a representative. Sometimes it takes one hour, and sometimes it even takes about two hours. I hope they can improve that. The second thing I was not happy about is, recently, I raised a ticket for a toilet plumbing issue on one property. There was water dripping from the upstairs toilet to the ceiling downstairs and they sent a plumber who came and inspected it.

    The plumber that American Home Shield sent wrongly claimed that the floor was uneven, and because of that, there was a leak. He also said that the floor had to be made even. In order to do that, it would be a charge of $500, and American Home Shield would not pay for that. I had to pay $500 out of my pocket to get the problem fixed, so I did not get the repair done. I then got a private plumber to look at it, and he said that there was no problem with the floor and that the pipe had a crack. He applied some glue and some cement to the pipe and since then, there has been no leak.

    On the same property, one of the burners was not working in the kitchen cooktop and the appointment for someone to come and take a look at it took about a week after I placed the request. Axis Appliance Repair came, diagnosed the problem, and then it took them again more than a week to obtain the part. Once they obtained the part, I had to schedule the appointment again and between scheduling it after waiting for the part to arrive, it took another 10 days. I was not very happy that it took quite some time, but other than that, they replaced the burner, and the cooktop is working fine.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    Our pool motor pump went out and American Home Shield's contractor from PLO Pools came out to handle it. The tech who came was a very nice guy and he was very knowledgeable. He fixed my issue on the spot. American Home Shield's claim process has been fine. However, I wish I could speak to a rep quicker instead of having to go through a bunch of other prompts where I am made to pay for the service upfront. Still, they have been awesome and they've done everything I've asked them to do.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    One of my appliances was squealing at me. Then, it was making a weird noise for a couple of weeks and started screaming at me. IQ Appliance's service was good. Right after the tech had left, the appliance started making the same noise that it was doing right before it started screaming at me but the tech came back and fixed that. He was really nice, too. This was the first time that I've had to use AHS and the warranty has been perfectly fine for what I've needed so far. They were also quick to getting someone out. But price-wise, $100 for the deductible is quite a bit, especially since the competitors are charging around $75 for the deductible. There are also other warranty companies that charge monthly service fees that are about 10 to $15 cheaper. After this contract period, I will be changing.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I called American Home Shield for an issue I was having with my stove's oven. The reps gave me a time window when to expect their contractors. They sent All Valley Appliance Heating and AC and the techs from there were fast and efficient. However, there was an issue with my stove and someone else came to fix that. Still, that wasn't because of anything that All Valley did or did not do. Now, my stove is working fine. Being with AHS has been pretty good for me and I'm glad I purchased their insurance.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My experience with AHS has been very good so far. I've been using them for multiple houses. However, when the contractor came for my AC issue, he came multiple times and I did not like the service. First of all, they changed the coil and then they had to come back a second time because it stopped working again. So they had to change some other parts. It was broken three times and I just had enough with them. So then I called these guys, Cityline. Since there was a long gap, like a couple of months, I said, I was not gonna call the other company. There was a clog in the line. Because the water level was going high into the pipe. So they had to come and clean the pipe. But this guy said it might happen again. So we'll keep an eye on this.

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    Hi Mohammed,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The contractor sent out by American Home Shield for a natural gas leak in my basement was great. They answered every question I had and were super professional. The gas leak is gone and everything is fine. My house doesn't smell like rotten eggs anymore. American Home Shield is useful.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    You're able to give them enough information on the website. The website is fine. But it's better for you as a customer to speak with somebody instead of trying to do the claim online because there’s not every option available to you there on the website that you really need to get your point across. You really need to speak with somebody in some cases. When I had a toilet issue, the gentleman who came was very, very helpful. I was working when he came so I wasn't at home but when I spoke with him prior to him coming to my home, he was very good.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The first time APC Plumbing came out, they were here for five minutes, replaced the Johni-Ring and left. Within two hours the same problem was happening, it was leaking. So I called them back and they came out again. He was here for about 10 minutes that time, said that maybe he had pinched it wrong, that he flushed it five times and it should leak by then. It should be fixed. In another two hours there was still water all over the floor.

    I called back a third time and they came out again. He said that he was gonna check for a hairline fracture. He couldn't find anything, so he said maybe it was just the bolts need to be tightened. So he tightened the bolts. Each time I said, “Are you guys sure? Because within a couple of hours, it starts leaking again.” He said, “No, this should do it. If not, call us back.” So in two hours, it was leaking again. I called them back and the lady at the office, who was extremely rude, told me that I had to caulk it and that would stop the leaking, which I'm not a plumber, but the water is still gonna come out whether you caulk it or not.

    Then she said, “I'm not sending somebody out again. We replaced the Johni-Ring. Your warranty only covers replacing a Johni-Ring and tightening bolts. We don't do caulking and I'm not sending someone else out again.” So that was when I called AHS and requested another company. I've asked that they never ever send APC Plumbing out to me again.

    I have the three invoices here, it's still not fixed. I had another company come out again and it's still not fixed. I’m having a really hard time getting this taken care of. I pay for the warranty. I'm not a plumber. I don't understand what's going on. But you would think that a plumbing company would be able to fix something. But I’ve had four visits and it’s still not fixed. American Home Shield has been very helpful though. It’s just I'm not having luck with the companies they’re using.

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    Hi Theresa,

    I would like to thank you for providing feedback about your most recent experience. I would be glad to speak with you and get the issues resolved.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    American Home Shield is pretty good. But it was a little difficult getting somebody out through them. The initial call took quite a while for them to get somebody out. Then I waited all day for the electrician to come and when he got there, he had no clue about how to fix a mobile home. So I just turned around and went through the process again and waited. I had to wait another seven days until the second group came out. They got the job done fairly well.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    The guy from Ramco Appliance Repair came out for an appliance issue. Fast service, polite, troubleshot relatively quickly, followed all safety components with COVID and whatnot, wore a mask. He found the problem and was done within 15 minutes then he was gone. That was the first time I had dealt with AHS and everything on the website was easy to fill out. It responded back to my email that it was submitted.

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    TechPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    My upstairs air conditioner unit went out and when I put in the claim to American Home Shield, it was simple. I went online, logged in to my account and submitted the ticket that my AC unit was not cooling down. The contractor was a great guy. He looked at it really quick and said that the problem was the capacitor. He tested it and confirmed that the capacitor was bad. He had it fixed within 15 minutes. I've had to submit claims to AHS three times in the three years and there was a little bit of confusion with the first one. But other than that, they've been a great company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    I had American Home Shield for a while before I lost my job. Now, I'm on disability. So the whole time that I had it, I really didn't have to use it. But as soon as I got back on my feet to get it, I ran back to it. It's just nice to know that you have 'cause I don't have a significant other or anyone else that I can contact other than my dad, but he couldn't do any of the work. It feels good to know that there's gonna be somebody there that can handle it.

    On my recent claim regarding my AC, I liked being able to track where the contractor was. That was the first time that I've experienced that, so that was exciting. He talked to me before to ask me questions and I told him what my dad has said about the motor running but the fan was not moving. So he went right away, checked it out and seeing that that was the issue. Then it started raining like cats and dogs so it took him a little while to get back after he had left to go get some material. But he came right back and finished. AHS is very timely. I like that. It was not their fault that I had to wait 'till the weekend to get the air conditioner. But the call was answered and Elite did a good job. I know you can set an appointment on the AHS app, but I just like that I could still be able to talk to someone. I'm still a stickler to talk to people.

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    Hi Lisa,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    American Home Shield gets the people out here very quickly. I get the information out there to them and then they contact you depending on what time you call for your issue. Cabot did an awesome job. They are one of the best ones AHS sent out so far to service my air conditioner. There were two guys who came out. He was training the guy as well. Both them were good. When they came into the house, they both had masks on so everything was well. They checked to make sure the AC was cooling off properly. The technician took his time to explain to me step-by-step what was going on with my unit. He gave my options and let me know the best one for me at the time. He broke it down so I could understand it and I can make my own decision of what I wanted to do. So, it was great.

    The service with American Home Shield has been good so far although we had an issue with American Home Shield about a year ago. They took an extra service fee of $109 out of our account and to this day, we still haven’t resolved the issue with them. They kept saying they didn't do that. We've sent them all the documentation such as what's in our bank statement as well as everything they asked for. We still haven't received the $109 that was owed to us from them. I told them that they took the money over the phone from me from my debit card because you had to pay first before they even contact anybody. Then about a month later, they deducted another $109 out of our account. So, that put a bitter taste in my mouth for that part. But that's been the only hiccup we've had with American Home Shield.

    We fought that, we talked to every person that we could, from the manager to the call center supervisor, we emailed them and sent them the documentation from my bank. I said that we don't know what else we could do. They said that their records were gonna show that. Maybe records are showing but my bank statement is showing they took $109 out of my checking account. So, that's not gonna lie.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    We called Home Shield and they texted us back in less than an hour to schedule. It was quick. Arctic AC did a wonderful job. They were prompt, clean and courteous. They knew what the problem was almost immediately. They had the part with them and they were in and out in 20 minutes. I've got a different home warranty on another house that I have and when it expires, we're gonna change to Home Shield on that too.

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    Our main objective is to provide exceptional service and a quick resolution to all of your home warranty needs. Your feedback regarding your recent experiences with us is greatly appreciated. We look forward to servicing you in the future as needed. Take Care.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    AHS sent a company to service my refrigerator. The company they sent didn’t shut off the water valve prior to making the repair. As a result my kitchen was flooded and the ceiling in my FINISHED basement was destroyed. AHS did NOTHING to help rectify the situation. My basement is still damaged and neither the company OR AHS has done anything to fix it. To add insult to injury AHS is STILL sending this company out to service people’s home. I can only assume that the people that they send to people’s homes are not carefully vetted.

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    Nicole,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    American Home Shield responded well when I filed an online claim for the garbage disposal. About two days later, the contractor made an appointment and they came out at the right time. Since the repair, it’s okay. If there was any problem, I'd call them again. Overall, American Home Shield is Excellent.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    My daughter has American Home Shield. I went with them too and I'm very satisfied. Recently, I was not getting any ice out of my icemaker. I did the claim online and they emailed me back. I got my date and Kinston Refrigeration called me and scheduled an appointment for that. They came out in two days after I filed the claim and they diagnosed the problem. The guy said he needed to get ahold of somebody at American Shield to approve the repair. There were two things he needed to get done. He did that one when he came out but they had to order a part for my refrigerator. I had to call them to find out because the guy told me it would be a while. The lady checked on it and told me they had to go across the state to get the part. She gave me an appointment and she said if it came in before that, they would come out which they did. They came in and put it on so I had no issues with it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    This is my first time with American Home Shield and the first contractor that represented them left such a bad taste. He came to my home, went in the attic, and left stuff unhooked. He did part of some outside and left some as well. By the time I called American Home Shield, they tried to contact him. That took more time, and then they couldn't reach him. He wouldn't return their phone call and I couldn't reach him as well.

    I was trying to get American Home Shield to give me somebody new and it went almost a month before I could get a new vendor. That's the only issue I had with them. I had to call them and I didn't think that it was my responsibility to call them over and over again, or to have to call the contractor. I was ready to cancel. On the other hand, the American Home Shield people that I spoke to were very courteous and helpful. They couldn't do any more than they could as far as the telephone was concerned. Also, the second contractor they sent was excellent and I certainly enjoyed them better than I did the first one.

    TC Homes called, stayed in touch and let me know when they were gonna come out. They also called me and told me when the part was in and when they were gonna put it in. They then came, put it in, and my AC has been 72 degrees ever since. They were courteous and they made sure that everything was properly working before they left. They ended up replacing the handler up in the attic and they did professional work.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The tray into which my AC unit's condenser drains into was backed up. Water leaked all over the floor and came through the ceiling. Home Shield sent South Placer Heating and Air to handle my issue and the tech who came to handle it was great. However, it was disappointing that the work that needed to be done wasn't covered because it had to do with the drain instead of the actual unit. Additionally, we have another claim for a different issue and their contractor hasn't gotten to us yet.

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    Claims HandlingTechPunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppMaintenanceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The water heater went out and Dave & Sons Plumbing was here within 24 hours. They were very quick. The plumber was very attentive. He told us what he was doing and what was wrong. When he initially had done it, only one side of the water heater was working and not the other. So, they came back the very next day and fixed that. Everything has been great since. Hot water is important, so the repair has helped a lot. I love American Home Shield. We've had them for 11 years now and I tell everybody about it. I always use their website to file a claim and it's easy.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    American Home Shield is a little too high, but because we have an older home, it's valid. Two years ago, they had to put in a new air conditioning and they left us in the heat for quite a long time before we could get a new unit. I was not happy with that at all and I'm still stringing over it, but this time, my experience was great. I tried to submit my claim over the phone because I like to talk to somebody. However, I could not get anybody, so I went online and I was very pleased. It's very easy and it went a lot quicker than I thought. I was scheduled the next day and then Elite Appliance came immediately when I called. They ordered my part, came right back and put them in. Everybody I dealt with was very kind and expedient. Their service was great as well and they stayed away and didn't approach me because of COVID.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    My air conditioner stopped working and the tech sent by American Home Shield who came to look at it didn't tell me what the cost was exactly. I had already paid $100 to AHS to have that tech come out and then he was saying the whole repair was gonna cost $900 because I had to pay for the Freon. It was better for me to get a new unit instead so I had that priced. AHS offered me $700 for a new unit which cost me over $7,000. That was disappointing as one way, it would cost me $1,000 if I go with AHS but then the other way, it would cost me over $7,000 for a completely new unit and AHS would only give $700. I talked to a couple of techs and they told me that when the condenser or compressor of a unit goes out, it would be an expensive part for an older AC unit. Regardless, I'm disappointed that I'm paying close to $100 a month for the tech to come out and because Home Shield, doesn't cover plugs, caps and Freon, it would cost me close to $1000 when I'm done. If AHS would have fixed my issue for $100, I would have been okay with things. This is what keeps me thinking whether or not AHS is something I wanna keep.

    More recently, my dryer latch was broke and they it wouldn't close. I submitted a claim to American Home Shield and they sent Precision Appliance repair. The tech who was sent was a really nice guy who seemed to know everything. However, what he did didn't resolve the issue and he had to order a part and come back. While I've been teetering whether or not to keep AHS because of the issue with the air conditioning, so far, AHS has been good and professional.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I was having a problem with a ceiling fan, and American Home Shield sent someone out who diagnosed what the problem was. Although they were not able to do it because it did not adhere to my policy, I was not aware that that the ceiling fan had a lifetime warranty on it. They assisted me in getting in touch with the company and providing the model number and the information needed such that I could get the part that was needed to fix the fan. When the part came in, American Home Shield recontacted the person who came out initially with the diagnosis, and they came in and installed the part. I was very comfortable and satisfied with how they handled that overall situation.

    There were also two or three times in which I was not comfortable with who was sent out and I asked American Home Shield to resend someone else. I didn't think that that that provider was competent based on their diagnosis and they did send someone else out. I've had American Home Shield for at least 20 years and any issues or concerns that I've had, they've been able to resolve. If they continue being able to do that for all of their customers, then they're fine.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    Flowright Plumbing kept an open line of communication before the service appointment. They were on time and efficient. They diagnosed the problem quickly and had the job done quickly, correctly, and everything's working great. I was satisfied with the timeframe. The contractor had on a face mask, too. I feel great with the service. I'm happy. I'm liking American Home Shield's claims process. It was efficient.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I called on a Friday morning and Arizona Trade Masters came out that day and fixed the AC. But two days later, it broke again. It was a different issue so I can't necessarily blame them for that. This happened Saturday night so I called AHS first thing Sunday morning on their emergency line. It was around 10:00 and I waited till noon. I didn't hear anything. I called them again at noon and whoever answered the call told me they would have somebody contact me within the next hour.

    The wait times are ridiculous. I sat on hold for at least an hour every time I called them. Then 2:00 rolls around and I called back. I sat on hold and got through to somebody. They said they were gonna contact three different people from their list and one of them should contact me. So I waited another two hours. Nobody contacted me so I called back again. This is now somewhere between 4:00 and 5:00 on Sunday. I told them that I needed to get my AC fixed. I have animals and a kid. I couldn't sleep or leave animals at the house in 100-degree weather. They said they have extinguished all of their resources. At this point, I needed to contact and find somebody on my own and then call back and get approval for them to fix it.

    I called and called and called and called and finally got through to somebody. This was now 7:30-ish and they showed up at my house. I tried calling AHS. I sat on hold for 35 minutes and I was over it. I was gonna deal with them later. So I had the tech fix it and I paid the bill. I called AHS the next day, which would have been a Monday, to try to work it out. They said they would have to have somebody call me back but nobody called me back. I called again on Tuesday and said that I needed to talk to a manager. I sat on hold for an hour and 45 minutes and the phone got disconnected because they were gonna three-way somebody and no one did. After that, I had my girlfriend call because there was no use in me calling. I was all worked up. She got it to where we emailed in the copy of the invoice for the repair because the fan motor went out. From this point forward, I haven't heard anything back from AHS and I'm out of pocket $1,000 on it.

    When I had an electrical issue in my kitchen, AHS sent somebody out and fixed it right away. Everything went great there. So when my bill came around the next year to renew it, I renewed it even though I paid them more than it costs for them to have the outlet fixed the first year. But they took care of it. They did great the first time I dealt with AHS and the first air conditioner problem. But now, I'm waiting to hear back if they are refunding me the $1,000 that I had to dish out to get my air conditioner fixed on a Sunday. I paid them the $600 a year right away. They don't gotta wait for it. But I'm stuck in this predicament. I understand it was on a Sunday but we're two weeks from then and I haven't heard a thing. At this point, depending on how this situation goes, I'm probably gonna look for a different home warranty program.

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    Andrew,

    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.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    My wife heard a loud thump and the drum of our dryer stopped moving. I called American Home Shield and explained the situation to their tech when he got here. He was confident he knew what the issue was and went right to the source. The problem was that the pulley and belt had stopped. The thump my wife heard was the sound of the belt breaking and hitting the top of the dryer. Everything has been okay since the tech came in. AHS did a good job for us.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    A few of the burners on the stovetop weren’t working. The guy who came and looked at it was very good but we haven't got it fixed. They got it approved to get a new stovetop so we got one. We’re waiting on somebody to come and put it in.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The fan on the air conditioner wasn't blowing, and then the air wasn't coming out. We called American Home Shield for a claim. The contractor was a nice person and he explained to me everything I asked him. He had to put a thing in there to catch the lint. He was good. He listened to whatever I asked him. But the fan ain't blowing again now. I don't know whether I should call back about this or not. Other than that, I recommend American Home Shield and I already did. Last week, someone I know was calling about a stove. So, I told her to get the warranty.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    We filed the claim for a dryer door repair and they assigned us a company. The company came out within a couple of days. THey did a great job. The guy took all the COVID requirements. He wore a mask and gloves. He stayed out of the house except for the part he was assigned to work at. He had the dryer door fixed within an hour. I was very satisfied with American Home Shield and the company that they selected. It was quick and easy. We didn't have to buy a new dryer, so that saves a lot of money and time.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    Submitting a claim to American Home Shield regarding my refrigerator was very easy. Accord Appliance came on their behalf and the young techs from there wore masks and maintained their distance. They were also very professional and thorough. They repaired my refrigerator and it has been perfect since then. As usual, AHS's techs did a good job for me. Most of the people they contract with are well qualified.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    We called American Home Shield for a microwave oven. It is over the stove so it also serves as the light and the hood fan. It wouldn't work then it would work then it wouldn't work. It was very frustrating and inconvenient. American Home Shield did send out Advanced Home Services and they said they could repair it. Then American Home Shield said they'd replace it. I've been trying and trying and trying to get ahold of somebody to find out what the heck is going on, but that's been a hell of an effort. Trying to get an answer out of anybody from this warranty company is like pulling teeth. I am getting a brand new microwave oven instead of them repairing the old one. I'm okay with that but I wish I could find out who's sending it and when I'm gonna get it. That's the big miscommunication that I'm having with American Home Shield.

    My property manager out there has authority to call for problems and she was having issues. She asked the tenant who's retired so he has a little bit of time on his hands. He finally got through but in trying to do the follow up, he was very, very frustrated and so was my property manager. That's when I got involved and I experienced the same thing. I call the number, get to a person but they don’t know much. It must be limited to what's on their screen.

    One time, they said, “I'm sorry, Mr. **, but it shows here that the the owner of the warranty is Ray **,” who’s my tenant. I said, "I'm the guy who owns the property. I'm the guy who pays for the warranty. Why isn’t my name up there? He's not even authorized to do anything. Why is his name on your screen as the authorized caller?” I was pissed off about that. I got that straight with the rep and she said she didn't know anything. She transferred me and it was a two-hour wait to purchasing and they don't give you a call back like the other number does.

    I hung up and got a call back. I talked to a guy and he said they had been authorized to send a new one. I asked if it had been ordered and he said, "I think so." "I think so" is not a good answer. That's like, "I think it isn't." I asked, "I think it is or I think it isn't, which is it?” He said he didn't know. I asked if he could transfer me and it was the same thing. It was a two-hour wait. Then it just hangs up on you while you're waiting.

    I called the regular number and I was on hold. It said, “If you press one, we'll call you back.” I did that twice and I never got a call back. My property manager says the same thing and so does my tenant. I have a different warranty company for a different property and I don't have this problem. I've had things done in the past with American Home Shield. The dryer went out and they sent a guy who got the part fixed. The air conditioning blew a fuse and they sent a guy out who took care of it. I had a water leak and the guys came out. I've had good experiences but this last time was terrible. I don't know if it's because they changed their call center to another country. The people don't understand what they're doing or not trained properly or it's too new for them to get their boo boo together.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I got discouraged with the home warranty I had been with for a while. They had come out and fixed some plumbing like faucets. But maybe the policy changed or they changed things that they no longer did that service. My daughter-in-law was with American Home Shield which she also recommended to her mom and dad. She told me about the company too and I gave them a try. The only thing is that she stated that she paid $75 for when someone would come out every time the service was initiated but I pay $100. My daughter-in-law told me that even her parents don't pay what I pay. I'm like maybe American Home Shield signed me up for the highest plan.

    American Home Shield sent out LA Appliance Service for my icemaker and my washer. They were great. Their tech came out two or three days after my claim was made and he was an hour early. He looked at what was needed and he ordered parts. The parts were the ones that took the longest for them to have. They were supposed to be scheduled to come out and I waited all day. I then called their office and asked them if somebody was supposed to come out. The girl apologized and said that the parts didn't come in yet. They would call me on the day they do come. That was a little bit annoying.

    But for the most part, the gentleman that serviced the washing machine and the refrigerator was very professional and courteous. He was being safe and was using his mask and gloves. I was pretty happy with them. Everything's functioning just fine. The only thing is I was wondering why American Home Shield couldn't get someone that was in Kern County, like in Bakersfield, to come out.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    With this claim, everything went well. The person came out, was very professional, solved the issue really quickly, educated me a bit about what the issue was, and lasted less than half an hour. He had a mask on, and they also had gloves on. However, my claim prior to that did not go well. The problem was with a basement drain. It was backing up. The tech cleared that out and they thought it was coming from the air conditioner because it was extremely humid and off of our AC pipe. It was like a flowing little river. Once all of that cleared up, I then found out that the water heater, which is next to it, is now leaking.

    I put a claim in on a Monday a couple of weeks ago. I expected someone to call on that, but no one called. I finally called the company that was supposed to come out to look at the water heater. They came out last Wednesday. They were supposed to call before they came, which gives us time to put masks on and stuff, but they did not. They just showed up. It took about five minutes to look at the issue and the tech decided that it was leaking and that it needed to be replaced.

    I called that company back a couple of days later saying I haven't heard when they will come out, and they had explained to me the process that Home Shield orders the tank, and when it's in, then they would give me a call. And I still haven't got a call. And now, it looks like it's leaking in two spots on the water heater. I was gonna wait until this afternoon to give them a call to see what the update is on that. But I haven't received any emails or anything regarding that one. That company does not seem quick at all. Hopefully when they come in, everything can be resolved quickly. It's making me nervous now that it has been over two weeks that we've seen that it has been leaking and I'm trying to get it replaced before I have a catastrophic dumping of water in my finished basement. Other than that, I've had several claims in the past and every other company seemed quick.

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    CoveragePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I love American Home Shield. The guy was on time and he was really good at getting the job done. I thought that the hot water heater had went out, but it turns out that the breaker had flipped when the storm hit. He told me what the problem was and he fixed it quite quickly.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    It's easy to submit the claim, but the follow-up is horrible. You can't call in because nobody answers ever. I was on hold for over an hour and they kept saying it was gonna be an hour wait but it never went down. I did that three times. So you can really only submit online and there's no follow-up. If you have any issues, you can't follow up. You have to submit an email. Then I got a bill and I had an outstanding balance of $75 that they kept submitting, saying I owed but I already paid it. So that was when I kept calling and I couldn't get through. I sent an email and then finally, it just disappeared with the invoice. But there was no follow-up to the email. There was no getting in touch with them. It was very difficult. We've only had one claim with them and I'm kind of leery to even put any other claims in.

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    We do apologize for any inconvenience concerning your request. It is not our intent to cause such a difficult experience. We would be more than happy to assist in discussing this matter with you. My name is Robert and I will be assisting you further.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The AC unit was not blowing out cold air. Plus, there was a loud almost clicking noise coming from the fuse panel. The guy from Budget A/C, Heating & Plumbing thought it was the compressor 'cause it was trying to withdraw too many amps. He tested that and saw what it was, and he replaced that. Then that stopped the clicking. AC is working great. We also had an issue with our hot water heater, and they came out, it couldn't be fixed, so they replaced it. I'd tell others to look at the age of their appliances, AC, and heating units. If they're old at all, having AHS is a good idea.

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    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.

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    Customer ServiceTechMaintenance

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The air conditioner wasn't blowing any cold air although the compressor was working. When we made the call to American Home Shield, it was entirely done by automation. There was a follow-up email that suggested that we would hear from the contractor within a certain number of working days. But we called on the weekend and the contractor arrived within the prescribed number of working days. It was a very good visit. The gentleman was efficient, came on time, did the right thing and fixed the problem. We decided that in the future, we might wish to have his company, Sweet Mountain Air Cooling & Heating.

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    Customer ServiceTechSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppMaintenanceStaffEase of UseResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    We were originally with 2-10 ‘cause that is what the owner of the house went with as part of offering the house warranty. I've seen different ads and different things for American Home Shield, and when we had other people come out through 2-10, they said American Home Shield was one of their better clients that they've had that's why we went with them. American Home Shield is great. They are extremely efficient. They take care, they listen, and their website is easy to use so I can figure out where I'm going. It’s easily navigable. That is always nice that it’s able to do that.

    Carolina Air and Heating came and did a great job. They fixed the issue with the AC unit. There was also a clog somewhere along the line. It was causing backup water issues in the house and they fixed that for me too. Scheduling me didn't take long at all. I did the claim that night and that next morning the lady called. Being summer, they've been so busy and said they couldn't do it until the next week but I was fine. We still have two out of three AC units running in the house because of my ductwork.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I had trouble with my oven. The element of the broiler wasn't working. I called AHS. It took forever because they were not there now. It was very hard to reach and communicate with anybody. They got back to me and they selected the guy who called me. But the guy was a heating and air conditioning guy, he didn’t do an oven. But they had already billed me because he accepted, whatever they do with him.

    I called the contractor back. I said, “You need to tell them that you’re not an oven guy, you’re a heater guy.” He said he would. I stopped payment on it. Then I called AHS back and got the oven guy that could fix it. But it took weeks because it’s COVID. He came out, and then he had to get the part. But he came and my oven’s working now. He brought a new heating element. I haven't had any problems with AHS. But when I had a bathroom problem, they counted it as two problems, like the tub water and the sink water were dripping. So I paid twice, but it was the same plumber, the same visit. But other than that, they’ve been okay.

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    CoverageTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    Initially, the issue was the AC wasn't cooling the house so that's when we put the ticket in. We had a technician come out. He went outside and when he came back in from looking at one of the units, he said that their company did not work on this unit. The next day, Chesapeake Comfort Systems came out. The first day, the guy replaced something and he had to clean the evaporative coil. They charged me 175 bucks for that and we were thinking that it was gonna be working. They did fix one side. One side was working but the upstairs wasn't cooling. They came back out multiple times. Then they said it was a motor and one person couldn't get the motor off. They decided to order the entire part. Yesterday was when the part came in and they replaced it.

    The issue is yesterday after he replaced it, we put it to 75. This was early in the day. Later on that night, it finally dropped down to about 78. When the technician left, it was on 80. It took four or five hours to get down to 78. This morning here in Maryland, it was a little chilly. The room temperature was at 75. I dropped it down to 70 and when I woke up, it was on 75. As of right now, it's on 74. If it is working properly, it would definitely be on 70 by now. I don't think it's resolved 'cause I feel like it's still not cooling properly. If you set your temperature for a certain degrees, how long should it take to get there? It shouldn't take eight hours for it to go. Also, if they had a little more information as far as the brand or the model of the unit, this issue could have been resolved a little sooner.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageTechPrice

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    American Home SHield's contractors from Lynch Electric fixed an outlet for me in one trip. Submitting claims to AHS has been really easy so far. It's all done on AHS's I've used them several times over the last couple of years and it's always really simple. However, I have had some trouble getting ahold of them on the phone for things. I'm selling my house, and so I had to transfer the warranty to the new owner. I tried calling Home Shield last week and it was taking such a long time that I just gave up. Other than that though, things have been good so far with them. Having their coverage has been worth the cost.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I filed the claim for the air conditioning unit on American Home Shield’s website and then, they connected me to a provider to come fix it. The contractor was very helpful and it was wonderful dealing with them. They were super busy because it's been a heatwave and everyone's getting it done. But they were there within the week. They were very apologetic. Since the repair, everything has been great.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    When Extreme came out last for our AC, the gentleman told me that my unit needed three pounds of Freon and that AHS would pay for $10 a pound, and I would owe the extra. Then he did that, and the air worked. They were in good communication over when they would be here. It was a five-hour window. The contractor was a nice man and seemed to know what he was doing. But the AC's broken right now and I'm waiting on Extreme to come back out and fix it.

    The big box that sits outside with the fan in it started making a lot of new noise, but it was still running. Then yesterday morning, I looked out the window at it and the fan was having a hard time starting its spin. It was trying, it was doing some slow movement and then it finally started back. Then just a short time later, 30 minutes, the breaker blew. It tripped the breaker, which has happened in the past with this unit. So, when I fixed the breaker, reset the breaker and cut the air off and cut it back on, the fan never came back on. It would not turn it off. So, I just cut it off and immediately submitted a claim to AHS, but I did it on the phone this time.

    I'm aggravated that my air conditioner continues to break down, but I can't really blame it on American Home Shield. As far as American Home Shield, they did a proper job. We don't have a ton of money to throw into a new air conditioner unit should it fail, or a new refrigerator. I've had it at another home previously and it’s like any other insurance. It makes sense.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    American Home Shield is fantastic. I've had to use them twice and both times, the situation has been rectified within 24 hours. Also, their website is very easy to navigate. We had an AC claim on a Sunday and Ambient Air Heating was out here by Monday. It was a little tougher in Tucson ‘cause it was so hot. The technician had to get another part and one of his coworkers had it. After a couple of hours, he came back and it was fine.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The guy from D and P Plumbing came out last week. He had to order a piece ‘cause the water heater kept shutting off. Everything was what I was expecting except I wish the top part would’ve come in quicker. But we were fine. We survived and everything is good. There was something we had done that American Home Shield didn’t cover but overall, they're good.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The door on our dishwasher would not close properly and remained closed. I called American Home Shield and spoke with a person. I’ve had so many frustrating calls with American Home Shield that I can't keep track of it. Every time I call them, it’s torture. Generally, they tell you you're gonna be contacted within a couple of days, but weeks and weeks and weeks go by. I called that company back and I was on hold. Today, I was on hold with them for an hour and 10 minutes. American Home Shield is pathetic. But Acreage Appliance was outstanding.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I'm glad I got American Home Shield. Recently, Harvey Contractors came out for my hot water heater. Mr. Harvey was a good worker and was also on time. The job is done and I had no problem. That's the way I like to do business - excellent. The other contractors were here before him and they also did an excellent job.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    My dishwasher wouldn't drain water. I called American Home Shield and talked to the computer. It asked a few questions and it took down my name and phone number. American Home Shield set up an appointment with the Sears service people and then the Sears people called me. The Sears man came out and said it was a valve that had messed up in the drain line. So they ordered the valve and they came back and fixed it. Everything is great. There's no more standing water in my dishwasher.

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    Customer ServiceTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    Competition Pool & Spa came out and fixed the leak. And then the tech told me to check it in a couple of days. It may leak and it may be something else. So, in a couple of days, it still was leaking. I called them back. They asked me to contact Home Shield again to reopen the claim because they had already closed it out, that there would be no additional charge since it was the same claim. We did that through Home Shield, they came out a few days later, fixed the problem, let us know everything and it was great. That time was great. We had some troubles our last go around with them concerning our washing machine, that took quite a bit of time, but problems do come. We've been with Home Shield for quite a long time. We run into a few challenges, but somehow the frustration always seem to end up on the positive note, so we’re good.

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    TechPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    American Home Shield sent Baylis out for an AC repair, and that worked out good. The electronics in the air handler went out on the motor. So, we weren't getting any air. The compressor's working, but the air handler and the motor weren't working. The tech came out the same afternoon. He had to order the part and get approval, and then he came back three days later when he got the part and put it in. It was pretty smooth. He did a good job. American Home Shield has worked out pretty good.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    A's Appliance Repair came out the first time and they just sprayed the microwave down with some cleaner. They left and then that night, it started doing the same issue, it was like sparking. We called them back and told them what happened. They came back out two days later and took our microwave back to their shop, cleaned it, replaced the part, and brought it back. It's been working fine since. They wore a mask and they gave me a call 30 minutes before they came out. They were very punctual and professional.

    I like the fact that American Home Shield got our appointments a little sooner than we would've been able to get it because we tried to call a vendor first. We didn't know we had to actually look on American Home Shield to see if our appliances were covered, and find out as they were, and AHS got us an appointment really quick like two days. We were very satisfied with it. It was totally worth the monthly payment and the $75 deductible.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    American Home Shield's contractor from Patriot Plumbing came to my place for my latest claim. They installed a new water heater for me and did an expansion tank as well. They also did a new platform for the water heater which was costly. In total, it cost me $911 out of pocket to have a water heater installed and I wasn't thrilled about that. Other than that, I've never had any problems with American Home Shield and I've always been satisfied with them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    There was an electrical issue with our garbage disposal. It's got an on-off switch and some of the wirings had come out from the switch so the contractors replaced the switch. The website of AHS was good when we submitted a claim for it. When I put in the request, I received an email and a text that the contractors would reach out within a certain time frame. They did and then they gave me when they would be out, and then before they came, they called me when they went on their way.

    The service provided by the contractors was perfect. We had issues with some outlets before and it was the same people that had come out before. It was great. We've had no issues since they came out. The garbage disposal from time to time, when things get down in there, the sink will back up. So having the garbage disposal that cleaned that up definitely helps prevents us from having to do any plumbing work. Our experience with AHS has been fantastic. It's helped us cover a lot of unforeseen random things that we wouldn't have expected to happen when we got it when we bought the house.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    My downstairs AC unit wasn't blowing out any cold air. I put the request in with American Home Shield and I got a phone call the following morning letting me know when the contractor, Hospitality Heating and Air Conditioning, could send someone out in their earliest convenience. The guy came through at the appointed time that they said they were gonna come and they were very efficient. The guy got my air back to working and running within an hour. We were very pleased with it.

    American Home Shield's claim process is pretty easy as far as going online and typing things in. It usually comes back really quickly and I get a email confirmation and a text message. It's pretty efficient. The only thing with Americna Home Shield is if the service is not gonna be covered under the warranty that the service technician sees is a problem, then the service fee should be refundable. I got American Home Shield's three-in-one coverage where it kinda hits everything. There was one circumstance where my garage door wouldn't open up and they sent someone out. I paid the service fee, which was $100 at the time.

    When the person came out, it turned out that the material needed to be replaced but the part was not covered by American Home Shield. I had to pay out of my pocket to that company for them to do that service, plus they still kept my $100 service fee for American Home Shield. Other than that, it's better to have a home warranty than not to have one. If something happens, you'll be regretting once you have to come out of your pocket thousands of dollars.

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    Customer ServiceTechPricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    For an electric issue I had, American Home Shield assigned my claim to GJC Electric and they were excellent. It was a minor repair that needed to be done. The guy showed up on time and did the repair. It's working fine now. GJC was the second company that came. The tech from the first company that showed up on Saturday afternoon at three o'clock was from a different state. He seemed rushed. I thought the repair was fixed correctly but it wasn't.

    I called him on Monday and he said that my unit needed a whole new circuit panel to run back to the circuit breaker box, which I knew wasn't accurate. The house is relatively new. It's 22 years old. It’s according to code and everything was permitted in code when they built the house. There was no way that it wasn't run properly. I asked how he knew what the code is for Deptford Township. He said he didn't know but he was pretty sure that that was what was going on. It's like, “Well, you're from a different state. You're from Pennsylvania. You're not from New Jersey, and you tell me what you know, that the local Code requires to have a direct line all the way to the circuit breaker panel?” He sent me an estimate for $1,100 dollars to do it.

    And American Home Shield is horrible. They wanted to charge me an extra $100 for a second opinion when I knew that the first opinion was inaccurate. Also, with their call center to get someone through, you wait on the phone for about an hour. The people are in a foreign country. I asked to escalate the call and speak to someone else. I wanted to speak to someone in the US and they said that wasn’t possible. I had to wait 50 minutes on two different occasions to speak with someone just to have them read canned responses to me on the telephone. The reason why I went with American Home Shield was because they were more expensive. I thought that the service would be a little better in terms of just being able to speak with someone and explain what was going on. Is this really difficult? It's very distasteful and I'm not happy with it at all.

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    Thank you for contacting us in regards to the electrical issue you have faced. We do appreciate you for sharing your experience. We would be more than happy to assist in this matter. My name is Robert and I will be assisting you further.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I had an issue with my water heater. When I submitted a claim for it, I was not happy with the whole experience. First of all, it was too expensive. Second of all, when I called, I found out that AHS only covered 700 something dollars out of all the expenses that I have to incur. Everybody was calling me and I was getting different mixed information which was not helpful at all and American Home Shield was not helpful. So that was why I had to go ahead and do it on my own, and call somebody that I know.

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    We do apologize for any issues pertaining to your water heater experience. We understand this can cause a different outlook on your warranty perspective. We would be more than happy to discuss this with you. My name is Robert and I will be assisting you further.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    American Home Shield is very beneficial. I've had them since I bought my house in 2006 and I don't have any complaints with them. Recently, Comfort First came out for my AC. It took about three days from the time I put the claim in to the time I made a schedule. It's hot and everybody wants it tomorrow but the timeframe was good. It was reasonable. They came and said they replaced the capacitor then they had to come back out. There was a little freon that leaked out and the guy adjusted something on the thermostat so everything turned out okay. He left with my stuff being repaired so I'm happy. Everything was good.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    We just purchased our home two weeks ago. American Home Shield was part of the purchase, and we've used it quite a few times now. And with the exception of one service, everything's gone very well. Submitting a claim is very easy. Requesting a service on their website is very easy to do. Contacting them by phone is not so easy. I got one service call that I have not been able to resolve as of yet. I was on the phone with them this morning regarding it. And I don't really know what the outcome was because I got put on hold, and I couldn't stay on hold. I had to take another call. So, I was planning on calling them back and try to figure out what's gonna happen with that last call. We’ve had five calls, and four out of five has gone without any problem. The majority of what's been done has been fine. American Home Shield is a reliable, full service warranty that is able to handle pretty much everything you need done in the house.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I spoke with a rep when I sent in the claim. They took my statement as well as what I needed and they let me know they will get a technician out. It was a simple and easy process. The contractor did their job and they fixed the problem. It went about a week or so, and the toilet was leaking again. So I had to recall them and they came right back out and they fixed the problem. Every time I've had them come out, they've done great work and they were polite. For the most part, I've had a great experience with AHS except for one experience. They sent out an air condition company and they were trying to get me out of my money.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    We had a refrigerator repair that #1 R&R Electrical AllStar never finished. They’re getting a part. Doing claims with American Home Shield is difficult. I try to call in sometimes and talk to a representative. When I get them, all they're interested in is collecting their $75 as fast as they can and getting off the phone as quickly as they can. In the future, I will refer Old Republic. I own a RE/MAX office. I'm thoroughly unimpressed with AHS.

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    Response from American Home Shield

    Jsaon,

    Thanks for providing your feedback. I was sorry to hear that we had not provided a suitable resolution for your malfunction. I tried to reach you via email, phone, and here on this site in an effort to assist. Please respond to the email sent to you from Consumer Affairs if further assistance is needed and I will follow up with you from there.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    I wasn't able to turn on the water. It was leaking. The valves were corroded shut so I couldn't use my washer. When the tech came, he seemed to know his business and he did fine. He put on new valves. He did have to cut a hole in the wall to access and replace the valves. I'm left with a hole in the wall and it looks kinda ugly, but the water works.

    American Home Shield is very handy to kinda have one-stop shopping. I'm still learning how it all works and their services because I'm new at this, but it's like every single thing is a separate charge. I had put in another claim today because I inherited a washer with the house and sometimes it doesn't do it on every load. But about every third load, it's overflowing water on the floor. I also had to have the stove fixed. But I didn't realize that I could have two appliances worked on on one service order so every time I have one thing, I'm having to call in a new service order. The contractor come in and they focus on one thing, and in and out quick, and they take care of it. They've done things well.

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    American Home Shield Company Information

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    Company Name:
    American Home Shield
    Company Type:
    Public
    Ticker Symbol:
    FTDR
    Year Founded:
    1971
    Address:
    3400 Players Club Parkway, Ste. 300
    City:
    Memphis
    State/Province:
    TN
    Postal Code:
    38125
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.ahs.com

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