American Home Shield Reviews

What a horrible company to deal with. Very bad experience during the first year itself. There contractors are liars and AHS wants to believe in such contractors. There is no coordination between the contracting companies and American home shield. Have to wait for days to get one thing fixed. Last year I renewed for the year again and paid for the whole year in advance. Fortunately I had no problem so did not make a single service call. This year I decided not to renew the contract again, so called to inform AHS about it. They sent me an email with a cancelling fee. I called them again and the representative said the previous rep had made a mistake and she would waive the fees and send me the confirmation of the same via email. Today I receive an email again with a different cancelling fee . I called them what I was told and rep tells me that they will go through the calls and write back. For sure I am not going to pay them. They are real scammers. I do not recommend this company to anyone. In fact my friend too cancelled her account with them for the similar reasons.

I have been with AHS for two years and the worst part is customer service. I have made claims online and service repaired quickly. However, my most recent experience is horrible. Our ac was not working, the ac guy came and determined it was electrical and would let AHS know but wait until that evening and contact them to set up the electrician for him to get the paperwork/call into them. I went online to contact AHS for the electrician. I didn’t know it would happen automatically so AHS has it as a second claim and the Ac guy had transferred it over. So I had two claims for the same electrician to come to my house and was charged the 2nd time. I called AHS to get it fix and the barely English speaking customer service lady hung up on me. So I called back and was told to contact them after the electrician came. I did and was told they would not refund my money bc I entered it as a claim. At this point I started asking to speak to a supervisor and started asking for names of who I was speaking to. Well eventually after about an hour on the phone I was told the money would be refunded within 7-10 business days. Well today is day 11 and no money. I started with customer service billing again and was told they couldn’t refund it. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was put on hold again, he came back and said he was transferring me to some other dept that could handle this. I asked him to repeat it but could not understand what he was saying. The new representative listened to everything and I finally said something about recording the conversations because I am very frustrated with the lack of follow through and help I have been receiving. He stated he would check the recordings. He came back and stated he sees in the documentation that they were supposed to refund the money but it hadn’t happened and said he was going to contact the agent to get it to happen. As I write this I am still on hold. This phone call alone has been 47 mins. The amount of time working to get my refund is unacceptable, and at this point I am still unsure if I will get it. I am not sure who has hours to wait on the phone, thankfully I am home today and can do things while on hold. He came back and said it would have to be the original agent (which I have his name) to refund the money and he can’t get him. So I asked to speak to his supervisor and he said his supervisor would not be able to do anything more. I insisted and now have been put back on hold and it’s been 59 mins. Do NOT get this warranty is you don’t have time to deal with hours of worthless customer service.

Do not waste your money on a home warranty from American Home Shield. I repeat, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I gave this company at least 3 tries to show me that they stand by their promises to provide valuable service. They failed each and every time, this most recent time being the nail in their coffin. The AC in our home quit working overnight Monday, June 24th. I placed a repair request online Tuesday, June 25th. The good news is they had a contract (Perry Mechanical) come out the very next day Wednesday, June 26th. The bad news is Perry Mechanical did not correctly repair our AC, left, and...when we determined it was still not working...did not return our calls, emails, or Facebook messages until after 9:30 the next morning (Thursday, June 27th). The worst news is when they finally did return return our calls, they informed me "we can come back out Monday between 2 and 5." That's right, Monday, July 1st - FOUR DAYS LATER. What company that screws something up as vital to a family as air conditioning in their home makes that family wait FOUR DAYS to right their wrong?!? Calling American Home Shield during this debacle was just as frustrating. For starters, they shouldn't even be allowed to call themselves "American" Home Shield considering they have ZERO American representatives to speak with when you call them for help. Instead, they have outsourced, offshore Indian representatives that have the empathy of a rock, repetitively reading from scripts and accomplishing NOTHING. I can add that this has been the case every single time we've had to use this warranty service: slow response times, sub-par contractors, and bare-minimum repair jobs that always required at least a second visit for them to get it right. It's pathetic. Do yourself a favor and either find a better home warranty company (if there is such a thing, the more I research the more it seems they are all terrible) or just put the money you'd be paying these fly-by-nights into an account you can later use for repairs as the needs arise. Of course I have since cancelled my contract with this poor excuse for a company and am looking elsewhere.

I would give them ZERO stars if it were possible. My freezer has been non functional for over a month . When I first requested service, they sent a technician, who did not even get the fridge out of the cabinet., stating that he would have to get 2 people to help him and that home warranty company would have to authorize it . I have called the repair company, who stated that they knew what the problem was and that they had ordered parts that were on back order ( all this without this guy pulling out my fridge) . Then I called AHS and have gotten the run around from them. The wait time is awful , I have to repeat my story to multiple people who come on the line who cannot resolve my problem and no one ever calls back. They always put me off saying that they are calling the technician and the technician is not responding. They never let me talk with a supervisor. I have even asked to just cancel the service and am ready to get a new fridge, ( I'm paying for it) but they keep saying that parts have been ordered . This has been the worst experience of my life with any company , horrible service . Would never recommend them to anyone . I have been without a freezer for over a month and the company is not even willing to cancel the darn service . THE WORST COMPANY EVER!!!!!!

I have had this company for 10 years. Just recently my a/c went out.. in the middle of a heat wave. I called them & asked for a senior tech & it took 72 hours to get their vendor to come out. Then it took over 48 hours for AHS to ok the repair... well guess what ? That was a Friday .... we then needed a factory authorized part that then had to be approved by AHS . We had to wait for vendor to provide the part #...that was done on Monday ... now it’s 10 days since reported a/c out. AHS then had to approve the cost of the part & order it. Now it’s Friday again & no part yet. Supposedly will be at vendor on Monday . Again heat wave... pregnant woman,toddler with asthma & a dog that had to be boarded. Monday tech comes out late with part & it’s the wrong part!!!! More phone calls being made... really ticked off at this whole process. AHS supervisor was supposed to stay on top of this & call me with what she finds out...this is Tuesday. Never heard from supervisor (I have asked for supervisor before & they aren’t available...typical) . I had no choice but to call someone on my own to have the a/c fixed the next day. Surprise he came had it up & running in 1 hour... my cost $748 .... still no word from AHS or their vendor. Then I get a call from vendor that they have part....& will be right over???? Terrible communication & almost 3 weeks without a/c!!!! Unacceptable time line & terrible techs! There is more to this but I needed to shorten this review. Their customer service is very difficult to understand or communicate with....

Leaking water heater called on Tuesday am 6/24/19 told someone will contact me within 4 hrs. Had to call again no one contacted me from plumbing company. On 6/25/19 the plumbing company finally showed up. Yes, you have a leaking water heater that needs to be replaced. AHS is misleading about all you pay is a service fee of $100 to either replace or repair water heater. The plumbing company emailed me a invoice for $478 to replace my water heater. Plus I still need to call on 7/1/19 to order the water heater. I thought the heater was already ordered. I still have a leaking water heater & already paid $100 service fee..... total rip off.

I've had a home warranty with American Home Shield for two years. This week I've used it for the second time to fix a water line that connects to the garden faucet. In their website, under plumbing there is a list of non covered issues.... mine was not there, great. On my contract, under plumbing, nothing indicated that my pipe issue would be excluded. So, I placed a claim, paid $100, waisted a full afternoon of work just to have the plumber tell me that my pipe burst was not covered. After multiple conversations with costumer service they pointed out to section "I", way down on the contract, that applies to "certain malfunctions".... and there it is... as the technician believes that the pipe burst was due to winter frosting.... my pipe burst apparently fits right there (it must have been freezing damage they said...).... and thus not covered. Wow... so I feel that this company is not transparent and does not act in good faith. I am truly disappointed and feel cheated upon. Cancelled my home warranty immediately. Sad.

I am disappointed in the service that AHS has provided in the recent years. It appears that the contractors sent to your home are eager to let you know that something is not covered under your warranty. They are more interested in contacting AHS to lie and give them a cost that they would charge to fix the problem that you paid a service fee for them to come out to your home. I recently submitted a request to have my air condition repaired. I have had a total of 3 different contractors and each one had a different diagnosis. The 1st contractor called AHS and told them, it wasn't normal wear and tear of what has happened to the AC. He told them that wood cut the metal and so the AC wasn't working. He said a tree fell on the AC. The #2 contractor came out and could not find the problem. He said there was a leak in an unknown area and that we would have to open the wall so he could fix the problem. He said AHS would not allow him to cut the wall. So I found a contractor on Home Advisor who has charged me $1,000 to cut into the outside of my house so the contractor can fix the problem. #2 contractor returned to the home and searched for the cause that the unit wasn't working for several hours. He became frustrated and left and did not contact AHS. After waiting for several days, my husband reached out to AHS who I guess thought that contractor # 2 had completed the problem. Then they decided to send #3 contractor who came and said you all did not need to cut into your wall, the problem is the evaporator coil. He contacted AHS who was eager to tell me how much I would need to pay. $1, 385 to have my unit repaired. They said that they would pay $745 for the evaporator coil but all the other parts to bring the unit up to code was my expense. They said that since I wanted a 2 nd opinion, I was responsible for the $1,000 that was charged to open up the wall. I made several calls in addition to my husband to complain about that extra charge. I finally spoke with a supervisor after trying to explain my problem to a young lady who could not speak or understand English very well. His name was Jay, and he said that they would send an email to there contractor resolution units and get back with me in 48 hours. My air conditioner hasn't been repaired and I am concern that once this 3rd contractor come and charge me , there will be another problem that I guess contractor # 4 will find.

We've used AHS as a secondary insurance for our appliances, a/c units, etc at our main home & rental property for two years. We had to use them one time and the one request for service on our dryer was a fiasco. It took almost two weeks for them to process the claim, get a technician out, then approve the technician to work on the dryer. We had to call AHS multiple times to check on the status and each time we had to explain our claim with a different associate (most who speak broken English). Each time they told us they would call us back and never did. AHS is very difficult to work with--it's as if the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing and they do not care about their customers. We are cancelling our policies.

This company is one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Their contractors are shady and half-way do their job. The customer service is horrible, don’t listen, and y’all over you. I have been without A/C in GA for over a week and the earliest the contractor said they can come out is 7/3!!!! I have small kids and it is burning up in my house. They have no regards or empathy for my situation, not to mention the contractor they sent for a leak complaint is extremely shady and didn’t even fully complete his job. I had to call x2 for recalls that he missed by not even fully assessing the problem based off my initial complaint. They also cancelled a work order for another leak in my upstairs bathroom for who knows what reason. This has been one of the most stressful and frustrating processes in my life. I will never recommend them. Go with another company! Me and my family are still in smothering heat creating a very unsafe environment. Their contractors are horrible and don’t care. I’ve asked onnumerous occasions to speak with a manager or supervisor to no prevail. They either hang up or put me on hold until I can’t hold any longer. Horrible company . Run!

I had AHS for about 5 years - barely used them. Whenever I did use them, they send out companies that are truly awful - the reviews of these coman ies on line match what I experienced. You pay $134 for a service fee when it would cost not that much more to get it fixed with a more reliable company. You pay over $50 a month. Better off putting that money aside. Their customer service is pretty bad as well. Their response is - we use licensed technicians. I have specific examples of my air conditioning experience that mirror about 20 other people online. I've wasted $1000's of dollars on this company. If I can give people advice - put that money aside each month

You have to give a star for this to post. They should have a negative star factor because this company would get negative stars. My ejector pump went out and their contractor told me if was from, "Misuse." How can you misuse an ejector pump? What it does is eject poop. The company they sent out then tried to sell me a $2,000 replacement for the unit in place. I had another contractor friend stop by and he just cleaned the pit and unjammed the float. It has worked fine ever since. Sorry but I could not give any stars to this waste of a company. Don't believe their private correspondence to you about getting back to you after you post a review, they don't.

I wish I could give zero stars! I have contacted American Home Shield a few times over the course of 6 years! I have paid in over $4000 to for piece of mind knowing that if I had a problem they would take care of it! Laughable. I’ve never been more upset and frustrated with a company in all my life! Every time I have called for a problem they are slow to respond and the item is never covered. There is always additional out of pocket expenses and they can’t give a clear explanation as to why. I have been without air conditioning in Georgia for over a week. I have called repeatedly to check on my claim and I have yet to be able to understand the representative. I have been recording the conversations and I am more confused now than when I called originally. I have been told by one rep it was covered one that it wasn’t one said they would do a buyout one wouldn’t. Can’t give me a clear reason for anything! What a scam!

We had the policy for almost three years before a coil went out on one of the air handlers during a very hot June. We called and 48 hours later the first repairman showed up. My wife said at first sight he would never be able to handle the job. Sure enough, after 30 minutes he came to us and said he could not get into the area needed to test the system so he was going to have to call AHS and have them send another company out to handle the work. So 48 hours later (now 4 days of no a/c) the next company arrives. He says it needs a new coil and it will be two weeks. I call AHS and his company, Total Air Care, to see if something can be done to expedite this at it was 91 degrees in the upstairs by then. After many calls we were told by AHS the part could be here in 24-48 hrs. We called TAC every day for news and finally gave up after a total of 12 days (from start). We had to go outside on our own and get the work done, which was done in 2 business days from our initial call. There is no follow up by AHS and the companies they contract to work have zero sense of urgency. After each call I asked if they would call me back the next day and not once did either AHS or their contractor do so. Total waste of money.

I have used American Home shield for over 25 yrs now. They use to be amazing. They us to use ARS for most of the contracts. I have not seen ARS come out in years now. Every Ac company they have sent me have tried to rip us off. One of the companies tried to tell me my AC unit needed to be in code before they could work on it. We live outside the city limits and did not need anything done for any codes. The last company they sent me tried to get me to replace my ac when all it needed was a part. When I looked up the reviews on that company many people felt they were being riped off by (Air Dynasty ac & heating). I tried to complain to American Home Shield but they said they would note it. Then when I called back to see what was noted they next American Home shield employee did not see a report. So that Tells me that American home shield does not care how there contractors are treating there customers. I also sell real state and I will not suggest American Homesheld anymore. I hope one day they bring the better contracts back and start to care about there customers.

WARNING!!!! I purchased American Home Shield warranty. AHS Corporation is an American home warranty company based in Memphis, Tennessee. It administers home service contracts on major home systems and appliances. I have had issue with my HVAC system twice and called the service department for service. It's corporate office maybe in Tennessee but ALL customer service is in the Philippines I have spent over 3 hours a day for 3 days on the phone with customer service rep that could not help me. I live in Raleigh, NC and they were trying to send HVAC companies out of SC which is 4 to 5 hours away. Also everyone they try to contact would not contact them back ,Also they has 1 star ratings for fixing your product or even showing up. I am on a fixed income with a special needs son and have been paying $61.73 per month for one year with NO help from this company. It sounds great but it is really NOT a professional or helpful company. You would be better putting your money in a savings account for yourself when you need it NOT putting it into this company's pocket! This company has slick advertising and unexceptable execution of what they advertise. THEY ARE NOT CUSTOMER FRIENDLY or HELPFUL in any way!! PLEASE save your money!!!!!

Horrible selection of contractors. First issue pertained to the AC repair company that was sent to repair our AC. They did a partial repair and advised that they would be back to finish the repair the next day. They didn't show up and we called them and they told us that they were backed up and it would be a week before they got back to us. We were averaging 100 degrees plus at that time. After much arguing with AHS over the phone regarding this contractor, they did provide us with a window AC. The next issue dealt with the replacement of a hot water heater. The contractor installed the hot water heater but the pilot light went out the next day. Can't call the repair company directly to schedule a follow up so waited a few more days for them to return to work on the pilot light. Went out again, another call to AHS to reschedule and another few days to get them out. The pilot has gone out again and again we wait. I asked for another plumber to come out to repair, but they want to charge me another $75. Their choice of contractors is pathetic. They need to shake things up a bit and let some of the old ones go and get some contractors that are more responsive and competent.

This company is a SCAM! Stay away. I am in Texas and the temperature Just hit 100. My AC has been down for two weeks now. I am trying to sell my house and American Home Shield is dragging this process out as long as they can. They refuse to put anything in an email. They have indicated they have put notices is the mail, however I haven’t seen anything. They claim they will cover replacing my evaporator coil, but I have to pay $800 dollars first before services are rendered. Like most of you complaining I have called over 8 times and given a script from someone who can hardly speak English. The $800 is for a new drain pan and float switch - both items in working order and cost no where near $800. It is obvious AHS is doing everything they can to offset their out of pocket expense by tacking on other meaningless charges to the order, calling it non-covered modifications. What’s crazy about all this, is there is no justification for any costs associated with these non-covered modifications. They just make up a number, likely a number that minimizes there out of pocket expense. I don’t see this business model lasting very long. It wreaks of fraud and wouldn’t be surprised to see a class action lawsuit. I have been recording my phone conversations with them and plan to put them on YouTube soon so the works can hear how phony this company is.

I used American home shield back 2014-2017 and have no issues. Fast forward to 2019. Customer support and choice of contractors has been absolute trash! On one of my properties the hot water wasn’t working in the shower, I was told I needed a new hot water converter. The company said they needed to order a part the would be delivered within 3-5 days. They NEVER called back, I am now deployed and still haven’t heard from them. House #2 needs a new AC evaporation coil, I was told I would have to pay $1500 dollars out of pocket. The customer service rep that HARDLY spoke English couldn’t explain why and also wasn’t “authorized” to tell me the cost of the whole project so I could tell what portion I was covering vs what portion AHS was covering

Very shady company. They just want members to pay and would not respect their own terms. I called in and paid $100 service fee to resolve smelling issues from the 3 drainage points that my tenants compained about. They sent a plumber who just checked few things and started asking for more money to do more tests. Whereas all was need was cleaning and flushing the 3 lines. Stay far away from this company. They actually made us lose 3 weeks in the process and did nothing plus I lost #100 for the service which was never returned even after NOTHING was fixed. Here is the part in their contract that they clearly mentioned it is covered but then end up playing some game of dillying dallying - 4. PLUMBING COVERED: Leaks and breaks of water, drain, gas, waste or vent lines - Toilets and related mechanisms, toilet wax ring seals, faucets, shower heads, shower arms, valves for shower, tub, and diverter, angle stops, risers and gate valves (similar features of finish and style used when replacement is necessary) - Hose bibs - Basket strainers - Permanently installed sump pumps (ground water only) - Built-in bathtub whirlpool motor, pump, and air switch assemblies - Pressure regulators - Expansion tanks - Sewage ejector pump (septic system sewage ejector pumps are not covered unless optional coverage H.4 is purchased) - Clearing of sink, bathtub, shower, and toilet stoppages - Clearing of mainline drain and sewer stoppages through an accessible cleanout up to 100 feet from access point - Clearing of lateral drain line stoppages up to 100 feet from access point including accessible cleanout, p-trap, drain or overflow access points. NOT COVERED: Stoppages caused by collapsed, damaged or broken drain, vent or sewer lines outside the home's main foundation - Lines broken, infiltrated or stopped by roots or foreign objects, even if within the home's main foundation - Bathtubs - Sinks - Showers - Shower enclosures and base pans - Toilet lids and seats - Jets - Caulking or grouting - Septic tanks - Water filtration/purification system - Holding or storage tanks - Saunas or steam rooms - Costs to locate or access cleanouts not found or inaccessible, or to install cleanouts - Access through roof vents. NOTE: Where covered repairs require access to plumbing, AHS will provide access to plumbing only through unobstructed walls, ceilings or floors, and will return access openings to a rough finish. If the plumbing is accessible only through a concrete floor, wall or ceiling, AHS will pay up to $1000 per contract term for access, diagnosis, repair, or replacement of such plumbing, including returning access openings to a rough finish. Customer is responsible for payment of any costs in excess of $1,000. It is 100% fraudulent company for sure.

Called about a broken dryer. Repair tech came out and said would take 2 to 3days to order part. After one week of no one notifying me I called Hot Shot Appliance Repair to find out the status. They said the part was on back order and they don’t know when it will be in. Okay, 2 weeks later now without being able to wash and dry clothes, I contact American Home Shield and they can’t give me any information and say I gave To wait indefinitely until part available. Sorry, I have to be able to wash and dry my clothes, can’t wait forever. They should have given me money towards new dryer or found a refurbished part to fix my dryer. Useless, I cancelled my contract.

American Home Shield is currently giving me the run around on my heating and cooling. The furnace has been decommissioned after 4 months. As for the HVAC it has yet to be looked at since they only looked at issues I pointed out. Now for my current issue is the company that said they need to replace the furnace is up charging me 2x labor costs to get items up to “code”. I have an invoice from them starring the code needs to be fixed before the new furnace is installed. They are quoting me 1300 dollars. When they filed it to American home shield they said they were modifications not codes and I’m getting the run around by both sides. This is very annoying! Since they are replacing the furnace every company I have talked to states they need to also replace the whole unit to make sure they are compatible and up to current standards when it comes to the coils. This company just said well yes and no....so the company is trying to get more money from me. Now for the cash out option. Anyone who knows anything knows the basic cost (cost alone and not turning a profit is easily 1K for a new furnace....they offered me 440 dollars. So not only are they trying to get me to cover the costs to “get to code” which comes with any furnace installation, but pretty much for me to pay for a new furnace. Quotes around 1800 let us check the math. Local company wants 1300 for “code updates or modifications as they filed it to American home shield” and the cash out option is 440. Total would be 1740 which is close to my 1800 quotes....does that not sound familiar?

I am a property manager living on the Gulf coast of Florida. I manage properties from St. Augustine to New Orleans. I have been involved with AHC on several of the properties I manage for over 10 years In the beginning it was very easy to call the home office and speak with someone you could understand, and request service The technician would call and set up a time, at which time you could discuss the problem. And you would not pay the service fee UNTIL the service tech arrived at your house. Now you call for service request and you are answered by an answering service from Pakistan ?, or some other out-sourcing, that tooooo many times is unintelligible. Just another layer to their onion service. Do you think customer service is their primary goal? If you go online for a request service you must pay your service fee upfront, and regardless if the job is cancelled or couldn't be completed, you must aggressively fight for your refund. There has been a sad disconnect with this company and I have ended all my affiliation with them. As has the dozen other property managers I am affiliated with. If you are interested in a home warranty, do your home work, ask the smart questions (who are the contractors in your area that will be responding to your request, what are their air conditioning repair limits, etc.) Bottom line: This company has slick advertising and pitiful execution of what they advertise. THEY ARE NOT CUSTOMER FRIENDLY!

UPDATE: It has been hours and still no call from whoever was going to "call me immediately" -- If I could give negative stars I would. On top of everything else, I log into my account today and suddenly I have no contract in the system?!?! WHAT IS THIS! I was on the phone with AHS for well over an hour today. 90% of that is being on hold. As an update to the last sentence in this review, I still have not received a call back from the supervisor who was supposed to call me directly immediately. It has been 40 minutes I have called AHS on: April 15th May 1st May 5th May 10th May 13th May 14th May 15th May 18th June 5th June 13th June 14th And TODAY, June 18th 2 MONTHS AGO I filed claims for my AC, faucet and a leak in my home. I have called about 10 times now to get these issues resolved. It's been 2 months and nothing is fixed. Every time I call in the customer service rep is just going through the motions and calls the contractor to get the diagnosis. "I called the contractor and asked for the diagnosis" - After reading that in the notes so many times you'd think they'd try to offer a different solution than the d same steps each time. It makes no sense, customer service is not going through the procedures, it's helping your customers when the service is sub-standard. And in this case it gets worse each time. A lot led up to my request in May, but there's enough detail in here that I don't need to go into all the details from April to May. In May, I just requested a new contractor and the Manager at AHS sent an email to contractor relations because obviously the contractor is not responding with a diagnosis (except they originally updated it from leak to slab leak so obviously they got some sort of update on it!) and I am just requesting the buyout to get the repairs done by another contractor that is actually responsive. The AHS Manager PROMISED ME I'd get a call back within 2 days.... NOPE - this was A MONTH AGO! I spoke with someone last week and they said the escalated the situation to a supervisor and I should get a call back. NOTHING. I had to call again and finally got approval for the faucet payout, because they MAGICALLY discovered the diagnosis somewhere in their system. The AC unit has had 5 people come out, first guy said it needs to be replaced, then they send someone out to replace it, that guy said he thinks there might not be electricity to our AC unit (there was) and he wants an electrician to come out, they send an electrician and of course he says that's not the problem, so they RE-SEND the first guy (who is wondering why they had him come back to say the exact same diagnosis as the first time), and we finally get someone out today - now it will take at least another 2 weeks to get it replaced. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS! About the faucet and the leak - They have to send an email to the AHS Manager to figure out why the AHS contractor relations email hasn't been addressed?! So now they have to send an email within their own system to find out why the first email isn't being addressed. That is absurd. Oh, and they don't know why my contract isn't showing up on my account anymore so I have to call another number of their technical team to troubleshoot with them but they can't transfer me. I am now on the phone with another rep, who is not responding when I hear silence - which I presume means they're putting me on mute instead of hold. I ask for her Manager and she puts me on hold before I can finish my sentence, then gets back on the line and said she called the contractor to request the diagnosis. The EXACT SAME THING the rep I spoke with 30 minutes before had done, but our call got disconnected when he said he couldn't hear me and hung up. I tell her that she just did the exact same thing the previous rep did, and that I didn't ask for that I asked for a Manager. She said she'll transfer me to escalations, I said no I want to speak with her floor manager directly. I am now on hold again... it has been 10 minutes... she came back on the line again then put me on hold for 10 minutes AGAIN... The rep just came back on the line saying she will transfer me to a supervisor, then she says the supervisor is actually going to call me and she needs to end the call so they can call me right away .... NO CALL ... 40 minutes so far.. if it's longer than that I'm going to update this review ...

I have been a faithful customer for almost two years. I my A/C stopped working, I put in a request. No one came to my home for weeks, the technician finally came, he said he had to order a part. Over a week goes by, he comes to install the part, he blows the main breaker for the electricity to my house. I have NO electricity. I called AHS, they claim they are putting in an order for a technician to call me- still hasn't happened. I called back today- NO order was placed. They promised me again that a technician could call in 24-48 hours. REALLY? I have NO electricity due to the A/C guy! Not to mention, the people on the phone took over 10 minutes to understand me because they don't speak English that well. On top of that, they were not nice on the phone. They acted like I was bothering them. I asked to speak to a supervisor, he said they were busy and I couldn't talk to them. This is NO way to deal with a customer. There is no email to contact this company? No supervisor? No one that can speak English? I still have NO A/C, NO electricity and no hope that this will get fixed.

I've been with AHS for 17 years now. I have replaced, out of pocket, every single appliance in my home with the exception of my water heater and a garbage disposal. Initially, the provided services were up to standard. But then my air conditioner issues began. After the EPA decided to phase out R22 freon, AHS only covered $10 per pound of the $120 price tag. After the first few refills, it was clear that AHS had no intention on repairing the lines. It eventually was cheaper and much less frustrating for me to pay out of pocket. My last call to them was in 2012 for yet another freon fill. That was when I found out the previous installer AHS sent out (2008-2009) replaced my worn unit with a smaller (2003) one, that was already 5-6 years old at the time! Hasn't been able to keep the house at any desired temp since. And, of course, the leak was still there. So now in 2019, my AC has been dead dead for a week. AHS has offered to repair this inefficient unit , but still not repair the lines or replace the unit since R22 will be obsolete in 2020. My out of pocket costs are estimated to be $600 with AHS covering the other $700 for repairs. Estimated pricing for replacement option are between $6000 and $14,000. My home is 1400 sq ft! I've been on the phone with 3 different customer service reps in the Philippines today, currently still on hold for 39 minutes, and still no resolution. At $60 per month for 17 years, I've paid more than my fair share for anything I have have used from them. I would recommend AHS only for a first time homeowner and cancel as soon as you feel comfortable doing so after your contract ends. Unfortunately, I can't give a no star rating.

I found similarities between my case and some other reviews. This company tries to blame their subcontractors for their failures. They told me repeatedly for over a week that their sub had not yet reported to them. I believe now they just try to evade their contractual obligation and not perform the repair or replace as they must do. I reported a faulty AC on 6/5/19. So far (6/13/19, I have only heard from them evasive messages. I am a real customer. I will not let them fool me. I will defend my consumer rights vigorously and if they do not deliver, I will make sure the world knows about their business practices.

Was with American Home Shield (AHS) for more than three years, and only had to call in two repairs during that time period. During membership we actually SAVED them money by replacing a dishwasher on our own due to my wife wanting a certain model when the old one quit. / So, five days ago we needed emergency repair on our AC unit that was discovered during a normal service call by an outside company (the ones hired by AHS never called, never showed up). I called AHS to let them know while the service company was here of the situation. They told me the part was covered. So, I asked the technicians to go ahead and replace the part, hence SAVING AHS MORE MONEY because if the situation would have gone unchecked, it would have made matters worse. Upon completion of the work performed, I sent the receipt to AHS via email for approval, and was told I would have an answer within 48 hours. / Fast forward to today, 72 hours later, 14 JUN 2019 - Called AHS and they told me that - 1. They did not receive the email with the attachment, which was NOT true, and ... 2. They would not honor the receipt because I used and "Outside Company". In short, AHS has proven to be a dishonorable company. / We now have Select Home Warranty, which after a lot of research found out they are the best in America. When I called them they set me up with a GREAT, MONEY SAVING PLAN that is FAR SUPERIOR TO ANYTHING AHS HAS. Give them a call. Therefore, my Family and I do highly recommend Select Home Warranty. Give them a shot.

If I could give this a minus 5 star i wouldnt think twice. This is UNDOUBTEDLY the Worst Nightmare of a home warranty ins program Beyond your Imagination!!! They Lie to You. YOU Cant Talk to a mngr, they tell YOU one will call you Within 24hrs,(THEY DONT)!!! Their Vendors are Bottom of the Barrel!! They will Double Bill You. (DONT GET ON THEIR AUTO PAY) THEY WILL RIP YOU OFFFFF)!!!!! & NOT EVEN APOLOGIZE!! DID I SAY THEY LIE TO YOU??? YES I DID! THERE ISN'T ENOUGH SPACE TO TYPE IN THE BS I'VE GONE THROUGH WITH THESE SHYSTERS... YOUR A FOOL IF YOU LET THESE JERKS FENAGLE YOU AND LIE TO YOU WHILE TAKEN YOUR MONEY AND RAISING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE. DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, READ THE REVIEWS!! NOT THEIRS BUT THE REAL ONES. MOVE ON OR YOU WILL BE SORRY.

Made a service request to AHS 6/11/19 online because my A/C was not working properly. Waited 24 hour and did not hear anything from AHS. On 6/12/19 I called AHS and spoke to a lady who couldn’t explain to me why no one had contacted me. She finally told me that the work had been assigned to a contractor but the contractor had cancelled the work because he was busy. Now no one contacted me and informed me about the contractor canceling. Had I not called AHS I would have been just waiting for nothing. I was then told my work order would be put in a que to find another contractor and that I had to wait another 24 hours. On 6/13/19 I looked at the AHS website and saw I had no work order requested. I then called AHS and again got the same scripted run around from someone struggling with English. Got tired of the run around and asked to speak to a supervisor. The person tried to talk me out of this request but a person claiming to be a supervisor did get on the phone. This person was another script reader and offered no help. She told me that the time of my service request is within the contracted guidelines of service between 24 and 48 hours. I told them it had already been 48 hours. This so called supervisor then stated that the 48 hours were 48 business hours. What AHS is saying is that they will take 6 days before any contractor contacts you to even set up an appointment. I looked at my contract and it says 48 hours not 48 business hours. AHS does not respect its customers and attempt to read you the same scripted garbage. Guess what AHS you are playing with the wrong person. If you don’t honor the contract I will see this in litigation for breach of contract. Get ready to send your legal team to California to defend this case AHS. Customer service is horrible with AHS, this company thinks their customers are stupid and therefore they can just tell them anything.

I placed a service request for my A/C system on 5/31/2019. The first technician reported on 6/3/2019, and I was informed there are missing parts on the unit causing the Freon to leak. AHS tried to deny my claim based on the missing part. A second opinion was requested. The second technician reported on 6/6/19. As of today, AHS was unable to contact their contractor to get a complete diagnosis of the problem. My A/C has ONLY been serviced by AHS contractors, so if there are any missing parts it is the result of previous work orders. I have called the customer service department everyday since this time only to be informed my claim is being reviewed by the authorization department. I have requested to speak with a supervisor on several occasions, and no one is ever available. At this point I seriously doubt there is an authorization department. I live in the south so you can only imagine how miserable this situation is.

Awful experience with this company on several issues with a house I just purchased. Issue #1 which I will include in this review. I had to get my own plumber in after they said my hot water heater was not lite and turned in up. They were WRONG. It turned out I had multiple issues including: shower valve replacement, hot/cold water mixing/ no water coming out 1 side of the shower, faulty water heater gate valve, and I needed a new water heater from overuse due to the hot/cold water mixing. I found this out because I hired and payed for my own plumber who had the problem diagnosed and fixed properly that same day. They just called to see if I wanted to renew my coverage which I was shocked as I've been an extremely unhappy customer. The rep said that the shower valve actually had nothing to do with not getting hot water..... I laughed out loud. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. He tried to mansplain the situation which was unacceptable. The way the male rep spoke to me was insulting at best. I know what hot water feels like and I certainly know that turning up the hot water heater and still not getting proper hot water didn't fix my plumping issues. I noticed that AHS is commenting that they want to speak with the reviewers on this site with bad reviews. I'm assuming they want unhappy customers to call in to their customer service line, remain on hold, and then talk to a rep who just repeats what their tech said. You could not pay me enough to deal with calling into their customer service number. My issue was not fixed by their plumper which is non debatable. I want someone from their company to call me to get my money reimbursed. I have a detailed bill of $1850 explaining what the problem was and it had NOTHING to do with simple turning up the hot water heater.

If I could give less than one star I would!!! I have had this warranty for over 3 years and only used it twice, both times for A/C a year apart. This last time, the technician THEY sent can't fix the problems and suggests a new system. Of course, AHS denies that--says the issue is not normal wear and tear. The system is 20 years old! Customer Services is the WORST !! I have literally spent over an hour on more than one occasion trying to understand the script readers. Offered a "cash in lieu" and told to fix it myself. I do. But then the CIL is denied. They want me to continue to pay each month for an A/C they will not fix. And will not offer me one red cent. Stay as far away for these folks as you can.

I have had American Home Shield for 20 years. Most of that time it has provided very good service. However, it has now begun using non-US citizens to answer its phones. Not only is it difficult for them to understand me, but I can’t really understand them very well. I had to have a washer repaired, which should have happened quickly. It didn’t. They sent the order for the technician, and a repair was attempted, but it was not the right solution. A second attempt revealed the washer could no longer be repaired. At this point it is supposed to be replaced. It has not been replaced. I make many calls and receive promises of follow ups and a solution to my problem. Nothing happens. In over 2.5 months nothing has been done. I am currently on yet another call with them. Soon I will just give up and get a washer myself and NEVER use this service again. The service has been declining for several years anyway. No loss there. It’s sad to me because it used to be a great service. I do not recommend using it at all. You will only be frustrated if you actually have a large appliance problem.

AC unit air handler had died in mid May. I called AHS to file a case with them to get someone out to look at it. An entire week later, and I was told that the contract company was contacted, and I should "hear" something back in 24-48 hours. Fast forward to the beginning of June, I finally have a tech come out that figures out that the air handler has died (i told them this on the phone, weeks earlier). The tech showed up, troubleshot the system for about 5 minutes, made a determination and told me that he would have to submit his findings back to AHS for "REVIEW." 6 Business days later (I do not include the weekends) and now it's June 12th, I finally received a call back from AHS, telling me that the work order has finally been approved (you are telling me that you pause work for things like AC in the HOT HOT HOT Texas Weather, for a review/approval board? What is this? NAZI Germany?). I am told that now the parts can actually be "ordered" and that may take up to 1-2 weeks for the parts to come in. It is now approaching 94 degrees in my home, every day that goes by, the temperature has been raising, and why shouldn't it, it's the summer now. Now I have to sit around, sweating to death in my home, because of some "approval/review" board for purchases. I have been a customer for almost 6 years straight with AHS, and this just takes the cake. This is the most ridiculous, ludicrous company imaginable. I have also been recording every conversation that I have with an AHS representative, who gives me red tape and talks about all the processes and procedures that my claim has to go through in order to be reviewed. Excuse me, but no, I do not care about your processes and procedures, don't lip service me to death on the phone, talking about the hoops that YOU have to go through, that's exactly why I pay you for the contract, so that I don't have to be bothered by any ridiculous processes and procedures. That's YOUR job, not mine, which is why you receive money from me. Total thus far, I have 7 recorded conversations from low IQ individuals reading from a script in the Phillipines. I also have 3 recorded conversations from supposed "supervisors" who could barely speak english. Finally, someone from America called me, and told me that there is no such thing as a review board, he wasn't aware of it. He told me in plain english, that they service the claims as they come in, and right now they have a 2 week back log of claims, that they haven't gotten to yet, but since I kept calling and bugging everyone, they decided to move mine ahead of the line. So, for everyone else that's still waiting for something to get serviced from these incompetents, I truly apologize, it wasn't my objective to push everyone behind me in line. However, that being said, they shouldn't have a 2 week back log of claims, they should be if anything, 24 hours out, for EVERYONE. If someone was dying of cancer, would you make them wait 4 weeks for a doctor to finally tell them that their chemo has been ordered, and it might take an additional week or two for it to show up? Who does things like that? I'll tell you who: Criminals.

I just reported my complaint of a claim very unfairly denied--with little prospect of fair review of the decision--to the CA Depart of insurance at Claims Services Bureau. The first repair person said I was at fault for overloading my washing machine; I explained to the second repair person that companies no longer make full size washers that fit under kitchen counter so I intentionally ONLY put in HALF loads for years. He said technicians cannot distinguish between overload and metal fatigue due to age, wear and tear. But his supervisor, trying to please the hand that feeds them, also said I overloaded machine, thus claim was denied. There was no really no place to write out my complaint so it could be fairly reviewed. When the salesperson was trying to get me to renew my last year's policy, I said I had some old appliances, and he said "that is a very good reason to get insurance to cover them"--when it came time to really get help with replacement, I got zero assist. I wasted $425 on the policy plus another $100 on the repair call--money that would have been better spent towards replacement. Buyer Beware!

Customer service is completely clueless. I keep speaking to people that have no idea what is going on and is not able to solve anything, I called the I don't know, I don't care attitude. They always put me on hold, I am spending at least 4 hours a day trying to get my problem solved, but nobody is really able to help. Evertyhing started 2 month ago when I put my first claim, plumber found nothing, but he charged me for an uncoverd item, wich I payed out of my pocket. i kept loosig water... I found a leak while I was replacing a shower faucet, I opened the tile from shower and found that the main valve system was leaking. I called AMS again on 6/3/2019 and they sent a plumbing company as second opinion (not without demanding it, because remember this is clueles people that do not care and do not know what is going on). They said that the shower valve is leaking and they have to replace it (right...). They told me insurance will pay for that but, since the previosus sealing was some type of plastic, they have to put a welding sealing. so they said that I will have to pay about $285 out of my pocket for something they called a modification wich was replacing that sort of plastic seal for welding seal. I thought was too much money so i called AHS to see my options. after speaking with customer service for about 5 hours on Thursday the 6th 2019, they said they can send me a check for the covered item (remember that I am speding hours with them an demanding because again this is clueles people that do not care and do not know what is going on) and I would cover any additional not covered item. I said fine. Today they called me saying that they are sorry but the payment was not approved because the repair was done already... I said, what? What repair nobody has made any repair yet, after a long waiting then they said. I am sorry it was denied because the plumber could not make an opening to the wall and could not make a diagnostic. I said what? I already removed the tiles before plumber came and he gave me and estimate already, they actually just told me to remove a couple more of tiles and to call them so they can start the work... this was on and on and on for hours and you know... they do not care do not know... it was like speaking to a wall,, so that day i gave up... I called on Friday 6/14/2019 again (I just spent about 3 hours that day) finally spoke to a representative that called the plumbing company to ask for the estimate of the work so they can send me a check... and I am returning back to the same place again, and I will have to spend another 4 aday hours to speak to people thay will transfer me to other people that do not know... do not care.. This company is a joke. UPDATE 6/11/2019: So today this company called me, and they made me an offer they said they can offer me $16.15 for all this work... so I said what?? sixteen dollars? and fifteen cents?? the valve itself on home depot is about $120 and the plumber job? So they said: you can call to your own plumber and pay to them but we can just cover upto $16.15. and the explanation this woman gave was We Negotiate to a great scale so that is why we can get those prices, I hang up and I called again and they just said, this is just the information that we have. so they repeated the same.. (This is crazy... ) She also said that she sees on the system that a supervisor will be in touch with me I guess is the person that read here my complain And she said you can talk to her if you want and explain the issue to her and MAY BE she can do anything about it... Well I am still waiting that call and just FYI I already know this company is not worth it, is a joke and they do not know (clueles people) and to know care. But I want to know how far this goes. I just cannot believe business like this exist I have been paying $50 a month and they were nice until I made this claim... that is called strategic stealing. I already spent on a plumbing company $450 today 6/11/2019 (and they want to give me 16.15! geeezz). I already made the repair and I am just posting this so you can know... Will keep this up to date.

We recently bought our home and our Real Estate Agent wrote a home warranty into our contract. American Home Shield. They were paid by the title company... a month later they say they never got paid even though I have the canceled check to prove it. Their customer service rep “Jake” put me on hold more than 8 times to “check” on that. After 40 minutes on the phone with Jake, during which I demanded to speak with his supervisor no less than 10 times, I finally hung up. His supervisor either refused to talk to me or Jake never told him/her. I am livid. I have already had to pay out for repairs that they were supposed to cover. I suppose this is how they manage to make money... sell policies but don’t actually provide the services!

When I bought my home the sellers bought a one year of coverage from AHS. I can see why the a/c system goes out at least once a year. When you call AHS it takes them about a week to send someone to fix the issue. One week? There is a 75 y.o. Person in the home. We live in Florida where the temp is in the high 90’s. We had to buy to room a/c units just to be able to stay in the house until AHS sends someone out. After 2 years and multiple a/c failures this last time it was the air handler fan motor that went out. Service tech said AHS will shop for the cheapest fan replacement that can takes weeks. I called a different a/c company and had a new unit put in. As this debacle was going on our refrigerator stopped working. Called AHS and the earliest they would send a repair technician would be one week. One week? I lost all of my food and refrigerated medications. I called Angie’s list and got a repair tech the next day. I called AHS to cancel the contract. It takes 30 days to cancel and will be a cancellation fee. I asked the female on the phone with bad broken English what the fee would be but doesn’t know, put me on hold to come back and still not give me an answer to the question of how much. This company is a total joke. Avoid them at all costs!!!!!! You’ve been warned

Customer for almost 9 years. Having issues with ac unit. Was told earliest someone could get here was Tuesday. Well, the unit started leaking water and we called to see if anything could be done to speed up process so water damage to house could be limited. We were informed that a technician already agreed to a day and timeframe so this wasn’t possible and needed to be patient. When asked if we could go with another technician that could help us as soon as possible, the only understandable response was it would be another $75 fee. We questioned getting rid of the service because of slow and inconsistent response time in the past. We will definitely be dropping them now.

I have had a contract with AHS since I purchased my home in January of 2004 and have never had a problem with them until my current repair issue. It seems their customer service has been outsourced to a company in the Philippines now and there is no ability to speak with anyone in their corporate office (wherever that may be) to file a complaint. I don't want to go into all the tedious details of this service request, but suffice it to say, it's the worst experience I've ever had with a contractor of any sort. The most outrageous part is they have already charged me a $75 service call fee and my repair hasn't even been scheduled, much less completed. That is clearly unethical and I would think, illegal. I want to find out what the next level of filing a complaint against this company is.

I have a AHS home warranty and my A/C went out. I had a service technician to come out and I paid the $125 fee. They diagnosed the issue but spent more time trying to sell us a new unit, so we requested another service technican. The new technican came and diagnosed a different problem. It's now been 3 weeks since the first diagnosis and 2 weeks since the second diagnosis. I have called more than 10 time and spent more than 8 hours on the phone. I cannot get AHS authorization department to provide feedback. They will not call me back. I called againg today after waiting for more than 30 minutes on the phone, finally got a real person who put me on hold for 15 minutes then finally just hung up on me. This is unbelievable. I have 4 contracts with AHS and I have been a customer for more than 20 years and also recommended them to friends and family. I just don't understand what is happening. Each month they are deducting over $200 for contracts on 4 properties. Each time we make a request which is probabaly once a year, we pay a service fee but now we cannot get any service. I am beyond frustrated and would like to speak to someone is Customer Care/Loyalty. Any advise on what I can do next?

This happened the week of Memorial Day 2019. This company would allow the customer to speak to a supervisor at any time; customer service reps always pretended to put us on hold and after 15 min waiting call automatically disconnected; this happened on 4 occasions. Also, although denied, it is obvious that customer service reps are outsourced. They automatically debited my account with service charge when submitting request for service. Technician contacted us after 72 hrs. to tell us it might be 3-4 business days before they could send someone, and there was no telling exactly when and what time. It took us three days to have policy cancelled and we are still fighting the service charge with the bank. Last year, we put a service request, were charged the trade fee but we never got to see the technician even though were suppose to meet but opted to show up on a different date, only to deny the claim. We just terminated our contract, but was force to put a stop auto-draft from bank account for future monthly payment, just in case. CONSIDERING ITS YEARLY COST AND TRADE FEES, TERRIBLE COMPANY TO DEAL WITH AND ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CANCELLATION POLICY SUCK.

My central A/C stopped working. AHS had their contractor contact me. They could not come for 5 days. On appointment day, their window of time for arrival at my home was from 9AM to midnight. They came. They diagnosed a leak in the coil in the attic. They told me I should replace both the inside and outside units. The outside unit would cost me around $8000. They told me AHS would cover a portion of the inside coil only. AHS told me that to replace the coil would cost me $2,200, close to $11,000 out of my pocket. I asked AHS how much they were paying, they said $500. I hired another A/C company and their cost to replace the entire system was $3,500. I regret paying the $500 for the annual AHS contract and the $82.00 to have their contractor come to my home.

The absolute worst service ever! I called AHS because one of our air conditioner units was not working. We have 3 units, the bedroom was not cooling. Keith came and told me to turn off other units. He then went into our attic and determined that roof rats had eaten through the lines going across the attic to the outside unit, even though he said there was lots of rat poison in attic. He said we needed to open up the drywall in the house to feed the line outside and it was a big job taking 3 hours and 2 men. He left and then we realized the main living room was not cooling (it was working when he came). I called Air Command and got answering service. I called Keith and he said he had disconnected the wrong unit....and was too busy doing an "attic" job and could not come back to re-connect good unit. I called a friend who had worked on our air conditioner before (he is in charge of Air Conditioners for a local school district). He came out and checked the lines in attic and said they were fine. He found the bedroom unit outside needed some wires replaced at the unit and he reconnected the disconnected unit. It only took him 45 minutes. Keith the technician for Command Air lied about the supposedly chewed up wires in the attic! I called Air Command, and they had nothing to say and did not follow up. I would never recommend this company! I called AHS and was routed to the Philippines. I had a difficult time understanding what was being said. They refused to let me speak to a supervisor, it was like they were reading from a script. They were no help at all, only made the situations more frustrating. On Monday when I reached a US customer service person, not much better. They were not concerned that the vendor lied and had left and turned off wrong air conditioner. They also would not let me speak to a supervisor and after 30 minutes finally refunded me the $100.00 service fee. I would never recommend this company!

I had this coverage for over 2 years, never used it. April 2019 month was paid. Canceled coverage last week of April. Customer Service said no problem with cancel the service. I was making changes with my property and told them I would get the service back when changes were made. Received e-mail on June 2 that I owed 52 dollars and some pennies for (May) service. I canceled in April. Was told by young lady that I could not understand very well ( Her accent) that by law they could charge me a fee to cancel. Did not try to work with me at all. Beware of these people they don't operate a business very well. Sounds like all they care about is money and not service. ( Beware )

FYI: Stop!! Do not use them. This is the company American Home Shield is in contract with! The scheduling was a fiasco and they showed up on the day I was moving and charged me.weeks later. The office lied about the scheduling problems. I had two properties and the second property the technician spayed water in unit and said he probably made it worse. Then he tried to sell me a $600.warranty!!! I am reporting to state on misconduct!!!!!! I assume it is not a coincidence of the low ratings. This is my first review in a negative tone. Terra, the office manager, hung up on me. I asked for owners name and she refused this information.

If I could give a zero I would. Their customer service reps cant provide correct information on your home warranty if you call to ask simple questions Such as : When is my new payment due? How much was my renewal? The rep Frances said I did not have a renewal. And my last policy was $315 when it was $441. That's alot of difference in cost. I asked to speak to a supervisor because I knew I renewed it 3 weeks ago with Agent Randy. I was on hold for over an hour. Bad customer service. When I did speak to the Supervisor, she did clarify I was right, my policy was renewed & the cost. But I had to wait an hour on hold for this simple information. The rep that answered the phn should have been able to answer that question. Over all very disappointed in the customer service skills. I would NOT recommend them. The insurance agent Randy did an excellent job in providing me with current and new info regarding my policy renewal.

I have been with AHS for 12 yrs. I have watched my premiums increase about 15% on average per year. i just keep paying worried that the big repair is right around the corner. But If I add up the avg. $800 per year and $75 service fees (for only 1 appliance at a time - if 2 sinks are clogged its 2 $75 service fees. I would of been able to cover it myself instead of putting myself through so much frustration, hours on the phone and $thousands of dollars wasted. , I had a washing machine that the bearing broke and according to 2 tech's,All Valley Appliance and Magic Appliance Repair they it wasn't broken even though it sounded like a rocket was taking off and shook so hard that it cracked my flooring but it was "fine". I had City First Electric come out for ceiling fan wobbling, the Jr. tech said he'll have to have someone comet and try to fix...never heard back from them. I signed up for the AC tune up. E&A Mechanical comes and goes right to my attic and says I need an overflow valve or it will leak and ruin your ceiling and cause mold.....$280 later I'm wondering why did I buy that? I have 2 Acs so I had to call 2x for E&A Mechanical to come 2nd time, take a valve from my unit and says they have to call AHS to see if covered. I never hear back from them, call AHS never hear from them, call back2x and they say they sent E&A Mechanical emails and they were not responding. I ask if they called them response was "no". I ask was anyone going to tell me? ....radio silence. The technicians they use are below average and some are quite creepy. I don't think most are properly licensed either. The call centers are overseas and you get a lot of "i'm sorry I understand your frustration...blah blah blah. Now with Home Advisor and Angie's list and many others, Home Warranty policies are for when your garbage disposal needs fixed. My experience has been awful and I finally terminated my contract and warn consumers that you will have spend time ranting and raving, have to call and call and call and have claims denied or fixed by unlicensed, sub par contractors. Go with reviews from the Home apps and save your hard earned $$$$$

I just cancelled my American Home Shield contract after 15 or maybe 20 years. I had just made a payment but was having trouble continuing to make payments so I called them to reluctantly cancel my contract. First they gave me to an agent who tried to get me to keep my contract going and she even offed to move my payment date. I had asked for this in the past and was told I would have to make two payments to do this. All of a sudden she can do it in an instant. Then she goes ahead and cancels my contract without telling me about a one month fee for canceling. Even that was fine I should know my contract but I had just made a payment to them and haven't used any or VERY few days on it and they're keeping the money as well. 115.64 is what they kept. Their agents either don't know the English language or are rude and pretend that their phone is having trouble. I was even hung up on. Where's my refund of the days I didn't use????!!!!! I am the widow of a deceased disabled American Serviceman and I am disabled myself. This is how they treat vets and their families. Watch out guys!