Choice Home Warranty Reviews

BEWARE-We had a plumbing issue, I put a claim in online (no representative to walk you through the process) and was informed Home Choice would assign a plumber to my case. They couldn’t not get a plumber for over a week and half-unacceptable. I was then informed I could hire my own plumber and receive reimbursement. After the work was completed and paid for out of pocket Home Choice informed me they would not cover the cost because my toilet was removed to perform the snaking and snaking was only covered by access point. Something me or my plumber was never made aware of. I appealed my claim to have the most unprofessional customer representative I’ve ever encountered assigned to my case with no acceptable resolution. Do yourself a favor and choose any other company besides Home Choice Warranty

This was my second and last bad experience with choice. Last December my hot water heater died. I waited four days and still no one showed up. I finally had a new water installed at my own expense This time, in the middle of a bitter cold January my furnace stopped working. I called choice right away. After waiting five days the company they had contacted to handle this never showed up and I found out they were out of business. Finally after a fair amount of back and forth (and a fair amount of screaming) I said if someone was not here in 24 hours I would cancel my policy. Next day this new tech arrived. He mentioned that five days without service was not right. He took care of the furnace and it’s now working. I have heard only negative reviews about choice. I am paying over $600:00 for this plan, had to pay $1800.00 for a water heater out of my own pocket. Fortunately for me my furnace did not have to be replaced. Seems to me I no longer want to deal with this company. I AM NOW CANCELLING MY POLICY.

Mike did an excellent job in explaining the Choice Home Warranty to us and making sure it would fit our needs. We are very pleased with the product we are purchasing.

Choice was very efficient the response 24-72 perfect. I have no complaints the company that came and did my service was awesome. choice a great choice.

We have had several experiences with Choice Home Warranty. In each case, the waiting period for repair was 5 days to 2 weeks. Sears extended this last repair by six days without contacting us first. That left us without the use of a stove for almost 2 weeks. Need faster reaction from scheduling and repair persons.

Malcolm clearing explained the warranty and answered all our questions and concerns. What CHOICE offers is extensive coverage for a great rate. Very pleased.

Quick response Great customer service Mike Check Appliance Repair was courteous from the start He called 15 minutes before arrival and explained everything Keep

The company is a scam. My parents pay $70 a month premium and now it's $85 for service call. I had to call them out for their air conditioner unit, and septic last year and they covered ZERO for the air conditioner ( of course in smal print ) and also septic ( which they covered $300 of a $1500 bill ) AFTER paying their service call fee. I just had to call for a repair that was done last year and they are now saying it isn't covered. So my elderly dad on a fixed income paid another $85 for nothing and now we have to contract an outside plumging company to pay another $200 for repair. You waste more money on the service call and montly charge than you would for a lot of repairs.

CHOICE HOME WARRANTY SHOULD NOT BE YOUR CHOICE ! 1. I had Refrigerator display not working along with water dispenser. We paid technician for service call and still we are receiving invoice for the same thing. Even after multiple attempts there is no one on call to help. 2. Water heater stopped working. Technician came next day and left in 5 mins without fixing issue and still charged us for service call. CHOICE assigned same issue to different technician and we got charged again for service call. ITS BEEN 20 Days and still we are sitting with no HOT WATER. I subscribed for this service so I don't have to spend time and effort finding someone. But service with CHOICE is demanding even more Time and Effort to get your stuff fixed.

I have been without reliable heat for nearly 2 months and CHW has yet to fix the problem. I have been assigned 3 separate repair companies they cannot fix the problem then are unable to get in contact with. CHW keeps denying to let me hire a reputable HVAC and reimburse me, instead just telling me to wait and theyll assign a new company to it. One of the companies finally tried replacing a component but it didnt fix the problem and I CHW has done nothing else to try and get the heat working.

Ha a very good experience with Danny explaining everthing to me also read the ratings very good company also a piece of mind thanks Danny for your help CAL

My refrigerator went out on Dec 8 2021. Choice decided to replace it. The problem is my refrigerator cost me 3200.00 and they are only offering me 1200.00 to replace it because they say that is the wholesale value. Well if they can buy it for that then please delivered to my house. It is now Jan 5th 2022 and still don't have a working refrigerator or the voucher for the 120.00 that is only good at Lowes. I called and they said it could be another 30 days before I receive the voucher. 2 months with out a refrigerator good god. Had to spend 250.00 to get a compact refrigerator to keep thing cold. Will not be renewing by contract. this warranty cost me more than I paid for it between the 800.00 that I have to put in to buy a new refrigerator and the compact one that I already had to buy. PLEASE BE WARE DO NOT PURCHASE

I already rated Choice Home, but due to my error of placing my number on the review, it was held up. I will provide the condensed review which I had saved of how disappointed and aggravated I am with this company. Height of the heat season and one AC goes out, I wait a week for Choice Home Warranty to do their job, just to find out the person they guilted into doing the work told them he no longer worked on ACs. So, then another week after I complained about it and was told it was being "expedited", just another lie. Finally, week two, AC person shows up, and while fixing one AC, the other AC failed. Do they allow them to fix it? Nope, the number must go into the "portal", so off the AC workers I had waiting two weeks to be at my house, just drive away. Now there is no AC for upstairs, where all the bedrooms are, by the way, the temperatures were 108 to 113. Yet another week, waiting for the work order to go into the "portal". Absolutely, positively disgusted with the customer service personnel, except for the last person I spoke with, he cared about the situation. If I could leave it at no stars, I would. I would eagerly accept a phone call from a member from management or above from Choice Home Warranty to call me and talk to me about my experience, my number is on file with my account. With regard to the quality of the personnel coming out to fix the utilities, they were excellent, the low stars are for Choice Home Warranty, a paid appliance warranty service provider. Appliance warranty is worth the expense when you have a company that is willing to provide expedited service. In comparison to vehicle insurance, you are immediately provided options to take your vehicle for repairs, the ability to select your own provider for repairs, pay your deductible and all necessary repairs are completed to make you warrantied item like new or you get a reasonable pay out if it is not fixable. Choice Home Warranty fails across the board. Minimum one week wait to get service calls, service provider is not selected by me, the payer of the warranty. If an item cannot be fixed, the attempt for "similar" replacement is a joke. I had four call outs for my dishwasher, 65.00 every time, called out for the same reason each time, same repair person each time. Finally, they said it was not repairable. So, I have paid my monthly or annual charge, and just the four service calls for a total of $140.00, and was offered $120.00 for a new dishwasher, pathetic. Then it turned into a "pawn shop" type of bargaining, I give a number, they give a lesser amount, I come down from mine, they go up little on theirs. joke. I ended up paying an additional $200.00 on top of the service calls and the $150.00 they finally offered to give to get a dishwasher with similar features, not more than what I had, just similar. And because the calls were for a leak, and it was re-occurring the wood damage to my cabinets was another $600.00 out of pocket for replace/repairs of the custom-made cabinets.

I switched to them from old republic because they advertised as better coverage and lower trade call fees. I even paid a few years in advance because of the way they marketed with pricing. Well 7 months later, my air conditioner went out. The company that was sent out told me that it was something caused by normal wear and tear since my unit was about 28 years old but they decided that it was my fault and would not cover anything. I would have to pay for a whole new unit on my own. I called them to cancel my account and get my money back for the other years I had paid in advance because when I was with Old Republic, they actually covered my upstairs unit when it went out among other things. Choice decided to try to sell me on a point saying “okay. We’ll help you with $100 and let you keep your account”. I told them that I would get more money by getting my annual premiums back. They kept going back and forth and when I wouldn’t budge because they weren’t actually helping me, the guy on the phone started to get angry and said “okay fine. We’ll send your money back in a check” and basically hung up on me.

Make sure you read this before you sign up with Choice Home Warranty! If you expect replacement for your appliance... run away from this company! For me, the issue was my microwave. THE POLICY STATES: "BUILT-IN MICROWAVE - COVERED: All components and parts." "We have the sole right to determine whether a covered system or appliance will be repaired or replaced. We are responsible for installing replacement equipment of similar features, capacity, and efficiency, but not for matching dimensions, brand or color. We reserve the right to offer cash back in lieu of repair or replacement in the amount of Our actual cost (which at times may be less than retail) to repair or replace any covered system, component or appliance." LAW SUIT AGAINST CHOICE "And in 2019, the Arizona Attorney General's Office filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Choice Home Warranty, claiming the company "... provided a 'service contract' riddled with exclusions, denied claims for spurious reasons and paid consumers a fraction of the cost of repair or replacement, if anything."Jul 14, 2021." They refused to replace my microwave that had an original cost of $619 but offered me a + or -$150 gift card at Lowes then bumped it up after many arguments to a $249 check. We were told that they did not pay for installation of a new microwave no matter what! Here is their email to us! "Great News! We have received the diagnosis on your claim. We have determined, the best long-term solution is to replace your Microwave. In lieu of replacement, we are offering you funds in the form of Lowe's eGift Cards based on your current system's features and capacity, to select the system of your choice." Please click the link below to start the process of replacing your Microwave. I cannot show you the actual original offer because we accepted the $249 settlement to be applied as a deposit for our Best Buy purchase of a new unit. We, on top of the $559 equivalent unit (based on a GE recommendation) we will have to pay for installation. ISN'T THIS GREAT NEWS? Sent from the all new AOL app for Android

They are not bad,.. they will send person out for repair, but they will never replace your faulty item. Have like 8-10 yr old Samsung dyer that broke 7+ times in 2 year period. Had to pay $60 per visit . and fix never last more than 3 months. A few fixes only lasted 1 day. They still will not replace, so have to pay $60 every time fix lasts longer than 30 days. After7+ fixes I'm feed up with repairs.

This time around I have been very happy with the selection of the contractor CHW chose and the work of Rooter plumbing on my toilets. Chris was very professional and followed through. They are working properly

One star is far too many! Do yourself a favor, TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. Total and complete rip off unless you believe replacing your current appliances at 60% of cost out of pocket is a good investment! Short story: $495 warranty + $75 tech visit - $240 Lowes credit + $650 replacement microwave = $980 out of pocket while under warranty on a microwave that is less than three years old. Long story: When we tried to file a claim on our microwave (new construction home) only to be told it would be days before someone came out and there would be a $75 fee. When the tech came out we were told someone would contact us in a few more days about our options. Choice Home Warranty notified us that they would not repair or replace the $650 unit, but would give us a whopping $240 gift card to Lowes. That is AFTER we escalated things, which required us to wait a week for a teleconference... The silver lining is that we had a relatively minor claim, I cannot imagine what kind of train wreck it would have been if we dared to have a major claim.

Its a great home warranty company. I have been with CHW for over 5 years. I have experience good and bad situations. I do feel that they have improved on the quality of Techs they use.

Our last experience was a little disappointing because the appliance had to be replaced and their compensation wasn’t enough. It wasn’t even half the cost. It was for the AC and the unit they sent didn’t work and I paid the difference to get another one.

CHW denied my claim to have my refrigerator repaired. Their contract says they'll cover anything purchased with a home so long as it works when the contract is purchased. My refrigerator broke a little over 37 days into the contract. For my refrigerator they said the device is covered under manufacturer warranty, fine, I called the manufacturer, this device is not covered. CHW says "it should be covered and that means someone was already paid for repairs, they're not obligated to pay for more repairs, their technician determined it didn't work so it's a manufacturer defect they don't have to pay, THE PREVIOUS OWNER SHOULD HAVE DONE THE RIGHT THING AND BOUGHT ME A NEW FRIDGE." They deny it on the same canned response, do not return my voice mails, miss appointments, will not put their actual excuses in writing, and then have the nerve to tell me that someone else SHOULD have paid for the fridge so I'll have to repair/replace it myself. I have begun the arbitration process, but I'm sure they have some way to get out of that too. Meanwhile my family has been going to the store every day to get fresh food we cannot store. They quote exceptions in their contract, basically we'll cover everything, except in all cases where our technician determines we don't have to. They don't stand by their end of the contract, otherwise they wouldn't have forgotten about the 1st three clauses. Maybe they'll pay you out a small pittance of the cost? We will see what I get but not holding my breath, definitely not interested in renewing.