Choice Home Warranty Reviews

Initially Choice seemed like a great deal but in the end you get what you pay for. We had a contractor come out to check on our water heater when it stopped producing hot water. They replaced a part and then two weeks later the water heater burst. When the contractor came back out they admitted fault and expected Choice to cover at least a portion of the repairs. They did not cover any of it. What is the point of a home warranty if it doesn’t cover things they say they cover? On top of that when it came closer to renewal time they kept calling me multiple times per day from different numbers. I have had to block them over and over again. They also emailed and texted me. When I replied to them with my concerns about this harassment and poor treatment they ignore it. They then proceed to keep calling. They also tried to auto renew me without me first approving it. At the time I write this review my warranty has expired and I’m with a different company. But the calls still keep coming. Avoid at all costs!

It’s a new heater furnace from American standard. (. First time I try it and I am mad because it’s brand new and they can’t say no charge because it’s all new I well God bless

Quick on service requests and fixed the problem each time!

I have never in my life wrote a bad review but I feel that I must write one for this to warn people. I had my home warranty with them for over a year. My AC stopped working and I called them and they sent out an expert to come look at it and he said that nothing was wrong with it and that it was just normal wear and tear and he then said they would pay for a new one since they could not fix it. Well he then summitted this to their office and they denied it and said that they think it was water damage that messed it up instead of normal wear and tear like the expert said. They said it doesn't matter what their expert says, the final decision comes to their office. so they could not fix it or replace it and they said I would have to figure it out myself. By the way, I also had multiple experts from other companies come and look at it as well and all of them have stated that there is no water damage to the AC unit. They are truly not treating people right and its very disappointing

The technicians are great. Unfortunately the warranty is pretty worthless as far as ceiling fans are concerned. My living room ceiling fan could not be repaired and needed replacement. The warranty would either provide a strictly base model or $60 towards a purchase of a replacement. Does not sound like a replacement to me.

Just signed up for 1 yr home warranty through Lisa. She did a very professional job explaining the coverage and I felt comfortable with Choice compared to my previous provider.

Ok, so let’s talk about Choice Home Warranty. You know how HR departments are there to protect the company and not the employees? The same goes for home warranty companies. The vendors (service technicians) are there to protect the home warranty company from paying out claims, not repair your failing equipment. From the moment something breaks, you file a claim and then you’re completely shut out of the process as it unfolds. And you’ll hear the two P words a lot from the home warranty company employees: process & policy. Once you make your claim, you’ll likely get an approval email saying everything is covered. They will set up an appointment for a vendor to come out and look at your problem and you’ll pay the $65 (or whatever fee is in your contract). That vendor/service technician will come inspect the faulty equipment/problem and then write a report for the home warranty company that you’ll never be allowed to see, even if you ask, and then the home warranty company will leave you sitting for days while this report filters its way through the approval process. That report will be the basis for overturning the approved claim and you’ll be left with a denial of coverage. (That prior approval message will magically disappear from the claim thread on their website.) Even though the problem might be glaringly obvious, even though you might be able to see it, touch it, take pictures of it, that technician report will state that the problem resides in a component that is explicitly excluded in your contract. At least according to Choice Home Warranty. If you’re able to obtain a copy of the report directly from the service technician, it will be three sentences long and won’t mention anything in the report that the denial will be based on. If you’re unfortunate enough to have the faulty component be something akin to your air conditioning, as was my experience, you’ll be left sitting in the heat for weeks while all of this plays out. The vendor is not directly reachable; you’ll be routed through a call center. They will close the work order without repairing the problem once they submit their report. And at that point, they will deny any subsequent visits until the home warranty company ultimately denies the claim. They’ll then call you with a estimate for the repair to be paid for out of your own pocket. To be clear, this estimate is for a component that is not broken, nor is it the source of the problem. It’s to repair the component that will be the reason for claim denial. At no point in their process, despite how many times you call, leave comments on the claim, ask questions to the home warranty company, will you ever receive any answers or clarifications or be allowed to dispute the technician report. If you choose to leave comments or questions on the claim through their website, understand that the agents will only respond with pre-formatted/canned messages that don’t address anything that you’ll say. The reply will always be exactly this: “Thank you for your email. We apologize for the overall experience. [Insert denial message that was previously emailed to you.]” Per their policy, you have to wait for the claim to be completely denied before they’ll give you access to speak to a manager. At this point you can schedule a 15 minute conversation with an assigned manager to your claim. That manager will know nothing about your claim when you speak to them, as they do not review anything pertaining to your situation prior to the call. And if you speak to Lori J, she will repeatedly talk over you, fail to listen to anything you say, tell you that you are not a qualified technician so you’re unable to dispute the technician report, and inform you that you are bound by their processes. The solution they will provide you is for you to pay out of pocket for an assessment by a certified technician, submit the findings to the home warranty claims department, and wait through the process of being approved or rejected again. Expect this total time investment to come in at around 3 weeks. By this point, you’ll probably either choose to pay to have the broken item repaired yourself or learn to live without it. Which is what this process is designed to do. At no point are any of the employees of the home warranty company going to help you, make any exceptions to their policies (which you’re not allowed to see), or provide you assistance in disputing or correcting the misdiagnosis of your failing equipment. If you ask questions or take exception to anything above, they’ll tell you, “that’s the process” or “that’s our policy.” That’s all they are authorized to say. And there’s nobody above the case manager that you are assigned that you’ll be allowed to speak with. You can’t even change case managers, not that it would do any good. tl;dr - It's a scam.

Very professional service. Service person was on time, courteous and efficient. Job completed in a timely manner and employee provided a pleasant experience.

It was nice to talk to someone that English was their 1st language. Brittany was very helpful and I am so fortunate to get her and I signed up for total home policy.

The guy Leo that I talked to was amazing! Definitely knew what he was talking about. My previous home warrenty was a joke. This one has several contractors in my area.

Microwave stoped working . Choice warranty sent out tech who said it would cost more To. repair than replace. Microwave was under 4 years old and matched GE appliance that I had replaced at same time. The over the range GE microwave Model JVM3160rfss was still available @ $258.00 Plus $50 shipping & Inst of $100. Choice Home would only pay $191. AS of 10-4-21 after many phone calls I still have not received $191. I paid out of my pocked for microwave to be replaced. Choice Warrenty advertise they will replace but with something cheaper or not at all. Looks I will have to get lawyer to get the $191. Cancelled the policy I had already taken for the next year. Advise not to do business with Choice Home.

It’s a scam…… When we sign a contract in 02/2021 sales person assured us that if appliance will not be repairable it will be replaced. In 09/2021 our refrigerator died. It took almost two weeks to get an assessor after multiple no shows and time lost on the phone of rescheduling the appointment. We been called liars and got yelded at by contractors customer service representative. Their contractors virtually do not exist because there is no trace of them so you cannot even warn other people to stay away from their contractors. So after refrigerator was assessed as not repairable. It took another 10 days to set an interview with CHW representative who told us that CHW is not going to repair or replace but instead will pay $736 which is a barely an 1/3 of a new refrigerator of similar capacity/ features. Now we have to wait another 30 days for that money to be sent us. What a scam!!!

If CHW can’t fix the appliance they offer to pay you a discounted price off of their wholesale price. In most cases it will cost you double to replace the unit with a like kind unit. On AC units they do not pay labor or Freon. I had an AC unit go out and three service companies and four weeks later (100 degrees outside) they offered me nothing. The service company wanted $2,100 labor and 450 for Freon.

My faucet hasn't been fixed over a month and it was approved. They assigned the same technician and he hasn't shown all 3 times. The tech would inform us he was coming and then wouldn't show and wouldn't answer his phone. I requested to speak to a supervisor form Choice and he informed me that they were going to reach out to the company and that it would take 48 hrs. It's been a week and I haven't heard anything from the supervisor. I called Choice back and they informed me I would have to pay another service fee for another technician even though the work order was approved by them. I requested to speak to a regional manager since the Supervisor didn't get back to me. It has been a bad experience since I started with Choice.

Choosing this company is a WRONG CHOICE! FRAUD - This company is a fraud!!! Read reviews on consumer affairs and other places. When things bring break (after warranty is effective) they try to claim it as a pre-existing condition! In my case their a/c contractor mis-diagnosed the problem (called it as refrigerant leak) and warranty declined it immediately. My policy was 28 days effective (in other words) 58 days since I bought policy. They declined to have a 2nd opinion and I ended up hiring my own, who diagnosed the problem as fan motor (NO LEAK), replaced parts and has been working since then!! Provided all the proof w/ diagnosis to them and they still declined their responsibility and take corrective actions. Considering they are trying to protect their contractor and screwing customers, I have decided to IMMEDIATELY cancel my warranty with them.

Had AC problem. reported and got service by CHW Technician: LIGHTFOOT A/C & HEATING. Two technicians provided services. They were very professional.

Quick to respond to a claim, but schedule all repair work through third party, never know the quality of the company that will service you. Also, if your appliance needs a repair, you will NOT be given money or replacement of equal value. Choice has national providers that will give you about 50% of what a replacement will cost you, based on their national vendor replacement value.

They talk a great game and how they cover so much at an affordable price. But when it comes time for repairs, they pick out not covered issues so they do not have to honor the agreement and fix or replace. Our ac unit is 19 years old and has leaked Freon for years and Choice has come out 4 times over the past few years to add Freon. But now the unit, which is the builder installed unit with a life span of 5-7 years, is beyond repair and needs replacing. Well of course Choice says it’s not covered because of corrosion caused due to the leaking Freon, which they knew about and never had a problem until it’s not fixable. So we are on the hook to purchase a new unit while choice just continued to take our monthly agreement money. So needless to say, we canceled them and have contacted the BBB for their false representation. Do not use Choice Home Warranty because they are a scam company with fraudulent practices.

Choice Home falsified the technician's report in order to deny my claim. The technician reported my unit was 16 years old and the unit was clean, no corrosion, and the problem was related to normal wear and tear. When I contested the judgment, the resolution department said they denied my claim because the unit was "only 6 years old and that the problem was NOT RELATED TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". I am a senior citizen on social security and have lost complete faith in this company. When you have a problem they make it very difficult to get resolution. I spent hours on the telephone and was sent from department to department for resolution. The case manager that was assigned to my case, never kept the appointment that was assigned and never answered the phone! I am a retired nurse and I could never get away treating a patient the way I was treated by this company~ Buyer Beware!!