First American Home Warranty

Just an awful warranty company that actually makes you feel helpless when in need. It was such a painful experience. I hope that at the least, this helps others by seeing the pain this company causes. Within my area, First American cycles between 2 pool companies for pool repairs whom have no business being around pools but are well trained to know exactly what voids FAH warranties. And if one was to review those companies reviews they would see similar issues like mine and similar claims like mine. For this particular issue - a crack in the main filter, the cause determined by their contractor was due to a dirty filter which he then told me would void the warranty. Mind you, this determination was made when he knocked on my front door and w/out seeing the equipment. He proceeded to prove to me that was the cause and then told me First American will void this but ill still submit. I did tell him i had a professional pool company that just cleaned the filter 3 months ago, which he told me they are lying to me. What followed was 3+ weeks of complete hell. I called the First American call center and submitted a complaint about this guy and his accusations that my filter is not clean and that this would void my warranty. I told FAH i have proof it has been cleaned and I will get outside vendors to come and diagnose also since its obvious it has to be replaced. -The outside contractors laughed at the idea one would consider this a dirty filter and they all determined it to be the life of the housing for the reason. Onee contractor flat out said its a scam if they think this filter caused that crack. Also note, I have a very well known pool service company that comes out weekly to maintain the pool and cleans the filter religiously every 6 months. And all of that proof was sent to FAH. Also, the findings of the other contractors were also sent with their estimates. I followed up daily either by their general claim review email (where they asked me to send all my emails) or the call center. My pool equipment has been off for 3+ weeks and the water was actually harmful to be in, my salt water had to have chlorine dumped to combat the equipment (My child is allergic to chlorine) and since that obviously didn't work since all the equipment is off, my pool service company + and an outside contractor said they cant do weekly service until i get the water treated and or drained and/or get this filter replaced today. So, i document that, beg them to respond or tell me what to do, even asking if its ok if i just purchase it and send it to my only lifeline at First American - the general email that ive never heard from and the call center. Hear nothing from email (5+ days) and call center give me the same 2 options: File a complaint (which would be the 3rd one and i know they aren't documenting them or escalate). However, this time based on the scenario they advised to not do any more damage to the pool so to handle that and then they would continue the escalation internally. So i had not other choice then to replace it. I got that done and emailed and called the sources again and told them. The next day I finally get a call (how convenient) but it was to tell me that my claim is denied b/c i replaced it myself it and that they had assigned another one of their contractors to make a 2nd diagnosis (3 weeks later they tell me this) but since i replaced it its all is void and she had the nerve to tell me that this completes your request. By the way, the 2nd contractor they were brining out is the same company currently working on my pool heater. When i say working on it - I mean they came out, super rude and unprofessional, scared my kids when they went straight into my backyard (when i requested they don't) - which they entered on the wrong side and proceeded to walk, across my large backyard through the kids playing and over to the other gate to the pool. They then blamed the pool heater not working was due to it not being cleaned (b/c of spiders in the pipes and it needed to be cleaned (and would not look at the errors it was throwing). Notice the cleaning trend. "I dare you to google first american home warranty pool repairs cleaning" and research the trend. B/c Ive dealt with this before, I had my pool company clean the heater, but this company said they have to clean it so they can be ensured its not that.. So they charged me $150 to clean it and then 2 days later the same issues were still going on. This was over 7 weeks ago. For the past 6+ weeks, they haven't been able to schedule to come back and take a look at it. Actually they called me once at 7am asking if they can be at my house at 9am and i was not in town but haven't heard back in 2 weeks. This is the company First american was lining up to be their 2nd opinion (which i'm sure would of taken weeks to come out based on the heater situation). At the end of the day, I paid for the filter (which should of clearly been under warranty and proven by 3 contractors) + now I am paying for treating the water b/c i waited those 5 days thinking FAH would respond, even though it had been 3 weeks going. Not sure what else I could of done, I had to replace it because it was becoming a health hazard and I gave every opportunity for this company to help, i contacted them daily, tried to be proactive and tell them the outlook just looking for the help they promised when i signed up for them. Never again will I make that mistake by choosing First American and I hope you don't either.

I am so upset with FAHW. We sold our home and called and spoke with Brenda on 3/16/21, Alfred on July 9th(to cancel) and it was not disclosed that we would be charged for any repairs that FIRST AMERICAN PAID OUT...ridiculous. We wanted to transfer the home warranty to our new home in Lufkin, TX, but FAHW does not offer services in our area...NOT OUR FAULT. The new home owners did not want home warranty services, also not our fault. We knew of the $50 cancellation fee, but in our conversations with Brenda and Alfred, no mention was made about the deduction from our refund for what Fst American paid out....we are being penalized an additional $200 because we sold our home and they do not offer services where we currently live. If you are reading this post----look elsewhere for home warranty services. Better yet...hire a local handyman and support a local business. Shame, shame on FAHW.

My AC was broken for 6 weeks in over 100 degree weather. I caught the contractor and warranty company in lies. I finally gave up called a local company and paid out of pocket. They had it fixed in an hour. I paid $55 a month for the warranty a $75 deductible. Had to buy a $400 AC for my bedroom so I could sleep. Had to eat out every day because it was to hot to cook. My electric bill went up because the little AC ran 24/7 trying to keep my bedroom cool. I basically lived in my bedroom for the 6 weeks. So in the end I could pay $675 to fix the AC myself. The only good thing is the local rep is helping me get reimbursed for some of the money I had to pay out.

I had issues arise with both my refrigerator and dryer after purchasing a new home and in both cases the technician failed to contact me or show up to at least one of the appointments I scheduled. First American made no effort to assist me in working through these scheduling challenges and did not treat this issue with any degree of concern or priority. As a company that operates as a middle-man between a consumer and a service technician, I find this to be completely unacceptable. Their role is to streamline this process but at every step in the process they only served to further waste my time (e.g. sitting on hold, talking to First American representatives who were either unwilling or unable to address my issues, etc) and to cause me more frustration. In retrospect, even though I had two repairs which would seem to have made this purchase a cost effective one for me, I regret purchasing a home warranty from First American on account of the hassle and frustration they introduced into my repairs. I will never purchase any service from them again and strongly recommend others steering clear of them.

I dont like anything about this company. With few exceptions this company actions are misleading on the border of fraudulent. My last 2 experiences were horrendous. Couple of months ago the washer started making grinding noises. We called the warranty. After paying $75 the serviceman told us without a through investigation that the center post is out of alignment because we are washing too many clothes. Hello ?? As of result they denied fixing the machine. Prior to this incident we called because the electricity at the 2nd floor was inadequate coming and going. The home insurance electrician came and said the reason the fuse is tripping is because we are using an outlet with and extension with multiple outlets. Because of this he said they will not fixed it because the problem is outside of the coverage. What ? What was plugged in there were tv screen and monitors. Mind you the panel is 200 amps. Subsequent to paying the $75 we called a professional troubleshooter from a very large electric company. He fixed the problem and told us that what the insurance company was telling us IS PURE "BOGUS". I also think our phone number and email is on their blacklist as I can't go through to them to place another claim. DO NOT INSURE WITH THIS COMPANY. I would love to give them some TV space so everybody can learn how bad this company is.

I have been out of AC almost a month now. They sent a company to my house that misreported the issue, saying my unit was missing components so it wasnt covered. I paid out of pocket for a 3rd party HVAC company (with a better reputation) and they said all the parts are there, and that the unit is very old and should be replaced. So I called FAHW back and they sent another company. The tech went on the roof for 10 minutes and the air started blowing cold. He said it was a "bad wire". The next day, the air went out again. The claim is reopened and I have to wait another week for one of their techs to come back. Its 115 degrees in Phoenix, AZ right now! Am I paranoid for thinking this company is doing everything they can to avoid replacing this unit?

AC units not working had to wait 1 week for scheduled appointment and was cancelled day of without knowledge due to overbooking tech, rescheduled for 1 week and same thing happened again. Was rescheduled again and no help from First American Warranty. 4 weeks with AC units not working. Unable to speak with management or get satisfaction. Automated system with reps that are no help with resolutions. Sears is their vendor and unable to speak to a person.

I have had a policy with First American for at least 7 years now. For whatever reason, they have been miserable the previous 3 [of 7] years. I'll tell you about one incident in particular. In the beginning of March I filed a claim to have my upstairs (two-zone) air conditioner fixed because it was not blowing cold air. About a week later, the assigned company comes out and he inspected my A/C unit. The technician determined the relay switch needed to be replaced, but it had to be ordered. A few week later the technician comes back out and he changes the relay switch. However, the A/C still was not working. Therefore, the technician determined the compressor needed to be replaced. I got three (3) emails from First American regarding the replacement of the compressor after the technician made his recommendation to First American. The first email was April 1, and it indicated they were reviewing the contractor's notes. The other two emails came on April 5. One email authorized the repair and the second email said they [First American] ordered the compressor. I later came to find out, from the technician himself, that First American orders the parts, not the contractors. Per the technician, First American did not order a factory (original) part. It was a compressor that operator/sounded completely different [compared the the original compressor that broke and the original compressor on the downstairs unit]. As a matter of fact, the part they ordered was missing pieces and the technician had to leave the job site to purchase the parts he needed to complete the job. Between 2-3 weeks later, I called the assigned contractor because I had not heard from them, despite the First American email saying the compressor was ordered. However, I did not get an answer (there was a consistent pattern of the contractor never answering the phone, which resulted in he and I playing "telephone tag.") so I left a message. He called me later on the same day and scheduled an appointment for the next day. This is where it gets good. The technician came out and replaced the compressor, thus fixing my upstairs A/C unit. I actually think the technician.... and the technician alone... did a fantastic job. So, the job was finished and the technician came up to me and said he needed to collect $300. I thought he was joking, but he was serious. Apparently, First American was billing me $300 for out of pocket expenses that no one ever told me about.... ever. Not in an email, or in the work order, or a phone call, or any other form of communication. Per First American's FAQ section on their website, "...First American or the contractor will communicate this information and the associated costs." That never happened. I called the company and spoke to a supervisor about 5 minutes after the technician left. After being on hold for 20 minutes, I finally got her on the line. Per the supervisor, the only way I'd be able to get my $300 back was for them to send the contractor company back to my house and un-do all of the work they did. I said, "Fine, do that." That was a week ago and I still haven't heard anything from them. I just filed my complaint with the Better Business Bureau. If they can not help me to get my $300 back, then I have other avenues I intend to take.

I requested two service at $85 a piece. Both service cost me $170 for nothing. They did not fix either issue. I requested a refund and they refused. I am very dissatisfied with this warranty company.

Filed a claim for a defected electric stove. The technician was unable to fix it. I have been offer $150 to replace a $3000 electric build in oven. Impossible to speak to somebody in USA.

Worst company to work with! I have been waiting for one month now with out a working fridge! Terrible customer service. At this point I am still waiting for them to fix my not working refrigerator! 1 MONTH!

During a dangerous heat wave, they have delayed responding by three days, and are now claiming that it will take another five days to repair our A/C. The service technician explained that the problem is the warranty company (FAHW), not the parts or service. Do not use them, they will put you and your family at risk.

up until now good BUT THER ARE USING nana HOME SERVICES which doesn't have tecks for dallas/ft worth tx. nana failed to show last Friday from 4 to 8 pm and again today from 8-noon. don't buy this warranty co until u verify which service co will service you..had Sears come out here 3 times with good service and kept apps.

It is the worst company when it comes to home warranty.I have been waiting for two weeks now trying to get my AC done and all I get is the run around. They like to take your money for a service charge but don’t like to get the job done.

They are really terrible. I had the AC go out on my condo and they kept scheduling it out to contractors who don’t even work on the building. Each mistake would cause an additional day of no AC delay. I finally had to find my own company yet it still took First American an additional 2 days to approve. I talked to 8 different people and spent 10 hours on the phone. My advice is use another warranty company,

I had a compressor go out on my refrigerator and requested service. They only had one contractor to that gave me a service date of 2 weeks off. I know how this company works from past experience with a AC. Took over a month to get it fixed. They actually had to replace it and YES charged me an extra $600 for the contractor. There was nothing in the fine print that allowed that. So not wanting to go without a refrigerator for 2 weeks plus the time for them to get a compressor and reschedule another appt, I called a local service company and paid them to fix the refrigerator. Fixed it the day I called. Useless warranty !

Horrible. I've been at my daughter-in-law's house helping with a newborn and her AC has been out far too long with no real attempt by First American Home Warranty to resolve the issue. This is her home warranty company and she lives in Phoenix where it's been over 90 degrees during every single day of this mess. She's had them out 4 times in the last year now for this same issue but it's never been fixed. She's paid their service fee each time yet there has been no resolution. In fact, we know now that the first couple times their techs simply flipped the breaker switch rather than addressing the issue that kept causing the breaker to flip. We also know now that the last tech who came out actually bypassed the main breaker which has now destroyed parts for the AC unit. The home warranty company just gives her the runaround and they have been without AC for nearly two weeks now in this weather with a newborn. On April 1, she called to talk with a supervisor but was told there were none available. On April 5, she was told that her claim was never elevated to a supervisor at all. On April 9, she was told again it was never elevated though she'd been on the phone with various supervisors all week long. She was told the parts still needed to be ordered and the contractor wasn't responding and various other asinine excuses while an infant, two other kids, and two dogs remain overheated day after day.... today is April 12 and there is still no AC.

This warranty company is incredibly difficult to deal with. They consistently assign poor contractors that cannot complete the repairs, but you are still charged the service fee for them coming out. They are slow to respond and make you jump through hoops to get anything repaired. When a third party contractor is needed and they actually approve it. They draw out reimbursing you forever!! I have spent way too many hours dealing with this terrible company. DO yourself a favor and just contact a professional to repair your appliance or whatever your issue and don't waste your money on this worthless warranty company.

Customer service give off a "you're a sucker" vibe when asking about items in question. Submitting request to completion takes way to long. It has been pending for weeks.

This company is horrible. They take their time to fix anything and then try to rip you off with swapping a $2500 dryer for a $750 one. No way, it's only 1.5 years old! On top of that they never completely repaired our fridge. The company that came out to fix it stated that it needs to be replaced, First American closed the claim. After many calls nothing happened. Stay away!

I have been paying 59.50 month for approximately 5 years, in the event that I would be protected! So far I have only had a few small problems taken care of which I paid 75.00 for each call. I filed a claim a couple of years ago on my duct work which ended costing me 700.00 out of pocket. December 31st 2020 I filed a claim on our kitchen stove. The tech came out and said he had to order 2 parts for the stove. After many conversations with First American, I was promised about 3 weeks ago that they would replace it! They are still just talking and NOTHING IS BEING DONE! My wife and I are beyond livid! We've been without a stove for months now!!! I continue to get the run around ! They didnt want to replace my stove because of my manufacturers warrenty but im being told they cannot get the parts! My contract with First American Warranty reads repair or replace!!! They dont have to beg me to pay them every month but I certainly feel as though im begging them to hold up their end!!!!

Terrible company. Terrible customer service. They sent a used motor for our dishwasher. Even the contractor sent by them to install it, said it was used and they argued that it was not and wouldn’t buy a new one. Terrible customer service. A contractor came out for our pool heater and said the heater rusted out and needed to be replaced. I never heard another word from anyone for 3 weeks. I tried calling the contractor and they would never call me back. I logged into my account and it said the request was closed. After holding on the phone for an hour, they said the claim was denied because there wasn’t a gas regulator on the unit. We just bought the house and had the pool inspected when purchasing and there was no mention of this, plus the heater had worked for 3 months. They still denied the claim and would not give me a copy of the contractor’s report.

I have yet to have First American agree to cover anything of any consequence. I've had three service calls on my HVAC system, and even though I pay extra for the coverage (and in fact only maintained the overall coverage because the HVAC units are aging) each time the contractor assigned has spent more time trying to find a reason not to cover a repair or replacement than they have on the problem itself. A condensor leak was due to "environmental conditions" - I live by the ocean so I'm not sure how salt air is a surprising or exculsionary condition. After replacing the condensor out of my own pocket there was an issue with the heat pump coil - a completely different component that is located inside the house - and that is also not being covered. Previously I was refused service on a bidet which is integrated into our master bathroom toilet. I had to explain to the call center what a bidet was and how it was a component of the toilet. After multiple phone calls I finally gave up and had the unit serviced by a local contractor (and it turned out to be an issue with the toilet rather than the bidet component). Every service event ends up as an argument about coverage - clearly there is a powerful disincentive for a contractor to approve a replacement unit. First American's entire system seems to built upon the premise that nothing is ever actually covered under their policy - unless you can prove otherwise. In other words, if you are counting on your First American plan to cover any major item, don't. You are far better off to have a reputable local contractor deal with any issues. Their HOW plan is a frustrating waste of money.

Customer service is pitiful, completely unhelpful. They are unable to resolve even the most simple problems.

After a cost of over $600 for the home Warranty and paying a $75 service fee, two weeks later they tell me they are not covering what the contractor has told them needs to be done to have the washing machine working properly since water backs up trough the drain tube into my laundry room floor. Why do i need a Home Warranty if they charge me a service fee and a high year fee and still don't fix the problem? Don't get caught in this scam. Guess that's why they need to advertise themselves all the time making promises and offers they do not cover.

Is negative a option? This is the worst company with the worst service. My oven has been broken for 5 months. I have spent hours on hold on phone they never call back they hire useless technicians. Its a complete rip off. Check consumer affairs they have countless complaints against them. They even have a face book page dedicated to the fact that they are a rip off... terrible customer service, they dont follow through with there contract that says they will replace the appliance if unable to repair

I just cancelled the service. Had a pipe break and was told it would not be covered as it was due to freezing. Also when they have replaced any broken items the replace with the cheapest bottom of the line brands that soon break again. Will just bank the $58 per month I was paying them and cover the repairs myself from the savings. Don't buy this warranty.

I have been waiting two months to get my AC fixed ( Service Request #310584906). The contractor that was hired took 3 visits and over a month to figure out what was wrong. My requests to send a technician that was certified on my system were denied multiple times. Now First American has ordered the wrong part twice. During this process I have been hung up on/disconnected from their phone system multiple times. Additionally, ever service representative I speak with has a different story on what is going on. The service representative assigned my case won't return any of my phone calls or emails. Unbelievably bad service.

What a terrible experience. It feels like they try to make you jump through so many hoops to frustrate you to the point that you don't even want to deal with them and just give up on their service (which is what I did). The furnace in the home we purchased went out. The sellers purchased a warranty through First American. We are in the colder months and they have dragged this out for so many weeks. The adults in the house can survive, but my two toddlers are always cold. They have zero sense of urgency, no empathy or desire to fix the issue. I always have to call them- they never respond through the messaging system and each time I call it is at least an hour wait on hold. They are a bureaucratic mess, with so many departments and approvals and steps. It has been 5 weeks since I opened my claim and I still have no solution. Also, the HVAC contractor they sent was unprofessional, slow and I had no confidence in them. They never answer their phone or respond to messages. I will never in a million years recommend First American.

This service is awful, and I do not recommend it to anyone. I have been waiting 5 days now for a service request to be fulfilled. They claim 24 hours but it’s not true, you don’t get what you pay for with them. After waiting approx 1 hour to get on the phone with someone, they proceed to go through a list of contractors to help with your problem. Well, my operator went through the whole list and said no one was answering or could help me. She proceeded to put me on hold for a reimbursement program where I would be reimbursed for hiring my own private person to help me. But when she put me on hold, she hung up the line. This company is awful, please look into other ones and save yourself the money and time!

I turned in a work order for my microwave oven about two and a half weeks ago. After waiting a week for an appointment for the service tech from Sears to fix it, he came said he could fix it but he wasn't going to because he didn't feel comfortable taking it down and putting it back up. He left without doing a thing. So I called 1st American again. They had a service tech come out almost a week later from another company. The new Tech said he could fix it and he didn't mind taking it down and putting it back up, but he would have to write a report and see if they would pay for the part it needs. So now 2 days later I called 1st American again to see if they authorized the part. Today is Tuesday. The customer service agent told me to call back Friday because it had to have time to go through the authorization process. This is ridiculous. Friday it will be almost 3 weeks since I first turned in the work order. And to add to this complaint. Every time I call I spend close to an hour holding on to talk to someone, then I get hung up on. I call back and hold another 30 minutes to talk to an agent. This has happened every singe time I call. So far I have had a terrible experience with First American. I do not recommend them.

It has now been another week with no activity. No replacement of parts. No repair. Voicemails and messages with no response. We are almost at 2 months with no heat, freezing temperatures, and an infant at home. The entire thing is a scam. They take your money, make you pay for the $75 service calls, then reject the repair, are unable to diagnose, or reroute you. They asked us to source our own contractor after a month of not being able to get one out. Then they rejected reimbursement, even though they had previously provided an e-mail authorizing reimbursement. We have spent hours on the phone, complained to the BBB (of which they have a B rating and 2.98 review rating) We are out hundreds of dollars, in addition to the cost of service calls, and still have no resolution. Meanwhile they fail to respond or take action, regardless of the impact to our safety and living condition, and they "can't verify the repair is needed" even they can't get it to work, and their contractor is admittedly unable to diagnose the issue.

Horrible service! Continued to send sub par contractors to my home. I even asked for a different contractor and couldn’t get one... there is cheaper and better options available

Horrible experience don't waste your money, I am paying monthly the dues but when it came to my first claim, I had to pay 75$ for every single thing that is not working in my stove because it's different clain This is SCAM HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY like i did, no good customer service, I give them zero star

I am currently not impressed with the Home Warranty company. The current screened technician provides no details on the parts ordered or when they are scheduled to arrive. First American only allows you to contact them through telephone and even then it is hard to locate the proper department for help.