Fidelity National Reviews

I have owned 10 homes in the past 60 years and had many Home owners warranties provided to me at closing. Up until now, my experience with Home Warranties regardless of the company has been very poor response and no support. All companies that I tried, with the exception of Fidelity National did everything they could to find loop holes and ways to not cover any expenses for things that went wrong in the homes that I have owned in the past. I recently purchased a 60 year old home that needed work. During our family's first shower and bath use, we found that the drains were completely clogged to the point that we could not use them. I called Fidelity National at 5pm on Monday evening to see if they could help get the drains open and by 10am the next morning a serviceman had arrived, snaked both the shower and bath drains and had that problem fixed for the modest deductible fee of $75.00 I highly recommend Fidelity National Home Warranty and will purchase an extension of the policy when it is time to renew. This company does genuinely want to support the home owners with their concerns. Excellent Service!

I have used Fidelity Nat’l 4 times since 2021. I personally had great service from them and the contractors they hired. I needed the touchpad on my microwave replaced and replaced the broken door as well; the contractor contacted me that day. My locks were rekeyed within a day, And my plumbing problems were taken care of immediately. The process was easy for me; followed the instructions for filing and claims. I would recommend them.

Home is 107 years old and purchased 10 months prior. I had questions about the warranty what was and was not covered. The customer service gentleman was very nice,. He spent about 25 minutes answering all my questions very patiently, even when I asked twice or was unsure of what my actual question was as I was confusing myself. He told me to call as often as I needed as "that is what we are here for." I had a electrical outlet not working. Placed a service request paid my $65. Next day electrical repair company called to schedule an appt. Turns out the outlet had no wires attached to it. 2 days later the company returned and rewired the outlet . Savings of $299. Few days later I placed a service request for a stove burner that would not turn off. This was the Wednesday night before a holiday weekend. I did not hear from the company the picked for 6 days. The company contacted via text (never called)with a appt date/time that was unacceptable. I called Fidelity explained that I was unhappy about the late service/appt. I only had 4 business days left before going back to work. Not only did the employee apologized for the situation, she placed me on hold, called 6 places to see who could get the job done before I had to return to work. The company was able to come out and fix the switch on the burner before I went back to work. Note however the company had to come twice as the first time they did not have the needed part. Honestly I think he was just trying to bill Fidelity for two visits. I just placed a 3rd request in 3 weeks for my dishwasher as it will not drain. I am hoping it goes as well as the first 2 service requests.

We have had Fidelity Home Warrenty for over 5 years. We have used them several times to fix garage door, refrigerator, ac, replace hot water heater and microwave/wall oven combination. They have always sent someone out promptly and resolved all problems to our satisfaction. The warranty has not only paid for itself several times over but we are wondering why we didnt buy one sooner. The best annual $500 we ever spent. Highly recommend. They have also been prompt, courteous and easy to deal with

I've had Fidelity for several years and I've had numerous service calls. Technicians they've sent were always great and were able to fix the problem same day. AC was serviced with several issues and was up and running within an hour. Only negative I've seen is the max AC coverage is low and the amount you pay for years, doesn't seem to be in line with low HVAC or AC coverage.

I have been with Fidelity for 2 years. I own 5 houses and they have given me no problem getting very quick service on all but one issue. The one problem was in the house I live in and that was because the refrigerator was still under factory warranty. However they did assist me by running interference and calling the factory and making sure that the needed parts were sent to the repair company that was authorized to fix it and get the job done. They have been easy to work with and even cover central air in the contract, it is not extra.

We purchased a house last December 2016. We have had a few claims and Fidelity has been a great company to work with. Fast service, no hassles and a great all around company to work with. We would highly recommend Fidelity for anyone looking for a warranty company to move to and work with.

It is appalling how this company does business. This is my second experience with them and will be the last. I will be changing home warranty companies. First was dealing with a thermostat that I finally went out of pocket to another vendor to get it fixed. This time is a refrigerator issue that is taking over a month and I am now being told parts have just been ordered. The worst part about it, every time I speak with someone at the company, nobody wants to take accountability. I cannot express enough, do not use this company as you will be disappointed.

This company sucks, please do not do any business with then. They have the worst contractors and they will not approve any claims. I had a plumbing stoppage bathroom toilet and my laundry area they sent after I paid $85 and did not clear the stoppage guy said he tried to snake the main line but he could not get it to go all the way down so he would have to get them to approve letting him use a camera to see why. The next day I called fidelity and they said they would not cover repairs because the contractor said that there was wet wipes in the line, which I do not use and that is considered a foreign object WHAT not only do I not use wet wipes but it is a stoppage and the contractor never said anything about the day before, why do you need a camra to see what is in there if you know what is in there they lied, thereof course they would not approve it. I ended up snaking my own toilet and it worked and I had to call a real plumber out to take care of the main line. Paid fidelity $85 for nothing they did not fix the problem and could not even tell me what was wrong with it. They just scamed me. By the way I asked to see pics of what he said was there they did not have any

Well, this is an AC saga, to say the least. This started three weeks ago when our AC went out. This was the 4th time this year that we have had to put in a claim with FNHW. The very first time the AC tech told FNHW that we needed the condenser and coil replaced. They only replaced the coil, which is what led to the other 3 claims. On this 4th one, it has been horrible. They are not contacting me, I have had to call them every business day to get an answer in the past they sent emails but up until today (which it has been 3 weeks already), they have not emailed me. They read off off their script which begins with "I'm sorry for the inconvenience..." and then proceed to tell me something that was most of the time incorrect. However each time it takes 3-5 business days for them to send out a contractor, 3-5 business days to have the authorization department look at it, and 3-5 business days for it to be approved and sent out to the purchasing department. The above process has taken 3 weeks. Now that the part has been purchased there is a 15-business-day delay (Which is a fancy way to say another 3 weeks). Now I can understand that they have no control over the manufacturer not having the parts and for them shipping slow, but then why does the first process have to take 3 weeks (this was after being told that they were expediting claims for texas residents due to the heat). This is ridiculous making customers have to wait in unlivable conditions. Our house was 105 degrees and they wouldn't provide an alternative living situation or expedite the service. I also learned with one of the previous times they ordered a part and it was going to take 15 business days, that they didn't even order the part as they should have, and then it took another delay. So I'm not hopeful as I wait around again for them to get in the part. This whole thing has been a mess of misinformation, long hold times, and frustration about how slow the process is. I am convinced they do this so that way the customer takes matters into their own hands and pays for and replaces it themselves. The reason I give 2 stars instead of 1 is that they at least finally approved for the condenser unit to be replaced outside.

Been a customer for four years. First three years (even through the height of COVID) they were fairly responsive. Two most recent claims though have seen delays and disconnects between the approval department and purchasing. Most recent is still ongoing with Fidelity still sitting on our claim (over five weeks now) after telling us it would be 15 business days (it has been 26 business days). Our customer service rep has been spotty in responding to queries about status and on more than on occasion has said they would contact us the same day but does not. This can't be blamed on COVID or supply chain as Fidelity has not even purchased/ordered the parts for my issue. No explanation for the delay has been forthcoming.

I am currently still waiting for a toilet to be fixed that I first reported back in April. It's July. We have been with Fidelity since we bought the house in 2018. I have stayed just for the safety net of having the home warranty when big things break but it is so frustrating getting anything approved in a timely manner. They are quick to send a service provider out, but super super slow to approve the service recommendation. In all our time with Fidelity I have not ONCE not had to call to get them to do the approval-and each time I have waited a couple of weeks before chasing them down. There is no email or chat option for communication, only the phone. When I do call, I am on hold for about an hour, sometimes more-not exaggerating, so I literally have to carve out time to call. The only reason Fidelity got more than one star from me is because when I finally do get to talk to someone, they are amazing, looking up our problem, seeing how long we have been waiting and push through the approval. But it is so agonizing to go through this process EVERY TIME. I would NOT recommend Fidelity to anyone. At this point I just feel like we are stuck with them.

I have had Fidelity National for 2 years and have had nothing but good service. They have fixed my heating system on several occasions without additional charges. They have been pleasant on the phone and the service people have been prompt and professional.

We've had this warranty since Jan 2018. We've had two service requests - one for our air conditioner which was handled satisfactorily. The second was for our garage door opener that continued to open by itself - definite security risk. Anyway, after requesting service request, we received a telephone message saying they had no vendors in the area and to find our own, self-pay and send them the receipt. Of course, we did that and haven't heard a word from them and it's been over 60 days. When trying to call customer service, you have to wait over 20 minutes and then the call ends abruptly. So what now?

If you were to offer me a free lifetime membership I would absolutley decline 15 out of 10 times. As a business focused on customer support, it's the thing they do worse. I enherited this insurance policy and it's been a complete waste of time and energy. HORRIBLE COMMUNICATION, ABOSLUTELY HORRIBLE!!! In one of many calls to the custom service, I had a challenge understanding the support person. I repsectively asked to speak with someone who English was their primary language. After being put on hold muliplte times, there were no support people that could help me. I have no probelm with off-shoring support, but if you dont have a back up plan it becomes very frustrating. I'm really confused as to how this company is in business. To set expectations, don't expect any of your issues to be resolved in a timely, efficient, proper manner. I would rather pay 5 times the amount to fix something than deal with Fidelity.

Fidelity national home warranty is not worth your time. They tell you great things about all that they're contract covers, but when it comes down to filing a claim, getting the work done, getting it paid for, they are very difficult to deal with period you can never speak with anyone outside of their foreign call centers. These people in the foreign call centers do not speak english. If you ever file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, they do not answer your complaint via their online system, but instead, they send you a letter a week later in the mail. It's like they don't want this bad information out in the public so they take it away from the Better Business Bureau so it doesn't appear online we're all can read. I've seen so many problems with them it's unreal. The vendors they hire know how to get paid, yet not do any work period I find the vendors are constantly trying to get around everything they can so they don't have to do the work. This is such an awful way to operate, yet no one cares there to help you. When i have spoken with other departments trying to get help, all they do is transfer me to the foreign based customer service department. I spoke with a manager in India name BINA and she hung up on me. She kept trying to tell me to call the vendor to straighten out the issue, but I told her that you at fidelity are the ones charging me for something I shouldn't even be charged for, not the vendor that came out to look at my air conditioning unit. I'm thinking about going back to old Republic home protection. That company was not perfect, but they always took care of their customers. I've never seen another home warranty like them and appreciate them even more now.

Put in 3 separate service requests for my A/C over the last year. They will not allow you to use your own technician. Each time they sent out a different company. All 3 technicians were worthless and did nothing to fix my system. But, they collect their service fee either way. I live in AZ and it always took a minimum of 2 weeks to get any response. Customer service is garbage. They go off what the tech says and nothing else. The last one they sent out didn't look at my ducts, didn't test anything, and didn't even open my unit to look at it. But, he said it was working fine. Do not ise this warranty company. They will be glad to take your money and send out garbage techs that are in their pocket.

I had a plumbing blockage that backed up my toilet into my tub and sinks. Emergency situation. I called them and paid $75. Was told they didn't have anyone in my area and to use my own plumber and submit a claim. Plumber cleared blockage for $385. Fidelity told me it wasn't covered. A month later, same problem. Plumber came out and looked deeper. Found a crushed pipe causing the blockage and backup. I only have one toilet in my house so getting it fixed is of the essence. I called Fidelity again. Explained the situation. They asked for $75 and told me they'd look for someone in my area. I explained to them to check their previous notes, there are no plumbers in my area. They told me the previous claim was denied. Sigh. I explained that was irrelevant to whether there would be a plumber in my area, that I already had an estimate, knew what the issue was, and needed it fixed ASAP. They told me they'd submit a claim and the adjuster would contact me in 24-48 hours. Again, ONE TOILET IN THE HOUSE BACKING UP DIRTY WATER INTO MY TUB AND SINKS. These people are useless. I've spent almost $1000 getting the broken pipe unblocked, which isn't covered, because these people cannot just get the GD problem fixed. SAVE YOUR MONEY. I'm now having my homeowner's insurance fight it out with Fidelity.

ZERO STARS!!! Previously I would have recommended FNHW as I have been with them for about 5 years. However, I strongly recommend NOT going this route now based on my recent experiences with the repair of my dishwasher and a soon to follow, clogged kitchen sink. 1st the dishwasher. FNHW sent an appliance repair company whose technician pushed a combination of buttons and reset the dishwasher, then left. 23 minutes into the wash cycle, the unit stopped working again. When called, he had my wife pushing buttons and pulling plugs to reset the machine again but 23 minutes in again, unsuccessful. We waited for another appointment the following week. This time he thought it might be a heating element. So now we waited for him to get the part and replace that. Again, not fixed. Now he recommends replacing the machine but FNHW has him take out the circuit board and send it away for over a week to be rebuilt. Then we wait for him to set an appointment to install it. All the while, my wife and I are washing dishes by hand. Once installed, it works for about a month and now we are buying a new dishwasher anyway. During that month, we couldn't use it because the kitchen sink was backing up and we didn't want it to flood our kitchen. Which brings me to the "last straw" part of the story and why I'm just buying a new dishwasher instead of having to deal with FNHW any further. Now the clog. Our kitchen sink started to back up on both sides in the time it took for the hot water to travel from the water heater to the sink, probably about 30' or so, of pipe. FNHW sent a plumber to snake the drain. He spent about half an hour snaking the drain with a drill-driven, handheld 25' snake. After a single attempt, the plumber stated that he could not clear the drain from under the sink and would need to snake it from the roof by way of the vent-pipe. This would have to be approved by FNHW. Meanwhile, my wife is having to wash the dishes that have accumulated in the dishwasher, in the bathtub and we are eating meals on paper plates. FNHW sent me a denial by email and instructed me that I would be required to have a licensed/certified plumber make the aforementioned repairs in order to have my warranty reinstated at my own expense. I followed these instructions and called a plumber to fix the clog. This plumber spent about 45 minutes snaking the drain from under the sink just as the previous plumber had done except that instead of using the drain access plug, he popped the p-trap off, maybe 18" away from the access plug, and went straight through the drain-pipe. He also worked the snake back and forth a few times once he reached the clog. Clog gone. Whereas the first plumber pushed the snake in once and then withdrew it. Now I call FNHW and explain what has just happened. The FNHW "agent", ( I'm not sure what their title is), puts a manager on the phone for me to explain the situation to. This manager says that the agent who sent the denial was not supposed to have sent it but rather a second opinion should have been the following step and that she will look into it and get back to me that same day. Guess what? No call from them that day, nor the next day, nor the following day. I call back. Wait in line for an hour and explain again. They can't put a manager on because NOW it's apparently not their proper procedure to connect me with a manager. So they will put in a request for a manager to call me. Days later, I call back because no one has called me. I explain again and they put in another request for a callback. Days pass. I call back and wait on hold for an hour, explain again. I'm told again how sorry they are for my inconvenience and that they will put me on a brief hold while they look into it. 10 minutes later, I am "disconnected." Funny that they have verified my identity by my phone number, email, etc. but can't call me back when disconnected while they have me on hold. I call again and wait again and and explain again to another person who puts in a request for someone to call me back. Lost count of how many times I've repeated this process by this point. Finally someone calls me while I'm in a store paying for fuel. Call is missed as a result. No voice-mail. No redial. 15 seconds of effort and their conscience is clear. I call back. Again request a call back. Several days later I receive a call. Manager informs me that the contract doesn't cover the plumber fixing the clog if he has to "access" the drain-pipe by removing the p-trap. So I'm out $165 because a plumber had to remove a screwed-on plastic p-trap under the kitchen sink to snake the drain-pipe. That's a load of you know what. Enough to clog a sewer pipe. In summary, I had nothing but good things to say about FNHW over the last 5 years, BUT, no longer. They will apparently send the cheapest, most desperate for work (likely because they lack experience or integrity or professionalism and sometimes just simple common manners) service that will take their calls. I say this in part because out of all the repair companies in our region, we got the same company that fixed our AC the year before as our appliance repair company. Down to the same rude, son of the company's owner. (Treats you like he's doing you a favor by even showing up anywhere near the 4 hour window you were given. And you can take it or leave it.) What happened to treating customers fairly and respectfully? I guess that's not how to be successful in providing a service anymore. Just an insincere apology and a ridiculous excuse is apparently sufficient. What do they care. Plenty of fish in the sea whose money to take. P.S. I don't know if it will show up when I post this, but I did not select the word "Amazing!" that is in a little green button in the bottom right corner of this comment box. That is NOT how I would express it.

Horrible experience! Absolutely worst company ever!!! We paced order for plumbing stoppage and garbage disposaal stop working, they charged $75.00 service fee and promised that plumbing company will contact us in 24 hrs. Nobody contact us 24 hrs later, nobody contacted us a week later. In 2 weeks plumbing guy show up without in the morning, callind or texting or asking if we are home... We had to change all our plans for the day to let him in and do the job. After 15-20 min he told that garbage disposal needs replacement and water stoppage and backing up needs to be cleaned, but thy need Fidelity authorization to do the job, even it is in contract , that thos issues covered. Ok, no problem, we will wait. He said that they will see us next day. it was in mid of April 2022, now is August 2022 and job is not done, nobody call us with results ot what are we waiting for, or to schedule app with us, when we can be home, nothing. when i called Fidelity customer service about this issue about month ago, they promissed to contact that plumbing company and find out what is going on. Also told me to call plumbers my self. But plumbers don't pick up the phone on me, also i am paying for job to be done to Fiderlity and they are the one, who took my money. This is the only call we placed for all this year, payd $700 for this insurane and they can't even solve that one problem with plumbing. i guess we have to go throught small claims court to solve my plumbing problem. Horrible, extremely horrible company. Don't ever by this warranty. 2 yrs ago they were fixing my AC for 2 months in mid suimmer in July, when at this time in Bakersfield CA temperature is 102F-108fr. i was praying to stay a life that time, that's how my experience with Fidelity is. WARNING! Keep out OF THEM!

Our heater went out in Feb. very cold month here in ne Texas. I called Fidelity and explained the problem, paid the $75.00 service fee and was told someone would be calling to setup a time and date to come out and trouble shoot the problem. 2 days later we get a call from a local company stating that they would be out the next day. That's 3 days already with no heat. They take a look at it and say it will need to be replaced since it is so old, great I say, what kind of time frame are we looking at? Got to submit info to Fidelity to get permission to go ahead and order the unit, maybe a week tops...One week later I call the repair company and ask what was going on, they state they were waiting for Fidelity to approve the repair, so I call Fidelity, they tell me they have not heard from the repair company, I'm still calm, cold but calm...I call the company back again and this time I'm told they got the work order mixed up with another one and just sent the info to Fidelity and to wait a day or so for Fidelity to get back to them. So I waited 3 days and called back, again no contact from Fidelity, another call to Fidelity and a long hold time I'm told they still need more info from the repair company. I call the repair company again and they are closed till Monday, this is Thursday afternoon. We had to go buy two space heaters to keep the bedrooms warm at night, temps in the 20's at night. Monday we get a call from the repair company to come out the next day, thinking we were getting our heater we said yes of course. They show up to take measurements and rip out the old heater, asked again how much longer? Maybe a week or less...one month later still no heater, it's now been 1 1/2 months...the repairmen have been out 3 times altogether, they even wanted me to cut a hole in my wall to make the install easier for them, can we say NO... Finally I get a call from Fidelity saying that the repair has been approved, but we would have a $635.00 out of pocket cost to get the replacement heater, I freaked out, what the hell was I paying for every month? We finally got our heater 1week later. We got our renewal papers in the mail yesterday, and the cost of coverage went up by $200.00, I already have another company setup. Thank you Fidelity for taking us over the coals.

This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. This fraud of a company takes money for home warranty and then doesn't fulfill their scope of work in the agreement and actually breach it in multiple ways. My realtor was nice enough to purchase a home warranty for me after closing on my new house. During the winter, my furnace went out and contacted the home warranty company. They eventually sent two different companies out two different times and I got the same answer from the workers: The system needs to be updated or you won't get much heat out of it. Do you think Fidelity National Home Warranty contacted me back with an update or any news from the report? Absolutely not. I had to put another work order in and spend more money on "techs" to come take a look at it to get the same answer. I had to use space heaters all winter long as they never returned my calls or gave me an update. Now.... It's currently summer in Scottsdale, AZ and gets up to 120 degrees. My AC went out about a month ago. They send a tech out and guess who it was? The same company and technician that came out for the furnace and he was in utter shock that they hadn't replaced my system or even contacted me back. My house won't go below 80 degrees some days and I work from home which means it is inhabitable to live in during temperatures like that. This has now interfered with my business and personal health. I have my attorneys taking care of this fraud of a company for breach of contract amongst many other things that were brought to my attention but I leave this review here for those of you that haven't stood up to this company or can't afford to seek legal counsel. Something needs to be done about this company because it is not okay to let people freeze to death during the winter or hit severe overheating or exhaustion due to not upholding a home warranty contract.

This is by far the worst company my Husband and I have ever communicated with. We purchased our house 5 months ago, A/C unit passed inspection.. but when we first used it (5 months later in summer) we noticed it was not producing cool air. We called Fidelity to bring a HVAC tech out, paid the 75$ fee (whatever, worth it if it's covered). Tech diagnosis is as dead. A refrigerated coil leak, irreplaceable. My husband finally gets ahold of Fidelity to move forward (after being told we can't contact until 24 hours after diagnosis). He gets ahold of a lady named Ashley M., she continues to tell my husband that we are in need of a compressor for the unit and we need to contact the A/C name brand company to order one. Fidelity will cover the labor, blah blah blah. Here's the thing, we did NOT purchase this A/C, it came with the house (that passed inspection) AND the technician said the issue is the condensed coil. This specific agent continued to bring attitude to the conversation, even asking my husband what his credit score was!! I then call back the next day to try and smooth things out, the 2 separate customer service agents (separate calls, btw due to disconnections on their end) were very understanding of the situation. It was then when they transferred me to a department to dig deeper in our situation. after waiting nearly 45 mins both times, I finally reach a representative. The first one sounded like he was at a party. He could hear me for the first 2 mins and all of the sudden he could not hear me anymore and hung up. The second representative just plain hung up on me. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS COMPANY. We are currently reporting them the the Better Business Borough. What a scam !!!!

A/C went out. 30 minute wait. I was on the phone and explained the problem after verifying my information. Customer service rep stated he was having issues with his computer and stated he would call me back in 10 minutes. After 30 minutes I called back and had to go through the whole process again. The female rep then stated “give me a few seconds to look at notes”. After 2 minutes of silence, I kept saying hello and no answer. So I had to call again for the third time and once again I had to explain the whole process. This rep stated he could see the notes but couldn’t do anything until the other rep released or emailed him the account. So after 1 1/2 hours on the phone, I finally got a work order but the company they contacted was already closed. Very poor customer service. Will be looking for another company.

This company doesn't care about their customer. I called them on Tuesday for my heater wasn't working. They set me with a vendor, their technician didn't show up till the next day (Wednesday). He assessed the situation and then informed us that they were out of stock on the part he needed so he had to order it. He informed us he might get it Thursday or Friday. So followed up with the vendor on Thursday and Friday. Mind you, it was snowing on Friday when I was on the phone with the vendor! The vendor, unfortunately, told me that they didn't get the part and I have to wait till Monday! So, I called Fidelity and informed them of the situation, the guy I talked to was nice and concerned, he said he will look into it. The next day rolled in (Saturday), I still haven't heard anything from Fidelity. So I called them again and a lady who's in need of a major customer service class told me that there's nothing they can do. They cannot assign me to a different vendor if the current vendor I was assigned is in the middle of ordering a part. Now here is where I don't understand. The vendor billed Fidelity for the service their tech did when he came out. (This is from the tech's mouth when he handed my husband the invoice to sign). Fidelity does not get billed for the part until the part is received/installed. So why not get me a different vendor that has the part and they can install it today! The last time I checked my checkbook, I'm Fidelity's customer. They should look out for me not the vendor. Ugh! So today is the fourth day that my family and I had gone without a heater and it's freezing cold in my house.

Horrible, horrible customer service! I would give a zero if I could. Our furnace went out in early Jan. It was extremely cold outside. Called Fidelity and was told they would send someone out. 2 days later and I was calling them back because no one had shown up. Single digit temps! Had to have my kids stay with their grandparents. Finally got ahold of them and was told that they couldn't find a technician. Might have been nice if they callled and kept me in the loop! It was then determined that our situation was an "emergency" and we had permission to find our own tech. We did. Had the company come out and draw up an estimate. Got ahold of Fidelity again while the tech was here and after a little back and forth, Fidelity decided that fixing it would be more expensive than a replacement (parts on a 20 y/o furnace would be very difficult to find). HVAC company gave us an estimate for a new furnace, which I thought was a little high. Got a second opinion and moved forward with the second company. New furnace! Wrote the check as instructed, filled out Fidelity's paperwork, and submitted. Didn't hear anything back for over a week. I finallly called them again and was told that they were going to give me 1/3 of what I had paid! What?! This isn't a warrenty, it's a scam. Submitted more clarifying paperwork (as requested) and asked to speak to a Manager. Almost 2 weeks have now gone by and still no call back. Hold times suck, but I will back on the phone tomorrow. :(

Terrible home warranty, not recommended at all!! Waiting times to speak to somebody about a existing service order/follow up are incredibly ridiculously. I have been without my refrigerator for almost a month!! I have children so this has been a horrible experience having to use a cooler to keep basic daily things available for my family while we wait for a resolution from Fidelity. Refrigiator Technician already told me there’s nothing anyone could do to repair it after changing all the parts necessary and nothing and Fidelity response to me is to be comprehensive and patient because the timing of the holidays and about the process time (15days more) to get a resolution to replace my refrigerator. With this experience I can definitely assure you they don’t care about your problem and the struggle you have to go thru when a major component of your household stops working so the idea of paying a lot of money each year for a home warranty like this one to have a “peace of mind” is worthless, based on my experience that is now my conclusion! Do a good research and read customer reviews before buying a home warranty!

We have had a refrigerator/freezer that has not worked since March Of 2021 and as of today I have yet to have this company fix it! They have sent 5 different people to look at it and ex Ach on has said there are NO parts available to repair it and it would cost more than a top of the line to replace it. Today I was on hold for almost 3 hours to only be connected to another person telling me they are doing another part search! I have the report from A&E Factory Servies that states the parts are not available in my hot hand. Who can I go to to file a complaint or move this above the 1st line of defense??? Please help me I miss my ICE CREAM!! PS they even tried to sell us another policy and we told them when they fixed the refrigerator we word happily sign up. Crickets…….

On September 16, 2021, the air conditioner went out in my rental. I was particularly concerned because the tenant is an elderly woman, and we live in a very warm climate with temperatures near 100 degrees. I filed a claim with Fidelity National Home Warranty on-line, and paid the $75.00 service fee at that time. On September 20, a local vendor diagnosed the problem as a blown compressor. Then, the nightmare began. After hearing nothing for a few days, I contacted the vendor. He told me he submitted his diagnostic report to FNHW on September 21 and had not received authorization to replace the blown compressor. I then called “customer service” at FNHW. After being disconnected several times, navigating through countless recorded instructions, then being placed on hold for over half an hour, I was finally able to talk to “Gabriella” at Fidelity National. I explained my emergency situation, and she said it takes 2 days to approve the repair (it had already been 3 days.). That was 14 days, and numerous calls, ago – each with the same obstacle course required to reach anyone. And the claim, which is very clearly covered by the policy, has still not been approved. I have attempted to contact the company 9 times, but have only been able to reach a real person 5 times. Wait times have exceeded an hour and, two times, I was disconnected mid-sentence. On both occasions the person to whom I spoke had my phone number but did not call me back. Each “customer service” person has had a very heavy Hispanic accent, and are difficult to understand, but it is apparent that they all have the same script. Basically, it is “I am so sorry for your inconvenience, but we have to wait until the “Approval Department,” approves your claim.” When I have asked to speak to a supervisor or manager, the “customer service” rep says they are not available at the moment, but that they would call me back. Nobody has ever called me back. If Fidelity National Home Warranty is actually functioning as a legitimate business, it is the most poorly run organization I have ever encountered. But I don’t believe even the most incompetent company could consistently display the level of total ineptitude and outright indifference I have witnessed. Instead, I believe that they have purposefully adopted a business model designed to avoid paying legitimate claims by frustrating claimants to the point that they decide to pay for their own repairs.

Ac went out late night June 3/21. Called on June 4th and was told I couldn't get a tech out until the 11th. Tech showed up on time, worked really hard to get the AC going, but no luck. Tech said he would be putting a request in for a part the following Monday or Tuesday (June 14/15). Called the AC company that Fidelity works with today (June 28) and was told there is still a hold up on Fidelity's end and that it MIGHT not even be approved. It is now 1 day shy of 4 weeks sine the AC went out. Home warranties are bought so this DOESN"T happen. And no, this isn't the first issue with them...

This company has TERRIBLE customer service, and refuses to live up to their contract. I had a plumbing emergency, involving a leaking water heater. I called them within 5 minutes of discovering the leak; they told me they were labeling it an emergency, and that they'd set up the service call. TWO DAYS later, they call and tell me that they have no available plumbers, so I should find my own. I do, and call them out to diagnose the problem, then call the authorization line as instructed. I'm on hold so long that the plumbers give up and go away. When I finally do get ahold of the authorization dept, many hours later, I'm given a list of of info they need from the plumber. I contact the plumbers; they provide the information and I submit it. I'm then told by the authorization dept that the info isn't good enough, because the plumbers offer a flat rate for water heater replacement. I get as detailed an estimate as I'm able from the plumbers, only to be told that it's still not good enough, and also that they're not satisfied with being told the diagnosis by phone. Fair enough, so far, but when I try to get back in touch with Authorizations in order to find out what exactly they need, I endure very long hold times, being hung up on repeatedly, unanswered emails, customer service reps 'unable to help with this particular issue,' and so on. I am currently typing this review while on hold yet again--boy, does their hold music ever suck, once you've been listening to it for hours. If you want to spend hours or days of your life getting the runaround, or want emergencies treated like something that can wait a month, or want to be told to pick out for own technician (but pick them based on guidelines they don't tell you beforehand), or desperately want to listen to loud flute music full time, by all means, pay several hundred dollars a year for the privilege.

Buyer beware...Do not purchase a home warranty through Fidelity home warranty, they will not fix anything, it's just a scam. This company deserves 0 stars, actually a minus rating should be available. We purchased the Single family P-10 Enhanced policy with Pool/Spa after purchasing our new home. We first called when our heat did not produce heat or adequate air-flow. We spent countless hours on the phone to try and get this problem fixed. Three different companies were sent out, the first did nothing and said the heater was old and needs to be replaced, however Fidelity said that the tech said the heater worked normal. Another round of calls and pleading to send out another company, this one replaced the filter and ripped out the insulation that lines the duct inside the heater closet. No change in function, the heater still did not heat. More call and time on the phone to get out a third company. This one replaced the thermostat and and gas valve. Nothing changed and the heater still did not work. Fidelity refused to send out anymore companies or techs and said the heater works but it is old. We hired a heating and air conditioning company on our own, they found the problem fairly quickly, the A-frame shaped Evaporator core was dirty, they removed it, clean it, and when they put it back, eureka! The heater worked, the flow was restored and the heat coming out of the vents was hot. So all it needed was to be cleaned! Like they say in baseball, three strikes and your out. Please please save yourself from the ordeal I went through! Just save some money each month and use that to fund future repairs and breakdowns.

We live on Texas and it’s very HOT here. When we renewed our home warranty we upgraded to the highest plan available. In May we put in a claim for our central air unit. The helped us right away and a serviceman (who was excellent) came out the next morning. He put in for a replacement unit due to ours having a Freon leak. Since then Fidelity has ghosted us. We have called every day and waited on hold for hours only to be disconnected without talking to a person. It has been over two weeks and still no response from them. They emailed us and asked us to call but no one answers at the number. If you are in need of a home warranty, I would skip the company and go with someone with better customer service. We paid almost $1000 for our warranty and they took their money that day. Now they can’t even answer a dang phone. If I could’ve rated them zero stars I would’ve.

Horrible warranty company and terrible customer service. First issue is that you Cana never get through on their phone system to speak to anyone to file a service request because they want it done online. However, there’s times that a customer has questions and actually needs to speak to a human. I’ve tried for about 1-2 months to get them to resolve a septic issue at my house. Even though I specifically told them it’s a septic aeration pump issue and not a plumbiyissue they sent out a plumber a plumber. Plumber is here all of 5 minutes to only tell me that they don’t work on septics and they will let Fidelity know that as well. After that I don’t hear from Fidelity so I continue to call to get a status update on when they will be sending out a septic person to resolve the problem. I finally get to an expediting department person who just tells me that they don’t have a technician to do it, which is BS because I had them send out a septic provider earlier in the year to pump the septic. Instead, she only wanted for me to locate my own provider to access the issue, call them with the diagnosis and costs to do it. At that point Fidelity would then decide what they would pay. Fidelity said they would only pay $500 to me to get it done. So here’s the real deal…they know that $500 isn’t enough to get the job done so they put the burden on the homeowner to find their own provider, homeowner has the burden to submit costs to Fidelity and then Fidelity lowballs homeowner. The problem is if I were to do it on my own with a provider it would cost me $650. I’ve already spent $75 to get Fidelity to send out the wrong trade (plumber) and then I’d be out another $125-150 for a service call to a septic person. So that leaves the Fidelity provided coverage direct to me at around $300 after what I’d pay upfront. Therefore, I’d still be short about $350 short to get my septic repaired when it’s supposed to be cover by my Home Warranty. These people are crooks and only try to find ways out of covering what policy holders think they are paying for with Fidelity. Needless to say, once my warranty expires in a few months I’m gone and will not be back. Stay away people! Save yourself the heads pans frustration.

One star because 0 is not an option. If you love yourself, please run in the opposite direction of this company. Go to Yelp.com and read the 100+ pages of bad reviews over the years. FNHW has not changed one bit. In my experience they took the money from the warranty plus the service fees only to turn around and deny the one claim I placed on the house I just bought. Long hold times (1½ hours plus), rude representatives, shoddy contractors, lies all around. To top it all off, their contracts are not-cancellable, especially if you are in California. You can try to reach a supervisor, the CEO and the local sales rep and no one cares. They already have your money and zero incentive to provide any type of service whatsoever. You are better off paying your own researched contractors (not the hacks they send) for quality work. Save your hard earned money and do not give it to FNHW.

I would love to give a big fat ZERO for this company. It has been 4 months and my radiant heating system is still not fixed. After explaining multiple times about my situation, they just kept circling my request to different agent every time, until I had to be extremely firm, to express that I am angry, to actually get someone to help with the situation. I got an "ok" to move forward with an out-side vendor, however the process to get that job estimate approved was another nightmare that is still on-going after over a months. All agents are incompetent and needs the client to explain the situation every time we call in. Also the wait is around 1-2 hours until someone even answers the phone. If I knew I would have never contracted with this company. Big mistake to contract with them. These are the company that needs to go out of business. I am unsure how they are still in business with this quality, and how clients are accepting this poor operation. I have raised this to BBB too.

I had a HVAC unit that stopped cooling a month before my policy Home Fidelity ended. The policy came with a house that I purchased. First of all, every single time I needed to get in touch with Fidelity, I had to wait at least an hour to talk to somebody. The first time they sent a tech out, he recharged the unit and threw a dye pack in it to see if it had a leak. He came back three weeks later and determined that it in fact did have a leak and he told me that there was an unfixable leak and the unit needed to be replaced. I called the Heating and Air company and Fidelity once a week for for the next three weeks trying to move things along because by now we were well into July and it was just a matter of time before the unit would stop cooling again. I called the RE agent that sold me the house and was able to get the name of the person they sold the Fidelity’s policys to Real Estate agents to get somebody to facilitate the situation. Tara W was that person. So she sent out different Heating Air company to get a competitive bid for replacement of unit and she was not happy with the bid the first company submitted for the replacement of the unit. They came out and determined that there was nothing wrong with the unit, because it was cooling from the recharge it got in June. Well I guess it was a small leak, because yesterday it stopped cooling again. I called Tara W yesterday and she told me there was nothing they could do because the policy had expired, even tho the date it first started having trouble was when the policy was still in affect. So they just put me off with a temporary fix instead of replacing the unit. I have submitted a claim to the BBB. Hopefully they will help me get justice.

This is one of the worst experiences I have ever had. I had a gas leak just outside of my house by the gas meter and after a routine inspection by the gas company they shut off my gas and left us with no heated water or use of our appliances . I called the local Fidelity Rep. and she gave me the plumbing company contracted with Fidelity, When I called they said they would contact me within 24 hrs, When they did call I explained my situation and they told me they do not cover any thing associated with a water heater! I tried calling the local rep, but she was on vacation for a week and could not be reacted after trying to call Fidelity repair line I waited over two hour on hold for nothing and they never answered the phone. So after three days and no communication I called a local plumber to get my gas leak repaired. He showed up and was not able to do the gas line fix and charged me $280 .00 ! So I found another plumber who fixed the gas line and found out my water heater was leaking and it was an old heater installed in 2007. Bottom line finely the rep. came back from vacation and said she was sorry this happened for the screw up. My bill was $2300.00 for this and Fidelity would only give me $2030 00 so I am out $300.00 after being without gas for 5 days. I will never ever have anything to do with this totally incompetent company and will let everyone I know of this matter. Be aware if ever you see any Home Warranty contract with Fidelity run the other way!!!

Why can't I leave 0 - zero stars ? This is a company that has managed to wiggle its way out of serious class action lawsuits. I wish I had known this before we purchased this so called warranty. What happened? issue was with a refrigerator, which went bad. They have sent their technician to repair the refrigerator. After 3 visits, the technician which they hired, told Fidelity that the appliance is irreparable at that point. However, Fidelity claimed that because the ice maker is not working either, then there is an escape clause for them on which they only pay the ice maker sub parts, at a price their own choice, which amounts to nothing ! Long story short, they lied to us. We contacted the technician and he never told Fidelity that the Ice-Maker was broken, it was the entire refrigerator. All this took 2 months. My suggestion - save your money and stay away from anything that is branded Fidelity home warranty. You will get burned sooner, or later.

Fidelity National Home Warranty does not care about their customer. I have a dispute with a plumbing service order with the service provider. Liquid Plumbing came to repair a leaky valve under the sink. In their first service, the plumber replaced the wrong valve (the non-leaking one). So when second time the plumber came back for the same leakage repair, rather than admit he had made the mistake the first time and do it right the second time, he wants to charge the $75 service fee for doing it right the second time. We refused to pay, so plumber left. We reported this to Fidelity National, on the phone, Fidelity Nation told me per their policy, I must pay the service fee per their policy despite the fact that the Plumber is lying about the service and they have not offer any recourse for me as customer of FNHW. Furthermore, when I request for the supervisor on the service call, the service person on the phone told me her supervisor will call me back and after waiting for 48 hrs, no one has yet to call me back. Fidelity National does not care about their customer. We as customer is just a number on their book. When I inform them if this is not resolved, I can’t continue doing business with them. They essentially told me that there is nothing they can do; just short of telling me they don’t care.

Do not choose Fidelity National! I have been trying to get my washer fixed for 8 months, multiple technicians, replacing the same part to no avail. The last technician Preimier Appliance in Tustin CA is completely unprofessional and has lied to us multiple times. I filed a complaint to remove them from the job was told by Fidelity they would honor that and then Fidelity chose to back their vendor instead of their customer and told me the only option is Premier fixes my washer, or I can pay $75 more for a new technician. Absolutely the worst home warranty company I have ever worked with. Never had these issues with First American Home Warranty. I will be going back to them as soon as my contract is up with Fidelity.

It has been approx. 3 weeks since the dishwasher stopped working in my rental and I contacted Fidelity, gave the phone # of the tenants, wanted to pay the $75, but their computers were down. They said, just pay later,they will contact me, don't worry about it. Now, I called, they haven't done anything, and said I should have paid the $75 sooner. They said they didn't send the repair company out because they didn't have the name of the dishwasher! They just now scheduled the repair to call the tenant for appt. without the name of the dishwasher. My contract expires in Feb, I believe Fidelity was waiting for it to expire. So, look at all the other reviews here, hum. I will write another review when this is settled.

Much like the others who have reviewed this company, I failed to do my research. After purchasing my home in April of this year, the power went out in one of our bathrooms sometime in the middle of the night (6 months later). At the time the power happened, nothing was turned on, plugged in and There was nothing using the power. In the morning I attempted to flip the dedicated GFCI breaker at the electrical panel and it would not turn on, it was completely fried. I placed a service request and FNHW and they sent out one of their contracted “specialists” to take a look. This was an electrical vendor who has had a long relationship of working with FNHW company (conflict of interest). It was clear that the the electrician had a pre-scripted response to the electrical issue, a “power overload” which he had said before he even opened up the panel to investigate, total scam. Despite the numerous publications and specific wording on their website that state they cover “electrical components and electrical wiring”, the warranty does not somehow cover power over loads?! What world are we living in where this is acceptable and/or legal? I think a class action lawsuit is long overdue for this company and it should be organized. They charged me another $75 for this waste of my time staying home from work. It was also a waste of my time speaking with the three “customer service professionals” who should have no business working serving customers or working in role that requires them to interact with people; prisoners are spoken to with more respect. All three “professionals” were rude, one laughed at the situation, and another hung up on me after I asked for a refund of my warranty. I will make sure anyone I l know is seeking advice on a new home warranty to stay WAY clear of this “service”.

I would give a zero if I could. Our AC went out on a Monday and we called Fidelity. They sent a company on Tuesday. They stayed 10 minutes and on the invoice stated they added some Freon. Unit worked for 14 hours. Called Fidelity on Wednesday when i got home from work to an 85 degree house in TX in summer. Sent company back out Thursday. Guy says he can’t do nothing by law but we needed Freon. Was submitting report to Fidelity for a dye test. Friday around 4 after not hearing anything I call Fidelity. They want to send another company for 2nd opinion. They put a rush on it since I have 4 young kids. Guy comes at 2 on Saturday. Says it our filters and we have too much Freon. He says he fixed the problem. Leave with the kids to mall for cold air for 3 hours. Come home to an 87 degree house. Called Fidelity. Said nothing could be done till Mon-Tues due to business hours. So I called a company Saturday evening and had it fixed in 2 hours. Called Fidelity. Explained. They said Management would call me by Wed. They didn’t. Called Fidelity was told it was my problem. Requested a buy out. They said they already spent more then we paid since we renewed 28 July. I asked for the invoice on what was charged since each tech stayed 10 minutes and amount of Freon was never noted. Was told they can’t give that to me. Do NOT use them. It is a SCAM! I did have 4-5 very nice customer service reps, but also had 3 disrespectful reps. We had to use them one other time and they weren’t able to help. Go figure! Pathetic! They need to be audited on their paperwork and out of business.

We have been customers for Fidelity Home Warranty for over 4 years since we bought our house. On Nov 2015, we requested service technician to repair blinking light on door opener issue and garage door opened spontaneously from time to time. The technician replaced the original wall panel unit for the repair. We were not told that replacing the wall panel unit was NOT part of the scope of warranty at the time. On Aug 2019, we experienced the same issue. However, this time the technician from a different contractor reported that the cause of malfunction was the mismatched wall unit from the initial repair. The supervisor (Zaira) refused to repair / replace the unit on the basis that they did not cover wall panel unit repair and that they are not responsible for the initial replacement of wall panel unit on 2015 because we did not report any issue with first 90 days. I believe that the attitude and response was unethical and irresponsible. Based on the latest diagnostics reported by the technician that the initial replaced unit was a mismatch - which causing our current issue. If replacing the wall unit was NOT in the scope of repair then the warranty company should take the responsibility that they did not actually fix the root cause initially and wrongfully removed the original wall unit. Now causing us suffer from the same issue WITHOUT the original part. I have been a loyal customer for over 4 years, paying the increasing fee without ant complaints. I will end my contract by the end of this term.

MY BATHROOM WAS LEAKING AND PACTICLE PLMMER CAME OUT ASSESS THE PROBLEM FIDELITY WOULDN'T COVER MY LEAKING BATHROOM FAUCET. WANTED ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET 2ND OPINION WHICH I DID COST ME $75 HE ASSES THE SAME PROBLEM AND WARRANT THAT IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR, AND SHOULD BE COVERED. ANOTHER FEDILTY PLUMMER CAME OUT AGAIN ASSES THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM THAT FIDELITY FIRST PLUMMER SAID WAS NOT FIXABLE. MY OTHER BATHROOM HAD THE SAME LEAKING PROBLEM AND FEDILTY SAID IT NOT COVER. THEY ARE A SCAM AMD WILL BE CANCELLING MY COVERAGE WITH THEM...POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY DONT WANT TO PAY TO PERFORM THE JOB . WOULD NOT RECEMMEND YOU GET THERE SERVICE .

Horrible customer service. I understand bout everything is covered. But when it comes to home security there should be an exception. The torsion bar on my garage broke. It wasn't covered. The springs and cables are. The bar broke at 10pm when leaving for work. The door was stuck open i was able to force it halfway closed but one came was bound up and stopping it. The only way to close the door... cut the cable. But they said now i voided the warranty. When asked what they recommended next time of it happened again i was told it was my choice to leave it open and risk theft until repaired or do as i did. It was my choice but they would not be responsible for any theft or a cut cable. This is a company that does not care about their customers.

Have a warranty for two rental properties. Recently I had one claim in each - and both were REJECTED. What does it mean REJECTED? Here is one case: the tenants reported a leak under the sink. We called Fidelity. We paid $75 copay. We waited a week (!) for the plumber to schedule and visit. And finally, after looking at it, he said that the garbage disposal was leaking because a utensil was dropped in - AND THIS IS NOT COVERED because it is not "normal wear and tear"! What an amazing forensic work he did! But he did not provide us any proof to his theory. He left without fixing any thing. So not only we were stripped off $75, we also had to pay for the fix ourselves. We called Fidelity several times trying to first get the fix it (they didn't agree to) and then to get our money back - did not get a penny . Can we cancel the warranty? nope! We asked to talk with a manager - twice! The first time were put on hold and gave up after 20 minutes. The 2nd time Sela from customer service said the manger will call back and he/she never did. BAD SERVICE! Think twice before buying their "home warranty".