I have been a loyal customer for over 20 years. I have always been very pleased with their service and the appliances, until now. On October 4, 2021 we purchased three new Whirlpool appliances from Aztec which included a refrigerator, a dishwasher, and a microwave. The refrigerator stopped working within two weeks of purchase. The freezer stopped freezing and the refrigerator section was warm. We tried all of the suggestions that were recommended to fix the problem, after all the appliance did work for almost two weeks. Unfortunately the things we tried were not successful, the new refrigerator we had purchased was a lemon!
I contacted Aztec before the end of October to request a new one but they didn't have any replacements they could swap for the broken refrigerator. The only option was for me to contact Whirlpool, they explained that the appliance was still under warranty. Whirlpool should be able to resolve the problem and this sounded like a reasonable solution.
After seven weeks of phone conversations with representatives from both Aztec Appliance customer service and Whirlpool customer service we still did not have a working refrigerator. We had had 12 scheduled repair appointments with Appliance Rescue, where half of those were missed for a variety of excuses. Then, finally on December 10, 2021 at 6:30 PM, after numerous attempts the issue was resolved. During the weeks, without a working refrigerator I had been told twice that it was fixed and purchased food to replace the food that had spoiled. After the second time I stopped buying more food each time they thought it was repaired. We missed having a refrigerator for Thanksgiving, we missed having a refrigerator when family visited from out of town in December, and we nearly missed Christmas.
The reason for this negative post is that after so many attempts to find a resolution, I had a conversation with Brittney the customer service rep at Aztec and received some good news. She apologized for all the problems and explained that Whirlpool would provide a Food credit to cover some of the cost of food that had been wasted. She told me that she would send me a form to fill out and confirmed my correct email address. The form never arrived so when the refrigerator was finally fixed, I called to let her know and also ask about the food credit. I was excited to finally be able to purchase food again. She explained that she hadn't sent a form, and wasn't sure what happened but in an effort to get off the phone said the credit would probably be sent directly to me from Whirlpool. Of course, that was the last I ever heard from Aztec or Whirlpool.
After enduring this fiasco, resolved to find faith in human nature, believing things were moving in the right direction I must share this truth. Customer service and follow through are things of the past. When there is a problem do not expect a timely resolution. Then, most importantly I've learned that establishing a history with a company means nothing and I would never again recommend Aztec Appliance to anyone I like or Whirlpool. If at all possible, avoid doing business with both! read more