We've been told by friends to take our issue with Lowes not honoring its appliance extended warranty to small claims court--how to we do this?
We purchased the "7.4 cu. ft. Electric Dryer in Black Stainless Steel" with 3yr extended warranty 4/13/2019 from Lowes in Longview, WA, and it was delivered within the week. We still have the receipt and all documentation.
~2.5 weeks ago, the dryer wouldn't turn on; no issue with outlet, breaker, or plug, confirmed by going thru the manufacturer's help line.
Within 24hrs, we had an electrician look at it: the issue was Lowe's delivery people failed to properly tighten one of the 3 wire terminals attaching the power cord to the dryer, resulting in burning that melted the terminal and the cord--and that we were very lucky it didn't start a fire.
The next day (a Friday) we called Lowes, and the lady we spoke to was horrified. She said she got a work order signed by a manger and to expect a call from the service guy either later that day or Monday.
When we had received no call by Tuesday, we called to see what was up Wednesday to discover the work order had disappeared and no one could find records of our purchase. At this point we were talking to a different lady and we had to email a copy of the receipt to prove we had in fact purchased the dryer there. We also sent a picture of the damage. She said she'd try to figure out why she couldn't find the records and get back to us.
We had to call again Monday because, again, we'd had no news. She said she needed to pass it up the line and that her boss, Christine, wouldn't be in until Tuesday--but that we'd definitely get a call Tuesday.
After no call either Tuesday or Wednesday, we called Thursday. It was "delivery" not an "install" so it was filed differently--but she found that there was a 3yr extended warranty purchased that would cover the damage, so we were sent to call the Lowes warranty dept.
Calling the warranty dept, we were informed that since the damage was done during delivery (and the delivery warranty is only 1yr) the 3yr extended warranty does *not* cover it and we are liable for any repair costs out of pocket. They forwarded us to the contracted local service company who quoted us a minimum of $400 for repairs.
The original purchase price for the dryer was $770 before taxes, cord, delivery, and 3yr extended warranty. The current price of that dryer is $1035 (again, not including set-up items, delivery, or taxes). We have also lost 8-10hrs of work over dealing with repeated phone calls and correspondence. read more