LG Electronics — Collapse of My LG TV in 20 Months and Callous Response from Company (Complaint No. RNA[protected]

Dear Sir, Regards, I have been an LG Loyal On July 7, 2013 I bought my 32” LED TV, Model 32LN5400, Chasis No. 305PLXA030410 from Sony Mony Electronics Ltd., Anddheri (W), Mumbai-58. I preferred it over Samsung as I am an LG loyal person. My earlier TV was LG Golden Eye, my washing machine is LG and even my PC monitor is LG (I can mail you all the bills). But I feel that this faith of mine on LG was nothing but a blind faith. My LG LED TV Perished Just in 20 Months My above said TV went completely out of order last month. After complaint it took the company more than a week to send the technician, who landed at my house on April 6, 2014. He said that there was a fault with the motherboard and he would call me and do the service after he gets the part. It was Actually Collapse of the LED Screen I waited for another 10 days and finally followed up myself. After 3-4 calls and further 4-5 days, finally the technician landed up with the motherboard, replaced it and informed that the motherboard was okay and actually it was failure of the LED screen. He told that I would get the estimate for its replacement in a couple of days. Area Service Manager Said – “I would Try for a Discount” I immediately called up the area service manager and argued for a free replacement of the screen as the TV was just 20 months old. The manager said that the product was out of warranty, so he couldn’t help. I argued that warranty is for components and the LED screen was not just a component but it was the main unit housing the other components, and the collapse of screen was like collapse of a whole house, and that also within 20 months of purchase. So it should be treated as a rare case and I should be given a free service. The manager then said that he would take the matter to superiors and try for a discount. I was Told – “Head Office has Rejected the Request for Discount” Two days later I received a call from the area service manager’s office and was told that the head office had rejected the request for discount and I will have to bear the whole cost of Rs. 13, 368, if I wanted the TV to be serviced. After an argument, finally, I retorted that you forget the service, I will write to your South Korea Head Office and India HO and if need be, I will go to court and media also. Next Day They Told – “Head Office has Sanctioned a Discount of 25 percent” The very next day I again received a call. They said that the HO had sanctioned a 25% discount and asked for an appointment for servicing. I wondered as to how the HO changed its stand overnight. Anyway, I rejected the offer because TV is a stationary object with no moving parts and failure of LED screen in 20 months is merely a product quality issue. And when I have already spent Rs. 30, 000 for its purchase, how the company can expect me to pay Rs 13, 368 again for collapse of the whole product in the name of lapse of warranty. Since I was offered a discount, it was obvious that the company, in principle, had accepted that I was being subjected to injustice. Anyway, I postponed the matter as I had to proceed for a vacation with family. Your Area Service Manager had Claimed that the Failure of TV was Due to Overuse I was really shocked, when your Area Service Manager, in the very first interaction, claimed that the TV might have failed due to overuse. What is this ‘overuse’? Can this be a reason for failure of a TV? I am a professor in an engineering college and definitely have ‘some’ knowledge of technology. Moreover, our TV is ‘used’ for not more than 1 or 2 hours a day. Your people in India have been really callous in this matter. I am Sure that I Deserve a Free Service but am Ready to Bear 25 percent of the Cost It’s my earnest request that you look into the matter with due empathy towards a loyal customer like me and take a step that befits the reputation of your company. In principal, I would assert that I deserve a free service for this ‘grand failure’ of LG TV, but am ready to bear 25 percent of the overall cost and not definitely more than that. I would like not to go to court or media and resolve the issue mutually. That’s why I have offered to share a part of the overall cost. Anticipating your favorable response, Thanking you, Prashant Jain