I have a Sony Bravia LCD TV, model number KLV-32S400A, which is purchased on 30th Dec 2008. The product is now 1 year and 8 months old. The TV is defective, and has stopped functioning properly. After 5 to 20 minutes of watching TV, the screen goes dark slowly, until it is completely black.
I raised a complaint/service request for this on Sunday, 22nd August. Complaint was registered as 5826989. On Monday, 23rd Aug, I called up Sony customer care to inquire about the status. I was told that since this complaint was raised just yesterday, I would have to wait for sometime, as the response time is 48 hours. This response is quite disappointing, as I expected at least some intimation about when a service engineer would be able to come and inspect this.
After 48 hours, there was no response, and I had to raise a further complaint in Sony India website. I finally got a call from Sony service engineer on Thursday, 26th Aug, which is 4 working days after I raised my first complaint. All this while, my TV is still not functional enough for regular TV viewing. The service engineer refused to come to my apartment on Thursday evening, as it was raining. He finally came to check the TV today, Saturday, 28th August. This is almost a full week after I raised the complaint. As if this pathetic service was not enough, I am now told that the problem is with the LCD panel, and I have to wait till Monday to know exactly what the problem is, and how much it will cost. The service engineer has also given a tentative estimate of the panel replacement charges as Rs. 15,000.
After this experience it has convinced me that Sony India is, on the one hand, selling low quality products which turn defective soon after warranty period, and they have compounded the issue by extremely bad after sales service. The TV cost Rs. 39,900. For a price like this, which is much higher than that of LG & Samsung, a customer expects, at the least, a TV of exceptional quality. Not only is the quality poor, it is pathetic, since I have never experienced a TV that stops working in 1 year & 8 months. I strongly believe that either I have been sold a defective product, or all Sony Bravia TVs are of sub-standard quality, and action should be taken against Sony India.
Aug 13, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
I have a similar problem, which means that SONY has been manufactuing substandard goods & Dumping into the Indian market !!
This is not a Warranty Issue, you MUST insist oin product replacement on Breach of quality Craftmanship & breach of trust on performance of Equipment.
Regards
Hari Dev