I bought a OnePlus TV (Y Series 108 cm 43 inches Full HD LED Smart
Android TV) in October 2020 and since then I have been suffering with this substandard product.
Within a couple of months black patches started to appear on the display screen.
It was reported to the call centre and after lots of follow-ups the service technician visited and said the entire display panel will have to be replaced. Since the same was not available, we were asked to wait. I insisted on the replacement of product which they denied.
After waiting for 3 months the panel was replaced.
For the second time, the similar kind of patches started to develop within a week’s time of panel replacement and when reported -they said the same will get resolved after a few days of product usage.
When the problem persisted, we once again registered our complaint to the call centre and asked them to take back their product and refund our money. They requested us to allow them to repair for the last time and if the problem re-occurred then they would make a refund. Once again we had to wait for 5 months for the panel replacement - all this while I had made unlimited calls to the service centre/call centre and could not use the product as the picture was not visible.
For the third time - somewhere in August 2023 (with 3 month’s warranty remaining), the display suddenly developed hazy lines on the entire screen. The matter was reported and had to wait for 20 days for the local engineer to visit us and declare that the TV had to be replaced. Fed-up with the product and their services I asked the Call centre to refund my money.
Now it is March 2023, and I have been following it up with Call Centre (have spoken to 20-25 different Call centre executives, written multiple mails requesting them to resolve my problem but every time I get a new person to talk to and narrate the entire incident again and again and again and again and again… Each time I talked to the call centre people, I got a standard reply – “your case has been reported to our seniors and they will respond in 2-3 working days.” No senior till date has responded to my emails where I have been requesting them to call me back.
Have written mails to them and in return have only got assurances / automated mail reply / copy & paste reply but no solution. Their service centre people are the most unprofessional, the most unorganised and mean people.
After making 15 odd calls to the call centre they agreed on taking back the TV and provide me with an online voucher purchase a new Oneplus TV. When I did not get my voucher I again enquired with the Call centre; I was told that I would receive the said voucher only when the TV will be picked-up from my residence for which I need to wait for 2 days. Since last 3 months I have been requesting them to pick up my TV but the same has not happened.
Suddenly in the 3rd week of February I received a call from the local service centre informing me that I will not be getting a voucher but the company has agreed to change the panel.
It came as a shock to me – After waiting for 7 months and being promised from last 3 months they have refused to give me a voucher.
Since then I have been writing to the customer care and asking them to talk to me but have got no response.
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Following are My Questions to the Oneplus Management Team,
1. Why offering me a change of TV Panel when I have been promised a voucher for a new purchase against your faulty product?
2. Why should I not get a refund when the product was literally remained unused for more than 1 year due to your substandard quality and service?
3. Why No senior official from Oneplus is not talking to me when I have been raising this request with your call Centre officer?
4. Why even after waiting patiently for 7 months, My problem is still unresolved?
5. After talking to 22 different people on your call center I have got no satisfactory solution from your call center team. No response from senior people then suggest me what should I do next???
6. Why your call centre refuses to provide email addresses / contact numbers of the Senior people when they themselves are not able to get the problem resolved?
7. What option do the Consumers have beyond contacting the call centre or writing to the Customer Care?
Attached please find a copy of the Invoice
OnePlus India customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.