Dear Sir,
This is to bring to your kind notice that I had bought a Samsung Plasma TV (model number: PS42A450-W/M) on 6th September 2009. The product came with 2 year manufacturer’s warranty. However, the main panel of the TV (Part code: BN96-16256A) went bad immediately after the expiry of the warranty and needed to be replaced. Hence, in October 2011, I paid about Rs. 20,000 and got that panel replaced. The panel didn’t come with any warranty and there was no maintenance contract whatsoever that Samsung provided me. On my part, I have taken utmost care of the TV and it is always connected to a UPS considering the frequent electricity outages in Gurgaon.
In less than 12 months, the same panel has gone bad again in early September 2012. I filed a complaint with Samsung (ref number: [protected]). After a lot of follow up with Samsung and repeated requests to their servicing team, they have refused to replace the part free of cost for me.
I believe that the company provided me a defected part and is not taking any responsibility now. I bought this TV 3 years ago at a cost of Rs. 53,000. The panel costs Rs. 20,000. So in effect, I have already spent more than Rs. 73,000 on a TV the market value of which is only Rs. 35,000 today! It is not at all justified for Samsung to expect me to shell out another Rs. 20,000 again for the same part that doesn’t even come with any warranty.
Request you to kindly look into the matter and help me get a free-of-cost replacement of the panel with at least a 5-years’ warranty on the same. Else, Samsung should take away the TV and pay me back Rs. 73,000.
Regards,
Shilpi Shastri
Aug 13, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
If this is case with all mobile phones after an year or year and half, are we (customers) supposed to go for new phones every year or year and a half?
Shouldnt there be a law which should govern these companies in manufacturing handsets with some common batteries?
Samsung GT-B7320 Battery details:
AB823450CU
1480 mAh
Thanks,
Vishwanath
vishwanath.[protected]@gmail.com