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+++Humminbird Customer Service......+++ New Update 8/20 Today #12860709 08/11/18 02:34 AM
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Update 8/20.....got taken care of today. A new unit is on the way. Ms. Hates stepped up and did the right thing.

Update 8/19 here.....Finally made it to the lake this afternoon and the imaging is amazing. But the kicker is MY UNIT STILL HAS THE SAME FREAKING PROBLEM. GETS HOT AND WILL NOT RESTART. NOW THE POS WILL NOT EVEN BOOT UP WILL NOT TURN OFF WILL NOT DO SPIT!!!!




Long story as short as I can sum up....

Bought my first Humminbird products ever.

Helix Mega 12 SI DI G2N and Helix Mega DI 10 G2N

Install done very well by David at Shut Up and Fish

On Friday 8/3 as part of install, David and I got to play with the Helix 12 for about 10 minutes and it began overheating and bugging out.

Got shipping label from HB....sent it out Friday 8/3 and made sure there was a pick up after I dropped it off.....wish I had known they only set it up for ground shipping. I would have paid my own shipping to get it there quicker.

David thought I would have it back this week....early this week.

Package got to HB on Tuesday at noon. I called Wednesday to check what they had found and they told me to call Thursday....seemed bothered that I would call. She figured it would be fixed and on the way Thursday afternoon.

I called this morning to check on it to see if it shipped....Im headed out of town and I wanted to make arrangements for a friend to pick it up off my porch. Still hadnt shipped but they did know the screen had to be replaced. NOTHING LIKE HAVING A BRAND NEW UNIT WITH PARTS REPLACED. I would have liked to be offered a replacement. Still had no shipping information but said it WILL ship this afternoon and you will get tracking info sent to your email.

Since they close at 4:30pm I called at 4:25pm because I still had no tracking info.....they were once again bothered to be called. They still had no tracking info but said it was going out and I would have tracking info shortly.

Well here it is.....9:30pm and I still have no tracking information.

My biggest gripes are....
Bad unit repaired not replaced
Being told it would ship when it didnt.....2 times so far

This was a big purchase for me so my excitement to get to use it last weekend and then hoping to use it this weekend is a huge disappointment.

Selling as many units as they do, they lose sight of the fact that for some people this is a major purchase/expense. An apology and expedited shipping would go a long way.

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Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860752 08/11/18 03:30 AM
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sorry to hear that. I just dealt with Lowrance and they weren't too quick either.

Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860766 08/11/18 04:42 AM
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Lowrance customer service is the worst of any.Bought a brand new unit.Unit was bad right out of the box.2 day shipping back to Lowrance.After over a dozen phone calls and nearly a month waiting I finally received a new unit.


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Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860786 08/11/18 10:02 AM
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Should probably sell them and get Garmins.


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Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860828 08/11/18 11:56 AM
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Garmin and power pole are far and away the best customer service Ive ever used.

Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860834 08/11/18 12:16 PM
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Wow - I have had Humminbirds for years and worked with the service department many times. They have always been spot on and done more than expected at times. One time they sent me a complete unit with new transducer mounting brackets and GPS antenna to replace my unit that was a year old and still under warranty. Sounds like you caught them on a bad week or things are a changing. Better luck next time.


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Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860850 08/11/18 12:50 PM
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Never had any problems with Hummingbird Customer Service , they always went out of their way to help me .

Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860870 08/11/18 01:29 PM
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HB customer service always been very good to me.
I will agree, I dont think Id want a new unit that already has had the screen replaced, just send me a new unit and lets start over, IMO.



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Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860908 08/11/18 02:22 PM
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Where did you buy the Helix? Sounds to me like it was bad straight out of the box and could have been returned to the seller for immediate replacement.


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Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: stapler101] #12860916 08/11/18 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted By: stapler101
Where did you buy the Helix? Sounds to me like it was bad straight out of the box and could have been returned to the seller for immediate replacement.


To be honest, I never contacted Russell Marine.....I made the mistake of thinking Humminbird would take care of me. David thought the same.

Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12860920 08/11/18 02:33 PM
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Did you buy the unit from the company doing the install? If so, they should have sent you away with a working unit and taken care of the broken one. My experience with HB customer service has been excellent, Lowrance on the other hand, far from it.

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Yes I would have returned to store I purchased from and exchanged for a new one.

Would only deal with manufacturer if store warranty was expired.

Good luck, hope this ends well for you.

Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: DEFMP] #12860981 08/11/18 04:01 PM
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Bought from Russell Marine and installed by Shut Up and Fish.

I didnt contact Russell until today....my fault for thinking HB would stand tall.

Shut Up and Fish went above and beyond to help out.

Re: +++Humminbird Customer Service......Im Not Impressed+++ [Re: 5Redman8] #12861760 08/12/18 03:13 PM
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I can't believe Humminbird didn't tell you to take it back to dealer, couple of year's ago when I got my first SI unit it would not boot-up, called humminbird and was told to take it back to Academy where I had got it from. Academy swapped it out no problem.


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Ive never had a bad experience with Humminbird personally. But, Ive also never perceived I was a bother to them. Did they really tell you that you were bothering them?

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