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Fitbit won't charge, wont restart, wont respond to touch and now black screen a unresponsive

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‎08-19-2022 04:42

‎08-19-2022 04:42

It's been less than a year that I got my Fitbit Charge 5...first it went black but would track. Then battery  would drain quickly and the touch screen wouldn't work. Now it's dead, wont charge or respond. I can't sync it to my app or anything. Tried to update software and it wouldn't let me either.... Restart DID NOT work. Now I'm reading customer  service  isn't even replying to customers. 

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‎08-19-2022 05:31

‎08-19-2022 05:31

Mine did the same thing yesterday and it will not do anything now. I ran and it worked fine and all of a sudden it went blank. I am beyond ticked about it!!

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‎08-19-2022 06:15

In response to lewis23

‎08-19-2022 06:15

Tried chatting twice and no results. Chat was ended without any help!

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‎08-19-2022 06:51

In response to lewis23

‎08-19-2022 06:51

I am currently dealing with this 😞

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‎08-19-2022 07:32

In response to damii

‎08-19-2022 07:32

I spoke with customer service and they are replacing mine because it was still under warranty.

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‎08-20-2022 05:07

In response to lewis23

‎08-20-2022 05:07

How did you talk to them. 

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‎08-20-2022 14:12

‎08-20-2022 14:12

My first charge 5 did this and they only gave me a 50% discount on a replacement.  Just a few months later, the replacement is doing the same thing.

My charge 4 broke at the wrist strap and I got nothing.  I wouldn’t recommend Fitbit based on my experiences.

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‎08-20-2022 17:34

In response to lewis23

‎08-20-2022 17:34

How did you manage to talk to support? My charge 5 just went black screen and stopped charging. It did restart a couple of times, I could see it when syncing it up but now it is gone. Less than 1 year old

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‎08-21-2022 07:17

In response to lewis23

‎08-21-2022 07:17

How did you get a replacement from them? Mine has been horrible since I upgraded to the latest firmware. I called customer service last week after getting the "post a credit card" loop and having 90+ percentage battery only to have the battery drained within minutes after checking. My battery keeps draining to the point of having to leave it on the charger for hours or overnight. Customer service told me to wait out their firmware fix - no replacement or refund unless it was within 45 days of purchase. My fitbit is 5 months old!! 

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‎08-21-2022 13:35

In response to jtlsmith

‎08-21-2022 13:35

I spoke with customer service and explained what it was doing.

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