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My warranty ended 5 weeks ago. My fitbit Ionic died on Saturday night with no warning or fanfare. All Fitbit can do for me is give me a discount on the same watch that might do this to me again because they have no capacity to repair their products. No option to pay for a repair? I've had the original flavor, the Blaze, and now the Ionic. You've lost a customer. I hope my Aria scale holds up.

 

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Only a 1 year warranty in the US!!!

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I’ve contacted the buyer of Fitbit products here at Walmart HQ to try to force some accountability. Hopefully, we’ll see some real results soon!

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My ionic just died for no reason after just 15months of use

After multiple calls , the fitbit employees at first tried to to say i had already replaced it under warranty, which was a lie 

I had it escalated only to have them ignore there previous lie and jist flat out say sry your warranty has run out....no option to repair my $500 device what so ever bit they did offer me a dicount on a versa???? Wtf fitbit , you just lost a customer of 10years...i always had the latest and greatest from you guys , NEVER again will i buy your **ahem** product...$500 tracker and you cant even be bothered to address fixing the battery...what a joke this company has turned into

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Same thing happened to me with my $500 ionic

Zero support what so ever, the first three calls they gave me the run around tryimg to say i already replaced it, which was a boldface LIE

I escalted the issue only to have it  ignored and offered at stupid dicount on a versa...not even an ionic...fitbit has gone straight to the gutter 

 

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Same thing here...my $500 ionic is a paper weight and they wont help

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Good Luck they know there is a problem and refuse to address it

 

 

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my FitBit Ionic just stoped working 2 weeks out of warranty and I just heard back from FitBit that they are not going to honour the warranty but they want me to go to the trouble of sending it back to them. I can see from the response here that it is happening to a lot of people and its not going to be worth following up with Fit Bit as their response is not to care. For me a warranty is a safeguard from being sold a faulty product if the Ionic I buy makes it through the first year then its a sound product and should last many years if it breaks with in warranty or close to it  left the factory faulty  I have a FitBit Flex that is 10years old and a Garmin that is 15 years old both are still working.I think its wrong that Fitbit are happy for customers to pay hundreds of dollars for their produce and not be concerned if it stops working with in 13 months.

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I found a company that repairs them, let me know of interested
Shawn
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yes I would be interested thanks

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my bad I miss read the email they are going to replace it sorry for miss leading people

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is there anyway to delete my original post?

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I totally understand they have an inferior product
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Same here.  Every 2 years or so, my Fitbit stops working.  Either it stopped syncing or stopped counting steps or stairs...  This time, it froze while updating and now won't respond to anything.  After two wasted customer service calls where they go thru the same trouble shooting steps that I've already tried, they tell me it's a defective device and all they can offer is a 25% discount.  For a device that's $250, I shouldn't have to purchase a new one every 2 years.  This was my last Fitbit.  I will never purchase another.  Moving to Garmin and will be sure to reflect this experience in my online reviews.

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How is this post helpful? I have now had 2x Fitbit Ionic watches, both have not even lasted 6 months!

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Ive posted this elsewhere, but this could maybe help posters in this thread left in the cold by Fitbits warranty support:

 

IF YOU BOUGHT WITH A CREDIT CARD you get an extra year coverage over and above the Fitbit coverage:

 

FOR VISA

https://usa.visa.com/supporting-info/extended-warranty-protection.html

For Mastercard

https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/mccom/en-us/documents/Cardholder%20Benefits/GTB-Extended_Warra...

AMEX

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/features-benefits/policies/extended-warranty

 

 

FOR VISA

In addition to the claim form, you will need the following:

  • An itemized sales receipt for the purchases—if you don’t have this, the store where you made the purchase may be able to print a duplicate receipt for you 
  • Your Visa billing statement showing the purchase—your bank can usually make a copy for you
  • A copy of the original manufacturer’s warranty—a copy can usually be downloaded and printed from the  manufacturer’s website
  • The Benefit Administrator may ask you to provide additional information, such as repair estimate (if applicable)

If you have any questions or are experiencing difficulty obtaining documents, simply call 1-800-551-8472. If outside the United States, call collect at one of our toll-free numbers . 

 

For Mastercard

 

To file a claim:
• Call 1-800-MasterCard to request a claim form. You must report the claim within sixty (60) days of the failure or the claim may not be honored.

 

AMEX

 

CLAIMS PROCESS
If You experience a Loss for which You believe a benefit is payable under this Plan, You must provide both Notice of Claim and Proof of Loss.
To insure prompt processing of Your claim, report any Loss immediately following the date of the Loss, including for gifts purchased on your Account. Retain Your receipts and Your damaged property (if applicable) until the claim process is complete.

We will decide whether to do one of the following: 1) have the product repaired; 2) have the product replaced;or 3) reimburse You up to the amount of the item purchased on Your Account.
Notice of Claim
During the Extended Warranty Period, Notice of Claim should be provided to Us within thirty (30) days of the Loss. You may contact the Company by calling toll-free stateside 1-800-225-3750 or, if from overseas, by calling collect 1-303-273-6498. You may also write to Us at

Extended Warranty, PO Box 981553, El Paso TX 79998-9920.

 

Hope this helps someone else.

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Mine quit just weeks before the warranty ended and luckily Fitbit repaired it after tons of emails with 'try this' now 'try this other thing' and LOTS of phone calls and emails. Received it back and about 6 months later.......toast again. 

I, also, will never spend my hard earned money on another Fitbit product. 

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I'm curious how much effort it took for fitbit to send you a replacement? 

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With a lot of effort,, hey didn't. All they offered was a discount. It
was the 4th Fitbit (they each broke within first 18 mos) and I opted out.
Went with Garmin. I love it and it still works after 2 years.


 

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