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Some advice please - HP repairs

post #1 of 4
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I have a problem with HP's repair service and I am at the end of the road, if anyone has some advice as to where I should go next I would appreciate it. I will be as brief as possible.

My DV1000 began making noise in the fan area when it kicked in, it was not something lodged in the exhaust area or anything like that. I sent it in once, through CompUSA and it came back, supposedly with a 'fan gasket' replaced. The problem was not fixed and the screen (Brightview) had a nice dimple right in the middle where it appears a tool or something of the sort hit it.
I sent it back again asking for the screen to be repaired and the fan fixed again.

I receive it back with the fan fixed and the screen not fixed, it wasn't even acknowledged in the repair - also the charge LED light does not function, there is scratches across the front of the keyboard in that nice glossy area and there are two deep gashes in the plastic next to the 'back' and 'go' buttons.

I contact HP and get ahold of the corporate rep for CompUSA repairs, he refuses to send me a new computer and allow me to swap hard drives which is what I wanted to do and suggests I send the computer in again. HE tells me that it is a long complicated process to troubleshoot computers and he tells me that he will call me back after contacting CompUSA (Thursday afternoon).

I do not want to send the computer in for more damage, all this took 3 weeks and it doesn''t appear that HP wants to deal with me , I never received that call back from the rep.

I do love this computer, the few weeks that I did have it in cood condition, now I feel that I have damaged goods through no fault of my own - all I asked for was a simple repair and I am stuck with cosmetic damage and more problems.

Anyone have any ideas?
post #2 of 4
Well, that certainly sucks. Unfortunately, you're going to have to keep dealing with them to get this fixed. Just keep politely requesting service and keep records of all the "service" provided. Since they've already damaged it in the past service attempts, I'd start keeping a photographic record as well to show the condition when it went in for service (maybe put a copy of the photo in with the laptop when you send it in so they know you can identify any differences upon return?). The key is to keep asking to speak to someone that can help you. That means moving up the line.

You're pretty much on the right track, but to get it fixed the way it should be, you'll have to decide that you can do without your computer while they have it/fix it. Eventually, they'll either fix it to your satisfaction or lose a customer.

Good luck!
post #3 of 4
Scratches and dents occuring during service seems to be a common theme in the threads I've read for most companies on this site.

The best advice I've seen is "take pictures of the puter before you send it in with a newspaper's date in the background". This way you don't have to prove what shape it was in before service.
post #4 of 4
I have a CTO ZD7000 so I deal directly with HP. When I sent mine in for repair I packed it in the original box with alot of bubble wrap to protect it. It was back at my door in 4 days with not even the slightest scratch as it had none when I sent it in. I was expecting some sort of scratch since they replaced the motherboard and memory, but there were none.

Perhaps Compusa is at fault and not HP if they handled it first and maybe took it out of the box. The idea about the pictures is a good piece of advice.
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