They were supposed to have called me 30 minutes before the repair man arrived. I got a phone call from the office stating that the repairman was there and that he will only wait five minutes followed by the excuse that "sometimes his call don't go through". (Customers are so inconvenient !) After assessing the situation with the brand new refrigerator that I had ordered from Costco the repair man suggested replacing the whole door. I told him no thank you. I'll just re-order and return this one to Costco. After all that, it was a magnet at the bottom of the refrigerator door that had snapped off during the unloading process by the delivery company. My recommendation is to ask lots of questions watch and observe their work. Ask them how long they've been working on appliances. I mean, after all, it's your money that you've laid down for this Appliance. I am going to give this company another go, but hopefully I won't be replacing any appliances anytime soon. read more

If I could give a negative review, I would. Check out their yelp as they have honest reviews there. They must pay to get reviews here on Google. I am writing to express my extreme dissatisfaction with the service provided by Appliance Repair Specialists regarding my new Maytag washer. For almost three weeks, I have been met with a level of incompetence and disregard for my time that is frankly unacceptable. Despite being incredibly accommodating to your schedule--including arranging alternative childcare just to meet your company repair windows--your company has failed to reciprocate even a basic level of flexibility. After an initial technician found "no problem," the machine failed again. When a second visit finally identified the issue, the repair could not be completed because your company neglected to send the necessary door lock part. Most frustrating is the total breakdown in communication. I was personally promised an 8:00 AM appointment by the technician to avoid my daughter's school and dance schedule. Instead, I was once again shoved into a 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM slot. When I contacted customer service, I was met with scripted, empty apologies like "I understand your frustration," rather than actual solutions. I have repeatedly adjusted my time to suit your technicians. I expect this machine to be fixed immediately, as I have now been without a working appliance for nearly three weeks due to your internal negligence. 04/14/26: Update - the technician came and guess what? They have the wrong part! Need to wait another week. Let's see how many updates it will take before the appliance is fixed. next week will be one month!!!!! 04/18/26: Update: I rescheduled to Monday. However, I received a call that they could get me in today, Saturday. Of course I received a call that the technician called in sick and now the earliest they can get me in is on WEDNESDAY!!! Where can I report them of this terrible terrible experience. See image for reference. 04/22/26 Update: The technician came to my house again and guess what?! They did not send him the part!!!!! I have to wait yet again. read more

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Wish I could give 0 stars. Their employees are not qualified nor are they knowledgeable in appliance repair. They patch up without resolving the issue and instead making things worse and creating other issues which they will not own up to and won't fix unless you pay more money. Worth noting that they themes elves have to call the manufacturer for help because they don't know what they are doing. Save your hard earned money and your peace and go with someone else. read more

Absolute joke of a company. No show for the appointment today. I've called, emailed and text with not 1 response. This business should be closed down. 0 stars read more

They've been to my house twice in a matter of 6+ years. I feel like their texts are told to come and find any reason they can not to honor a warranty. They do not find the root of the problem, they just wanna Band-Aid, the problem and cause more money to be spent in callout fees. Their text do not listen to their customers and do not put their customers first. If I could rate them zero stars, I would. read more

I am extremely disappointed with the repair and customer service I received. My gas range wasn't holding temp and the oven door would randomly lock, frequently during baking. Parts were ordered, which took almost two months, and I had to order one of the parts myself. Repair was done, so I thought. The temperature issue seems to be fixed, but the oven door still locks. The technician advised I not use the oven or I may burn my house down. I called to have them come back out, but was told the case had been closed and would have to pay out of pocket. In addition to the oven door still locking, the gasket between the cook top and the front panel is only partially installed (this was not the case prior to "repair"). Additionally, the technician chose to place my stainless steel front panel on top of the iron grate while servicing and left a permanent scuff across the front on my $1500 range. When the technician, Rod, came out to diagnose the problem, he stated he had little knowledge of Bosch and would need to do the repair on a weekday because he would need to be able to contact Bosch if he ran into issues. The man couldn't even get the oven door back on without my husband's assistance. I have literally spent hours on the phone between ARS and Bosch just trying to get authorization, parts and an appointment. When calling, you immediately go into a hold pattern, or AI, which ends with an option to leave a message, but have yet to receive a call back from anyone, ever! This is by far the worst experience I've ever had, both with repair and customer service in my 58 years on this planet. read more

Customer service is horrible, people are rude on the phone if they even answer the phone. They don't return calls. Missed my service day, technician that came to the house did not have any equipment to test the temperature of the refrigerator, said he would come back later, never showed up. Do not use this company. read more

Appliance Repair Specialist used AI to schedule appointment. The appointment was set but they called back after hours and said they are cancelling appointment because the AI reservationist failed to get all information. I scheduled time and rearranged my schedule. read more

Came to repair a refrigerator shut down for a month dues to a recall from Galanz Tech was less than friendly or communicative after He installed the pre supplied mfg parts He Told us It might take a couple days to begin working .............so more that 48 hours later still doesnt work calls and messages to you go unanswered what gives people ? read more

Have a recall on my refrigerator. I've tried 3 times to return their call. It either AL or message.

BEWARE!! No one runs away from accountability like this company. Their customer service is rude, exhausting, unresponsive and lack transparency. This company and Whirlpool said my microwave was unfixable because it was damaged by cockroaches. I got pest control done which found no infestation and no cockroaches in the entire area. I got another technician who found it very fixable and was able to do so rapidly. All of these are well documented, with reports and pictures. I spent $1000+ fixing a brand new microwave, which should've been covered by warranty. On top of that, their technician left my microwave on the floor without any consent and now they're saying they will charge me extra for putting it back up!! Minting money from all parties with no resolution. Warranty is a lie. Customer service Customer harassment read more

I scheduled an appointment with this firm because Maytag said they were an "authorized repair service." 3 days prior to the appointment Maytag set for me I texted the firm to reschedule. The first message I got back was that I could not do so because my request was less than 24 hours prior to the service date. I sent about 4 secondary texts, requested to be rescheduled AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY TO ONE OF TEHM. Appliance Repair Specialist won the title of Worst Company I've Ever Dealt With. Rude; unavailable; uncommunicative. Thank heaven I never let them into my home to repair my washer. These folks are to be avoided like the ebola virus. read more

Second review. I ordered a used/working power board on Ebay. Swapped it in myself yesterday. Microwave now working well. This company screwed me for 1600$. I sent them an email demanding they pick up their shit power board, and give me a 1000$ check. Mutherphuckers !!!!!! read more

Very disappointed with Appliance Repair Specialists. They charged $175 just to come out and gave us a completely incorrect diagnosis, claiming we needed a repair that would cost around $1,500. Thankfully, we decided to get a second opinion from another company, and they fixed the actual issue for only $200. It honestly felt like either the technician was not knowledgeable enough to diagnose the problem correctly or they were trying to upsell an unnecessary major repair. Either way, it was a terrible experience and a costly misdiagnosis. I understand diagnostic fees are standard, but paying $175 for such an inaccurate assessment was extremely frustrating. I would strongly recommend getting a second opinion before agreeing to any expensive repairs from this company. read more

Jim Stone arrived for our scheduled appointment. It was the second visit by ARS, first by Jim. After I explained the problems with my GE Monogram beverage refridgerator, he went to work trying to figure out a solution to the issues, not just installing the parts the previous ARS guy ordered. Jim explained the problems and his solutions and the one item he could not fix. He was very complete and patient and knew his stuff. Bottom line, he fixed the most important issues and the one new problem was with a build quality flaw that would have meant more time waiting and no guarantee to have it installed correctly or be delivered without a flaw. We chose to keep it with all the fixes Jim incorporated and we feel it was the best choice. Jim is an outstanding repair specialist, and I would recommend him 100% for any type of problem you might have. read more

Extremely frustrated, wished I'd seen the other reviews prior to calling them. My ice maker in the refrigerator isn't working, they came out and were here 5 minutes and said the collection thing for the ice wasn't lined up so the sensor wasn't picking it up to drop ice and charged $150. It never make ice and I called them the next day in which they said they'd order a new ice maker. Order a new ice maker? Did we even look at it thoroughly. Now they're recharging a fee to come and install it, we said does any of the original $150 go towards the installation fee since it was clearly misdiagnosed the first time. They said nope that fee is just for diagnostics, you mean the five minutes you were here in which you didn't diagnose correctly what was wrong. What a racket. I realize you should be paid for your time, but that's a bit steep when you didn't even get to the root of the problem. And how do we even know I need a new ice maker, you were here honestly 5 minutes. read more

No show. They also make appts and leave you hanging. Second man was condescending and implied I was lying. Had to ask him to leave.

One star is way too generous! Two stories, several years ago they had to come out 18 times before they were able to fix my electrics doubl oven, EIGHTEEN TIMES. The next is current. I have a kitchenaide refrigerator in my kitchen that hasn't cooled properly in ONE YEAR. They have been out at least FOURTEEN TIMES and they said that they would need to replace more parts. You be the judge. read more

Incompetent, disorganized and ironically arrogant. This is the kind of company nobody out here would hire if paying for it themselves. They are sent out by various manufacturers when dealing with "warranty" repairs. I can only assume they were the lowest bidder for the contract. If your idea of fun is weekly visits for them to do guesswork and replace different parts until it either works or you give up, this is who to call! read more

My kitchenAid microwave was acting up and would only stay on for three seconds at a time. Felipe showed up on time and got to work and had the part replaced and out the door in less than 30 minutes. He was very friendly and gave us great service. I highly recommend this company and Felipe. read more

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I do NOT recommend anyone doing business with ARS. If you have the choice, use any other company. Unfortunately, we have to use them as they are the ones with whom our warranty contracts with. Not only are they rude and unprofessional, but they also have an extremely poor ability to repair items. We have had ongoing issues with our dishwasher, and although it is leaking and not put together correctly, they claim that it meets or exceeds the manufacturer's expectations. DO NOT use this company. They appear to be a money grab company, and unable to make repairs... read more

We are very happy with the company. The support staff was very helpful. Our Frigidaire Gallery refrigerator section was not cooling properly. Our service technician Richard was excellent. He was clean, professional, extremely knowledgeable, and courteous. He diagnosed the problem and repaired it in a timely manner. Richard & Stacy F. Simi Valley, CA read more

This company was sent to my house after I made a warranty claim on my KitchenAid fridge, the technician who arrived were friendly, knowledgeable, and arrived within the promised window. Although they will need to order the part and come back another time, that is to be expected. I will update the review when the work is completed but my initial impression is positive! Edit: Thomas came back when the part arrived and finished the job perfectly thank you Thomas! read more

This company is horrible. Had a stove top range that the oven portion would not ignite. It was less than a year old so still under manufactures warranty, these guys did everything they could to not honor the repair job. I went through Lowe's and Maytag/Whirlpool and they were both cooperative....not this repair company. Nothing but bullshit from them. I do not recommend and my next call will be to Maytag/Whirlpool to drop these unprofessional people from their repair list. Horrible customer service from ARS.... read more

On October 14, 2023 REPAIRMAN Francisco came out to fix my non-working ice maker in my Whirlpool Refrigerator. After working a short time. He told me he had to order a new part. I asked him what he was doing? He abruptly told me the wouldn't answer any questions until he was done. His attitude was unprofessional. I have never experienced this hostility of a worker in my home. I was a Telephone Repairman when I got out of the Army. I treated all customers with respect. On October 20, Francisco returned with parts in hand. I was busy on the phone with my pre op nurse when he arrived and went to work. The nurse asked what was all that noise as we were having our conversation. I told her they were fixing my refrigerator. The loud grinding noise was perplexing. Later I came in to question what was going on. Francisco was grinding off the AUGER MOTOR COUPLER. I questions his actions and asked him why he didn't unscrew it. This was very strange because sparks were flying sticking my cabinets. It was obvious that me questioning him made him upset. Francisco was arrogant in his answer and would not explain his actions. He only told me to "back off". With this I got my phone and started recording him. Then he told me to stop recording him. I told him that this is my home and I can record if I want. He said that he would leave if I continued. Francisco huffily gathered his tools and the part and scrambled out of my home. He left all the freezer box parts on the floor and didn't clean up anything. I noticed he was outside by his vehicle talking to someone, then he drove away. Jill from the Appliance Repair (661-587-1300) called me at my home. I told her everything and asked her not to send this apprentice back. Shortly, I got another call from Victoria. She said they will come back on the 25th to finish the job. I repeated the incident I had with Francisco to her. Victoria told me that when the repairman comes out again, I was not to be there. I informed her that I was having surgery that week and I will be home recuperating. I sent and e-mail of the incident at 3:06pm to Maria with pictures. I was informed October 28th was the new date the repairman was returning because they had to order more parts. On October 28, Rod O came to fix my refrigerator. He quickly went to work and assembled everything. I asked Rod if grinding was the correct way to remove the left handed auger motor coupler? He said it was correct. His demeanor was cold and unengaging. I can emphatically tell you that grinding off the part is not in accordance with Whirlpool Refrigerator Repair Manual . This Whirlpool video shows the described procedure. https://youtu.be/ynDWc1_sRI4 I do not like recommend or endorse Appliance Repair Specialist. read more

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My Whirlpool washer is still under the 1 year warranty and I noticed about a month ago that the washer would skip the rinse cycle and instead repeat the spin cycle about 4 times. WELL I called Whirlpool and had a technician come out to find out what needs to be fixed (what part) and they had wrote on the receipt after that the washer had a "bad suspension". I highly doubt this is true because the washer is still acting the same way. My partner told me that not only did the technician seem to be rushing pretty fast, but he also was rude and ignored my partner's comments about the issue at hand. I plan to call on Monday and firmly resolve this matter because I'm so disappointed that a "certified" technician named Martin Z for Whirlpool couldn't do it right the first time - let alone in a timely matter. read more

BEWARE!!!! This company is running a scheme to rip off consumers. They schedule appointments just to be able to fraudulently charge service fees! I have attached a picture of my email confirmation to this review so they cannot say it isn't them and so that Yelp doesn't take this down. If you have been threatened with collections, overcharged, or mislead by this company..please reach out to me through Yelp to be added to a civil suit. Thank you, Jennifer read more

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I have a brand new speed queen it leaks water. I wanted a new one and earners wouldn't switch them out so I had to go with the repair guy from Appliance Repair Specialist. These people never answer the phone and they have an AI assistant that doesn't know what is going on nor is helpful. I had one repair guy come and he said I will have to order three parts. Will be back next week well, two weeks later I called to find out what was going on with the parts and was told they had just come in.then The next appointment would be in one week well, the guy didn't show up. He was supposed to be there between nine and 11 and I had an appointment at 1 and had to leave so I called to set up a new one on the next day, which is a Tuesday .. then when I call the office twice the day before Tuesday on a Monday to find out what time on Tuesday I get some woman that just says we don't have any availability until she said Friday Wednesday and then she said well. We have an availability on Friday. She also told me that I had never made a call so I asked the speakers supervisor cause she was really snippy and told me what I did and didn't do. So I'm calling earners back and buying a new machine cause I don't wanna put up with this. Don't use these Appliance Repair Specialist for anything.they are useless read more

ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE COMPANY! Fridgidaire sent us too them and they dispatch techs to come out. No accountability in the company. We have been without our brand new refridgerator for over 3 weeks now and each time they come out, they have to reschedule cause they need a new part (and take forever to comeback) I would never recommend this company to anyone, the answering service doesn't care about the customer, they just give run arounds... read more

tech seemed knowledgeable about dishwashers, but not my brand of dishwasher. They came out on the 15th damaged. My dishwasher said they were ordering the parts and I don't show anything being ordered and I have gotten no response from the company and today is the 29th. Even the item numbers listed on the invoice are incorrect for my brand of dishwasher. when trying to call the company, your left on hold for extended periods of time and then told to leave a voicemail because they are very busy. read more

Improper Assessment of problem. Didn't help at all. Called my Sears Warranty Service bc any new water filter I would use for fridge were getting clogged and no water coming through. Initially thought it was a bad filter.. but after buying 3 new filters and all of them were not passing water, I figured something was clogged in my water line or fridge. Technician came in and in all but two minutes he said was my water source from city was too hard and had too much calcium and minerals. Told him this is same hard water everyone in region has and been like this for 10+ years. So why are all 3 BRAND NEW filters all seem CLOGGED within 30 seconds of installation? Hard water would take time to clog a brand new filter. It's not like there chunks of rocks in the water. Something else must be clogged in the line or filter housing. Asked him to triple check there is also nothing wrong with my fridge-- especially the water filter housing. He emphatically said it's just the hard water and recommended getting a reverse osmosis filter external to fridge. Not helpful advise when I want my fridge fixed. Left after only 15 minutes. Attempted to call company to ask for re-assessment with different technician and left voicemail with Supervisor. No one ever called me back. After researching myself, ended up buying and replacing the Fridge's water filter housing myself that I found on Amazon for $120. Guess what... no more clogged filters. All my new filters works properly. Waste of money asking these guys for help. read more

I customer service and pretty much they told me that my parts wouldn't cover under my warranty that I purchased when we bought the refrigerator. I to the part that need to be replaced and they just gave me around. Finally, they up appointment for the third time to send repair service. The repair guy is good. Just customer service lousy. read more

Just wanted to give a shout out to Cesar Hunt. Very professional repaired my control board in about 10 minutes. Let me know my belt was a little squeaky so keep a listen if it gets worse. I think I found a new appliance repair man read more

WORST COMPANY YOU CAN USE, VERY POOR SERVICE. Costco referred us 3 yrs ago, bad experience over 90 days for a part, Costco had to replace fridge. Second fridge Costco referred us again and same horrible experience, part on back order after already spending $900 for prior repair that did not solve the problem, and now over 3 weeks and still waiting, we had to buy a new fridge. WORST COMPANY SHOULD NOT BE IN BUSINESS. BE SURE TO LET OTHERS KNOW. COULD NOT GIVE NEGATIVE STAR RATING. HISTORY OF VERY BAD REVIEWS. read more

Avoid this company at all costs. They were dispatched through our home warranty to fix an ice maker. The technician claimed he identified the issue, a shut-off valve, but instead of turning it on, he replaced an unrelated part and told us to "wait and see" if ice production returned. If not, he'd come back to open the valve. He never returned. We followed up with the company for two weeks with no response. Then, out of nowhere, they messaged us saying they didn't have the part and had closed the service ticket. What part? The tech clearly stated the only issue was the valve. It's obvious they didn't want to send the tech back because they had already collected the service fee and didn't want to absorb the cost of a return visit. This is not how a reputable company should operate; dishonest, unresponsive, and completely dismissive once they've been paid. Terrible service. Untrustworthy company. We were left waiting for weeks with no resolution. read more

I wish I could give these guys a negative rating. I scheduled a service call for my less than 1 year old dryer and they gave me a 1-4pm window. At 4:05pm, I received a call that the service tech was 60min away. After speaking with customer service, I was told I had 2 options...wait a week for another appt or wait for the tech to show up. Now it's after 5pm and I'm still waiting. This complete disregard for my time is just shitty customer service. When I asked to please speak with a manager, I was told the district manager would give me a call. After waiting 60min with no call, I called them to find out that the district manager left early. Clearly, this company doesn't understand or care anything for customer service and it's a shame that a company like Whirlpool would use them. read more

They charged us for someone to come in and diagnose the problem of our oven so we paid for 100+ for the diagnostic supposedly. But they then canceled it as they said just from the error code they already know what the problem is. When we were trying to get the diagnostic fee back they said that the fee pays for them ordering the part and made up excuses that it will cover the travel fee of their rep, when nobody bothered to come out. We felt it was a scam and there were no following up. We have been waiting more than a month with no follow ups. Please do better and be honest to your customers. read more

Worst service and customer service ever! Whirlpool booked a repair appointment with these incompetent unprofessional losers. First, of the repairman never showed up. The window was between 8am to 4pm (I guess they assume people have nothing better to do all day to wait for someone to show up). The Jack Hole never even bothered to call that he was delayed and or not coming at all. When I called the office to find out were the Hell the guy was, there was no answer. Apparently these people have bankers hours and no one works past 4:00 pm and not on weekends. So I left a message. They gave me a number to text, but after I texted the, no one responded. Seriously, what good is texting someone if they do not reply? It wasn't until two days later in the late afternoon when they finally replied with lame excuse that the repair man was overbooked. So how is that my fault? They didn't even have the professional courtesy to call in person, they just hid behind a text. They tried to offer another day with the same window of 8am to 4pm as if I have all the time in the world to wait for an incompetent repairman to maybe show sow up. I told the, to go F themselves. When I called Whirlpool to complain, they said that they stated that they did show up but no one was home. They also stated that the repairman was waiting on parts for my refrigerator. First of all, the Jack Hole never showed up. Second, how could he need parts when he never look at the fridge? This company is all lies and cheap excuse to cover their butts for unprofessional incompetent service. Stay away from these losers, they will lie to you waste you time. I can only imagine what kind of 2nd rate work they judging their scheduling procedures and how they will lie to you. read more

This company has been one of the worst companies I've dealt with in many years. It all started off with them, missing the first appointment and not calling us at all. Then the guy shows up to my parents house with a really bad attitude and didn't seem like he enjoyed his job. My father's puppy, golden retriever was excited to see him and jumped on him, and the guy kicked the dog. My dad was trying to be patient with him. He was also not knowledgeable or experienced with the large appliance repair. At the end of the appointment when things got nasty my dad had asked for his bosses information, his name and his bosses contact. He wouldn't share any of it, and he left and slammed the door. This company was referred to us by KitchenAid appliances. We called KitchenAid and they would not do anything about it. At this point, we will be sharing this information with everyone and the video footage of him kicking the dog. Don't use them! After going on yelp now and reading the reviews sounds like this company is horrible all the way around. read more

This place is BS, had a guy come out today in Fresno California, for my "second opinion" as a bodewell tech came out a week before and changed out thermostat on my brand new 3 week old fridge and it still had the same problem. (Freezer wont go below 10 degrees. This joke of a tech comes out today very unfriendly and unprofessional. First thing he says "to try to blame the customer" oh ya your problem is this isnt a fridge for the garage". I said "Oh ya? its garage ready, thats the reason i got it". Then he talks through his ear buds the whole time ignoring anything i had to say or any of my questions, and says "im talking right now" very rudely. So all this clown does it open the fridge and freezer like 10 times. This took about 20 minutes. Did absolutely no diagnostic or anything.. Asks me if i have the manual and i need to read the manual. Says i had the settings wrong LOL! " I literally have went through every setting possible for the last 3 weeks giving 3 days in between.. nothing changes. This guy says my settings were wrong and next time he comes out he will charge me.. im like BS! He said i had the settings wrong i said what did you change it to then? he said "oh i didnt know it had one in the fridge too" totally clueless.. Then the "tech" gets combative as he was already bs'ing the whole time.. i said atleast the other company tried to do something he says he changed the part "Just to get out of here" lol.. i said thanks for nothing this was worthless and waste of my time and he said i was worthless and left. Worst experience ever from a so called tech. I also told him i read many others with my fridge left reviews experiencing the same problem with my fridge. He said "I dont care about reviews". read more