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  Midea America Corp

  300 Kimball Dr Parsippany, NJ 07054-2181

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  Midea USA

  20 N Martingale Rd Ste 160 Schaumburg, IL 60173-2427

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  Midea America Corp

  1201 East Bell Street Bloomington, IL 61701

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:03/14/2024

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  pelonis heater started smoking and quit working.It was bought in october of 2023.They told me it did not make a difference when it was bought they go by date of manufacture which is totally unfair to a consumer ,how are we supposed to know how long the store had it before selling.Told them I could not find receipt so they created a date for me of october 15 2023 and I emailed them the model and serial number and they refused to replace it.What a shame that this company is allowed to sell fire hazard's like these good thing I was in the same room when it happened or it could have burned my house down.

  Business Response

  Date: 03/14/2024

  Hello ******,
  Thank you for contacting us regarding the situation your experiencing with your portable heater.  Based on the information you've provided, in conjunction with what we have in our system, the previous resolution provided to you is correct.  We request a copy of the original purchase receipt to determine if a product is or isn't inside of it's manufactures warranty by utilizing the date on the receipt.  If for some reason a customer is unable to provide a copy of the receipt, we utilize the products serial number to determine if the product is or isn't within it's warranty period.  Due to the fact that we were unable to obtain a copy of your original purchase receipt we had to utilize the products serial number to determine the warranty.  Regrettably, due to the fact that the product is outside of its manufactures warranty, we would not be able to provide any warranty accommodations.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.  Thank you for your time.
  

  Respectfully,
  Midea

  Customer Answer

  Date: 03/15/2024

  
  Complaint: 21432210
  
  I am rejecting this response because:
  
  
  
  Regards,
  
  ***********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:02/08/2024

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I purchased a **** cubic french door refrigerator and the water in the door is warm not cold the tech came out had attitude from the beginning cause ask him nicely to not park in the driveway behind my upstair neighbor he came in my home did not understand what i was telling him i was showing that my tap water was colder the the water coming out of my fridge he look at the fridge did reading in freezer and refrigerator and said it was working fine he informed me that the water came from the wall to the fridge to the filter than to the tank then to dispenser but it goes from wall to tank to filter then the dis spenser i called they said they would send new tech but calls the next day and canceled and told me that i must have connected to the hot water pipe when the refrigerator that was hooked up before had no problem i replaced the filter and the water in the filter is iced cold so its getting warm between the filter and dispenser they refuse to sen out another tech.

  Business Response

  Date: 02/13/2024

  Hi ****, 

  Thank you for reaching out. Our apologies for any confusion regarding the specifications for this model refrigerator. This model refrigerator, MRF29D6AST, does not offer "chilled water" dispensing, and is not advertised to do so. It does not feature a water tank in the unit, so water will flow directly from the home water supply, to the filter, to the dispenser, and will be the same temperature as the home water supply. 

  Please let us know if you have any questions. Again, our apologies for any confusion. 

  Best,
  Midea

  Customer Answer

  Date: 02/13/2024

  
  Complaint: 21264123
  
  I am rejecting this response because: the owner manual and the on line litter shows there is a water tank so this is definitely false advertisement on Medea part
  
  
  
  Regards,
  
  *******************

  Business Response

  Date: 02/14/2024

  Hi ****, 

  This model technically features a small water tank that stores water before it reaches the filter and then the dispenser, but it is not advertised that it will chill water. The user manual instructs the user to connect the water installation kit to the homes cold water line, so the water temperature will reflect the water from that home plumbing line. 

  Our apologies for any confusion. Please let us know if you have any other questions. 

  Best,
  Midea

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/18/2024

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Midea Customer:*************************** ************************************************* ** ***** Midea Case #s: *********, *********, *********, and 111979450.I was issued 4 checks in the amount of $478.47 each. 2 of the 4 checks was cashed and the other two werent. The two checks that werent cashed was due to the financial institution saying possible fraudulent activity. This was due to the amount of the checks being the same and deposited one day after the other. Unfortunately the bank closed my account, however the bank informed me that check # ****** and ****** were never cashed due to possible fraudulent activity and in order for me to receive my funds is to contact the issuer and stop payment on the two check numbers mentioned above. On 12/30/2023 I contacted Midea and informed them of the situation. They said they would contact the refund department and follow up with me. About a week after New Years I contacted Midea to check status on stopping payment for check # ****** / case # ********* and check # ****** / *********. The Representative said they have not heard back from refund department. So I attempted again about a week after that and same issue, and Representative said they will send message to refund department and someone will contact me within ***** hrs. However no one did. Today I contacted Midea again to check status and I spoke with Representative whom informed me that ***************** supposedly contacted me yesterday to inform me both checks were cashed on 12/1/2023. I told Representative thats impossible because the account that check #s ****** & ****** was deposited in was closed in November. And also informed him that no one from Midea contacted me yesterday, as well as all the other days I was told they would follow up with me within ***** hours. At this point I feel I exhausted all options in which I already know the two checks werent cashed due to account closure. Please stop payment on both checks and reissue both refunds promptly. Thanks

  Business Response

  Date: 01/19/2024

  ********************,
  Based on the information you've provided, in conjunction with what we have in our system, we followed-up with our refund department for confirmation of the status of each check that was sent out.  According to the refund department, all four checks have been cashed (dates listed below) so we would not be able to stop payment on any of them.  Regrettably, we would not be able to provide any further assistance since the issue appears to be between you and your bank.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea

  111979434 - refund# ********* - check# ****** date 11/13/2023 -cashed on 12/1/2023
  111979447 - refund# ********* - check# ****** date 11/13/2023 -cashed on 12/1/2023
  111979448 - refund# ********* - check# ****** date 11/13/2023 -cashed on 12/26/2023
  111979450 - refund# ********* - check# ****** date 11/13/2023 -cashed on 12/6/2023

• Initial Complaint

  Date:01/03/2024

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  My sister purchased me a space heater by Pelonis from *********** It no longer works at 3 months old. I also cant see to find support on it.

  Business Response

  Date: 01/05/2024

  Hello *********,
  Thank you for contacting us regarding the situation your experiencing with your heater.  Regrettably, based on the information you provided, we were unable to locate any previous contact history in our system.  Please reach out to our customer support team for assistance.  We will need to confirm warranty status before providing warranty service and since you stated it was a gift, without the original purchase receipt we will need to utilize the products serial number to determine warranty status.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea

  Customer Answer

  Date: 01/05/2024

  
  Complaint: 21079881
  
  I am rejecting this response because: I cannot get through to customer service at all. Mailbox is full. Provide a direct contact number to call instead of brushing under rug.
  
  
  
  Regards,
  
  *****************************

  Business Response

  Date: 01/08/2024

  Hello *********,
  The contact number for our customer support is: **************.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/30/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I bought a Midea freezer from ******* on November 30, 2022. It totally quit working in June of 2023. I contacted the help line which is not located in the **. I was paying monthly payments for it and was told that I would receive a refund when the freezer was paid off. I paid Affirm the final payment in October. I was told that my refund check was generated on October 30th. When I didn't get a check, I called them in November. They then said there was never a refund generated. The person told me that they generated a check on November 10th. I have been told the check was sent out on the 14th of November. I contacted them today, November 30th and now they are saying if I don't get it by December 6th to call them and they will look into it. They will not provide a tracking number and they gave me a phone number for the ********** that I cannot reach anyone on.

  Business Response

  Date: 11/30/2023

  Hello *****,
  Thank you for contacting us regarding the situation with your unit and refund.  Based on the information you've provided in conjunction with what we have in our system, the check was sent on 11/14/23 standard mail and generally takes ***** business days to arrive. Please keep in mind that due to the holiday, it might be delayed.  At this time we currently have to wait for the timeframe allowed for shipping to arrive.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/29/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Bought a stove in October of 2023, installed second week of November (construction). Stove used for a few days, and then it shorted out in the Monday before Thanksgiving. The stove would not reset and it beeped constantly. We called customer support immediately, and were met with resistance and an incredibly rude customer care person who REFUSED to send me to a Supervisor. When asked why he stated I didnt do anything wrong. After several attempts and the need to scream at him on the phone we finally spoke with a person claiming to be a supervisor who provided no help. We begged and pleaded for help with our stove prior to the holiday, and we got zero, ***** nothing. I sent five unanswered emails, no help. I finally called today and was told they were waiting on a part. What part? No one has come to look at the stove to diagnose the problem yet. I was told Id have to wait another 2-3 days to provide an update on location of part! I asked for a supervisor and astonishingly enough, there are NO supervisors available 5 minutes after the center opens!? We have $1000 in spoiled food we could not enjoy for thanksgiving, no way to feed our family, and are forced to eat out for over a week (which is exploding our food budget). We need help to get our stove back to feed our family of 7!!!! We cant afford to keep this up. We spent as much money on eating out as to just buy another stove!!! Fix this problem.please!!!! Please help!

  Business Response

  Date: 11/29/2023

  Hello ******,
  Thank you for contacting us regarding the situation you're experiencing with your range.  Based on the information you've provided, in conjunction with what we have in our system, you are still currently setup for service.  The authorized service center is currently working with our product specialist to determine what could be causing the E006 error and what part(s) might be needed to resolve the situation.  As for the scheduling of the service itself, the Midea authorized service centers are independent businesses that are not owned nor operated by Midea directly.  Scheduling is based on their availability and not by Midea.  It is unfortunate timing that the product malfunctioned so close to a holiday which could also account from delays in service.  We do understand the inconvenience this situation might have caused to you and your family and will do our best to have it resolved as quickly as possible by communicating with both our product specialist and the service center.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/28/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Was told that I would receive a refund check starting the month on September 3rd, was told there were delays in the refund check. Checked back again and was told that I needed to continue to wait to receive my check during the month of October. Reached back out in November and was told that they reprocessed my check and still nothing. Continued to be told I would be contacted and never contacted, with my check still not being sent.

  Business Response

  Date: 12/05/2023

  Hello ****,
  We requested an update on the status of the reprint check and we're currently waiting for updated information on the new check and tracking#.  We can provide you that information once we receive it which should be some time this week.  We do apologize for any inconvenience.  Thank you for your assistance.

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/05/2023

  [A default letter is provided here which indicates your acceptance of the business's response.  If you wish, you may update it before sending it.]
  
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Regards,
  
  ***********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/28/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I ordered a Midea electric range from ******. They finally delivered and the oven would not work correctly. Called Midea customer service and they just blamed us. The oven continued sproadic problems. After several weeks, they finally agreed that it needed repair. It took almost another week for them to find a repair shop. We are outside the normal warranty service area of that shop so they requested that Midea compensate them for the extra mileage. Midea refused the request. So, the only way we can have our range repaired is to pay the extra mileage charge. We are doing that because we need our range!!! We request repayment of the mileage charge.

  Business Response

  Date: 11/28/2023

  Hello *******,
  Thank you for contacting us regarding the situation your experiencing with both the product and obtaining service.  Based on the information you provided (name | address | phone number |email) we were unable to locate any transaction history in our system.  If you can provide us with a case number or alternate contact information that might have been utilized when contacting us, we will be more than happy to continue to look into the situation further.  Regrettably, we cannot guarantee that the previous resolution provided will change.  We apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully, 
  Midea

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/06/2023

  Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I purchased a Midea Refrigerator last year and on 31AUG it stopped working. All of the ice melted and everything started to defrost in the freezer. I placed a service call with my Home Warranty and they sent a company that is Midea certified, they had to ctc the service department at Midea and they advised the issue and the part was ordered. 15SEP they came back with the part still didn't work. Midea service advised another issue and another part was ordered. 29SEP part was installed still didn't work, Midea stated it was the compressor and order the part. 31OCT it was installed and finally worked. My complaint, it took 60days for the service department to figure out the issue. I had no refrigerator for 60days! All of my food had to be thrown out and I was buying ice every day to try and keep a few items in the house. It is very difficult to keep groceries in a cooler for weeks. I understand a week or two but 8 weeks was unacceptable. I requested a refund of my service charge of $100 and $150 to replace some of my groceries. I lost much more than this amount.

  Business Response

  Date: 11/08/2023

  Hello ********,
  Thank you for contacting us regarding the situation you've experienced with your refrigerator and service.  Based on the information you've provided, in conjunction with what we have in our system, if the service was completed by a Midea authorized service center there shouldn't have been any service fees/charges as this would have been a warranty repair. Also, downtime and food loss are not covered under the manufactures warranty.  Regrettably, we would not be able to ***** your request for reimbursement of service fees or food loss.  If you were charged by the service center, please contact our customer service department and provide a copy of the invoice which shows the charge and what the charge was for, parts replaced, etc. so we can look into this matter further.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this situation might have caused.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/05/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I purchased a Midea ***** BTU U Shaped Window Air Conditioner this June. After few days I found it was very noisy and request for refund. I submitted the required documents and videos to Midea and the refund request was approved. Then Midea mailed me a refund check with my name incorrectly printed. Becuase I cannot cash the check with the wrong name, I contacted the company to re-send the check with my name correctly printed. However, after more than 3 months there is no further update for their promised correct refund check. Every time I contacted the customer service I was only told that I have to wait. I would like to receive the correct refund check as soon as possible.

  Business Response

  Date: 11/08/2023

  Hello **,
  Thank you for contacting us regarding the current situation you're experiencing.  Based on the information you provided, in conjunction with what we have in our system, we'll have to follow-up with our refund department for a status update.  Once we have some additional information we will follow up with you accordingly.  We do apologize for any inconvenience this situation may have caused.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea

  Customer Answer

  Date: 11/08/2023

  
  Complaint: 20827857
  
  I am rejecting this response because: They've been saying like that for over 3 months. There have been no updates for 3 months and it's abviously beyond the timeframe of normal processing. It's been 4 months since I submitted the documents and they just kept me waiting.
  
  
  
  Regards,
  
  *************

  Business Response

  Date: 11/14/2023

  Hello Bo,
  The replacement check was sent via UPS.  You can utilize the tracking number, 1Z5AX5580292530687, to track the status of the check.  Thank you for your time.

  Respectfully,
  Midea