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Lawn Mowers

MTD Products, Inc.

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    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 348 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 119 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/26/2024

      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 bought my Cub Cadet ZT1-50 zero-turn mower new from Home Depot in Sevierville, TN, on 3/29/2021. I always maintained it well, stored it indoors, and never used it in rain or wet conditions.

      On 6/3/2024, while mowing, one scalping wheel fell off, then the other, and the area supporting the grass discharge broke, causing the discharge chute to fall off.

      In order to inspect the damage, I removed the deck and the blades and cleaned the areas of concern with a wire brush to better ascertain the failure. There appeared to be a large crack in the metal supporting one pulley, along with weak weld spots, indicating defects in material and workmanship.

      Reviewing my paperwork, I found the deck was still under warranty (7 years from purchase date). I took the mower to a Cub Cadet repair center, Outdoor Power Plus in New Market, TN, and they submitted a warranty claim (case number ********). On 6/24/2024, they informed me the claim was denied because I had sanded the damaged areas for inspection.

      The denial is unreasonable. The damage was clearly caused by poor material quality or workmanship, not by my inspection or even cleaning the areas. Discovering a defect requires an initial damage, and cleaning for inspection doesn't cause the original issue. The damage had to exist before it was cleaned to be discovered. That is the normal and reasonable sequence of events. Denial of warranty claim clearly makes no sense as the damaged area had to be damaged before it was cleaned to discover the extent of the damage. This action had absolutely no impact on the damage which obviously occurred prior to that. Thus, the warranty claim should not have been denied.

      Business Response

      Date: 07/08/2024

      Good
      Afternoon ******** *****,

      We’re sorry to hear that you have not received the answers you were looking for
      from our customer support team. Your equipment came equipped with a minimum 3-year
      manufacturing warranty, and we do stand behind our products and our warranties.
      As long as one of our dealers says that this was a manufacturing defect and
      files a warranty claim, we are happy to cover the repair charges. Our records
      indicate that after evaluating your equipment, the service dealer determined that
      the deck appeared to have been welded/altered prior to evaluation, and after
      speaking with one of our customer support technicians determined that voided
      the warranty. This is documented under the case number that you provided********.
       If you disagree with the assessment of
      the dealer, you always have the option to take the machine to another service
      center for a second opinion. You can also refer to your warranty declaration
      page if you have any questions regarding warranty coverage.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD
      Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/09/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:
      The equipment was not welded.  The damage was sanded to better ascertain the damage.


      Business Response

      Date: 07/11/2024

      Good Morning
      ******** *****,

      As we explained in our previous response, the service dealer determined that
      the equipment’s mower deck shell had undergone a great deal of grinding in an attempt
      to repair, before taking the machine to an authorized service dealer, which
      voids the warranty. The warranty exclusions can be found on page 4 of your
      warranty declaration. If you disagree with the assessment of the dealer, you
      always have the option to take the machine to another service center for a
      second opinion. We apologize for the inconvenience, and would encourage you to
      give us a call at ************** and reference your case # ******** if you
      would like to discuss this further.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance 

      Sincerely,

      MTD
      Products by Stanley Black & Decker
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/25/2024

      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.
      On May 22, 2024 I purchased 2 deck belts from Club Cadet. The order did not get processed and delivered for weeks. It turns out I bought the wrong one and tried to return only one of them, It was extremely difficult to figure out how to return it on the website, but I ultimately learned I needed to call to get an authorization form. My wife called and it took 7 minutes to get to a live person who she she could help with the return. After looking into my account, she then transferred the call to customer service which had us on hold for over one hour. We do have phone records to demonstrate this

      Business Response

      Date: 06/27/2024

      Good Afternoon
      ***** *****,

      We’re sorry to hear that you have not received the answers you were looking for
      from our customer support team. We have documented this internally under case
      number ********, and would encourage you to follow the return instructions on
      your packing slip to return the incorrect part. Once the part has been received
      back to our warehouse, and our admin team is notified, we will be able to move
      forward with issuing a credit for the incorrect part, and you will be emailed a
      copy of the credit memo.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/23/2024

      Type:Delivery 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.
      Ordered and 7 days later it has not shipped.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/24/2024

      Good *************************************,

      Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Our records indicate that you placed your order on 6/17/2024. Once the order has been placed, it can take 1-3 business days for the order process and ship out. Standard shipping takes 5-7 business days to arrive after the order has shipped out. We were closed on Wednesday 6/18/2024 for the Juneteenth holiday, which may cause an additional delay. As of today 6/24/2024, your order has processed and shipped out. You can track your order at www.usps.com/ using your tracking number 92748999920828573007468389.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by ************************* & ******
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/21/2024

      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 Dewalt Z254 Zero Turn Mower from the ********** in ************, ** on 09/04/2023. I only used it twice before the winter. Om March 31, 2024 I cut some grass with it for less that an hour before it broke down. I repeatedly tried contacting ****** to find out where to take it for warranty repair and only got canned replies with no information. That was in spite of dozens of emails and many phone calls, and several "chat" exchanges with their robots. The Dewalt web page's form is broken and cannot send messages. Their phone numbers are all answered by bots that give no information. After a few weeks, I found out from a third party where one authorized center was, and took it there even though it's a 60 mile round trip. But even after being there for 7 weeks, it's still not fixed, it only needs a battery but they said it's on backorder and they don't know when or if they will ever get one from Dewalt. Actually, it's MTD Products, and Dewalt is one of their brands. I picked up the mower today. The season is half over and I need a mower. I will have to fix it myself, which will require modifications to take a different battery. Or I need to buy a working mower. I bought this one because it was cheaper, but I later found it was cheaper because they stopped making them. To replace it with a similar model would cost me about $7500. I would settle foe that, and they can pick this one up. or they can over night be a battery and pay me for the time and money they have wasted trying to get it fixed, which includes at least 12 hours so far (I get $40 an hour when I work) plus 55 cents a mile when on the road, for the two 60 mile round trips. I also had to spend about $200 to get my old mower working just well enough to get my work done while waiting, but with it the work take longer, so I'd add about 20 hours to that. I have about 14 acres to cut on three properties ever week to 10 days this time of the year.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/27/2024

      Good Morning *************************,

      Were sorry to hear that you havent been satisfied with your equipment, and that you have had a negative experience with our customer support team. We want to assist you with resolving this matter as quickly and efficiently as possible,and have sent you an email to the email address listed within this complaint requesting additional information. Please respond to the email at your earliest convenience so we can help you move forward with resolution. We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your patience.


      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by ************************* & ******

      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/03/2024

       I am rejecting this response because: I am still getting canned replies from them.  A few weeks ago one of their guys in ***** reading a scrip promised me that "someone from the right department" (a department which he could not name) would call me the following day, and no one did.  Today, I got an email with a canned response asking for the best time to call me by some again un-named department.  However they did say they'd be closed for the 4th which is a Thursday and the day after, and so I replied stating that I wont expect a call before Monday.  Since I repaired the mower myself at my own expense it's not an emergency and I can certainly wait until Monday.  And I will add a note here in the unlikely event that I actually get a call from a real human after over three months.  But they could have simply called and given honest information rather that having another robot send yet another canned reply again.  


      Business Response

      Date: 07/09/2024

      Good ***********************************,

      We are trying to help you resolve this matter as quickly and efficiently is possible. We have sent you an email today 7/9/2024 notifying you that we will have one of our customer support supervisors give you a call this week between the hours of 8:00AM 12:00 PM, which you indicated was the best time of day to reach you via your email from 7/3/2024. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance 

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by ************************* & ******

      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/10/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:  I replied and gave them a time but they never called.


      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/15/2024

      I finally got a call from them, and as usual, it was useless and not honest.  So they only wasted 104 days of my time, along with countless hours a,d gas and other expenses and then refused to honor the warranty anyway.  Had they simply replied within two weeks of my first of many attempts to contact them and told me they wouldn't honor the warranty, it would have saved me a lot of trouble and time and money. 

        On the plus side, I have learned to never again buy their products, and they make a number of brands.  So I suppose that education had value. 
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/19/2024

      Type:Product 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.
      I bought a cub cadet zero turn lawnmower, a pull cart and a cover for the mower from the cub cadet website on 4/30/24. I received my cart and cover but my mower was damaged in transit from MTD in Ohio to sioux city iowa. I have tried to call customer service to have another one sent but I am on hold for more than a hour and nobody answers the phone. The shipping company(****** *******) sent the mower back to MTD and ****** ******* also has not been able to reach anyone from Cub Cadet or MTD.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/25/2024

      Good
      Afternoon ****** ***,

      We’re sorry to hear that you had a negative experience with our company, and
      that your equipment was damaged upon delivery. Our records indicate that you
      have been in contact with one of our customer support supervisors to assist you
      with resolving this matter, and on 6/24/2024 a credit was issued in the amount
      of $3,625.94 which includes the freight and sales tax. A copy of the credit receipt
      was emailed to the email address you have listed within this BBB complaint. Please
      allow 1-3 business days for the credit to reflect upon your financial
      institution. We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your patience.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/26/2024

       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.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/14/2024

      Type:Delivery 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 did not receive my whole order I was missing part number *********. Been trying to call for 3 days now no one answers the phone. My order # ** *******. po# **********.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/21/2024

      Good Afternoon ******* ******,

      We’re sorry to hear that you did not receive the answers you were looking for
      from our customer support team. We have sent part number ********* out to you
      at no charge, and you will receive it within the next 3-5 business days. Your
      no charge order number is ************. Email confirmation has also been sent
      to the email address provided within your BBB complaint. We apologize for the
      inconvenience, and appreciate your patience.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/13/2024

      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 boxed chainsaw kit from Lowes. I needed the saw and started using it. When i went to put it in the saw case provided in the kit, i noticed it had a broken corner. The box it came in had no damage and was still strapped.
      I took the case back to Lowes, they informed me i need to contact Craftsman for a new case. I did on 2/2/2024, and several times after that. I was given the run-around and have still not received any

      Business Response

      Date: 06/20/2024

      Good Afternoon ******
      *******,

      Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We’re sorry to hear you did not receive
      the answers you were looking for from our customer support team. We want to
      assist you with resolving this matter as quickly and efficiently as possible.
      We have sent you an email today 6/20/2024 requesting additional information to
      the email address listed within your BBB complaint. We would encourage you to
      respond to the email at your earliest convenience so we can move forward with
      resolution. We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your patience.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/21/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:


      I responded to the link they sent me, therefore they gave me a bad/misleading link.

      i did recently rec a message that I did respond to andgave them the requested information about the piecs/part number of damaged piece.

       

      Business Response

      Date: 06/26/2024

      Good
      Afternoon ****** *******,

      We have sent you a follow-up email requesting your factory model and serial
      number so we can look the correct part up for you. The part number that you
      provided in your response does not appear to be accurate. Please respond with
      the requested information at your earliest convenience, so we can assist you
      with resolving this matter.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/12/2024

      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 Cub Cadet XT 2 in July of last year brand new. It worked well until I tried to start it this mowing season. Found out the battery was dead. The store I bought it from replaced the battery free. Take the mower out next week and it shuts off completely after about an hour of mowing. Find out the starter was bad. Again replaced free. It took two weeks to get my mower back. A week later after almost finishing my yard the mower stops in its tracks. Won’t go forward or backward. Call the store I bought it from and they said they are booked weeks out and can’t help me. I finally called Buckeit in Blue Springs. They committed to help me but I had to get my tractor to them. So I deliver it and they find out the belt fell off. Weeks later I call and they said they ordered the wrong size belt. 6 weeks after dropping it off I can’t get them to call me back and give me an update. The product, the service, and the support for this product is horrible. I just want a full refund so I can buy a tractor that works. I have an older cub cadet XT146 that is a work horse. I was really excited about my new cub cadet but I just want to move on. I have had to pay for someone to cut my lawn the last 6 weeks. This purchase has been a total disaster.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/18/2024

      Good Afternoon ***** *******,

      We're sorry to hear you haven't been satisfied with your Cub Cadet equipment.
      We do take our customers' opinions very seriously and the feedback we receive
      helps us build better products. We want to help you resolve this matter as
      quickly and efficiently as possible.  We
      have documented this internally, and would encourage you to give us a call at
      ************** and discuss this problem further. Please mention your case # ******** once you are connected with one of our customer support advocates. Or, let us
      know the best time of day to reach you, and we will get you in touch with the
      right person here to assist with finding resolution.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/21/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:

      I called their customer advocate number and after going through the menu with my case number, the only options I had on their menu was to order parts or order equipment.  Called them twice just to be sure didn't' miss something on the menu.  It would not route me to a customer service advocate.  So I pressed 1 to see if I could get a live human being on the line, and waited on hold for 30 minutes with no end in site.  Finally decided to hang up.  The phone number is nothing but smoke and mirrors - not a menu item listed to talk directly to a customer advocate.



      Business Response

      Date: 06/25/2024

      Good
      Morning ***** *******,

      We’re sorry to hear that you were not able to get in touch with our customer
      support team and receive the answers you were looking for. In our previous
      response to your BBB complaint, we encouraged you to give us a call and
      reference your case number or to let us know the best time of day to reach you,
      and we would get you in touch with the right person here at Cub Cadet to
      discuss this further. Please let us know the best time of day to reach you, and
      we will we will have someone give you a call to discuss this further.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/26/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:

      I can be reached at ************ Monday through Friday - this is my direct line



    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/12/2024

      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 riding lawn mower model number ************** on 6/6/23. It broke down in the middle of May and no longer starts, not quite a year old. I called the customer service line on their website and I was given a different number to call for warranty claims. After calling it for several days I received no response, it's an unmonitored line. I then tried their website, filling out a warranty claim on their website directs you to an email address that's also unmonitored after days of waiting for a reply back. This company is selling products with warranties but ghosting anyone that tries to contact them about the warranty. The lawnmower cost 2300$ and didn't even last a year.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/20/2024

      Good Afternoon ******* ****,

      We’re sorry to hear you did not receive the answers you were looking for from
      our customer support team. Your equipment comes equipped with a minimum 2-year manufacturing
      warranty, and we do stand behind our products and our warranties. We recommend
      contacting a MTD authorized service center. They handle all of our warranty
      claims and adjustments and can work directly with our customer support to fix
      the problem. As long as one of our dealers says that this was a manufacturing
      defect and files a warranty claim, we are happy to cover the repair charges.
      You can find a location by clicking here: Store Locator (************). We apologize for
      the inconvenience, and appreciate your patience.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/21/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:


      I have already called a center multiple times and used the website. No one answers the phone and no one responds to my emails. Give me the number or an email of an actual manager that exists, or I'm going to have to assume you're avoiding warranty claims.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/25/2024

      Good
      Afternoon ******* ****,

      We do not have any record of communication with you via email or over the phone
      prior to filing your complaint with the BBB. We want assist you with resolving
      your issue(s) as quickly and efficiently as possible, and have sent you an email
      requesting additional information. Please reply to the email and your earliest
      convenience. This has been documented internally under case # ********.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/01/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:


      While your MTD team has reached out to me I'm still just receiving a different type of runaround. They sent me a list of shops that work on the mowers but the shops won't work on the mower without an approval letter from Craftsman.

       

      In response to you saying that you have no record of me reaching out to you, I have no idea how you think you can find a record of you not answering your phonelines or not responding to my emails when you haven't asked me for my email or my phone number, but I've attached screenshots of emails. The first is a reply from your website's warranty claim form which told me to email a different email. The second is an email that I sent to the new email that was never replied to.

      Business Response

      Date: 07/03/2024

      Good Afternoon ******* ****,

      Our records indicate that a member of our customer support team reached out to
      you via email and explained that your engine comes with a separate warranty,
      and in addition to providing a link for your engine manual and the contact
      information for the engine manufacturer Briggs and Stratton. The service dealers
      provided to you within the email were from the engine manufacturers website. If
      you are having difficulty scheduling service, you will need to contact Briggs
      and Stratton directly by calling ************** or visiting their website at **************************. We
      have also responded to you via email with this information.

      Please let us know if you
      have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

      Customer Answer

      Date: 07/05/2024

       I am rejecting this response because:


      Did your records also include them sending me a completely different list of 'repair' places that wouldn't accept the lawnmower, and when I told your service people that they just replied with a different list of repair places? There's no excuse for this level of runaround. Phone lines that aren't answered, websites that just refer you to email accounts that aren't replied to, bogus incorrect lists of repair places that don't accept your lawnmowers. Your company is acting like you've never dealt with a warranty claim before, but judging from how hard it is to get ahold of someone you may never have. I still have not been able to get ahold of anyone willing to examine your lawnmower.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/12/2024

      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.
      Cub Cadet a subsidiary of Black and Decker will not fulfill its obligations of providing timely and effective warranty service for a ride on mower under its terms and conditions due to 1) contact constraints (the company does not have a customer service email address, it's chat option is limited since the representatives who have no decision making authority as outlined in the chat history attached, and level 2 support simply does not pick up the phone as evident by the attached phone recording of 2+ hours in duration with no pickup), 2) operational failures (the company representatives are prohibited from contacting service providers to help find an available and authorized service provider) and 3) unreasonable customer transportation costs for any service providers outside of what is normal and customary servicing area/distance. At the end of the day, the service providers given to me by Cub Cadet in my area (15 mile standard distance) cannot either service my lawnmower or cannot service it in a reasonable timeframe (which should not be measured in months especially in consideration of the warranty expiring soon). No other option is available and customer service has severed contact in light of difficult questions being asked from my end (see "Gina" simply hanging up chat on me as evident in the chat history attachment) and ineffectiveness of their escalation on their end.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/18/2024

      Good Morning ******* *****,

      We’re sorry to hear that you had a negative experience and did not receive the
      answers you were looking for from our customer support team. We have currently
      entered our busy season and working hard to assist our customers as quickly and
      efficiently as possible with limited staff at the moment. Your equipment came
      equipped with a minimum 3-year manufacturing warranty, and we do stand behind
      our products and our warranties. Transportation charges and service calls for
      warranty related services are not provided as a part of the manufacturer's
      warranty coverage. If you have any questions
      regarding warranty coverage, we would encourage you to review the warranty declarations
      page of the Operator's Manual for complete warranty coverage provisions and
      limitations. Many service centers offer this optional service at a nominal
      charge. Our Cub Cadet service providers strive to
      return equipment within 14 days, but they can be very busy this time of year.
      This gives them enough time to inspect the equipment, provide estimates, order
      parts and repair the equipment. We want to assist you with resolving this
      matter. Please let us know the best time of day to reach you, and we will get
      you in touch with the right person here at Cub Cadet to discuss this in more
      detail and find resolution.

      Please let us know if you have any questions or need further assistance.

      Sincerely,

      MTD Products by Stanley Black & Decker

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