I too am through with Springfield

[mysihba]

to add to the previous complaint.....I bought a sub about 2 years ago. Loved the gun and still do. I called them after the finnish started going away in about 2 weeks. Customer Service assured me that they would refinish it free of charge, when it got to the point of needing it. Since then I have bought 2 XD 357s and am responsible for many sales from guys trying them out.
I called Custojmer Service a few days ago and am still agast at what they told me. I was told " we only cover it if the gun wasn't abused, or left in a humid climate, stored in a holster OR it was (USED), used in a holster showing holster wear. In other words IF YOU USE THE GUN, INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT IN A CLIMATE CONTROLED ROOM, EVER HOLSTER IT OR CARRY IT....IT'S NORMAL USE OR ABUSE AND IS NOT COVERED. tHEY OF COURSE OFFERED TO HAVE THEIR TECHNICIANS LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINE IF THERE WAS NORMAL USE OR ABUSE. WHICH i WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO PAY FOR. AND USE EQUALS ABUSE.
So don't use your guns guys. Apparently use equals mis use. I thought the fact that some guns had terrible finnishes was well documented. And they lie about the warranty. I'm selling them all and will urge all to do the same. Sigs and a 15 year old Berretta that was carried daily show almost no wear. Maybe I'll make a lamp post out of my XD. What a shame, a great gun, a warranty that doesn't esist and they lie about it. I'm done
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[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by mysihba

to add to the previous complaint.....I bought a sub about 2 years ago. Loved the gun and still do. I called them after the finnish started going away in about 2 weeks. Customer Service assured me that they would refinish it free of charge, when it got to the point of needing it. Since then I have bought 2 XD 357s and am responsible for many sales from guys trying them out.
I called Custojmer Service a few days ago and am still agast at what they told me. I was told " we only cover it if the gun wasn't abused, or left in a humid climate, stored in a holster OR it was (USED), used in a holster showing holster wear. In other words IF YOU USE THE GUN, INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT IN A CLIMATE CONTROLED ROOM, EVER HOLSTER IT OR CARRY IT....IT'S NORMAL USE OR ABUSE AND IS NOT COVERED. tHEY OF COURSE OFFERED TO HAVE THEIR TECHNICIANS LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINE IF THERE WAS NORMAL USE OR ABUSE. WHICH i WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO PAY FOR. AND USE EQUALS ABUSE.
So don't use your guns guys. Apparently use equals mis use. I thought the fact that some guns had terrible finnishes was well documented. And they lie about the warranty. I'm selling them all and will urge all to do the same. Sigs and a 15 year old Berretta that was carried daily show almost no wear. Maybe I'll make a lamp post out of my XD. What a shame, a great gun, a warranty that doesn't esist and they lie about it. I'm done
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Why would you urge everyone to sell his or her guns...? There is no logic to this comment. With all due respect, your conversation with Springfield is suspect. Who did you talk too? Did you speak with anyone else? Many on this board have had satisfactory experiences with customer service in this regard.

[mst3kguy]

Originally Posted by Frenchy

Why would you urge everyone to sell his or her guns...? There is no logic to this comment. With all due respect, your conversation with Springfield is suspect. Who did you talk too? Did you speak with anyone else? Many on this board have had satisfactory experiences with customer service in this regard.

what's suspect about his conversation?

if the owner feels he's gotten a sub-par quality item, and then tries to get the manufacturer to honor their published warranty, and they don't, why wouldn't he encourage others to heed the warning, unload them, and buy something that will have a warranty backed up by the company?

i may not totally agree with him, but didn't find anything offensive, or alarmist, to the post.

[therooster]

so thats it? they tell you 1 thing and you give up? sounds half assed to me...


why dont you try calling the custom shop, they are the ones that do the refinishing and they (as of yet) havent given anyone any problems (that i can remember).


you are a fool if you believe ONE persons word, and disbelieve 40+ peoples experiences....

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by mst3kguy

what's suspect about his conversation?

if the owner feels he's gotten a sub-par quality item, and then tries to get the manufacturer to honor their published warranty, and they don't, why wouldn't he encourage others to heed the warning, unload them, and buy something that will have a warranty backed up by the company?

i may not totally agree with him, but didn't find anything offensive, or alarmist, to the post.

I'll stand by my statement!..I certainly would explore all avenues to solve my dilemma, before "throwing in the towel". I believe there is more here than meets the eye...But I've been wrong before.

[Glock19xdsc]

Originally Posted by mysihba

to add to the previous complaint.....I bought a sub about 2 years ago. Loved the gun and still do. I called them after the finnish started going away in about 2 weeks. Customer Service assured me that they would refinish it free of charge, when it got to the point of needing it. Since then I have bought 2 XD 357s and am responsible for many sales from guys trying them out.
I called Custojmer Service a few days ago and am still agast at what they told me. I was told " we only cover it if the gun wasn't abused, or left in a humid climate, stored in a holster OR it was (USED), used in a holster showing holster wear. In other words IF YOU USE THE GUN, INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT IN A CLIMATE CONTROLED ROOM, EVER HOLSTER IT OR CARRY IT....IT'S NORMAL USE OR ABUSE AND IS NOT COVERED. tHEY OF COURSE OFFERED TO HAVE THEIR TECHNICIANS LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINE IF THERE WAS NORMAL USE OR ABUSE. WHICH i WOULD OF COURSE HAVE TO PAY FOR. AND USE EQUALS ABUSE.
So don't use your guns guys. Apparently use equals mis use. I thought the fact that some guns had terrible finnishes was well documented. And they lie about the warranty. I'm selling them all and will urge all to do the same. Sigs and a 15 year old Berretta that was carried daily show almost no wear. Maybe I'll make a lamp post out of my XD. What a shame, a great gun, a warranty that doesn't esist and they lie about it. I'm done
i'

From the Warranty Card that came with my XD9SC:

"This warranty shall not cover any damage or condition determined by Springfield to be caused by carelessness, negligence, misuse, normal wear and tear, or failure to properly maintain the product or unauthorized repairs or modifications."

So let's get this straight.

You allege:

1) Two years ago, you called the manufacturer about a finish problem with your pistol.
2) You were told "that they would refinish it free of charge, when it got to the point of needing it."

At that time, you decided it hadn't "got to the point of needing it."

Now, two years later, you decide it has "got to the point of needing it."

Essentially, you have decided that normal wear and tear does not apply, and that even though you have used the pistol for two years, any finish wear is a defect in workmanship that you identified and opted not to have taken care of by the manufacturer two years ago. Huh.

You call the manufacturer's customer service department and are told *exactly* the same thing as the above excerpt from the manufacturer's Warranty Card.

So, rather than send the pistol to be checked out by the manufacturer so a determination can be made as to whether the alleged problems with your pistol fall under the terms of the published warranty, you opt intead to make a complaint about the manufacturer on a public forum and accuse personnel of the manufacturer of being liars about the warranty that you apparently have not read, even though what they told you is exactly the same as that on the manufacturer's Warranty Card. You have also stated that "USE EQUALS ABUSE," based on what you were told by the manufacturer's customer service personnel, even though it is not readily apparent that you were told that based on what you've written (poor use of quotations notwithstanding). IOW, those are your words that you've attributed to the manufacturer.

It seems that the major problem you have with sending it back is that you may have to pay for shipping and the expectation that wear on your pistol will automatically be classified as "ABUSE."

IOW, right now, the only thing that is keeping the manufacturer from determining whether the pistol in question falls under warranty is your refusal to incur the expense of shipping it.

It also seems that two years ago you decided the finish was OK, but now have decided it "got to the point of needing it."

Based on this sentence, "I thought the fact that some guns had terrible finnishes was well documented." I suspect that you essentially assumed that since there had been complaints about the finish that had been taken care of by the manufacturer under the warranty that, no matter what, as soon as you decided you wanted to get yours refinished all you had to do was claim it was defective in order to have it done for free. Now, since it has become apparent that you may have made an incorrect assumption, you have chosen to slander the manufacturer in question.

Edited to remove inflammatory statement and to correct spelling.

[XD BACKUP GUN]

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by XD BACKUP GUN

Pithy commentary!...I've come to expect less...

[NiK]

I tried the same thing with my shoes. I ran about 240 miles wearing my running shoes in the 6 months that I owned them. I couldn't believe it when New Balance said they wouldn't replace the worn out soles and dirty exterior. Bunch of crooks.

[XD BACKUP GUN]

This Thread is worthless.....get rid of your SA products and STFU, then leave the forum!