Sony is piece of crap warranty a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KenPCPilot]

I purchased a Sony 550 less than a year ago. It quit working and send it in. I was told it corroded and will be $425.00 to repair. I used this under normal conditons. What BS from Sony. Beware Sony is total crap and will not stand behind there product.

 

[Nod]

If you're camera is less than a year old it should still be under warranty. If you bought it with a credit card you may have an additional warranty on it. Did you buy it new? What's corroded? Other than the battery compartment, what can corrode? Did you buy it from a reputable dealer or is it a Gray market camera? I've had my Sony since 2007 and have never had a problem with it so I don't know how they treat their warranties but I've not heard a whole lot of complaints about them. If there's a lot of corrosion, did the camera get wet?

 

[Light Guru]

ask for pictures of the corosion and post them

 

[kojack]

I'd say there is more to the story. It's after getting wet and Sony sees this. See it all the time in the mobile phone business.

 

[cgipson1]

first post.. major brand bashing.... sounds a bit funny to me. Need more (and verifiable) information....

 

[bazooka]

What a useless post. Kinda like mine.

 

[DiskoJoe]

My alpha 200 is working great still after 2 years.

 

[Stephen.C]

The only thing that brought me here was all the exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[2WheelPhoto]

This thread has win written all over it

 

[chito beach]

Yep this sounds kinda flakey to me.....Id love to see the sony repair order..........If its true Im betting camera was used out in the rain........a few times

 

[Nod]

This guy posted his rant on several sites. When asked for the particulars, he was very vague and got angry that anybody doubted him.

 

[KmH]

More cheese! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/3111720610_76fd0c0aa9_o.png

 

[kojack]

Gold pure gold.

 

[Overread]

edit - darn it old thread bumps.....

hehe he's been at it a while too: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2K610T8OMB8NE

 

[Heitz]

He might have the right idea though. A long time ago I worked at Best Buy and we had some guy try to 'bring back' a video card. Problem is, he replaced the new one with an obviously old one. When we wouldn't honor it, he came with a picket sign and stood outside the store. The managers broke down nearly immediately. Bad press can cost significantly more than any one item.