Alison S.
All around bad experience with this company
I am an occupational therapist at a state run hospital in NC. We ordered a tilt in space wheelchair (model VIP 515) from Spinlife. The gas strut that controls the tilt in space feature broke within 3 months. Due to the state system moving slowly by the time we got the wheelchair ordered, approved by management and issued to the patient she used it for less than 3 months when it broke but it had been 6 months and 3 days between order date and our first contact with the company for a repair. That contact was a phone transfer nightmare where the customer service rep Danica transferred me to the "service" department who said they only do service on electric wheelchairs and transferred me back to Danica who replied "I'll be sure to get you to someone who can help you in service". I got transferred again and got the same service person who said the same thing and sent me back to Danica. At this point i got irritated and she said she would have to reach out to the manufacturer. We had to send a video of what it was doing as well as the original order and all documentation only to be told that part only had a 6 month warranty. NO WHERE in the warranty info does it say the gas strut has a 6 month warranty. In fact, it says that only the frame has a limited lifetime warranty and everything else (parts and all labor) is not covered (is gas strut part of the frame?). So they seem to make things up regarding the warranty and reported they have no repair technicians that can install the part although the website says they do. All in all, this is a bad experience and the company seems to only want to make the sale then forget about you. Also, during the ordering process, the physical therapist called the company to inquire about the tilt mechanism/red handle and the rep told her the wrong information! They don't even know their own products. Our hospital will not ever be ordering this company ever again due to their inferior customer service and products.
Response from SpinLife.comApr 24, 2024
Dear Ms. Squires, We are sorry to hear that there was an issue with your wheelchair and for your experience. There was some misunderstanding with the manufacturer on the warranty period on the part in question which has been corrected. They have already shipped the warranty replacement part and we are working with them to obtain installation instructions. We do offer service contracts on certain products however not on manual wheelchairs. On each product page on our website it will list the service contract option if it is offered. We do take customer satisfaction very seriously and it is our hope that you will not let this experience deter you from allowing us to serve your hospital in the future. Sincerely, SpinLife Customer Service


