Peter
Post Sales Service is terrible
I had 17 Panels installed In February 2023, They are the 425W panels supposedly the best they offer. Late June, 2023 two of them stopped producing power and their installation partner came out 10 days later and determined that the microinverters were not working. They took measurements and photos that they forwarded back to SunPower for escalation, additional diagnostics and possible replacement of the two defective panels. I have attempted on multiple occasions to contact their service and product engineering teams for an update and a timeframe for resolution. On 3 occasions after providing my details and case# I was put on hold and dropped after being on hold for 20 mins. When I did get through it was a finger pointing exercise, namely our Product Engineers have a large backlog and it will take 3-5 days to get back to you (that was 3 weeks ago). Then the response was we have not received a report from our partner who installed your panels (yes they did receive a report). I am still in limbo with 2 expensive panels not functioning (approx cost was $2K per panel). As a former electronic engineer who has managed sales and support teams of over 150 people I have come to the conclusion that Sun Power support is seriously understaffed and poorly trained and that their panels are inherently unreliable with an unacceptable failure rate after only a few months of use. I was considering adding a battery to my solar installation but I will not be including SunPower on the list of my potential suppliers. I have researched other social media sites and the Better Business Bureau for comments on Sun Power and dissatisfaction with their service organization is a common complaint. They need to stand behind their product. They charge a premium price for a substandard level of service.
Response from Legacy SunPower Corporation (Out of Business)Aug 18, 2023
We sincerely apologize for your experience and would like to investigate this further. We have escalated your case to our Escalations Team for investigation and follow-up. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and look forward to talking to you soon.




