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dblackie234
Explorer
5 months ago

Meta are not providing the replacement Quest 2 I am owed and are not being helpful at all.

Hello all.

A few months ago after an update, My Quest 2 bricked. After going through trouble shooting and all the fixes available to me I sought help from support. A team member told me it was grounds for replacement, and we initiated that process.

I followed the instructions, and sent in my faulty console. On June 24 I got an email saying I should have my new one in 5-7 days. Two weeks after that email, I still received nothing.

I contacted support, who then realised there was an issue and promised to escalate it, saying I would receive an update shortly. No update.

Since then I have been regularly contacting meta to ask 1) what went wrong, 2) expected timeline of replacement, and 3) why their internal investigation means I can't get the new console I am owed since they took my old one.

Every time I get the work around saying it's being investigated, they can't do anything, with no one addressing my core concerns. They will not provide details, nor additional provide additional contacts to me for escalation purposes. I have managed to get someone to tell me that apparently it was shipped to the wrong address, and they won't give me a new console until the previous one has been recovered. 

The length of time it's taking and the obscure communication style are not in accordance with Australian consumer law, and have been incredibly frustrating. Multiple team members have acknowledged these facts, yet nothing new is happening as far as I can see.

Do any of you have a story such as mine that had a successful resolution? Or any contact method to talk to someone at meta who can actually help me?

I feel ignored and bullied, since meta has the power to issue me a new console, but are refusing until they complete their own investigation. This should not impact me as the consumer (as per my rights) and it seems as if they are just hoping I will go away.

I have done nothing wrong and have gone from having a faulty product, to no product at all, with no clear information as to why. It seems to be a breach of Australian consumer law, as well as horribly inconvenient.

Any help would be appreciated!

10 Replies

  • MetaStoreHelp's avatar
    MetaStoreHelp
    Community Manager

    Hi there dblackie234,

     

    We came across your post and this isn't the sort of experience we want our customers to have. We would really appreciate if you sent us a private message along with your case number so we can look into this with you, and hopefully give some answers.

     

     Please select our name to get to our profile page, or click here: https://metaque.st/CommunitySupport. Next, click "Send a Message" to privately message us! Please remember, you must be signed into the community first to send us a private message.

     

    Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

  • dblackie234 it's not your problem if Meta shipped your replacement headset to the wrong address. Meta is fully liable for that error, and they should precipitously send you another replacement to your correct address regardless of whether they can recover the other headset or not. You should reply to Meta Support with a clear and firm statement that according to Australian Consumer Law you are entitled to a replacement or full refund, and that you would like this matter to be resolved within 10 working days otherwise you will lodge a formal complaint with the ACCC and also seek a credit card reversal from your bank (if applicable). Tip: you can find template letters of complaint on the ACCC website. Good luck.

    • dblackie234's avatar
      dblackie234
      Explorer

      That's what I thought as well.

      I made them aware a while ago that I intended to take those steps if I didnt get a resolution.

      It's been so long now that I opened a case with the Queensland government, the office of fair trading. It is now an active case.

      I also made the ACCC aware of the issue.

      Hopefully we can have a resolution without the involvement of these two government institutions, but it seems like meta is putting their own internal processes ahead of my consumer rights.

  • As an update: it's now over 60 days of this. I do not believe meta intended to replace my product. I fully believe that have scammed me into sending them my property to use it for parts or something. This is illegal what they are doing. I have a case open with the appropriate authorities and look forward to them stepping in. 

    It's sad, because I was excited to buy the new quest and some raybans too. But now I'm never buying any of this stuff again. I'm going to tell everyone I know not to go anywhere near their products.

    • steve_40's avatar
      steve_40
      Consultant

      Sorry to hear you have had such a bad experience, but from my own experience and reading all the issues in these forums, I'm not surprised. After having two Rift S headsets burn out on me, I switched to a different brand headset (which still works perfectly fine, but I wanted something more streamlined). Recently I decided to try the Q3, which I quite like so far despite it having a lot of shortcomings with the OS, but I have the expectation that it will probably burn out sooner than later and then I will have to deal with the terribly inefficient RMA system once again.

  • They're also stonewalling my case officer from the department of fair trading.

  • Hi friend, I’m in the same situation as you. I just wanted to know if they ever resolved it for you. How long does it usually take? Do they ever resend it?

    • steve_40's avatar
      steve_40
      Consultant

      I did an RMA on a Rift S in 2021 with 1 week left on my warranty and it took about 6 weeks to get a replacement headset. I live in Australia. The process of going through the RMA was slow and excruciating and I had to patiently do all the requested troubleshooting and submit documents and photographic proof (this took several days) and then after sending back the headset it still took a few weeks for the replacement to be sent to me.

      • FieryChinchilla1342's avatar
        FieryChinchilla1342
        Honored Guest

        Hi, thanks for your response. It’s been 4 months since they received my headset, and I still haven’t received the replacement. The technical support team keeps stalling and telling me they’re going to investigate it. I don’t know if they’re actually going to send it, and in this forum I’ve read about several people going through the same situation. I’m really worried.

  • Have yall got anything because mines just received in there warehouse today and im scared