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Nadeem I

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2014

13 Mar 2026, 17:06

Under warranty Phone Catches Fire. Poor service.

Terrible service from Samsung electronics. Our Samsung S25 Plus that was not a year old yet caught fire and nearly burned our home. We had to scramble out the room due to smoke. We use a Samsung charger and have no electrical faults at home. The charger, charging cable and charge port show no signs of damage.

Tried to log a warranty claim and was told it needs to be dealt with by a voice of the customer department. This is the most pathetic customer service department you can think off. You can’t call them directly, only email and hope you get in contact. It’s been almost a week and I have no idea where the claim is or how long this is going to take.

We wish and hope they are not going to weasel their way out of this. When trying to escalate they say no managers are available. When you then ask for the agents name they refuse to give you their name. Pathetic.

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Samsung South Africa
Samsung South Africa's reply13 Mar 2026, 17:09
Official
Good day Nadeem

Thank you for bringing your query to our attention, we apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. 
  
We have noted your concerns, and we are currently investigating the matter further. 
  
Your complaint has been assigned to our escalations department and we will be in contact with you. 
  
 Kind Regards, 
 Samsung ZA
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Nadeem I's update16 Mar 2026, 15:15
Reviewer Update
Hi,

Thank you. I have received feedback that this has been handed over to the Returns Goods Admin Team and I await further info, hopefully I get an update today so I can manage expectations.

Regards
N Isaacs
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Nadeem I's update18 Mar 2026, 17:23
Reviewer Update
This has been nothing short of a nightmare to get feedback on and a terrible experience. I still haven't received feedback and again I am dealing with a team you cannot call and get feedback from. I was provided with 2 different email addresses to which my emails are just ignored. I have now tried to write a email of my experience to the CEO option as I am desperate. The call centre cant answer or give feedback. They cant forward you onto the relevant department, they cant escalate to a manager or second line. I am amazed this is the amount of hoops someone must jump into to get feedback. its downright crazy.