I've never had issues with my Fitbit until I switched over to Google 3 weeks ago. It stopped tracking sleep & daily steps for a week. It then seemed to be back on track. Now it totally quit. I have no connection, no clock absolutely nothing. Google is a piece of crap. Fitbit sold out to a foreign company like so many others. They were out for money and not for actual health and well being of people. I am so disappointed in a company that I thought was reliable which
sold out to a foreign based company. Again it's greed at it's finest.
My wife and I both have fitbit products and have for a few years now. We have had issues with our products and customer service was amazing, they replaced my wife's Surge in 3 days shipped to our door because it started falling apart. Then we had some other issues with the display and customer service called us daily with help. I must say for the price the customer service is as you would expect for a premium product I just wish you didn't need that much support, they get 5 stars because Service, Support, Customer assistance, shipping all top rated in my book.
I have had two HR Fitbit trackers and both have broken, so that they are unusable. The little red piece that surrounds where you plug in the charger has broken on two different ones. The first time they replaced it and now, I've only had this second one for 5 months... and they offered me 25% off of a new one? REALLY. I won't be taking them up on that for sure.
Like most things is great when it is new but you start having to recharge it more frequently then it will not last a single day. Have had 2 and both did the same thing, after about 4 weeks you notice the battery lasting less and less then not at all. Waste of money.
Hi Mark,
We'll be happy to see what we can do for you to turn your experience around. Please get in touch with us at contact.fitbit.com and we'll further assist you from there.
Best,
Fitbit Support
There wasn't an option for a negative number. I received the Fitbit Charge 3 for a Christmas present, it's now July and not working, due to the screen being black. Customer support is not helpful and tells me that my warranty is up. This is scam company and I'd love to see a class action lawsuit filed.
I had a fitbit versa that was gifted to me in 2018 it was just shy of the warranty so they won't do anything to fix it. Or give me a deal on a new one. So sad now I have to go with something else because I don't have $200 dollars to throw away.
Two HRs and two Surges later, Fitbit CS's empty promises remain empty. Worst customer service in the crowded tracker sector. Fortunately, there is Whoop and Apple Watch. Over $200 invested, hours dealing with it I won't recover and paper well guys to show for it. Bad Fitbit.
I have owned two Fitbit trackers and both ceased to function after a couple of years. The only solution offered by the company was to purchase a new tracker although they do provide a discount.
Frankly, offering a discount for a product that only lasts 1 to 2 years is an insult to customers. Why not make a product that actually works for a reasonable amount of time!
I am now shopping for a different product and I would certainly suggest that a Fitbit tracker be avoided at all costs.
My Fitbit Versa battery was starting to fail and even though my warranty expired a week ago, they are still sending me a free tracker. This is my third amazing experience with Fitbit Support! They will take care of you.!
The wrist band on my almost $300 Fitbit Sense failed within 9 months of purchase & broke entirely at 10 months. I have since been without use of my Fitbit for 1 month while navigating the convoluted warranty process to get the wristband replaced. I still have not received the wristband replacement. I would recommend against buying the Fitbit Sense. It is unacceptable for a $300 watch to have wristband failure within 9 months and then to have such difficulty getting it warrantied and replaced. The watch and Premium service is a complete waste of money if you are unable to wear it. Clearly they have a regular issue with wristbands breaking so should either provide spare wristbands with initial purchase or keep a reserve in stock to immediately replace broken wristbands for loyal customers being charged Premium service.
After only 9 months my band started pulling away from the face exposing the workings. I contacted Fitbit and although there was no warranty, I still had my dated receipt for my Fitbit. They said there was nothing they could do... not even a "sorry you experienced a problem with our product". I am so disappointed.
Ordered a FitBit Charge directly from FitBit. It never arrived. Begin the endless battle trying to get a refund or replacement. Their notification emails clearly state Fed Ex delivery. Their argument to PayPal was repetitive submission of UPS tracking # that, when input to UPS system shows "invalid."
If you are going to order one of these devices, (and after reading all these reviews, maybe think again), get it on Amazon or some other vendor with reliable CS and shipping, and far better response to issues.
Never will I EVER waste my money on that peace of junk!
Bought it in May, it managed to break 2 times in 9 months of me having it! Customer services is the worst, I had to send my fitbit back, so they can send me replacement after they receive an original one. Was shipping it from LA, CA to Calexico, CA those cities are 3 hours away from each other, it took 1.5 months to get there! I don't know if they trying to save money on return labels but my fitbit somehow ended up in Kentucky! After all that 1.5 months process I was told that the warranty isn't covering it and they can't replace it because there already was a replacement that needs to be returned. I don't have any replacements in my possession and had been using that same peace the entire time. To finish up the story, now they have my fitbit that they refuse to send back and the money I spent on that trash of a watch! Sounds like a scam to me. Stay away!
Fitbit has not responded since the last update. Called customer service and was informed warranty had expired and they are offering 25 percent off a new one, customer service also informed me that see were my restart was unsuccessful. I think there update caused my Fitbit to die Because they need u to purchase another... Do Not buy
I have a low heart rate problem. I choose the sense model because it has the hi/low heart alert rate feature. It never did work and I made many many calls to customer service to no avail... Even exchanged it for another one at Best Buy. Customer service just runs you around in circles until you give up trying to get some satisfaction. I use the Sense watch for the other health features only..
Bought my first fitbit and the band broke at the watch so that it could not be replaced…shortly after my very limited warranty, husband bought me a fitbit charge…and again shortly after my warranty expired it stops holding a charge. I would not recommend these products to anyone…unless you have more money than brains and enjoy buying disposable watches every year. You've lost our business. Do better.
I have purchased 2 fit bits within the last year. The Versa is suppose to to be water proof. However this is the second time I have had a problem with my Fitbit versa, after going in water. Fitbit does not stand behind their product and want you to spend money purchasing their product every years when your warranty is up. I will never purchase another Fitbit product ever
So I tried to get a refund because my package, that I paid overnight shipping for did not arrive in time. So I asked for a refund and the customer support agent Christine (very rude) kept copying and pasting the same robotic responses and did not help. So when I asked again for a refund since it was 2 business days since it was shipped, she copied and pasted the same respond and abruptly ended the live chat. Ridiculous and makes me NEVER want to buy from Fitbit again. This is my last watch from them ever again just for the bad customer service.
I previously owned two FitBit Ones and was very happy with them. This time I ordered a FitBit Zip as the Ones are now very expensive. I received it in January 2022 and it stopped working in April 2022. I went thru all the troubleshooting with the live chat and they concluded it's dead. They sent me an email saying it is out of warranty. I can't beleive they have so little faith in their product that they warrant it for less then 3 months. My advise is stay away from this product. They want me to buy another one at 35% discount. I told them if they can't backup their product for 3 months I will find a company that does. Not suprisingly I have not hear from them since.
I Had a Fitbit charge 2 and like a dummy I wanted the change 3 because it was waterproof! Big Mistake! It said yesterday that I did 84 flights of stairs when I did 21 and every exercise I do it says I didn't even have cardio! It's a piece of crap! I'm removing stairs from my workouts because it's just way to crazy for me!
Hello Glenda,
We're sorry that you're seeing data inaccuracy with your Charge 3.
Your device uses both an accelerometer and altimeter to track floors, and registers a floor when detecting continuous motion combined with an elevation gain of about 10 feet.
Your device may give you credit for extra floors for a variety of reasons. Devices may track floors while doing everyday tasks such as opening doors, driving, or riding elevators or escalators, or from abrupt weather and atmospheric pressure changes Exposure to excess moisture can also result in extra floors. We recommend that you wear your device loosely during exercise.
If you want to remove floors from your account, see: help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1306.
With regard to your exercise that didn't have cardio, please fill us in with more details of the issue and we'll further assist.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Fitbit Support
FitBit has a rating of 1.3 stars from 461 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with FitBit most frequently mention customer service, apple watch and heart rate. FitBit ranks 53rd among Activity Tracker sites.
Hi Gloria,
We're sorry to hear about the quality issue that you experienced. We've listened to our customers and made improvements to our new trackers. Take note that those aren't just improvements with the quality but with the features as well.
The idea of the 25% discount offer is for you to upgrade to one of our newer trackers. This offer is just waiting for you so if you made up your decision, just let us know your support case number by replying to this comment or reach out to us at contact.fitbit.com. We'll be so excited to see you continue stepping with us!
All the best,
Fitbit Support