NordicTrack review: nordic track do not honor the warranty! 39

I've had the exact same failure on my CX998 elliptical TWICE now! Purchased in Jan 2006, failed first in April and now again in Nov. In April (well May by the time they repaired it) they replaced the tension motor, though they also sent out the wiring harness and console. This time they are sending the tension motor and a control board. I plan to write a formal complaint to the company to document these two failures. I have little faith that the machine will function once I am outside of the warranty period (April 2007) I'm trying to pursue an extension on my warranty given these failures.

I agree with all the above mentioned I too although my purchase was the Elite treadmill. The first day it did not work properly the incline motor would not work. Since then 6-months later its been serviced twice poorly and property damage occurred as a result. Now i have had parts in my possession for two weeks and no call from the technician. I gave over 2,000.00 for this machine as well as purchased the extended 4- yr contract. Never thought I would have so much trouble with there product.

I recommend strongly to not purchase norditrack, I no I wont.

I also am having trouble with a cx998 motor. Would not buy again.

After just over 1 year, the resistance on our CX 998 failed to respond to the programs or to any manually set value. It's basically freewheeling, and the only the ramp servo motor is responding. The fan on the control console also died. I emailed NordicTrack for guidance on which component failed: the resistance servo, or the control box. Maybe both - and I'm not holding too much hope that they will respond at all. In the meantime, I ordered a set of replacement wheels. We'll see how quickly they'll respond to that sale.

Seems that NordicTrack has become a producer of non-durable exercise equipment. I will avoid them in the future.

I purchased a Nordic Track Space Saver Elliptical and it has to be one of the NOISIEST pieces of equipment I have ever used... even with my stereo nearing it's maximum output this thing grows and moans. (I am 28 lbs under the "max weight recommended"). I emailed Nordic Track via their online form... no response, I emailed them directly... no response... it is no wonder these units were on sale for such a good price. No doubt Nordic Track is just trying to offload all their POS machines and ignore customers in hopes that they will stop calling. Generally it takes A LOT for me to ### publicly about a product like this, however this has done it. The product annoyed me (badly) their service (or lack there of) has pissed me off. DO NOT BUY NORDIC TRACK!

I haven't had the opportunity to try my treadmill yet, as they sent two left upright spacer bars, so I'm waiting to receive the replacement. But my complaint is with Customer Service. I called for the part and was told it would be 7-10 days. Then when I asked for it to be expedited, I was told I would have to pay for that, because their policy is to ship standard to keep THEIR costs down. I stated my dissatisfaction and requested to speak to a supervisor and the rep just said, "Thank you, Bye." I called back four times in a row and whenever I was transferred by the automated system to a rep they would open the line then kept hanging up on me. I then dialed from my cell phone and immediately got someone. I stated calmly what I was calling for and requested a supervisor. She then said, just one moment and disconnected me too. She did immediately called back and stated she disconnected me by mistake. Supervisor still insisted they would not expedite the part at their expense, although it was their fault item was not packaged correctly and I would just have to wait for standard ground shipping! I will never deal with NordicTrack/Icon Health ever again!

I purchased a Npordic Track treadmill two years ago and have had nothing but trouble with it and the two replacement treadmills they have provided. I had purchased a long term repair contract, $475 for five years, which was the best move I 've ever made because these all appear to be junk. With the first one the frame broke. The replacement lasted about six months and had so many problems that they finally declared it to be a lemon. Now the third one is the worst yet. It came out of the box and lasted four days before the first problem occured.

I've had no problem getting parts or service, because if the repair contract I purchased, but I never get to use the machine for more than four days straight without it needing repair.

DON'T BUY NORDIC TRACK!

Didn't know I had so much company. I purchased my CX998 in April 06, resistance out July 06 (they did fix it @ no cost, though sent the wrong parts twice) January '08 guess what... resistance out again! I didn't purchase extended service contract... I would have expected to have gotten at least 4-5 years use before things started going wrong... then it would have been time to spend another $700 for something new. I thought NordicTrack was a quality product... maybe the operable word there is "was".

I also bought the CX998 eliptical machine and i'm not gonna lie...it was the best thing I had ever tried in my life...i have an internal meniscus tear and it was the best thing for me to use to lose weight under my circumstances and hey i dropped about 20 pounds (10 kilograms) in about 2 weeks...amazing thing...the problem was that all of a sudden the resistance stopped working...and i haven't used it in about 7 months because the resistance is up at the highest level and like i said...my knee is shot so now i can't use it. If anyone (and according to these complaints...there's a lot of us) can give me an idea as to what it might be i'd greatly appreciate it. My email is Demian_Rios_Martinez@hotmail.com.

I have the elliptical as well.
My machine has been down since November (3 months)for the same resistance issue described by others. We purchased the extended warranty contract, but we are not even out of the 1st year yet so extended not even kicked in yet.

Norditrack uses an outside service company called A and A exercise to represent them and service the equipment.
We get lied to by A and A, about service dates. An appointment is made, my wife takes the day off, and they cancel. This happens over and over for months. The factory warranty is now almost up.
They make every excuse in the book, from no one is in your area, to the guy has the Flu,.

I am convinced that my machine will not be fixed.

I blame Norditrack for staying in business with A and A.

Norditrack will not refund us or service the machine.
Sears who sold us the machine does not stand behind their products either and tells us to deal with Nordijunk directly.

I will not even begin to tell you of the nemerous phone calls and hold times that probably have added up to over 40 hours.

My final analysis is that Norditrack Customer Service just plain SUCKs!

This is the last product I buy from NordiJunk, and if somehow can get my money back would be forever greatful.

I purchased an elipitcal machine (ASR 700) from Norditrack.com.January 2008. I paid $699 for it but have only been able to use it 3 times. After the first week, the resistance belt came off. I contacted Norditrack, they sent a technician named Adam from a local fitness store to replace the belt. He did so and then 2 days later the belt was off again. I called Norditrack, they advised me to call the technician again. When I did call the tech he stated I should call norditrack again as he couldn't come out w/out a service order from Norditrack. I explained to him that Norditrack said he had 30 days to guarantee his workmanship. This was a surprise to him and he said he had to get back to me to verifiy that as true. He did contact me a few days later and left me a message saying he would order some parts and come back to fix my machine. He never came. I called norditrack to check on the parts order, they stated they had no such order being placed. Called Adam again, he stated Norditrack was going to send a new machine and that he needed to come take pictures. He never came to take the pictures. I called Norditrack to see about a new machine- of course they state they didn't know what I was talking about. So then I asked for the returns dept as $700 is too much money to have spent on something that is going to be a constant headache. I want them to take the machine back and forget the whole deal. No one answers the phone at the returns department-- I held the phone for over 1hr. I emailed Norditrack on Oct 6,2008 still haven't heard a word. Called Adam- the technician, he hasn't returned my calls. All I wanted to do was to be able to work out and finally get control of my weight so far all I've been able to do is keep a constant headache and elevate my blood pressure trying to deal with this lemon machine.

Sorry I wrote I contacted Norditrack on Oct 6, 2008- I meant to write March 6, 2008. See how frustrated they have made me.

The Nordictrack Pro Skier that is sold on the website Nordictrack.com sucks! I purchased this piece of equipment for $600 and in less than two months it did not work! I called the customer service line telling them I was sending it back and instead they just kept sending me parts to the machine! I called them yet again, and they sent me more replacement equipment! I tried to replace some of the parts they sent, but nothing worked! That machine is a piece of CRAP! Nordictrack sold it's name and now whose is manufacturing this equipment is making cheap stuff! I will never purchase another thing from Nordictrack!

My nordictrack has some kind of hangup, it stops counting after five seconds and beeps; it has a small black spquare in the left corner that pulses on and off with each beep. Can anyone help with this issue? I havent been able to use it for (i've owned it for 5 years) 5 years due to it breaking consistently and now the console problem... after they had sent me another.
I think the whole thing is [censored]ake! Law suit anyone... count me in...

I agree with whoever said a lawyer should be involved with this or something like that. How can we all get our money back, and Nordictrack stop swindling good people like ourselves who just want to keep in shape and loose a little weight!?
My husband and I purchased our Nordictrack Elliptical (ASR 1000) about 7 months ago from Sears. Stupid us, we bought the one someone had a problem with that they were able to return. It was fixed then sold to us at a small discount. It promptly broke less than 2 weeks later. Nordictrack sent out 5 Star, their contracted repair service that provides 1 star service. The first guy fixed it fine. When it broke again 2 weeks later, 5 Star was again sent out by Nordictrack. The main guy sent out his brother-in-law who knows nothing about fixing machines, and this is the guy they keep sending, despite our complaints and his unwillingness to show up when he says he'd be there.
To fast forward some, the machine broke a fourth time, and Nordictrack sent out another Elliptical without offering us a refund. They kept saying Sears issues the refund, but Sears said Nordictrack said no. We do not blame Sears, the waranty is through Nordictrack. And Sears has always been very helpful and good to us in the past when we needed assistance.
Anyway, new Eliptical broke within 3 days. My husband called Nordictrack and demanded a refund, and they said not until the repairs exceed the cost again. The problem is the brother-in-law 5 star keeps sending out has no idea what he's doing! So he looks at it and says try to return it to sears again. WHAT!?! ~sigh~ This is way more trouble than it is worth. 5 star guy should be here tomorrow. Wish us luck.

I have a NordicTrack CX 998 just out of warranty. The resistance control is broken.

A replacement motor was supposed to cost over $100 so I thought I'd pop it open and check it out first. The motor and gear box that control the resistance level seem to be fine. There's a potentiometer that indicates the position of the final stage in the gear box- it seems fine. bi-directional 4.7K ohms. I replaced it just to be sure and the motor behaved the same.

No matter what signal (resistance on either leg of the pot) I send to the control board the motor only spins momentarily, one direction.

All of this points to the fault being on the control board- I haven't had time to pick through it yet...

Don't buy NordicTrack

NordicTrack simply sucks. 5 weeks and my replacement part is still not here! Contact every week and they continue to simply say give it another week. Owned it for 11 months only. DO NOT BUY A NORDICTRACK TREADMILL. There products are made cheaply. Not designed to last and god forbid if something does go wrong . . . you will never get it fixed. LET'S ALL PUT THIS COMPANY OUT OF BUSINESS WHERE THEY DESERVE TO BE! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

I've been getting nothing but rhetoric from NodricTrack/Icon Health. I have a Viewpoint 2800 treadmill that I bought directly from them, which at the time was listed on their website as having a lifetime warranty on the frame. Now, about 3 years later, my frame cracks, I call customer support and they take my report for a replacement. I send in photos of the break - which is unrepairable - and after "reviewing the file" claims that I am not covered and they will not replace it. Supposingly the treadmill comes with a 1 year warranty on everything other than the motor. I explained my side of the story, they keep referring me back to the written warranty that says nothing explicitly about the frame, and only states 1 year parts and labor. I know exactly what I bought, which apparantly was a bill of goods because I now have a $2000.00 boat anchor in my basement! My stupidity: I trusted Icon and clearly shouldn't have. This is my second NordicTrack treadmill (the first time they had to replace it 5 times because I kept getting damaged merchandise), and I will NEVER EVER buy another one of these again. And I suggest you all heed these same warnings and stay away from NordicTrack products . . . at least until the company begins to stand behind the products and begin to provide true customer service to their customers!

Nordic track just plain sucks. Enough said...
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Ugh. I was wondering why the resistance on my CX998 seemed stuck at 10, so I Googled it. Can I tell you how pleased I am to have found this page? Now I know why it was such a bargain on Craigslist!

Don't ever buy any of their treadmills. You have to buy a special surge protector. At every use you MUST plug the treadmill in to the protector then plug the protector in to the wall outlet (in that order). Then unplug both at the end of use. When the $1, 200 board blows, they will say that you did not follow their instructions and will not honor the warranty due to customer abuse and will try to sell you a $1, 200 part. Mine lasted till it was 1 month out of warranty. $1, 200! That's the sales price of a new machine! I'm really surprised that no shyster has filed a class action lawsuit against these bums.

I can agree with all of the above. I have an 8 month old x9i that needs major maintenance for the second time. Actually it's more like a 6.5 month old treadmill because it's been unusable for a month and half. Dont buy anything from nordic track/icon fitness unless you hate yourself.

I totally agree Nordic track SUCKS! I bought an elliptical and after two weeks it was making the worst noise ever I had a good outcome because they sent someone out to get it fix right away. However happiness was not for long because two weeks later a louder and worst noise started again. I emailed them and called, but they wanted me to take the machine apart and tell them were the noise was coming from. Really so if I was an equipment mechanic why in the hell would I be calling them. I wish there would be a way that the could band this company because all they sell is junk!

Sept 19th purchased 3 yr parts and labor contract for $149.99 from Sears for NordicTractk recumbent bike. When I tried to register at NordicTractk was informed not accepting contacts from Sears.
I would like my money back .After many calls I was given a Case#6112962 and contract #[protected].

Connie Walbrun
3302 S lily Pad Ln #132
Appleton Wi 54915

I bought my elliptical from Norditrack in December 2019. It broke February 7 2019. The arm fell out of the socket as I was stepping forward. I have some back and shoulder pain since then. The company ordered parts and I received them but the technician NEVER called and never answered the phone or returned my calls. This is messing up my regimen and dealing with them is such a headache. I was really wondering if there will be a class action lawsuit against them.

I received the treadmill which is broken and dented.

Since I bought the x22i, whenever I run on it, I hear weird sound like lose but in front of the treadmill, I have made several complain but still have not been able to get any help.

Buyer beware. Ifit has sent a technician out to "fix" this treadmill at least 4 times within the past year. Each time the treadmill works for awhile, then stops working. We purchased the extended warranty which includes a lemon clause, (please see attachment). They will not honor it!

This last time they sent someone, they ordered the wrong part, technician came out and said the new part would be ordered. The new order was placed on 11/17, to date it still says "processing'! I was in contact with one rep who was supposed to be speaking with one of their engineers, she stopped responding to my emails. I then attempted to email again and have yet to receive a response. I called last week and finally got through, the rep advised the part was on backorder but it's available now and I will receive it in 3 days. That's a lie! As of today the status of the part is "processing" which means it hasn't been shipped.

I'm currently on hold (for the 2nd time today) trying to find out what the issue is. The first time I called, I held for 47 minutes ( they hung up)! 2nd call, I've currently been on hold for 20 minutes! This by far is the worst company, their customer service is horrible, their warranty department is horrible, they do not honor the terms of the warranty. Do yourself a favor and do not purchase anything from Nordictrack- Ifit!

36 years a fan. Never again. Bought one 5-7 years ago for family cabin and it’s good (love it); bought one 1-2 years ago for home and it’s [censored]e to use. I wish I was rich enough to donate it to be someone else’s problem and buy a new one from a different company.