Hi everyone, i'm in need of some help after a poor experience with Techfast Australia.
In Feb 2022, I purchased a PC from Techfast and upon receiving the computer was experiencing:
blue-screen WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR.
Constant shutting down and restarting.
March 2022 the computer was posted back to Techfast and they found:
- The system's AIO cooler to have been incorrectly configured which had been causing the CPU to overheat
No issues until:
December 2022 Within warranty
Contacted Techfast Warranty again where the system started having a issue where all three monitors would shut off and:
The computer will either still run with no screens turning on and i'd need to force shut down
or the computer would self-restart.
Video drivers were reinstalled but the issue would constantly recur.
January/Feb 2023 The issue wasn't resolved so the computer was sent back to Techfast.
- A variety of "variety of benchmark/stress tests" were done but no issues were found.
March 2023 The computer was shipped back with "drivers updated" / nothing really done.
The blue-screen WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR issues from February 2022 started happening again as soon as the computer was installed out of the box
Computer can't run for more than a few mins with the CPU overheating.
Videos taken:
- Taken with 3 monitors, computer shuts off with a loud "click" @ 5 minutes
https://youtu.be/guqOCgehJrk Shutoff @ 5 minutes - After the above, I swapped out the DP cable for the primary monitor with a brand new cable just purchased last week. I also disconnected the other two monitors.
https://youtu.be/xMgC5TR2_AM Issues @ 37s, 1 min, 7 mins 20s.
I've asked for a refund and had raised the issues within warranty.
Their reply was:
"We will be unable to offer a refund for this order due to the age of the order and the fact that a hardware error is not present as the system has passed all testing without issue and the current issue has been caused due to a BIOS setting."
Followed by a "guide" screenshot on how to reconfigure the BIOS.
- The issue still stands that after a year nothing has been "fixed" at all with the system.
- Should I be following this guide at all to fix their issues as a consumer?
Could someone please provide advice for where my consumer rights stand with regards to the warranty and a refund.
Thanks.
ACCC state we have "the right to a repair, replacement or refund if your goods are faulty, unsafe, do not work or appear as they should. "
Additionally "Statutory rights have no set time limit – depending on the price and quality of goods, consumers may be entitled to a remedy after any manufacturers’ or extended warranty has expired."
What options would I have - report to ACCC, VCAT?