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I purchased a 52" RCA HDTV in 2004 and just yesterday, when I went to turn it on the screen would not come up. There is no sound or picture, I have tried all the options in the owner's manual, but still nothing. I called the customer service team at RCA, but got now where. I informed the rep what the situation was, after she had gone thru all the procedures with out any success, she referred me to an "authorized" repair service in my area. I asked if RCA was going to cover the house call or the repair. She said that since my warranty was over I had to pay out of pocket. It was as if my TV was designed to shut down as soon as my warranty hit its expiration date! Which was 2 months ago. This has never happened before. I have not called the repair people, but come on, the price will be outrageous, we all know that! I think that this is nonsense, i believe that a manufacturer should stand by their product and guarantee the product to work past its expiration date. I would like to get some feedback about this situation.
also have an rca piece of crap tv, paid $1500.00 at walmart, does the same blinking thing, RCA SUCKS! never again will I buy anything from rca, , RCA, , ripping citizens of america, , thats what it means!
ditto. I just had the same issue! ### suks never another rca product again...again!
this is why you get a attorney people!
Use your head! Why do you think there are attorneys
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Having the same issue with my 52inch RCA about 4yrs old. Tried powering it on with remote blinks three time then turn off, try using the unniversal remote for digital box connected to TV same thing happens and it seems to be getting worse today it took me over 30mins before it actually power on. I will try the blow dryer trick.
THANK YOU ELAINE!...IT SO WORKED WITH THE HAIR DRYER!...Same tv same problem as everyone else...RCA SUCKS!...I bought brand new at walmart in 2004 and it took till August 2009 for this blinking light deal to come up as a issue...funny thing is I have a older model sony projection tv I bought in 2000 that is still kicking just fine...RCA U GUYS NEED TO GET YOUR $h@@ together.
Bought our 52 inch rca in 2005, paid $1800.00 for the crap of a thing. Just started the blink thing two days ago, what a pain in the butt. Thank you Elaine for the hair dryer tip, it worked like a charm. Sad to say I'll never buy rca again, I've got three 32 inch Panasonics which were bought in the 80's and never so much a prob. with them. RCA YOU SUCK!
I won't rehash the same problems with my 52 " HDTV as it appears we are all having the same issue with not powering on. I think I will try Elaine's hair blower trick.
Suffice it to say that I will never buy another RCA product again. Their customer service is the pits.
Is this class action suit still ongoing?
What the hell! i get on this site to check on my rca t.v and there is about a 100 other people with same issue, Screw rca never AGAIN!
As I set here reading all your complaints...I also set and look at my tv in pieces, while my dad tries to figure out this issue...and my son is tryin the "blow dryer" trick...hope it works...please let me know about this law suit. We got out RCA D52W14 in 2003 and have had it repaired once at the cost of $600.00 and it took a week...and now this...AHHHHH!
I also bought A RCA 52 HDTV and the light blinks three time and then nothing its only two years old im pretty upset about it it cost me over 1000 dollars and I cant afford to replace it . class action suit ? Well that may be the only way to get some repreve count me in to.
I cannot believe how many of us have had the same experience with this RCA HDTV 52"! After only 2 years the audio was heard but no picture, then flashing power botton and off it went. I had someone repair it and cost me $400.00. They told me it was a circuit switch that had gone bad. I thought it was a fluke at that time. 5 months later, while watching a movie, flashing lights were lighting up the picture of purple and green and pink. Just flashing while the movie was playing! I am so sick since I waited 10 years for a large screen TV and now I have a piece of junk that cost me $1700.00!
Something has got to be done! The is modern day rip off! I would never have chosen this product had I seen all of these complaints. I am a single mom and have no extra money to replace this and we do not have a televison set to enjoy anymore!
RCA you need to give us all credit towards buying a new television set with a 10 year warranty!
Shame on you!
RCA SUCKS! my tv is doing the 3times blinking thing also- but the hair dryer tricked worked! I NO LONGER TURN THE TV OFF ANYMORE! I WOULD LIKE TO GET IN ON THE LAWSUIT, WHERE DO I SIGN UP? e-mail is shawty4267@yahoo.com thanxs
Wow, mine just started doing the same thing. The green light comes on, I can hear the tv, but no picture then it shuts itself off. I'm going to try the hair dryer trick. I pray that it works as I'm in the same boat as everyone else, no money. I've had the tv for almost three years too and purchased it at Walmart. Count me in on the law suit!
Yes i honestly think that we all got ripped off, it sounds like we all have the same problem and no idea how to fix it.
we too tried the blow drier and it worked about five times, and now it's doing the same thing. We've only had ours less than 3 yrs. what a piece of junk.
If anyone has a solution to this PLEASE! let me know.
My RCA TV is only 2 years old and all of a sudden it won't turn on. The power button blinks on and off 3 times then nothing. I've tried everything, even called customer service with no luck. They also referred me to a tv repair specialist. What a rip off! I WILL NEVER BUY AN RCA PRODUCT AGAIN. =)
bought my tv in 2005 and last year had the same issue as every one else spent over a year trying to find parts replaced and entire board at the cost of 150 dollars and still not fixed
same thing here and cant find the parts. since it is a fire hazzard it should be a recall
I have the exact problem...I am so pissed. Turn it on, blinks, goes off and then smell smoke. What can we do? Where is the class action suit and how do I get involved? PLEASE< LET ME IN. trammell38@yahoo.com
my 52" television lasted one year. same problem with the television not completely turning on, the turning off. (blinks 3 times...) i HOPE there is a class-action suit forthcoming. i'm not a happy camper, needless to say!
I have the same problem. I turn it on, the light blinks three times and nothing. It takes almost an hour for it to come on of me continuously turning it on and off. By the looks of the complaints, I feel as though one day its not going to come on at all. Keep me informed about whats going on with this.
i think rca and walmart are joined in consumer products walmart has a lot of rca products i bought 52''rca tv july 2004 and yes it still works with same problem blinks off on 3xs took back off blowed out dust gave it a lil heat abara cadabra powers up wthf tv just needs to be warmed up when mp3 players came out i bought a rca lyrica it quit workn after 3mths i had it works only when u give some heat or gets warm i neva had a problem with rca products till recently2004-2009 they cant keep up wth new technology thought they were good brand till now alot of tv repairmen love this model if u get my drift... and now with the digital swicth it really sucks the 1 reason i got it.my grandma got her converter box coupons she told to get it for her at walmart off course they offer too brands rca an magnavox guess what i got? "Really.Careless.A$$ociates. never again will i buy an rca waste of time and money.why wouldnt they be affiliated with walmart everyday low prices
I have the same Problem with RCA HD61W66 61 in. HDTV. When i try to power on the light comes on then goes off and does this 2 more times slowly.
We just moved and i wondered if in the move some thing could have gotten moved around or something.
The tv is only about 3 years old.
I am all for a going after rca! these tvs are not cheap and they should last for more the 2 to 4 years for the love of god! Going to try the dryer trick now.
I have a 52 inch hdtv which i purchased from walmart using my quarters i saved up for about 2 years. just today the picture is bowed and blurred. I have had this tv 2 years. :(.. Never again will i buy RCA junk, unlike my father who said it used to be a honest company in the good old days!
I had the same problem with the D52W14. It was flashing 3 times and nothing. I used the hair dryer technique (along with the mini vac first) and within 3 tries the TV came on! It took a while to show like normal, but at least its on. Thanks to the one who suggested it!
I’ve have the same problem D52W19B. I got caught in the trick bag. I bought the open box sale, Walmart. The thing had been returned and repaired. Probably for the same problem it has now. When I turn it on goes off and comes back on. While watching programs, it would change channels automatically. Now it doesn’t come on at all. We must start the class action suit. This is a trend RCA and Walmart surely knows about.
my rca did the as all of you and i have had mine for 6 years
my tv did the same thing and i have had mine for 6 years
Yep RCA sucks! I have the 52inch and problems started with turning off all the time. Then eventually would not turn on and got the 3 blinks and turn off. The next time we attempted to turn it on it started smoking. I took out the circuit board to attempt to replace the flyback and the part labeled on board (CL031) burned up and left a burn hole in circuit board. I could take picture if anybody wants to see. Doubt I want to attempt to fix to afraid this tv is going to burn down my house. I would love to be part of a lawsuit, someone email me if there is such a thing. jeremy_smith1@msn.com
I have directions for removing the circuit board if anybody is interested.
I have a 50" RCA DLP its 2 years old Bought it from walmart first problem was right at the 14 month mark the picture turned all different colors and then went out...Called RCA they said it was the bulb...wasted 179.00 on a new bub and still had the problem...called an auth. RCA repairman he said it was the color wheel and a 500.00 repair. I didnt have the money to fix the TV so I let it go as long as possiable ends up being the problem is the digital board in the back (the brains) of the TV and the board alone is 750.00. So bacically I spent 1300.00 on a TV for 2 years total what a rip off. This is my LAST RCA TV if anyone knowes of a class action lawsuit please let me know
Our D52W20 stopped today, I brought it to a local shop, if they come back with anything over $200 I will try to fix myself of junk it.
WHO HAS INFO ON THE LAWSUIT?
The HAIRDRYER WORKS!
I brought my RCA HDTV about 4.5 years ago from QVC and something was wrong with it the day it was delivered. It was fixed and then it did it again about 4 months later. Again, it was fixed free of charge and now here we are again. Bulb leaked onto the mother board/circuit board and now I smell burned electrical equipment coming from the TV after the whole turn on and off thing, even by itself, it turns on and off so I just unplugged it while waiting for the TV repair person to come. They came, basically told me that my TV is a POS and that it would cost me around $1, 013.00 to repair it. Told me that I would be better off just buying another TV. Its 2009 and I am lucky to have a job and a home that I can afford. I can not believe that I now have to go buy another TV! Not RCA, I can tell you that. I have a Mitsubishi TV in my spare bedroom that was purchased in 1992 and the thing still works. Every now and then it makes an annoying sound for about 1 minute but at least I can watch TV on it! I am disgusted with RCA and will never purchase another item from them!
My RCA is also giving me trouble it does the 3 blinks death thing and just wont go on anymore, mine is also about 3 years old. I called a repair service and it will be over 100 just to come out and who knows how much to actually fix the darn thing. If anyone knows about this class action law suit let me know this isnt right for all of us to just have to give up and buy a new tv some of us dont have the money to just oh well go out and buy a new tv.
We have a 52" HDTV that we purchased in 2005. Since the digital switch, I have used the auto channel scan to find the digital channels. The TV tells me that it has found digital channels, but none of the channels are stored nor can I manually put them in. The one channel that did store once was scrambled and you couldn't make out the picture. It looks like a satellite TV when you're in the middle of a very serious rain storm. The blinking power light happens occasionally but so far it has not been too much trouble. For those of us out in the "woods" w/no cable or satellite, this sucks. One of the reasons we bought it was b/c we knew the digital switch was coming and didn't want to have to worry about "converter" boxes or new TV's.
jlspray
Same RCA juck as everyone else has e-mail bg82312078@yahoo.com
I would love to give it back...no RCA junk in this house
Same issue with the red green and blue lines shooting accross the screen. I did get into the Service mode on the TV, you can do that by holding down Channel - and volume - on the front panel of the TV with it off, it will then power on and give you a menu of options.
I did notice under EVENTS, there was an event number 36 that occurred 176 times, they could not tell me what that code is and I argued with them about it, I am so mad right now. That seems like a high number a may give me a clue as to what is wrong. I looked all over for the service manual and not about to pay 60 dollars for it on a tv that costed 1300 only 3 years ago. It's ridiculous. If anyone has any info about the codes, email me please.
www.apluswny.com
i too purchased my RCA HDTV 11/06 and the color is distorted. if there's a class action suit i would like more information
merdel
My D52W15 died just the other day. The three time death blink. I looked online and found this post and decided not to repair it at this time. 4 YEARS OLD. I have a 10 year old Magnavox 27" that still works like a champ. I went out and bought a 46" Sharp LCD and I am happy now. It sur takes up less space and looks better too. Damn RCA for making me do this in such a short time. I am up for a lawsuit. If anyone knows about one or how to start one let me know. dlwnuk@comcast.net
Same 3x problem, I'm setting in the dark in front of the computer and my TV turned off. Where can I purchase the 60 dollar fix? Also, with the ovious recall status of these sets, someone should have a lawyer friend read this thread. Lawyers have money and when their RCA did the 3x trick they bought a new plasma tv. I beleve this really has potential for a recall.
greg.sherrick1@gmail.com
Thanks Elaine The Hair dryer worked !
It's defininately the 259296 Flyback on the power board . I'm ordering one now for 58 dollars and its recommended to replace the cp150 capacitor for $2.00
I'll let you know how I make out
Doc