Xbox 360 Owners

[alien amp pharm]

Has anybody had any technical problems with the 360? I've heard of people returning the system 2-3 times for repairs/replacement when it first launched. I've had mine for 4 months now and the games started freezing up recently and I'm afraid it's gonna be a $400 paperweight soon.

Mine started freezing every 20 minutes or so.

It did this for 2 days of casual gaming.

Then the 3 red lights came on. At that point it's toast.

Good news is that you should still be under the 1 year warranty and will get it repaired free.

Be ready though, all they do is send you a refurbished system that will also fail after a few months.

 

[partagus]

You Bros have it all wrong. Purchase your system at Wal-Mart. When, not if, but when, it breaks, bring it back and exchange it for a new one. Wal-Mart has a very generous return policy. It has worked for me in the past.

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

I just contacted X-Box again 2 days ago...I am now sending back my SECOND X-Box, this one got the 3 rings of death a month or two after having my last one replaced! DAMN IT! This is getting annoying!

-Legacy

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

^^^^ Just getting my THIRD X-BOX sent to me TOMORROW!

Microsoft support blows!

-Legacy

 

[Stainless_Steel]

I thought Microsoft knows about this problem and are replacing all broken console's free of charge.

 

[alien amp pharm]

True.

They just recently announced they are extending the warranty on xbox360 consoles to 3 YEARS.

This is, however, only for the 3 flashing red light issue. This is a hardware failure and a very common one.

Props to them for stepping up and resolving the issue.

Again, if your xbox360 received the 3 red lights (aka 3ROD, ring of death) Microsoft will fix it for free. Call 1-800-4MY-XBOX.

If you already paid the $140 to have the red light issue fixed in the past, They should send you a refund check in 10-12 weeks.

 

[liquidmuscle]

i have had mine since release its prob acted up MAYBE 3 times and that after playing it on a all nighter

 

[justchilling]

ive had no problems with mine. i had it in iraq for several months , it got really dirty and works fine. my dog also knocked it off of the end table it sits on the other day and still works.

 

[paridhm]

Just took mine to UPS today to ship to Microsoft repair center.

 

[bigdofba]

I have never had a problem with mine. I bought it about a year ago.

My friends have had problems though. Two of them had to send their 360's in for new ones.