BentonJoyce
lvl.4
Flight distance : 234318 ft
United States
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Back in mid January I wrecked my Mavic Pro this thread is just putting my expeirence out there, so others can have and idea of what to expect.
Wreck Details:
The wreck was very simple just had a minor error inside which resulted in a crack in the body around the back folding arm. Also the gimbal was bumped off of the shock obsorbers. Everything seemed to be relatively okay however, I sent it in to have it looked over.
Customer Service Details:
I filed a case the following day after the crash DJI emediately sent me a packing lable and was very helpful with my questions throughout the process. I sent it out they had it in a few days. The repair process took about a week to complete and during this time DJI was very helpful when I had request or questions. After about 2.5 weeks the drone was back in my hands. Overall the customer service was great with a little pateints everything went fine.
The End Result:
Here's where things take a an unfortunate turn... The Mavic they sent me was not my original drone (I checked the serial numbers) what they sent me appears to be a referbished product from the early release stages because I can see where they glued the piece that was missing from the front arm covering the wire back on. I was finally able to get the drone in the air it flies just fine however, the camera and gimbal are both having multiple malfuntions. The gimbal will randomly jerk around, end up pointing to the sky, or turn inward towards the drone. Not only that but the camera will randomly cut out during these malfunctions. It also has the common wobbly footage issue and gimbal shake during normal flight. Also I have had issues with corrupted files which results in total loss of footage. In short this drone is unusable for aerialphotography because the camera cannot maintain consistancy long enough for it to be practical especially when you pay 1000+ for the device.
Final Thoughts:
As a whole my customer service expeirence with DJI has not been a bad one they have been very helpful and responsive with all of my questions and concerns. Also the turn around time on getting me a drone was relatively fast no real complaints there. My biggest issue with this situation is that they sent me a faulty drone. It did not take long for me to realize that the drone was malfunctioning and was going to be unusable. I took it out for a day and did continueous testing with consistantly bad results. This could have easily been avoided if they just tested the drone more thoroughly but instead they shipped out a faulty model. Now I will be going through more waiting to get back to flying and making videos...It is truly a shame I love the DJI Mavic Pro but it has been nothing but one big waiting game for me since I ordered it back on October 7th, hopefully this all gets resolved soon. Wish me luck everyone!
[UPDATE]:
This morning (2/13/2017) I was contacted by a DJI representative he was very apologetic and he sent me a corresponding email to have the current drone replaced with a functioning one. Again this was never posted to bash DJI's customer service they have always been great to me they have set me up with an expedited case to speed up the process. Lets hope things turn around quickly and I can get back in the air soon, wish me luck as the process continues!
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