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I am trying to purchase a part I need to finish repairing my P3P.
I have had to replace the Body of the P3P due to cracks cause by a minor crash. I purchased DJI Phantom part #30 from a distributor and it arrived and I started the process of swapping over all the parts.
All was going fine until I noticed that the inner cage that holds the battery in place and the part that the main board screws down to does not come with the case. It so happens that the cage (I don't know the official name, so I will call it the cage) in my unit had one of it's screw posts snapped off and needs to be replaced.
I called all the authorized service centers listed in the support section on the DJI website and they all gave me the same story. This part is not listed, does not appear to have an official part number and DJI's own dealers have been asking for this part to do their customer repairs and DJI has ignored these requests and have refused to sent them out.
They reported to me that they have had to glue the broken pieces back on and hope that works. To me, that's ridiculous! We all know that is NOT a satisfactory fix, yet DJI will not supply their own distributors and repair centers with the part they need.
Every service center has told me that they can not get that part, and that I should contact DJI directly. I have done that by chat, by email (Which I have not yet gotten a response) and by phone at the US headquarters and have gotten the same response.
For some unknown reason, and so far, no one I talked to could tell me what that reason is, DJI flat out refuses to sell that particular part to anyone. If it's broken, your ONLY option is to ship everything back to DJI, wait the weeks or months for them to get around to it, and pay the extra fees for shipping both ways and their service fees so they can put in that little $6.00 plastic part instead of shipping one directly out.
I explained that I was aware that doing the work myself voided my warranty, and that I had ALREADY opened up the machine and have already swapped all the parts I could into the new body. No difference. Still flat out refusal, like this part is some kind of state secret.
So my question is:
Does anyone have one of these to sell. Perhaps from a crashed Phantom 3 being used for parts? Does anyone know of a third party that has 3D printed these because of the inability to get them from DJI? Is there a clever person out there with another idea?
Just for fun, I will post the log of my conversation with the person in the chat from DJI earlier today:
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DJI:
Hello,welcome to our website!How may I help you today?
ME:
I am looking for a part
I have had to replace the Body of the P3P due to cracks cause by a minor crash. I purchased DJI Phantom part 30 from a distributor and it arrived and I started the process of swapping over all the parts.
All was going fine until I noticed that the inner cage that holds the battery in place and the part that the main board screws down to does not come with the case. It so happens that the cage (I don't know the official name, so I will call it the cage) in my unit had one of it's screw posts snapped off and needs to be replaced.
I called several of your dealers listed in the support section on your website and they all gave me the same story. This part is not listed, does not appear to have an official part number and your own dealers have been asking for this part to do their customer repairs and DJI has ignored these requests and have not sent them out.
They reported to me that they have had to glue the broken pieces back on and hope that works. To me, that's ridiculous! We all know that is NOT a satisfactory fix, yet DJI will not supply their own distributors and repair centers with the part they need.
Every center has told me that they can not get that part, and that I should contact DJI directly. I find it hard to believe that DJI would sell that part directly to a customer when they refuse to supply them to their own authorized repair center, but that's what I was told by both Drone Nerds in Florida and the New York service center.
What options are available to me?
Waiting now for response
10:39:57
DJI:
Well as I see it you don't have any other option than to send it in. We mostly advise against self repairs because it will most likely void warranty. And unfortunately, cases like this show up from time to time. These are such specific parts that are almost never needed. Therefore we do not needlessly supply them to a lot of people and take of it ourselves.
10:41:13
Me:
I am only one person and this is not needless. I will not send it in as it is already disassembled and partially put back together in a new case. I will not spend all the money and waste extra weeks or months for the transaction just because you refuse to sell me a simple needed part.
What are my real options. It is crazy to have me send it in and it is a waste of my time and money. What I want here is actualy CUSTOMER SERVICE
10:42:33
DJI:
First of all we never ship separate parts unless asked by a dealer.
Me:
MY GOD!!! I just got off the phone with two of your dealers who have told me thay have been asking for these parts since they came out and DJI will not even supply them.
DJI:
Second, you demand a part so specific to the craft that even dealers do not have it.
Me:
These parts must exist. Mine is broken. I will pay for it. It is a simple transaction
DJI:
I am very sorry that you decided to open it up, but we do not have these parts available for shipping
10:44:47
Me:
I opened it up because I AM a technician. Not some yahoo on the street. My job is fixing complex lab equipment at a research facility. Why should I waste my time and money to send this in to someone else when I can do it myself in an afternoon. Are you going to provide me with a satisfactory real solution or not?
10:46:17
Me:
Why doesn't DJI ship these parts to their own authorized repair and service centers? It forces them to make makeshift inferior repairs to your product. It's insane.
DJI:
When dealers receive drones that need reparations like this they mostly send it in.
We simply do not ship separate parts to regular customers, no matter their occupation we are very sorry. We can't make exceptions.
10:49:07
Me:
That is piss poor customer service. It is the kind of thing I read about all over the forums that causes me to question if I made the right decision buying a DJI product. This exchange will be posted on all the forums as another example of that customer service. I am truly sorry that the concept of customer service has been lost on you.
DJI:
You demand something we cannot do as per decree of our own company. You cannot expect me to make exceptions because you keep demanding something. I am very sorry, if it were up to me I would have noted your data and be done with it as I have the feeling you CAN do it yourself. But please understand, I CAN not send you a separate part
It is not a matter of willing, but a matter of what I am able to do
10:52:40
Me:
When I said you, I was referring to DJI, not you personally. Is there another level within the company that I can appeal to. I mean, I want to give them more money to buy a part which they make. The transaction can't possibly be that difficult. Who is the next level up the chain? The question of why DJI does not even supply their own authorized repair centers with the needed parts they ask for has also not been answered.
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To be honest, this is not the fault of the individual that I was chatting with. His hands are tied. It is the fault of DJI and another example of poor customer service.
The person in the chat gave me the link to start a support ticket, which I have done, and I am awaiting an answer from them, but I doubt I will get anywhere. They say this part is so rare that they don't bother to ship it out to customers because they make so few of them, they can't be sending them to everyone.
I understand why it doesn't come in the basic kit, but if someone NEEDS one and is willing to PAY for it, why not sell one?? If damage to this part is really that rare, then it won't happen very often, and there will be no problem. Every Tom, ****, and Harry won't be flooding DJI with requests for this part if they don't need it. And not giving it to their own service centers is crazy.
I have had to replace the Body of the P3P due to cracks cause by a minor crash. I purchased DJI Phantom part #30 from a distributor and it arrived and I started the process of swapping over all the parts.
All was going fine until I noticed that the inner cage that holds the battery in place and the part that the main board screws down to does not come with the case. It so happens that the cage (I don't know the official name, so I will call it the cage) in my unit had one of it's screw posts snapped off and needs to be replaced.
I called all the authorized service centers listed in the support section on the DJI website and they all gave me the same story. This part is not listed, does not appear to have an official part number and DJI's own dealers have been asking for this part to do their customer repairs and DJI has ignored these requests and have refused to sent them out.
They reported to me that they have had to glue the broken pieces back on and hope that works. To me, that's ridiculous! We all know that is NOT a satisfactory fix, yet DJI will not supply their own distributors and repair centers with the part they need.
Every service center has told me that they can not get that part, and that I should contact DJI directly. I have done that by chat, by email (Which I have not yet gotten a response) and by phone at the US headquarters and have gotten the same response.
For some unknown reason, and so far, no one I talked to could tell me what that reason is, DJI flat out refuses to sell that particular part to anyone. If it's broken, your ONLY option is to ship everything back to DJI, wait the weeks or months for them to get around to it, and pay the extra fees for shipping both ways and their service fees so they can put in that little $6.00 plastic part instead of shipping one directly out.
I explained that I was aware that doing the work myself voided my warranty, and that I had ALREADY opened up the machine and have already swapped all the parts I could into the new body. No difference. Still flat out refusal, like this part is some kind of state secret.
So my question is:
Does anyone have one of these to sell. Perhaps from a crashed Phantom 3 being used for parts? Does anyone know of a third party that has 3D printed these because of the inability to get them from DJI? Is there a clever person out there with another idea?
Just for fun, I will post the log of my conversation with the person in the chat from DJI earlier today:
***************************************************************************************
DJI:
Hello,welcome to our website!How may I help you today?
ME:
I am looking for a part
I have had to replace the Body of the P3P due to cracks cause by a minor crash. I purchased DJI Phantom part 30 from a distributor and it arrived and I started the process of swapping over all the parts.
All was going fine until I noticed that the inner cage that holds the battery in place and the part that the main board screws down to does not come with the case. It so happens that the cage (I don't know the official name, so I will call it the cage) in my unit had one of it's screw posts snapped off and needs to be replaced.
I called several of your dealers listed in the support section on your website and they all gave me the same story. This part is not listed, does not appear to have an official part number and your own dealers have been asking for this part to do their customer repairs and DJI has ignored these requests and have not sent them out.
They reported to me that they have had to glue the broken pieces back on and hope that works. To me, that's ridiculous! We all know that is NOT a satisfactory fix, yet DJI will not supply their own distributors and repair centers with the part they need.
Every center has told me that they can not get that part, and that I should contact DJI directly. I find it hard to believe that DJI would sell that part directly to a customer when they refuse to supply them to their own authorized repair center, but that's what I was told by both Drone Nerds in Florida and the New York service center.
What options are available to me?
Waiting now for response
10:39:57
DJI:
Well as I see it you don't have any other option than to send it in. We mostly advise against self repairs because it will most likely void warranty. And unfortunately, cases like this show up from time to time. These are such specific parts that are almost never needed. Therefore we do not needlessly supply them to a lot of people and take of it ourselves.
10:41:13
Me:
I am only one person and this is not needless. I will not send it in as it is already disassembled and partially put back together in a new case. I will not spend all the money and waste extra weeks or months for the transaction just because you refuse to sell me a simple needed part.
What are my real options. It is crazy to have me send it in and it is a waste of my time and money. What I want here is actualy CUSTOMER SERVICE
10:42:33
DJI:
First of all we never ship separate parts unless asked by a dealer.
Me:
MY GOD!!! I just got off the phone with two of your dealers who have told me thay have been asking for these parts since they came out and DJI will not even supply them.
DJI:
Second, you demand a part so specific to the craft that even dealers do not have it.
Me:
These parts must exist. Mine is broken. I will pay for it. It is a simple transaction
DJI:
I am very sorry that you decided to open it up, but we do not have these parts available for shipping
10:44:47
Me:
I opened it up because I AM a technician. Not some yahoo on the street. My job is fixing complex lab equipment at a research facility. Why should I waste my time and money to send this in to someone else when I can do it myself in an afternoon. Are you going to provide me with a satisfactory real solution or not?
10:46:17
Me:
Why doesn't DJI ship these parts to their own authorized repair and service centers? It forces them to make makeshift inferior repairs to your product. It's insane.
DJI:
When dealers receive drones that need reparations like this they mostly send it in.
We simply do not ship separate parts to regular customers, no matter their occupation we are very sorry. We can't make exceptions.
10:49:07
Me:
That is piss poor customer service. It is the kind of thing I read about all over the forums that causes me to question if I made the right decision buying a DJI product. This exchange will be posted on all the forums as another example of that customer service. I am truly sorry that the concept of customer service has been lost on you.
DJI:
You demand something we cannot do as per decree of our own company. You cannot expect me to make exceptions because you keep demanding something. I am very sorry, if it were up to me I would have noted your data and be done with it as I have the feeling you CAN do it yourself. But please understand, I CAN not send you a separate part
It is not a matter of willing, but a matter of what I am able to do
10:52:40
Me:
When I said you, I was referring to DJI, not you personally. Is there another level within the company that I can appeal to. I mean, I want to give them more money to buy a part which they make. The transaction can't possibly be that difficult. Who is the next level up the chain? The question of why DJI does not even supply their own authorized repair centers with the needed parts they ask for has also not been answered.
*************************************************************************************************
To be honest, this is not the fault of the individual that I was chatting with. His hands are tied. It is the fault of DJI and another example of poor customer service.
The person in the chat gave me the link to start a support ticket, which I have done, and I am awaiting an answer from them, but I doubt I will get anywhere. They say this part is so rare that they don't bother to ship it out to customers because they make so few of them, they can't be sending them to everyone.
I understand why it doesn't come in the basic kit, but if someone NEEDS one and is willing to PAY for it, why not sell one?? If damage to this part is really that rare, then it won't happen very often, and there will be no problem. Every Tom, ****, and Harry won't be flooding DJI with requests for this part if they don't need it. And not giving it to their own service centers is crazy.
