A few weeks ago my Instant Vortex Plus stopped working. The light inside came on but the control panel was dead. I had purchased it through Walmart.com so I was able to look up the purchase and I was under the one year mark! YAY!!!

Whenever you buy a new appliance it is a good idea to register the warranty. I should have but didn’t. I was able to register it online and I filed a claim. They responded within a few days and they approved my request. I am getting a new one!

Here is what you need to do if your Vortex stops working:

Troubleshoot:

If that doesn’t work, you will need to put in a claim. You have a one-year warranty so don’t wait to make your claim!

Open a support ticket: https://www.InstantPot.com/support/

Email: [email protected]

Call: 1.800.828.7280 x2

Warranty Registration:

Please visit www.instantpot.com/support/register to register your new Instant Brands™ appliance and validate your warranty within thirty (30) days of purchase. You will be asked to provide the store name, date of purchase, model number (found on the back of your appliance) and serial number (found on the bottom of your appliance) along with your name and email address. The registration will enable us to keep you up to date with product developments, recipes and contact you in the unlikely event of a product safety notification. By registering, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the instructions for use, and warnings set forth in the accompanying instructions.

Limited Warranty

This Limited Warranty is effective for one year from the date of original consumer purchase. Proof of original purchase date and, if requested by an authorized representative of Instant Brands Inc. (“Instant Brands”), return of your appliance, is required to obtain service under this Limited Warranty. Provided that this appliance is operated and maintained in accordance with written instructions attached to or furnished with the appliance, Instant Brands will, in its sole and exclusive discretion, either: (i) repair defects in materials or workmanship; or (ii) replace the appliance. In the event that your appliance is replaced, the Limited Warranty on the replacement appliance will expire 12 months from the date of original consumer purchase.

This Limited Warranty extends only to the original purchaser and use of the appliance in the United States of America and Canada. This warranty does not cover units that are used outside of the United States of America and Canada.

Any modification or attempted modification to your appliance may interfere with the safe operation of the appliance and will void this Limited Warranty. This Limited Warranty does not apply in respect of any appliance or any part thereof that has been altered or modified unless such alterations or modifications were expressly authorized by an Instant Brands representative.

Warranty Service

To obtain service under this warranty, please contact our Customer Service Department by phone at 1-800-828-7280 or by email to [email protected]. You can also create a support ticket online at www.instantpot.com/support. If we are unable to resolve the problem, you may be asked to send your appliance to the Service Department for quality inspection. Instant Brands is not responsible for shipping costs related to warranty service, save and except for shipping costs associated with the return of your appliance from Canada or within the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia of the United States of America, as provided herein. When returning your appliance, please include your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and proof of the original purchase date as well as a description of the problem you are encountering with the appliance.

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  1. LED Timer is a common defect. I bought one for each of my houses and a couple as gifts for family members and all 5 have all become useless within 1 – 1.5 years due to the display not working. This is a brand to avoid if you are in the market for an air fryer.

  2. Our vortex air fryer displays open, but nothing else. How do we get it to work again opening the door does nothing when the door closes it just says open. No other features work.

    1. That is unfortunate! I’m sorry to hear it isn’t holding up as expected. The best thing to do is to reach out to the manufacturer and see if there is anything they can suggest. I hope that helps!

  3. We bought our Instant Vortex Plus in June of 2021. We really like it, but it’s just over a year old now and the LED Display is burning out. We lose a piece of the numbers/OFF display every few days. Before long we won’t be able to read it at all.

    1. That is unfortunate! I’m sorry to hear it isn’t holding up as expected. The best thing to do is to reach out to the manufacturer and see if there is anything they can suggest. I hope that helps!

    2. I have the same issue and got a replacement under warranty just several months in of owning it. The replacement unit lasted a while but was plagued with the same issue. The LED display is failing. I’m pretty certain it’s a design flaw with the Instant Vortex Plus units specifically where they didn’t properly seal off the compartment containing the electronics/LED so steam gets inside and eventually corrodes the electronics. I reached out to Instant support and they failed to provide a satisfactory resolution to what clearly is a design defect. I think they offered me a 10-20% off coupon to buy another unit – makes no sense at all. Why would I buy another product that the company can’t stand behind? I’ll be buying another brand of this oven (same rotisserie style oven) but with a different design that doesn’t suffer from this problem when the thing is completely unusable.

  4. Received the vortex plus air fryer as a Christmas gift last year and it stopped working. Unfortunately I don’t have a receipt since it was a gift.

    1. Oh no, I am sorry to hear that Christy. The best thing to do is to reach out to the manufacturer and see if there is anything they can suggest. Hopefully, you are able to get it sorted out.

  5. I had purchased mine early April 2021, received it on April 23 and it worked well until two months to the day later no electric current at all. Fortunately, like you all are aware, I received amazingly quick assistance and just received my replacement today (July 7, 2021). I pray that our defective machines were an exception rather than the rule as it is truly an amazing appliance!

  6. My product was purchased on June 7, 2020. On June 27, 2021 it stopped working in the middle of dinner. It popped and went off. When I checked it was also very hot. It is barely over a year, is there anyway it can still be covered?

    1. Sorry to hear that Sherri, you will want to reach out to Vortex customer service to see if there is anything they can help you with!

    2. Mine crapped out after 14 months. I won’t buy InstaPot again as it seems they don’t last. I had a toaster oven that last 10 years. Also had to replace my InstaPot Mini after a year.

      1. Hi Deb, we totally understand how that can be frustrating. We do love air frying and have a few others we use and love as well! Check out our Air Fryer Guide for more information.

  7. Just got mine Out of the box to do the initial run and you can’t push the buttons they won’t work. They light up but that’s it