The Worst Treadmill You’ve Ever Used

Rant about Your Worst Treadmill Experience

If you’ve been using a treadmill for a long time, chances are, you’ve come across some that did not perform the way they were suppose to. These machines are probably overpriced and/or underperforming. If you’re not satisfied with your treadmill, then here’s your chance to warn others not to buy these marketing hypes.

Share your experience with visitors of this site. But don’t just tell us what treadmill model it is, rather explain specifically how you were let down by that particular unit and why you think others should avoid it.

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Did a treadmill fail to meet your expectations? Share it! I'm pretty sure most of my readers would be interested to know your reasons.

Now's your chance to help others avoid costly mistakes of buying the same model.

Click below to see experiences from other visitors to this page...

Horizon Fitness T-62 
This is the worst company. Yes, their models are lower priced than some other manufacturers, but they are JUNK! The first one I had, the deck broke (twice)...

PROFORM XP 542 E 
The treadmill has a lot of nice options, and looks nice, but that's about it. I've used it only for a year off and on and it stopped working. We've changed ...

keys 4500t 
Less than 2yrs old. We have had multi service calls. The leisure finess retailer techs sent to our home have been unable to diagnose/fix the machine. Neither ...

HORIZON ELITE 5.0 TREADMILL 
Bought this treadmill in 2004. After 6 months, the upper console digital readout stopped functioning properly. Retailer did replace this upper console....

Horizon 805T Treadmill  Not rated yet
I just purchased this used treadmill. I have 30 days to keep or return it. What can you tell me about it. Right off, I can not find an off switch. I ...

MATRIX T5  Not rated yet
The product did not even last for 2 years. The spare parts took ages to come. Even the company professional themselves doesn’t know what’s wrong with the ...

KMF 6516  Not rated yet
I bought this treadmill for $373.00 "a special sale" and used it for 3 months roughly three times a week, I weigh only 162 pounds, and I usually run at ...

Precor 9.27 (2008)  Not rated yet
I had a similar negative experience with the Precor 9.27. The belt slipped on multiple occasions and it made a noise that sounded like metal scraping ...

Precor 9.27 (2008)  Not rated yet
It took almost 4 months and 4 repair visits to get this brand new (not a demo) treadmill to work properly. There were multiple problems. The first was ...

NordicTrack 1500 Commercial  Not rated yet
I bought the NordicTrack 1500 Commercial from Costco because it had a 3.0 CHP motor and 350 user weight capacity. 3 DAYS LATER, and 6 CALLS FOR REPAIR,...

NORDIC TRAC MODEL 2155  Not rated yet
I bought this treadmill for my wife who is starting a workout program. She is a walker and after only 6 days of 20 min. workouts the motor is squealing ...

NordicTrack any model  Not rated yet
I purchased a treadmill from NordicTrack in January of 07. Before the year reached November, I had called it in for repairs 8 times. At that point I ...

Horizon Fitness T51  Not rated yet
Just don't buy it. You'll thank me. And after much research, don't buy ANY treadmill from Horizon. They care more about quantity than quality.

Nordicktrack CX255?  Not rated yet
This was supposed to be a $1700 treadmill, I was able to get it for $900. In 2 years, it broke down twice. The first time, they sent me a new one. The ...

Proform Crosswalk Caliber  Not rated yet
The treadmill is O.K., but customer service???? Yikes! A $2.05 part broke and they want to charge $12.15 to mail it? What's that about?

ProForm 6.0 GSX  Not rated yet
I weight about 230 lbs and the treadmill has a weight capacity of 300 lbs. I typically ran on the treadmill between 3-5 miles 6 days per week. The treadmill ...

Horizon T1  Not rated yet
Actual email from Horizon Support.
Jim,

There was no parts shipped to the technician, looking at the record it appears they did not approve the order ...

Star Trac TR901 by Unisen  Not rated yet
I am an electrical engineer. I design broadcast transmitters. This treadmill was a spread-spectrum radio jammer. Its electronics (motor control system)...

Spirit 400T   Not rated yet
I bought a Spirit for $1200 21 months ago. It has given me nothing but problems. The customer service stinks, they have sent the wrong parts several ...

Sportsraft tx 400  Not rated yet
The worst crap ever produced!

iFit.com from Sears  Not rated yet
After having Sears repair come out twice within the first two months to lubricate it, a repairman finally told me that "all those models over-heat after ...