Extended warranty ?

[Cruising68]

Never liked extended warranties. Sold service contracts for a while and they mostly made money.

I bought two extended warranties, one on a 2017 GMC 2500HD Denali and one on my ST. Between emissions issues and def fluid issues along with $1000 power heated folding mirrors, heated seats, and a few other electronic issues it paid for itself 3 to 4 times over.

Just rolled 35k on my ST and it’s been damn dear perfect except for the sunroof shade not working and a few pieces of exterior trim screwed up. Going in this week to get those fixed then I’m on the extended warranty. We will see how it goes from here. Lots of computer modules in cars these days.


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[Chairborne Ranger]

Good position to be in.
coming from jeeps the warranty has paid for itself every time.
for a max care plan that cost me 2k on my last GC I had to replace-
Radio- $1800
Frozen calipers- $1000, I could have done it myself but why with the max care plan..
New cylinder head because of valve issues plus an electrical issue- over $5000 quoted, forgot actual.
another electrical issue, had to replace coil packs, plugs, wiring harnesses . - $2750

I had a $100 deductible and the loaner was covered.
similar issues with the 2 prior ones…

my glass is half full but with all the tech and turbos..et all, I may swing for the plan on this.
I don’t mind doing some mechanical work on my own timeline, not when the car wants to crap out.

Ha, Ha, I hear you on the tech & turbos. It's too bad Jeep vehicles aren't more reliable because I really like them. Back in my old Army days in the 70's driving those old Jeeps was a blast and I've had a couple of Wranglers as rentals and enjoyed them all. The asking price on them is also insane considering what you are getting so I've never been tempted to buy one.

 

[Fmoser]

Ha, Ha, I hear you on the tech & turbos. It's too bad Jeep vehicles aren't more reliable because I really like them. Back in my old Army days in the 70's driving those old Jeeps was a blast and I've had a couple of Wranglers as rentals and enjoyed them all. The asking price on them is also insane considering what you are getting so I've never been tempted to buy one.

The wranglers were the toys to play, I had far too many grand Cherokees… those were nice but the most recent years plagued with problems.
Stellatlantis screwed the Jeep name with quality and way overpricing the wranglers

 

[Cruising68]

Back about 10 years ago Jeep was offering their lifetime extended warranty. Two of my employees bought Grand Cherokees and the warranty. They had so much work covered on those vehicles Jeep begged them to trade them in. The litany of problems they had was really bad including new engines.


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[Jughead]

Back about 10 years ago Jeep was offering their lifetime extended warranty. Two of my employees bought Grand Cherokees and the warranty. They had so much work covered on those vehicles Jeep begged them to trade them in. The litany of problems they had was really bad including new engines.


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We have (2) 2011 grand cherokees with the lifetime warranty. Over the years it has more than paid for itself. But now if anything major fails, transmission, steering rack, the rerpairs will be more than the value of the car. I'm told at that point Jeep will buy back the car at THEIR fair market value and just send us a check.....thats why I'm now looking for an ST. Had a 1994 Eddie Bauer edition explorer and loved that SUV/

 

[Wingrider]

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That was exactly my experience. I bought a 2012 Grand Cherokee new, and was offered the forever fix everything warranty for $1800. I took the deal. at about 140,000 miles, the engine failed and had to be replaced. And not to many miles later, so did the transmission. And the list goes on. According to the dealer, it had cost Chrysler over $32,000 over time. I received two letters from Chrysler offering me $2,000 cash if I agreed to give up the warranty. i did not. I now just bought a 2025 Explorer ST, and as part of the deal, the dealer included a lifetime ten year/200,000 nationwide warranty. That sealed the deal.

 

[BrooseDaMoose]

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That was exactly my experience. I bought a 2012 Grand Cherokee new, and was offered the forever fix everything warranty for $1800. I took the deal. at about 140,000 miles, the engine failed and had to be replaced. And not to many miles later, so did the transmission. And the list goes on. According to the dealer, it had cost Chrysler over $32,000 over time. I received two letters from Chrysler offering me $2,000 cash if I agreed to give up the warranty. i did not. I now just bought a 2025 Explorer ST, and as part of the deal, the dealer included a lifetime ten year/200,000 nationwide warranty. That sealed the deal.[/QUOTE]

Congradulations on the new ride and welcome to the forum!

 

[23 Explorer ST]

That was exactly my experience. I bought a 2012 Grand Cherokee new, and was offered the forever fix everything warranty for $1800. I took the deal. at about 140,000 miles, the engine failed and had to be replaced. And not to many miles later, so did the transmission. And the list goes on. According to the dealer, it had cost Chrysler over $32,000 over time. I received two letters from Chrysler offering me $2,000 cash if I agreed to give up the warranty. i did not. I now just bought a 2025 Explorer ST, and as part of the deal, the dealer included a lifetime ten year/200,000 nationwide warranty. That sealed the deal.

Congradulations on the new ride and welcome to the forum![/QUOTE]

How can it be called lifetime but only has a ten year/200,000 mile warranty?


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[Jeppo]

Congradulations on the new ride and welcome to the forum!

How can it be called lifetime but only has a ten year/200,000 mile warranty?
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Maybe he’s 95 y.o.

 

[23 Explorer ST]

How can it be called lifetime but only has a ten year/200,000 mile warranty?

Maybe he’s 95 y.o. [/QUOTE]

ROFLMAO


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[DaHuntah]

Congradulations on the new ride and welcome to the forum!

How can it be called lifetime but only has a ten year/200,000 mile warranty?[/QUOTE]

At the rate these things are going the car will be dead before it reaches 10 years/200K miles! Hence, "Lifetime"!

 

[Wingrider]

Congradulations on the new ride and welcome to the forum!

How can it be called lifetime but only has a ten year/200,000 mile warranty?


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Easy. At my age it's "lifetime".