Extend Warranty Questions

[pool_shark]

In my opinion extended warranties are very useful provided you have a good one.

It's not just about the best price, it's about the best coverage.

I had an extended warranty with warranty direct when I had my Blazer. Using it for the repairs more than paid for itself.

I had problems with the U joints every year, the rear wiper motor, the 4 wheel drive stopped shifting, broken ball joint, etc.

Getting all of those things fixed over the years I think I paid about $20 out of pocket the warranty covered everything else.

[Vark]

Just bought '07 H2 CPO with 6/100,000 Major Guard.
In regards to extended warranties - I will tell you a story.
I got rid of my C55 AMG mercedes just because I was stupid and didn't get extended warranty, when the car was still under factory (last Sep). Everything was fine until this summer, when it wouldn't start after a 10 minute drive. Took it to dealership, turned out it was a crankshaft position sensor, had I known it, I would've replaced it myself. $640 bucks later I found out, that it was a $100 part, the rest was labor. It gets better, they did a MPI for extended warranty, and inspection revealed, that I have leaking valve covers ($1500 to fix), strut arms had to be replaced (another $1200) and since my power tilt was not working either, they priced it out at $600 to fix. I negotiated (very easily to my surprise) it down to $500. Later I found out why. I had to get my tilt fixed, so I could sell it, the rest - let CARMAX deal with it
Anyway, got the tilt fixed, looked at the ticket: $6.30 (yes, that is 6 dollars 30 cents) for the part and $490 labor Now you know, why they could give me a $100 discount - it was all labor!!!
I could've gotten the warranty a year ago, it would've cost me around $2500, but it would have paid for itself in the first year.

Anyway, the main reason I got this Hummer, because of the warranty, oh and they sold me a service contract for $20 a month: free oil changes, filters, brek pads, tire/wheel hazard and so on. I haven't decided yet, if I want to keep it though, I don't think I will have $240 in maintainance per year.

[05h2sut]

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For what it is worth, your mileage may vary.

I had purchased a caddy STS a few years back - GM Certified, 100K and 6 year warranty - best damn warranty I ever had. The dealer was about 70 miles away, trustworthy, so I went back there for service. Every time, he gave be a brand new caddy loaner and waived the time/mileage clause because he knew I traveled some distance. I never paid a dime for service on either the Caddy or the H2 using either warranty company.

To date on the H2 they have:
Replaced both rear view mirrors due to the "folding" problem
Replaced the Intake gasket due to an oil leak
Replaced the broken exhaust manifold bolts/gaskets both sides
Replaced both "ping" sensors under the intake - only one was bad, but they decided to change both while they were there. I offered to pay for the 2nd one, and they wouldn't hear of it.

I will say, your service writer has a lot do to with how the warranty is handled.

Anyway, happy with both.
-Dave

[Drew Slothower]

Looks like a lot of us are in the same boat, coming up on that 4 year / 50k...

I tried to get as much warranty work completed as I'm right at the end.. I think I'm at 48,830 mi. now.

I'm glad I'm gettting the wheels taken care of now, as the corrosion was getting bad.

Just deciding on which warranty would be the best for me. Any other feedback out there for this thread? I'd still like to hear other experiences!

-Drew

[Vark]

This is the best coverage - Major Guard from GM.
And this is the cheapest place for it.
http://gmextendedwarrantystore.com/
However, I heard somebody got warranty at non-Hummer dealer, and they didn't charge the "hummer" surcharge, so he saved like $300