GM Warranty

[loosegoose]

I heard on the radio this morning that Chevrolet now has a 5 year/100,000 mile warranty on their pickup trucks. When will Ford step up to the plate and follow suite?

[Gus]

looks like a powertrain warranty to me not bumper to bumper. IMHO, that is just about junk. Any vehicle motor can make it to 100,000 milese these days, it's the small dump that nickle and dimes you to death. I just had $1200 of petty dump and leaks fixed on my 03 Silverado. That warranty wouldn't have helped a bit. I think it's more marketing just to lure the consumer in.

[vitalshot5]

all your leaks would be covered under the powertrain warranty.......the warranty is for the major components like engine, transmission, differentials ect.....Thats all the big ticket items.....100,000 warranty is great...I'm glad they finally did it.

[Gus]

I wish I had it in writing the dump I went through with my old Tahoe. The jist of it was that my extended powertrain warranty did NOT cover my leaking seal on my transmission output shaft or my front differential axle seals. Granted this was a 98 tahoe and the "powertrain" warranty may mean something different today than it did 5 years ago but I wouldnt bet much on it. It's amazing I still drive GM.

[Whoaru99]

All-in-all longer warranties are a good thing for the consumer.

But, make no mistake about it, the consumer essentially pays for the longer warranty. All that stuff is carefully analyzed and built into product price/cost. It's kinda like insurance. Everybody that buys a GM (or Ford, et al) pays into the warranty pool and then the company pays out of the warranty pool as the claims come in. If the warranty analysts have done their job, warranty really doesn't cost the company a whole lot because the price has been set taking cost of warranty into consideration.

[Whoaru99]

That warranty stuff can be tricky.

Purchased coverage (often referred to as extended warranty) is usually a lot more exclusive of certain repairs than is the "free" warranty that comes with the vehicle.

Just as a general statement, everyone needs to fully and carefully read the warranty terms before buying a big ticket item (define that according to your own means) or "extended warranty"...

Nothing [PoorWordUsage]es someone off more than buying an extended warranty and finding out it only covers the stuff that almost never breaks.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS keep in mind that the mfg really does not make or loose much money on the "free" warranty provided with the product. HOWEVER, any and all coverage you purchase separately IS INTENDED TO MAKE A PROFIT for whomever is selling it.

[walleye_dog]

The Ford Super-Duty's have had that type of warranty for quite some time now. My 01 just turned over 100,000 so my powertrain warranty just expired. But then again that would be somewhat of a selling point on a 1/2 ton pickup.

[Sutty]

I think most motors these days are made pretty well. I have a 98 k-1500 with 180K on it and I know I am not in the minority. I have every confidence that my truck will last at least to 250-300K. I think most guys just want a shiny new one after a while. I think all vehicles have there quirks. but once you get past them they will last a long time if you take care of them. I will say that I stay away from vehicles with poor track records though.

[aczr2k]

You must be lucky, my 02 GMC was knocking at 98k, went from the cold start rattle/knock to the knock all the time. Dealer (were I bought 4 new trucks from) kept jerking me around so I traded for a new F150. The 100k warranty would have been a good thing for me, especially to keep me in a GM. That would have been a win-win for both of us.