Lifetime from Dodge..

That ought to be enough for some major headaches for them..SOON..


...zap!

 

"Limited" is the key word........... plus some fine print, I'm sure.

 

You can't actually drive or do anything to it...


...zap!

 

Very insightful thread going here. I can think of others like it.

 

From what I understand the "Lifetime Warrantee", applies only to the Original purchaser of the vehicle, if it is sold,traded,whatever, no more lifetime warantee......that being said, in todays average lifespan of a vehicle with a original owner, very few people today keep a vehicle past 5-6 years, it is just a marketing Gimmik by Chrysler, they really have nothin to worry about........

 

Most products, "lifetime" means the manufacturers expected lifetime of the product, not your life time...... Basically it's saying, we gurantee it will last until the moment it dies and not a mile before that! Once it dies then it has reached it's life time. Dont care if you haven't even left the parking lot with it yet or not........

 

Original owner only, then it defaults to 3/36,000. I haven't read through it, but I understand that there are a bunch of hoops to jump through with regards to dealer performed maintenance and check points. But, if someone didn't mind following along, it may be a good deal for some people.

Most "Lifetime" warranties are limited to the original owner. The only one I can think of that isn't is DualLiner (I'm the GM) which is basically a forever materials and workmanship warranty.

 

I've seen the commercials.

I doubt it's what it says it is...

NEW CHRYSLER LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY CUSTOMERS -- Q&A

Q4: Are there specific provisions to the new warranty?

A4. In order to maintain the Chrysler Lifetime Powertrain Warranty, you must have a powertrain inspection performed by an authorized Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge dealer once every 5 years. This inspection, performed at no charge, must be made within 60 days of each 5-year anniversary of the warranty start date of the vehicle. It is your responsibility to perform preventative maintenance on your vehicle. You’re strongly encouraged to follow the instructions contained in the Scheduled Maintenance Service guidelines in your Owner’s Manual.

 

Dang! You have to have a free inspection every 5 years. That's terrible.

 

LMAO

 

They will use trickery to trick you.

I went to an 'All-You-Can-Eat' place, paid up front and loaded up my plate.

When I went back up and was reaching for a clean plate, a big guy wearing bow-tie and a cumberbund tapped me on the shoulder and said,
"Hey, that's all you can eat."

Then he threw me out.

 

 

I think the average is like 3.5 years so if that holds they won't be out too much by offering this. A 5 year inspection for this kind of warrentee sounds reasonable, otherwise no one would do anything to their vehicles and would expect Chrysler to completly rebuild them every other year free of charge.

If they would had covered the Cummins I might have pondered jumping ship...

 

Of course, the "free inspection" will include checking maintenance records and a list of "dealer must repair" items. I would expect it to be a little painful, but for some people it will be a great deal.

 

The scary part is the list of "Owner must repair, not covered under the warranty, but will void the waranty if owner doesnt do it" bill.