"Warranty Forever” ... What a Joke! Basically no matter what, they will NOT cover any repairs. Even though I did all necessary services at a dealer as I should per the agreement. Now that I have and issue they won’t cover it because of the lift on my vehicle. What a croc of BS! The vehicle came from the dealer brand new with the lift. They said if I make any modifications to the vehicle at all the warranty is Void. You can’t even change your own oil or rotate your own tires. And you must call in and ok anything you have done to the vehicle. BE WARNED! Don’t be fooled into believing that you are covered.
Though I was told about preauthorizations, my conclusion is they're basically a sales gimmick. The hoops are so many that I'm shocked anyone qualifies for any repairs after the regular warranty is out! Can anyone cite an example of where their 'policy' actually paid off for a repair? What % actually have NOT had such warranties voided by the time 100k miles is reached?
I bought a Kia Sorento at such using the above company's 'forever' powertrain warranty. I'm now about 2 hours from that dealership and did call for preauthorization for a dealership about 5 minutes away from where we now live. In that conversation, I was reminded that ALL recommended maintenance had to be done by said dealer or pre-authorized--INCLUDING all tire rotations, etc. Kia still uses a miles-to-oil-change recommendation and has a regular and higher-stressed schedule. Everyone of the 3 dealerships I've dealt with recommend the lower-miles oil change (as mine is a turbo, that's every 3500 miles vs 5000 for 'regular'). By the manual, I meet the regular and even have a copy of a Kia TSB from about 3 years ago stating that MOST vehicles sold in the US should meet the regular schedule. I confirmed this with the VP of USA Service for Kia. OK, so what?
1. Kia manager tells me they don't really 'care' if/how I rotate my tires--their warranty is NOT affected--only (possibly) the tire manufacturer's warranty. Yet not to follow the tire rotation schedule listed in Kia manual will void this company's 'forever' powertrain warranty!?
2. This rotation doesn't fall on the oil change schedule for my turbo engine. The service manager agreed with my assessment that I'd have to be in the shop every 6 weeks or so to keep everything right on the schedule (with the lower miles oil change, rotations, etc.) Yet if you fail to call once, your warranty is voided.
3. The dealership which offered the Forever Warranty went out of business. So, does that mean I can permanently switch to a nearby dealership in the place of the selling dealer and not have to call every time? Nope! Still have to 'pre-authorize' all maintenance because it's being done somewhere other than the selling dealer (now not in business!)!
4. Oh, want to change your own air filters and/or cabin air filters? Oops! Warranty voided.
5. Don't think you need the 'extra' in the 30,000 mile stuff? Yep--warranty voided.
I don't know how much the dealerships pay but to bend to all the closer-than-needed visits, having to have preauth because not using a dealership now out of business? Are you kidding me!? Oh, and whatever it costs by having it all done at the dealership would, at least for my Kia, make it cheaper to flush it and buy a separate warranty.
Oh, the very nice lady I spoke with to confirm the above indicated it was for my benefit so they can keep up with all the records for me (!) and I wouldn't 'accidentally' void it by not being able to produce a maintenance record in the future.
I'm not calling it a scam but it's otherwise practically worthless,, IMO. However, if you're someone who believes your dealer's recommendations are gospel and never question things, you MIGHT be OK--unless you get sick or are out of country at 6 months, or on a long trip when the mileage rolls around, etc, etc, etc.
I purchased a 2013 Ford F150 from a dealer primarily because they touted this awesome warranty "Warranty Forever" I was told that as long as I followed the service plan (Oil changes, checkups and so on) that this warranty would be in place. I was told I could go to any dealer as they track the oil changes and such. Well, I find out that if you go anywhere put the purchasing dealer, it will void your warranty even if you have all the records from the Dealer that did the service. What a ripoff. My fault for not reading the document that stated I needed preauthorization if I went to anywhere other than the purchasing dealer, but Zimmerman never said a word about "Preauthorization" just said if you go to another dealer who tracks the records no big deal. WRONG. Now I have this vehicle with no "Warranty Forever" plan. I would not ever buy a vehicle again just because it had this. Warranty forever is a rip off. Would not even work with me. They require oil changes every 10k, I did it every 3-5k. Did all service calls as stated by the owners manual. Dealership has all records, but because I did not preauthorize this is their way of getting out of the plan. Horrible company.
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"Warranty Forever” ... What a Joke! Basically no matter what, they will NOT cover any repairs. Even though I did all necessary services at a dealer as I should per the agreement. Now that I have and issue they won’t cover it because of the lift on my vehicle. What a croc of BS! The vehicle came from the dealer brand new with the lift. They said if I make any modifications to the vehicle at all the warranty is Void. You can’t even change your own oil or rotate your own tires. And you must call in and ok anything you have done to the vehicle. BE WARNED! Don’t be fooled into believing that you are covered.
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Though I was told about preauthorizations, my conclusion is they're basically a sales gimmick. The hoops are so many that I'm shocked anyone qualifies for any repairs after the regular warranty is out! Can anyone cite an example of where their 'policy' actually paid off for a repair? What % actually have NOT had such warranties voided by the time 100k miles is reached?
I bought a Kia Sorento at such using the above company's 'forever' powertrain warranty. I'm now about 2 hours from that dealership and did call for preauthorization for a dealership about 5 minutes away from where we now live. In that conversation, I was reminded that ALL recommended maintenance had to be done by said dealer or pre-authorized--INCLUDING all tire rotations, etc. Kia still uses a miles-to-oil-change recommendation and has a regular and higher-stressed schedule. Everyone of the 3 dealerships I've dealt with recommend the lower-miles oil change (as mine is a turbo, that's every 3500 miles vs 5000 for 'regular'). By the manual, I meet the regular and even have a copy of a Kia TSB from about 3 years ago stating that MOST vehicles sold in the US should meet the regular schedule. I confirmed this with the VP of USA Service for Kia. OK, so what?
1. Kia manager tells me they don't really 'care' if/how I rotate my tires--their warranty is NOT affected--only (possibly) the tire manufacturer's warranty. Yet not to follow the tire rotation schedule listed in Kia manual will void this company's 'forever' powertrain warranty!?
2. This rotation doesn't fall on the oil change schedule for my turbo engine. The service manager agreed with my assessment that I'd have to be in the shop every 6 weeks or so to keep everything right on the schedule (with the lower miles oil change, rotations, etc.) Yet if you fail to call once, your warranty is voided.
3. The dealership which offered the Forever Warranty went out of business. So, does that mean I can permanently switch to a nearby dealership in the place of the selling dealer and not have to call every time? Nope! Still have to 'pre-authorize' all maintenance because it's being done somewhere other than the selling dealer (now not in business!)!
4. Oh, want to change your own air filters and/or cabin air filters? Oops! Warranty voided.
5. Don't think you need the 'extra' in the 30,000 mile stuff? Yep--warranty voided.
I don't know how much the dealerships pay but to bend to all the closer-than-needed visits, having to have preauth because not using a dealership now out of business? Are you kidding me!? Oh, and whatever it costs by having it all done at the dealership would, at least for my Kia, make it cheaper to flush it and buy a separate warranty.
Oh, the very nice lady I spoke with to confirm the above indicated it was for my benefit so they can keep up with all the records for me (!) and I wouldn't 'accidentally' void it by not being able to produce a maintenance record in the future.
I'm not calling it a scam but it's otherwise practically worthless,, IMO. However, if you're someone who believes your dealer's recommendations are gospel and never question things, you MIGHT be OK--unless you get sick or are out of country at 6 months, or on a long trip when the mileage rolls around, etc, etc, etc.
Sales gimmick? Yep.
I purchased a 2013 Ford F150 from a dealer primarily because they touted this awesome warranty "Warranty Forever" I was told that as long as I followed the service plan (Oil changes, checkups and so on) that this warranty would be in place. I was told I could go to any dealer as they track the oil changes and such. Well, I find out that if you go anywhere put the purchasing dealer, it will void your warranty even if you have all the records from the Dealer that did the service. What a ripoff. My fault for not reading the document that stated I needed preauthorization if I went to anywhere other than the purchasing dealer, but Zimmerman never said a word about "Preauthorization" just said if you go to another dealer who tracks the records no big deal. WRONG. Now I have this vehicle with no "Warranty Forever" plan. I would not ever buy a vehicle again just because it had this. Warranty forever is a rip off. Would not even work with me. They require oil changes every 10k, I did it every 3-5k. Did all service calls as stated by the owners manual. Dealership has all records, but because I did not preauthorize this is their way of getting out of the plan. Horrible company.