Need Help, Warranty Expiring Soon
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CLK-320, 2003 Porsche 996 Cab. 2002 Porsche GT-2
Need Help, Warranty Expiring Soon
My warranty will expire in a few weeks and I plan to have an independent shop do a comprehensive inspection prior to the warranty expiration.
My plan is to have someone "shake-out" anything that is wrong, then I will have the dealer fix under warranty.
I have had a few major issues; the latest was a complete replacement of the exhaust system at over $4K covered under warranty.
Can anyone recommend an independent shop in the San Francisco Bay Area, preferably in the East Bay?
Many thanks,
PS - is there anything that I should look out for in terms of potential failures? The car has only 28K on the clock.
My plan is to have someone "shake-out" anything that is wrong, then I will have the dealer fix under warranty.
I have had a few major issues; the latest was a complete replacement of the exhaust system at over $4K covered under warranty.
Can anyone recommend an independent shop in the San Francisco Bay Area, preferably in the East Bay?
Many thanks,
PS - is there anything that I should look out for in terms of potential failures? The car has only 28K on the clock.
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991.1 gt3, w204 c63 507
my car is starmarked till 2006 or 100,000 miles... it's currently at 82k. i went to the dealership to change my cat converter cause i heard it was a problem and wanted to replace it before my warranty expired. everything was fine until the last minute where they said that the warranty does not cover exhaust system. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF..... and i was under the impression from another mbworld member that i could replace it under starmarked warranty... i totally got jewed that day. (which was tuesday)
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My understanding is that the emission system has a 10 year warranty. I just had my muffler, cats (2), and tailpipe replaced under warranty. It would have been over $4K, if it wasn't covered. Take a read of your warranty.
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991.1 gt3, w204 c63 507
Originally Posted by mffarrell
My understanding is that the emission system has a 10 year warranty. I just had my muffler, cats (2), and tailpipe replaced under warranty. It would have been over $4K, if it wasn't covered. Take a read of your warranty.
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I would try calling another dealer. If that doesn't work, I would contact MBUSA.
Federal Emission Coverage:
Components under the federal emission defect warranty are covered for 8 years/80,000 miles.
Federal Emission Coverage:
Components under the federal emission defect warranty are covered for 8 years/80,000 miles.
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991.1 gt3, w204 c63 507
Originally Posted by mffarrell
I would try calling another dealer. If that doesn't work, I would contact MBUSA.
Federal Emission Coverage:
Components under the federal emission defect warranty are covered for 8 years/80,000 miles.
Federal Emission Coverage:
Components under the federal emission defect warranty are covered for 8 years/80,000 miles.
