Fighting with the warranty company

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Aug 5, 2011 | 02:20 PM
  #26  
Quote: Hey we have the same model year, it sounds like the warranty was well worth it? Any issues you can tell me about?
Its been fairly decent, I suppose. The little items over 10 months have been:

1. Repair to exterior keyless entry button on driver door (replaced under warranty);

2. Repair to button on interior passenger door which moves seat forward (replaced under warranty); and

3. Repair to orange front turn light assembly (cracked and leaking water, thereby shorting it out - replaced under warranty).

The big item:

1. Repair and replacement of both front airmatic struts. That paid for the warranty in and of itself, and is what I would worry about if I didnt have warranty (or whether 3rd party warranty would cover it).


I would be leery of owning this car without it, just for the sheer price of a potential repair issue of somethign BIG occured.
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Aug 5, 2011 | 02:35 PM
  #27  
well i called the dealership where i bought my warranty to cancel it. It will take 30-45days and will be prorated with time and miles on the car. Since the warranty i had didnt cover the fuel sending unit leak that cost me $1000 and to find out doesnt cover airmatic, why keep the warranty?? If i get $4k back, i'll just put it into my savings acct for the meantime until things start to break down.
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Aug 5, 2011 | 03:38 PM
  #28  
Quote: Its been fairly decent, I suppose. The little items over 10 months have been:

1. Repair to exterior keyless entry button on driver door (replaced under warranty);

2. Repair to button on interior passenger door which moves seat forward (replaced under warranty); and

3. Repair to orange front turn light assembly (cracked and leaking water, thereby shorting it out - replaced under warranty).

The big item:

1. Repair and replacement of both front airmatic struts. That paid for the warranty in and of itself, and is what I would worry about if I didnt have warranty (or whether 3rd party warranty would cover it).


I would be leery of owning this car without it, just for the sheer price of a potential repair issue of somethign BIG occured.
Thanks for the info, how many miles do you have on it?
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Aug 5, 2011 | 05:13 PM
  #29  
Serious stuff...I got the MB Extended warranty 7yr/100K, $0 ded. Sure it cost more than Easy Care (other option offered by dealer) but I would rather have an MB backed warranty, no argument on coverage.
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