Chrysler offers lifetime drivetrain warranty

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Chrysler today leapfrogged every other car maker by extending its powertrain warranty on every new car and truck it sells to the life of the vehicle. The warranty will apply to the entire powertrain including the engine, transmission/transaxle, drive shafts, and axles. The new warranty goes into effect today, July 26, 2007 and applies to all new 2007s that are on the dealer lots as well as 2008 models.

The warranty covers all parts and labor as long as the owner brings the car in to a Chrysler dealer at least once every five years for a free powertrain inspection. Apparently, the only fly in the ointment is that the new warranty applies to the original owner and is not transferable. If the car is sold within the first three years, the warranty reverts to the previous 3 year/36,000 mile coverage for subsequent owners.

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http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/26/b...rain-warranty/

Anyone want a Jeep?

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Originally Posted by pliablemoose

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/26/b...rain-warranty/

Anyone want a Jeep?

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Certainly a lot more interest in a *new* Jeep than before I read that

Is it valid for the life of the vehicle or the life of Chrysler?

What good is a running powertrain when the rest of the thing falls apart?

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Is it valid for the life of the vehicle or the life of Chrysler?

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Either way, it's still 5/50, right?

http://www.moparstyle.net/history/images/kcar05.jpg

...and I quote from a random Mopar website:

"1981 saw the release of the K Car. They came in three body styles, 2 door coupe, 4 door sedan, and 5-door wagon, and they were named the 1981 Motor Trend “Car of the Year.” These were compact cars, designed to compete the import compacts that were increasing in sales as American car sales were falling; yet they could still carry six passengers. Their front wheel drive design set a new benchmark for American cars and the build quality... The K car was a truly remarkable car. The platform used in the design gave way to almost all of the designs used by Chrysler in the 80’s."






I don't care what they say... deep down it's still a damned old Chrysler.

I think this is just another scam to get business for the service department.

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as long as the owner brings the car in to a Chrysler dealer at least once every five years for a free powertrain inspection.

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If you do not fix "other things" they found during the inspection, they would have ground not to honor the warranty!

Hey,

That sounds like a certain Honda dealer in McKinney!

Beat the pants off of the crap service and short warranty Honda gives ya.

Wonder if I could talk the wife into trading the CR-V in on a Wrangler Unlimited when we get it back from the shop?

Gee no love for the Viper, guess I'll need to go with a ZO6. ;-)

They also don't like you Diesel fans.... :(

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Originally Posted by Dodge.com

*See dealer for a copy of limited warranty and details. Non-Transferable. Not available on SRT, Diesel vehicles, Sprinter, Ram Chassis Cab, and certain fleet vehicles.

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Wonder if I could talk the wife into trading the CR-V in on a Wrangler Unlimited when we get it back from the shop?

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So, what is wrong w your CRV this time? I knew you had transmission problem in the past. Was it not fixed with the new tranny?

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Originally Posted by POS Racing

Gee no love for the Viper, guess I'll need to go with a ZO6. ;-)

They also don't like you Diesel fans.... :(

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That's because the know how much stress the diesels actually put on the drive line. :burnrubr:

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Originally Posted by HudsonHawk

That's because the know how much stress the diesels actually put on the drive line. :burnrubr:

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And that a diesel can last 300k miles easily, the average car owner will give up at around 100-200K miles & get another car...

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Originally Posted by gabkwong

So, what is wrong w your CRV this time? I knew you had transmission problem in the past. Was it not fixed with the new tranny?

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They never replaced the transmission. They just replaced the fluid in the transfer case (30k miles before the severe duty owner's manual schedule :roll:) and called it good. They also charged me for the rental car I had. Since Town North across the street has no problem covering a rental when I bring the '8 in for warranty work, the Honda dealer's behavior hasn't exactly movd them to the top of my x-mas card list.

Right now the CR-V is in the shop getting ~$8k worth of damage fixed from July 4th, when some idiot decided to use our CR-V instead of his brakes. ::Drive2::

We're not thrilled with the idea of keeping something that has had such substantial repairs, nor have we been overwhelmed with the Honda ownership experience since we bought this truck, so we're toying with the idea of trading it in on something else... once we get it back.

Have you only brought it to that dealership? Honda and Acura dealerships are real hit or miss as far as service goes. My sister had an Accord and now an Element, and Vandergriff Honda has always taken care of her. You guys already know about my situation, Vandergriff hasn't batted an eye at any of the things I've had done. They actually went above and beyond when I had the transmission replaced, they gave me a clutch kit at cost.

Yea, I haven't had any problems with David McDavid either. I have been going there for a few years for parts for my old '90 DA and there have been a few times when the parts guy hooked me up when I was in a bind.

For example: My friend decied he would help me out by getting a few of the last bolts while I take a break and he breaks a cam cap bolt. I go over there, talk to the parts guy and even though he's out, he pulls a few off of a head someone had ordered because he could order the replacements before the shop guy was scheduled to pick it up. ::Good::

I did'nt have a very good experience with that Mckinney dealer.

The CVT tranny was a piece of Junk IMHO.

Honda was the first car I got rid of in less than 2 years and with less than 36,000 on the clock.

For that matter with less than 100K on the clock.