Valdemar said:
DaveinOlyWA said:
Valdemar said:
I've had warranty repairs done several hundred miles over the limit, so there is some leniency in how they read the odometer. I wouldn't bet on it but likely they will still replace the pack if slightly over 60k.
keep in mind the warranty covers mileage YOU drove. so if you took delivery with 100 miles on the odometer, you warranty runs to 60,100 or 60,000 miles after you take delivery
While that is true for lease mileage calculation I don't think this is how car warranties work. If true one could get a demo car with 5000 miles on it and the warranty would last until 65000, highly doubtful...
standard warranty language. if you are the original owner and pay attention you'll notice the mileage is on the paperwork when you buy a new car. I had them adjust it on mine when I bought a Saturn around 2001 specifically to make sure the warranty period reflected the miles after the car was sold to me. Originally they put the mileage it had when it got to their lot, I made them adjust it to the mileage after my test drive.
They generally use a statement like "Effective from the date the vehicle is delivered to the first retail buyer, or otherwise put into service (in-service date), whichever is earlier."
You'll notice it doesn't say mileage or mention the odometer in any way.
If you have the initial sales documentation and the odometer has more than a couple of miles on it I'd definitely use that in any warranty claim near the cutoff. Even if they aren't legally required to give you coverage the person that makes the final decision at corporate will have the leeway to override written policy and the odometer reading at time of initial purchase could be all you need to sway their opinion of the case in your favor.
Consider these two cases:
Buyer 1 bought a new car with 4 miles on it and tries to get a warranty repair at 60,300 miles.
Buyer 2 bought a new car with 278 miles on it and tries to get a warranty repair at 60,300 miles
they might both be out of warranty but Buyer 2 has a better case. A "nice" corporation might give both of them the warranty replacement at no cost. A "harsh/mean" corporation might give neither one a replacement or discount of any kind. In between that you might get corporation C that decides to give Buyer 2 the warranty replacement for free and charge Buyer 1 half price for the warranty. Or you might get Corporation D that decides to give Buyer 2 the half price and tells Buyer 1 they have to pay full price.
Plenty of ways it can go down but having the mileage at time of initial sale can help you.