Mopar Extended Warranty thoughts?

[Flhryder]

So I have a 2023 Willys Sport. Right now under 2000 miles. I’m happy with it. What I didn’t know before I bought it was the amount of electronics involved. It’s more than my 2006 Corvette. I generally do my own work but I’m now 73 with a bad back, service connected.

How does everyone feel about extended warranty from Mopar?

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[Hootbro]

It is like any other indemnity financial instrument to include insurance. In the aggregate, the odds are against you recouping value of money spent for it. Comes down to how risk adverse you are and able to cover the expense if one is to arise not having the coverage?

Keep in mind that any so called "Extended Warranty" from MOPAR is actually a service contract and does not have all the Federal and State law protections the base manufacturer warranties have. Also, you have to buy a separate policy rider for any suspension lift and that will only cover a MOPAR one dealer or ASE mechanic installed. Anything else gives them grounds to deny claim.

In my opinion, if you are a keep it stock and have it regularly dealer serviced type of owner, I think there is some value to it. Anything else may have risk of being denied claim.

 

[Minty JL]

It's like insurance......you buy it and never need it OR don't buy it and wish you had.

I have not bought an extended warranty in almost 20 years now.........they always have some fine print that basically gets the warranty company of the hook.......in my experience.

 

[Stetson]

It depends on if you like your dealer service department. The extended warranty is basically pre-paying for maintenance you may or may not need.

I personally would recommend not getting a service contract / warranty and instead taking the Jeep to be serviced at an independent place you like. If there are repairs you need along the way, just pay for them.

I have had warranties in the past, but I never felt like I got a good value for them. Now I just pay for maintenance as I need it.

Stetson

 

[Mister Lamb]

I plan on keeping my 2021 Willy's till the wheels fall off so for me it makes sense. If you fall out of love with cars easily I wouldn't do it!!!

 

[Lost1wing]

I have never bought an extended warranty. I tend to hang on to cars for ever. I have dumped three cars after only a year of ownership, a Ford Mustang and 2 Saturn's. One Chevy I kept cost me a transmission rebuild just out of warranty, but that's it. The Gladiator has been reliable. I think the sophisticated electronics are the only questionable item of concern. I'd just stay away from wool seat covers.

 

[Gvsukids]

So I have a 2023 Willys Sport. Right now under 2000 miles. I’m happy with it. What I didn’t know before I bought it was the amount of electronics involved. It’s more than my 2006 Corvette. I generally do my own work but I’m now 73 with a bad back, service connected.

How does everyone feel about extended warranty from Mopar?

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There's been many threads on this and many different responses.

 

[Delhux]

The extended warranty is basically pre-paying for maintenance you may or may not need.

Wait, does the Mopar Extended warranty actually cover any sort of maintenance?

 

[Gvsukids]

Wait, does the Mopar Extended warranty actually cover any sort of maintenance?

Not oil changes, for sure. I don't think any preventative maintenance is covered.

 

[Sandevino]

I initially bought the 7/100k warranty on my '22 Overland Diesel but promptly cancelled it a few weeks in. Long story short, I bought the warranty to get 0% financing. Chrysler Financial would extend 0% to any deal over a specific dollar amount and the warranty kicked me over that threshold. If something goes wrong, it will likely be with the diesel powertrain which is covered to 100k miles.

I did buy the 7/100k warranty on my wife's Land Rover and intend to keep the warranty. If something goes wrong on this vehicle outside the warranty period, the repair bill can be staggering.

 

[Stetson]

Wait, does the Mopar Extended warranty actually cover any sort of maintenance?

when I say maintenance, I don’t mean oil changes or things like that. I meant replacement of components that are worn or broken. For example, if you paid $3,000 for the extended warranty, I would consider that pre-paying for maintenance of things that wear out or break.

if the water pump goes out in my Jeep, I consider it maintenance and I get it fixed. If I had the extended warranty, that same water pump would probably be covered, and I would have pre-paid for the fix when I got the warranty extension.

either way, the pump needs to be fixed. The difference is do you pay for it when it breaks or do you pre-pay for it when you buy the vehicle.

just my way of looking at it. I have had the extended warranties in the past and I never felt like I got good value for them so I don’t get them anymore.

Stetson

 

[berb]

Whether you go with an extended warranty or not is a personal financial decision. There is only one warranty I would recommend and that is the MOPAR Max Care plan. It covers everything except cosmetic issues and the deductible is $100. I have it on both my Jeeps and my brother in law has it on his JK. For instance, his JK’s radiator split, which apparently is a common issue in the JKs. The warranty covered it. It took the shop several times to discover that a small pin size hole in a hose was leaking as well. And because it took several times to fix the issue they refunded his $100. Which brings me to the point Stetson said which is how well do you like your service department. Because if they are not good then your warranty is garbage because the service department isn’t good. Then there’s the question if you travel a lot. Because with the Mopar Max Care plan every Jeep dealership will have it on record in the computer and you will have no issues while you travel.
Now here’s the “rip off” of the Mopar warranty. When you add the warranty it starts at the date and mileage of purchase. So, when people buy them they are loosing 1/2 of they warranty they just bought because the factory warranty is in effect until 36K or 60K miles depending on the issue. For example if you got the 75K mile warranty at the time of purchase you basically only got a 39K mile warrant because it wouldn’t kick in until you hit 36,001 miles. But it still expires at 75K miles. But if you buy the warranty when you have 35K miles on your Jeep you would be covered to 110K miles because the warranty started when you bought the warranty. Now it will cost more but the coverage lasts a lot longer. Then there’s the time frame. Usually these warranties are good for 5 years, again from time of purchase. So you have to consider how much you drive and will your warranty expire based on time or mileage. With you being in your 70s I’m guessing your warranty will expire based on time rather than mileage.
To sum up this post if you decide to get the warranty I would wait until you have 30K miles on it then purchase the Mopar Max Care Extended Warranty. That way you will be covered for any major problem that occurs. Most people don’t use it but if you’re one of the unlucky ones who get the transmission or phantom electronic issues you will be glad you have it. Also, the warranty will not cover any issue you have before purchase.
And how do I have all this knowledge. I had transmission issues that started around 35,300 and my local service department said everything was fine. It wasn’t until after I crossed 36,000 miles that they finally decided there was an issue. Thank god it was my D clutch that went out because of was an electronic issue I was told the factory warranty wouldn’t cover it. I got lucky and now have the Max Care plan and am covered to 110,000 miles.

 

[Deleted member 52902]

Flhryder,

I get your dilemma. Insurance that might help you to not suddenly need to expend a lot of money for some sort of costly failure(s) that may or may never happen.

One of the reasons I do not replace my 2008 JK Wrangler with a new or near new JL is because my always faithful JK actually came with a factory, Lifetime Powertrain Warranty. This warranty was used once to have a slight oil leak from I recall, upper engine intake manifold. I suspect if I had to pay, it would have been about $400 of labor and hardly anything for material. Well, the dealer had to do this twice since it did not work the first time. They were quite cordial and professional about it. That is literally the only work done on my 15 year old Sahara Unlimited on the powertrain or any other section of my JK. Which has been used for what I would call, light off road use over the years. And lots of 4 wheeling in snow and ice situations. Not a particularly hard life really. 1.8 miles back and forth over the last 15 years to work. Previously about 80 miles round trip to work for many years plus all of the field and hills work on my olive tree farm. And other area farms or fun pursuits.

The factory lifetime powertrain warranty has never been offered again to my knowledge. I can imagine that would be more difficult to offer these days, given the dramatic difference in complexity, sensors and electronics in, or externally controlling/responding to certain aspects of the powertrain.

Aside from the powertrain, the externally mounted electric motor EGR valve stuck a couple of times. Replaced that at about 130,000 miles which is longer than typical for these. And a front passenger door lock that got to where it sometimes worked, sometimes not. Thats it. Other than 3 rock collecting windshields, it's just been normal required interval and some additional interval maintenance work that I always do myself.

Oh, TPMS sensor-batteries have finally failed after 9 years. Pretty remarkable battery life really but, I have no gumption to replace my TPMS sensors. At least not until I wear down my present tires to need replacements. Meanwhile my ears and eyes pretty much ignore the single DING and TPM light at every start up.

Many of us older people can do like we did for many years before 2008; an on the ball driver can detect the difference in handling when one or more tires are going low. If an unfortunate, instant blowout should occur while we are in motion, that just means we are going to deal with the issue in real time. Yep, the TPMS light will ahh, confirm we just had an adrenaline rush experience that hopefully ended with a safe stop. TPMS does get brownie points for making us check the tire pressure at least some of the time. So that X$%! TPM light and DING does not happen. Too much.

So.... would I like to have a new JL? In many ways, I am drawn to making the change from JK to new JL. Except with the service I have been blessed with on my JK, it's hard for me to see the cost/benefit of buying a new or good used JL with or without ad added warranty for at least the powertrain but today, for the externally electronics. One failure of certain electronics however, could be an eye opener to the piggy bank drain. And then there is the Main & Auxiliary battery system that can mean over twice the expense to sometimes change both of these batteries at the same time. What if the big LCD display fails in part or whole, after warranty expires on a 2024 JL? We probably get forced to consider making extended warranty payments on top of your cash or financed JEEP payments. Ouch. Especially if little or no use of the warranty over time is ever utilized. Ironically, we hope never to use the insurance that we make the additional payments for.

I still look at a new JL and actually a new JT. Sell my 2008 JK and my 2001 RAM Pickup and, consolidate to a JT? Attractive in some regards. Especially since the pickup only gets about 1,200 miles of use a year. still fully insured, DMV, and maintenance. 10 year old tires still have plenty of tread but not exactly prime-safe, hauling truck bed full of walnuts x at least 3 trips every year. But the cost of a new safety-do-dads filled, JT or JL,
fun factor or not. With increased maintenance gotchas (such as that pesky & pricey Aux battery thing) higher DMV licensing and higher insurance, with or without extended warranties is a lot to consider.

No matter how much expendable money we are willing to shell out, retired or still getting a paycheck. No wonder more of us are hanging onto Old Paint longer than we used too. Tough call for you to decide if extra cost of insurance is more like extortion instead of a thankful to have bucket in time of need. Do a bunch of research before you make a decision on a provider.

Gene

So I have a 2023 Willys Sport. Right now under 2000 miles. I’m happy with it. What I didn’t know before I bought it was the amount of electronics involved. It’s more than my 2006 Corvette. I generally do my own work but I’m now 73 with a bad back, service connected.

How does everyone feel about extended warranty from Mopar?

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[Moby]

I had never gotten an extended warranty on any vehicle, until we bought our two Jeeps. Not a reflection on Jeep, but more recognition of my advancing age and the increased complexity of current vehicles. We did it through our credit union, so the price, while not cheap, was better than the dealer could offer. I have used it on one of the vehicles, and it has offset nearly what it cost - quite surprisingly. Like others have said, it’s a personal financial decision. I‘m okay with what we’ve done.

 

[GA D90]

Read the whole policy!
I got it for my 21 JTR, for like you said “LOTS “ of electronics.
But there’s LOTs of stuff or doesn’t cover.
Read it and then decide if it makes sense.

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