Warranty - Standard vs MOPAR Extended

[chorky]

Thanks for all the replies so far... I figured it would be a mixed bag. I'm 57 years old and have owned lots of cars/trucks - both foreign and domestic - and have had good and bad experiences with both. I have always

I used to think the same. But this time I opted for the extended coverage for a few reasons. 1) Im getting older and although not your age am not interested in repairing a busted locker due to a faulty sensor design. 2) aftermarket Mods will be don selectively and carefully to avoid voiding out the warranty of major components (ie, not slapping on a super charger).
But heres something that really made my decision. Its not so much the big items I worry about. Sure a blown engine sucks and is super expensive. But the small things add up over time. Like a faulty transmission gasket. Or a leaking axle seal. Or a front cover reseal. Or maybe a bad wheel bearing, etc…. Eventually, those items add up enough to equal or exceed the cost of the warranty. So its the nickel and dime repairs that can get ya. Especially as these vehicle systems become more and more complex to work on.

Problem with extended warranties and Jeep Owners is a good percentage of of Jeep Owners are modifying/altering/tinkering with any number of systems/components on the Jeep and in doing so void the warranty for those systems/components on the Jeep.

Recently I talked with a Jeeper that was very happy with his extended warranty. He had several repairs completed under full warranty for his 2017 Jeep, some of the repairs would have been very costly. During the discussion he emphasized the reason he kept his Jeep factory stock right down to the factory tire size was to ensure to not void the extended warranty.

How many of us could keep our Jeeps factory stock?

Thats not always the case though and some of those decisions are on the dealer with how failure is described. For example, slapping on 35’s is not going to cause a blown transmission to be excluded from coverage.

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[Raven65]

I used to think the same. But this time I opted for the extended coverage for a few reasons. 1) Im getting older and although not your age am not interested in repairing a busted locker due to a faulty sensor design. 2) aftermarket Mods will be don selectively and carefully to avoid voiding out the warranty of major components (ie, not slapping on a super charger).
But heres something that really made my decision. Its not so much the big items I worry about. Sure a blown engine sucks and is super expensive. But the small things add up over time. Like a faulty transmission gasket. Or a leaking axle seal. Or a front cover reseal. Or maybe a bad wheel bearing, etc…. Eventually, those items add up enough to equal or exceed the cost of the warranty. So its the nickel and dime repairs that can get ya. Especially as these vehicle systems become more and more complex to work on.

It’s still a gamble though. Maybe you’ll get lucky and get one of the good ones that doesn’t nickel and dime you (if you even keep it beyond the standard warranty. Also, if you opt for an extended warranty with a $200 deductible, a lot of those nickel & dime repairs won’t be much more than that.

The price of the MOPAR extended warranty doesn’t increase much until after 3 years/36k miles (since the standard warranty covers you for the most part during this period anyway) so, like I said, I’m gonna wait and see how mine is holding up until close to that point and decide then. If its giving me lots of trouble,I’ll sell it and get another new one (or something else).

 

[Gvsukids]

I have been very pleased with my dealership who has taken care of everything I have brought them. I have an bumper to bumper extended warranty through a third party, but the dealership will honor it and I'm confident they will do a great job.

 

[shokker70]

One of the reasons I had my dealer do my lift, and went with the Mopar lift. They guarantee their work for lifetime on the lift, and there's no finger pointing if there is an issue. They do the work inhouse as well. No 3rd party.

I wrapped my warranty so I'm covered bumper to bumper for whatever the powertrain is on the diesel. 5/100 I believe.

 

[-miko-]

Thanks for all the replies so far... I figured it would be a mixed bag. I'm 57 years old and have owned lots of cars/trucks - both foreign and domestic - and have had good and bad experiences with both. I have always done my own maintenance and basic to intermediate difficulty repairs and have NEVER paid for an extended warranty, but this is my first Jeep... and reading about some of the issues people are having with the Gladiator have made me a little nervous (yes, I know people rarely post that they're having NO problems - and there are plenty of people like that - but still). I'm leaning toward sticking to my usual routine - rolling the dice and NOT purchasing an extended warranty and just leave that money in the bank to go toward any major repair that MAY be necessary down the road after the standard included warranty expires. My biggest fear was the Pentastar valve train/cam issues - but that seems to have mainly affected earlier engines. Hopefully that has been resolved now - or if it does happen, it happens before the standard 5 year/60k-mile drive train warranty expires. If not, absolute worst case, Stellantis has cranked out a bazillion of these engines and good used ones can be found for less than a grand. I guess I'll do that and just see how it goes. If I have a lot of trouble during the warranty period, I'll just trade it in on something else before the warranty is gone.

One additional consideration is the trim level of the truck. When I was pricing out warranties the cost of my base sport was way less than the upper trims levels. Since there's significantly less electronics in mine I decided to skip it, figuring most of the issues I might face would be in the drive train which was already covered in the manufacturer's 5 yrs/60k miles. But if I had a loaded Rubicon/Mojave, I probably would have done it.

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