A Newer Project!

[njsteve]

Most don't. They go belly up after taking your up-front money. That was a common scam a few years back. That's why I want to get as much repaired as I can while the aftermarket warranty is still in place and the company is still in business. I have six more months to locate any new noises. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[njsteve]

I spent the morning replacing the brakes in my daughter's 2009 Impala SS. I took out the Trans Am to bring the rotors down to my buddy's garage. We tried cutting them but they were way too warped so I bought a new set at NAPA. I had already bought the new AC/Delco pads from rockauto last week.

Of course, the daughter slept through all of the work and woke up just as I finished the job four hours later.

While on the test drive, bedding in the new brakes, I noticed that one of the door lock solenoids wasn't working. I ask her about it when I get back and she says: &quot;Yeah it's been like that a while&quot;.

Sigh....

Of course I could have gotten it fixed when it was at the dealer last week under the initial $100 deductible. Now I have to wait until something more major needs replacing under her GM extended warranty to make it worthwhile. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[Zman1969]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow...you wonder how places like that warranty company stay in business? </div></div>

I used to work for a warranty company - I couldn't stand it. you gotta read all the fine print!! whats &quot;excluded&quot; usually is what fails - nothing in exhaust or nuts bolts fasteners is covered on what used to handle. Some policy's aren't bad but some are pure junk and thrown in to sell a high mileage piece of crap I feel sorry that some people don't know what to look for in a used car and when to run away!

[njsteve]

Yeah, they declined the control arm bushing replacement as a &quot;wear item&quot;. The account rep was nice enough to call me and explain why, which was unexpected. He said that since all four bushings had the same degradation it is considered normal wear and tear that is excluded in the fine print, versus if one bushing actually failed which would have been covered.

Compare that to my old Chrysler Corp extended warranty on our 2006 300 which covered the worn out lower control arm bushings and replaced the control arms at 99,980 miles on a 100,000 mile extended warranty.

Same experience with our Impala SS with the GM extended warranty. They cover everything even if it is wear and tear. (Other than brakes).

So me and the boy will be doing the bushings ourselves. Already ordered them from Rockauto, along with new brake pads.