Is aftermarket extended warranty worth it? 1999

[laraldo]

Is aftermarket extended warranty worth it? 1999 Blazer (Trailblazer)
I got a quote for $1447 for 3 years or 36,000. Plus a $100 Deductable everytime I go in. Am I going to have that much go wrong in the next 3 years? Also I keep with all my maintenance.
Thanks
Larry

[TorinoGT69]

how many miles are on the vehicle? that price is too high unless the vehicle has high mileage.

[laraldo]

I have 48000

[laraldo]

Lets say I can find it for $1100 with $50 deductable. How about then?

[2000blazerls]

Well I got it on my 2000 Blazer 2wd with 36,000 miles. Have already had the alternator replaced. My deductible is only $50 per visit. I think it added about $1000 on to the financing.

I also had it on my 97 s-10 which had about 30,000 miles on it. Had to replace valves, timing chain, water pump, and a few other things on it so that warranty was well worth it. Then again, those repairs all came within 2000 miles of the warranty going out so I would have been ticked had I got it and then had all that stuff go bad.
Better to be safe than sorry in my opinion =)

[TorinoGT69]

thats a better price, but what is the coverage? is it component or exclusionary.

[swalt]

When you say aftermarket, you are obviously referring to "non GM" warranty. Read all the fine print before you sign. All aftermarket warranty companies will do anything to not pay out. They are not in the business to lose money. There will be disclaimers like "no do it yourself work" or "all fluids changed as per manufacturer schedule." Miss one and they can revoke warranty coverage. Adding aftermarket parts can allow them to revoke. Verify their coverage for parts of what they do cover and don't. For example, they may cover CV boots, but may not cover clamps/fastners/cables. If they deem a loose clamp caused your CV boot to empty of grease and then the CV failed, they would not cover. I paid $4k Canadian for my aftermarket warranty and I have a fight on every claim. My last one was for $2400 when my front differential went out. The warranty company tried to claim it was the actuator cable that failed and caused all the damage. $40 part which can't be maintained, but they tried that as their out. A sales person will tell you everything you want to hear, tell you its piece of mind, but once they make their commission off the sale, they don't care who you are when you come back with a problem. Best advice, read the fine print and take away a copy of the contract before you sign so you have time to understand it. Get everything you can in writing that they say. Word of mouth means nothing when trying to get a claim processed. (The sales guy told me I get a rental car within 6 minutes of determining it is a warranty covered failure...unfortunately they can take two days for an adjuster to come out and approve the failure) And if possible, get the MFG warranty. They will stand behind it because they have a reputation to uphold and a hopefully a repeat customer on their hands.

[ricksza]

I've come accross one company (Republic) which would cover absolutely everything and spell it all out in their warranty. That is until you came to the last paragraph for exclussions which said they would not cover worn or broken parts. We couldn't get a single part covered. Our dealership ate over $50K in claims to make good to the customers.

[laraldo]

I did get a few quotes and they can't send me the contract until I make a down payment. That did sound shadey to me. What is the worst thing that could go wrong with the suv. The most expensive that has happened to other owners?

[BlazerLT]

You can do a LOT of repairs for 1500 bucks.

Not worth it.

[ricksza]

But all it takes is one motor, or transmission. ABS bpmv list is $1100. Do you feel lucky? By the way, I didnt buy a warranty. I would rather take a chance.

[swalt]

If doing it again on a Blazer, I would absolutely take out a warranty, providing it was not just a powertrain warranty. My front diff has been done (but I use the 4WD quite a bit in the snow and in the pits), ball joints, CV Boots, wheel bearing, u joints, fuel sender, vacuum switch, 1 tire. I paid just under $4k Canadian for the warranty and repair costs so far are about $3700, and I still have 70k left on it or Sept 2008, whichever comes first. I highly doubt I will get by over the next three years with less than $300 in repairs, so for me it was absolutely worth it. As I mentioned previously, the only thing I would do different is I would get a GMPP warranty as opposed to an aftermarket provider.

[TonyMazz]

I have a 99 blazer LS with 156000 miles on it....have had some $1500 repairs along the way, but all-in-all the car is a great vehicle. I'd save the money and go with it...you have 48,000 miles on it and I'd say it isn't even broken in yet....

[BlazerLT]

Just make sure it is completely maintanined with proper transmission fluid changes which BTW, it is due for now.

Keep the vehicle in tip top condition and it will treat you well.

Most problems with this truck is because of lack of proper maintanence and people not being patient.

AKA,

-not letting it run for a minute or two before taking off and driving it in the morning
- Not servicing the front end with grease.
- not flushing the cooling system properly or not even doing it at all (BTW, yours needs it.)

[blazer99aficianado]

Hard to say, really. We had a friend whose Suburban had so many problems within the first 3 years that we decided on an exrtended warranty for our '99 Blazer. Bought the Blazer in '01 with 19K miles on it, purchased a 6 yr/72K warranty for $1800, and so far have used $400 of it (leaking coolant lines issue). Right now we are at 69K and have had no other problems so I think we made a mistake getting the warranty. Peace of mind is important, though, so go with your gut feel.