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#27 of 47 2006 Impala warranty by charts2 Jun 18, 2006 (5:10 am)
It would be good business if Chevy increased their powertrain warranty on the Impala to at least 50,000 miles. Many manufactures are already there and some are even higher.
#28 of 47 Warranty should be at least 60 months by steve333 Jun 19, 2006 (1:56 pm)
I believe all GM cars should have at least 60 months on the powertrain. In fact, if GM wants more buyers they are not going to get them without increasing the warranties across the board, IMHO.
#29 of 47 oil by lmpala62 Aug 15, 2006 (1:51 am)
does changing own oil affect warrenty, what oil do you use ?
#30 of 47 100,000 by kw5kw Oct 19, 2006 (10:56 am)
Kia doesn't have anything on GM anymore:   GM now has 100,000 mile powertrain warranty on all '07 vehicles.   Russ Replies to this message: ryster (Oct 20, 2006 6:21 am)
#31 of 47 Re: 100,000 [kw5kw] by ryster Oct 20, 2006 (6:21 am)
Replying to: kw5kw (Oct 19, 2006 10:56 am) KIA's powertrain warranty is 10yrs/100,000miles. GM is 5yr/100,000miles. The GM powertrain warranty will be done in 5yrs (and probably less than 100,000 miles) while the average KIA driver will be covered all the way to 100,000 miles. Assuming the average driver goes 12-15K miles per year, the KIA warranty will last 7 to 8 years.   The Impala base prices increased anywhere from 2%-6% for '07. Probably somewhat due to the increased warranty coverage (in addition to some new standard features in the LTZ and SS models).   The powertrains on these cars are probably pretty good. GM wouldn't increase the warranty, and open themselves up for higher warranty costs, if they weren't confident their exposure is limited. They also wouldn't do it at no cost to the consumer   If GM really wants to make a statement, they would offer a 5yr/60,000 mile bumper-to-bumper including routine maintenance (oil changes, wiper blades) but exclude major wear items such as tires and brakes. That would mean a lot more to consumers than a lengthy powertrain warranty that will most likely pass without being used.
#32 of 47 Re: 2006 Impala warranty [dispencer1] by jaxs1 Oct 22, 2006 (11:09 am)
Replying to: dispencer1 (Jun 17, 2006 6:23 pm) I wouldn't be surprised if the service departments greatly exaggerate the price and and maybe even the extent of the repairs when they write up your copy of the invoice. When you look at the high dollar amount you have "saved" by buying the extended warranty, you will tell others about it and buy another warranty from them the next time you buy a car.   A marketing technique.   Car dealerships certainly have done and still do worse things than this, so it is not that unlikely.   They can write any amount since you aren't paying it. The warranty may have only paid them an hour or two of a pre-negotiated discounted rate labor charge to fix a wind noise, but they might pencil whip $900 as the value of the repair and you have no way of knowing or no real desire to verify or question it (since the warranty is covering it) and instead think to yourself: "Wow! I am so smart/lucky to have paid for this great extended warranty so I can get all these free repairs now! "
#34 of 47 Re: 2006 Impala warranty [dolthoff] by steve333 Mar 08, 2008 (8:22 pm)
I hope you made sure this is a legit site because GM doesnt sell for a penny less than list price for their warranties.
#35 of 47 Re: 2006 Impala warranty [steve333] by steve333 Mar 08, 2008 (8:26 pm)
Replying to: steve333 (Jun 17, 2006 12:27 pm) Update-API is bankrupt and the extended warranty is now worthless. Thanks to Huntington Chevrolet, whose finance manager talked us into buying this POS over GMs warranty, whixh is what I wanted in the first place. GM refuses to intervene at all. Should my next car be bought from Chevy or any other GM dealer?
#36 of 47 they say hindsight's 20/20 by mitzij Mar 19, 2008 (11:56 am)
Update-API is bankrupt and the extended warranty is now worthless. Thanks to Huntington Chevrolet, whose finance manager talked us into buying this POS over GMs warranty, which is what I wanted in the first place. So it's their fault you bought something you didn't want? Your previous post (#19-this thread) reflects no strong-arming on the dealer's part. At the time, you thought you were getting the better deal, above and beyond Chevy's 'crappie warranty'. You even checked out a third service contract company before buying API.   GM refuses to intervene at all. Should it? GM has no dog in the fight. A franchisee sold a contract that GM has no involvement in. You might have some recourse through the dealer. Read your contract carefully. If there is mention that the dealer shares responsibility, you may get some repairs paid for by them.   Should my next car be bought from Chevy or any other GM dealer? I'd be showing my bias if I said yes! Many dealers, be they Honda, Chevy, Toyota, or Ford, will try to sell a third-party contract over a manufacturer-backed one any day. They make more profit off third-party contracts.

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