Ford new car warranty - is 3years/100,000 good enough?

[Nikked]

Warrenty...


Where things are fixed with field campaigns and recalls...then when the warrenty ends things start to break...

[mik]

Originally Posted by Nic85

The Mitsubishi warranty details have been posted.

5 year/130,000km new car warranty.
10 year/160,000 drivetrain warranty.

5 year new car warranty is transferrable to as many owners as the vehicle has within that 5 year/130,000km period.

10 year/160,000 drivetrain warranty is not transferrable and so is only valid to the initial purchaser of the vehicle.

Unsure on commercial use, but I think the 10 year is not available with commercial use.

i was thinking more so of other brands , it does`nt state about the servicing requirements and no one has mentioned kia or Hyundai `s extended warranty, servicing requirements, Volkswagen has a 3 year unlimited k`s warranty, but all work has to be done in house.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by mik

i was thinking more so of other brands , it does`nt state about the servicing requirements and no one has mentioned kia or Hyundai `s extended warranty, servicing requirements, Volkswagen has a 3 year unlimited k`s warranty, but all work has to be done in house.

Missus old Lancer got knocked back for the 5 yr warranty claim (electrical problem) because she didn't use Mitsubishi for her servicing (was done by a local VACC mechanic), lucky we knew someone who could get cheap mitsu parts.

[Bossxr8]

It would cost Ford money, which they are loath to do in such bad times.

And in reality it just means an extra 2 years of "they all do that" while the dealership tries to fob off your warranty issues.

[Franco Cozzo]

I've had my Focus lowered, with a rear camber kit in the back, got a cold air intake on there and played a bit with the factory wiring for my spot lights.

Warranty, whats that?

Built Ford Tough, don't need your warranty.

Anyways, from what I hear its easier getting blood out of a stone than warranty claims from Ford.

[zilo]

Originally Posted by Nic85

The Mitsubishi warranty details have been posted.

5 year/130,000km new car warranty.
10 year/160,000 drivetrain warranty.

5 year new car warranty is transferrable to as many owners as the vehicle has within that 5 year/130,000km period.

10 year/160,000 drivetrain warranty is not transferrable and so is only valid to the initial purchaser of the vehicle.

Unsure on commercial use, but I think the 10 year is not available with commercial use.

Your mitsubishi needs to be serviced at the 15000k intervals or at least once a year at a dealership to keep their warranty.

[WILDB]

Hyundai/Kias warranty changes to 5 years/130,000km when the vehicle is registered as a commercial vehicle.

I'm pretty sure Mitsubishi's drivetrain warranty changes to 5/130 as well when registered commercially.

[GasoLane]

My company vehicle (Volvo) comes with a 1 million km warranty

[mik]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Missus old Lancer got knocked back for the 5 yr warranty claim (electrical problem) because she didn't use Mitsubishi for her servicing (was done by a local VACC mechanic), lucky we knew someone who could get cheap mitsu parts.

yes some of these warranty`s are very strict , i was looking at a euro brand vehicle warranty yesterday, and the list "of we don`t cover if`s " was rather large(understatement), i`m sure they all have them , but i`ll say it again the list was rather large .

[G6E Turbo 2]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

It would cost Ford money, which they are loath to do in such bad times.

And in reality it just means an extra 2 years of "they all do that" while the dealership tries to fob off your warranty issues.

Maybe If Ford offered a decent 5 year unlimited or 200K
during the GOOD times they would not be in BAD times

3 years / 100k is a joke

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by G6E Turbo 2

Maybe If Ford offered a decent 5 year unlimited or 200K
during the GOOD times they would not be in BAD times

3 years / 100k is a joke

Its still used by a lot of companies. Its not like Ford is the only one. If it was then you could call it a joke.

[dallasv8]

100 000 km is just run in lol
3 years and my RTV had clocked up 185 000km
i realisitically couldnt expect warranty after those sort of km, its just not viable.

[Nic85]

Originally Posted by dallasv8

100 000 km is just run in lol
3 years and my RTV had clocked up 185 000km
i realisitically couldnt expect warranty after those sort of km, its just not viable.

Not viable for whom? Even VW offer 3 years unlimited KMS, then you can buy an extra 3 years/36,000KMS off them for about $1700 (that's for a Polo, the amount increases slightly for more expensive cars).

[pottery beige]

drove off into the sunset midway through my falcons warranty...

lols how majority of work was their bodge workmanship...

no more dealing with muppets.. quality of ownership improved 10 fold...

[crymoarpls]

Originally Posted by Nic85

The Mitsubishi warranty details have been posted...
5 year new car warranty is transferrable to as many owners as the vehicle has within that 5 year/130,000km period.

as mentioned, a mitsubishi new car salesman told me that the powertrain isn't included in the 'new car' warranty. are you saying this is incorrect? if so, can you please provide supporting information?

[PepeLePew]

3yr warranty is great. It's better than the 2yrs i misled myself i had as I didn't bother to read the documentation with the car.

I've never used a Ford warranty for anything of significance. Mitsubishi yes.

[Magna]

Originally Posted by crymoarpls

as mentioned, a mitsubishi new car salesman told me that the powertrain isn't included in the 'new car' warranty. are you saying this is incorrect? if so, can you please provide supporting information?

its on page 3 straight from Mitsubishi

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/...Conditions.pdf

upon the expiry of the Initial or Extended Warranty (whichever occurs first) MMAL will extend the Initial or Extended Warranty (as applicable) in respect to those components listed below (“Powertrain”) up to 120 months (10 years), or until the Vehicle has been driven a distance exceeding 100,000 kilometres in total (whichever occurs first) (“Powertrain Warranty”).

the powertrain warranty extends the 5 year factory warranty, it doesnt kick in til the 5 year factory warranty is up.

[crymoarpls]

Originally Posted by Magna

its on page 3 straight from Mitsubishi

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/...Conditions.pdf



the powertrain warranty extends the 5 year factory warranty, it doesnt kick in til the 5 year factory warranty is up.

the things they'll do to try and get you to buy new instead of second hand!

[OZQUAD44]

Mitsubishi rolled out big warrantees on the 380 in an attempt to stove off the inevitable. I wonder if Ford have have that in mind. To avoid looking like they may be clutching at straws so to speak. One thing I will give Mitsubishi, since the demise of the 380, they certainly have made up some market ground which I think could be attributed, in part, to their warranty program.

Having said that though. I have always perceived that the Falcon was always designed for longer ownership than the average asian car. In so far as owners keep their Falcons for a relatively long time before they sell, whereas your typical hyundai, Kia, chery, insert next brand here, owner was on the way through with regard to ownership. 3 to 5 years and gone so to speak.

If this assumption has any merit, surely the Falcon platform can handle a long period of warranty standing on its head. All the issues I've ever had with a Ford product have occurred in the first 12 months, and are usually inconvenient issues rather than showstoppers!

A longer warranty could have the potential to improve resale values, thus make leasing more attractive. Plus open the market a little more to the those people who take the warranty period into great consideration when making a purchase, thus tipping back in favour of a Ford/Falcon based product.

In short. I'm there. A longer warranty is something that Ford should have adopted some time back. 5 year 130K minimum I reckon.

[Fiesta_Man69]

Is the 3 yr warranty good enough? No.

Not compared to many other makes out there.

Regardless, Fords attitude toward warranty repairs is disgusting.

Rust in a 3 month old Fiesta took the NSW dept of Fair Trading to force Ford to replace all the parts it said was fine. The final cost to Ford was $10K. Faults with Fiesta dsg boxes are also written off as "characteristics" of the car until people force the issue (and an "update" is supplied.... if it were a characteristic why the need for an update?)

Ford must match Hyundai/Kias 5yr unlimited km warranty to lift it's sales and then back this up with decent service.