Honda Extended Warranties Pricing and Info

davant

I considered buying a warranty in GA where I bought our Ody even though I live in FL. No dice and even if I did, it'd be void if I ever disclosed I lived in FL or had it serviced there. The selling dealer was very aware of this scenario. I paid $1440 for 7/120/0, about 500 more than other states. If you live near the FL line you might be able to get away with it but... I recommend doing the right thing, sucking up the difference and having it serviced locally to avoid the hassle and risk.

Besides losing your coverage and what you paid for the warranty you could be guilty of insurance fraud. Doing the right thing is as always, a personal choice.

dman7777

Thanks for the feedback. I'd have to imagine that people move, and if I lived in GA and moved to FL, what happens to my warranty? What would happen if I was looking for a job out of state and it fell through, and I moved back to FL? Not trying to break any laws, in fact, at this point I'll skip the option, just curious if anyone knew the details or had links to share.

s65

My guess is that if you lived in GA bought the car and EW and registered the car in GA and then moved to FL they could not Void your EW.

But if you are regisitering the car in FL originally you can only buy the warranty in FL.

tygger

I went to my dealer to cancel the aftermarket warranty they sold me. When they asked me why, I told them because I could get a Hondacare warranty for less. They immediately told me that the aftermarket one was better because if I had to have warranty work done, I could take it into any repair shop as oppose to having to take it to a Honda dealer with the Hondacare warranty.

If I had the option, I would like to take it to a Honda dealer for repair... but are any of you guys worried about this requirement?

Here's what I found online about the Hondacare warranty:

Dependable Honda Service From Factory-Trained Honda Technicians
If your vehicle is covered by a Honda Care vehicle service contract, all repairs will be made by factory-trained Honda technicians at authorized Honda dealerships* using only Genuine Honda or American Honda authorized parts.

* If no Honda dealership is available within towing distance, repairs will be made at a Honda-authorized service center.

How many miles is "within towing distance"? I've never exercised a Hondacare warranty claim so I don't know how much of a hassle it may actually be... any experiences or comments?

imidazol97

I would expect the Honda warranty with work done at dealers to be far superior to the aftermarket horror stories I've heard on radio auto repair shows by mechanics who know their business. The aftermarket letting the repair be done by a corner shop who doesn't specialize in Hondas is NOT a good feature.

Carry road hazard with insurance company (2$/year) or AAA and they'll pay for towing if it's above the warranty--or even a second pay along with the warranty. Just get a bill copy for them if you're towed.

sky23213

They immediately told me that the aftermarket one was better because if I had to have warranty work done, I could take it into any repair shop as oppose to having to take it to a Honda dealer with the Hondacare warranty.
Of course they'd tell you that. And probably much more just to scare u off cancelling their profit center product. Ditch'em. And, as mentioned above, why would u want anyone else working on your new and pretty complicated vehicle, especially when it's covered, except techs that usually do just that - work on Hondas. Just the thought of bringing my CR-V to the local indi (supposedly very good, with rewards from AAA, BBB, ZZZ, etc) gives me the willies... They screwed up on a 01 Galant, what they might do to my Honda just gives me... oh, I said that already.

dcislander

I am looking for some help with an extended warantee from the dealer. They offered me one from JM&A backed by American Express. It is 7yr/100,000. I live in the city so I will hit the years long before the miles. It retails for $2500 but they will drop it to $2000 (but our delaer said that I should still try to negotiate it down). It is bumper to bumper plus wear and tear also like wipers, breaks, air bags, bulbs, leather, paint... Plus if you do not use the warantee at all, they will refund the entire amount (in 7 yrs though). Down side is that if you change the wipers with them , then you get nothing back. I do mostly hard on the car city driving. What does everyone think? Worth it? Thanks for your advice.

s65

Get Hondacare from www.myhondawarranty.com
You will get an 8/120 $0 deductable for less than that.
You can fill out everything online

Many places won't honor the aftermarket ew's because they have a hard time getting paid on claims. Many times you will have to lay out the money, and will only get a fraction of the actual cost from the aftermarket warranty company....

leavenfish1

I might consider this...but I look at what is covered, and while some are worthile, how often does you horn quit working?

My last Civic had a perpetual problem with the Catalytic Converter. I don't see that on here and Honda wanted $1200 to replace that and the O2 sensor.

My car before that had major repairs like a warped head gasket, failing alternators...where are those?

mitzij

I've read a lot of service contracts, none have covered wiper blades, brake pads, leather, paint, or bulbs. Do you have a link, where I can read the contract? JM&A also sells maintenance contracts (oil changes/tire rotations), is that what your looking at? Or were you reading the 'exclusions' list?
I've said this over and over and over: there is no such thing as a 'bumper to bumper extended warranty'.

doan4u

You are right. The warantees only cover area that take a miracle or accident fall apart w/ the vehicle. I think I might got SUCKER in purchase extra warantees and insurance for nothing. After I read all small print and etc... :P

davant

I asked the FL dealer where I got my EW (Ody came from GA) about someone moving into FL. Their answer (that wasn't confirmed by mother Honda) was that if you move here you'd be credited the pro-rated remaining value of your out of state warranty. That amount would be applied to a pro-rated warranty within FL. Bottom line is you'd always pay the increased difference between the two (out of state being cheaper and FL being higher) but would then have proper coverage, roughly 25 percent higher pricing in FL. I didn't ask but it would stand to reason you could apply for a refund between the FL and another state warranty. On second thought, unless an FL warranty isn't good out of state (and my GA purchasing dealer will honor mine for service) then you probably wouldn't see a dime.

My how the number of posts goes from zero to sixty!

carmenczerwins

Go to HONDACURAWORLD.COM - I just bought my 8yr/120k , 0$ deductible for 1025.00 from the Honda Dealer in NY even though I live in Chicago. Honda is Honda no matter where you live!... And if they can't help you Bernardi Honda in Massachusetts offered the same $0 deductible 8yr/120k for 1034.00 ---- There are better deals out there. 2000 is Outrageous ! Its worth buying !
Carmen in Chicago

ezshift5

....8yr/120k , 0$ deductible for 1025.00 from the Honda Dealer in NY

.....agree with Car men in the windy city............

...folks in NY provided 6yr/80k, 100ded....Accord coupe 6M....$583 ....

..ez..

leavenfish1

Worth buying, how? Again, I check the 'big problems' I had in my last 2 cars: Catalytic converter failure and Alternator...and I don't see either listed in this warranty. Okay, so if parking break goes out, I'm covered...but I just don't see any of the more likely expensive repairs covered. Am I missing them?

tygger

Well, I finally cancelled the aftermarket warranty and now I'm a little hesitant to even buy the hondacare warranty (even if it's almost half the cost as the aftermarket one).

The factory warranty is 3 or 4yrs, 60K miles right? If I got the 100k extended warranty, it's not 100k after the 60k right? So essentially I'm only buying an extended warranty for an extra 40k miles and a couple more years.

sky23213

Great! Glad u managed to get rid of it. Now you're in the perfect position - you have time to decide and make and informed decision, without any pressure. As I mentioned before, everyone should decide depending on their particular situation, preferences, risk tolerance, budget, etc. Since your car is a '06, I believe it's the first year that it comes with a longer than the standard (3yr/36K) Honda Manufacturer Warranty. So you are correct, you'd be covering the car for another 40K - 60K and 1 or 2 or 3 years - depending on the option you choose. For me, having a 05 model, that meant 120K-36K=84K additional mileage and 6-3=3 years. So, again, there's no right or wrong decision here - just whatever u think works best for you.
Chris

otwer22

Before I bought a Honda Care warranty online at www.myhondawarranty.com (see my post 1018) I went to the dealer and asked about the warranty. They have a list of stuff that is used as an example of what's covered. It is NOT an all encompassing list. If you look at the contract (they had an actual one for me to look at) it's an exclusionary warranty, if what breaks on your car is not excluded then it's covered. The stuff that is excluded is pretty much what you would expect not to be covered. These included wear items, light bulbs, etc.. In the end I think the Honda care warranty is about the best solution to the extended warranty dilemma (if you want to call it that). Honda Care has good features, price and the fact that Honda will be around to back it up 6, 7 years from now to pay a claim.

my 2 cents worth....

leavenfish1

Good features...like?
Again, I'm just thinking of big ticket items like have failed on my last couple of cars: alternators and catalytic converteres. I don't see big ticket and more likely to fail items on the HondaCare warranty. Am I missing them?

otwer22

Good features... Like?

Well go to this addy: http://www.myhondawarranty.com/benefits.php

not only does the warranty cover the car but its very similar to having AAA. there is roadside assistance, rental car reimbursement, so if your repair takes a week then they will pay $35 a day for up to six days. Towing reimbursement, and much more.

If you go to this addy:
http://www.myhondawarranty.com/coverage.php

it shows pretty detailed coverage, so yes the alternator would be covered, but if you look at the sample contract under exclusions the catalytic converter is not. If you look at the exclusions it is mostly wear items and such, it is surprising a catalytic converter is not covered though.

All this for less than $1000 bucks is a pretty good deal. Also the contract is cancel able on a pro rated basis, so lets say you have it for 6 years, cancel it, you get the refund for the rest of the two years, even if claims were made against the warranty (so the Dealer says)

Check out the site I linked to there is pretty good info on the warranty.

Scott

carmenczerwins

Let me clarify... In my cases the warranty has always been great. When the nav system goes out or electrical/ AC Blower issues etc. happen the costs can be huge. But these are covered and for 1025.00 for 8 yrs/120. I'm basically paying just about 100$+ a year for that extra security- It will not pay for wipers, brakes and things that are considered wear and tear, but it did cover our drive train in the last car we had after 7years of owning it. The costs to repair that alone would have far exceeded the cost of what I paid for the warranty. It just depends on whether you like to gamble with these types of things or how much faith you have in the reliability of your car manufacturer.

justintime2002

Hi All,

I bought our 2006 Odyssey at a San Jose dealership. The business manager told us that we had to purchase the Honda Care plan on the same day of purchase. Is he correct? He sold us a 7yr/100k Honda Care plan for $1400. I now noticed that others on this forum got better deals online. He did tell us that we can cancel the plan at anytime.

So can I cancel the plan that I purchase from the dealership and buy a better plan online even after my purchase date?

If so, from which reputable site should I get my extended warranty?

Your advice and recommendations are greatly appreciated!

duper

You have upto 6000 miles to buy the EW with the same coverage and same price as new without any extra fee. If you pass the 6000 miles, you have upto 36,000 miles to get it but it's limited to 5 years or 84k miles maximum.

Also, you have 60 days to cancel the current one.

leavenfish1

Sure enough, alternator is there...I had missed it.

Of course, in order to take advantage of this, you have do go to a Honda dealer for the repairs?

If so, they charge you an arm and a leg for things...car doesn't work, you go in not knowing if it's something covered or not...and if it's not, you could have gotten 'x' done much cheaper at your local shop.

tygger

How do they verify how many miles you have???

s65

They don't, you just type it in.

duper

How do they verify how many miles you have???

It's common sense too. If your van is a few months old than it's probably below 6000 miles. If it's a '05 and you said it's less than 6000 miles then they probably want some kind of proof, not sure how would you prove that, a picture of the odometer?

kodachrome56

kodachrome56

I am about to purchase the 8y/120m D82 EX Warr for my 06 Accord SE. Best price so far is $975 from Honda of Salisbury. Any better offers form other dealers??
Help Help me Honda.

mitzij

otwer22 stated:
"rental car reimbursement, so if your repair takes a week then they will pay $35 a day for up to six days"

If the BILLED LABOR HOURS are at a certain point, they will pay $35 per day for UP TO 6 days. To get more than 2 days paid, you have to have over 8 billed labor hours. To reach 5 days, you would need 25+ hours billed labor. There is no consideration for parts delays, weekends, etc.

otwer22

This is a partial direct quote from the language of the contract. It clearly states that it covers the rental while awaiting the delivery of parts. It could also be argued that if the breakdown occurred on Friday and parts can not be delivered till Monday that should be covered as well, because it's under the maximum billable days allowed.

And yes the billable hours come into play based on type of repair. So in my example above if it takes 10 hours to install the parts you would be covered till Tuesday on your rental.

Zippy knows how to read contracts!

B. RENTAL VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT
If YOU require alternate transportation due to a covered MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN or FACTORY WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICE, this CONTRACT provides reimbursement for the expense of a rental vehicle up to $35 per day to a maximum of 6 days and $210 per MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN or FACTORY WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICE. This
CONTRACT also provides for the reimbursement for rental expenses in the event YOUR VEHICLE is inoperable or unsafe to drive, and YOUR VEHICLE is at the dealership awaiting the delivery of parts for a covered MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN or FACTORY WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICE. Rental reimbursement for repair and parts waiting time cannot exceed the
maximum number of days allowable under this CONTRACT. The substitute vehicle must be rented from a licensed rental agency, a HONDA DEALER or an authorized repair facility.

mitzij

continue to read.
See that chart just below your quoted piece? What that chart means is if your alternator takes a dump on Friday, and the shop has to order it, you get paid (say it's a 1 hour job) a max of $70 for a rental car (2 days).
I don't want people thinking this 'rental reimbursement' is a golden bandaid that will fix your every woe.

xfilez76

I am somewhat braindead when it comes to auto warranties. I have done some research and found that several websites provide competitive deals on extended warranties:

myhondawarranty.com
jayhondacare.com
curryhondacare.com

Now my questions are:

1. Is there a risk on buying extended warranties from out of state dealers?
2. Extended warranty covers everything.... right? (I have a brand new 2006 civic ex)
3. I was reading some threads about $25 GC for honda parts from myhondawarranty.com. If everything is under warranty, why would I need a GC for parts?
4. How come the price for the same product vary SO MUCH?

Any insights and recommendations are GREATLY appreciated!

mitzij

1. no. unless you live in Florida, where you have to buy from a Florida dealer.

2. No. there is a list of exclusions in the contract. read the contract carefully BEFORE you buy it. generally, service contracts don't cover (at least) maintenance items, interior trim/upholstered items, bulbs, plastics, or paint.

3. not everything is under warranty-what's a GC?

4. deductible, length of contract, and terms all change the price, as does how much profit a dealer wants to make.

xfilez76

Thanks.

GC=gift certificate

yeah... I know there are different terms for various EW. But I think you asnweed the quesiton as how much money they want to make.

redwizard

Yeah my dealer said I needed an Extend warranty for my auto loan, I didn't want the warranty. I told him I am buying a Honda; the reason I am buying a Honda is they don't broke down as much. But said the terms of the loan and the loan interest rate demands on the extended warranty. Which I now know is a lie, and it against the law to require extends warranties. Also it cost $2000 for 6 years and 100,000 miles, which is over twice what other some places are charging. And it not even Honda Care warranty, it a no name company, Costguard I even went back the next day after I brought the car to argue that I really don’t want the EW, But again he said it would require changing the loan and rate, because without the EW. It would change the loan, again a lie.

So now I am trying to get my money back from them. And it is very hard to get you money back. I been there three time, and I still have to go back to see someone else.

But I will get my money back.
:mad:

nolefan1

We bought our car in TN and then moved to MA. Six months after buying the car we had only driven it 4500 miles (b/c of public transportation). We decided that since we're here for a limited time the 8 year 120K deal would really work out to our advantage. So, we gave the dealer from whom we purchased the first opportunity to make a price offer. They were great when we purchased the car. Unfortunately, their price was ~2000-2400 depending on the coverage level 6-8 years etc. We registered with the Curry Honda (Chiopee, MA) website, after reading about it somewhere on these forums. They have a large website devoted to the HondaCare program. I registered separately from my spouse. and received an email a day later offering a $50 off coupon. My wife received an email the same day offering 100 off. So, we used her confirmation number and bought the 8year/120K mile warranty with no deductible for $1050. Not sure why she got a better offer... We were a little worried, but we have received documentation from HondaCare and it all seems legitimate. For what it's worth. A HondaCare warranty does not have to be purchased at the time of the car purchase. It's price will go up depending on the age of the car and its mileage when you do purchase. It pays to shop around.

temj12

I purchased an '06 Civic March 16. I had never taken the extended warranty. At first the price was $1400. I sat there thinking about it for the first time ever and the price came down to $1100. As with the big three, I thought the warranty was through the corporation. I received the warranty in the mail and found it to be through American Financial Warranty. Who is the hell are they? Also, I purchased the car in Alabama and I live in Tennessee. When I received the warranty, I also found out that my deductible was $100 for people using a dealership other than the one where the purchase was made. I called the dealership and asked for my money back toward the end of May. They sent me the paperwork to complete and they said I would receive the entire amount. I have yet to receive the money. I don't know why I purchased it. It was for 100,000 miles and it is a Honda for goodness sakes.

bamacar

What dealership sold you the warranty?

tygger

I just received my copy of the HondaCare contract. I bought the 5yr 100K miles $0 deductible warranty. On the contract where it shows the deductible, instead of showing $0, it shows N/A. Is "not applicable" same as $0??? Just want to make sure... thanks

jmpellet

We never decided to purchased an EW when we bought our Odyssey in 2003 and started looking in January -- of course 1 month after they changed the rules . Now it will cost more and has a deductible. I hear that the most popular thing to go is the power sliding doors. Is this covered? What about the DVD player? I have never been able to find a comprehensive and trustworthy list of what it covers.

Looking for advice as to whether or not this is worth it -- 4 yrs/40,000 mi/$100 ded for $1204 (Bernardi or Saccucci's). I have the fortune of being located on the MA/RI border where all the online warranty dealers are so the transaction would be easy for me.

Thanks!

kean

I'm just new here and have no idea about this extended warranty which I'll plan to get for my pilot 06.But before can I ask if when this will take effect? Is it after the manufacturer's warranty which 3yr/36k or right after buying the extended warranty?Sorry for a noob question.

tmcgilvray

I was told that www.hondawarrantyinfo.com is the cheapest
place to buy a Honda Care! I can get a 5yr 60K 0 ded. for $364.00.

leavenfish1

I'm thinking of getting the 8 yr one...it is transferable should I decide to sell it. I put about 22k each year on my car so it's a reasonable warranty.

I trust the $810 is a one time payment...or something that can be paid over the course of 1 year in monthly installments. After that, I'm free and clear - no more payments?

Do these covered repairs have to be worked on at a Honda dealership? Or any good repair shop?

Thanks,
Leavenfish

djm2

rhaeffele:
I cannot agree with your analysis of the extended warranty issue. I am ahead, to the amount of $2125.00 dollars. The original Honda extended warranty cost was $875.00. Honda has put in $3,000.00 dollars worth of repairs to date on the vehicle, and I still have 27,000 miles on the extended warranty. (100,000 miles total) I am now riding on Honda's money. I guess that makes me a "winner"! ----- Best regards. ----Dwayne

leavenfish1

Dang...what kind of repairs were these?

djm2

AC Compressor, Complete Power Window Assembly (driver's door), Motor Mounts (engine vibration problem at idle in gear), and a replacement Radio to correct a dash display problem! Thank God for an extended Honda warranty! I would not own a vehicle without a factory extended warranty. As soon as the warranty runs out, I will trade the vehicle. ---- Best regards. ----- Dwayne

leavenfish1

Wow! 6 yrs with my last Civic and the only problem I had was a Catalytic converter...not covered.

Do you have to go to a dealership for the repairs or is a good auto shop acceptable?

roundtrip

Did you buy the extended warranty at the time of your car purchase from the dealer?

djm2

All extended warranty repairs are done at the dealer! ---- Best regards. ---- Dwayne