SecurityPlus Warranty?
06-01-2016, 06:53 PM
#1
SecurityPlus Warranty?
Curious if anyone did it?
I plan on keeping this car a while and there are lots of electronics in my SV. It seems odd to me that coverage on an S would be the same as a Platinum. So I got some prices from Nissan of Santa Rosa on my New Car. I was just asked for a Make, Model, Year and e-mail address. For me only the 7yr or 8 yr plans look most appealing. Those aren't cheap though. For what they are charging I could do extra preventative maintenance and likely buy whatever part breaks for cheap from a part-out.
My 03 Maxima had a wheel hub go bad under warranty. That would've been around $500 out of pocket. 07 Altima had some minor CVT issues fixed by a TSB and a rusted out exhaust that was not covered by warranty but replaced due to a catalyst-related TSB. I basically paid for a warranty I never used.
The new CVT has been pretty solid so far, with only a small number of reported issues. VQ problems with tensioners have been fixed I think. Oil consumption problems have some up in some G37s but who knows how this one will fare.
Maxima Gold Preferred 24 Month 40,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90949 $365.00
or $36.50 Down and $18.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 39 Month 39,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90953 $375.00
or $37.50 Down and $18.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 40,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90950 $385.00
or $38.50 Down and $19.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 45,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90951 $425.00
or $42.50 Down and $21.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 39 Month 49,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90954 $465.00
or $46.50 Down and $23.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 48,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90956 $515.00
or $51.50 Down and $25.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90952 $525.00
or $52.50 Down and $26.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90957 $935.00
or $93.50 Down and $46.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90960 $1,035.00
or $103.50 Down and $51.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 75,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90961 $1,115.00
or $111.50 Down and $55.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 72 Month 75,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90963 $1,295.00
or $129.50 Down and $64.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90958 $1,425.00
or $142.50 Down and $71.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90955 $1,725.00
or $172.50 Down and $86.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 70,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90966 $1,775.00
or $177.50 Down and $88.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 72 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90962 $1,795.00
or $179.50 Down and $89.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90959 $1,915.00
or $191.50 Down and $95.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90964 $2,375.00
or $237.50 Down and $118.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 96 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90967 $2,575.00
or $257.50 Down and $128.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90965 $2,725.00
or $272.50 Down and $136.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 96 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90968 $3,035.00
or $303.50 Down and $151.75 per month for 18 months
I plan on keeping this car a while and there are lots of electronics in my SV. It seems odd to me that coverage on an S would be the same as a Platinum. So I got some prices from Nissan of Santa Rosa on my New Car. I was just asked for a Make, Model, Year and e-mail address. For me only the 7yr or 8 yr plans look most appealing. Those aren't cheap though. For what they are charging I could do extra preventative maintenance and likely buy whatever part breaks for cheap from a part-out.
My 03 Maxima had a wheel hub go bad under warranty. That would've been around $500 out of pocket. 07 Altima had some minor CVT issues fixed by a TSB and a rusted out exhaust that was not covered by warranty but replaced due to a catalyst-related TSB. I basically paid for a warranty I never used.
The new CVT has been pretty solid so far, with only a small number of reported issues. VQ problems with tensioners have been fixed I think. Oil consumption problems have some up in some G37s but who knows how this one will fare.
Maxima Gold Preferred 24 Month 40,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90949 $365.00
or $36.50 Down and $18.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 39 Month 39,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90953 $375.00
or $37.50 Down and $18.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 40,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90950 $385.00
or $38.50 Down and $19.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 45,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90951 $425.00
or $42.50 Down and $21.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 39 Month 49,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90954 $465.00
or $46.50 Down and $23.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 48,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90956 $515.00
or $51.50 Down and $25.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90952 $525.00
or $52.50 Down and $26.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90957 $935.00
or $93.50 Down and $46.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90960 $1,035.00
or $103.50 Down and $51.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 75,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90961 $1,115.00
or $111.50 Down and $55.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 72 Month 75,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90963 $1,295.00
or $129.50 Down and $64.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90958 $1,425.00
or $142.50 Down and $71.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90955 $1,725.00
or $172.50 Down and $86.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 70,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90966 $1,775.00
or $177.50 Down and $88.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 72 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90962 $1,795.00
or $179.50 Down and $89.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90959 $1,915.00
or $191.50 Down and $95.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90964 $2,375.00
or $237.50 Down and $118.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 96 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90967 $2,575.00
or $257.50 Down and $128.75 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90965 $2,725.00
or $272.50 Down and $136.25 per month for 18 months
Maxima Gold Preferred 96 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage
CODE: 90968 $3,035.00
or $303.50 Down and $151.75 per month for 18 months
06-02-2016, 05:58 AM
#2
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Indialantic Florida
Posts: 50
Curious if anyone did it? I plan on keeping this car a while and there are lots of electronics in my SV. It seems odd to me that coverage on an S would be the same as a Platinum. So I got some prices from Nissan of Santa Rosa on my New Car. I was just asked for a Make, Model, Year and e-mail address. For me only the 7yr or 8 yr plans look most appealing. Those aren't cheap though. For what they are charging I could do extra preventative maintenance and likely buy whatever part breaks for cheap from a part-out. My 03 Maxima had a wheel hub go bad under warranty. That would've been around $500 out of pocket. 07 Altima had some minor CVT issues fixed by a TSB and a rusted out exhaust that was not covered by warranty but replaced due to a catalyst-related TSB. I basically paid for a warranty I never used. The new CVT has been pretty solid so far, with only a small number of reported issues. VQ problems with tensioners have been fixed I think. Oil consumption problems have some up in some G37s but who knows how this one will fare. Maxima Gold Preferred 24 Month 40,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90949 $365.00 or $36.50 Down and $18.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 39 Month 39,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90953 $375.00 or $37.50 Down and $18.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 40,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90950 $385.00 or $38.50 Down and $19.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 45,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90951 $425.00 or $42.50 Down and $21.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 39 Month 49,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90954 $465.00 or $46.50 Down and $23.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 48,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90956 $515.00 or $51.50 Down and $25.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 36 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90952 $525.00 or $52.50 Down and $26.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90957 $935.00 or $93.50 Down and $46.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 60,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90960 $1,035.00 or $103.50 Down and $51.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 75,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90961 $1,115.00 or $111.50 Down and $55.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 72 Month 75,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90963 $1,295.00 or $129.50 Down and $64.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90958 $1,425.00 or $142.50 Down and $71.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 48 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90955 $1,725.00 or $172.50 Down and $86.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 70,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90966 $1,775.00 or $177.50 Down and $88.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 72 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90962 $1,795.00 or $179.50 Down and $89.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 60 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90959 $1,915.00 or $191.50 Down and $95.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90964 $2,375.00 or $237.50 Down and $118.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 96 Month 100,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90967 $2,575.00 or $257.50 Down and $128.75 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 84 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90965 $2,725.00 or $272.50 Down and $136.25 per month for 18 months Maxima Gold Preferred 96 Month 120,000 Mile Coverage CODE: 90968 $3,035.00 or $303.50 Down and $151.75 per month for 18 months
Is this an inclusive or exclusive warranty?
I thought I got a quote of like 2k for a 60 month warranty and that's from its build date not after the mfg warranty expires and I think that was everything covered
Anyone else?
Kev
09-15-2018, 08:58 AM
#5
I just bought the 96mo/120k miles SecurityPlus Gold Preferred warranty. I have 35,400 miles and this is a lot cheaper than paying completely out of pocket if the CVT or something else goes boom. It was $2585 and $180 (yeah that was kinda pricey) for an inspection.
09-15-2018, 01:35 PM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,095
I'm 72 and have never purchased an extended warranty on either used or new car. The law of averages say the one carrying your warranty will make out well and you will lose.... on the average. PS- I keep my cars for around 10 years. That said, if it will give you peace of mind, go for it. This peace of mind is exactly what the extended warranties are all about from the consumer side. From the seller side it is all about making big net profit from those who rarely have problems and losing a little or breaking even from those who do.
Okay, now let's hear from all of you who have benefited positively from your extended warranties. When this has died down, let's then hear from all of you who bought extended warranties and feel you never got your principle back, including the interest you could have earned had your money gone into savings or wise investments. Think Las Vegas. It's like most leave there bread on the table and others win, but the casino's net result is huge intake and little output. Are you a gambler......if so, again, go for it.
Peace.
Okay, now let's hear from all of you who have benefited positively from your extended warranties. When this has died down, let's then hear from all of you who bought extended warranties and feel you never got your principle back, including the interest you could have earned had your money gone into savings or wise investments. Think Las Vegas. It's like most leave there bread on the table and others win, but the casino's net result is huge intake and little output. Are you a gambler......if so, again, go for it.
Peace.
Last edited by compyelc4; 09-15-2018 at 01:37 PM.
09-15-2018, 09:17 PM
#7
72, wow! Hopefully I live that long. I'm 35, this is my 5th car. I don't know how to drive a stick. :O
Valid concerns. Before I purchasing I put together a list of bigger warranty claims from folks on FB.
8th gen:
1. "Need help..... Any Nissan techs on here?? who can I call to escalate a warranty claim. Driver seat motor seized 45 k miles dealer wants $350 for new motor showed me a seat invoice for $3400 claims Nissan will pay 90 percent. Also said cannot just replace motor in driver seat need to order entire seat etc. I feel like that's bogus and they are just taking a shot at me." Then after a few comments were posted: " It's a lease. They can have it back broken"
2. "At 24k Miles I had transmission failure which was very disappointed Nissan warranty covered it all but I feel like the car is compromise who else had trans problem" ... a second person posted "mine failed at 2K. what was the issue that caused the replacement?"... a third said "Mine failed at 48k" ... a 4th "Mine failed at 18k. And the wheel bearings. And the driver seat. And the windsheild is next."
3. "I’m getting my radio replaced!!! Woohoo!!!! The Bluetooth issues I asked y’all about was annoying. I couldn’t take anymore. Thank goodness I purchased the warranty!"
4. "Hey guys, I'm a little worried...
My son came over today with his Altima and we needed to go to the store, so I let him drive my Max. My son used the keyfob to do the auto start, and then got into the car. When he put it in reverse, my husband stopped us because he heard something in the engine that he described as sounding like a plastic spray paint can being breaking like it was being run over--no we did not run over anything in the garage.
I didn't notice anything when my son was driving, but when I made a quick run to the grocery store, I noticed that between 35-40 the car was doing the kind of surge and let up that I have felt it do in cruise. It has never done this before today. Could this be the beginning of the CVT problem that people have been talking about? I'm concerned because at over 25k, I'm coming close to my warranty expiring.
Have you experienced something like this?"
5. "Has anyone experienced a clunking noise when going over bumps or corners.Just got done with the dealership and they said its the connecting rod and will be covered under warranty."
7th gen Maximas:
1. 9/2015 : "Gotta love that warranty baby!!! Should have her back by Tuesday... Somehow the motor blew and thanks bro"... I bought a 100,000 miles 5 year warranty when i bought the car..block cracked so I couldnt keep anything every little piece has to go back to nissan and I have 68,000 miles on the car" See picture of a brand new engine below the post.
2. 12/2015: "Loving this warranty... Fixed seat track, blown shock, and realigned car... # winning" Then I see a picture of a bill for $1,971.10.
3. 4/2017: "So its confirmed I have the Main Bearing Issue �� right outside of the warranty. Should I panic or nah?" His car only had 67,900 miles. Another person commented "I had my long block replaced at 5700 on my 2014 under warranty...the cost on the invoice was 8300 if I had to pay out of pocket"
4. 3/2017: "Well the extended warranty approved the work and getting a new transmission ����*♂️ let's see how long this one last �� also wanna thanks my dude XX XX for helping out with this. If not they would of denied that XXXX"
5. 2/2017: "Glad i brought that extended warranty. $2000 parts and labor. All i had to pay was $100.. lower control arms. Front Wheel hubs. Slid him a few bucks and he changed my belt too.." .... "The rubber on the control arms basically dry rots and starts tearing. They noticed it awhile back and pointed it out to me. Told me i would need them replaced in the near future."
6. 4/2018: "This car.... as soon as it's out of warranty the factory head unit goes out. Then the A/C. Now it's just reading whatever now. Car is almost paid off and I just started moddinh. Now I have electrical issues. Emissions are due at the end of the month and I cant even pass."
7. 7/2014: "Just left the dealer. Maxi needs 2k in repairs and warranty just expired. Guess I know where my tax return money is going toward. Smmfh."
8. 10/2015: "This is what I was quoted today by Nissan Service department. My warranty covers everything but the front Struts, 2 front tires, rear taillight, and the 60, 000 miles service tunes up. After doing the calculation that's a whole lot of money." Proceeds to show a bill for $5,246. THe biggest of which were the steering rack, motor mount and tail light unit.
9. 2/2017: "So my 2010 with 126 (6k outta warranty) cvt just flat out died no warning no signs no issues...only person happy about this was the dealer because they wanted me to trade up for a 17 SR a month ago...shoulda took the deal when I had the upper hand..#cvtboom"
10. 4/2016: "Yup! Just got the news it is indeed my AC compressor that died. Thank GOD I kept that extended warranty because I was seriously contemplating cashing it in as this car hasn't given me not 1 issue in 2 years until now. But even then I will take that as opposed to anything pertaining to the engine or CVT. ��"... "Didn't cost 1 cent with my Platinum Extended Warranty��. Just have to bring it back in the morning because the part isn't in stock. But that's like an $700-$1000 job....ughhhh"
Then other vehicles like the Pathfinder, as well as the Altima, Rogue, which use the belt driven vs chain-driven CVT. A few class action lawsuits too. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised come 2024. It's totally a gamble though, I agree with you there 100%
Valid concerns. Before I purchasing I put together a list of bigger warranty claims from folks on FB.
8th gen:
1. "Need help..... Any Nissan techs on here?? who can I call to escalate a warranty claim. Driver seat motor seized 45 k miles dealer wants $350 for new motor showed me a seat invoice for $3400 claims Nissan will pay 90 percent. Also said cannot just replace motor in driver seat need to order entire seat etc. I feel like that's bogus and they are just taking a shot at me." Then after a few comments were posted: " It's a lease. They can have it back broken"
2. "At 24k Miles I had transmission failure which was very disappointed Nissan warranty covered it all but I feel like the car is compromise who else had trans problem" ... a second person posted "mine failed at 2K. what was the issue that caused the replacement?"... a third said "Mine failed at 48k" ... a 4th "Mine failed at 18k. And the wheel bearings. And the driver seat. And the windsheild is next."
3. "I’m getting my radio replaced!!! Woohoo!!!! The Bluetooth issues I asked y’all about was annoying. I couldn’t take anymore. Thank goodness I purchased the warranty!"
4. "Hey guys, I'm a little worried...
My son came over today with his Altima and we needed to go to the store, so I let him drive my Max. My son used the keyfob to do the auto start, and then got into the car. When he put it in reverse, my husband stopped us because he heard something in the engine that he described as sounding like a plastic spray paint can being breaking like it was being run over--no we did not run over anything in the garage.
I didn't notice anything when my son was driving, but when I made a quick run to the grocery store, I noticed that between 35-40 the car was doing the kind of surge and let up that I have felt it do in cruise. It has never done this before today. Could this be the beginning of the CVT problem that people have been talking about? I'm concerned because at over 25k, I'm coming close to my warranty expiring.
Have you experienced something like this?"
5. "Has anyone experienced a clunking noise when going over bumps or corners.Just got done with the dealership and they said its the connecting rod and will be covered under warranty."
7th gen Maximas:
1. 9/2015 : "Gotta love that warranty baby!!! Should have her back by Tuesday... Somehow the motor blew and thanks bro"... I bought a 100,000 miles 5 year warranty when i bought the car..block cracked so I couldnt keep anything every little piece has to go back to nissan and I have 68,000 miles on the car" See picture of a brand new engine below the post.
2. 12/2015: "Loving this warranty... Fixed seat track, blown shock, and realigned car... # winning" Then I see a picture of a bill for $1,971.10.
3. 4/2017: "So its confirmed I have the Main Bearing Issue �� right outside of the warranty. Should I panic or nah?" His car only had 67,900 miles. Another person commented "I had my long block replaced at 5700 on my 2014 under warranty...the cost on the invoice was 8300 if I had to pay out of pocket"
4. 3/2017: "Well the extended warranty approved the work and getting a new transmission ����*♂️ let's see how long this one last �� also wanna thanks my dude XX XX for helping out with this. If not they would of denied that XXXX"
5. 2/2017: "Glad i brought that extended warranty. $2000 parts and labor. All i had to pay was $100.. lower control arms. Front Wheel hubs. Slid him a few bucks and he changed my belt too.." .... "The rubber on the control arms basically dry rots and starts tearing. They noticed it awhile back and pointed it out to me. Told me i would need them replaced in the near future."
6. 4/2018: "This car.... as soon as it's out of warranty the factory head unit goes out. Then the A/C. Now it's just reading whatever now. Car is almost paid off and I just started moddinh. Now I have electrical issues. Emissions are due at the end of the month and I cant even pass."
7. 7/2014: "Just left the dealer. Maxi needs 2k in repairs and warranty just expired. Guess I know where my tax return money is going toward. Smmfh."
8. 10/2015: "This is what I was quoted today by Nissan Service department. My warranty covers everything but the front Struts, 2 front tires, rear taillight, and the 60, 000 miles service tunes up. After doing the calculation that's a whole lot of money." Proceeds to show a bill for $5,246. THe biggest of which were the steering rack, motor mount and tail light unit.
9. 2/2017: "So my 2010 with 126 (6k outta warranty) cvt just flat out died no warning no signs no issues...only person happy about this was the dealer because they wanted me to trade up for a 17 SR a month ago...shoulda took the deal when I had the upper hand..#cvtboom"
10. 4/2016: "Yup! Just got the news it is indeed my AC compressor that died. Thank GOD I kept that extended warranty because I was seriously contemplating cashing it in as this car hasn't given me not 1 issue in 2 years until now. But even then I will take that as opposed to anything pertaining to the engine or CVT. ��"... "Didn't cost 1 cent with my Platinum Extended Warranty��. Just have to bring it back in the morning because the part isn't in stock. But that's like an $700-$1000 job....ughhhh"
Then other vehicles like the Pathfinder, as well as the Altima, Rogue, which use the belt driven vs chain-driven CVT. A few class action lawsuits too. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised come 2024. It's totally a gamble though, I agree with you there 100%
09-15-2018, 09:42 PM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,095
Here's the thing realmac,
Most people post their problems on the internet about one thing or another. Rarely do auto owners with no problems post all the good stuff about their vehicle. Result is the reader gets their hair all on fire thinking their auto world is coming to an end and they just gotta get that extended warranty to save all kinds of cash. Most of the time that is just not going to happen. For the few it does however, and this is where gambling comes in and sometimes pays off. I just wish I could produce a listing of all the good things folks have to say about their cars. There are many on this site but we tend to post what goes wrong, not what goes right.
I still say an extended warranty is a waste of money for most folks and there is much evidence to back up this claim. Again I say, if you want to take the bet, AND it makes you feel better then get the best extended warranty you can and make everyone happy. I have owned well over 15 cars in my life and I have never purchased an extended warranty. To be honest most of my most expensive repairs happened long after any extended warranty would have expired! With all that money in the bank from not taking the bet I either paid for the repairs myself or just traded in the thing. Here's a little story: I own a couple of Vettes- a '95 and an '07 loaded Corvette convertible. The '95 has been bullet proof since I bought her BUT..... This year, my 11th year of ownership of the '07 produced a failed lousy $2.50 fuel pump check valve integral with the fuel pump which was buried in one of my 2 plastic fuel tanks. It went south resulting in an extended crank to start. Not the end of the world because she always started after 3-4 seconds of grinding and ran great the rest of the day. But that 3 seconds of grinding was driving me crazy so I had GM replace the fuel pump (containing the lousy check valve). That cost me $1,700 dollars!!! This is the only problem I've had with the car and that $1,700 is just about what my extended warranty would have cost me. Of course the extended warranty was waaay expired, so I just used the money I saved by not getting the extended warranty and solved the problem. I've never looked back. A happy camper again.
Most people post their problems on the internet about one thing or another. Rarely do auto owners with no problems post all the good stuff about their vehicle. Result is the reader gets their hair all on fire thinking their auto world is coming to an end and they just gotta get that extended warranty to save all kinds of cash. Most of the time that is just not going to happen. For the few it does however, and this is where gambling comes in and sometimes pays off. I just wish I could produce a listing of all the good things folks have to say about their cars. There are many on this site but we tend to post what goes wrong, not what goes right.
I still say an extended warranty is a waste of money for most folks and there is much evidence to back up this claim. Again I say, if you want to take the bet, AND it makes you feel better then get the best extended warranty you can and make everyone happy. I have owned well over 15 cars in my life and I have never purchased an extended warranty. To be honest most of my most expensive repairs happened long after any extended warranty would have expired! With all that money in the bank from not taking the bet I either paid for the repairs myself or just traded in the thing. Here's a little story: I own a couple of Vettes- a '95 and an '07 loaded Corvette convertible. The '95 has been bullet proof since I bought her BUT..... This year, my 11th year of ownership of the '07 produced a failed lousy $2.50 fuel pump check valve integral with the fuel pump which was buried in one of my 2 plastic fuel tanks. It went south resulting in an extended crank to start. Not the end of the world because she always started after 3-4 seconds of grinding and ran great the rest of the day. But that 3 seconds of grinding was driving me crazy so I had GM replace the fuel pump (containing the lousy check valve). That cost me $1,700 dollars!!! This is the only problem I've had with the car and that $1,700 is just about what my extended warranty would have cost me. Of course the extended warranty was waaay expired, so I just used the money I saved by not getting the extended warranty and solved the problem. I've never looked back. A happy camper again.
Last edited by compyelc4; 09-15-2018 at 09:45 PM.
09-16-2018, 03:32 AM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: a meadow south of Atlanta
Posts: 8,143
I'm seeing the CVT mentioned in this thread. There were times when the CVT in the Maxima had a standard Nissan warranty for around 100K miles. Does anyone here know what Nissan's current warranty for the 2016 Maxima CVT is? I am under the impression the current Nissan power train warranty is 5 years or 60K miles. But I would like to know for sure, if anyone here is sure.
Last edited by lightonthehill; 09-16-2018 at 03:48 AM.
09-16-2018, 07:25 AM
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2016
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Summary of Warranty Coverage* 0 miles 90,000 miles Basic Coverage 36 months / 36,000 miles Corrosion Coverage (Perforation) 60 months / unlimited mileage Powertrain Coverage 60 months / 60,000 miles Federal Emission Performance 24 months / 24,000 miles Federal Emission Defect 36 months / 36,000 miles Federal Emission Long Term Defect 96 months / 80,000 miles California Emission Performance 36 months / 50,000 miles California Emission Defect 36 months / 50,000 miles California Emission Long Term Defect 84 months / 70,000 miles Seat Belt 120 months / unlimited mileage * See the express terms of the appropriate warranty printed in this booklet, which terms control if there is a conflict with this chart. W
09-16-2018, 11:37 AM
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Thanks compyelc4. I had suspected the info would be in the Owners Manual, but I was posting the question at 6AM, and the manual was in the car in our garages, which are not directly connected to our home, and which are on a separate security system and I did not want to wake my wife. I think 60 months is a very fair length of time for the power train to be covered. It is interesting that the warranties are different for so many items on the car.
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