tresmith00

Anything I should do before my warranty expires?

Wandl

Depending on what vehicle you have, just take it to the dealership service to do a once-over. Under warranty or not, they do get paid on making repairs to your vehicle so they would certainly do some due diligence. Your ask would not be out of norm as many owners do ask their service advisors for a once-over before warranty expiration.

Johnhav430

Long story short: if original factory warranty, any nagging issues, even if one cannot put their finger on it, should be addressed.

I guess this is a generic question as there is no mention of the vehicle....if it's the original warranty, one can get anything they want fixed, and if the dealership doesn't find anything, no skin off their back. This is not true if it's an extended warranty--if the dealership finds nothing, or they find something not covered, there's a diagnostic charge (usually 1 hour). If they find something, that is covered, then there is a deductible.

mmarshall

If your engine has a timing belt, it might not be a bad idea to change it before the warranty goes....especially if your particular engine is what is called an "Interference" engine. That means, if the timing-belt breaks, the top of the pistons could hit the bottom of the valves, and internal engine damage could result....you certainly don't want that happening right after the warranty expires. Otherwise, if the engine is not an interference engine, it will simply quit running when the belt breaks and leave you stranded. (Most engines, these days, are not interference engines, but there may be a few left). Of course, if your engine uses a timing chain, or a gear-operated chain instead of a belt, you generally won't have those worries (except keeping the oil changed so the chain is well-lubricated)

Coleroad

A 2014 list of interference engines . http://yourcarangel.com/2014/07/inte...complete-list/

jer

If you have anything you think may be an issue, such as a strange noises, creaking, vehicle pulling right/left, have them make note. They may find nothing, but if something comes of it after the warranty expires you have documentation to fall back on.

Toys4RJill

I dont understand what reason anyone needs this info if their warranty is expiring. It's just wasted maintenance as Toyota and Lexus timing belt were destined for 90K or 7 year intervals.

mmarshall

Timing belts don't always last as long as they are supposed to, due to a number of factors.....sometimes manufacturing problems, sometimes driver abuse of, or excessive stress inside the engine, and sometimes due to factors beyond anyone's control. I've seen them break, even with normal use, in as little as 55K miles (some may have broken even sooner, that I am not aware of). In a worst-case scenario, with an interference-engine, it could (?) mean some real problems if it breaks right after the warranty is up. Otherwise (or if the car has a timing-chain), I agree wth you. I only brought up the worst-case scenario because I didn't know whether it applied to the OP's engine or not.

Coleroad

plus we don't know what kind of vehicle. We don't know if factory warranty, cpo warranty, extended warranty. So we don't know how old or how many miles are on it. Posters are just covering all of the bases then. Even if the knowledge turns out not to be relevant in this case, good information is not a waste.

I know of a vehicle that had the timing belt break at just over forty thousand miles. The engine was ruined. Not that this is a normal thing to have happen.

tresmith00

I'm driving a 2015 NX FSport and yeah It was really a generic question.

I plan making a list of all the little trouble spots and asking them to fix it all.

mmarshall

If you have the gas (non-hybrid) 2.0L Turbo in-line four (as most American-market NX models do), then you're OK.....that engine uses a timing chain, and you can disregard the former comments about replacing belts. Still want to keep the oil changed, though, as the chain depends on oil to keep it from wearing out.

A Lexus engine warranty is 6 years/70,000 miles, though...and you say you have a 2015. Unless you are putting way more than the average number of miles on it (which is about 10-12K a year), you shouldn't be very close to the warranty expiration date.