Xenon is expensive!!
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well thats not the only thing i have had done using my warranty..... They replaced pads rotors and shims for the brake squeal..... YES UNDER WARRANTY...... Also had to have a pulley changed........ and they replaced the b pillars with the new updated ones because of scratches...oh and yea that was under warranty as well...... so yea ill take my good luck because i didnt pay a penny..... and i have already got the cost of the warranty back and i still have 45k and 4 years left on it......
but the things you replaced were not replaced under your extended warranty.
we ALL have access to those fixes FREE under our standard 50k bumper to bumper warranty.
those were TSIB's- the brake squeal and dust, and the scratched b-pillars, and the fuel lines, etc etc
and even if you passed the 50k warranty period and didn't have an extended warranty, lexus would still fix those out of goodwill because those were TSIB's
so all those things shouldn't count against your extended warranty.
in effect, you still have $1600 more to go
when your side mirrors go bad, then maybe you'll break even
engine related problems are warranted up to 70k miles.
you are at 55k miles now?
what a rip off. the part costs only 10% of that. Ain't no way they're putting 700$ speakers in a damn camry
Last edited by dunnojack; Mar 12, 2010 at 10:01 PM.
2-3 weeks after buying the extended warranty for the car, my left side xenon light started to switch off..... So I went to the dealer, who found the problem, that was the xenon bulb.... Not the whole xenon system, JUST THE BULB ITSELF!!!
So they told me the extended warranty does not cover the xenon bulbs.... Ok I told we have to change it as I don't want to drive with only one light, but it cost me 450 USD!!! 450 USD for only one bulb!!
I was a bit surprised.....
So they told me the extended warranty does not cover the xenon bulbs.... Ok I told we have to change it as I don't want to drive with only one light, but it cost me 450 USD!!! 450 USD for only one bulb!!
I was a bit surprised.....
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Still I was glade it was under warranty cause it would be hell for me to take out the back seat and back panel just to replace that rear speaker.
Anyway, we know CL and help each other to find ways to do things and lower prices.
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I have had bulbs replaced a couple of times under the factory warranty. Of course now, I have my drivers side headlight that is going off and one.
As far as extended warranties are concerned. I did not do my homework on them. When I did go for a check engine light, I was told that they do not accept third party warranties. I would have to pay in full and get reimbursed. And btw, they probably will not pay the entire amount Lexus is going to charge me. Luckily the repair was a new gas cap that Lexus wanted to charge me $30 for the part and $80 for labor. I did not take what was behind door number one.
As far as extended warranties are concerned. I did not do my homework on them. When I did go for a check engine light, I was told that they do not accept third party warranties. I would have to pay in full and get reimbursed. And btw, they probably will not pay the entire amount Lexus is going to charge me. Luckily the repair was a new gas cap that Lexus wanted to charge me $30 for the part and $80 for labor. I did not take what was behind door number one.
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is the driver side headlight thing a common problem? This thread started with a flickering driver headlight, now Stefnee, and i've started noticing my drivers side headlight from time to time not being on...hmmm
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