Extended warranty was worth the investment

[voyeur]

So, my extended warranty (non Ford) has paid for itself nearly 3 times over for what I paid for the coverage.

I had just taken my 2006 Lincoln LS in for it's oil change at the local Ford dealer. Later that day, I experienced an 'ECT failure' alert. I stopped the car, restarted and everything was OK. The next day, it happened again. As this is my daily driver and I also have a 5 year old daughter I transport, this car needs to be reliable.

I brought the car in for what I expected to be a bad coil or 2. After bringing it in to my local Ford dealer, they indicated that the throttle body had failed a test and they replaced it ($800 part). Before I picked it up, they said it had the ECT alarm again and they would re-test it again. This time, they came back and said it was coils (3, 4, 6, 7, and 8). I had 1, 2, and 5 replaced already within the last 6 months.

I also had them look at a 'popping' noise I was hearing in the front suspension/steering. They previously had said nothing was wromg. After it was all said and done, they replaced:

• left front control arms
• right front lower control arms
• left rear lower control arm
• left rear upper control arm
• right rear lower control arm
• right rear upper control arm
• left engine mount

A picture of some of the replaced hardware is below.

With a finishing 4 wheel alignment, my 'warranty' covered the $4100 repair (less my $75 deductable).

With what I could have paid "out of pocket", I am seriosly looking at getting another extended warranty, a Ford ESP warranty (they now sell these for used Fords/Lincolns). My existing warranty expires in 100,000 miles and I can get an ESP warranty if still under 100,000 miles (I am 8000 miles from that).

 

[Andrizzle]

Sounds like that dealer didn't know about this car.

They could have probably replaced all the coils as the TB code was only being thrown from interference from failing coil(s). Save the TB replacement.

Replacing every control arm seems excessive, and I would imagine they just threw suspension parts at it until it was virtually new.




Glad you are satisfied!

 

[M4rk]

I know of a member that wanted some used control arms to come up with replacement bushings. I think he posted in the Parts For Sale section.

 

[BlackLS06]

Yea the throttle body most likely didn't need to replaced.

It also seems really unlikely that the entire suspension needed to be replaced either. But I would love to have new parts anyways just for longevity.

 

[marcredd]

All new is okay in my book!!! LOL. Congrats

 

[T-Money]

Haha extended warranties are great. On my previous ls's I had the nav head unit replaced, 2 thx subs replaced (yes it even covers the speakers even if you blew them lol) and they did something to my rear diff.

As soon as spring rolls around and I decide that this is going to be my permanent ls I'm going to invest in another. I had a ford ESP.

 

[trickett90]

Its cool you got all those new parts. However, it is more likely that they would have troubleshot your vehicle a lot more carefully had you not had the warranty. I'm sure you had the attitude of "I already paid $75 for the visit, fix everything I don't care what it costs" (I would have too). It is like going to the doctor with good insurance/without insurance. The patient with the good insurance will probably have every test and scan remotely related to their issue ordered. Thus a higher overall bill. My point is, someone without the warranty could have got the same work done (minus suspension over hall) and not been raped for it. I commend you for getting your money's worth though. If I had the warranty I would be constantly looking for reasons to bring my car to the dealer and get excessive components replaced.

 

[LDM]

Congrats Voyeur! Glad you got a bunch of work done. It's great to get your moneys worth, and gives you more confidence in your car after the repairs too. An ESP on the LS would pay for itself multiple times over.

 

[LS4me]

An ESP on the LS would pay for itself multiple times over.

Had one on our '00. It was a total waste of money. The one thing that failed (upper radiator hose) wasn't covered. I declined to get one for either '06s.

 

[kaball]

I bought one with mine. totally worth it. I have the ford esp one so I spend about 100 out of pocket but have had plenty done to make it worth my investment.

 

[112 LS]

I would let them throw parts at my car all day lol


yo got yours for sure.

 

[Rambro99]

I had one for my 02 4 yr 40000 mi. In that time I had ball joints, Transmission, VC gaskets,window reg (2), door lock actuator, stabilizer bar, wipe motor. they spent around 6000.00 total. Well worth the 1700 for it. But when I tried to renew it they told me that they could not warrant that car no more. I even tried another company and they told me the same thing. I think they all know what has been done.

 

[pagluy]

I've actually extended my Ford premium care extended warranty just last month. First time I got it for two years, now I extended it for 3 more. In total with the new renewal I've paid 2400 for the extended warranty, and I've gotten about $4,000 in work done so far. And at this point I 100% expect it to need more work soon. I also have the $100 deductible when I get work done, but I will take $100 to fix :q:q:q:q on my car just about all day long.

Edited to add they told me I could keep extended this warranty (up to it's limit) as long as I extended it before it ran out. I went to within 20 miles, then called this guy http://fd-warranty.com/ford/premiumcare.html and renewed it easy peasy.