Poll: Toyota Extra Care Extended Warranty: Yea or Nay?

[Norfolk4Runner]

So, 1/3 (33.33%) of the respondents thus far have the extended warranty, and only 10% of those with the warranty have had to use it.

Small sample size but hopefully others will contribute further data points.

That is some good data to make a warranty decision. How does one get the warranty directly from Toyota? The dealer that sold us the 4Runner are pretty much full of morons... Techs who get paid Minimum wage who are trained by YouTube Videos who will grantee To F-Up the most simple tasks... and Horrid customer service in dealing with the public... But i digress.Would be nice to deal with Toyota directly and purchase their approved warranty.

 

[blue$]

That is some good data to make a warranty decision. How does one get the warranty directly from Toyota? The dealer that sold us the 4Runner are pretty much full of morons... Techs who get paid Minimum wage who are trained by YouTube Videos who will grantee To F-Up the most simple tasks... and Horrid customer service in dealing with the public... But i digress.Would be nice to deal with Toyota directly and purchase their approved warranty.

See this thread. One of our members has been getting quotes for other members on a ToyotaCare extended warranty.

I haven't made up my own mind as yet, (hence the poll), but I have another year before needing to do so.

 

[Dallas_T4R]

When I purchased mine the finance girl was adamant that if I didn't get it my car would break down on the side of the road and the 17 different computers controlling the car would all go out. I told her "Barring someone from this dealership cutting wires while I'm in here, I don't think that's possible. I'm buying a Toyota not a kia."

You better believe I reported that idiot.

Also, no I don't want key fob replacement insurance, tire repair insurance, nor the 5 other stupid things you're charging to much for. What do I sign declining all of that so that I can get out of here faster.

 

[mcarey86]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to get one.

I am going to wait till right before the 3 year mark, but between all the electronics, and the KDSS suspension, I figure it'll only take one issue to make it worth it.

Obviously hope I don't need it, but at the price I was quoted, it's not a big deal for 5 more years of peace.

 

[fixer5000]

i just picked up my new limited monday. finance guy was trying to sell me the warranty and when i said no he showed me a large picture of a camrys dash torn apart trying to scare me lol no sale.

 

[dallison]

I skip the warranties on our Japanese cars. If you pay $1000-1500 for a warranty, the repairs seem to be much lower.

 

[blue$]

With 80 respondents thus far, 2/3 have no extended warranty.
1/3 have the extended warranty.
Two that have it have used it.

Keep 'em coming and thanks.

 

[Jetboy]

I added it just recently as I'm near my warranty end. Went for the 7yr 100k. $950. You can add up to the 3yr 36k point.

The primary reason I bought it was for resale value. I think I'll get close to or more than $950 in increased resale by selling with a full warranty at 5yrs 50k miles. It'll still have 2 years left. Having a transferable comprehensive warranty is worth a lot to many buyers. And I also get the warranty if anything goes wrong in the interim. I've yet to have any warranty issues. Hopefully won't. I do have a seized LCA adjustment cam that I might ask Mr. T to replace, but I'm not sure if it's covered or not.

 

[ic0517]

a-hole dealer snuck one in on me.

I did have a sensor somewhere on the engine go bad, but it was in the 2 year warranty period.

Only other thing that has happened to my 2013 was the light up in right front fender Went out, moderately hard getting it out but a ***** putting it back in.

 

[STAY IN IT]

As has already been pointed out, Toyota doesn’t lose money on extended warranties so we could conclude that it would be a good bet to pass on the extended warranty. That being said, it is relatively cheap insurance. I have a 10 year, 125k mile plan. Nice to know I won’t have any necessary expenses other than wear items and maintenance while the extended warranty is in effect.

Auto/truck manufacturer extended warranties are the only extended warranties or service protection plans that I buy. Over the years, my experience has been that extended warranties have worked in my favor unless I got rid of the vehicle before the original manufacturer warranty expired and my extended warranty prorated refund represented a loss (having bought the extended warranty shortly after the vehicle was purchased new). If I have kept the vehicle for the entire duration of the extended warranty, I can’t think of a single time I would have come out ahead not purchasing the extended warranty.

In the poll, I haven’t used my extended warranty, however my 4Runner has less than a thousand miles on it. The numbers probably aren’t meaningful unless the answer to that question is after the extended warranty is at the end of the coverage duration.

 

[RaefordWall]

Interesting poll. I just got the 20K service flyer in the mail yesterday and included was an offer for a 2 year extension of ToyotaCare for $329.00. Not sure if it is worth it since I'm getting a decent amount of mileage early on in the life of my Runner (over 18K in 5 months). Curious to see what others with the high mileage/young vehicle combo have done.

$329.00 seems like a lot of money for what's essentially two oil changes. I know that includes tire rotations, but most tire places (Pep Boys, Merchants, Tire Kingdom) will rotate them for free with the purchase of an oil change. My plan is once my ToyotaCare is up is to hopefully find a dealership that will price match competitor coupons. When I owned my Nissan Frontier, my local Nissan dealership didn't bat an eye about honoring a $40 synthetic oil change and tire rotation coupon that a local Midas shop was always offering.

 

[delloro]

$329.00 seems like a lot of money for what's essentially two oil changes. I know that includes tire rotations, but most tire places (Pep Boys, Merchants, Tire Kingdom) will rotate them for free with the purchase of an oil change. My plan is once my ToyotaCare is up is to hopefully find a dealership that will price match competitor coupons. When I owned my Nissan Frontier, my local Nissan dealership didn't bat an eye about honoring a $40 synthetic oil change and tire rotation coupon that a local Midas shop was always offering.

The extended toyotacare service is a ripoff. Doesn't save a dime. The advertising is deceptive.

 

[blue$]

The "Yea's" are creeping up at 39%, with just under 6% of them having actually used the extended warranty...:50cal:

 

[TacoRunn0517]

$329.00 seems like a lot of money for what's essentially two oil changes. I know that includes tire rotations, but most tire places (Pep Boys, Merchants, Tire Kingdom) will rotate them for free with the purchase of an oil change. My plan is once my ToyotaCare is up is to hopefully find a dealership that will price match competitor coupons. When I owned my Nissan Frontier, my local Nissan dealership didn't bat an eye about honoring a $40 synthetic oil change and tire rotation coupon that a local Midas shop was always offering.

The extended toyotacare service is a ripoff. Doesn't save a dime. The advertising is deceptive.

Thanks for the advice! Figured as much but figured it would be worth mentioning here and get feedback.

 

[Lester Lugnut]

Likely mentioned above, but be sure you are getting a Toyota warranty and not some 3rd party POS warranty that isn't worth the paper it's written on. Some dealers sell these useless warranties. For them, it's all about profit.
Before I'd buy an extended warranty from a dealer I would try to get a feel from others how they've responded to extended warranty claims. This may be easier said than done. Some dealers are are bad about honoring bumper-to-bumper warranties. They go out of their way to convince you "that's normal" or "it's not covered". If you know that to be the case, you can bet you'll get pushed away when you show up with a problem that you think is covered with an extended warranty.
I've never purchased an extended warranty. If it helps you sleep at night, go for it, but beware.

 

[MrGainzz]

Absolutely not! Save those money on mods!


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[Senorlechero]

I didn't get one with our 2011 and we had it for app 170k and no issues at all.

I passed on our 2017 as well. The 4runner is a pretty simple vehicle. Now if I got a Prius Prime OTOH...

 

[Aurora85]

I haven't planned to, but I keep thinking about the KDSS down the road and that would be the only thing I think I'd want an extended warranty for. On the flip side, many LC's and Lexus's etc have had no issues with the system over 100K miles.

 

[mnofpeace]

YES...because you never know...

i used my normal warranty...a month into ownership of my barely used T4R, my drivers seat lumbar support died. I took it in, and within a week, i had the truck back, and got out of the very nice Camry loaner that i let my wife drive around...since i did not like it lol.


I was offered the extended warranty, and turned it down. Hey, these things are so robust, ill never need that. but wait, i didnt already know about one of the very few weak points of the truck...the door lock actuators. And now i have two that do not work. If i had the extended warranty, they would have been replaced by now. oh well...

Better safe than sorry. and if you are like me, and so many others, and you plan to keep the rig until it dies, what better way to keep it new-ish, than to have that warranty in your pocket, to replace anything that isnt a wear item.

just my 2 cents...

FYI...i have had nothing else fail on me in my 3 years/70K miles of ownershiop so...im not regretful in any way...

 

[Muzzle of Bees]

I would rather save the money. I don't want to fight with anyone over the fault and warranty coverage. Unless there is a catastrophic hardware failure most software issues are resolved with a system "reboot". System patches are likely lifetime coverage too. The standard coverage is fine for me. If the vehicle makes it two years past payoff I am happy. Anything else is gravy to me.
Many repairs are wear items.