Hi Scotty!
Can you tell me about any repairs to my vehicle that I should anticipate might be expensive that would normally be covered under the warranty? To be more specific, I opted out of the local GM dealership's warranty offer, regardless of being told if anything techy goes wrong w/it the vehicle may become immobile unless fixed immediately regardless of necessity to me as a driver. This is the opposite for older cars when a sensor notifies you something is wrong and you can still drive it until you make the decision to fix it - or NOT.
The 2017 Chevy Traverse is an automatic w/125,000 miles and was never in any accidents w/the same previous owner of 8 yrs....only 1 cosmetic repair to the back fender. I purchased it from a local GM dealership in Johnstown, OH on 12/12/2022 just a couple days ago. I work mainly from home and will likely be well under 10,000 mi/yr so I am not driving all over the place on a regular basis.
Thanks for any insight you can give! I did not like the pressure from the dealer on the warranty and basically said I'll keep my $20, thank you very much 🙂 I'm just wondering if I made a huge mistake, and if so, how should I proceed if I something goes wrong in the next 5 years with this vehicle.
Thanks,
Rachel 😊
I did not like the pressure from the dealer on the warranty and basically said I'll keep my $20, thank you very much
You are right to have not liked their sales pressure. A local Mitsubishi dealer tried adding one in on my girlfriend's parents' as a "service contract". He said heck no, I don't want that. They also kept his keys when he tried to leave. He's a lot nicer than I would be in that situation, don't fall for that sales tactic crap.
I'm just wondering if I made a huge mistake
You didn't make a mistake 🙂 as far as denying that stupid extended "warranty". 99.99% of them are basically insurance policies. The dealership gets a deductible that you pay out of pocket, like getting bodywork done after a crash. Beyond that, there are stipulations and gotchas around every corner. Nothing is free. My girlfriend has one on her 2017 Mustang she bought brand new. She's used it 3x, each time, they've hit her with $150 deductibles. I bet they don't mention anything about this when they were trying to shove it down your throat.
how should I proceed if I something goes wrong in the next 5 years with this vehicle.
Maintain the vehicle as well as you can. Staying ahead of potential problems will help keep them away. It's a GM product, which isn't exactly a brand known for quality these days. It's a shame, they used to make 'em almost bulletproof in the 60s and 70s, and I'm not a GM fan. You may have gotten lucky and the person before you did a lot of highway driving, 120k miles in 5 years is a lot. I would change the transmission fluid if it looks ok. The transmission will be that car's weakness, so I would change the fluid every 40k miles or so. Don't drive it hard, and it should last a while.
