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Except they don't if the car is out of warranty, which (at least in Canada) is 4 years or 80,000 km. I don't think this is just me but I believe cars should be
by starshadowx2 7y ago
Except they don't if the car is out of warranty, which (at least in Canada) is 4 years or 80,000 km.
I don't think this is just me but I believe cars should be able to last longer than 4 years and not get bricked by fault of the manufacturer and then not at least easily give me the ability to fix it myself if they won't.
- slg 7y agoDo they not replace it out of warranty or simply don't pay for it out of warranty? There is a huge difference between those two options. If it is the former, I would imagine it is just a matter of time before a lawsuit. If it is the latter, then isn't this functionally the same as a particular model of car having a bad transmission or similarly critical ICE component that regularly fails much earlier than expected?
- lutorm 7y agoPowertrain components are required by EPA to have a 10yr/100k miles warranty, I thought? So it's not exactly the same situation because fundamental parts of the powertrain are covered by a longer warranty.
- slg 7y agoThat doesn't appear to be true [1]. It seems like a majority of powertrain warranties are in the 4-6 year and 50k-70k mile range. Tesla's 4 year and 50k warranty on this part would therefore be on the low end, but it matches the powertrain warranties for Audi, BMW, Volvo, Mercedes, and several other manufacturers. [1] - https://www.motor1.com/features/253277/comparing-new-vehicle-warranties/ https://www.motor1.com/features/253277/comparing-new-vehicle...