[HwnMurano]

I bought my Mo in April 2004. It's run trouble free so far. After reading about failed CVTs, failing on-board computers, and other problems, I'm now considering purchasing the Extended Service Plan. I've already done a search of the forum on this matter, but would like to solicit some updated opinions on whether to buy the extended service plan or not.

Once of the Finance Reps quoted me $1,500 at this point (11,000 miles). He says that it would be backdated to date of purchase and will cover me for another 5 years starting today (3 years past the regular warranty period). It covers most of the car (engine, powertrain, various moving parts, etc.). I understand that the features of these service contracts vary from dealer to dealer, but this one provides decent coverage of the big ticket items.

One sticky point is that the dealer will pay for a rent-a-car if they have to keep the car overnight because of the "repair work" that they are doing. However, if the car doesn't operate and it takes a few weeks for the part to arrive from the manufacturer, that's not considered to be the dealer's fault; thus, they wouldn't have to pay for the rent-a-car. very uncool, eh?

What do you guys think of the pricing?

 

[MO in TO]

Read the fine print HWNMurano...... I recall a special on 20/20 or some other news show a few months back that exposed some of these aftermarket warranties as being very poorly/cleverly written with lots of loopholes and exclusions. Personally, I have over 100,000 km with no problems whatsoever, and hope to have another 100,000 of the same, but having said that $1,500 sounds pretty reasonable for peace of mind, if it is extensive enough coverage. As far as the rentals, I guess if they wanted to go all out and offer free rentals for anything, the package would inevitably have to cost them/you more.:2:

 

[hfelknor]

Try buying your warranty directly from Nissan North America, not the dealer.
http://www.nissanautowarranty.com/

And if you want to go aftermarket, I have used Warranty Direct.
I have more faith in them than in the news magazines on TV.

Homer

 

[CP-Mike]

I will second the recommendation to buy from Nissan, not the dealer. I got suckered into buying a warranty from my Pontiac dealer for a previous car I owned, and it ended up being pretty worthless. Those crooks thought up a million and one reasons why whatever problem I was having wasn't covered by the warranty, and no other Pontiac dealer could honor the warranty since it was just a dealer warranty.

So yeah, I would (and will) definitely go for a Nissan NA extended warranty.

 

[HwnMurano]

Thanks for the tip. I requested a price quote from Nissan NA and will keep you apprised.

Aloha!

 

[accelerate]

Hey I just recieved in the mail yesterday from Warrantech an option of up to 100,000 mile unlimited years for 898.00 , wow but I need to call them and ask about the cvt. Because on the transmisson coverge there is no talk about some of the parts on a cvt verses an auto trans.

 

[Eric L.]

One problem with Nissan's extended warranty is that the maximum duration is for 7 years. Thats just 2 years beyond the standard powertrain warranty. If the main reason for an extended warranty is for CVT protection, thats a very expensive insurance policy. $1500 for 2 years extra coverage? I'm not so sure its worth it.

 

[HwnMurano]

Bump, for any other tips...

 

[GMTURBO43]

Well - if the CVT fails at 6 years - it will have paid for itself...

Dunno.

I'd do it.

 

[zebelkhan]

...I requested a price quote from Nissan NA and will keep you apprised....

Anything yet?

 

[JMcDonald]

I'm also in the market for extended warranty - have been getting prices regarding Bronze plan (_not_ the Gold Preferred that seems to be all that is available from the NissanAutoWarranty.com web site) from Nissan dealers.

I've received quotes from 2 local dealers @ $982 and from 1 local dealer at $782 (supposedly $200 over his cost). All were for Bronze/60 months/100,000 miles.

1 dealer did quote Gold (60 months/100,000 miles) @ $1,138 .

Following is cut-and-paste from the order page on the NissanAutoWarranty.com web site.

24 months / 40,000 miles On Odometer $352.00
39 months / 39,000 miles On Odometer $360.00
36 months / 40,000 miles On Odometer $365.00
42 months / 42,000 miles On Odometer $378.00
36 months / 45,000 miles On Odometer $391.00
39 months / 49,000 miles On Odometer $417.00
48 months / 48,000 miles On Odometer $439.00
42 months / 53,000 miles On Odometer $446.00
36 months / 60,000 miles On Odometer $453.00
48 months / 60,000 miles On Odometer $693.00
60 months / 60,000 miles On Odometer $739.00
60 months / 75,000 miles On Odometer $757.00
72 months / 75,000 miles On Odometer $892.00
60 months / 100,00 miles On Odometer $968.00
84 months / 70,000 miles On Odometer $1,014.00
72 months / 100,00 miles On Odometer $1,148.00
84 months / 100,00 miles On Odometer $1,275.00

 

[graydonl]

Nissan Auto Warranty

These are the prices I got on line from the Nissan Warranty site for my 2003 Murano SL with 12, 350 miles

PLAN
24 months / 40,000 miles On Odometer $410.00
39 months / 39,000 miles On Odometer $419.00
36 months / 40,000 miles On Odometer $426.00
42 months / 42,000 miles On Odometer $440.00
36 months / 45,000 miles On Odometer $458.00
39 months / 49,000 miles On Odometer $490.00
48 months / 48,000 miles On Odometer $518.00
42 months / 53,000 miles On Odometer $527.00
36 months / 60,000 miles On Odometer $533.00
48 months / 60,000 miles On Odometer $835.00
60 months / 60,000 miles On Odometer $893.00
60 months / 75,000 miles On Odometer $945.00
72 months / 75,000 miles On Odometer $1,084.00
60 months / 100,00 miles On Odometer $1,178.00
84 months / 70,000 miles On Odometer $1,237.00
72 months / 100,00 miles On Odometer $1,402.00
84 months / 100,00 miles On Odometer $1,561.00

 

[JMcDonald]

I'll add that quote was for 2003 Murano with 33,500 miles......!

 

[zebelkhan]

Gold, silver, or bronze? I recommend Gold. You pay a little more now but you get more coverage.

Too bad I did not do my research when I got mine. I bought bumper to bumper warranty which turned out to be silver, and not so bumper to bumper :3:

 

[Eric L.]

Nissanautowarranty.com only sells the Bronze plan. The reason why there are two sets of quotes listed (with different prices) is because the cheaper one has a $50 per assembly deductible, and the more expensive has a $0 deductible.

 

[JMcDonald]

Per the Application web page

(https://www.aimcomm.com/secure/nissan/index.cfm?page=purchase.cfm&type=new)

it indicates:

CONTRACT TYPE
Secure+Plus Gold Preferred

I didn't see any choice for other than that......

?!?

 

[Eric L.]

Per the Application web page

(https://www.aimcomm.com/secure/nissan/index.cfm?page=purchase.cfm&type=new)

it indicates:

CONTRACT TYPE
Secure+Plus Gold Preferred

I didn't see any choice for other than that......

?!?

However the component coverage they list is for the bronze plan I think.

 

[JMcDonald]

Closer examination of the graphics indicates that this might not actually be direct from Nissan, but from Jaremko Nissan - googling that comes up with a Spokane WA Nissan dealer...

 

[Eric L.]

Closer examination of the graphics indicates that this might not actually be direct from Nissan, but from Jaremko Nissan - googling that comes up with a Spokane WA Nissan dealer...

I gathered that from the graphic as well. I took a quick look at the items covered on this site and they do not match the one listed on the Nissandriven.com website I think. Could someone else check this as well?

 

[graydonl]

Warranty Direct Quotes

Here are some quotes from Warranty Direct. Years are measured from the date of the warranty purchase. Is this also the case for the Nissan Direct policy?

Quotation ID # 2005172-103 Special Features -
State: Georgia
Vehicle: 2003 Nissan Murano
Vehicle Mileage: 12000





MajorCare - Our most affordable coverage




Terms/Miles* $0 Deductible $100 Deductible
4 Years / 75,000 Miles $ 855 $ 655
4 Years / 100,000 Miles $ 926 $ 726
5 Years / 75,000 Miles $ 900 $ 700
5 Years / 100,000 Miles $ 979 $ 779
6 Years / 75,000 Miles $ 947 $ 747
6 Years / 100,000 Miles $ 1,035 $ 835


* - Mileage is total on the odometer, years are measured from the warranty purchase date.




SecureCare Plus - True bumper to bumper protection




Terms/Miles* $0 Deductible $50 Deductible $100 Deductible $200 Deductible
4 Years / 60000 $ 975 $ 850 $ 750 $ 685
4 Years / 75000 $ 1,115 $ 965 $ 840 $ 750
4 Years / 100000 $ 1,215 $ 1,065 $ 915 $ 820
5 Years / 60000 $ 1,015 $ 890 $ 790 $ 725
5 Years / 75000 $ 1,150 $ 1,000 $ 875 $ 795
5 Years / 100000 $ 1,270 $ 1,120 $ 970 $ 875
5 Years / 125000 N/A $ 1,585 $ 1,335 $ 1,140
6 Years / 60000 $ 1,055 $ 930 $ 830 $ 765
6 Years / 75000 $ 1,200 $ 1,050 $ 925 $ 830
6 Years / 100000 $ 1,330 $ 1,180 $ 1,030 $ 910


* - Mileage is total on the odometer, years are measured from the warranty purchase date.




Optional Emissions coverage available (SecureCare+/PowerWrap+ only)
• 50,000 mile plans - $75
• 60,000 mile plans - $100
• 70,000 mile plans - $100
• 75,000 mile plans - $125
• 100,000 mile plans - $175
• 125,000 mile plans - $225




PowerWrap Plus - Most affordable bumper to bumper coverage




Terms/Miles* $0 Deductible $100 Deductible
5 Years / 60,000 Miles $ 995 $ 720


* - Vehicle must be under original full factory warranty to qualify for PowerWrap coverage. Contract expiration is measured from zero miles and the original in-service date of the vehicle.