Dodge Drivetrain Warranty?

audiobliss

Wow.

Manufacturer drivetrain warranties used to be 1year/10,000miles. 3years/30,000miles. Then 5years/50,000miles. Then 6years/60,000miles. Then Hyundai upset the world with their 10year/100,000mile warranty. Just incredible to warranty it for that long. And several other manufacturers joined in.

I just saw an amazing commercial. A Dodge commercial.

Lifetime drivetrain warranty.

:eek:

sucks2beme

audiobliss wrote: »

Wow.

Manufacturer drivetrain warranties used to be 1year/10,000miles. 3years/30,000miles. Then 5years/50,000miles. Then 6years/60,000miles. Then Hyundai upset the world with their 10year/100,000mile warranty. Just incredible to warranty it for that long. And several other manufacturers joined in.

I just saw an amazing commercial. A Dodge commercial.

Lifetime drivetrain warranty.

:eek:

For the original owner. :mad:
Most people trade every 4 years.

Of course, I tend to keep mine for a long time. The wife wants a red Charger.
She'd better like it. Cause it will be around a looong time.

Systems

I would like to see the fine print and what is actually included.

Mike682

Good program. No deductible. Covers engine, tranny, and drivetrain

One sticking point is that you must have a powertrain inspection every 5 years at the dealership (does not cost you anything). This opens to door to some possible warranty "voids" in the future....Make sure you document all maintenance done on the car and you should be fine.

http://www.dodge.com/en/lifetime_powertrain_warranty/faq.html

bobman1235

I'd love to see a stat about how many things covered under "drivetrain" really ever fail. I've owned a Dodge, I guarantee way more things will fail before you have to worrya bout your "drivetrain."

Systems

bobman1235 wrote: »

. I've owned a Dodge, I guarantee way more things will fail before you have to worrya bout your "drivetrain."

If you happened to be the unfortunate owner of a 89-91Dodge minivan or Spirit and other models with V6 motors I bet you had the tranny fixed atleast once probably more.I know I did.:(

But I must say the new warranty looks real good.

Serendipity

bobman1235 wrote: »

I'd love to see a stat about how many things covered under "drivetrain" really ever fail. I've owned a Dodge, I guarantee way more things will fail before you have to worrya bout your "drivetrain."

Agreed, when does an engine usually fail? Probably after you've replaced everything else in the car that failed. At that point the drivetrain warranty is a moot point. It's the other stuff besides the drivetrain that fails (usually).

audiobliss

Depends on how you drive it.

Serendipity

audiobliss wrote: »

Depends on how you drive it.

eh? Drive fast or slow it doesn't matter most engines and transmissions will last a LONG time.

sucks2beme

GV#27 wrote: »

If you happened to be the unfortunate owner of a 89-91Dodge minivan or Spirit and other models with V6 motors I bet you had the tranny fixed atleast once probably more.I know I did.:(

But I must say the new warranty looks real good.

Minivans were crap. The Japanese v6 leaked oil all the time- the domestic one was better! Ate front brakes like crazy. That's vehicle that I had to show the Dodge tech how to troubleshoot a problem cause he was stumped.
And yes, It finally lost the transaxle. It's the reason I went to Ford.

audiobliss

appadv wrote: »

eh? Drive fast or slow it doesn't matter most engines and transmissions will last a LONG time.

Didn't say it depended on how fast you drive.

Of course you can tear up an engine.

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audiobliss wrote: »

Didn't say it depended on how fast you drive.

Of course you can tear up an engine.

Yeah if it overheats or runs out of oil, but those are rare instances. How else could you tear up an engine?

Dennis Gardner

Dodge's shifting boxes are more of an intermission than transmission.:rolleyes:

sucks2beme

appadv wrote: »

Yeah if it overheats or runs out of oil, but those are rare instances. How else could you tear up an engine?

Break a timing belt. That will kill most valve trains pretty quick.
DO NOT SKIP RECOMMENDED BELT REPLACEMENTS!
Yet, I hear of it all the time. Fluids, filters, belts(all types) hoses.
Overheating will also do in most 4 cylinder engines.

Systems

sucks2beme wrote: »

The Japanese v6 leaked oil all the time

Might that be the Misterbitchy 3.0 that also liked to burn oil?

yes, It finally lost the transaxle.

I lost three.:(

tom t

its easy to give a lifetime warranty. who keeps there car's for ever??. most people that buy a new car will trade it in when the loan is paid off and get a new car. or trade it in by the time it hits 100,000 miles. and if you trade it in three years with 50,000 miles the new owner will get the rest odf a 60,000 mile warranty or something like that. the lifetime warranty is over as soon as you sell the car. now they would be in trouble with some people (like me) who buy a car and keep it till its ready for the junk yard. i have a few cars 15 years old now and still running strong. all in all, very few cars will ever see the lifetime warranty. but its a great selling point and they will get alot of sales from it

exalted512

Doesnt cover diesels, which is where everyone has problems with their tranny's.
-Cody

sucks2beme

GV#27 wrote: »

Might that be the Misterbitchy 3.0 that also liked to burn oil? I lost three.:(

That's the one. The old one was ok. The OD 3.0 was horrible. I wanted a truck.
Mrs. had to have the van. I did make it to 8 years/138k before thetransaxle died.
It didn't burn so much as leaked oil everywhere.
I'm going to go for 200k on the F150. Only real big problem was a sparkplug blew out and
stripped the head. Turned out to be an easy fix.

Up North , the Midas guy hated me- I kept coming back for new mufflers and brakes.
Dallas- never need a muffler- but brakes, I do mine all the time. We spend all our
time with the brake pedel down and one finger out the window in traffic.

audiobliss

appadv wrote: »

Yeah if it overheats or runs out of oil, but those are rare instances. How else could you tear up an engine?

You can kill an engine even if you perform all the proper maintenance perfectly.

Think about this. You start it up. Put it in neutral. Hold the gas pedal down to the floorboard. See how long the engine lasts.

Obviously that's an extreme case. But you can simulate the same effect over a longer period of time with your driving style. A friend's sister drive a stick shift and always takes the engine up to 3k - 4k before shifting...in just everyday driving. That will definitely take time off the life span of an engine.

Do that more aggressively, drive the car hard, take it to the track a lot, peel out around every corner, race everybody at every light, etc. You can kill an engine.

And that doesn't even mention any mods.

bobman1235

What kind of car is it? 3-4k RPMs isn't that bad, I'd say I get up to 3500 before shifting most of the time, and I don't consider myself an overly aggressive driver. The redline of my car is above 6.

I-SIG

Dennis Gardner wrote: »

Dodge's shifting boxes are more of an intermission than transmission.:rolleyes:

That's what I was thinking.

I have to admit, though, this would finally get me to consider a MOPAR product if I was in the market as I intend to keep my vehicles 8-10 years or 200k miles.

Wes

brettw22

I WILL have a 300 eventually, and I WILL keep it until it dies.............

Serendipity

Looks like you know how to kill an engine:

audiobliss wrote: »

As a side note on the I6 4.0...

One day a friend and I decided to go all out on the highway on the way home, so I had the go pedal flat on the floor until I ran out of room. We hit just over 100, as best we could tell (speedo gives out at 85), but that's not the point. I got to my exit and stopped at the stop light after just having her pegged at redline for who knows how long (about a minute?). At any rate, we quickly noticed she was overheating. Man, the temperature was rising FAST! It usually runs about 210, and the red starts about 240, and the gauge stops at 260 (going by memory here as I'm not looking at my dash). I pulled into a parking lot and decided to shut it off when I saw it wasn't colling off at all. When we popped the hood, I had lost almost *all* of my coolant.

So, to make a long story short(er), we ended up off the charts on the temp guage (meaning close to 300?). After letting her sit for about 10 minutes and managing to fill up the radiator again, she started up and got us home just fine and seems no worse for the abuse.

audiobliss wrote: »

I actually break traction a lot unintentionally. The other day I did a u-turn in the middle of a road and nailed it when I straightened up (like I always do ), and I broke 'em loose for a ways. It's amazing sometimes even just taking off from a light not overly aggressive I'll break the tires loose. And then sometimes I'll want to and hold the brake and they won't break loose. I typed that wrong initially.

Thanks for the info.

audiobliss wrote: »

Now, I have a few more questions for those who would know (MrNightly?). If I'm sitting at a traffic light, pop it in neutral, and rev it up (sounding mean in my Cherokee :rolleyes: ), what would a cop do? I understand that it would get his attention and probably make him suspiscious and maybe even get him to follow me, but there's nothing wrong with that in and of itself, is there? Also, y'all said that breaking the tires loose is a 'display of speed' and is ticketable. However, what if, sitting at a light, I hold the brake and hit the gas and break loose the rear tires, let off the gas and stop spinning the tires, all while the light is red and then take off nice and easy when the light turns green? I know that sounds stupid and who would do it, but I was just wondering.

So - how many engines/trannies have you gone through?

audiobliss

You just HAD to bring all that up, didn't you?

Gee, thanks. And I was just beginning to get over that stage.

ohskigod

in defense of bliss, anything less than a stick of dynamite aint gonna kill that 4.0. that engine could take some crap boy!!! sad they dont make it anymore, but it was getting long in the tooth design wise

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AB - just messin with ya