Many car dealers, especially certified ones with good brands
and rapport with customers, could give you a good deal off a car. However, some
car dealers could easily scam their way into your pocket through seemingly-harmless
warranties that you do not actually need or would not actually cover your
vehicle. Here are a few common car warranty scams you should know.
1.
Extended Service
Only the original car manufacturers could issue extended
warranties for vehicles. What car dealers are offering you are extended-service
contracts, which have different provisions from warranties. So if you receive a
notification that your warranty expired but you took an “extended warranty”
from your car dealer, assume that it is only extended service.
2.
Misleading Sales Pitches
Your add-ons are usually the target of car dealers in having
their scams make their way into your bank account. If you purchase an add-on,
some car dealers would say they have separate warranties of their own. This is
a good deal, but a bundled package of warranties with your vehicle is somewhat
suspicious.
3.
Shoddy Repairs
A totalled car could run for a week with rather shoddy patch
ups and some car dealers sell new or used vehicles in this manner with clever
paint jobs. Automatically, car dealers will offer you warranties for these
types of rip-offed vehicles. If you bought one such vehicle and you have a
warranty that covers your vehicle once, you can be in big trouble. Beware of very
low or “too good to be true” extended warranty or service rates.
