Extended warranty on hybrid - yay or nay?

[MavGeek]

I’ve been offered $4500 for the 10 year/100,000 miles/$100 deductible warranty. Sounds like a good deal especially with the tech, etc. on these vehicles. Any thoughts or experience is appreciated!

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[sanpablo]

I’ve been offered $4500 for the 10 year/100,000 miles/$100 deductible warranty. Sounds like a good deal especially with the tech, etc. on these vehicles. Any thoughts or experience is appreciated!

Check Granger or Flood Ford (maybe others?)
They only charge slightly above cost for the Ford extended warranty.
When I bought my Mav I showed the finance guy the Granger price and they gave me the same warranty for only $100 more so I took it from them.

 

[Vettereddie]

Offered from where? Consensus on this forum is Granger Ford has the most competitive packages, and they're Ford Protect not a dealer-only version. Would recommend checking with them and comparing first before accepting anything.

Whether it's worth it to you or not is personal preference. Ford isn't losing money on these plans, so on average people are paying more in than what they get back for coverage. Hybrid components are factory covered for 8 years / 100k miles, so it's the rest of the stuff with only 3 yr /36k mile I'd base your decision off of.

What is the Ford warranty on hybrid and electric vehicles?

Personally I declined to get extended coverage, but am mechanically inclined enough with garage space, engine hoist, transmission jack, tooling, Forscan for diagnostics and access to the factory repair manual through a local library site. My parent's experinces with both their Edge and F-150 were less than stellar, and the extended coverage they got ended up paying for itself.

You'll get a range of opinions but it comes down to personal preference, go in with the midset that you'll likely not get your money back but if you do purchase, it's an insurance policy against a huge spike for a repair bill.

Good luck!

 

[MavGeek]

This was from the dealer, forgot to mention.
Great advice, I’ll check them out.

 

[rknrbt]

I don't drive much (less than 5,000 miles yearly) and I took out an 8 year/36,000 miles 0 deductible full warranty on my '24 Lariat hybrid from Granger for $910. Transferable to new owner or I can get a refund on unused portion if I decide to buy something else and sell or trade it before the 8 years is up.

 

[Elderchuck]

Granger is a smart move. Agree with you on the tech needs of a warranty.

 

[MavGeek]

Granger is a smart move. Agree with you on the tech needs of a warranty.

They look way cheaper. May go 8 year/100,00 miles. $2000

 

[Buyerfind]

I’ve been offered $4500 for the 10 year/100,000 miles/$100 deductible warranty. Sounds like a good deal especially with the tech, etc. on these vehicles. Any thoughts or experience is appreciated!

YAY! I have had axels replaced TWICE (I am at 66K miles now), Cabin 110 outlet converter replaced. I still have 84K miles and 4 years left on extended waranty. For me, it was a good deal.

 

[Cherokee]

I’ve been offered $4500 for the 10 year/100,000 miles/$100 deductible warranty. Sounds like a good deal especially with the tech, etc. on these vehicles. Any thoughts or experience is appreciated!

Mine was five years starting at the end of the factory 36 month warranty and out to 100,000 miles
$2,000
At my Ford dealer.

I would not drive any vehicle anymore without an extended warranty and I’ll trade in on new before it runs out.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

 

[Pointyears]

I’ve been offered $4500 for the 10 year/100,000 miles/$100 deductible warranty. Sounds like a good deal especially with the tech, etc. on these vehicles. Any thoughts or experience is appreciated!

Zeigler Ford has the best prices I've seen. I plan on getting one when I'm almost out of warranty.

 

[tiktokbrainrot]

Not really needed on the Mavbrid.

It makes more sense on the MavBoost because the 8f35 is a ticking time bomb of a transmission that has to be replaced when it inevitably fails, and it costs more then the warranty. Of course, you can change fluid regularly to minimize the chance of this.

But the Mavbrid powertrain is far more reliable and the warranty costs more then most potential repairs you could have in 100k miles.. The Mavbrid will get expensive repairs 200-300k miles and 20 years in, when the HV battery needs swapped. No warranty will cover that.

I'd ignore it and just enjoy the Mav.

 

[gzebrick]

1st make sure it's a real FORD factory extended service warranty, not some dealer's off-brand special (Granger sells the real FORD one, and you can use FORD points to help pay for it too!).

The coverage starts when the vehicle was FIRST TITLED, so you don't get any longer coverage by waiting to get the warranty.. you just pay more, so I suggest getting it sooner rather then later when the price goes up (again).

Cost is the same regardless of trim. The fancier trims have more stuff to break, so the warranty is the best bargain on the highest level trims and options. Consider adding the extra $ lighting rider. I'm told a single headlight on our Lariat cost over $1000!

The Ford factory warranty is low risk (just the up-front costs) and potentially high reward. Worse that could happen is you buy it, and you don't use it enough to cover the costs.

I never got extended warranties until this past year. Vehicles have so much tech in them (not just the drive train, but everything from the safety nannies and sensors to the lights) I don't see me doing much shade-tree work on the newer stuff. Plus, if you buy it now, you are paying 2026 dollars for a repair that might double in price by 2030+.

We have Granger warranties on our 25 Lariat AWD hybrid, as well as my daughter's 25 Escape PHEV.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Zeigler Ford has the best prices I've seen. I plan on getting one when I'm almost out of warranty.

Why are you waiting?

 

[Pointyears]

Why are you waiting?

Because I just re-upped my Mustang's before its existing extended warranty expired, and there's no compelling reason other than inflation to do the Mav's earlier.

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