First GM, now Chrysler. Powertrain warranties are cut, because they hate you.

[JulesMaximus]

of all the reasons not to buy a crappler product this is just another.

well any of the fail 3.

why is that guy lumping hyundai in?

they make a better product year after year.

They used to make complete crap. It seems they are making better cars now but how they will fare long term remains to be seen.

 

[marvdmartian]

Exactly. However, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Hyundai these days. They used their gimmicky warranty to get people back in the showroom but backed it up with a quality product. I'd argue GM isn't far behind. Fiat on the other hand.....

And I disagree with the statement about warranty having no correlation to quality. If you produce a quality product offering a long warranty is basically a low cost way of marketing. If you have to offer a long warranty to peddle your crap you'll be losing money quick.....

Exactly this. No company is going to design a crappy product that's only going to last until the last car loan payment is made, then put a 10 year/100,000 mile warranty on the drive train.

When I bought my 2009 Sonata, I paid an extra $1700, and extended the factory bumper to bumper warranty out to match the drive train warranty. Bonus, it was transferable to a family member, so last year, once it was paid off, I drove it up to my sister's, and handed her the keys. She got a not quite 5 year old car, with 35,000 miles on it, and over 5 years left on the bumper to bumper warranty. :thumbsup:

 

[Subyman]

You'd have to drive over 12K miles a year for it to matter. From what I read, 12K is a bit above average for most GM buyers.