mmarinov Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Happy New Year all, It's been awhile since I've posted anything but I wanted to share this as I was pleasantly surprised recently. I bought my Raven Black 2007 DTS Performance last August and decided to pay around $2,500 for an aftermarket warranty through Motorist Assist Plan (MAP). I did buy the "platinum" package and read through it carefully to see what exclusions there were. All of a sudden a couple weeks ago I noticed that I consistently had a new, half-dollar size oil leak under my car each time I parked it. Took her into the dealer at ~65K miles to find that my half-seal had gone out. Estimated cost to repair the leak was in the $3K range, which is about what I expected. I had the dealership call MAP and quite frankly I was expecting a hassle, just due to the experiences I'd had with warranty companies when I worked for a GM dealership myself a long time ago. MAP honored their warranty without a hassle, and did not even send out an adjuster. They were initially NOT going to cover the cost of the A/C recharge and a few other things that are listed in the FSM for this repair. However, my Service Writer pointed to the FSM procedures and MAP ended up covering them without further questions. I only had to pay for an alignment and brake bleeding, along with my $100 deductible. I would defiitely recommend buying the warranty, as it's paid for itself in the first 16 months of ownership and it was a really positive repair experience. Mark <!--fonto:Arial--><span style="font-family:Arial"><!--/fonto-->2007 DTS Performance - 50K <!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc--> As a matter of fact, I <i>am</i> driving 70 MPH in a phone booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Mark, If you have any little "CLUNKS" in the front...like when hitting a pothole or when on a rough road... have them check the STRUT BEARINGS... that seems to be fairly common in our generation of Cadillacs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 good to know I guess. Glad you had a positive experience GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoupeDTS Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Its a gamble. So far its saved you $400 sounds like * 1966 Deville Convertible * 2007 Escalade ESV Black on Black * 1996 Fleetwood Brougham Black on Black V4P -Gone* 1983 Coupe Deville Street/Show Lowrider -Gone* 1970 Calais 4dr Hardtop GONE* 2000 Deville DTS - Silver with Black Leather and SE grille GONE* 1999 Seville STS - Pearl Red GONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 My GMPP extended warranty has saved me at least 3k... over and above what I paid for the warranty.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK11 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I piurchased a GMPP on 2001 right before it went out of the Bumper to Bumper warranty so I got 4 plus 7 years for a total of 11 years coverage with a zero deductable. lots of stuff covered including Half Case front struts water pump ect. I got my money's worth on the GMPP. Right before it went out of the GMPP the dealer offered me a Fidelity Platinum warranty with a Zero deductable at a reasonable price for another 4 years. Since I like the full size 2001 DTS and I really like the car I purchased it and so far the covered 4 Tire pressure monitors and a Rear intergration module. No charge no hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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