Vehicle Extended Warranty Scam

[sunandmoon 450]

anyone else been receiving this phone call, " this is the second notice the factory warranty on your vehicle is about to expire....." since the warranty on my truck expired a while, I hang up. received the call again today, I decided to play along. after the recording ended, I was put on hold. hmmm, you even get put on hold to get scammed. when an operator came on, I was given a 10 second pitch, then asked " what is the make, model and year of your vehicle" I replied, " If you know the warranty is about to expire, wouldn't you know that...." immediate disconnect.

hopefully my number has been kicked out of their system.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I have got this call on my cell too.

Although my vehicle warranty actually IS about to expire, I know the people who administered my warranty only have my landline number.

[sunandmoon 450]

guess these scams been going on for awhile...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23147777/

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I've gotten several mailers but no phone calls.

I hate extended warranties and I really hate it when I go to a place like Best Buy where they try to make it quick sell as if the average customer will just drop $40 for a warranty on a $200 item without reading the fine print.

[Marilyn. 340]

too funny.. I just got this same call...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

too funny.. I just got this same call...

I'd call your cell phone service provider and alert them. I believe that telemarketers are not allowed to call cell phones because of the minutes charged to your account per call.

[Marilyn. 340]

they called my home phone...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Yeah I keep getting that #### (had that call last week actually). Its very annoying.

Extended warranty is a rip - why would I spend $2500 for a warranty on a car that's only worth $7K

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Yeah I keep getting that #### (had that call last week actually). Its very annoying.

Extended warranty is a rip - why would I spend $2500 for a warranty on a car that's only worth $7K

Exactly!

My car has 100,000 miles on it now. If it dies, it dies.....

[Marilyn. 340]

i find it funny because the factory warranty on our car probably expired years ago

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Yeah I keep getting that #### (had that call last week actually). Its very annoying.

Extended warranty is a rip - why would I spend $2500 for a warranty on a car that's only worth $7K

Exactly!

My car has 100,000 miles on it now. If it dies, it dies.....

Extended warranties provided by third party interests just don't make sense from the consumer's perspective. Basically, you're paying a third party to provide a warranty for something you've purchased, and that third party's only invested interest in doing so is because it's profitable for them. The company who makes the product has a vested interest in keeping you a satisfied and hopefully loyal customer. A third party takes a cynical approach that says you can never really confidence in a product as a consumer.

[DARUMA07 25]

Just getting mailers Roy.. That is a good way to respond to them.. Good for you!

[Zee Bee 61]

My husband got that call yesterday and he doesn't even own a car

[GaryC 7]

The 3 year warranty on my Mustang will expire this year. The credit union that has the note offered me a bumper to bumper warranty that is better than the factory one for an additional 6 years with unlimited milage. It added about $10/month to my payment. It has the added bonus of being good at any shop, anywhere in the USA. I think I got a good deal.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I've been getting them a couple of times a week.