"Jcarr" (jcarr)
09/19/2014 at 15:57 • Filed to: BMW
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"Jcarr" (jcarr)
09/19/2014 at 15:57 • Filed to: BMW | 1
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My parents satiated their mid-life crises in the form of a 2011 328xi last year. It is still under warranty and my dad is wondering about an upcoming brake service that the dealer has quoted him $1500 for. In order to comply with the warranty, does the work need to be done at a dealer, or can it be done at an ASE-Certified shop?
Have a Z8 for your time.
sellphones2493
> Jcarr
09/19/2014 at 16:02 |
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Not sure, but I'd get a second opinion. My father took his weirdo old 2007 X3 M-Sport Manual to the dealer for service and they said the brakes were fine. He took it in 1,500 miles later and they said that due to negligence it needs new pads, and rotors. I'm not sure about all BMW Dealers, but here in Maryland, Priority 1 (they own like 5 of the 7 BMW Dealers) give their service people commission.
IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
> Jcarr
09/19/2014 at 16:02 |
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It shouldn't need to be done at the dealership, brakes are wear components and so are typically not covered by warranty. $1500 is outrageous. Spend 2 hours and do em yourself for $500.
jariten1781
> Jcarr
09/19/2014 at 16:08 |
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Pads and rotors don't intersect with warranties. I'm not sure what you're worried about.
In general where service is done has no effect on warranty coverage.
Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken
> Jcarr
09/19/2014 at 16:09 |
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$1500 for a brake service?!?11! Well, there's your problem.
freude
> Jcarr
09/19/2014 at 16:34 |
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The BMW Maintenance Program covers all factory recommended maintenance as determined by the Condition Based Service (CBS) system. Additional specific items that need replacement due to normal wear and tear, and that are not covered by the original New Vehicle Limited Warranty - such as brake pads, brake rotors, and wiper blade inserts - are included, provided wear and tear exceeds BMW wear limits. Any applicable adjustments required due to normal operating conditions are also included.
http://www.bmwusa.com/UltimateServic…
Textured Soy Protein
> Jcarr
09/19/2014 at 16:46 |
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Car manufacturers are required by the FTC to honor their warranties unless they can prove that an aftermarket part was directly related to something failing on the car.
If you had genuine BMW parts installed on the car by someone other than the BMW dealer, then you would be completely in the clear.
If you had aftermarket parts installed on the car, and anything other than the brakes or something directly related to the brakes failed, you'd still be in the clear. Because it'd be pretty hard for BMW to claim that aftermarket brake pads, say, caused the muffler to fall off.