Factory Warranty Letters

Stonewall554

Grenadier Owner

Local time

4:38 AM

Joined

Dec 12, 2023

Messages

6

Reaction score

7

Location

Texas, USA

• Jun 27, 2024

• #1

Ive had my Grenadier for 5 months and I am getting letters in the mail telling me my Factory Warranty is expiring and I need to call them. The first one was a big pink post card and almost certainly was a scam. The 2nd letter is much more official looking, but again im suspecting its a scam. Since ive only had the vehicle for 5 months and I got an extended warranty it seems strange to already be getting these letters.

Is anyone else getting these?

 

anand

Photo Contest Winner

Forum Moderator

Grenadier Owner

Lifetime Supporter

Local time

5:38 AM

Joined

Mar 12, 2023

Messages

3,052

Reaction score

4,966

Location

Maryland

• Jun 27, 2024

• #2

These are sent out with basically every new vehicle purchase now... All fake

 

Asnes

Grenadier Owner

Lifetime Supporter

Local time

5:38 AM

Joined

Dec 10, 2022

Messages

360

Reaction score

661

Location

Windermere, FL, USA

• Jun 27, 2024

• #3

Scam

 

G

grenadierguy

Grenadier Owner

Lifetime Supporter

Founding Guard

Local time

3:38 AM

Joined

Dec 18, 2021

Messages

312

Reaction score

296

Location

Colorado

• Jun 27, 2024

• #4

Yep, your dealer has to make money on your data.

 

TanisIndependentTraders

Grenadier Owner

Local time

4:38 AM

Joined

Dec 19, 2023

Messages

90

Reaction score

115

Location

Wisconsin, USA

• Jun 27, 2024

• #5

grenadierguy said:

Yep, your dealer has to make money on your data.

Click to expand...

TBF, more likely it is the state DMV selling data.

 

Zimm

Local time

5:38 AM

Joined

Apr 28, 2023

Messages

1,027

Reaction score

896

Location

Pittsburgh

• Jun 27, 2024

• #6

TanisIndependentTraders said:

TBF, more likely it is the state DMV selling data.

Click to expand...

Mostly credit and background checks. Every time you leave your house with a cell phone you are pumping more usable data into the web than the DOT sells to reporting agencies.

 

Roach

Local time

2:38 AM

Joined

Sep 26, 2023

Messages

330

Reaction score

218

Location

California, USA

• Jun 27, 2024

• #7

I don’t think DMV can sell the data but I wonder if it’s readily available. The dealer could sell the data but should get your approval (depends on your State). In general we need to start clamping down on data that is given away without knowledge.

 

Roach

Local time

2:38 AM

Joined

Sep 26, 2023

Messages

330

Reaction score

218

Location

California, USA

• Jun 27, 2024

• #8

DMV for California says:

California Vehicle Code (CVC) §1808 and the Public Records Act (Government Code §6253 et seq.) provide that information collected by DMV is generally considered public information and is subject to inspection by the public.

I guess we need to start using LLC’s

 

Zimm

Local time

5:38 AM

Joined

Apr 28, 2023

Messages

1,027

Reaction score

896

Location

Pittsburgh

• Jun 27, 2024

• #9

Roach said:

I don’t think DMV can sell the data but I wonder if it’s readily available. The dealer could sell the data but should get your approval (depends on your State). In general we need to start clamping down on data that is given away without knowledge.

Click to expand...

There are 50 dmv's dot's or whatnot. Pa sells theirs. Dunknow about anyone else. I think there are large requests for public records, and this way they get money, and some company that bid on it acts as a go between and profits off of the "investment". Otherwise, fulfilling the requests would be a burden on people not wanting to work more than 2 hours a day.

 

K

KarenA

Grenadier Owner

Local time

4:38 AM

Joined

Jun 18, 2024

Messages

1

Reaction score

0

Location

Texas, USA

• Oct 1, 2024

• #10

Stonewall554 said:

Ive had my Grenadier for 5 months and I am getting letters in the mail telling me my Factory Warranty is expiring and I need to call them. The first one was a big pink post card and almost certainly was a scam. The 2nd letter is much more official looking, but again im suspecting its a scam. Since ive only had the vehicle for 5 months and I got an extended warranty it seems strange to already be getting these letters.

Is anyone else getting these?

Click to expand...

I received one today. It is so ridiculous and doesn't even have a price (not that I would be interested). I too only had 4 months.

 

TSquared

Grenadier Owner

Local time

4:38 AM

Joined

May 31, 2023

Messages

21

Reaction score

28

Location

Houston, TX

• Oct 1, 2024

• #11

It is not official, but it is a legal way of soliciting business by these third-party warranty providers. We all are under manufacturer warranties and are in no need of this kind of coverage. In that light, it is a "scam."

 

bikesandguitars

Grenadier Owner

Local time

3:38 AM

Joined

Jun 28, 2023

Messages

268

Reaction score

524

Location

Colorado

• Oct 1, 2024

• #12

Vehicle warranty companies - a mostly unregulated industry - are able to readily access vehicle title information through state / county websites or third party list brokers. They then print a low quality postcard and utilize the cheapest bulk rate media pricing offered by the USPS to send these cards in the hopes that the recipient is not sophisticated enough to recognize that it’s not official.

 

wolftimj

Grenadier Owner

Local time

5:38 AM

Joined

Sep 27, 2023

Messages

107

Reaction score

101

Location

Rockwall, TX, USA

• Oct 1, 2024

• #13

US DOT and FAA sell theirs as well. Infuriating.

 

Bluesurf

Local time

4:38 AM

Joined

Apr 15, 2024

Messages

111

Reaction score

96

Location

Houston, TX, USA

• Oct 1, 2024

• #14

Talking warranties I think this is ridiculously high. Its double any extended warranty I have bought. My Jeep has Maxcare lifetime costed ~3k, My Jeep 22 Overland has 8years and 125K miles cost me $2200.00 both have $100.00 a deductible.








.

 

Attachments

• 
  5YeasrExtendedWarranty.png

  3.7 MB · Views: 21

Krabby

Global Grenadier 76

Forum Moderator

Grenadier Owner

Lifetime Supporter

Local time

5:38 AM

Joined

Nov 5, 2022

Messages

5,087

Reaction score

9,740

Location

New Jersey, USA

• Oct 2, 2024

• #15

Bluesurf said:

Talking warranties I think this is ridiculously high. Its double any extended warranty I have bought. My Jeep has Maxcare lifetime costed ~3k, My Jeep 22 Overland has 8years and 125K miles cost me $2200.00 both have $100.00 a deductible.








.

Click to expand...

Is that the official IA extended warranty? That's the first I've seen that advert. And yes, it's crazy expensive compared to those I've had in the past.