Trans and Alternator bracket gasket replaced: thousands of dollars saved.

sockethead · #1 11-29-2012, 09:04 AM

Well, the Trans finally went in our 4.8 is. We knew it was going to go sooner or later with over 100k on the clock. My GF bought a third party warranty from the BMW dealer where she works for $1400... basically a powertrain warranty, several months ago. Then about a month ago we could hear the solenoids starting to "hoot" when shifting. After that we started getting occasional mis-shifts and trans error codes when running diagnostic with DIS.

As it got worse there was a big howl and major slippage when shifting under heavy load. Finally. it went into failsafe mode on a trip to NYC.
She called the warranty company. They came out and inspected and said that they would replace the trans... got them to replace it with a BMW Reman. too!

While they were at it they also approved the repair of a massive oil leak that was coming from the alternator bracket gasket (another common fail point) That alone is jobbed at 9 hrs at the dealership. Everything got done in a matter of days and we had it back in time for our Thanksgiving trip out to Ohio.
So... we got about $8100.00 of work done for the $1400 cost of the warranty and a $100.00 deductable.. This is one time that buying a third party warranty at over 100k really paid off.... A rare happy ending to a failed trans

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deanblue9 · #2 11-29-2012, 09:59 AM

Congrats, I am glad that everything worked out for you with the aftermarket warranty company. I am amazed that she was able to purchase the warranty at such a discounted rate. I am currently shopping for my x5 because the warranty company i use to cover the M5 does not write policy for vehicles with over 75k.

sockethead · #3 11-29-2012, 10:09 AM

Yea she did get an employee discount but even if the warranty was $2500, it still would of been worth it. We would of gotten a longer term/mileage if it had under 100k.
If you'd like, I'll ask her what the name of the warranty company is...

deanblue9 · #4 11-29-2012, 10:32 AM

If you don't mind I would greatly appreciated. Secondly, would I have to purchase the warranty thru the dealer or can I purchase it directly from the carrier. I know some warranty will not sale their coverage directly.

SlickGT1 · #5 11-29-2012, 10:50 AM

Wow congrats.

sockethead · #6 11-29-2012, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deanblue9

If you don't mind I would greatly appreciated. Secondly, would I have to purchase the warranty thru the dealer or can I purchase it directly from the carrier. I know some warranty will not sale their coverage directly.

Ok, I've got more info for you:
The name of the company is United Auto care. Unfortunately, it can only be purchased through a dealership. The the dealership SA handles all of the claims. My GF said that sometimes they put the claim right through and other times she has to haggle with them.
It's a shame, I was hoping my experience could be shared by others here using the third party warranty company. It's such a hit or miss with those companies... most of them suck

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