New owners: check your warranty start date - Page 5

Sub · 11-30-2016, 08:31 AM

Sorry for digging up an old thread, but it should be sticky anyway!

I put a car Im considering buying into my.chevrolet and it says the warranty started in jan, but the car is still on the dealer lot. Is that just the date the car was built or delivered? That was 10 months ago! Ill ask the dealer of course but is there a chance it was punched in Jan?

Glen e · 11-30-2016, 08:31 AM

If the warranty started in Jan, that's when it was reported sold.

By the way, this month will be a month in which a lot of stuff will be false punched, to make monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive goals at the dealership level.

CAM-FIFTY · 11-30-2016, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sub

Sorry for digging up an old thread, but it should be sticky anyway!

I put a car Im considering buying into my.chevrolet and it says the warranty started in jan, but the car is still on the dealer lot. Is that just the date the car was built or delivered? That was 10 months ago! Ill ask the dealer of course but is there a chance it was punched in Jan?

When I bought mine recently, chevy app showed warranty start date as the date it was built at the factory. It got updated to the date of sale after 3-4 business days.

motorheadkev · 12-08-2016, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Glen e

When a car is hot/short supply it causes SOME dealers to do some strange things in reporting sales to GM.....

Some dealers will "pull ahead" a sale that they know is going to go down in another couple days, and usually that happens towards the end of the month. They also will pull ahead to do the "on star track my car" thing. Dealers will sometimes pull ahead at the end of the each quarter, and at the end of the year. Sometimes at the urging of various GM staff.

So how can you check to see if your warranty started on the day you took delivery? Just go to https://my.chevrolet.com , add your car VIN, and go to the bumper-to-bumper warranty section. Compare that date to the date you took delivery. If it's not the same, you might have a conversation with your dealer. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS WHEN YOUR WARRANTY ENDS.....

It will tell you here:

you da man, I will verify this info on delivery.

viewska · 12-08-2016, 10:12 AM

good lookin' out!, mines good but figured i'd comment as a bump for others

JCunningham · 04-07-2017, 11:39 PM

glad i saw this i just got bought car yesterday and it says i only have 2 years 3 mo 3 days remaining. is there anything i can do about it if the dealer doesnt correct it?

Emoto · 04-08-2017, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

glad i saw this i just got bought car yesterday and it says i only have 2 years 3 mo 3 days remaining. is there anything i can do about it if the dealer doesnt correct it?

Give it a few weeks or a month to get re-set. Mine took a bit and then was fine. I tried the chat on chevrolet.com and found the rep to not really understand the issue.

JCunningham · 04-09-2017, 11:35 PM

yep the start date is the build date mine was built on 7-12-16 and thats the day it says warranty started. it starts the day i buy the car.

Firecaptain · 08-14-2019, 06:12 PM

Bump for the unsuspecting.....

Picked my '19 ZL1 (6miles) up last week....found out when I looked on line.

I lost 10 months of warranty due to it probably getting punched for the dealership's incentives or sales numbers.......Bump for others

Glen e · 08-14-2019, 06:16 PM

It has been written here by a few people that work for GM dealerships that a car that has been pre-punched can be rolled back and the correct warranty date started, I would check with Becky, who posts here often.

BeckyD@JamesMartinChevy

Emoto · 08-14-2019, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Firecaptain

Bump for the unsuspecting.....

Picked my '19 ZL1 (6miles) up last week....found out when I looked on line.

I lost 10 months of warranty due to it probably getting punched for the dealership's incentives or sales numbers.......Bump for others

When I bought my SS it took over a month from when I picked up the car, and then the numbers changed to what they should have been (dates and mileage). I believe the dealer files the paperwork for the car being sold and sends it in periodically and then eventually it gets updated to the actual date of sale. It takes a while. My (un asked for) advice is to be patient.

Gunkk · 08-14-2019, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Emoto

When I bought my SS it took over a month from when I picked up the car, and then the numbers changed to what they should have been (dates and mileage). I believe the dealer files the paperwork for the car being sold and sends it in periodically and then eventually it gets updated to the actual date of sale. It takes a while. My (un asked for) advice is to be patient.

Yes this was the case with mine. After a few weeks it was updated to my purchase date.

Quix · 08-14-2019, 08:53 PM

Legally, it's the date on your sales contract regardless of what any computer system says.

11-30-2016, 08:31 AM	#58
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	If the warranty started in Jan, that's when it was reported sold. By the way, this month will be a month in which a lot of stuff will be false punched, to make monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive goals at the dealership level. __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

08-14-2019, 06:16 PM	#66
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	It has been written here by a few people that work for GM dealerships that a car that has been pre-punched can be rolled back and the correct warranty date started, I would check with Becky, who posts here often. BeckyD@JamesMartinChevy __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

11-30-2016, 08:31 AM	#57
Sub Drives: 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Ny Posts: 859	Sorry for digging up an old thread, but it should be sticky anyway! I put a car Im considering buying into my.chevrolet and it says the warranty started in jan, but the car is still on the dealer lot. Is that just the date the car was built or delivered? That was 10 months ago! Ill ask the dealer of course but is there a chance it was punched in Jan?

12-08-2016, 10:12 AM	#61
viewska Drives: Red Hot Vert Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 134 View My Garage	good lookin' out!, mines good but figured i'd comment as a bump for others

04-07-2017, 11:39 PM	#62
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	glad i saw this i just got bought car yesterday and it says i only have 2 years 3 mo 3 days remaining. is there anything i can do about it if the dealer doesnt correct it?

04-09-2017, 11:35 PM	#64
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,070	yep the start date is the build date mine was built on 7-12-16 and thats the day it says warranty started. it starts the day i buy the car.

08-14-2019, 06:12 PM	#65
Firecaptain Drives: '22 Summit White ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Virginia Posts: 459	Bump for the unsuspecting..... Picked my '19 ZL1 (6miles) up last week....found out when I looked on line. I lost 10 months of warranty due to it probably getting punched for the dealership's incentives or sales numbers.......Bump for others

08-14-2019, 08:53 PM	#69
Quix Drives: 2016 2LT V6 Garnet Red Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 106	Legally, it's the date on your sales contract regardless of what any computer system says.

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