daveinlakevilla@webtv.net (dave in lake

To the consumer , 'bumper to bumper' warranty gives the impresssion that
EVERY defective part is covered at no cost . Not so. The 2004 Santa Fe
i bought my folks have had 2 license plate bulbs go bad within a 3 month
period with just over 12,000 miles on the car. The Hyundai Dealer
wanted $21 to change out the bulb because the 'bumper to bumper'
warranty doesnt cover light bulbs. Light bulbs going bad (even the same
one within a 3 month time frame) are not covered ; according to the
Service Manager : " Light bulbs are considered a maintenance item". I
say , thats fine if one goes out every 3 or 4 years...but the same one
within 3 months at just over 12,000 miles ??? Come on.

I post this just so you are aware. There are other things which the
'bumper to bumper warranty' does not cover as well.

shane.glaseman@aero.org

Yeah, see, you have to actually *read* the warranty -- it clearly says
such items as light bulbs, wipers, etc. are excluded. You shouldn't
have been surprised by this. It's annoying to have two bulbs go out in
such a short time, and I guess 21 bucks is a bit much to charge to
replace them -- but they're light bulbs. They burn out. Sometimes you
get a defective one... or two... or three, and they don't last as long
as they should. That's the way things go. Replacing them requires a
Phillips' screwdriver.

tom

Ah, you said the magic word, Shane - 'defective'.
Don't you think 'defective' parts should be covered under the warrantee? I
think it says that in the papers if you read them.....

I own a 2006 Sonata and a 2003 Kia Sedona. I just had to pay for a
headlight in the Sedona under the 'bumper to bumper' warrantee. Maybe you
don't remember when such warrantees covered everything. Times are a
changing. Also, Kia has made it very clear with huge signs in their waiting
rooms that any failure to follow their suggested maintenance with documented
proof voids the 100,000 mile warrantee. Used to be that a simple entry in
their book that you changed the oil and filter at routine intervals was
enough.

Tom

krazy kanuck

gee....my Hyundai dealer replaces bulbs for free even if I'm just in for an
oil change.....and they also wash the car for free unless they're really
busy!
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jody

Bulbs are a consumable item like oil and filters, brakes etc you want them
to cover a 79 c bulb?????
Its so easy to replace them, go to walmart buy the bulbs ..your owners
manual should state how to change.
every car buy ind read their manual it's there for a reason...

pete & cindy

heck my dealer. will change any bulb. wash vehicle.. vacums it out. cleans
the windows.. tops up winsheild washer fluids.. why I wont take it anywhere
else to be worked on..

Pete...

nothermark

Autozone usually replaces them for free so they can get the sale.

;-)

brian nystrom

While you can quibble about whether bulbs should be covered under
warranty (they're supposed to be for the first 12 months), if you can't
be bothered to change your own bulbs, you deserve to get soaked for $21.

neil

I was told by my dealer that headlight main bulbs are covered under the
warranty (not sure if this is the full 10/100), but the side marker bulbs
are not. I guess it's because the side markers get used more when the
lights are switched to the first setting. The license plate bulbs are
certainly not covered. Yes -- I got stung too. I'll be fixing my own from
now on.

shane.glaseman@aero.org

I certainly understand what you're saying, Tom, but the point is that
the warranty covers what it says it covers, and doesn't what it
doesn't. It doesn't matter what I *think* it should cover -- all that
matters is what the warranty says. Every buyer goes into the deal
knowing (or should know) the score.

I would certainly agree (and wish it were so!) that a
"bumper-to-bumper" warranty "should" cover EVERYTHING on the car that
might break, for a specific period of time. But it doesn't, it says it
doesn't, and that's the way it is.

I suppose we could argue over what "defective" means in the case of a
light bulb (if it doesn't light, ever, it's defective. If it doesn't
last "as long as it should..." well, who determines that?), but that
discussion would be silly, in the long run.

But really, my response was caused by, "It's a light bulb, for crying
out loud. Get out a screwdriver and replace it." The things people will
complain about...