I can see why they would not want to do it for company, commercial, Fleet and Goverment trucks but what about the rest of us who don't use our truck for work or who don't bom them?

 

I'll agree with Luke. I'm surprised anymore when I work on a CTD that isn't modded....and a good share of them don't see much towing. I see way less drivability issues on trucks that are "used" like they were intended to be used. Hauling....

NObody

 

If a truck has mods the warranty is void anyway. So what's the problem with diesels owned by non-business consumers?

Doesn't make any sense.

 

Big News! That is a kick butt excellent song by Clutch.

Now ... is anyone suprised that trucks and diesels are not covered? I'm not, they would go out of business in a few years.

Best thing for Dodge to do is since they outsource the engine to Cummins, they sould outsource the tranny axles and driveline to Eaton for a line of Road Ranger units that would be overkill and charge us owners the additional $$$. I think that would be far better than a lifetime warranty on the powertrain ... for trucks if it were available.

You know ... a nice 8LL tranny and spec'ed out axles.

 

That would definitely make the competition squirm. with that combination we could put a big truck 5th-wheel on them and start haulin produce. hahaha

 

is this a lifetime of the vehicle or lifetime of the company? what if they fold a few years down the road? goin down in a blaze of glory........ just something that could happen.

 

Huh!? Now there's a thought!

 

not to include diesels

 

I think for the general buyer, GM's 100,000 mile transferable warranty ( Diesels are included in GM's warranty!) is much better then this non-transferable lifetime warranty. But if people don't look at the bigger picture, this just may work for Chrysler.
Now if they made this warranty like GM's but added the lifetime warranty to the original owner, and included Diesels, this would be a sweet deal....... GM, and Ford would be forced to follow suite, and we all would win.....

 

I'm not too surprised that they're not offering it on the diesels, its for the original purchaser only, and how long does an average person keep their gasser? in comparison, if you had a lifetime warranty on your brand new cummins equipped truck, would you ever sell it? I mean, "lifetime" warranty sounds good, but the truth is, for the vast majority of buyers, it probably won't end up being any longer than the basic warranty was anyway, now if they gave one of us a factory warranty, even those of us who don't really "use" our trucks, they'd never sell us a new truck ever again, and they'd still be warrantying them in twenty years. that is my $0.02 on the matter

 

Who cares about a lifetime warranty if they stand behind it as well as they stand behind the 36K warranty. They should offer it on all vehicles. It seams they find a way to void a lot of them anyway.

 

i understand it dont include diesel engines but what about the rest of the drive train behind the diesel does it include it also

i can see thier point by not offering them on the diesel that could be a huge expense down the road for them

for you business owners would you ever offer a lifetime warranty on your work

that could be 10 or 20 years down the road and a lot of things can happen in that amount of time

 

The article read that it does not include diesel equipped vehicles. That is pretty much end of statement. I would have to say after reading it that it does not apply to any diesel equipped vehicle beyond what they are normally warrantied for.

 

To me it shows the confidence they have in the new diesels. What would have been wrong with putting on the lifetime warranty on the grand cherokee with the 3.0 diesel?? How can I justify paying 39,000 for a diesel one with 36,000 mile warranty when I can get a 5.7 Hemi with a lifetime warrantyfor at least $3000 less??
Its good to see that you can get a 3500 dually with a 5.7 and you know if you pull heavy with it, its not going to hold up but dodge is going to stand behind it
Sorry to say but I will not buy another DC product when they warranty a gas product better then a diesel.

 

Well, going back to the report by JD Power for 2007, the Chrysler group vehicles are viewed at below average for quality. Now, compare diesel vehicles. Most of us view the Cummins engine to be the #1 engine in light trucks. There is no financial benefit to gain back the lost quality or longevity to these products, therefore they are not covered. They can't figure in the financial benefit for them.

Kind of like when I bought shocks at O'Reilly's and they said they had a lifetime warranty. I told them see you in 100K miles. Same thing with my Moog suspension parts from there. It is just a perception for the customers.

Without this warranty being transferrable, it really does nothing. It may sway a buyer initially on the gas engine side, but the people that are purchasing new cars usually don't keep them a lifetime, they trade in 3-4 yrs.