Share your most expensive warranty repair

[gunsmoker]

2016 M3 with 8000 miles on it. Replaced driver side front strut for creaking noises when turning and some bushing or bracket on the passenger side and then needed wheel alignment.

[crl8474]

REplaced the DCT and carbon fiber drive shaft at 25K miles (early production ‘17 CP M3). I want to say the total cost would have been in the $18k neighborhood, including labor, but I could be wrong. After having issues with the DCT in my E90 M3, I made sure to purchase the extended warranty when I picked up the current car.

[jninja]

At just ~1200 miles had the alternator replaced by the dealer... it was squealing... probably would've cost ~$1,000

[jmciver]

14k+ miles on the clock and 1.5 years in ('17 M3 ZCP) with no issues other than the occasional rock squeal from the rear brake shields (not enough for me to get them replaced yet though). I have never purchased an extended warranty before, but considering it now for this car in the future (and for my wife's car - a CPO'ed 2013 X3). But if I do, I will strongly consider an aftermarket company as they are priced more competitively than the dealer ones, with lots of flexibility with coverage plans and payment options.

Also, make sure you read the fine print carefully. Pretty much no extended warranty, even from the dealer, is a true "bumper to bumper" new car warranty that covers everything on the car - there will be some component coverage exceptions and it seems many people miss this fact. I am ok with that since pretty much all extended warranties cover the main $$ stuff that you would be concerned with. Also remember that maintenance (oil changes, brakes, suspension, etc) IS NOT part of an extended warranty. There are separate programs for that stuff, but IMO are not worth it - you can DIY (which I plan to do most of the time) or find a good Indy shop for that kind of work.

While it is difficult if not impossible to predict a manufacture defect, doing proper maintenance significantly contributes to the long term reliability of any car, especially complex ones like the F8X. You want to increase the chances of having a car last a long time trouble free? Do the maintenance (to include at more frequent intervals than what the factory says in many cases).

[MFNATIK]

Originally Posted by crl8474

REplaced the DCT and carbon fiber drive shaft at 25K miles (early production ‘17 CP M3). I want to say the total cost would have been in the $18k neighborhood, including labor, but I could be wrong. After having issues with the DCT in my E90 M3, I made sure to purchase the extended warranty when I picked up the current car.

Wow, what were the symptoms that led up to this?

[bmrwrld]

Stay on top of your basic fluid maintenance IE: Oil, brake, transmission and so on. I think you will be happier in the long run, I know I am. But that's me. Do not follow the BMW recommended interval changes, do them sooner. I use a very reliable independent shop that deals just with German cars.

So in short pay as you go rather than pay BMW a huge lump sum and asking for a major catastrophe.

[THEROK]

Originally Posted by bmrwrld

Stay on top of your basic fluid maintenance IE: Oil, brake, transmission and so on. I think you will be happier in the long run, I know I am. But that's me. Do not follow the BMW recommended interval changes, do them sooner. I use a very reliable independent shop that deals just with German cars.

So in short pay as you go rather than pay BMW a huge lump sum and asking for a major catastrophe.

bmrworld, mind if I ask which shop you use? TIA

[Takumi587]

Originally Posted by UGADawgFan

I just had this issue repaired as well, along with the seat M logos replaced due to loud buzzing. Outside of that, my 2016 has 23k miles and no other issues.

Geez I thought the loud buzzing was normal. Looks like I’m going to be calling up my SA soon...

[Draper]

New 6MT trans @ ~5k miles.

Took 6 weeks as they had to source the trans straight from the assembly line.

[bmrwrld]

Originally Posted by THEROK

bmrworld, mind if I ask which shop you use? TIA

http://www.autohausfrankfurt.com/

[crl8474]

Originally Posted by MFNATIK

Wow, what were the symptoms that led up to this?

No symptoms, just failure. Clutch in the tranny blew apart and the metal joint attached to the end of the carbon fiber driveshaft sheared off at the same time. I wasn't having any issues and wasn't driving the car hard when it happened. Went to pass someone doing around 50-55, tranny kicked down one gear in auto mode and...bam!!! Car bucked really hard and wouldn't accelerate. Sounds from the tranny were horrific. Dealer did a great job of getting everything replaced in a timely manner though so I was only down a few weeks - driveshaft had to be ordered from Germany.

[jmg]

M Performance Exhaust replacement at around 30k miles. Rattled and buzzed. $5k plus labor.

[M4lifestyle]

Originally Posted by Draper

New 6MT trans @ ~5k miles.

Took 6 weeks as they had to source the trans straight from the assembly line.

Please kindly elaborate?

What failed the tranny? I have 6MT.

[cipri]

Originally Posted by M4lifestyle

my warranty will expire in a year so I am debating to get extended warranty or not. Can you all list the most expensive repairs that you have under the 4 years warranty? I know most of the f8x are damn reliable.

I did a quick search and did not see any coverage on this so I hope I am not duplicated on the topic.

battery replacement was more than 2500

[FC]

Originally Posted by cipri

battery replacement was more than 2500

That sounds outrageous.

Ideally, I'd buy a long-term warranty for coverage of items in excess of 2-3K, or, said differently, a warranty with a very high deductible.

[Draper]

Originally Posted by M4lifestyle

Please kindly elaborate?

What failed the tranny? I have 6MT.

Driving on freeway at about 75mph, loud rhythmic whining noise started.

Dropped it off at dealer and they found metal shavings in fluid.

Replaced under warranty.

I suppose they sent it somewhere for further investigation, but I have no idea what ended up happening.

[brianeck]

32k miles my rear diff fell off the driveshaft when cornering at low speed and accelerating.

It actually happened a second time, and they ended up replacing the entire driveshaft and the rear diff that time around.

If I remember correctly the bill for the first warrantied fix was in the realm of $2,500. The second one with parts and labor was well over 8k.

*My car was part of a bulletin in which the rear diffs were potentially under lubricated from the factory, so this could very easily have been related. I picked up my car in Munich in late October, so I am attributing this to drunk bavarians enjoying their annual beer festival.

[M4lifestyle]

Originally Posted by brianeck

32k miles my rear diff fell off the driveshaft when cornering at low speed and accelerating.

It actually happened a second time, and they ended up replacing the entire driveshaft and the rear diff that time around.

If I remember correctly the bill for the first warrantied fix was in the realm of $2,500. The second one with parts and labor was well over 8k.

*My car was part of a bulletin in which the rear diffs were potentially under lubricated from the factory, so this could very easily have been related. I picked up my car in Munich in late October, so I am attributing this to drunk bavarians enjoying their annual beer festival.

Lol they put some beer in it by mistakes

[HighlyMedicated]

Originally Posted by Shawn_M3 2018

Do you know what the differences are between gold, platinum and PT+?

I dont know the details just the price differences but did a quick search and found some good info.

https://www.bmwusa.com/content/dam/b...t_Brochure.pdf

https://test.resource.bmwusa.com/Pdf...87fd99957.arox

Powertrain plus is the best bet , other coverages are some what minor if your into perfection. Better safe than sorry for sure. Heard some people negotiate a cheaper price but not much, think someone got 500 or 1000 off the msrp for extended warranty.

[damageprone]

Originally Posted by jmg

M Performance Exhaust replacement at around 30k miles. Rattled and buzzed. $5k plus labor.

I second this.

[M4lifestyle]

Originally Posted by damageprone

I second this.

Cracked?

[Poiseuille]

3.5 years in. Knocking wood…