Hello I am the second owner of my hyundai accent it has 58k miles and
the timing belt broke while driving. I bough the extended warranty. the
dealer says there is a $180 charge for inspecting the engine ~$400 for
new timing belt and ~$500 for 60k miles maintinace. I told them to do
the timing belt change, since they dont warranty that the warranty will
cover a broken engine and if that works then to do the 60k maintinance.
Any suggestions.
thanks.

 

joe wrote:
> Hello I am the second owner of my hyundai accent it has 58k miles and
> the timing belt broke while driving. I bough the extended warranty. the
> dealer says there is a $180 charge for inspecting the engine ~$400 for
> new timing belt and ~$500 for 60k miles maintinace. I told them to do
> the timing belt change, since they dont warranty that the warranty will
> cover a broken engine and if that works then to do the 60k maintinance.
> Any suggestions.
> thanks.

I just paid $240 Canadian to have the timing belt changed.

$500 US is more than double that.

PS What exactly does your extended warranty cover?

Chris

 

joe wrote:
> Hello I am the second owner of my hyundai accent it has 58k miles and
> the timing belt broke while driving. I bough the extended warranty. the
> dealer says there is a $180 charge for inspecting the engine ~$400 for
> new timing belt and ~$500 for 60k miles maintinace. I told them to do
> the timing belt change, since they dont warranty that the warranty will
> cover a broken engine and if that works then to do the 60k maintinance.
> Any suggestions.
> thanks.

I just paid $240 Canadian to have the timing belt changed.

$500 US is more than double that.

PS What exactly does your extended warranty cover?

Chris

 

joe wrote:
> Hello I am the second owner of my hyundai accent it has 58k miles and
> the timing belt broke while driving. I bough the extended warranty. the
> dealer says there is a $180 charge for inspecting the engine ~$400 for
> new timing belt and ~$500 for 60k miles maintinace. I told them to do
> the timing belt change, since they dont warranty that the warranty will
> cover a broken engine and if that works then to do the 60k maintinance.
> Any suggestions.
> thanks.

I just paid $240 Canadian to have the timing belt changed.

$500 US is more than double that.

PS What exactly does your extended warranty cover?

Chris

 

Thanks Chris, It covers engine, transmission and most things that dont
wear. I figured if the timing belt does not work i am only donw $400
and the engine might be covered under warranty. Dealerships in MA are
preatty expensive, I think they already start to work on the car, 20
minutes ago, i dont know if there is anything i can do now. the car is
1 hour away from other dealersships too. If tow the car it would cost
another $200.

 

Thanks Chris, It covers engine, transmission and most things that dont
wear. I figured if the timing belt does not work i am only donw $400
and the engine might be covered under warranty. Dealerships in MA are
preatty expensive, I think they already start to work on the car, 20
minutes ago, i dont know if there is anything i can do now. the car is
1 hour away from other dealersships too. If tow the car it would cost
another $200.

 

Thanks Chris, It covers engine, transmission and most things that dont
wear. I figured if the timing belt does not work i am only donw $400
and the engine might be covered under warranty. Dealerships in MA are
preatty expensive, I think they already start to work on the car, 20
minutes ago, i dont know if there is anything i can do now. the car is
1 hour away from other dealersships too. If tow the car it would cost
another $200.

 

the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty

 

the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty

 

the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty

 

joe wrote:
> the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
> the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty
>

Yeah from what I've read, if it breaks it damages your engine.

Chris

 

joe wrote:
> the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
> the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty
>

Yeah from what I've read, if it breaks it damages your engine.

Chris

 

joe wrote:
> the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
> the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty
>

Yeah from what I've read, if it breaks it damages your engine.

Chris

 

"joe" <jcharth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139601546.814330.20660@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
> the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty
>
>

Whoa! Geezus - wait just a minute. You are authorizing work on a "maybe it
will work" notion, with what is clearly no understanding of how an engine
works, and posting to a usenet newsgroup for suggestions on what to do next?

God lord Joe, you've got to find out what your extended warranty covers
first. Second, you've got to check with your Hyundai dealer - your car
should be covered for 60,000 miles by Hyundai without any extended warranty.
If your car has 58,000 on it, it's still just barely below Hyundai's
recommended mileage for the belt change and it should be covered under the
Hyundai warranty. Your extended warranty probably has a deductible so if
you try to use it you'll be eating that deductible. The Hyundai warranty
has no such deductible. Do yourself a favor and go to the Hyundai web site
and read the warranty and then go talk to the dealer.

You surely have engine damage since your motor is an interference engine.
Break the timing belt and things that should not, come into contact with
each other.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net

 

"joe" <jcharth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139601546.814330.20660@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> the timing belt change did not fix the problem now they say it could be
> the valves, i guess is time to call insurance and the extende warranty
>
>

Whoa! Geezus - wait just a minute. You are authorizing work on a "maybe it
will work" notion, with what is clearly no understanding of how an engine
works, and posting to a usenet newsgroup for suggestions on what to do next?

God lord Joe, you've got to find out what your extended warranty covers
first. Second, you've got to check with your Hyundai dealer - your car
should be covered for 60,000 miles by Hyundai without any extended warranty.
If your car has 58,000 on it, it's still just barely below Hyundai's
recommended mileage for the belt change and it should be covered under the
Hyundai warranty. Your extended warranty probably has a deductible so if
you try to use it you'll be eating that deductible. The Hyundai warranty
has no such deductible. Do yourself a favor and go to the Hyundai web site
and read the warranty and then go talk to the dealer.

You surely have engine damage since your motor is an interference engine.
Break the timing belt and things that should not, come into contact with
each other.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net