Where did you buy your extended Ford warranty?

[Robert1380]

So how about for those of us that do live in CA or FL and Granger isn’t available to us?

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[lurker]

So how about for those of us that do live in CA or FL and Granger isn’t available to us?

A bird told me: ask an out of state friend if you can use their address. After the purchase is done, the address doesn’t matter at all.

 

[RetiredLightning]

If it’s not showing up my app, then I went back to what I got from Flood & it said ‘July 2024 Ford removed this functionality from the app’.

 

[K6CCC]

A bird told me: ask an out of state friend if you can use their address. After the purchase is done, the address doesn’t matter at all.

That's what I will do when the time comes.

 

[davehu]

I have never believed in extended warranties but I did for the Lightning. Got mine through my dealer at the time of purchase but the issuing company is CNA National I paid $7k in sept of 2023. 10 year, 150k miles. At 20k miles I haven't had any troubles or reason to contact them.

 

[chl]

I got both an extended warranty and a service contract at the Dealer when I bought the truck, there was a "special" bundle that reduced the loan interest rate, etc. Seeing what some things that could go wrong would cost made me think it was worth the $5000 bucks for 7 years coverage. The service plan probably wouldn't be worth it except that it lowered the quoted cost of the Warranty significantly. I did not shop around though.

I liked that it included some EV specific things that might or might not fall outside the Ford HV Warranty - hadn't read the Ford warranty in detail at the time.
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[Landscaper]

I got the Ford Premium Care Plus EV and the additional lighting coverage for about $2,800 from my local for dealer (8 year/100,000 mile). With all the LED exterior lighting on this thing it seemed like the extra $150 or so was worth it.

 

[Dee]

I purchased my ESP from Ziegler Ford in 2023 for my 2022 Lariat. You can go to their website to get a quote for the ESP that works for you. They were a little cheaper than Granger and they returned my call within a few minutes. Also, you can use your Ford points to complete your purchase. That's what I did so my ESP cost was next to nothing. I recommend adding the light and keyfob replacement.
Good Luck.

https://www.zeiglerfordesp.com/mobile-app/

 

[PrimeRisk]

Where did you buy your extended warranty?

I’m not looking to debate the perceived value (or lack of value) of the Ford extended warranty. I am just interested in hearing where people got theirs and if they had problems with online sellers.

Looking online, I found Granger Ford and Lombard Ford. They claim to sell the same warranty that my dealer wants to sell me, but at significantly lower cost. My dealer told me that those sites are selling the warranty at below their cost. That made me wonder if those two sites are legit. Has anyone used them?

For reference, Granger Ford quoted about $5500 for a ten year warranty on a new Lightning Lariat. Lombard Ford quoted about $6000 (website listed below). My dealer quoted over $10,000. The two online quotes used a $100 deducible. I didn’t get that far with the dealership because of the huge price difference. I expected them to come back with a lower offer and details on the deductible. Instead, they simply told me that they couldn’t even come close.

Are those sites legit? It makes me wonder if they are selling their own warranty for Ford vehicles and not the Ford Protect PremiumCare EV plan.

https://www.lombardfordprotect.com
https://grangerfordextendedwarranty.com

Thanks for your input!

Same deal here. My stealership would not touch the price with a 10-foot pole. I say wouldn't, because they absolutely could, they just choose not to. They tried to say that Granger wasn't selling legitimate Ford ESPs and if I didn't buy a real Ford ESP (from them), then I'd end up regretting it.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Granger is selling legitimate and genuine Ford ESPs.

I bought from Granger a month after I purchased the truck and couldn't be happier! Quick, efficient, and you can select any deductible and other options that you can through your sales dealer. In addition, they offer 0% financing over 18 months charged to your credit card if you like. I love using other people's money for free, so I did that and get the 2% back on my credit card to boot making it even less expensive.

On top of everything, Granger is a forum supporter and is one of the many companies that make this forum available to all of us.

 

[PrimeRisk]

I got the Ford Premium Care Plus EV and the additional lighting coverage for about $2,800 from my local for dealer (8 year/100,000 mile). With all the LED exterior lighting on this thing it seemed like the extra $150 or so was worth it.

Yes, do select the interior/exterior lighting coverage. That's a no-brainer.

Since these are LED assemblies, there is no bulb replacement. If a tail light goes out, you have to replace the assembly. My BIL backed into something and smashed up his RR tail light. The dealer quoted nearly $1700 for the part alone. He got a pair off of eBay for $400.

 

[hturnerfamily]

as an insurance agent and agency owner for over a quarter century, I can admit that there are a lot of misconceptions about insurance, just as much as about extended 'warranties'...

as with insurance, you either have Insurance, or you don't: not all 'insurance' sounding products are actually insurance, under the requirements of insurance, and have to meet the expectations of insurance. Aflac, for instance, is NOT health insurance, although it will certainly sound like it from their advertisements. They have NOTHING to do with your health insurance from your workplace, or your individual policy. They simply pay 'something' if some measure of requirement is met, such as a night in the hospital.

and like insurance, there are misconceptions about extended 'warranty' products, which are NOT warranty products, and are no way warranties from the manufacturers - they are simply STAND ALONE contracts for SERVICE, not for warranty. No matter what you purchase, FORD will have NOTHING to do with it. If you see FORD's name anywhere on the advertisement or the contract, it is NOT the same FORD manufacturer you might be assuming, it is a SEPARATE entity, using the FORD name simply as branding. A SERVICE CONTRACT is not a warranty, does not work like any manufacturer's warranty, and is not under any state or federal compliance, like a warranty.


If you have fear and want to buy a SERVICE CONTRACT, then buy one.
You will not, though, find any 'extended warranty', from ANY manufacturer,as you might think you are purchasing. Otherwise, FORD, itself, would be selling them.
When reading your new 'service contract', you will not find the word WARRANTY anywhere.

When you buy your new AFLAC indemnity contract, the same applies: you will not find the word 'insurance' anywhere.

 

[jefrank]

I used Granger shortly after I purchased my truck. I only added on 2 years just because Ford B2B is only 3. The only annoyance is there is no longer any way to check the status of it yourself, you'll have to ask at a dealer service dept like someone else said.

I used to be able to see mine in FordPass (back when I bought it from Granger in 2023), but I can't now. Must be one of those "useful" updates they've applied.

 

[Vulnox]

I used Flood Ford for our 2017 Focus Electric. Not only did they beat others on price when we got it, but their responsiveness to email questions was quick and always helpful.

When we sold the car they gave us a prorated refund on the ESP cost that we had the next day.

I think all of those recommended here are great, but if I get another I will use Flood Ford again just because my past experience with them was so positive.

 

[xwing]

I ended up getting if from my dealer. The finance guy initially quoted me a price that was like $1500 more than Granger. I showed him the Granger price and he said if they can sell it at that price, so can we. He tried to enter in the price and his system would not allow it to enter it because it was lower than their costs. It ended up being $50 higher, but rolled right into my financing. He turned is screen around to show me his costs, so Granger is a good deal.

 

[swajames]

Like others I never normally buy these but did with the Lightning. My dealer was willing to get close enough to the online dealer prices to make it worthwhile. Note I'm in CA so I would have had to go through some hoops to actually get those out-of-state online prices, but the dealer got quite close anyway.

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