Extended Warranty

[NyackRob79]

I'll be taking delivery this month of a '18 Expedition. I'm looking at a lease, 15k miles/year for 39 months. Seems like the sweet spot. However, the factory warranty runs out at 36k miles, and I'll probably run the car into the 45k mile range.

I know that extended warranties are a source of much revenue to dealerships, so I wanted to educate myself before taking delivery. Does Ford offer any extended warranties/lease-end warranties directly? I know third party warranties are a hit or miss thing.

Any info that you're willing to share would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Spoiledhappywife]

I have found one of the best places for extended service warranties is Flood Ford in RI. You do not have to purchase a Ford ESP at the time of sale. You have 3/36 whichever comes first to purchase it. There are different levels to the ESP. I personally prefer the Premium Care. At the time you buy your Expedition, pull up Flood Ford and show your Finance Manager the pricing and make them match the cost. They may not be able to match the price and tell you something to attempt to influence you into purchasing it at that time. It is completely up to you. There may be some region specific pricing, but Flood Ford ESP seems to have the easiest way to buy a warranty. It is valid at ANY Ford/Lincoln dealership in the US. In the years we have purchased warranties we have never had any issues.

Our 2014 Ford Explorer Sport warranty was purchased through Flood Ford, after I sold the vehicle, I transferred that warranty at a local Lincoln dealer without any issues.

Hope this helps!

 

[Yukon Joe]

What are people getting for warranty on the new MY18 Expy?
We are looking at 7 yr, 125K miles for about $2400 w/ $0 deductible Through Flood Ford.

 

[aggiegrad05]

My dealer matched Flood's price.

 

[rumline]

I'm not stoked that even the top level warranty excludes shocks from coverage. Hopefully the CCD is more durable than GM's version.....

 

[Rotorhead451]

I bought my extended warranty thru USAA. Being a low mileage owner, I have the 5-year 60K mile plan which exactly matches the Ford extended warranty for only about $600.00

 

[Randy Schmidt]

I bought my extended warranty thru USAA. Being a low mileage owner, I have the 5-year 60K mile plan which exactly matches the Ford extended warranty for only about $600.00

I am a USAA member but had no idea they offered extended warranty. Do you have to buy it at the time of purchase of the vehicle?

 

[Rotorhead451]

No, you can buy it at any time and any mileage. They will tweak the additional cost for you. The first few months of ownership should only cost a few dollars more

 

[aggiegrad05]

What are people getting for warranty on the new MY18 Expy?
We are looking at 7 yr, 125K miles for about $2400 w/ $0 deductible Through Flood Ford.

I went back and looked it up. I bought the 8 year, 100k mile premiumcare warranty with $100 deductible. Paid $1600.

 

[Yukon Joe]

I went back and looked it up. I bought the 8 year, 100k mile premiumcare warranty with $100 deductible. Paid $1600.

That seems like a great price!

@Yukon Joe

 

[aggiegrad05]

That seems like a great price!

@Yukon Joe

Eh, it's a little higher than Flood, but close enough.

The trick to saving on these by using a Flood quote is (in my opinion) based on the fact that Flood doesn't initially quote you based on your trim level. They give you an initial quote then you plug in your VIN and get an adjusted quote down the road before you pay. But your dealer is going to give you a trim-specific quote up front. Essentially you try to get your dealer to match Flood's initial quote.

So when I bought my platinum, the dealer quoted me something like $3400, but I told him I had a quote from Flood for $1600ish. Granted, the dealer's quote was for a platinum max (and all the myriad systems that will inevitably break over the next 8 years) and Floods was just for "an Expedition". But the dealer didn't ask any questions and immediately agreed to match the price.

 

[Randy Schmidt]

I just purchased an extended warranty policy through USAA for 60 months/100k miles for $960.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Putting this here for reference


@Yukon Joe

 

[Artie]

I'm not stoked that even the top level warranty excludes shocks from coverage. Hopefully the CCD is more durable than GM's version.....

Are you sure shocks aren’t covered? I got the extended from Lincoln and it covers them (struts).

 

[aggiegrad05]

Are you sure shocks aren’t covered? I got the extended from Lincoln and it covers them (struts).

 

[Trainmaster]

Another place to compare prices is Lombard Ford on-line. They're about the lowest priced Internet Ford Exp dealer and will insure a 2010 with 98,000 miles. Look up their price and use it to bargain with the dealers.

I do believe the Ford Exp warranties with full coverage cover struts.

 

[rumline]

My bad, I hadn't done enough research. I had found this page https://www.lombardfordwarrantys.com/premiumcare.cfm which says this under "What's not covered by Ford ESP PremiumCare":

Service adjustments and cleaning, software upgrades, fixed (non-moving) body parts, batteries of all types and cables, belts, hoses, hose clamps, brakes (front hub, drums, shoes, linings, disc rotors, pads), manual transmission clutch disc, coolant, exhaust system (including catalytic converter), filters, fluids, lubricants, lights (bulbs, sealed beam, lenses), spark plugs, spark plug wires, squeaks and rattles, tires, tune-ups, wheel balancing, wheel alignment, LED lights, shock absorbers and compressed natural gas/liquid propane fuel system conversion components.

Edit: well, are the CCD struts considered "MacPherson struts"?

 

[Artie]

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Yeah that’s the same thing I saw. I just figured it had struts on all four corners but I just looked at the Ford parts site for the navi and see struts for front and shocks and springs for rear on both CCD and regular suspension. The entire rear shock assembly is $487 for CCD and $108 for standard. Here’s the link to confirm as I read through pretty swiftly:

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/suspension/ride-control/100/1#list

All also add that when we got our extended warranty and maintenance plans he specifically said shocks were covered.... I need to get the brochure with the 1000+ covered parts listed and double check.

 

[Wally Finley]

I think shocks are included in the premium maintenance plan, not the premium care (ESP) plan. See https://lincolnprotect.lincoln.com/premium-maintenance-plan

 

[Dodie]

I purchased from Anderson & Koch ford. $1180 for$200 deductible 8 yr 100k.
They were very helpful.