I have it.

If you get it do not get it from a local/high priced dealer.

Get it from Saccucci or Hyannis Honda.....both sell nationally (except FL I think) and both offer steep discounts....they are usually very close to each other in price.

 

Thanks!

 

I recently bought the HondaCare warranty for my 23 RTL-E a week before the original warranty expired. Bought from Hyannis Honda and paid $900 for 5 year / 80000 warranty with $100 deductable. Hope I don't need it, but with all the electronics on my truck, I felt it was a good deal.

 

And since you waited so long to purchase the extended service plan (warranty) you will really get 8 years/80K miles of warranty which is one year longer than if you had purchased the plan when you bought the truck, since Honda only offers a 7 yr/80K mile plan for vehicles under 6K miles.

 

Financially, odds are it's not worth it. House wins type of thing. For peace of mind, its priceless. Up to you. Just one thing, it you elect to purchase HondaCare do it late in the game like the 35th month or so. This way you'll have a much better idea of what your miles and time will be. Of course, AFAIK, Sacucci and Hyannis were the ways to go if they are allowed to sell in your home state.

 

Good point and thanks. I guess this can be said about any extended warranty. In the past, I've only bought extended warranties offered by the product's OEM and not 3rd parties (e.g., dealership, Best Buy, etc). On average, I put in 20k miles a year and keep my vehicles for at least 8 years. So for me HondaCare sounds like a good deal

 

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Get it from Hyannis Honda care. Remember if you trade in your vehicle before the contact expires, call and get a prorated refund. I always get one. They have yet to not pay for itself because of the low cost.

 

It has always been highly recommended to go with HondaCare if you are getting an aftermarket warranty. Like others have said, either Hyannis and Saccuci is the way to go. In my last two Honda's, a '19 Odyssey and an '18 Ridgeline I got them. Those were the first two extended warranties I ever purchased. For the Odyssey, it had a bunch of recalls and a lot of TSB's before the B2B was up, so I went for it. It most definitely paid for itself and I even got a prorated amount back when we traded it in. For the RL, I was concerned about the transmission and the injectors (at the time the injectors' warranty had not been extended). In the end, I never used it but again got a prorated amount back when I got rid of it.

For my '23 RTL-E, I don't plan on getting one. First of all because I got it CPO, so the powertrain warranty ends up being 7 years, 100k miles from original in service date. Second, there just hasn't been that many issues that have come up with the 21+ models. With that being said, if it gives you peace of mind, then it can be worth it in that respect, especially if you get it for under $1k from one of those dealers.

 

Here's an anecdotal data point for you. My 2020 has 125,000 miles on it. It has not had a single need that would have been covered by Honda care. Whatever money I would have spent on the warranty would have been spent for nothing. This way, I still have that money which could go toward any future repairs far out of the scope of Honda care.

Some people are extended warranty people. I'm not. Neither side is right or wrong, it all comes down to what's worth spending money on to you. There's a very small chance you'll come out ahead. Is that lucky or unlucky?

 

Whatever money I would have spent on the warranty would have been spent for nothing. This way, I still have that money which could go toward any future repairs far out of the scope of Honda care.

Thanks and I see your point. On the other hand, that's like saying why buy health insurance when I never get sick, or car insurance when I never have accidents. It all boils down to risk aversion vs acceptance. It's a personal choice.

 

I have posted elsewhere that I have lost some.....and I have won some since the 80's

I have purchased exactly 6 vehicles and purchased an OEM plan (heavily discounted on 5 of them) and one aftermarket plan via USAA (at a reasonable price).

In all cases I wanted to keep the vehicle until at least 100K and therefore got coverage until 100K.

My Plan---If a lemon.....I would dump it at 95K.....if a nice one.....I would keep it.

I drove all of them between 7 to 25 years. The 7 year car was a Ford 3.8 with known head gasket issues....had 2 sets done....then got rid of it.

With retail labor at about 200/hour......and parts, especially high tech stuff, being expensive.....I felt it was a good trade off for me as a die hard long term car owner to get it on my RL.

 

My sis just got another Lexus. The told her the screen alone was 15k. They will not be owning that car more than 4 years. I suspect there's a lot of small items on today's cars that can add up plus you have a level of catastrophic protection. I haven't checked the prices lately, the last one I had was on a 20 Passport and I know it was over a grand. Didn't even keep the car 3 years so even with the refund it was a bad decision to purchase the warranty early. The real problem is I've had very few things actually break. I was lucky to get a trans replacement on a CRV and a steering rack replacement on another CRV but intermittent problems are not. Neither are factory assembly errors. Only failed parts are covered. I'd be good paying 1k on a warranty for my BE if I still have it in 3 years.

Something to think about for the future because I'm going through it with Toyota hybrids now. There is no Toyota warranty that will protect all of the hybrid components outside the hybrid warranty. It's a very big deal because there is a cable that costs over 6k to replace when it rusts out. Something to think about because it's like a warranty has to cover the gas car and the hybrid car. I don't think there any wear and tear items in a hybrid system that are not covered by the hybrid warranty so why all the fuss to not cover the remaining components with an extended warranty? Not sure if Honda is the same. I also haven't checked if Honda has changed their contract language to add more exclusions since these cars are like driving an iphone these days.

 

 

I have purchased extended warranties for three reasons, all of which apply to HondaCare: 1) to cover electronics if I plan to own the vehicle for a long time, 2) should I sell the vehicle in a private transaction the warranty is transferable which I believe helps with the sale, and 3) should I trade the vehicle during the warranty term I can get a prorated refund.

Twice with Acura MDXs I had the AcuraCare warranty and received prorated refunds, and in one of the cases I had used the warranty. I did buy the HondaCare warranty for my truck.

Should you be out of original warranty and unable to buy a manufacturers extended warranty, I would recommend a Fidelity Platinum. Rather than having a list of what it covers, it has a list of what it does not cover, mainly maintenance items. I bought one in 2019 when I purchased my 2015 Mercedes S550 in a private transaction. Between using it when a pneumatic pump was replaced and a software issue was resolved, and a prorated refund when I traded it in March 2024 for my Ridgeline, I definitely got my moneys worth.

 

... when I purchased my 2015 Mercedes S550 in a private transaction.

Glad you got to let the other owner(s) take the initial depreciation on such a nice and expensive car.

They were in the crazy price zone well before full size trucks started costing 70-80K+ for a loaded one.

 

I sorta have a no-buying-warranties policy towards everything

 

For the low price of entry (8 yr - 84K miles) $950, I think the extended service contract on the Ridgeline is a great buy, if you choose to purchase one. That's only $10/mo to ensure any major component is covered for the next 96 months.

 

Excuse the lengthy post (skip to bottom line for short story). Not an extended warranty person myself; never have bought one for anything, but . . . . did get the 5 year/80000 mile $0 deductible Honda Care extended warranty on my 2018 RTL-E shortly before the regular Honda warranty expired. We usually keep our cars for at least 10 years and considering some of the issues raised in this forum at the time along with the potential cost of repairs to the electronics, decided to take the plunge.

Lucky to report that the gamble paid off this past week. The Ridgeline had experienced an “Emissions System Problem” MIL several times over the past few months (P0430 DTC), but cleared itself after a couple of days each time. Recently the “Emissions Systems Problem” MIL activated and remained for a week. Checked with my OBD reader and this time found 4 DTCs: P0430, P219B, P0456, and P0455.

P0430 together with P219B was a pretty definite indication of requiring the injector replacement in accordance with the Honda TSB extended warranty for this known problem. The two other codes indicated Evaporative Emission System leaks. Took it in at the local dealer for service with the injector warranty letter and TSB in-hand. Diagnosed needing he injectors replaced fully covered by Honda under warranty.

The Evaporative System leaks diagnosed (including smoke test) with a leak found in the fuel system return line. Service department explained that the return line itself is not repairable and is an integral part of the fuel tank assembly; fuel tank would have to be replaced . Cost estimate of $5200 total not covered under federal emissions system warranties. “Is this covered under the Honda Care extended warranty?” “Oh, didn’t realize you had that.” (That should have shown up in the records and did when he looked again) “Will have to check if it’s covered and have the service manager involved” I was ready for a tense fight / negotiation to get this covered.

Much to my surprise service called back and informed me that the entire cost to replace the fuel tank would be covered under the Honda Care warranty, including a zeroed out diagnostics fee and cost for a dealer rental car (no loaner was available).

Bottom line, all needed repairs made at no cost to me – thanks to the existing Honda TSB warranty and the Honda Care extended warranty. Cost of Honda Care warranty $930, but saved me $4270.

 

Excuse the lengthy post (skip to bottom line for short story). Not an extended warranty person myself; never have bought one for anything, but . . . . did get the 5 year/80000 mile $0 deductible Honda Care extended warranty on my 2018 RTL-E shortly before the regular Honda warranty expired. We usually keep our cars for at least 10 years and considering some of the issues raised in this forum at the time along with the potential cost of repairs to the electronics, decided to take the plunge.

Lucky to report that the gamble paid off this past week. The Ridgeline had experienced an “Emissions System Problem” MIL several times over the past few months (P0430 DTC), but cleared itself after a couple of days each time. Recently the “Emissions Systems Problem” MIL activated and remained for a week. Checked with my OBD reader and this time found 4 DTCs: P0430, P219B, P0456, and P0455.

P0430 together with P219B was a pretty definite indication of requiring the injector replacement in accordance with the Honda TSB extended warranty for this known problem. The two other codes indicated Evaporative Emission System leaks. Took it in at the local dealer for service with the injector warranty letter and TSB in-hand. Diagnosed needing he injectors replaced fully covered by Honda under warranty.

The Evaporative System leaks diagnosed (including smoke test) with a leak found in the fuel system return line. Service department explained that the return line itself is not repairable and is an integral part of the fuel tank assembly; fuel tank would have to be replaced . Cost estimate of $5200 total not covered under federal emissions system warranties. “Is this covered under the Honda Care extended warranty?” “Oh, didn’t realize you had that.” (That should have shown up in the records and did when he looked again) “Will have to check if it’s covered and have the service manager involved” I was ready for a tense fight / negotiation to get this covered.

Much to my surprise service called back and informed me that the entire cost to replace the fuel tank would be covered under the Honda Care warranty, including a zeroed out diagnostics fee and cost for a dealer rental car (no loaner was available).

Bottom line, all needed repairs made at no cost to me – thanks to the existing Honda TSB warranty and the Honda Care extended warranty. Cost of Honda Care warranty $930, but saved me $4270.

Great post.
Thanks for taking the time to compose it.

 

Excellent story! Loved the cost resolution too. I too bought the warranty but did not use it. In my case it was for peace of mind while towing my snowmobile to far away destinations. Otherwise I never buy those extended warranties.