The ABCs of car warranty

If you are looking for help in understanding your car warranty then this page may help. Trying to understand you car warranty might not be so easy. There are a lot of different types of time and km or mileage periods. There are also a lot of different types of components covered at different times.

First look at the basic coverage or bumper to bumper coverage of your vehicle. This section of your policy covers all required repairs to your car at no charge to you. This part of your car warranty is easy to understand. It's the emission, electrical and safety systems that are a little more difficult.

First you must understand that most of these systems are covered for longer periods of time due to the sensitivity of the component. Government regulations require some of these components to under warranty longer than what the manufacturer would regularly. This is good because it covers your vehicle longer. A recommended tip, when purchasing any vehicle or policy is asking what the coverage on all components is so there are no future surprises.