Purchasing a 2016 2SS (questions/warranty?)

zerovisual · 10-17-2018, 12:59 AM

So I have put a deposit down on a 2016 Chevy 2SS 6 Speed with 8k miles. The dealer is hitting me up hard about an extended warranty. I was not planning on it but I cannot decide now. I am concerned about the internal electrical. So the car is covered for another 9 months by basic (which is what I think electrical falls under). After that, say in a year, if the dash out goes am I just out of luck. I mean the car would not be even drivable without that. I understand the radio and nav might not be covered, but are major components like the speedometer covered under more than just 3 years 36,000 miles?

The dealer is saying they can give me a 6 year 100k for warranty for 2200. They started at 2600 of course. So my question is do you think it is worth it to pay 2200 to cover the electrical or should I just put the money aside.

I have read stories on here of people taking there new cars in over and over again for electrical issues.

My thought was to buy the car with the remainder of the factory warranty. She has nine months left on the 3 year mark. Maybe within that nine months try to pay cash for warranty if I feel I need it. But then the guy at the dealer says I will end up paying more. I am going to contact some 3rd party warranty places tomorrow to get quotes.

Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated.

I will post pictures when I pick her up on Saturday !!!!

JCunningham · 10-17-2018, 03:48 AM

whats it add to the payment? you can get a shorter warranty but the price per month wont change much.

Nsxmatt · 10-17-2018, 07:01 AM

How long to plan on keeping it? If it's 4 years or so then don't waste your money. 100k miles? Then maybe. But still if you took that $2200 and just put it in savings till you need it you'd still come out ahead in the end.

ecko04 · 10-17-2018, 07:17 AM

If the car is still under factory warranty, you can get Chevy’s (GM) Extended Protection Plan. Just contact Dennis at Menholt Chevrolet and he’ll get you squared away with pricing, deductible and term of your liking. IMO, this is the best option if you plan on keeping your car for awhile and like to be backed by a Chevy branded warranty. Once outside of factory warranty, you can no longer buy the Chevy warranty so if you’re leaning toward this idea give yourself at least 3 months before the factory warranty expires to purchase the GMEPP.

If you plan to continue to visit the dealer that you’re buying your car from, should any issues arise, you can get their warranty but just know that it will work at other dealerships, if it’s a reputable company, but the dealer you’re buying from is far more familiar with their processes than others.

Last option, go with a warranty company backed by whomever is financing your loan. For example, when I financed our BMW with PenFed they go with Route 66. I never had any issues with them.

When we got the Camaro with USAA they go with Assurant. I had no prior experience with them by my Dad bought his X5 and Vette also financed through USAA and had Assurant on both. He has had nothing but positive things to say about them for the repairs needed on the X5. The Vette hasn’t had any issues. Based on that experience I had no issue with going with Assurant for the Camaro.

If you plan to swap cars like you change socks then don’t get the warranty and just tuck some money away every paycheck into an account to cover yourself just in case something comes up after the warranty is up.

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Allez · 10-17-2018, 07:44 AM

OP, what recurrent electrical problems are you referring to? I don't remember anything consistent being a problem.

Keep in mind extended warranties are real money makers for dealerships.

zerovisual · 10-17-2018, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allez

OP, what recurrent electrical problems are you referring to? I don't remember anything consistent being a problem.

Keep in mind extended warranties are real money makers for dealerships.

Just googling online it seems people's most complaints are with the internal electrical. I was reading 2016 reviews on edmunds. My son has a buddy who has one with some electrical problems. I am probably just going to buy it as is with the remainder of the factory warranty. Then within nine months if I find that it would be worth it or if I feel safer with it. I will shop around for one.

Thanks!

Peelam · 10-17-2018, 06:26 PM

Weird it's not a Certified Pre-Owned. I bought my 16 1SS in June and its a CPO had 23K miles on it. You may want to ask as my dealer tried to sell me the extended warranty too but I declined as this is what I get being a CPO.

Aragorn · 10-17-2018, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerovisual

Just googling online it seems people's most complaints are with the internal electrical. I was reading 2016 reviews on edmunds. My son has a buddy who has one with some electrical problems. I am probably just going to buy it as is with the remainder of the factory warranty. Then within nine months if I find that it would be worth it or if I feel safer with it. I will shop around for one.

Thanks!

Consumer reports also cites electrical issues—also was wondering what they were.

zerovisual · 10-17-2018, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peelam

Weird it's not a Certified Pre-Owned. I bought my 16 1SS in June and its a CPO had 23K miles on it. You may want to ask as my dealer tried to sell me the extended warranty too but I declined as this is what I get being a CPO.

First, very sharp car. What percent is your tint because that definitely looks sharper on the black. Mine will also be black. Any trouble with the cops and tint?

Yes it is certified preowned.. Sorry I did not realize that made so much difference. I will still have a chunk of the factory warranty left. My biggest concern is the internal dash. I am wondering if that is under basic which it seems our cars would fall out of shortly. Would suck to get in the car and the speedometer not come up.

What I am hoping is that drive critical things like the speedometer are
covered under something other than basic.

Thanks everyone for the great information. What I am planning on doing as of right now is just buying the car out right. I have 9 months till the basic factory warranty is up and I am going to look into the GM extended warranty in about 7 months. Possibly pay cash for it. I do plan to keep it and pay it off.

The hard part of all this is done.. Sold my Civic SI to carmax and got the check for the camaro from the bank. Now just to go get it on Saturday.

Peelam · 10-18-2018, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerovisual

First, very sharp car. What percent is your tint because that definitely looks sharper on the black. Mine will also be black. Any trouble with the cops and tint?

Yes it is certified preowned.. Sorry I did not realize that made so much difference. I will still have a chunk of the factory warranty left. My biggest concern is the internal dash. I am wondering if that is under basic which it seems our cars would fall out of shortly. Would suck to get in the car and the speedometer not come up.

What I am hoping is that drive critical things like the speedometer are
covered under something other than basic.

Thanks everyone for the great information. What I am planning on doing as of right now is just buying the car out right. I have 9 months till the basic factory warranty is up and I am going to look into the GM extended warranty in about 7 months. Possibly pay cash for it. I do plan to keep it and pay it off.

The hard part of all this is done.. Sold my Civic SI to carmax and got the check for the camaro from the bank. Now just to go get it on Saturday.

Not sure what % the tint is, bought it that way. Id say at least 25% if not more. No issues with cops just kinda hard to see out of at night in dark areas without street lights. Can't see it in the photo but there is also a strip across the front windshield.

The only electrical issues I have ever heard/seen on the 2016 for which there was a recall for an audio warning issue.

Everything on mine works and I use it as my DD. 31K miles on it now.

NHTSA Vehicle Safety Recalls
Recall Number
16V084000
Recall Date
02/11/2016
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE
Summary
Genera Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, Malibu, Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles. The radio may intermittently fail to provide an audio warning when the key has been left in the ignition and the door is opened or when the driver does not fasten their seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection", and/or 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence
An unbelted driver is at a greater risk of injury in a crash.

TJay74 · 10-18-2018, 08:25 AM

I would pass on the Ext Warr from that dealer and shop around. I would get the GMPP before I got any 3rd party warranty. The whole car is covered 3yr / 36k, then it is only the drivetrain for 5yr / 60k miles. The emission system, ECM and the exhaust are covered 8yr / 100k miles along with the rust proofing.

JT58 · 10-18-2018, 09:43 AM

Dealers and other sources make a ton of money by offering and pushing these extended warranties. They have very good convincing tactics to persuade you to purchase one. Go with the factory warranty for now until it expires, then if you want after you can buy one when the factory one expires.

As other have stated it depends on how long you keep the car. We all can possibly encounter life changing things down the road- relocation for great job, etc. Or car is a lemon or we just change our mind and trade the car in for another one before the factory warranty expires.

And if you are handy working on cars or even know very good shops to repair vehicles it makes even less sense to get an extended warranty.

Sev · 10-18-2018, 09:44 AM

OP: If you plan on keeping the car stock the entire time you own it, I'd say getting the extended warranty is a good investment. Just don't get it through that dealer, get it through GM as others have said. If you plan on doing anything to the car that could void the warranty, skip it. My 2 cents.

torqueaddict · 10-18-2018, 11:09 AM

The deal would have to be out of this world for me to consider a used 2016. I'm sure there are quite a few out there with little to no problems, still, the majority of issues will tend to show their face on a first year release.

I know you already put the deposit down and all that, but I'd recommend having a couple things checked that could potentially lead to an accident:

-axle bolts. Get the newer ones anyway.
-brake TSB. They'll want to wait till it happens, but I'd ask about it and voice your concern regardless.

The electrical issues can affect any year it seems, and it's a good bet that the cause will be a harness shorting somewhere. IMO, that's the least of your worries. Same with the auto tranny and diff. They are all known issues but not life threatening and fixable for the most part.

10-17-2018, 12:59 AM	#1
zerovisual Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 33	Purchasing a 2016 2SS (questions/warranty?) So I have put a deposit down on a 2016 Chevy 2SS 6 Speed with 8k miles. The dealer is hitting me up hard about an extended warranty. I was not planning on it but I cannot decide now. I am concerned about the internal electrical. So the car is covered for another 9 months by basic (which is what I think electrical falls under). After that, say in a year, if the dash out goes am I just out of luck. I mean the car would not be even drivable without that. I understand the radio and nav might not be covered, but are major components like the speedometer covered under more than just 3 years 36,000 miles? The dealer is saying they can give me a 6 year 100k for warranty for 2200. They started at 2600 of course. So my question is do you think it is worth it to pay 2200 to cover the electrical or should I just put the money aside. I have read stories on here of people taking there new cars in over and over again for electrical issues. My thought was to buy the car with the remainder of the factory warranty. She has nine months left on the 3 year mark. Maybe within that nine months try to pay cash for warranty if I feel I need it. But then the guy at the dealer says I will end up paying more. I am going to contact some 3rd party warranty places tomorrow to get quotes. Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated. I will post pictures when I pick her up on Saturday !!!!

10-17-2018, 03:48 AM	#2
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,071	whats it add to the payment? you can get a shorter warranty but the price per month wont change much. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

10-17-2018, 06:26 PM	#7
Peelam Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS, Jet Black, M6 Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Port St Lucie, Florida Posts: 61	Weird it's not a Certified Pre-Owned. I bought my 16 1SS in June and its a CPO had 23K miles on it. You may want to ask as my dealer tried to sell me the extended warranty too but I declined as this is what I get being a CPO. Attached Images __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS \| M6 \| Jet Black \| Roto-Fab Dry w/SND Tube Delete \| AWE Touring Cat-Back Exhaust

10-18-2018, 08:25 AM	#11
TJay74 Drives: 17 Camaro SS 1LE & 16 Sierra AT CC Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,424	I would pass on the Ext Warr from that dealer and shop around. I would get the GMPP before I got any 3rd party warranty. The whole car is covered 3yr / 36k, then it is only the drivetrain for 5yr / 60k miles. The emission system, ECM and the exhaust are covered 8yr / 100k miles along with the rust proofing. __________________ 2019 Corvette Z06 2LZ A8 - Halltech CAI, AWE non-catted X-pipe, Mamo V2 ported TB 592rwhp, bone stock 566rwhp 2017 Camaro SS 1LE - Procharger D1SC w/ Tial 2" BOV & Race intercooler / ARH full length catless headers / Alky meth injection system - 650rwhp on conservative tune SOLD

10-18-2018, 09:43 AM	#12
JT58 Drives: Former 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 760	Dealers and other sources make a ton of money by offering and pushing these extended warranties. They have very good convincing tactics to persuade you to purchase one. Go with the factory warranty for now until it expires, then if you want after you can buy one when the factory one expires. As other have stated it depends on how long you keep the car. We all can possibly encounter life changing things down the road- relocation for great job, etc. Or car is a lemon or we just change our mind and trade the car in for another one before the factory warranty expires. And if you are handy working on cars or even know very good shops to repair vehicles it makes even less sense to get an extended warranty. __________________ 2006 C6 Corvette Manual, 2019 Silverado, 1997 Jeep Wrangler

10-17-2018, 07:01 AM	#3
Nsxmatt Account Suspended Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Kentucky Posts: 622	How long to plan on keeping it? If it's 4 years or so then don't waste your money. 100k miles? Then maybe. But still if you took that $2200 and just put it in savings till you need it you'd still come out ahead in the end.

10-17-2018, 07:17 AM	#4
ecko04 Drives: Too many to list Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: East Coast Runner Posts: 878	If the car is still under factory warranty, you can get Chevy’s (GM) Extended Protection Plan. Just contact Dennis at Menholt Chevrolet and he’ll get you squared away with pricing, deductible and term of your liking. IMO, this is the best option if you plan on keeping your car for awhile and like to be backed by a Chevy branded warranty. Once outside of factory warranty, you can no longer buy the Chevy warranty so if you’re leaning toward this idea give yourself at least 3 months before the factory warranty expires to purchase the GMEPP. If you plan to continue to visit the dealer that you’re buying your car from, should any issues arise, you can get their warranty but just know that it will work at other dealerships, if it’s a reputable company, but the dealer you’re buying from is far more familiar with their processes than others. Last option, go with a warranty company backed by whomever is financing your loan. For example, when I financed our BMW with PenFed they go with Route 66. I never had any issues with them. When we got the Camaro with USAA they go with Assurant. I had no prior experience with them by my Dad bought his X5 and Vette also financed through USAA and had Assurant on both. He has had nothing but positive things to say about them for the repairs needed on the X5. The Vette hasn’t had any issues. Based on that experience I had no issue with going with Assurant for the Camaro. If you plan to swap cars like you change socks then don’t get the warranty and just tuck some money away every paycheck into an account to cover yourself just in case something comes up after the warranty is up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

10-17-2018, 07:44 AM	#5
Allez Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Maryland Posts: 794	OP, what recurrent electrical problems are you referring to? I don't remember anything consistent being a problem. Keep in mind extended warranties are real money makers for dealerships.

10-18-2018, 09:44 AM	#13
Sev Drives: 2016 2SS / 2004 Tacoma Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Meadow Vista, CA Posts: 795	OP: If you plan on keeping the car stock the entire time you own it, I'd say getting the extended warranty is a good investment. Just don't get it through that dealer, get it through GM as others have said. If you plan on doing anything to the car that could void the warranty, skip it. My 2 cents. __________________ 2SS, Manual, Blue Velvet Metallic, Medium Ash Grey, Black Wheels, MRC, NPP, Black Bowties, Black GM Tail Lights, Oracle LED side markers. "I'm going to drink you pretty, beautiful toad"

10-18-2018, 11:09 AM	#14
torqueaddict Drives: Tesla M3 LR-AWD [Former 1SS owner] Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Miami Posts: 950	The deal would have to be out of this world for me to consider a used 2016. I'm sure there are quite a few out there with little to no problems, still, the majority of issues will tend to show their face on a first year release. I know you already put the deposit down and all that, but I'd recommend having a couple things checked that could potentially lead to an accident: -axle bolts. Get the newer ones anyway. -brake TSB. They'll want to wait till it happens, but I'd ask about it and voice your concern regardless. The electrical issues can affect any year it seems, and it's a good bet that the cause will be a harness shorting somewhere. IMO, that's the least of your worries. Same with the auto tranny and diff. They are all known issues but not life threatening and fixable for the most part.

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