covered under b to b warranty?

carlovermom · 03-26-2007, 04:10 PM

I bought a 2004.5 pre-owned Kia spectra ex. It had 17,000 miles on it. I have had it since June of 2006. I noticed that the bezels on the spoiler are half burned out in places across the light. It came like that when I bought the car, and everytime a friend drives behind me, they point it out. Is a replacement of the light covered under my warranty. I still have the facotry warranty, but am not clear if they will replace it. I can replace all other lights when they burn out, but have no experience with this one. Any anwers would be greatly appreciated.
thank you

my06spectra · 03-26-2007, 05:04 PM

It should be under warranty

If you are the 2nd owner of the car then your warranty is only 5 yr./60,000 mi

Spec SX · 03-26-2007, 09:01 PM

So its the bulbs in the thrid brake light on the spoiler that are out? If so I dont think that bulbs will be covered under warranty. They will prolly tell you that they are a "wear and tear item".

SpectraMan · 03-26-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by carlovermom

I bought a 2004.5 pre-owned Kia spectra ex. It had 17,000 miles on it. I have had it since June of 2006. I noticed that the bezels on the spoiler are half burned out in places across the light. It came like that when I bought the car, and everytime a friend drives behind me, they point it out. Is a replacement of the light covered under my warranty. I still have the facotry warranty, but am not clear if they will replace it. I can replace all other lights when they burn out, but have no experience with this one. Any anwers would be greatly appreciated.
thank you

The spoiler brake light is a long set of encapsulated LEDs. It's a one piece unit, and needs to be replaced as a unit.

My 2004.5 had 2 of them quit lighting at about the 6 month mark, and it was replaced no questions asked at that point.

Here it is, about 2 years and 26k miles later, and mine are acting up again, especially when it was very cold during the winter. It seems like mine get "better" after the brakes have been lit several times, such as they do on my drive home. I went to show it to the service writer when I went in for an oil change, and of course they lit perfectly.

I figure that eventually the bad section will go kaput, and I won't have to worry about recreating the problem. I'm an original owner, so I have a long time and miles to go yet on the B-to-B warranty.

I hope I don't get any grief when/if that day comes! So far my minor warranty issues have been handled wth a minimum of fuss.

Let us know what happens!

-SM

Spec SX · 03-26-2007, 10:01 PM

Oh I thought it was a series of bulbs that you could replace I didnt realize that it was a one piece unit. In that case you might actually have a chance they will replace it.

carlovermom · 04-01-2007, 05:26 PM

Thank you so much for responding to my post. I am currently checking out if the led UNIT is covered Because it is all one piece, I might have a chance to get replaced. It really bothers me that it looks lame. I can't help it, since I keep my car as pristine as possible.

carlovermom · 04-21-2007, 03:47 PM

Well, I am back. I took the car to the service dept. and spoke with the new serv. mangr. at A.V. Kia, and he said he had to replace one before. It would take some time and contacts to get me a new one, but he determined that the board the Led's attach to is faulty. Possibly in 2 weeks it should be replaced. Keith will work on it and he said it is covered under warranty. Time will tell if he can find a replacement though. I am praying for it. Thanks for your help