I have a y2k kodiak and was thinking of buying the extended warranty. I was wondering if anyone has had to use the extened warranty on any yamaha models. any comments good or bad about the service would very helpful.

 

i'm going to buy ex warrenty if i buy a new machine. i just put a new block in my 97 big bear. There wasnt a thing i could have done to prevent it from happening. warrenty will save you 1400 if she breaks down.

 

I bought one whit my Grizzly 2 weeks ago. I just like the peace of mind knowing I don't have to pay for anything that goes out or breaks. I actually got what my dealer calls the platinum warenty, It includes everything except brake pads. They even change the oil for me.

I negotiated it along with a warn winch into my deal so it really didn't cost me any money. This is one area a dealer can really negotiate. However, they will drag their feet all the way.

Mine is a 3yr warrenty and orginally sold for $799

Good Luck and have fun

 

Dear Forum
I have a 99 Wolverine and I bought the extended Warranty. I have mixed feelings on the warranty I got a slight bend in the rear axle a bought 3 or 4 months after I bought it. My dealer where I purchased the 4-wheeler from told me over the phone that they could do nothing about it and if it was just slightly bent just keep ridding till it got worse and buy a new one. Well I found this great place called atvconnection forum and I found that a lot of people with Wolverines have had the same problem I had and got the axle replaced under warranty some as many as 5 times. So I called customer service and they told me to take it to the dealer and have it checked. I took it to a dealer that was a little close to me and had them look at it. They said Yamaha would not cover it they would cover it if it were only 3 or 4 months old but by this time it was 8 months old. I called the service department for Yamaha and told them that I did call and ask my dealer if there was anything they could do when I 1st found the problem when my 4-wheeler was about 3 or 4 months old. I had no documentation always, I mean always get written documentation. After about 4 months of calling and calling they finally sent me an axle not as warranty but as a good will gesture. I would have to pay the dealer for the labor to get it installed. I will install the axle myself.
Bottom line is that unless you have a great dealer that will fight for you sometimes the warranty can be a lot of headaches. I also thought it was a great peace of mind but there are some idiots out there that think if you abuse your 4-wheeler you can just turn it in under warranty. I love my Yamaha Wolverine 4-wheeler and would not trade it for the word, but Yamaha thinks that everyone abuses there 4-wheeler. I don’t abuse my machine and I feel that sometimes I have to pay for the idiots that do and try to turn it in under warranty. I feel that my ATV cost a little too much to just abuse. Do not get me wrong I will ride my Wolverine fast but I don’t do things to my machine that you would consider as abuse. I keep a regular maintenance schedule because Yamaha will look at that when it comes to them having to pay for something that breaks.
Sorry just a little ventilation of some of the frustrations I have had. But on the same hand if I ever have a bearing lock up in the motor Yamaha said they would cover it. Proved it is not do from abuse like no oil or hydro-locked.