Autozone change their warranties?

[bgcatty]

It’s all a matter of the fine print which the retailer never says anything about at the time of purchase and only uses it to squirm out of the consumer’s demand for a replacement under the supposed lifetime warranty in the situations outlined above.
It’s always a marketing scam!

 

[shadowguy219]

Lifetime warranties can have different meanings and have specific requirements. Often it refers to the typical expected lifetime of the product.
https://lifehacker.com/money/how-long-do-lifetime-warranties-actually-last

You used to be able to return a broken Craftsman hand tool regardless of age to Sears for an exchange without a receipt. Those days are long gone.

So are the days of Sears.

 

[dieselrealtor]

Yeah I'm pissed about the Craftsman tool exchange. There's a website where you're supposed to enter the part# off the tool in order to still exchange it. Well the 3 broken ratchets don't register on the website so I'm SOL. Granted said ratchets are north of 20 years old but damnit I still want my free replacement!

I exchanged a couple of 30+ year old Craftsman ratchets at Lowes a couple of years ago. Took them up to the counter, they told me to get the ones most like the ones I had.

No issues at all

 

[d.kaufman]

Friends don't let friends buy parts from AutoZone, especially electrical parts....just sayin.

 

[foszoe]

Friends don't let friends buy parts from AutoZone, especially electrical parts....just sayin.

Where you get yours?

 

[d.kaufman]

Where you get yours?

I'm an OEM guy, especially when it comes to electrical and cv axles. I will buy aftermarket pads and rotors, fluids, etc. But that's about it. Talking about my personal vehicles with that statement. Customers at the shop get choice of oem and aftermarket. I will give a longer labor warranty on OEM parts however. Up to customer how they wanna spend their money, not me.

 

[Brian Ski]

Friends don't let friends buy parts from AutoZone, especially electrical parts....just sayin.

I think it is a dice roll. Needed a crank sensor for a Dodge. Ugh a Dodge. One cheapo, one from Napa, 3 from dealer before we got a good one.

 

[greg]

Just because you get your vehicle fixed at the Dealership doesn’t mean you’re getting OEM.

I know they manger at local parts store and he says his biggest consumer is the Dealership!

 

[Brian Ski]

Just because you get your vehicle fixed at the Dealership doesn’t mean you’re getting OEM.

I can agree. But I purchased the part from them in the Mopar bag.