Ifthe extended warranty on my car was changed without my signature, is that legal?

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Ifthe extended warranty on my car was changed without my signature, is that legal?

My dealer said my warranty was expired however the contract I have said it should not be expired for a another year. They said the warranty company had amended the warranty and sent me an update. I never received the update and I never signed a new contract. Can my contract be amended without my knowledge? Is this a problem between the dealer and the warranty company? Can I hold the dealer to the terms of the original contract?

Asked on January 4, 2012 under General Practice, Missouri

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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

If you have a written agrement setting forth the time period for the extended warranty on your vehicle, that time period should control the situation that you are writing about unless the time period was later modified by a subsequent document signed by you.

From what you have written, it appears that you never signed any secondary document modifying the time period of the extended warranty for your vehicle. If so, then the time period of the warranty you signed controls the situation you are writing about. You should hold the dealership to the terms of the original contract.


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