Check to see if any parts of the product or types of repair problems are excluded from coverage. Some warranties require you to pay for labor charges, while others cover both labor and parts. The time period for coverage varies with different companies and products. Check the warranty to see when it expires. However, if you reported a covered defect to the company during the warranty period and the product was not fixed, the company is responsible for correcting the problem, even after the warranty period expires.
Warranties often require that a product be returned to an authorized dealer for repair.
If there is no nearby dealer, this can be inconvenient and expensive. Find out if the company will repair or replace the product, or return your money. Most warranties do not cover consequential damages. This means the company will not pay for any damage the product caused, or your time and expense in getting the damage repaired. For example, if your freezer breaks and the food in it spoils, the company will not pay for the food you lost.