I was in the middle of watching this earlier this afternoon when suddenly it stopped and was marked as private. May I assume some threat was delivered?
Why does everyone forget that Ice T is a convicted murderer who for some unknown reason only served like 3 years of a life sentence for being involved in and committing dozens of gang murders? Then right after he got released for unknown reasons he instantly got a job as an actor in Hollywood.
I bought an extended warranty with a used car at a dealership years ago. The transmission went out, and I made a claim. The claim was denied because they said the car I bought was never eligible for said warranty because of the mileage. I say "no problem, just refund me all the premiums I paid since it was never valid". Again they said no, which is literally theft. I lawyered up and they settled.
My mom advised her sister to stop paying Carshield years ago because “If you’ve got money for Carshield then you can just put it away for a repair” and now she has an emergency fund instead of paying for Carshield
@@geraldstephens6612if you think that’s a good idea I have some magic bean if you want them, example you buy a vehicle 2 months from now the engine breaks you’re gonna have 5000 plus to repair it ?
I was an in-home senior caregiver for a few years and had to watch a LOT of ads for this, Colonial Penn, and reverse mortgages among other predatory garbage. Your videos are therapy
Yes, better off selling your house sell all your stuff buy an RV live in Scottsdale or out there in Arizona during the winter and go north during the summer and have money to live on🎉🎉
As a service advisor at a mechanics shop, I fucking HATE CARSHIELD. And Car Advise. Getting them to approve crucial work is so excruciatingly painful. “Oh this car needs a radiator bc it’s overheating? Nah. Denied”. Fuck these guys.
@@MultiClassof2010 not without spending a LOT of time and wasted energy either typing notes back and forth in the computer or on the phone. I swear they don’t know anything about cars.
Celebrity endorsements have the exact opposite of the desired effect on me. When a celebrity pitches me a product, I know at an instant never to buy it.
I never understood why people buy into celebrity-endorsed products. Even as a kid, I had enough sense to know that if a famous person is selling something, I should think twice before buying it.
I agree but I also think we should be able to live in a world where those who are less intelligent won't get scammed by crooks with nothing done to stop it. It would be a reasonable product for some people if it wasn't a scam. If someone knew they were to weak to save but could pay that monthly bill automatically and be covered that would be good. But no. We live in a world where everyone is out to steal and cheat and take advantage. I hate this world. Of course if it was a legit company then in this world the ball would fall the other way and the sorry ass scammer customers and mechanics would be stealing them blind with fake claims and the like. So there's no way to win. The only way is the right way and what people should do all along is to save up for a rainy day. Good luck on that happening too right? Some just can't and many others just won't. Sometimes it rains too long and even those who did get wiped out. Sad world. How much better things could be for everyone if we didn't spend all our money on weapons and wars and other wastes. But you gotta do that too because if you don't the other assholes will and then what? Life sucks.
My son was sold an extended warranty on a 12 year old used car. It was $2750 added to the price. The first paragraph of the one page legal size contract stated all that it covered, the rest of it stated what and how things were not covered. He was given a pill to put in his radiator and told he had to change the oil every 3000 and have a shop documentation. On the way home the car died. Towed back to the dealership they got it running. Within about 30 days the engine seized up. The shop determined that the engine rear main seal failed. Contract states in a tiny font, “Engine failure due to loss of fluid is not covered.” I spoke with mechanic s that said about 95% of the major repairs they do are because of loss of fluid. I lived in Missouri, the car died 2 days before he went on a 6 month deployment. The dealers “shop” claimed he abandoned it 3 days later and had it towed. I had the towing company store it and told them I’d be there in 30 days. Car fax showed it was a fleet vehicle that was assigned to New Orleans at the time of a major hurricane and was registered in a neutral state a year later then sold in a third state. I researched state and federal contract and auto sales laws and went to the dealership with 100 pages of references. The negotiations were short when I pointed out they would lose their license to sell. The contract was not counter signed and was a sized down copy making the font size illegal for contracts. The dealership returned the $12,000+ purchase price and I had to sign a NDA on my son’s behalf. That didn’t stop me from updating the Carfax and notifying the state police of their antics. The dealership said, “The warranty is third party and you have to mediate in Nevada.” I said, “your company sold this faulty product in this state and this state saws I can sue your dealership if you don’t make this right. I’ll start by contacting local and national news. The manager called the owner who authorized a full refund. The gal in the finance office smiled when she handed the check to me and said, “It’s about time someone got a refund for these crappy deals.”
I’m not sure why one person on this thread or even one of the narrators of the famous anti car shield ads doesn’t simply come together with everyone else, go to the Federal Trade Commission and then set the stage to file a multi class action lawsuit against car shield
You should have done what my son did when he seized the engine on my Windstar for not watching the oil level like I told him - put nice fresh oil in it before calling me for a ride and tow. Damned thing was right on the full and cleaner than it was when it came out of the bottle. I had to laugh at the effort..
"He was given a pill to put in his radiator" That was your first clue right there. Shame on them for taking advantage of both you and your son. I'm sorry that happened to the both of you, jay.
@@supergamergrill7734nah someone did that math and found that by selling the extensions they make more money. I’m simple terms, the odds that you’ll need a repair in the covered time frame are much much lower than the odds that you will.
I actually disagree. Some extended warranties actually cover the same thing as the manufacturers warranty. Also, for some products it's the only way to get coverage for damage you cause yourself.
As someone with great difficulty with my motor skills, extended warranties are a godsend. It helps me replace things I accidentally break when my hands do things I don't want them to (I drop things A LOT).
@@supergamergrill7734Apple excludes known issues with their products from warranty, literally on a whim. Apple is in fact one of the worst companies to try and get to fix your devices. What's even worse is there are many issues that Apple will fix under extended warranty, but only for specific models. Even if other models have literally the same exact problem.
'I'd love to tell you how many miles are on my VW golf but the odometer froze up at 289,733 about seventeen years ago............ Hello? Hello CarShield, you still there? . . hello ??? .. lol..
Most of these policies aren't worth the paper they're printed on. They make money by denying claims. Better to set aside an amount monthly for maintenance and possible future breakdowns.
@@airthrowDBT Not really. An extended visit at the hospital can cost hundreds of thousands, no one has that amount of money. For health, it's better to veto a good insurance and fight with the government to impose regulations that would improve them all across the board for the people that use them (like making it harder to deny a previously approved claim, something that has unfortunately resulted in people dying as hospitals didn't want to eat the costs the patient couldn't cover). Everyone heeds health insurance, not everyone needs car insurance.
@@hakayonder3396 You misunderstood what I said. Just like this scammy car insurance, health insurance makes profit from denying claims. Otherwise they wouldn't exist. Their business model is to find ways to say no. They tend to be more above board than these scumbags but their profit model is exactly the same.
From their point of view, if they don't try to avoid paying out, then scamming mechanics will abuse their service. One of the major problems with the insurance and warranty industry is that it has to take into account how people behave when they think they don't have to care about problems. A person who ignores a grinding noise from their driveshaft u-joints because they have insurance will incur a far higher repair bill than someone who gets stuff checked out right away. A person who's engine is running badly may ignore the problem until it becomes catastrophic because 'insurance will cover it.' Whenever you see a company doing bad things, you have to ask what would happen to the company if they didn't implement the bad practices. If this company was far less scammy, then you'd have UA-cam videos of people giving advice on how to abuse the system. People would be saying 'hey, if your engine starts knocking, just keep driving and these dupes will buy you a new engine lol.'
I have been a professional mechanic for 39 years; 26 of that in the retail auto repair business. Looking to retire in the next five years (not soon enough). Let me tell you how car shield, or any warranty determines if a component is covered. It all depends on a key phrase "causal part". A customer would expect that an engine would be covered by their warranty whether it is Car Shield, ESP, or even the factory warranty. It states right in the warranty booklet or paperwork that engines are covered, right? Not so fast. Engines don’t usually just fail; something makes them fail- this is the causal part that determines if a repair is covered or not. For example, what if the thermostat stuck closed causing the engine to overheat and go into nuclear meltdown. Most warranties would not cover a failed thermostat or any damage caused by it. Since the thermostat is the causal part, the engine failure would not be covered. Likewise, transmissions are covered by most warranties and transmissions do fail from time to time. But suppose you are driving along and the transmission blows a seal and dumps out all the fluid. This could ruin a transmission. However, seals are rarely covered by any warranty. You see where I am going with this? If the seal isn’t covered, the resulting transmission failure won’t be covered either. Whenever there is a warranty claim filed on a major component, Car Shield or any extended warranty will send an inspector to the shop to determine the cause of the failure. It doesn't matter what the mechanic says, the inspector gets the final say which determines whether or not the repair will be covered. These inspectors are trained to look for anything that could decline coverage - lack of maintenance, abuse, non-covered causal part. A customer doesn't stand a chance. Most reputable shops won't deal with extended warranties, in fact they really aren't supposed to be called " extended warranties" they are service contracts. If you have $100 a month (or whatever it costs) to spend on a service contract, put it in an account and save toward a major repair. You may never need it, but it will be there if you do. Take good care of your car; keep the maintenance done on time, don't ignore little problems until they become a big problem. Cars today are much more reliable than they used to be.
I inspect and do not make a determination or approval/denial. Just opinion and evidence. I hear a lot of things being covered that I wouldn't think SHOULD be covered (not involving car shield, of course).
@@Guillotines_For_Globalists You are right, I can't speak for all extended service plans since I have only dealt with a few. Many of them went out of business years ago and I spoke with an adjuster out of Phoenix who came right out and told me that if he approves too many major repairs, whether or not the claim is legitimate, he would find himself on the outside looking in. I would also agree that with a basic warranty from a manufacturer, some repairs are covered that shouldn't be. This is usually done within a dealership to take care of a customer who has purchased several vehicles over the years. Perhaps the customer went off-road and put a hole in the oil pan destroying the engine. The dealership service manager might find a way to cover the engine under warranty and keep a loyal customer happy. Auto manufacturers don't typically send out an inspector for expensive claims unless the dealership has an unusual amount of expensive warranty claims.
@@NonstickMilk True. However as I said I am not an adjuster, just an inspector. I do not approve or deny, although they will "occasionally" listen to my advice of course. I can think of one recently where a lady said "the wheel just fell off when I turned" and the wheel was cracked in multiple places, lower ball joint popped out. No way in hell that wheel got damaged from the ball joint failing first. But the shop later told me that the claim was approved, even though I mentioned that it was likely that there was a collision with a pot hole or kerb immediately beforehand. Not long ago I had another inspection where a lower control arm bolt sheared, but the wheel and tire were still in decent shape. In that case, I doubt there was a collision!
I've worked as a mechanic at several dealerships and a few private garages and have never heard of anyone having a good experience with Car Shield. Biggest rip-off ever. This crooked outfit should be shut down.
Is that the same Homer that goes against his stock brokers advice to sell his stock in pumpkins before Halloween because he thinks the price of pumpkins will peak sometime in November?
I love how the commercials have “customers” who say they saved $3000+ and it also says they’re a member since 2020. Well, say it’s $125/month, then that person has spent $4500 for 36 months (for ease of calculation), so they’re actually down $1500, lol.
You know something.. you're so right. About 2 years ago I dropped my homeowners insurance for similar reason. I've owned the home outright for 16 years. Its only required to pay homeowners if you have a payment. I continued paying homeowners insurance for 13 years after my house was paid off and the only claim filed was for an AC replacement when a tree fell on it. I paid them tens of thousands of dollars. The AC replacement was only $4000. So now, what I would have paid for the year on insurance, I put in savings in case something happens to house. I will just pay for it myself.
@@reenakemp9132maybe just get a lower premium with higher deductibles? I doubt you have another house money laying around if a actual disaster happens, if you do make sure that pile of money is available yet somehow earns interest…
Never buy a car warranty that lists what it covers. Only buy extended warranties that tell you what they DON'T cover. i.e. only buy exclusionary warrantees.
Also make sure you have evidence to prove that the problem you're having is a legitimate problem and not due to negligence on your part. That means you need to make sure to get problems checked out when they first become apparent. Ignoring rod knock until your engine throws a rod because 'insurance will cover it lol' isn't a smart idea. I don't like companies like this either but you have to remember that customers and mechanics aren't all angels either.
“Ice-T” made his living pretending to hate cops with his “song” Cop Killer, then made his living pretending to BE a cop on a TV show. Now he’s peddling a scam. ‘Nuff said.
new he's a nice upper middle class boy who parents were well paid professionals. And most of all, he's an entertainer and actor. He fakes for a living.
I'll play Devil's Advocate on this one. They have to worry about mechanics scamming them therefore they want mechanics and customers to have to fight to get repairs done so that there will be evidence that the customer is in the right for legal reasons. A scamming mechanic doesn't want to fight to get coverage since he can be sued by the company for fraud. Obviously this company wants happy customers but they don't want to get scammed in the process.
You mean like static premium life insurance like colonial life? Limited benefits for first two years and 600$ benefit after that. Only 9.95 A month. So you live 5 years and it cost what the benefit is!!
ALL private insurance is a racket, you can tell because they advertise so much. Imagine a socialized insurance for health, auto, life, medical, or home that did not have to advertise and then could pass all that savings on to the consumer. Private insurance companies spend most of their money on ads and legal fights so they can deny claims and don't have to pay out.
I had Carshield for 7 years and paid over 8000 dollars and never needed repairs on my Hyndai. I want my money back nuthfnuka. I couldve bought another car with that money
Cancelled my Car shield warranty within six months..... Whatever went wrong with my car I had to pay the dealership myself...The plan doesn't cover anything even though it advertised that they do...What a scam
ive heard a lawyer say that the carshield does everything they claim for the celebs cars so the spokespeople can say "welp carshield did it for me, so i dont see why they didnt for you." and cant be sued for false advertisement. Wonder if thats true.
My dad purchased two extended car warranty's, neither one was car shield, one in 2004 for a 99 Lincoln Continental, the other 2015 for a 04Jeep Cherokee. Both were 36,000 mile/3 year limited power train policies, on both policies he was able to get AAMCO transmission rebuilds, with the second policy being almost expired 33K miles/32 months. The first policy he paid $1150.00 and the second policy he paid $1700.00. Both policies he purchased through his credit union, now when he purchased Toyota vehicles (used) he never purchased the extended warranty (if he did, he would have lost money every time). Moral of story, if you purchase a Toyota, or Honda product do not get an extended warranty, if you purchase a used Chrysler/any German/Nissan/or other luxury car check with your credit union, or bank to see if they recommend one and DON'T MESS WITH ANYTHING FROM CAR SHIELD.
He probably also didn't abuse his cars. One of the major problems any company has when they provide automotive warranties is that customers will treat their stuff worse if they believe that they won't have to pay for the repairs. While honest customers likely do get the short end of the stick, the dishonest ones almost always do and deserve it.
@@FJRyder I understand how marketing works. I’m not referring to national channels. Im talking about local stations that are single market exclusive that cover local news and sports.
They love it. Some people call it a redistribution of wealth conspiracy, but whatever it is, they never have a problem when it comes to robbing the poor and giving to the rich. If they did, then Walmart would be banned for supporting communist China so much.
When I took my Silverado pickup into two dealers (over time)and asked the service managers about these 'coverages'...."totally worthless" and "a complete scam" were their responses.
Carshield more like scamshield..... Scott is doing gods work,protecting the poor/low income people from these thieves. Bravo Scott. Keep up the good work.
Yup and when Democrats try to push reform, you then have decades of Republican and conservative judges trying to undermine it. For example. the CFPB which is meant to prevent banks from taking advantage of people. It came into being after the 2007 financial meltdown and sub-prime mortgages. Conservatives have been trying to eradicate it. The attempts have been so brazen SCOTUS just spanked the 5th Circuit Court.
I've been telling folks about this crappy-ass service for years. I've also said on many occasions that celebs who push this garbage are sellouts, and need the money to survive because their careers are pathetic. I'm glad to see that my statements have been validated. I knew this crap was garbage and now you do too.
The crazy thing about celebrities is that if the averge Joe Schmo had as much money/assets as these Hollyweirdos have, we'd be living quite comfortably. Give me a simple milion bucks and the last thing I'm thinking about is buying a 10 bedroom mansion in the hills...
@@DragonAurorathat's somewhat true, but for a lot of regular people the more money we get the more we spend. That's why people who get an inheritance or win the lottery usually go broke.
Legally speaking, would it even matter if someone stole the title to a home? I feel like the fact that your name is on the mortgage, bills, registered with the bank, property taxes, etc, is much better proof of ownership than a piece of paper. And if you steal something, you don't own it. I didn't even know that title insurance existed until just now, so im genuinely confused about what it could be for.
@@dianep6791 that is what I suspected if this was some kind of rampant theft of home titles the outcry would be so great that the title companies would be forced to pay the insurance on stolen titles I think it would stop really quick
Mechanics around here will NOT accept carshield...they even warn not too waste your money. They have signs that say WE DO NOT HONOR OR ACCEPT CARSHIELD
Retired from 50 years in the car business, these are known as 3rd party warranties and are and have always been a total ripoff and usually leave people in worse shape than what they started with.
It also causes endless headaches for car repair shops. The people who buy these policies are lead to believe that they can just drop off their car at any repair shop and it will be repaired for no charge.
It seems the BBB was bought off. From Fox 4 (Kansas City): "A couple of years ago the greater St. Louis Better Business Bureau gave CarShield an *“F”* rating after it racked up more than a thousand complaints. CarShield, which is based outside of St. Louis in St. Charles County, sued the BBB. The case was settled out of court. If you search Carshield now on the BBB’s website, it shows an *“A”* rating"
BBB is a scam too. It's easier to make problematic complaints, like fraud or deceptive advertising, go away if you buy into it. When you're a member, it offers superficial credibility. When you're not, good luck self-litigating inaccurate claims of malfeasance (like charging someone for attempting to keep a rental car for a month or more on a 3 day rental contract without communication or extensions).
Thank you so much for calling this out! I got taken for a ride by car shield a few years ago when they wouldn’t cover my transmission repair even after being a member for months. They delayed and delayed with the shop and were unreachable at times. They came up with every excuse in the world to not fix it. Get this, the car shield adjuster even opened a locked compartment in my vehicle to look for things that might disqualify me. They had no reason not to cover it but simply in the end I was without my vehicle for 3-4 months and ended up having to just get my car back and sell it for scrap. Paid $80 a month and they took every penny and gave nothing in return. They are an absolute scam and big problem that needs to be shut down.
This reminds me of pet insurance. I'd rather put aside $125 per month into a savings account for car repairs, rather than give that money to a company that could deny to pay for my repairs in the future. And if I miss saving that $125 for a month or two, the entire account doesn't get taken away.
I work part time at an auto parts store. Most of the shops we sell to tell me they have no time for CarShield , won’t even look at it. They are busy fixing cars they can actually get paid for
@7:35 Scott, as someone who dabbles part-time in the entertainment business here in SoCal, I can tell you all of those "customers" are hired testimonial actors. They are given a script to study for roughly 1-3 days, and then orate it into the camera. Afterwards, the testimonial actors are paid anywhere from $1000 - $6000 for the gig. This is done in many industries, from food to automotive to medical. I could probably give you a full list of companies who do this routinely but I am sure you already know that. It's just a side-tangent many people do not know/think about.
@@653j521 Go ask the millions of customers who fell for it and have CarShield plans. He makes videos for the average person (them) not just master scam-awareness-advocates like yourself.🤡
If he wasn't so close to people in power the system would hate him. They hate when some escapes the hood life. Look at how much money they pour into that sort of culture to recruit young men.
I've always said that instead of using warranties, put $20 a month into a savings account for maintenance use. Warranties have loop holes, it covers this but not that. That way, there are no runarounds or surprises that are unexpected.👎
You have to know how to take their money. I own a shop and before I even make a claim and make sure to read what they cover then “adjust the claim” lol made them paid about 6k for a 2006 altima. They are not escaping under my watch
@@workingshlub8861 no their premium stays the same, that amount wasn’t all in one visit, it was within 3-5 months, i just do my best to make sure they don’t come with their bs and deny the claim.
Thank you, Scott! From the moment these car warranty companies like Car Shield first hit the scene, they smelled like a scam. There are what, 4 of these car warranty companies now? The other companies that have a similar odor are the home warranty companies. I am not the sharpest tool, but I avoid these like the plague.
I'm also in California and suffer thru their ads constantly. True, they're not offered in this state but if you catch the fine print that quickly appears, it says they "may refer you to another authorized warranty provider" which, at this point, I can only assume is even worse.
All extended warranty companies work the same, they immediately deny your claim as step 1 to see what you'll do. They've carefully estimated the percentage of people who will fight and weighed it against the cost of their own in-house representation, most people will accept the loss and walk away because hiring a lawyer is expensive and/or the value of the claim is less or equal to hiring legal representation. Don't ever buy extended warranty for new or used vehicle.
I don't understand why Tom Selleck needs to do reverse mortgage commercials. According to IMDB, he's done 293 episodes of Blue Bloods(I know, I couldn't believe it either). 293 episodes! He probably wipes his ass with hundred dollar bills.
Yeah, 293 episodes PLUS residuals on syndicated reruns that'll last the rest of his life. And he still whined he couldn't afford to keep up his ranch when CBS announced his shows' cancelation.
Tom Selleck is on my smack-you-in-your-lying-mouth list if I ever have the displeasure of seeing him. Reverse mortgages are predatory, plain and simple. I know from personal experience the scam nature of these and he is either a) stupid or b) a damn liar.
I saw the scam the first time I saw a commercial on TV. How do you make money selling insurance for repairs that are all but guaranteed to pop up at sometime in virtually every used car on the road. It's only a guess as to when these components will eventually fail, but they will fail.
So what do they actually cover as far as power train failure? So if a head gasket blows up or the engine shoots a piston into orbit; they’ll cover the several thousands of dollars it costs to repair that? Doubt it
I have heard that scenario happening to someone and the extended warranty person determined that the reason the engine sent the piston through the side was due to "lack of maintenance" of the previous owner so the repair under warranty wasn't covered. It is quite unbelievable that these companies even claim to be extended warranty because if a lack of maintenance of the prior owner causes denied claims, how can you warranty any part of the vehicle as the 2nd or 3rd owner? Usually the fine print says something that if maintenance was a factor in the failure, there's no coverage period. This has been interpreted to mean prior owners too. Since someone signed on the dotted line that is the coverage.
I have never trusted any type of extended warranty for vehicles, homes, or appliances. When I purchased my home, I received a complimentary 1 year home warranty that supposedly covered everything including appliances. The OTR microwave door handle broke off well within the warranty period but they wouldn't cover the claim stating the handle wasn't part of the microwave. They send me monthly letters trying to get me to "restart" my warranty. What a joke.
Ric Flair is a scammer dude he literally almost went bankrupt doing and energy drink ponzi sceme just like WWE is doing that prime ponzi sceme because Logan Paul himself is a walking ponzi sceme that is ruining the wrestling business because since he started wrestling other wrestlers are doing their own scamming
I hate insurance companies. 24 hrs road assistance is also quite a scam. I went to work a couple years ago, and when I returned to my car, parked a few blocks from work, I had been hit by someone in the rear left rim and fender. Not a lot of damage but the rear axel was bent quite a bit (front traction vehicle) it was just undrivable. I asked for towing, and they said that I had to file a police report first. WTH! I just needed to go home, and leave my car at the shop. Police repots take hours and it was pratty late. I just ended up paying for it myself. Cancelling the coverage the next day.
AAA doesn't do stuff like that. I've had AAA break into my car or tow my vehicles plenty of times and it ends up being cheaper paying for AAA than the various tows would've been.
The quality of auto insurance and road side assistance depends on the company. I have used GEICO for many years. Never had an issue with them, and I have had several claims. I had roadside assistance with BMW and had a blow out. Called BMW who sent a tow truck within an hour. The tow truck driver asked which BMW dealer I wanted the vehicle towed. No cost.
Celebrities don't need car shield they are rich enough to just replace the vehicle and they CS targets low Income people and older people on a fixed Income they are using that older generation guy to help push it off on older generation and use and celebrities to help push it and promote it CARS GO FAR and WHO DOES THAT a bunch of BULL SHIT don't get reeled in and don't get BAMBOOZLED even by our very own BLACK People of Celebrities Avoid the Lies protect prevent preserve your own well being 👎👎👎👎👎💯😎
I’ve seen people save themselves from $7k plus repairs from their extended warranty. It’s better to do your research on the model you are buying on common issues and see if the warranty is worth it.
From what I've read, "warranty" is inaccurate; they are service contracts (really non-service contracts). I've been burned by one of those companies which are notorious for denying claims and after making millions, closing shop and re-opening under a different name. Mechanics HATE them. What are you really purchasing with thousands of $? Only a promise which is ONLY as good as the integrity of the company. The celebrities who endorse phony products should be held liable.
My mom had an extended warranty. They wanted to deny a transmission replacement because they said the fluid wasn't checked. Luckily i had gone to get an oil change and they checked the transmission fluid levels and they were topped up. They reluctantly replaced the transmission. Only time one of these warranties actually paid off.
Celebrities' advice is accepted BECAUSE they are both recognized and assumed trustworthy. Legislation is needed to make them accountable for recommending shoddy or sleazy products. Pay an attorney for an hour or two to review the Carshield contract; chances are he'll say "forget about it".
I don't look for celebs to tell me anything, I read the small print of any documents before signing. I keep at least $5000 in my savings for emergencies. Adding $25 a month beats CarShield.
In one of the early seasons of Million Dollar Listing, one of the clients viewing a $25 million Malibu beach house was looking to buy a place for his 19 year old son who was attending UCLA. When they showed the father getting off of his private jet to view the house and sign the closing paperwork, I caught the tail number and looked it up. It was registered to the Texas company the father owned that advertised on TV, nationwide, selling that pseudo-not-quite insurance health plan that really only gets you a discount if you pay out of pocket, from a limited number of doctors. Sort of the same way that this pseudo auto warranty really only gets you discounted oil changes and alignments. The guy was making so much money selling a discount membership card to people who thought they were buying healthcare coverage. He didn't care that his son could easily live on campus in a dorm when he could afford to buy a twenty million dollar multi level five bedroom beach house for the kid.
No insurance company ever wants to pay out. They’ll take your money no doubt but getting what you pay for youll have to fight tooth and nail. Then if they do end up paying they’ll price you out or drop you from being insured.
One other trick I heard they do is when something goes wrong, you have to pay a mechanic to diagnose and possibly tear apart your vehicle. THEN, they will decide IF and HOW MUCH they might pay you.
Why do Americans buy extended warranties on brand new cars? In Australia, you get a 5-10 year manufacturers warranty that covers literally everything apart from consumables (tyres, brakes, etc) and it’s transferable if you sell the car. I’m literally mind blown seeing people in America buy a brand new $50,000 car, then add a $4000 warranty.
Because in America, everyone starts screaming “THAT’S COMMUNISM!” whenever there’s a good idea to help people. So the general public is primed for spending money needlessly.
I see the ads on non-cable TV. I don't know the company's name but another company is offering extended warranties on home appliances. Which I assume is also a scam.
Probably American Home Shield. We had them for the first few years of owning an older home, then realized we were better off just replacing appliances ourselves with what we wanted, rather than what was cheapest for them.
I was wondering why they advertised here in California, so glad that law is in place to protect consumers. Their small print at the end of the commercial says they would "recommend" other companies within the state; it all sounds like bad news all around. Thanks for the informative video!
It's not just Car Shield that looks for any way to not pay. I bought a remanufactured engine and installed it myself. It had a 3 year warranty, unlimited mileage. The head gasket blew within 2 years. Sent the obviously warped head in and they said nothing was wrong. I ended up selling the car to the shop for $500 because the incurred a big cost for the tear down.
I like watching Star Trek the old 1960s one Captain Kirk and Car Shield advertises on H&I all the time. All the old channels with the old TV shows that's where they like to advertise and scam old people.
@@ShaferScott I also watched all the other Star Trek shows Deep Space Nine is my second favorite. I do have some episodes I like from the other shots like Voyagers ending with the Borg was good. And Enterprise second last episode with the parallel universe with the evil Star Fleet.
My dad is 58 years old and almost fell for a retirement scam that is promoted on TV fuck celebrities for scamming old people like people 58 and older always end up falling for them scams
Hopefully CarShield's legal team won't pull a "Bridget": ua-cam.com/video/FmRNxlDpy98/v-deo.html
good luck if they try, i already downloaded this video
I was in the middle of watching this earlier this afternoon when suddenly it stopped and was marked as private.
May I assume some threat was delivered?
@@laldagorth audio was messed up, had to fix it
Yeah they've had "A retired NBA player and pro wrestler" in their tv ads as well
Why does everyone forget that Ice T is a convicted murderer who for some unknown reason only served like 3 years of a life sentence for being involved in and committing dozens of gang murders? Then right after he got released for unknown reasons he instantly got a job as an actor in Hollywood.
I bought an extended warranty with a used car at a dealership years ago. The transmission went out, and I made a claim. The claim was denied because they said the car I bought was never eligible for said warranty because of the mileage. I say "no problem, just refund me all the premiums I paid since it was never valid". Again they said no, which is literally theft. I lawyered up and they settled.
Hopefully they settled with what you paid and some more
@@DMalltheway 3x.
@@Cucumberflavoredmustard You da man!
@@Cucumberflavoredmustard You da man!
@@Cucumberflavoredmustard You’re the man!
I’m the owner of an auto repair shop and we do not accept carshield at all
accept?
I don't blame you.
When I used to work at pepboys they would except it, however they didn't like the program at all.
@@princeismypitbull5432
no, it is a scam, they never pay out
Ditto
My mom advised her sister to stop paying Carshield years ago because “If you’ve got money for Carshield then you can just put it away for a repair” and now she has an emergency fund instead of paying for Carshield
Common sense is not so common.
Good idea.
Dumbest idea I’ve heard
@@geraldstephens6612if you think that’s a good idea I have some magic bean if you want them, example you buy a vehicle 2 months from now the engine breaks you’re gonna have 5000 plus to repair it ?
Make sense
HOME WARRANTY IS A SCAM. I was a paid agent. My job was to deny claims.
Thank you for confirming this. I always felt Home Warranties are a scam from the few times I reached out to them.
I was an in-home senior caregiver for a few years and had to watch a LOT of ads for this, Colonial Penn, and reverse mortgages among other predatory garbage.
Your videos are therapy
Yes, better off selling your house sell all your stuff buy an RV live in Scottsdale or out there in Arizona during the winter and go north during the summer and have money to live on🎉🎉
As a service advisor at a mechanics shop, I fucking HATE CARSHIELD. And Car Advise. Getting them to approve crucial work is so excruciatingly painful. “Oh this car needs a radiator bc it’s overheating? Nah. Denied”. Fuck these guys.
"Just, like, breathe into the radiator."
Do they ever approve any work ?
@@MultiClassof2010 not without spending a LOT of time and wasted energy either typing notes back and forth in the computer or on the phone. I swear they don’t know anything about cars.
@@thearousedeunuch “just slap flex seal on it and send it”
@@mayav927 same goal as certain health insurances fights and slowness - cap the max lose, and keep pressing to save more.
Celebrity endorsements have the exact opposite of the desired effect on me. When a celebrity pitches me a product, I know at an instant never to buy it.
It also makes me avoid there work.
Same here and for me the same goes for influencers pushing products each week especially skin products!
I guess no Cheerios for you then😊
@@didralamond8145 And for strangers who post here. Their opinions are junk, too.
THE PERSON/CELEBRITY IS HUNGRY, THE HAVE FAILED AND THEY ARE STARVING,...
I never understood why people buy into celebrity-endorsed products. Even as a kid, I had enough sense to know that if a famous person is selling something, I should think twice before buying it.
I agree but I also think we should be able to live in a world where those who are less intelligent won't get scammed by crooks with nothing done to stop it. It would be a reasonable product for some people if it wasn't a scam. If someone knew they were to weak to save but could pay that monthly bill automatically and be covered that would be good. But no. We live in a world where everyone is out to steal and cheat and take advantage. I hate this world.
Of course if it was a legit company then in this world the ball would fall the other way and the sorry ass scammer customers and mechanics would be stealing them blind with fake claims and the like. So there's no way to win.
The only way is the right way and what people should do all along is to save up for a rainy day. Good luck on that happening too right? Some just can't and many others just won't. Sometimes it rains too long and even those who did get wiped out. Sad world. How much better things could be for everyone if we didn't spend all our money on weapons and wars and other wastes. But you gotta do that too because if you don't the other assholes will and then what? Life sucks.
Famous people are like the government in the sense that you should do the opposite of what they say
There are gullible people out there that these companies take advantage of.
Now it’s UA-cam influencers flogging shoddy merchandise or outright scams
You only knew that "as a kid", because an adult probably told you so.
My son was sold an extended warranty on a 12 year old used car. It was $2750 added to the price. The first paragraph of the one page legal size contract stated all that it covered, the rest of it stated what and how things were not covered. He was given a pill to put in his radiator and told he had to change the oil every 3000 and have a shop documentation.
On the way home the car died. Towed back to the dealership they got it running. Within about 30 days the engine seized up. The shop determined that the engine rear main seal failed. Contract states in a tiny font, “Engine failure due to loss of fluid is not covered.” I spoke with mechanic s that said about 95% of the major repairs they do are because of loss of fluid.
I lived in Missouri, the car died 2 days before he went on a 6 month deployment. The dealers “shop” claimed he abandoned it 3 days later and had it towed. I had the towing company store it and told them I’d be there in 30 days.
Car fax showed it was a fleet vehicle that was assigned to New Orleans at the time of a major hurricane and was registered in a neutral state a year later then sold in a third state. I researched state and federal contract and auto sales laws and went to the dealership with 100 pages of references. The negotiations were short when I pointed out they would lose their license to sell. The contract was not counter signed and was a sized down copy making the font size illegal for contracts. The dealership returned the $12,000+ purchase price and I had to sign a NDA on my son’s behalf. That didn’t stop me from updating the Carfax and notifying the state police of their antics.
The dealership said, “The warranty is third party and you have to mediate in Nevada.”
I said, “your company sold this faulty product in this state and this state saws I can sue your dealership if you don’t make this right. I’ll start by contacting local and national news. The manager called the owner who authorized a full refund. The gal in the finance office smiled when she handed the check to me and said, “It’s about time someone got a refund for these crappy deals.”
I’m not sure why one person on this thread or even one of the narrators of the famous anti car shield ads doesn’t simply come together with everyone else, go to the Federal Trade Commission and then set the stage to file a multi class action lawsuit against car shield
You should have done what my son did when he seized the engine on my Windstar for not watching the oil level like I told him - put nice fresh oil in it before calling me for a ride and tow. Damned thing was right on the full and cleaner than it was when it came out of the bottle. I had to laugh at the effort..
Jesus, that is crazy :O
"He was given a pill to put in his radiator"
That was your first clue right there.
Shame on them for taking advantage of both you and your son.
I'm sorry that happened to the both of you, jay.
@@emperorremus8409 wait what was the point of the pill?
Buying an extended warranty on ANY product is a complete waste of money.
Not really, if the extended warranty actually does what it says it does. Like apple’s extended warranty seems great
@@supergamergrill7734nah someone did that math and found that by selling the extensions they make more money. I’m simple terms, the odds that you’ll need a repair in the covered time frame are much much lower than the odds that you will.
I actually disagree. Some extended warranties actually cover the same thing as the manufacturers warranty. Also, for some products it's the only way to get coverage for damage you cause yourself.
As someone with great difficulty with my motor skills, extended warranties are a godsend. It helps me replace things I accidentally break when my hands do things I don't want them to (I drop things A LOT).
@@supergamergrill7734Apple excludes known issues with their products from warranty, literally on a whim. Apple is in fact one of the worst companies to try and get to fix your devices.
What's even worse is there are many issues that Apple will fix under extended warranty, but only for specific models. Even if other models have literally the same exact problem.
"We've Been Trying To Reach You About Your Car's Extended Warranty"
God damn it, not here.... I thought I was safe here
@@isaacbrown4506 LOL!!!
"To let you know that your claim was denied"
How did you get this number?
Car shield.
'I'd love to tell you how many miles are on my VW golf but the odometer froze up at 289,733 about seventeen years ago............
Hello? Hello CarShield, you still there? . . hello ??? .. lol..
Most of these policies aren't worth the paper they're printed on. They make money by denying claims. Better to set aside an amount monthly for maintenance and possible future breakdowns.
This is the way. The same can be said fot health insurance.
@@airthrowDBT Not really. An extended visit at the hospital can cost hundreds of thousands, no one has that amount of money. For health, it's better to veto a good insurance and fight with the government to impose regulations that would improve them all across the board for the people that use them (like making it harder to deny a previously approved claim, something that has unfortunately resulted in people dying as hospitals didn't want to eat the costs the patient couldn't cover). Everyone heeds health insurance, not everyone needs car insurance.
@@hakayonder3396 You misunderstood what I said. Just like this scammy car insurance, health insurance makes profit from denying claims. Otherwise they wouldn't exist. Their business model is to find ways to say no. They tend to be more above board than these scumbags but their profit model is exactly the same.
From their point of view, if they don't try to avoid paying out, then scamming mechanics will abuse their service. One of the major problems with the insurance and warranty industry is that it has to take into account how people behave when they think they don't have to care about problems. A person who ignores a grinding noise from their driveshaft u-joints because they have insurance will incur a far higher repair bill than someone who gets stuff checked out right away. A person who's engine is running badly may ignore the problem until it becomes catastrophic because 'insurance will cover it.'
Whenever you see a company doing bad things, you have to ask what would happen to the company if they didn't implement the bad practices. If this company was far less scammy, then you'd have UA-cam videos of people giving advice on how to abuse the system. People would be saying 'hey, if your engine starts knocking, just keep driving and these dupes will buy you a new engine lol.'
Especially if you’re paying $120 a month. It’d simply not be worth it.
I have been a professional mechanic for 39 years; 26 of that in the retail auto repair business. Looking to retire in the next five years (not soon enough).
Let me tell you how car shield, or any warranty determines if a component is covered. It all depends on a key phrase "causal part". A customer would expect that an engine would be covered by their warranty whether it is Car Shield, ESP, or even the factory warranty. It states right in the warranty booklet or paperwork that engines are covered, right? Not so fast.
Engines don’t usually just fail; something makes them fail- this is the causal part that determines if a repair is covered or not. For example, what if the thermostat stuck closed causing the engine to overheat and go into nuclear meltdown. Most warranties would not cover a failed thermostat or any damage caused by it. Since the thermostat is the causal part, the engine failure would not be covered.
Likewise, transmissions are covered by most warranties and transmissions do fail from time to time. But suppose you are driving along and the transmission blows a seal and dumps out all the fluid. This could ruin a transmission. However, seals are rarely covered by any warranty. You see where I am going with this?
If the seal isn’t covered, the resulting transmission failure won’t be covered either.
Whenever there is a warranty claim filed on a major component, Car Shield or any extended warranty will send an inspector to the shop to determine the cause of the failure. It doesn't matter what the mechanic says, the inspector gets the final say which determines whether or not the repair will be covered. These inspectors are trained to look for anything that could decline coverage - lack of maintenance, abuse, non-covered causal part. A customer doesn't stand a chance.
Most reputable shops won't deal with extended warranties, in fact they really aren't supposed to be called " extended warranties" they are service contracts.
If you have $100 a month (or whatever it costs) to spend on a service contract, put it in an account and save toward a major repair. You may never need it, but it will be there if you do. Take good care of your car; keep the maintenance done on time, don't ignore little problems until they become a big problem. Cars today are much more reliable than they used to be.
Thanks for this
I inspect and do not make a determination or approval/denial. Just opinion and evidence. I hear a lot of things being covered that I wouldn't think SHOULD be covered (not involving car shield, of course).
Your explanation is the best I've read.
@@Guillotines_For_Globalists You are right, I can't speak for all extended service plans since I have only dealt with a few. Many of them went out of business years ago and I spoke with an adjuster out of Phoenix who came right out and told me that if he approves too many major repairs, whether or not the claim is legitimate, he would find himself on the outside looking in.
I would also agree that with a basic warranty from a manufacturer, some repairs are covered that shouldn't be. This is usually done within a dealership to take care of a customer who has purchased several vehicles over the years. Perhaps the customer went off-road and put a hole in the oil pan destroying the engine. The dealership service manager might find a way to cover the engine under warranty and keep a loyal customer happy. Auto manufacturers don't typically send out an inspector for expensive claims unless the dealership has an unusual amount of expensive warranty claims.
@@NonstickMilk True. However as I said I am not an adjuster, just an inspector. I do not approve or deny, although they will "occasionally" listen to my advice of course. I can think of one recently where a lady said "the wheel just fell off when I turned" and the wheel was cracked in multiple places, lower ball joint popped out. No way in hell that wheel got damaged from the ball joint failing first. But the shop later told me that the claim was approved, even though I mentioned that it was likely that there was a collision with a pot hole or kerb immediately beforehand.
Not long ago I had another inspection where a lower control arm bolt sheared, but the wheel and tire were still in decent shape. In that case, I doubt there was a collision!
I could never endorse a product that was bad with the reputation of Car Shield. Shame on Ice T for endorsing this product.
not just ice t there are a lot of celebs that endorse this garbage.
@@danielcorreard3746 I agree.
His silcone hoooker needs more plastic. Car shield Pays for that
Celebrities are nothing but whores.
money talks. They ain't going to back down from it. Even a lot of youtubers have no problem endorsing shit products.
I've worked as a mechanic at several dealerships and a few private garages and have never heard of anyone having a good experience with Car Shield. Biggest rip-off ever. This crooked outfit should be shut down.
If its good enough for Vivica then its good enough for me! 😊
@skimanfree1073
Vivica still capping about what a man has gotta do for her to marry him at her age of 60 ..🙄
Why pay for just the car Repair when you can also pay Car Shield to do nothing
@@JDeadwyler When she was 30 I would have walked over the Grand Canyon on fishing wire to marry her
😂😂😂😂😂@@JDeadwyler
Homer Simpson once said "Extended warrenty HOW CAN I LOSE!?!?"
😂😂😂😂😂😂
After having a crayon re-inserted in his brain lol.
Is that the same Homer that goes against his stock brokers advice to sell his stock in pumpkins before Halloween because he thinks the price of pumpkins will peak sometime in November?
I love how the commercials have “customers” who say they saved $3000+ and it also says they’re a member since 2020. Well, say it’s $125/month, then that person has spent $4500 for 36 months (for ease of calculation), so they’re actually down $1500, lol.
You know something.. you're so right. About 2 years ago I dropped my homeowners insurance for similar reason. I've owned the home outright for 16 years. Its only required to pay homeowners if you have a payment. I continued paying homeowners insurance for 13 years after my house was paid off and the only claim filed was for an AC replacement when a tree fell on it. I paid them tens of thousands of dollars. The AC replacement was only $4000.
So now, what I would have paid for the year on insurance, I put in savings in case something happens to house. I will just pay for it myself.
@@reenakemp9132maybe just get a lower premium with higher deductibles? I doubt you have another house money laying around if a actual disaster happens, if you do make sure that pile of money is available yet somehow earns interest…
@@reenakemp9132 i thought home insurance was mainly for if you had a fire and u lose everything. or maybe a roof leak
@@reenakemp9132 Homeowner's insurance also covers liability. It's a good idea to keep that in force.
Yes yes yes exactly lol 👍👍
Never buy a car warranty that lists what it covers. Only buy extended warranties that tell you what they DON'T cover. i.e. only buy exclusionary warrantees.
Also make sure you have evidence to prove that the problem you're having is a legitimate problem and not due to negligence on your part. That means you need to make sure to get problems checked out when they first become apparent. Ignoring rod knock until your engine throws a rod because 'insurance will cover it lol' isn't a smart idea. I don't like companies like this either but you have to remember that customers and mechanics aren't all angels either.
“Ice-T” made his living pretending to hate cops with his “song” Cop Killer, then made his living pretending to BE a cop on a TV show. Now he’s peddling a scam. ‘Nuff said.
new he's a nice upper middle class boy who parents were well paid professionals. And most of all, he's an entertainer and actor. He fakes for a living.
what a standup guy should spend a few nights in the "hood" they would straighten him out
True clown 🤡😊
As a senior, my wife & I tire of shysters insulting our intelligence. We're old now but never stupid or gullible.
I watch “South Main Auto” on UA-cam religiously and he always says these extended warranty companies decline everything.
I'll play Devil's Advocate on this one. They have to worry about mechanics scamming them therefore they want mechanics and customers to have to fight to get repairs done so that there will be evidence that the customer is in the right for legal reasons. A scamming mechanic doesn't want to fight to get coverage since he can be sued by the company for fraud. Obviously this company wants happy customers but they don't want to get scammed in the process.
@@ryelor123
Are you a Car Shield shill? You keep posting the same thing. "People bad, company should rip them off!!".
@@markwilliams2620 carshield is a ripoff....
Big nasty with get that wheel bearing out right, carsheild will claim the service was done incorrectly 😂
@@ryelor123 "This company wants happy customer"
Do you think Car Shield is an idol agency or something?
Any company that CONSTANTLY advertises should be approached with caution!
You mean like static premium life insurance like colonial life? Limited benefits for first two years and 600$ benefit after that. Only 9.95 A month. So you live 5 years and it cost what the benefit is!!
ALL private insurance is a racket, you can tell because they advertise so much. Imagine a socialized insurance for health, auto, life, medical, or home that did not have to advertise and then could pass all that savings on to the consumer. Private insurance companies spend most of their money on ads and legal fights so they can deny claims and don't have to pay out.
I had Carshield for 7 years and paid over 8000 dollars and never needed repairs on my Hyndai. I want my money back nuthfnuka. I couldve bought another car with that money
@@AdamPfundt Not all. Wild overgeneralizations help no one and make you look ridiculous.
🤔 Especially when it’s only done at a 3:00 AM time slot
Know what’s crazy is that health insurance in the US does all this stuff in broad daylight and it’s just accepted as normal.
💯
YUP...in fact ALL insurance.
Cancelled my Car shield warranty within six months..... Whatever went wrong with my car I had to pay the dealership myself...The plan doesn't cover anything even though it advertised that they do...What a scam
These celebs don't realize how their credibility is affected by these ads...I've lost faith in all of those celebs
ive heard a lawyer say that the carshield does everything they claim for the celebs cars so the spokespeople can say "welp carshield did it for me, so i dont see why they didnt for you." and cant be sued for false advertisement. Wonder if thats true.
Ice T and Vivica Fox make me sick.
Me too.
Me too 😅
Vivica almost had me convinced
@@dougboyer5829 I can’t lie me too until I saw the UA-cam videos.
I like the way Vivica dances around like she's making fun of the product. I laugh! The Ice man guy... I change the channel quickly.
My dad purchased two extended car warranty's, neither one was car shield, one in 2004 for a 99 Lincoln Continental, the other 2015 for a 04Jeep Cherokee. Both were 36,000 mile/3 year limited power train policies, on both policies he was able to get AAMCO transmission rebuilds, with the second policy being almost expired 33K miles/32 months. The first policy he paid $1150.00 and the second policy he paid $1700.00. Both policies he purchased through his credit union, now when he purchased Toyota vehicles (used) he never purchased the extended warranty (if he did, he would have lost money every time). Moral of story, if you purchase a Toyota, or Honda product do not get an extended warranty, if you purchase a used Chrysler/any German/Nissan/or other luxury car check with your credit union, or bank to see if they recommend one and DON'T MESS WITH ANYTHING FROM CAR SHIELD.
Toyotas are usually pretty easy to work on outside of something major.
He probably also didn't abuse his cars. One of the major problems any company has when they provide automotive warranties is that customers will treat their stuff worse if they believe that they won't have to pay for the repairs. While honest customers likely do get the short end of the stick, the dishonest ones almost always do and deserve it.
Never buy from banks services contracts it’s a nightmare, it’s pretty much the samething as carshield
Scott is UA-cam Batman
Thanks Stan
Pretty insulting, don’t compare him to a billionaire
@@cashnelson2306 fair... except Batman seems like he probably does more good than any other billionaire ever has
A Batman that doesn't understand marketing. When a company places an ad on CNN they don't pay for individual states that ad gets played in. 😂😅😂
@@FJRyder I understand how marketing works. I’m not referring to national channels. Im talking about local stations that are single market exclusive that cover local news and sports.
It is a shame that the US government allows companies like this to operate, man, this system sucks.
i see quite a similarity between car shield and the us govt.
They are too busy trying to set up Tru'mp instead of doing their job.
They love it. Some people call it a redistribution of wealth conspiracy, but whatever it is, they never have a problem when it comes to robbing the poor and giving to the rich. If they did, then Walmart would be banned for supporting communist China so much.
This is small potatoes compared to the shenanigans within the health insurance industry.
@@ldisc66 Government mandates health insurance. Government mandates car insurance. Scammers protecting scammers.
When I took my Silverado pickup into two dealers (over time)and asked the service managers about these 'coverages'...."totally worthless" and "a complete scam" were their responses.
Love the company’s reply, we investigated ourselves and found that we did nothing wrong.
Carshield more like scamshield.....
Scott is doing gods work,protecting the poor/low income people from these thieves.
Bravo Scott. Keep up the good work.
If you can’t trust ice cube, who can you trust.
In the US there is a long line of businesses willing to take advantage of the poor and less financially sophisticated.
Yup and when Democrats try to push reform, you then have decades of Republican and conservative judges trying to undermine it. For example. the CFPB which is meant to prevent banks from taking advantage of people. It came into being after the 2007 financial meltdown and sub-prime mortgages. Conservatives have been trying to eradicate it. The attempts have been so brazen SCOTUS just spanked the 5th Circuit Court.
And a longer line of public officials willing to look the other way
It's way worse overseas
@@mountainmamma1643ong lol people dont even say nun about that but some goof from india is gonna talk crazy on Americans lol
As well the un mechanically inclined.
It's a good general rule of thumb to never buy anything from a company that advertises on cable tv.
Or radio.
I've been telling folks about this crappy-ass service for years. I've also said on many occasions that celebs who push this garbage are sellouts, and need the money to survive because their careers are pathetic. I'm glad to see that my statements have been validated. I knew this crap was garbage and now you do too.
The crazy thing about celebrities is that if the averge Joe Schmo had as much money/assets as these Hollyweirdos have, we'd be living quite comfortably. Give me a simple milion bucks and the last thing I'm thinking about is buying a 10 bedroom mansion in the hills...
@@DragonAurora That's because you've reached the age of maturity. Doing stupid stuff is behind you now.
@@DragonAurorathat's somewhat true, but for a lot of regular people the more money we get the more we spend. That's why people who get an inheritance or win the lottery usually go broke.
@@SonicBoomC98 They need to learn who Dave Ramsey is.
You should do one of these on Home Title Lock. I’m in Law Enforcement and have never seen a home title successfully stolen.
I was wondering about this as well: home title lock and car shield are advertised on the same radio station I listen to - coincidence?
Legecy Box scam to.
Legally speaking, would it even matter if someone stole the title to a home? I feel like the fact that your name is on the mortgage, bills, registered with the bank, property taxes, etc, is much better proof of ownership than a piece of paper. And if you steal something, you don't own it.
I didn't even know that title insurance existed until just now, so im genuinely confused about what it could be for.
I called my home insurance agent after watching a early morning infomercial on home title theft. He told me it doesn't happen, it's a scam.
@@dianep6791 that is what I suspected if this was some kind of rampant theft of home titles the outcry would be so great that the title companies would be forced to pay the insurance on stolen titles I think it would stop really quick
Mechanics around here will NOT accept carshield...they even warn not too waste your money. They have signs that say WE DO NOT HONOR OR ACCEPT CARSHIELD
Retired from 50 years in the car business, these are known as 3rd party warranties and are and have always been a total ripoff and usually leave people in worse shape than what they started with.
It also causes endless headaches for car repair shops. The people who buy these policies are lead to believe that they can just drop off their car at any repair shop and it will be repaired for no charge.
I’m grateful for these so-called celebrity endorsements because they instantaneously inform me that they are always totally ignorable.
I'm always amazed that people don't do research on companies with the BBB first and blindly trust tv ads.
Those same people also VOTE based on political ads. Scary isn't it?
It seems the BBB was bought off. From Fox 4 (Kansas City): "A couple of years ago the greater St. Louis Better Business Bureau gave CarShield an *“F”* rating after it racked up more than a thousand complaints. CarShield, which is based outside of St. Louis in St. Charles County, sued the BBB. The case was settled out of court. If you search Carshield now on the BBB’s website, it shows an *“A”* rating"
BBB is a scam too. It's easier to make problematic complaints, like fraud or deceptive advertising, go away if you buy into it. When you're a member, it offers superficial credibility. When you're not, good luck self-litigating inaccurate claims of malfeasance (like charging someone for attempting to keep a rental car for a month or more on a 3 day rental contract without communication or extensions).
Thank you so much for calling this out! I got taken for a ride by car shield a few years ago when they wouldn’t cover my transmission repair even after being a member for months. They delayed and delayed with the shop and were unreachable at times. They came up with every excuse in the world to not fix it. Get this, the car shield adjuster even opened a locked compartment in my vehicle to look for things that might disqualify me. They had no reason not to cover it but simply in the end I was without my vehicle for 3-4 months and ended up having to just get my car back and sell it for scrap. Paid $80 a month and they took every penny and gave nothing in return. They are an absolute scam and big problem that needs to be shut down.
WE got burned by a Home Shield type warranty some years back. Their guy broke out AC and then they refused to pay to fix it. These are scams.
This reminds me of pet insurance. I'd rather put aside $125 per month into a savings account for car repairs, rather than give that money to a company that could deny to pay for my repairs in the future. And if I miss saving that $125 for a month or two, the entire account doesn't get taken away.
I work part time at an auto parts store. Most of the shops we sell to tell me they have no time for CarShield , won’t even look at it. They are busy fixing cars they can actually get paid for
Remember actors lie for a living.
My mom got fooled by Car Shield. She was so mad when they try to charge her $99.95
Expensive education but valuable to her and her family.
@7:35 Scott, as someone who dabbles part-time in the entertainment business here in SoCal, I can tell you all of those "customers" are hired testimonial actors. They are given a script to study for roughly 1-3 days, and then orate it into the camera. Afterwards, the testimonial actors are paid anywhere from $1000 - $6000 for the gig. This is done in many industries, from food to automotive to medical. I could probably give you a full list of companies who do this routinely but I am sure you already know that. It's just a side-tangent many people do not know/think about.
I'm aware of that. in most cases its suppose to be based off a real testimonies but portrayed by actors on camera.
Is there anyone here who doesn't know that?
@@653j521 Go ask the millions of customers who fell for it and have CarShield plans. He makes videos for the average person (them) not just master scam-awareness-advocates like yourself.🤡
Ice tea was a prisoner, pimp, rapper, then actor. Who would take any advice from that man?
He's rich as hell, too. He started a record company, and he has connections in the industry to get musical artists.
He was also in the Army. Interesting that you left that one out. 🧐
Sounds about white lol
If he wasn't so close to people in power the system would hate him. They hate when some escapes the hood life. Look at how much money they pour into that sort of culture to recruit young men.
LOL. He knows how to get that bread though.
There should be a class action lawsuit against the celebrities for false advertising!
Not celebs fault. They got paid to act. The companies are sleeze.
There should be a class action lawsuit filed against car shield for false advertising and misrepresentation.
@richardbostwick5515 Our government is in on the scam though.
I've always said that instead of using warranties, put $20 a month into a savings account for maintenance use. Warranties have loop holes, it covers this but not that. That way, there are no runarounds or surprises that are unexpected.👎
Yeah I'm not sure why people don't just save their money instead of paying monthly fees
why would a company even take the risk of insuring a Chrysler
They just want your card number. They don't intend to pay any repairs
You have to know how to take their money. I own a shop and before I even make a claim and make sure to read what they cover then “adjust the claim” lol made them paid about 6k for a 2006 altima. They are not escaping under my watch
Lmaoooo you dropped this: 👑
do they punish the customer with higher premium after the job?? more power if you can get more out of them but they make it up some way.
@@workingshlub8861 no their premium stays the same, that amount wasn’t all in one visit, it was within 3-5 months, i just do my best to make sure they don’t come with their bs and deny the claim.
If a product needs endorsements and excessive advertising that is beyond informational are both huge red flags.
The celebs should be ashamed of themselves, but also any broadcast network or independent station should not be allowed to run Carshield commercials.
They do exactly what every other insurance company has done forever. Maximize premiums, minimize claims.
Thank you, Scott! From the moment these car warranty companies like Car Shield first hit the scene, they smelled like a scam. There are what, 4 of these car warranty companies now? The other companies that have a similar odor are the home warranty companies. I am not the sharpest tool, but I avoid these like the plague.
I'm also in California and suffer thru their ads constantly. True, they're not offered in this state but if you catch the fine print that quickly appears, it says they "may refer you to another authorized warranty provider" which, at this point, I can only assume is even worse.
I hate Carvana ads the most though they always run on South Park like every 5 seconds
All extended warranty companies work the same, they immediately deny your claim as step 1 to see what you'll do. They've carefully estimated the percentage of people who will fight and weighed it against the cost of their own in-house representation, most people will accept the loss and walk away because hiring a lawyer is expensive and/or the value of the claim is less or equal to hiring legal representation. Don't ever buy extended warranty for new or used vehicle.
They won’t sue you because the information they don’t want people to see will be public record.
Thank God I know how to fix my own vehicle.
20 years ago I picked up a Haynes manual and fixed my truck myself...
never looked back
Yeah, cause we all own those tools, lifts, etc in our garage....
I don't understand why Tom Selleck needs to do reverse mortgage commercials. According to IMDB, he's done 293 episodes of Blue Bloods(I know, I couldn't believe it either). 293 episodes! He probably wipes his ass with hundred dollar bills.
Because he’s a tool.
Yachts aren’t cheap.
Yeah, 293 episodes PLUS residuals on syndicated reruns that'll last the rest of his life. And he still whined he couldn't afford to keep up his ranch when CBS announced his shows' cancelation.
Tom Selleck is on my smack-you-in-your-lying-mouth list if I ever have the displeasure of seeing him. Reverse mortgages are predatory, plain and simple. I know from personal experience the scam nature of these and he is either a) stupid or b) a damn liar.
Wealth only fuels greed....it's a cycle.
Finally got that darn mosquito
Sleeper agent sent by Bridget to monitor me.
@@ShaferScott Bridget Fonda? Didn't age well!
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the new zealand one? or one of the canadian ones? or the ones in the de hallivand museum
TV STATIONS NEED TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR AIRING CRAP LIKE CAR SHIELD!!!!!
We cover all your cars breakdowns except Engine, brakes, transmission, suspension, electrical, power steering, window roller-uppers...
Carshield, legal gambling.... May as well bring back cigarette commercials.
Companies pay for ads. It's up to consumers to do due diligence to protect themselves against scams.
@@gayleday861 People like you make the world a worse place.
@@gayleday861 Accepting evils just because "that's the way it is" makes you complicit in said evils. Shame on you.
I saw the scam the first time I saw a commercial on TV. How do you make money selling insurance for repairs that are all but guaranteed to pop up at sometime in virtually every used car on the road. It's only a guess as to when these components will eventually fail, but they will fail.
So what do they actually cover as far as power train failure? So if a head gasket blows up or the engine shoots a piston into orbit; they’ll cover the several thousands of dollars it costs to repair that? Doubt it
They won’t even cover a missing cap for your tire’s valve stem I bet.
I have heard that scenario happening to someone and the extended warranty person determined that the reason the engine sent the piston through the side was due to "lack of maintenance" of the previous owner so the repair under warranty wasn't covered.
It is quite unbelievable that these companies even claim to be extended warranty because if a lack of maintenance of the prior owner causes denied claims, how can you warranty any part of the vehicle as the 2nd or 3rd owner?
Usually the fine print says something that if maintenance was a factor in the failure, there's no coverage period. This has been interpreted to mean prior owners too. Since someone signed on the dotted line that is the coverage.
The only thing they cover is their ass.
A guy I worked with destroyed an engine because of a broken valve stem. Car shield claimed it was normal wear and didn't cover it.
Dude I freaking knew it! I always thought it was beyond bogus!
I have never trusted any type of extended warranty for vehicles, homes, or appliances. When I purchased my home, I received a complimentary 1 year home warranty that supposedly covered everything including appliances. The OTR microwave door handle broke off well within the warranty period but they wouldn't cover the claim stating the handle wasn't part of the microwave. They send me monthly letters trying to get me to "restart" my warranty. What a joke.
People who use CarShield probably are the same people who buy cars from Carmax
And Carvana.
16 time World Champion wrestler Ric Flair claims he uses CarShield because he can't afford expensive repairs. What did he do with the money?
Ric Flair is a scammer dude he literally almost went bankrupt doing and energy drink ponzi sceme just like WWE is doing that prime ponzi sceme because Logan Paul himself is a walking ponzi sceme that is ruining the wrestling business because since he started wrestling other wrestlers are doing their own scamming
I hate insurance companies. 24 hrs road assistance is also quite a scam. I went to work a couple years ago, and when I returned to my car, parked a few blocks from work, I had been hit by someone in the rear left rim and fender. Not a lot of damage but the rear axel was bent quite a bit (front traction vehicle) it was just undrivable. I asked for towing, and they said that I had to file a police report first. WTH! I just needed to go home, and leave my car at the shop. Police repots take hours and it was pratty late. I just ended up paying for it myself. Cancelling the coverage the next day.
AAA doesn't do stuff like that. I've had AAA break into my car or tow my vehicles plenty of times and it ends up being cheaper paying for AAA than the various tows would've been.
They were probably worried that you were some drunk who did the damage yourself and were trying to scam them.
AAA is the way to go and not very expensive.
The quality of auto insurance and road side assistance depends on the company.
I have used GEICO for many years. Never had an issue with them, and I have had several claims.
I had roadside assistance with BMW and had a blow out. Called BMW who sent a tow truck within an hour. The tow truck driver asked which BMW dealer I wanted the vehicle towed. No cost.
Pretty much figured it was a grift. They need to start holding celebrities accountable who endorse scam products.
Agreed.
I have lost respect for any celebrity or actors that promote these or scams
It's technically not a scam, it's a super specific insurance policy with BS written in contract form. But that's just a theory 🏃🏿♂️💨
Anytime I see a rich person advertise a product I ask myself why they even would need this.
Celebrities don't need car shield they are rich enough to just replace the vehicle and they CS targets low Income people and older people on a fixed Income they are using that older generation guy to help push it off on older generation and use and celebrities to help push it and promote it CARS GO FAR and WHO DOES THAT a bunch of BULL SHIT don't get reeled in and don't get BAMBOOZLED even by our very own BLACK People of Celebrities Avoid the Lies protect prevent preserve your own well being 👎👎👎👎👎💯😎
fun fact all extended warranties are a scam. and if you need one to afford a car you cannot afford that car
*all insurance is a scam
@@mushyroom9569 so the kids of dead parents that got paid over 100 grand cuz of life insurance were scammed?
If I saved all of the insurance money I have been required to pay, I would be financially much better off
I’ve seen people save themselves from $7k plus repairs from their extended warranty. It’s better to do your research on the model you are buying on common issues and see if the warranty is worth it.
Absolutely
The one commercial says he had a old car that the warranty was about to expire...but if you had a old car the warranty was already long gone.😂😂😂
From what I've read, "warranty" is inaccurate; they are service contracts (really non-service contracts). I've been burned by one of those companies which are notorious for denying claims and after making millions, closing shop and re-opening under a different name. Mechanics HATE them. What are you really purchasing with thousands of $? Only a promise which is ONLY as good as the integrity of the company. The celebrities who endorse phony products should be held liable.
My mom had an extended warranty. They wanted to deny a transmission replacement because they said the fluid wasn't checked. Luckily i had gone to get an oil change and they checked the transmission fluid levels and they were topped up. They reluctantly replaced the transmission. Only time one of these warranties actually paid off.
Scott, may need to hire some private security at this rate. Appreciate the work you put in.
thank you
Celebrities' advice is accepted BECAUSE they are both recognized and assumed trustworthy. Legislation is needed to make them accountable for recommending shoddy or sleazy products. Pay an attorney for an hour or two to review the Carshield contract; chances are he'll say "forget about it".
Anytime a celebrity endorses a product, they should be liable for its failures.
I don't look for celebs to tell me anything, I read the small print of any documents before signing. I keep at least $5000 in my savings for emergencies. Adding $25 a month beats CarShield.
In one of the early seasons of Million Dollar Listing, one of the clients viewing a $25 million Malibu beach house was looking to buy a place for his 19 year old son who was attending UCLA.
When they showed the father getting off of his private jet to view the house and sign the closing paperwork, I caught the tail number and looked it up. It was registered to the Texas company the father owned that advertised on TV, nationwide, selling that pseudo-not-quite insurance health plan that really only gets you a discount if you pay out of pocket, from a limited number of doctors. Sort of the same way that this pseudo auto warranty really only gets you discounted oil changes and alignments.
The guy was making so much money selling a discount membership card to people who thought they were buying healthcare coverage. He didn't care that his son could easily live on campus in a dorm when he could afford to buy a twenty million dollar multi level five bedroom beach house for the kid.
For the kid to live in then sell it for a profit.
Ha good detective work
But Glenn Beck does ads for them, he wouldn’t steer us wrong…???
Most of the stars that do promos for CarShield are liberals/lefties. Crappy car coverage companies do not discriminate.
😂
Most of the stars that do promos for CarShield are lib3rals/l3fties. Crappy car coverage companies do not discriminate.
EFF YT.
He used to work for CNN…..That should say it all.
@keithdaniels5918 He also worked for Fox lady.
No insurance company ever wants to pay out. They’ll take your money no doubt but getting what you pay for youll have to fight tooth and nail. Then if they do end up paying they’ll price you out or drop you from being insured.
So sick of Vivica Fox wanting folks to call her "Auntie". 😢😢😢😢
The moral of the story is: don’t use a product/service because an actor/rapper/basketball player endorses it.
One other trick I heard they do is when something goes wrong, you have to pay a mechanic to diagnose and possibly tear apart your vehicle.
THEN, they will decide IF and HOW MUCH they might pay you.
I hate it when Ice T says “ this is your BOY Ice T”. If I would innocently call him that ,he would go absolutely ballistic
Let me speak in hip-hop language naw Ice T I ain't ya boy ain't nobody soning me I know you scamming bro.
Don't forget "Auntie Vivica"😂😂😂 Miss me with that BS!
When Vivica starts her multiple DARLIN'S....
@@ericwilliams9440 so hokey and patronizing . She acts like she is some kind of royalty
So this is who keeps calling me about the extended warranty I don't own, for the car I don't own.
Want to know what’s really sad about our culture? People do not know the difference between a Warranty Product and Insurance Policy! Mind blowing!
PEOPLE, talk to your repair shop before you buy an extended warranty for your car. Ask them who they like to deal with and who they avoid at all cost.
Why do Americans buy extended warranties on brand new cars? In Australia, you get a 5-10 year manufacturers warranty that covers literally everything apart from consumables (tyres, brakes, etc) and it’s transferable if you sell the car. I’m literally mind blown seeing people in America buy a brand new $50,000 car, then add a $4000 warranty.
Because in America, everyone starts screaming “THAT’S COMMUNISM!” whenever there’s a good idea to help people. So the general public is primed for spending money needlessly.
The whole system in America is to screw over the American people
Typical US powertrain warranties are 3 or 5 years, 60,000ish miles limit.
Yeah, that's crazy!
I see the ads on non-cable TV. I don't know the company's name but another company is offering extended warranties on home appliances. Which I assume is also a scam.
Probably American Home Shield. We had them for the first few years of owning an older home, then realized we were better off just replacing appliances ourselves with what we wanted, rather than what was cheapest for them.
This is no different than health insurance, same practices.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out your annual monthly premiums will cost you more than the repairs
I was wondering why they advertised here in California, so glad that law is in place to protect consumers. Their small print at the end of the commercial says they would "recommend" other companies within the state; it all sounds like bad news all around. Thanks for the informative video!
It's not just Car Shield that looks for any way to not pay. I bought a remanufactured engine and installed it myself. It had a 3 year warranty, unlimited mileage. The head gasket blew within 2 years. Sent the obviously warped head in and they said nothing was wrong. I ended up selling the car to the shop for $500 because the incurred a big cost for the tear down.
Thanks for shining light on this!!
Always!
I like watching Star Trek the old 1960s one Captain Kirk and Car Shield advertises on H&I all the time. All the old channels with the old TV shows that's where they like to advertise and scam old people.
I watch H&I as well. Watch all the star trek episodes at night when I work on videos.
@@ShaferScott I also watched all the other Star Trek shows Deep Space Nine is my second favorite. I do have some episodes I like from the other shots like Voyagers ending with the Borg was good. And Enterprise second last episode with the parallel universe with the evil Star Fleet.
My dad is 58 years old and almost fell for a retirement scam that is promoted on TV fuck celebrities for scamming old people like people 58 and older always end up falling for them scams
Now here's an industry that needs to face a full Congressional investigation.