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Old 01-02-2005, 07:32 AM
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quick question: Are broken cup holders covered under warranty? or does it depend on the way it was broken? My driver side cup holder never really worked well..it would take 10-15 button presses to make it eject.

A few nights ago I had the faceplace and button completely broken off the cup holder by my girlfriends leg coming down on it (do'nt ask what her leg was doing up ). I'm just curious if the dealer will replace it under warranty.
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Originally Posted by Busta' date='Jan 2 2005, 11:32 AM
quick question: Are broken cup holders covered under warranty? or does it depend on the way it was broken? My driver side cup holder never really worked well..it would take 10-15 button presses to make it eject.?

A few nights ago I had the faceplace and button completely broken off the cup holder by my girlfriends leg coming down on it (do'nt ask what her leg was doing up? ? ? ). I'm just curious if the dealer will replace it under warranty.
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Yes. They should be covered under the factory warranty 4yr/50k mile.
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Busta, they are cup holders, not to be confused with gynecologist stirrups.
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thanks for the quick replies

JDN, They'll probably brake again soon after they are replaced for the same exact reason heh
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May I suggest the back seats then? The cup holders back there are much more durable!
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true but this occured while driving
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My, my - who was steering?
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Originally Posted by Busta' date='Jan 2 2005, 11:32 AM
quick question: Are broken cup holders covered under warranty? or does it depend on the way it was broken? My driver side cup holder never really worked well..it would take 10-15 button presses to make it eject.?

A few nights ago I had the faceplace and button completely broken off the cup holder by my girlfriends leg coming down on it (do'nt ask what her leg was doing up? ? ? ). I'm just curious if the dealer will replace it under warranty.
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Same thing happened to mine. Only that it's my friend's leg not my girlfriend.
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For what reason is somebody having his feet up there?
That's dangerous in case an accident happens - well, as we have just learend not only then...
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