KaTrena
Fort Worth,#2Author of original report
Wed, January 30, 2013
I have researched your most recent claim and have found that your car now has 99,000 miles on it, and according to the repair representative both the right and left hand upper control arm bushings and links are loose and worn out. As you stated from your contract in email, any failures caused by wear and tear, ordinary use are not covered. Its reasonable to expect these parts to be worn on a car with 99,000 miles even Kia recommends they be inspected every 15,000 miles and replaced if worn.
To answer your question, wear and tear, ordinary use is a gradual loss of performance which has resulted from normal operation and use (due to mileage and/or age). Items that are recommended for replacement at
maintenance intervals are items that wear down just due to ordinary use of the vehicle (like brake pads), and are not covered under this plan. Please let us know if you have any additional questions.
Sincerely
Alex DrasilEFG Companies
Administrative OperationsVSC Claims Director