Customers hear the phrase “lifetime warranties” and relax. The promise sounds final, protective, unshakeable. And mechanics who use it know that. The term signals safety, but the reality often bends in the opposite direction. The trouble starts when the promised lifetime turns out to be far shorter, far narrower, and far more complicated than anyone expects. The phrase pulls people in, then traps them in fine print. Here are seven things you need to know about that “lifetime warranty.”
