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Thank you. That answers the question if we will keep the BS for longer than the warranty: No.

Update: The water pump and serpentine belt were replaced under warranty. The last digit of the part number on the pump is a "B" not an "A" , curious to know if that is a new improved design or similar enough to fail early, too. Or : Have any known repeat failures happened with the "B" unit?

Thanks for the reply. I'll check that out. This car sees a lot of short stop and go trips. I'm far from an egnineer but it's my understanding that certain components have to be beefed up for the start / stop feature, such as the starter. Maybe the water pump can't take all that on / off stuff...

New member here, the 3cyl Outer Banks is driven by my wife. It was her idea to purchase it, as I am partial to certain brands that will go unnamed here. But I will say they are the brands with the reputation to go well past 100k miles before anything breaks and I know this to be true from...