I believe I got the notice in the mail around the first part of August, because I had until the end of September to go ahead and purchase the warranty for $700USD, after that, it jumped to $1400USD. You are having that many problems??? The lifetime warranty is definitely worth the price and peace of mind, so long as the price is right. I wish I had something like that on my Cherokee, then, the block I have to put into it would not be such a big deal.