Originally Posted by dtrally

If you have documentation to show that you reported the issue from new, and they have now acknowledged that there is a problem, you have grounds for warranty work to be carried out even though the time has expired.
I had a similar situation with a 1996 WRX back in the day. The car was always difficult to select reverse gear but they reckoned it was normal. When they pulled the box apart for an unrelated synchro 'upgrade' they tried to charge me $850 extra because the selector fork was bent and they claimed 'owner abuse'. I had documentation to show previous history of the fault so they had to cough up. (reluctantly)