Dealer Visit - Warranty Voided - Taking mods off the car - Experiences with mods

[Stinger GT SS]

Still, don't want to risk power train warranty for now.

Yes, I totally understand where your coming from.

 

[AV8R]

Dealer fitted my Eibach sway bars, no issues there and work is guaranteed.

 

[Angel]

I am just trying to safe i have heard of some horror stories with dealers and voiding warranties

 

[Josh16162]

I am just trying to safe i have heard of some horror stories with dealers and voiding warranties

If you're worried, either talk to your dealer about it or only do mods that you can easily remove before service. You define how "easy" it is to remove the mods, and if it's worth the hassle.

 

[Angel]

If you're worried, either talk to your dealer about it or only do mods that you can easily remove before service. You define how "easy" it is to remove the mods, and if it's worth the hassle.

I agree so far i have full bol ons and there are fairly easy to remove...I already removed the intake, intercooler, BOV and JB4. Only thing left on the car is the SSR downpipes and SSR muffler deletes...which i will leave on...at most i might remove the muffler deletes but not sure yet

 

[Oryan]

Ironically the downpipes would be the most likely thing they'd flag aside from the JB4 because that's altering the factory emissions system.

 

[Angel]

I agree I might take the muffler deletes off just to make the car less loud ... so they don’t pay attention to the exhaust.

 

[TwinSnails]

The exhaust and intake could have probably stayed.... most ‘real’ dealerships wouldn’t even bother down that road.The DP’s would probably raise some eyebrows though.

 

[Angel]

The exhaust and intake could have probably stayed.... most ‘real’ dealerships wouldn’t even bother down that road.The DP’s would probably raise some eyebrows though.

I know man but I am now taking the dp lo that’s too much I am probably just taking off the muffler deletes so it sounds like stock

 

[Revvdmedia]

I believe all the Kia dealers up in Edmonton are Go Auto, and I recall on a service visit on their form seeing a "modified yes or no" on the form and I believe seeing "intakes" so I call that suspect. The blue Stinger in the showroom had at least catback and intakes at the least for engine mods and was likely for sale, so not sure where that lies. I should still be stock on my first service and I will ask the question at that time. "Intake only" I shall say? Lol. I do plan to be unmodded for the first visit since I want some concerns documented before warranty becomes suspect I guess.

 

[lucif3r]

I believe all the Kia dealers up in Edmonton are Go Auto, and I recall on a service visit on their form seeing a "modified yes or no" on the form and I believe seeing "intakes" so I call that suspect. The blue Stinger in the showroom had at least catback and intakes at the least for engine mods and was likely for sale, so not sure where that lies. I should still be stock on my first service and I will ask the question at that time. "Intake only" I shall say? Lol. I do plan to be unmodded for the first visit since I want some concerns documented before warranty becomes suspect I guess.

Let me know what they say, I also bought my Stinger from that same dealership. I had a bit of a issue with them when they tried to sell me TPMS sensors for 600$ and I pretty much ended up telling the GM there to f*ck off lol. I dont think they will give me any leeway regarding mods after that incident.

 

[NICK_KHAR]

I have one of the MOST modified stingers and have had warranty work no problem

The whole "flagging" your VIN isnt even a real thing

 

[Angel]

I have one of the MOST modified stingers and have had warranty work no problem

The whole "flagging" your VIN isnt even a real thing

Just curious what warranty have you had done ???

 

[Angel]

I have one of the MOST modified stingers and have had warranty work no problem

The whole "flagging" your VIN isnt even a real thing

And all the dealers I called locally said that when you bring your car in if they see mods they will notate it on the system and next time you come for warranty work they pull that info up and can use it against you to deny warranty work ...

 

[NICK_KHAR]

And all the dealers I called locally said that when you bring your car in if they see mods they will notate it on the system and next time you come for warranty work they pull that info up and can use it against you to deny warranty work ...

Making note of what mods you have and FLAGGING vin and voiding all warranty are two way different things
Read up on the magnuson moss warranty act


Warranty Laws and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

 

[nhcowboy28]

And all the dealers I called locally said that when you bring your car in if they see mods they will notate it on the system and next time you come for warranty work they pull that info up and can use it against you to deny warranty work ...

Ford actually had TSB’s for techs to look for mods to flag. So although adding mods shouldn’t void warranty (magnison-moss laws), if a dealer wants to be an ass and make you fight in court, they can.

It’s like HOA’s. People like to have power over others and can be dicks just because they can. Same with flight attendants sometimes... power trips to control people.

 

[Angel]

Making note of what mods you have and FLAGGING vin and voiding all warranty are two way different things
Read up on the magnuson moss warranty act


Warranty Laws and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

I have read that act but the service advisor that does not mean anything lol the dealer has all the right to void warranty ... example when I asked him about the BOV and intercooler he said they would notate that on their system and if I came in because a turbo was bad they would tie that to the turbo failure and potentially deny the warranty work ... that’s how he explained it to me ...

 

[Angel]

Ford actually had TSB’s for techs to look for mods to flag. So although adding mods shouldn’t void warranty (magnison-moss laws), if a dealer wants to be an ass and make you fight in court, they can.

It’s like HOA’s. People like to have power over others and can be dicks just because they can. Same with flight attendants sometimes... power trips to control people.

That’s exactly what the advisor said that the dealer can be a**holes and at the end of they day they are going to win or you will end up spending more money ....

 

[Angel]

The advisor just pretty much told not to mod the car at all if it’s engine related ... other mods like suspension and exterior are fine .... or in other words take all mods off when going to dealer but that’s a pain

 

[nhcowboy28]

I’d also like to point out how many people in the mustang world would screw up their cars with a bad tuner, try to return stock and complain about the dealer not covering on warranty.

So let’s be honest too... when you add aftermarket stuff to get more out of the car than the manufacturer safely offered the car at, you need to accept the fact that the manufacturer shouldn’t fix things if your add ons could have caused an issue. You chose to risk it.

I can see both sides of the argument here.