Mods and Warranty

[greyking]

When I modded my '03 Cobra, my SVT Dealer said that CAI and exhaust mods were Ok and he would still honor the warranty IF I had the mods done at his shop.

I put on some dynaflows and K&N at his place and everything was fine.

Anything else...pulleys, chips etc voided the warranty, he said.

What does the average Nissan Dealer say ?

[1Titan]

Originally Posted by greyking

When I modded my '03 Cobra, my SVT Dealer said that CAI and exhaust mods were Ok and he would still honor the warranty IF I had the mods done at his shop.

I put on some dynaflows and K&N at his place and everything was fine.

Anything else...pulleys, chips etc voided the warranty, he said.

What does the average Nissan Dealer say ?

I asked the svc. mgr. @ the stealer er dealership I bought my Titan at re: exhaust and he said as long as behind the cat. converter that is fine. Re: K&N o rintakes in general I never asked as the stock set up in my opinion is designed very well. For me I 'm waiting for my 3yr.36K before I do major mods. I'm planning to keep my baby for a long time.

[bestatchess]

Originally Posted by greyking

When I modded my '03 Cobra, my SVT Dealer said that CAI and exhaust mods were Ok and he would still honor the warranty IF I had the mods done at his shop.

I put on some dynaflows and K&N at his place and everything was fine.

Anything else...pulleys, chips etc voided the warranty, he said.

What does the average Nissan Dealer say ?

Congress has trumped the dealerships. See the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act.

[Austin]

This is the most comprehensive site I've ever found to explain exactly what the Magnuson-Moss act means to you:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/...s/warranty.htm

Bottom line, a dealer of manufacturer may never "void" the warranty on anything. Period. If a dealer tells you he's going to void the warranty, laugh in his face and toss the BS flag as high as you can. They may deny you warranty coverage on select items, but your warranty remains intact and valid for the entire warranty period.

The dealer is not required to provide warranty repair on any non-oem part. For instance, if you install a Banks exhaust and the welds all crack and the muffler falls off the truck, the dealer needs not lift a finger. Pretty common-sense.

Here's where people get into trouble: The dealer is not required to provide warranty repair on any oem part which has been damaged as a direct result of abuse or installation of a non-oem part. The catch is, the dealer must prove it.

If you install a cold-air intake that sucks air from the fender well, drive through a puddle, suck up a bunch of water and hydrolock the engine, the dealer has every right to deny you warranty coverage. Even though the engine is completely oem, it's failure (ingestion of water) was caused by a non-oem part.

If a dealer ever does deny you warranty coverage, make sure you get the denial in writing and involve the regional service rep from the manufacturer.

[CI338]

I read though my Nissan extended warranty- the exhaust was excluded from coverage. So....If they won't cover it, I sure as hell am not going to pay for their parts to replace it. The cats are still covered by the EPA warranty, but not the rest of the system.