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Originally Posted by SK360
I think it is more the paranoid blowing things out of proportion... they have to prove that the tune did x damage...
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Yes they have to prove the modification caused the damage being claimed under the warranty in order to deny the claim.
If you swap your exhaust and your door handle falls off, they're not likely to deny that.
The problem becomes the fuzzy effects of certain modifications.
They could very easily deny almost any powertrain claims with a tune because the tune effects so much of the operation of the engine.
Since a warranty is essentially a civil contract, even though warranties are governed by the Magnunson Moss Warranty Act, there is no gov't agency that enforces the MMWA, so your only recourse is civil ie take them to court.
If you have the $$ to hire an attorney to take them to court over a warranty claim denial, you could probably just pay the $$ to fix things yourself and shouldn't be worrying too much about warranty claims.
So unless you're willing to go to court to enforce your warranty claim, a tune is probably not a good idea...