07-29-2009, 11:13 AM | #1 |
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Anyone with a tune have warranty work yet?
With some questions about a tune voiding warranty lately I'm curious if anyone that has had a tune on their Camaro has had any warranty work done. If so, did the tune cause any warranty questions?
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07-29-2009, 11:23 AM | #2 |
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I tuned my 2002 camaro. when i took it in for work all they told me was when they hooked up the scanners it would clear the tune not void the warrenty
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07-29-2009, 12:09 PM | #3 | |
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well my warranty is up now anyway but i had a tune on my 05 SSS since 06 and they never discovered it or voided any warranty work.
I did buy a blank pcm for tuning purposes and everytime i would bring it in, i swapped it out with the stock one.
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07-29-2009, 01:54 PM | #4 |
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The new ECMs can tell how many times they've been flashed and can lead to the dealer investigating it further. The people that say they are keeping a spare ECM around haven't thought through what I'd call a "catastrophic" failure. In this scenario of powertrain failure, it will be really hard to just throw the new ECM in and get believable data into it before you take it to the dealer.
These days, a powertrain failure WILL get a regional rep involved and they will care whether you have "tuned" your car. Its a new GM and they pay quite a bit more attention to big warranty payouts. |
08-22-2009, 09:59 AM | #5 | |
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That leads me to one question, if I get GM certified performance parts that would require a change in the tuning config, would GM do the tune and keep the warranty intact? (I would be looking at GM to install also) Sorry in advance for the newbie question in this section but this seems to be the section where the experts are...
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And I will tell you this guys. Jay is the man. I know I worked with him on #230.
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08-22-2009, 10:42 AM | #8 |
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It doesn't say they check anything to see if it was previously tuned and then set back to factory standards...
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08-22-2009, 11:08 AM | #9 |
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Tune at your own risk--
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08-22-2009, 01:19 PM | #11 |
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So if you dyno tune an l99 and get 15hp from it...gm is saying the motor isnt tested with that extra stress of still making less hp than a stock ls3? B.S. Maybe a tranny tune, but tunning a stock motor professionally will never hurt it and GM would have a hard time proving that a proper a/f ratio caused a motor to gernade.
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08-22-2009, 03:07 PM | #12 |
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They really don't have anything to prove except that the computer has been programed for performance enhancement.
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08-22-2009, 03:28 PM | #13 |
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I took my 2010 ss in because my keyfob was not working. They ordered me a new one. I have a tune and a cai and a ported tb.
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08-22-2009, 03:49 PM | #14 |
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If you are worried about voiding a warranty, DON"T do anything to it, plain and simple!! Just know if something breaks after you make modifications GM may or may not warranty the broken parts. If you choose to modify anything just assume that portion of your warranty will be voided.
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