Warranty voided due to mods.

[ffrcobra_65]

.....likely there are more ex-Mustang owners who got their warranty voided due to mods who traded in their Mustangs for Camaro. modding is good business but bad for your wallet.

[OrangeVert]

Originally Posted by Skillz512

I understand his frustration, but this topic has been beat to death. Get a Tune and that's it your Powertrain Warranty is finished, it doesn't matter what goes wrong or what caused it, a Tune VOIDS the warranty, plain and simple.

I hate to lose a Camaro owner, but He should have known what he was doing when he modded the car, and I'm sure Ford would do the same to him.

I'll bet he doesn't do that to the Ford. But if he does, he knows what he'll get.

[a_Username]

Wow. Does he think Ford won't do the same thing?

Originally Posted by daveagogo1

He didn't seem all too happy with the car overall anyhow.

Sounds like he was just looking for an excuse to trade it in. Can't blame him though if he isn't happy with it; just sounded weird that the tune thing was his reasoning to buy a Stang.

[Neriah]

Originally Posted by Weezerj

ZL1

If you want a warranty... you buy a ZL1

[Russell James]

Those darn aftermarket calibrations are always causing oil leaks. Something within the coding causing microwave signals that rapidly deteriorate the engine gaskets. That's gotta be it, cause we know they would follow the law properly, and only deny warranty if the modification was the cause of the failure.

I guess they have more than enough customers and can afford to stab their performance car enthusiasts in the back.

[horsekack]

Yea I'm pretty sure he could have fought that one and won. The tune may void your warranty of electronics but if it can't be proven that it was directly linked to the leak then it is still covered by law( the one place the law protects us car enthusiasts for a change).

[Ucantctchme]

The tech that did this should go to some kind of car hell for doing this. It takes a certain kind of tech to take the time to send gm a picture of the gm calibration data because he didn't want to fix an oil leak for warranty pay.

[TRR]

Originally Posted by stieger

They probably didn't even check. Personally, I put the stock tune back on the car when I go to the dealership. Just as a precaution, because you never know if they are going to check your ECM. This proves it too

Sorry, but they can tell if there has been any changes done to the ECM and still void your warranty.

TRR

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by TRR

Sorry, but they can tell if there has been any changes done to the ECM and still void your warranty.

TRR

Oh no I know that there is a flash counter and that they are aware whether I have tuned or not. It's one of those things that doesn't really make a difference, but it makes me feel better.

[SilverTurtle]

Originally Posted by horsekack

Yea I'm pretty sure he could have fought that one and won. The tune may void your warranty of electronics but if it can't be proven that it was directly linked to the leak then it is still covered by law( the one place the law protects us car enthusiasts for a change).

agreed

[2011SS]

So what does the dealer do with your tuned car if you trade it in? It will always show how many times it was flashed when they re-sell it or do they have a secret way to reset it to zero?? How would they next buyer get a warranty?

[newmoon]

Ford is doing the same thing. Spend some time in the SVT forum and you will hear the same stories. If he felt the urge to modify the Camaro, he will feel the urge to do the same to the 5.0. This really is nothing new,.

[kennyo]

Hell-I brought my mustang in for a clutch problem a few years ago.Once they seen the aftermarket exhaust,they wouldn't touch the car.They are even worse!

[cuspid]

what if you had a extended warranty? Wouldn't it be covered then.