does anyone know if installing a cold air intake such as Injen voids factory or extended warranties?? i asked the service mgr at my nissan dealership and he said it shouldnt but he didnt seem convincing. He did mention if the engine blows or something they will do anything to not pay if somethign has been modded... anyone know anything on this???

 

If you add new speakers to your computer at home will it void the computers warranty? Of course not. Common sense always prevails. They have to prove that it was your mod that caused the problem.

 

no it doesnt.... but just be careful when you take your car in for warranty work b/c almost all dealership will try to blame whatevers wrong on the modification whenever you try to get a warranty work done so you will have to pay out of your pocket.

 

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Just make sure you ALWAYS remove ANY aftermarket parts BEFORE you go in for warranty work. It's much better on YOU that way.

 

What the dealershp service don't know won't hurt them.. But definitely get rid of the evidence before going in for service

 

that's so NOT TRUE... You can install it without worrying about your warrenty. i install mine with a 72000k entended warrenty and i have no problems from the dealer.

 

Unfortunatly, it has been VERY TRUE for many here (considering all the blown MAFs). You are correct that the dealer must prove it was the mod, but that's only after you've taken them to court. Also, your particular dealer could be "mod friendly", many others are not.

The thing I don't get is since they get paid for warantee work what the hell do they care?

 

well i just got both answers. some saying it can others saying it wont. i think having to uninstall EVERY future mod would be a pain in the butt. any of you taken your maximas in for routine oil changes with the intakes on and not had any comments or problems from service dept?? im still up in the air please help!!!

 

been in several times and the mechanic loves my intake...never says a word about the warranty.

 

They won't void your warranty for the intake but they may refuse needed warranty work if the potential problem(s) could have been caused by the modification. It all depends on the dealership's "opinion" of what is causing the problem. Quite a number of people have experienced the negative side of the possible scenarios, hence the "go back to stock" comments.

The law is on the our side because there have been a couple acts passed that protect us from having claims being wrongfully declined. IIRC, a condition of one of the acts states that the dealership must PROVE that the problem is being caused by the modification. Only then can the dealership deny warranty service. Frankly, sometimes it's a pain in the a$$ to fight if the dealership blames problems on the mods. It's a lot simpler to take it to a mod-friendly dealership.

In my own experience, I have a Berk Tuning intake and took my car in for warranty work on the transmission and the boys didn't even mention it.

 

So you're telling me that you remove the FSTB and RSB every time you go to the dealer? Come on now...

 

Who mentioned anything about a FSTB or RSB? Everything mentioned in this thread is engine related. There's a big difference between CAI and a sway bar.

 

Sure about that? quote:


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If you add new speakers to your computer at home will it void the computers warranty? Of course not. Common sense always prevails. They have to prove that it was your mod that caused the problem.
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Just make sure you ALWAYS remove ANY aftermarket parts BEFORE you go in for warranty work. It's much better on YOU that way.

 

If it was a suspension related problem, I would. However, with engine mods (ie: intake) if they see it once, they can put it in your record. Then if you ever do go in with an engine problem even if you have it removed they can say that you had an intake and that was the problem.

Suspension is different than the engine. Usually when you remove a suspension mod any damage it would have caused is gone. Once there is a problem with the engine, it doesn't fix itself. Ask how many people here have blown MAFs.

 

Well, your first quote from Virus is apples and oranges. There is no comparing something like changing computer speakers and adding a CAI to a car engine. And your second quote came from another thread. So yeah, I'm sure.

 

I completely agree with everyone. Make it easy on yourself and remove the intake before taking the car to the dealership every time, even if it is only for an oil change so they don't mark your file.

However, the part that gets me is places like Courtesy sell aftermarket intakes (i.e. Jim Wolf Pop Charger) and they're perfectly happy to take your money when you want to buy one, but then if they turn around and try to deny claims because of the intake.....that's pretty much hypocritical.

 

No part of this thread is my quote except for the question on the FSTB and RSB...I was simply asking Virus why he stated ANY mods must be removed...

 

I heard a rumor that dealers are going to start selling/installing NISMO mods. I wonder if that would make the dealers more likely to whine about non-NISMO mods affecting warranty work.

 

You should 'feel out' your service writer.. I had a clueless kid at one dealer and a polyester leisure suit dork at the other (think used car salesman). They knew nothing but creative asinine ways to minimize warranty work. And yes, they would blame warped rotors on a FSTB. They would say the car was abused and that those parts indicated you were driving too hard. hell, I cant make this stuff up... not mine, but voiding rotor coverage for painted calipers is a all time fav.

this varies from dealer to dealer... and there's alot of cash at stake, MAFs arent cheap.. you should use descretion and whatever anyone says here really wont apply to you. there is no rhyme or reason to their abitrary coverage. And they've never heard of the Moss-Fergusson act and they aren't open to hearing about it.

 

It's true. I was talking to the service manager a few months ago when I bought my car and I asked him about how installing an intake would affect my warranty. He gave me the stock dealership answer..."It shouldn't affect the warranty, but it could." Then he mentioned that they would be installing Nissan mods at the dealership sometime in the future and they would be covered under warranty. The service manager himself had already been to some sort of initial training dealing with it, but he had no idea about when they might start doing it. It didn't sound like it was going to be real soon though.