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Old 07-05-2005, 03:20 PM
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corrosion warranty question

Just wondering what is covered by the CW. Is it only painted metal or is it everything on the car?

I'm asking because I have an exhaust leak caused from a pipe that was rusted through.

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If it is not covered will I have to buy a whole new muffler?
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Old 07-05-2005, 03:27 PM
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I had the same flange rust out. you can have it replaced at a muffler shop if you dont want to replace the entire thing. I took it as a good time to get my Cattman Cat-Back.

However, I doubt it is covered, just call Nissan of North America and they will tell you.
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Old 07-05-2005, 07:19 PM
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no not covered at all. only the body. I had the same problem and they pretty much told me that i was screwed.
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I called on the body as I am getting rust on my 01' and I was told they do nothing.....worst answer I have heard from Nissan,
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Originally Posted by ao3dave1994
I called on the body as I am getting rust on my 01' and I was told they do nothing.....worst answer I have heard from Nissan,

keeep in mind that your corrosion warranty is out the window if that panel was repainted or the rust is from rock chips or other damage.
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Its under the hood where the front lip is...behind the front headlight, I was in that class action suit against Nissan for the faulty paint, but I think that they got tired of going after Nissan and just quite.
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Originally Posted by MIKE2K2
Just wondering what is covered by the CW. Is it only painted metal or is it everything on the car?

I'm asking because I have an exhaust leak caused from a pipe that was rusted through.

If it is not covered will I have to buy a whole new muffler?
I had an exhaust shop fix this for me too. They say it is the most common exhaust problem on our cars. They cut out the connector and welded on a straight piece of piping for about $20-30. Other shop I went to before this one wanted to replace the muffler and B-pipe cause they claimed it was impossible to fix - I told them where to go...
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Yeah, I just looked through the whole warranty pdf on nissan.com and it specifically says the exhaust is not covered.

Its only a 3 year old car, It shouldn't rust through that quickly.

They cut out the connector and welded on a straight piece of piping for about $20-30.
But when my muffler does go, i'll have to take it in to get welded on, rather than doing it myself. Oh well $20-30 is better than $200 for a new muffler.
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I have an 01 and encountered the same problem. Budget Exhaust cut out the rusted section and welded in a new piece for 50 CAN. This is the only way to go if you want to stay with your stock muffler and B-Pipe.

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