With all the mods that many of you have done, intakes, y-pipes, etc., have any of you had any problems getting warranty repairs?

 

Before the BS starts flying in here, read the entire warranty text, it's in your owner's manual. Then find the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act, and read that.

 

The 5th Gen FAQs has some useful info, inc the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act, browse through those and it might answer some of your questions...

 

Magnusson-Moss says (copied/pasted) "It is the dealership's responsibility to prove that your modification directly caused or affected the failure you are trying to resolve... installation of aftermarket parts have no effect on the warranty unless such equipment causes the problem that leads to the warranty claim. Nonetheless, some dealers have improperly denied warranty claims even though the claim had nothing to do with aftermarket parts. I.E., just because you install an exhaust system, your suspension failure warranty claim cannot be denied."

........BUT, I installed an injen intake and called the dealer to ask if it "voided my warranty." The service manager said he'd (quote) "...void everything from the intake to the exhaust." His argument was "if the catalytic converter goes bad, how can I know it wasn't because the intake is making your car run rich?"

So Magnusson-Moss can protect you if you modified the exhaust and have a warranty claim on the suspension, but don't think if you get a techno-square ECU and then start having misfires you'll be able to say "Magnusson-Moss" and have the service dept cower in fear and fix it for free.

 

One more point, it depends on the warranty you have. I purchased a stand alone warranty from my credit union and it covers repairs done by any mechanic of my choise given the shop is ASE certified, which are pretty much dime a dozen these days, at least in my area they are. But also keep in mind, just because they are ASE cert. doesn;t mean they are gods gift to the automotive world. A good idea is to find or if you already have a trusted mechanic wher you can go that's if you do purchase the stand alone, non-factory warranty.