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Originally Posted by HunterGreene

Your example is a little extreme. With manufacturer warranties, the way it works is that they diagnose the problem, then call in a "warranty rep" from the region to inspect the car and review with the techs what the cause of problem was. If they can't show a direct link, as in literally a physical link between the mod and the damage, they will likely accept your claim.

Maybe I am taking things too literally, but In the case of an aftermarket intake affecting the transmission, there would have had to be something that showed, directly, that the intake had damaged the transmission. Without a dyno in the shop (which, last I checked, most shops don't have), they can't prove that the intake is creating enough HP/torque to damage the transmission.

There has to be solid data that shows the causality, or they are opening themselves up to lawsuits.

That's insane my cold air intake gives me like a grand total of 10 horsepower I doubtthat could hurt it I work at a dealership people bring they're frs in all the time complaining that the transmission is bad a few have gone out the main shift broke at 17 thousands miles he got a brand new trany but it's very true about different dealerships react to mods differently