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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83
By law and by the bolded part, there needs to be proof the modified parts caused the failure in order to deny any type of warranty.
Now, I understand for some stupid reason, most dealers love denying warranty work based on absurd things like, "your engine spun a bearing, it's because of your aftermarket led taillamps", but still by the letter of the law, the dealer is required to prove the mod was a direct cause of the failure.
Taking a moded car to a dealer should not (and does not by law) mean automatic warranty denial.
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Agreed, the law is very clear.
But bring your car in with an intake and a blown engine, they’ll find someone to say the intake pushed it lean and smoked the engine. Throw a tune on it to not run lean, now it’s the tunes fault.
There’s very little chance anyone at the dealer cares or even knows you have a tune. People call and get the manufacturer involved, they pull one computer report and you’re done. The only reason I know how to check for a tune is from the E63 guy, they had me print specific pages from the car and online records, one single code doesn’t match, you’re done.
The dealers makes money fixing your car under warranty. They make zero money if it leaves on a tow truck. The manufacturer is the one losing money under warranty, they have entire departments dedicated to identifying and litigating what they consider warranty fraud.