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Your Warranty and Your Rights!
I see various things posting in many of these forums regarding warranty issues, but no one seems to have any facts to back up their claims. So here are your legal rights about warranties and what you can do to your car.
A warranty cannot be voided due to the presence of Aftermarket parts! The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(C)) protects all of us and every car in the United States. The dealer must prove that your aftermarket part is what caused the damage to the vehicles. Even then, they may refuse to service that part, but anything not effected will still be covered under warranty. So basically if you have a supercharger and it blows the head gasket, they can refuse to service your car saying that the supercharger caused the damage. This would be correct. They cannot void the entire warranty, lets say the trany died too, they would now have to prove that your supercharger caused the damage to the tranny.
Now your saying the Dealer said this the dealer said that. It doesnt matter what the dealer says to you. They don't want to fix it period. They give people a hard time even when its obvious defects in OEM parts. You basically have to fight for your right as a consumer. Don't take the dealers word. Mention that your lawyer might have to get involved if they do not honor your warranty.
Just so you know where your legal rights are check out SEMA's website http://www.semasan.com/ and their promotional website which has all of the legal information http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?id=8128 and have fun modding.
I see various things posting in many of these forums regarding warranty issues, but no one seems to have any facts to back up their claims. So here are your legal rights about warranties and what you can do to your car.
A warranty cannot be voided due to the presence of Aftermarket parts! The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(C)) protects all of us and every car in the United States. The dealer must prove that your aftermarket part is what caused the damage to the vehicles. Even then, they may refuse to service that part, but anything not effected will still be covered under warranty. So basically if you have a supercharger and it blows the head gasket, they can refuse to service your car saying that the supercharger caused the damage. This would be correct. They cannot void the entire warranty, lets say the trany died too, they would now have to prove that your supercharger caused the damage to the tranny.
Now your saying the Dealer said this the dealer said that. It doesnt matter what the dealer says to you. They don't want to fix it period. They give people a hard time even when its obvious defects in OEM parts. You basically have to fight for your right as a consumer. Don't take the dealers word. Mention that your lawyer might have to get involved if they do not honor your warranty.
Just so you know where your legal rights are check out SEMA's website http://www.semasan.com/ and their promotional website which has all of the legal information http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?id=8128 and have fun modding.