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Old 06-29-2004, 03:17 PM
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Default Anyone ever had their warranty voided b/c of a lid?

Just what the title says. Thanks!
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Nope. But who cares about warranties. J/K

Mines far from over.
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I'm sure the dealership will fight the issue, but in reality, the dealership would have to prove that the lid was the cause of the problem.

Overly obvious example would be: Your window motor quits, but you have an aftermarket induction on your car (lid). They CANNOT refuse to fix the window motor under warranty... That being said, most dealerships will argue with you until YOU give up if there is even a stab in the dark.
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Nope.... have had some warranty work and no issues with any of my mods.
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Originally Posted by '02 SLP#686
I'm sure the dealership will fight the issue, but in reality, the dealership would have to prove that the lid was the cause of the problem.

Overly obvious example would be: Your window motor quits, but you have an aftermarket induction on your car (lid). They CANNOT refuse to fix the window motor under warranty... That being said, most dealerships will argue with you until YOU give up if there is even a stab in the dark.

Yep Thats actually illegal, They cant void the warranty unless they can prove that the lid caused something to mess up directly related to whats broken. This law was caused because some dealerships tried to void the warranty if you didnt have them replace the oil filter so someone created a law against stupid stuff like that.


My dealer actually told me this when I asked about putting a cat back on.
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I asked about the lid. Unless i put it on wrong and dirt gets into my engine thus damaging it, i'm covered under the warrantee.
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Most dealerships have a warranty that allows people to do what they call "air in, air out" mods without any warranty problems. This includes modifying the air intake,air filter, and cat-back exhaust only.
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from my experiences with my car the dealerships are bitches there glad to take your money for warranty but are bitches about actually fixing anything dealing with the warranty.
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ok, thanks! Last time I had warranty work done, they said i needed a new slave + master cylinder and that the warranty would only cover 1 of the parts for some reason and i would have to pay for the other. I then asked if i had one fixed and it didnt fix the problem if the warranty would then cover the master. The guy was so damn reluctant it felt like beating my head against a wall Turns out it was just the slave anyways and there was nothing wrong with the master I HATE ELM CHEVY!!!
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dont worry about it, a lid is a simple mod so if you need to go to the dealer just swap out the ld for the stocker, its like a 30 second job
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as a dealerhip tech....they cant void a warranty due to a lid, however they can decline a warranty claim due to a lid, ex: check engine light is on, code for the maf or intake air temp and it is because of the lid, the light is on. but they cannot void the entire warranty
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only reason im not taking it off is b/c i only have 1 rubber grommet and dont want to risk tearing it taking it in and out a bunch of times
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You just have to have the right Service Manager. One that doesn't tell them that you put in a shift kit or a TC and gets you a New transmission under warranty.
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i had all my mods minus a TC and my serv. mngr. never said a word.id constantly discuss my mods and racing with techs and the serv. mngr.they couldve cared less.




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