Jared355

Good Afternoon guys.

I just purchased another zo6 and gave my 2016 to my wife and was wondering what can i get away with and what is a no go? I really wouldn't mind having some long tube headers but i don't think that's something that would be appreciated if something happened.

i appreciate it!

-Jared

silver74vette

Jared,

First off congrats. I'm not telling you anything that you don't know when I say a tune will kill the warranty.

Past that anything that can be linked to the failure will give GM a free ticket. For instance if you install long tubes and have an issue with lubrication you should be in good shape, if you have an issue with exhaust valves.....

Hopefully this was a little help, Chris

Warp Factor

Most auto manufacturers can void a warranty for any reason they want to. Sure, you can contest it in court, but they have more money and more lawyers to devote to a court battle than you do.

Jared355

i figured this was a pay to play lol anyone install catch cans on these motors?

and thank you!!!

OnPoint

Don't long tubes on these cars require a tune?

lordofwar

tune voids warrenty,and a catch can.i have neither.have xpipe,ported tb and CAI.runs geat.

Darkvet

Not true. The failure has to be directly related to the Mod or aftermarket part and they have to be able to prove it 100%.

23/C8Z

the list is much shorter for what WON'T lol

cvp33

If the ASM tells the dealer to send in your PCM and you have a tune, you're cooked. Long tubes and CAI can cause a lean condition. If it throws a code and the cars goes to the dealer with said mods installed you're in a 50/50 area at best. Any associated failures though and again you're cooked.

HighBeta

Warranty claims are a process in which the dealer requests authorization to make repairs to your vehicle while being paid by the manufacturer to do so. In other words, you are the plaintiff chasing a very large company to pay a bill that they may refuse to pay. They have lawyers, deep financial pockets and quite a few engineers willing to "opine" that you caused the failure.

I think that you, plaintiff, are the one facing the larger obstacle to success - regardless of your belief that a 100% burden rests on the defendant.

In other words? I disagree with you.

lordofwar

jabeasley1

Jared,


As this was a huge question I had prior to purchasing my new Z06, I did a lot of research.
There is actually a federal law on this topic. The Magnuson Moss Warranty Act. The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act (P.L. 93-637) is a United States federal law, (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.). Enacted in 1975, it is the federal statute that governs warranties on consumer products. The law does not require any product to have a warranty (it may be sold "as is") but if it does have a warranty the warranty must comply with this law. The law was created to fix problems as a result of manufacturers using disclaimers on warranties in an unfair or misleading manner.
- Without going in great depth, they have to prove the part caused a direct failure. EXAMPLE: If you placed a new exhaust on your car then one day your window stopped working, then they have to fix your window under the bumper to bumper warranty because they are not correlated. On the other hand, if you change the ECU or place a cam in your vette and the engine blows up, then I think you know you are responsible. There will never be an all encompassing list but just remember, the add on modification part has to directly relate to the failure.
Just my 2 Cents as I am no expert. I have found the relationship with my dealer is more important than any warranty. I even had a tear in the rear carpet, my fault and a very angry day, and the dealer just wrote it up as some manufactured defect and it was replaced within the week. They can make life easy or difficult.

LS3 Machine

I was hoping somebody would post about this, we hardly have any warranty void posts... haha!

Boba Fett

absofreakinlutely!!

upcharger

Haha people are delusional about "VOIDING UR WARRANTY"
Make friends with the service department. Bring em beer when they change ur oil. Write them great reviews. Take the surveys and highlight your tech and service advisor. They will bend over backwards for you and your modded car.

Boba Fett

^^you are sadly mistaken if you believe this will be the case the majority of the time..

0Terry@BMS

Any non-replacement part can result in warranty denial.

capecodvette

If $s is not an issue for you, then go for the mods, and damn the warranty.

Jared355

i guess my only worry is hearing of the few a8 transmission issues and having a problem tranny, then it not getting replaced. I suppose that's a excuse to just build your tranny up at that point...... I know once I pop the cherry I'm going to go all out so I'm trying to talk myself out of it.

sTz

It also depends on what is being covered under warranty. I agree w/Upcharger in that good karma goes a long way, but if a claim involves anything significant, i.e., blown engine, then repair authorization is made further up the chain where those fostered relationships become less important.