warranty voided

[samsel450r]

i took my car to the dealer cause i had a check engine light and they ended up coiding my warrenty cause of the boost gauge and red vacuum hose...

 

[MS3077]

Wow!

 

[numbnuts22715]

so im guessing you didnt have the bov, boost cut defender, boost controller, test pipe, stretched coil springs, or anything like that installed at the time?

If you didnt, thats weak, I say you call up mazda na

 

[SwampAss]

April Fools!

 

[BlackCherry06]

I would have guessed they voided it because they saw your sig picture.

 

[trufanatic]

I would have guessed they voided it because they saw your sig picture.

LOL!(drive2)

 

[samsel450r]

the only thing i did was take out the test pipe.... and the boost controller that i unplugged like 2 months ago.... they didnt notice none of the other stuff i asked them what voided my warrenty and they told me intake that the dealer installed and red hoses and boost gauge and not have resonaters and muffler even though they recommended me to a exhaust shop

 

[VermZ06]

Bottom line: If you want to hold on to your warranty keep the car stock.

 

[numbnuts22715]

Bottom line: If you want to hold on to your warranty keep the car stock.

Or dont do stuff that isnt reversible...
Dont hack the exhaust or any wires or anything like that.

 

[ProtoType5]

Seems like a lot of you MS3 kids don't quiet understand "warrantees"....You mod it = You own it....

Hope your turbo isn't due for a recall...cause that's a hefty bill...

 

[samsel450r]

they said any accessory that mazda did not make will void my warranty... including gauges and hoses...lol wow this is retarded they said i could try going to another dealer cause apparently my warranty if only voided through that one dealer.... all this from a check engine light code of p2177 that from what ive herd is from the mazdaspeed intakes...

 

[jbiird317]

the car is already fast as hell, if you want to keep the warranty it would be wise to either use mazdaspeed products or just mod areas of the car that aren't likely to be covered in the warranty anyway, like the suspension...

 

[BlackCherry06]

After the horror stories presented here and on other forums (which, agreed, doesn't represent the entire Mazdaspeed 3/6 community), I elected to keep mine stock to simply avoid nasty arguments at the dealer in the event that something serious goes wrong. Drive up, hand them the keys, sign my rental agreement and off I go. A few hours to a few days later, pick up my car with it's warrantied repairs. I guess I like to keep things simple at the expense of a few extra HP.

 

[builthatch]

You mod it = You own it....

that is incorrect.

maybe you feel that way, but please do not dictate that as fact.

http://www.mzspd3.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3772004&postcount=39

i need to see, verbatim, where it states that an aftermarket modification will automatically void the warranty...it says to the contrary in the owner's manual; it says MAY lead to an issue and MAY result in no coverage under warranty for the issue at hand, which walks hand in hand with current legislation.

 

[jbiird317]

i guess youve got a point... in the end, its a dealer decision. You can choose to fight that decision by calling mazda NA or going to another dealership, but most dealers are not mod friendly...and for good reason, mazda defends what they engineer, not what aftermarket companies develop

 

[builthatch]

i guess youve got a point... in the end, its a dealer decision. You can choose to fight that decision by calling mazda NA or going to another dealership, but most dealers are not mod friendly...and for good reason, mazda defends what they engineer, not what aftermarket companies develop

i think (opinion) the biggest reason behind the hassles are that the dealership doesn't make money on most warranty issues. They are reimbursed only what Mazda dictates for the job (in terms of hours), and as far as i know, rarely does this time allotment end up being fare. Plus. they can't sell the replacement part through their parts dep't, so it's a lose/lose for them. They would rather void the warranty, skirt the law, have you buy the part, and have you pay them their shop rate to replace the part.

At the factory level, like i mentioned previously, mazda doesn't make money giving away turbos and paying dealerships to replace them, so they might put unspoken pressure on the dealers to try to nip these issues in the bud by voiding warranties.

but, really, all of this doesn't matter if the law, the warranty, and your gumption are kept first and foremost.

 

[MS3077]

I didn't think something like boost gauge would void someones entire warranty
Guess I wont be getting a boost gauge because that would be a b**** to take off and put back on every time

Do you think they would void my warranty because I have Yokohama tires?

And how about things like a Short shifter, Rear motor mount, etc..?

I don't know.. Just seems like Mazda is being really really tough on the whole after-market thing with this car. I never heard of so much warranty voiding.

Guess it will be a long day removing parts if there is ever an issue with me car.

I'm not going to let this s*** scare me into not enjoying / modding my car a little.

 

[SuperStretch18]

The code he mentioned means that the car is running lean at idle, so it is conceivable that a boost leak (read: faulty boost gauge install) could cause that cel. Probably why they wouldn't touch it...

 

[ProtoType5]

Don't link me to another thread of you ramblin the legalities of the warrantee...

Someone scan and post the warrantee...

It's basic common sense...You modify the engine/powertrain...with boost controllers, aftermarket BOV, intakes, exhausts, whatever.....It MAY...keyword "MAY" void your warrantee...

So don't be surprised when it DOES void your warrantee....

 

[TXMazdaSpeeder]

You found a bad dealer, i took my msp into the dealer with an injen cai, turbo xs bpv, defi boost and air fuel gauge, and awr motor mounts. They said the only way it affected my warranty was is if one of those things caused the issue. Say if i took the car in for a vacuum leak and it turned out to be the line running to my bpv or the line running to my boost gauge, this = my problem. But if its one of the intake manifold lines running to the wga or say the vtcs silenoid, this = their problem. Btw, if you dont want the hassle for reasons such as check engine lights, go to sears and buy an obd2 scanner for about $60. Figure out what the code is and if it may be an obvious fix. Then if its not related to a modificaton take it to the dealer.