Will I void my warranty if....
#18
10-06-2004 | 12:13 PM
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From: Newark, DE, USA
Originally posted by LightningTuner
The powertrain warranty was voided on my 99 because Ford had a 2" thick stack of papers of posts from the internet I had made about what I had done to the truck
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The powertrain warranty was voided on my 99 because Ford had a 2" thick stack of papers of posts from the internet I had made about what I had done to the truck
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Ford will go that far to void a warranty? You would think they had better things to do....
#19
10-06-2004 | 12:39 PM
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Originally posted by LightningTuner
That is NOT true. Ford can, and sometomes does, "void" a warranty. Now it IS true that most of the time the dealer will just deny the repair under warranty, but if the dealer reports the aftermarket parts to Ford (either via direct phonecall or something input on a repair order), Ford can void your warranty. It's very uncommon for them to void the entire truck's warranty, but often performance parts will cause a powertrain warranty voided. Then when the dealer tech runs OASIS on the vehicle, it will come up "Powertrain warranty voided". It's happened to several people here, and it happened to me. The powertrain warranty was voided on my 99 because Ford had a 2" thick stack of papers of posts from the internet I had made about what I had done to the truck .
That is NOT true. Ford can, and sometomes does, "void" a warranty. Now it IS true that most of the time the dealer will just deny the repair under warranty, but if the dealer reports the aftermarket parts to Ford (either via direct phonecall or something input on a repair order), Ford can void your warranty. It's very uncommon for them to void the entire truck's warranty, but often performance parts will cause a powertrain warranty voided. Then when the dealer tech runs OASIS on the vehicle, it will come up "Powertrain warranty voided". It's happened to several people here, and it happened to me. The powertrain warranty was voided on my 99 because Ford had a 2" thick stack of papers of posts from the internet I had made about what I had done to the truck
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Ford's legal team would have been MUCH wiser to post something like "Warranty claims resulting from modifications will be denied".
I think an amatuer (them... not you!!!) stepped off the safe path if they posted that comment.
#20
10-06-2004 | 07:28 PM
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From: Florida
Originally posted by Duende
A chip will be noticed by the dealership. Look into a handheld tuner (Diablo Predator or SCT Tuner).
A chip will be noticed by the dealership. Look into a handheld tuner (Diablo Predator or SCT Tuner).
#22
10-07-2004 | 10:06 AM
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Re: Say this is not true
Originally posted by cglenn
I was thinking of getting an SCT 9100 but not up for it if it can be detected. OK Sal what are the facts on this ???
Can a dealer detect use of a flash tuner ???
I was thinking of getting an SCT 9100 but not up for it if it can be detected. OK Sal what are the facts on this ???
Can a dealer detect use of a flash tuner ???
#23
10-07-2004 | 05:34 PM
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From: Nashville
Sal ran an Oasis report for my truck back in 2001. On the report it clearly was written, "power train warranty voided"
The area rep said three things lead to the warranty voiding. Shiney pcm leads(apparently they thought I had a chip), aftermarket air intake and Borla cat back exhaust were are reasons why the warranty was voided.
So, to answer your question Ford can do anything they want to your warranty if you add aftermarket parts, or if their is evidence to suspect aftermarket parts were installed, or even if the vehicle was driven hard.
Good Luck!:santa:
The area rep said three things lead to the warranty voiding. Shiney pcm leads(apparently they thought I had a chip), aftermarket air intake and Borla cat back exhaust were are reasons why the warranty was voided.
So, to answer your question Ford can do anything they want to your warranty if you add aftermarket parts, or if their is evidence to suspect aftermarket parts were installed, or even if the vehicle was driven hard.
Good Luck!:santa:
#24
10-07-2004 | 08:15 PM
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From: San Antonio
.... why would anyone drive an SVT product hard 