My question is well my warranty be voided if I get aftermarket parts installed on my car.whether it be installed from a dealer or a regular mechanic shop.
For instance: stillen cat back exhaust.will it matter if it is installed at Infiniti dealer or regular mechanic shop.well warranty be voided.
Same goes for coilovers or aftermarket rotors and pads and intakes.
Hope I can get some answers.
Beach...
Infiniti warranty and aftermarket parts
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Re: Infiniti warranty and aftermarket parts
Will the warranty be voided if I use a regular mechanic to install my after market parts?beachbum718 wrote:My question is well my warranty be voided if I get aftermarket parts installed on my car.whether it be installed from a dealer or a regular mechanic shop.
For instance: stillen cat back exhaust.will it matter if it is installed at Infiniti dealer or regular mechanic shop.well warranty be voided.
Same goes for coilovers or aftermarket rotors and pads and intakes.
Hope I can get some answers.
Beach...
Re: Infiniti warranty and aftermarket parts
My suggestion if you are concerned with warranty coverage: ask the SA before you mod...
Re: Infiniti warranty and aftermarket parts
See the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E ... rranty_Act
Basically you can use any repair shop and any brand replacement parts and not void warranty so long as those parts meet or exceed the manufacturers specifications/requirements for the parts, and they are installed properly - however if you use parts that are not OEM equivalent you would be out of luck with regards to that part failing. The entire warranty would not be void, just the non-OEM part (and any resulting failure).
So if you add a supercharger and your engine blew because the oil pump failed, the warranty on the engine would probably not be warranted because (the manufacturer will claim) the supercharger caused the problem (over stressed engine, etc.). You would have to fight them in court and it would not be worth the expense. IMHO.
so regarding brake pads, rotors, calipers, etc., if they fail Infiniti is not going to warranty them. The company that sold them to you might. But it would not void the warranty on the rest of the car (those parts not related to the brakes).
Basically you can use any repair shop and any brand replacement parts and not void warranty so long as those parts meet or exceed the manufacturers specifications/requirements for the parts, and they are installed properly - however if you use parts that are not OEM equivalent you would be out of luck with regards to that part failing. The entire warranty would not be void, just the non-OEM part (and any resulting failure).
So if you add a supercharger and your engine blew because the oil pump failed, the warranty on the engine would probably not be warranted because (the manufacturer will claim) the supercharger caused the problem (over stressed engine, etc.). You would have to fight them in court and it would not be worth the expense. IMHO.
so regarding brake pads, rotors, calipers, etc., if they fail Infiniti is not going to warranty them. The company that sold them to you might. But it would not void the warranty on the rest of the car (those parts not related to the brakes).
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Re: Infiniti warranty and aftermarket parts
Exellent info, M37!
My advise is this:
Think of your warranty company as 'insurance'. The first goal of any insurance company is to collect money and NEVER spend it. Even with current laws (and I am NOT knowledgeable with current laws) there are limits to excuses they use to deny a claim.
My warranty is through CarMax (where I purchased my car). Before I bought it, I compared it to the Infiniti ext warranty and it actually has more covered items, so I bought it. I recently had an issue with the starter. It jammed and remained connected to the battery, drawing power overnight until the battery was full-on dead. The warranty covered the starter and all parts and wires including labour and offered to cover cost of towing to the dealer, but I have a road service and the towing was free. However, they denied the battery replacement stating that there was no way to document how much power was in the battery prior to the starter mishap, and since the battery was over one year old, it could have been compromised before the starter drained it.
The best rule of thumb is .... If you modify your car (suspension, exhaust, intakes, etc) the warranty will NOT cover any mishaps on those parts and they will also deny claims for other parts if your modification 'could' have contributed to or actually caused the mishap of an otherwise coverd part. So I suggest you do NOT do any mods to the engine because you open the door for a denial sice the engine is not in OEM condition. After the warranty is expired, have a go at anything you like. But until then, do nothing that could prevent you from re-capping the investment you made buying the warranty.
For specific parts like exhaust, call Infiniti and ask them what risks there could be regarding your warranty BEFORE you modify. Your coilovers will not be covered, BUT if your existing OEM suspension goes tiz-up, they might replace it (my warranty covers 100% of the suspension). Thats a huge bill that the warranty would have covered if you didn't modify.
My advise is this:
Think of your warranty company as 'insurance'. The first goal of any insurance company is to collect money and NEVER spend it. Even with current laws (and I am NOT knowledgeable with current laws) there are limits to excuses they use to deny a claim.
My warranty is through CarMax (where I purchased my car). Before I bought it, I compared it to the Infiniti ext warranty and it actually has more covered items, so I bought it. I recently had an issue with the starter. It jammed and remained connected to the battery, drawing power overnight until the battery was full-on dead. The warranty covered the starter and all parts and wires including labour and offered to cover cost of towing to the dealer, but I have a road service and the towing was free. However, they denied the battery replacement stating that there was no way to document how much power was in the battery prior to the starter mishap, and since the battery was over one year old, it could have been compromised before the starter drained it.
The best rule of thumb is .... If you modify your car (suspension, exhaust, intakes, etc) the warranty will NOT cover any mishaps on those parts and they will also deny claims for other parts if your modification 'could' have contributed to or actually caused the mishap of an otherwise coverd part. So I suggest you do NOT do any mods to the engine because you open the door for a denial sice the engine is not in OEM condition. After the warranty is expired, have a go at anything you like. But until then, do nothing that could prevent you from re-capping the investment you made buying the warranty.
For specific parts like exhaust, call Infiniti and ask them what risks there could be regarding your warranty BEFORE you modify. Your coilovers will not be covered, BUT if your existing OEM suspension goes tiz-up, they might replace it (my warranty covers 100% of the suspension). Thats a huge bill that the warranty would have covered if you didn't modify.
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Re: Infiniti warranty and aftermarket parts
Thanks for the answers everyone.I went ahead and installed the full cat back stillen exhaust.next up.BC coilovers.my friend who has his own shop for 13 years will switch everything back if i need to for warranty purposes.c