I just bought a 2007 eclipse and I wanted to know what choices do I have for aftermarket mods that won't void my warrenty?

 

Congrats on the new ride! I think to an extent, it depends on the dealer that will service your vehicle. I completely changed my intake and exhaust with no trouble. I put on an underdrive pulley with no trouble- likely because they can't see it. But, when I upsized my tires slightly, they were going to void the warranty on all suspension and steering components if I did not change back to the stock size. At least they gave me an opportunity to change back and keep my warranty though.

 

like perviously said it depends on the dealer, normally if anything really bad happens they can just say no you voided the warrenty by doing this. If your really concerned about the warrenty dont do anything.

 

I think its a matter of what you have versus what breaks, they may not void it at the time you bring it in for a check or something, but say you have an intake and the intake manifold breaks, they may just say its because of that and wont warrenty it. Again like they said some dealers are more strict then others.

 

Congrats on your new ride! As far as warranties go, dealers are shady like that. if they see any modification done to your car, they'll void your warranty. when you mod your car it's either for speed or for style, there are performance shops out there that you can take your car too when it breaks down, you just have to research the right one. but chances are, the dealer would not know what happened to your car after modding it, that's why they'll say "you've voided your warranty, we can work on your car but it has to be out of your pocket" and basically, what they'll do is put your car back to it's original state, un-modded and untouched.

 

Wow this question comes up on every froum(maybe this is a hint I should stick with one type of car), here is a little blurb i copied from someone a while back that actuall states the law.

This federal law regulates warranties for the protection of consumers. The essence of this law concerning aftermarket auto parts is that a vehicle manufacturer may not condition a written or implied warranty on the consumers using parts or services which are identified by brand, trade, or corporate name (such as the vehicle makers brand) unless the parts or service are provided free of charge.

The law means that the use of an aftermarket part alone is not cause for denying the warranty. However, the law's protection does not extend to aftermarket parts in situations where such parts actually caused the damage being claimed under the warranty. Further, consumers are advised to be aware of any specific terms or conditions stated in the warranty which may result in its being voided. The law states in relevant part:

“No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumers using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name....” (15 U.S.C. 2302(C)).