im pickin up my cobalt on monday.....what can i do to it before i void the warranty...can i do anything?

thanks for the help

 

I've been wondering the same thing. I've got about $1000 to throw around and I'd figure I'd put that under the hood. At the same time though, I don't want to void the warranty...

 

i know....damn warranty...lol

 

you can do anything...although alot of times people tell you that your warranty is void if you do this and that.

the only time your warranty should be voided is if it is a direct cause of the problem you may have been having that caused you to take it in to have work done.

 

bigger rims/tires will void your warrenty

lowerin springs will void your warrenty

CAI will void your warrenty

anything you do will void your warrenty if thay can prove it caused the problem.



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lol i doubt rims will void your warranty =D and if anything goes wrong, just place your stock items back on

 

thats what i figured i would do


thatks for the info guys

 

Basically you can do anything you want to your car under warranty, as long as the modifications you do don't directly cause any problems. So if you install an aftermarket intake, and your door panel insert comes apart, its still covered despite the fact that the car is modified.

If the dealer tries to tell you that they are voiding your warranty for a mod that is unrelated to the problem you are having, tell them you'll see them in court, because thats illegal

 

good point. They might try to blame a problem on something completely different from what actually caused it.

 

Yea. I asked the dealer that i got my car from they said yea any aftermarket parts u put on there will void your warranty. So the salesman that i kno that sold me the car told me jus to look around at other dealers and see what they have to say. So I did I went to another local dealer and they said that " We won't void your warranty out , But if somthings wrong with the car because of what you put in there then you'll just have to pay for it."

 

Dealers who say they will void your warranty are dumb. Guess they havent figured out that they get paid on commission yet.

 

ugh if your worried about warranty then forget modding it. you'll give yourself a headache

 

amen!

 

The only way anythign can void your warranty, is if it is the direct cause of the problem.

IE: You put a wing on, and your engine blows up....not related.....covered.

You turbo your car, your engine blows up....related....not covered.

You put wheels/tires on, your struts go bad....related....not covered.

You put wheels/tires on, your seat warmer goes bad, not related....covered.

Get the jist of it? basically if you put something on that ***** something up that is related to it, its not covered.

That came from a Service manager down here in Massillon.

Justin

 

great...thanks again for the info...its my first new car so i have never had to deal with warranty's before...this is all new to me