Liability and being able to warranty the factory parts. The
engine/driveline were designed with specific parameters. Once they're
exceeded (even if they don't really hurt anything)...they can't warranty
certain items (if not all in extreme modification scenarios).
Look at it this way: You buy a PC from a vendor...then add upgraded
cooling and overclock it. Warranty is void.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Jim Miller
WB5OXQ
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 11:28 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: was: K&N -- good people, now picky dealers
I really do not understand why a dealer wants to be picky about warranty
work unless the mod makes their job unusally difficult to perform. They
get paid to do the work. If they want you to keep comming back to them
to buy more viechles you would think they would do everything possable
to make you happy. My dealer does that is why I drive 75 miles each way
from my house, past 4 other Dodge dealers to get the 3 new trucks I have
bought from them since 98.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:41 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: RE: RE: K&N -- good people, good product.
>
> ""Bill Knight"" <wknight40@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >
> > It is my understanding that there is a law, do not remember name
> > I'll
> search
> > later, that states something along the lines that if a
dealer/manufacture
> > deams an aftermarket product to void a warrenty and refuse work
> > because
of
> > the product they were supposed to supply the correct item free of
charge.
> > I.E., if the colder spark plug is found in an engine and the dealer
> > says this voids warrenty they have to supply the proper plugs free
> > of charge. I'm not quoting and this is to the best of my memory. I
> > have seen this posted on various websites in the past. Unless
> > someone beats me to it
> I'll
> > post later when I find. I think it has something to do with the
name
> > "Magnuson" or something along those lines.
>
> I don't understand how you all have this many problems with your
> warranty! I guess I really do have a good dodge dealer afterall.
> They've never
tried
> to void any part of my warranty and I've had an aftermarket TB, colder
> plugs, a PCM flash, and a K&N setup on there for quite some time. Not
> to mention that they installed my drop springs...
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html
>
>
>
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