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Maybe this is true, but for newer cars, installing third party parts or even having the car looked at by a third party will void the warranty. So at least duri

Maybe this is true, but for newer cars, installing third party parts or even having the car looked at by a third party will void the warranty. So at least during this early period, the incentives are such that you're better off taking the car to the dealership so you still have the warranty later when you really need it.

wiggles_md 7y ago
There are some limited exceptions, but generally speaking what you are saying would be in violation of Magnuson-Moss. Unless it can be proven by the warrantor that the 3rd party labor or parts caused the fault, the use of 3rd party labor or parts does not void the warranty.
gambiting 7y ago
>>Maybe this is true, but for newer cars, installing third party parts or even having the car looked at by a third party will void the warranty. Unless the law varies hugely where you live compared to the rest of the Western countries, that's just simply 100000% not true. You can do almost any modification to your car and it doesn't void the warranty, unless the manufacturer can show that the fault occured due to the modification being fitted(so no, a manufacturer cannot refuse engine repair because you used a 3rd party windscreen or fitted custom rims on the car, unless they can prove that either of those caused the engine damage).
- miracle2k 7y ago
  Note that a manufacturer warranty might be distinct and separate from statutory obligations the manufacturer also has. So while the rights your consumer protection laws give you are not voided, an additional, voluntary warranty provided may well be.
  - dragonwriter 7y ago
    > Note that a manufacturer warranty might be distinct and separate from statutory obligations the manufacturer also has. In much of the West (including the US, even though it has generally weak consumer protections), there is a statutory restriction with regard to when the manufacturer can and can not void a warranty.

wiggles_md 7y ago

There are some limited exceptions, but generally speaking what you are saying would be in violation of Magnuson-Moss. Unless it can be proven by the warrantor that the 3rd party labor or parts caused the fault, the use of 3rd party labor or parts does not void the warranty.

gambiting 7y ago

>>Maybe this is true, but for newer cars, installing third party parts or even having the car looked at by a third party will void the warranty. Unless the law varies hugely where you live compared to the rest of the Western countries, that's just simply 100000% not true. You can do almost any modification to your car and it doesn't void the warranty, unless the manufacturer can show that the fault occured due to the modification being fitted(so no, a manufacturer cannot refuse engine repair because you used a 3rd party windscreen or fitted custom rims on the car, unless they can prove that either of those caused the engine damage).

miracle2k 7y ago
Note that a manufacturer warranty might be distinct and separate from statutory obligations the manufacturer also has. So while the rights your consumer protection laws give you are not voided, an additional, voluntary warranty provided may well be.
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > Note that a manufacturer warranty might be distinct and separate from statutory obligations the manufacturer also has. In much of the West (including the US, even though it has generally weak consumer protections), there is a statutory restriction with regard to when the manufacturer can and can not void a warranty.