I dont want to come off mean, but why dont you post the entire Warranty act? You left out the part that says that the manufactor is only required to honor the parts on the car when it was it was purchased.
I deal with this EVERYDAY, day in and day out.....NO AFTERMARKET PARTS WILL NOT VOID YOUR WARRANTY UNLESS IT IS DETERMINED AS THE CAUSE OF THE CONCERN OR THE FACTORY WARRANTY STATES YOU CAN NOT DO A CERTAIN MODIFICATION.
This is how it boils down....if you put a a 4-3-1 header and a 2 1/2 inch exhaust and high flow cats on your car and the O2 sensors go bad, they wont cover that, becase you changed the characterists of the emissions system. If you put a cat-back exhaust on the system, for us anyways, we wont void the emissions warranty because you havent really messed with the cats. The MazdaSpeed Proteges, from what I understand state in the warranty, you can not add a cold air intake or alter the intake system by any means. As for K&N filters, I have NEVER seen them cause problems....so I wouldnt be worried about that.
This is the way it works in the real word....if you drop a lightweight flywheel in your clutch and then come in saying that " My clutch isnt working right " - a dealership isnt goign to honor that warranty, because a third party has messed with the parts. Its like a computer, once you tamper with it, you voided the warranty. Bolt on parts are one thing, but internal parts are another. I could care less if you have aftermarket plug wires, CAI, spark plugs, exhaust, tires, wheels, struts, springs, lights, radio, and what have you, but if you changed out your pistons or someone else was inside of that engine before you started having problems, I will refer you either to another dealership or back to the place you got it worked on it. Its called liability. The warranty act stats that the warranty is based off of how the vehicle was purchased. There is more to that act then that one statement. Its a typical goverment document...it says " Yes these places have to warranty car wether you have mods or not " then later says " ...only if the vehicle is in the same condition when purchased
Lowering your car will void any suspension, tire, and alignment warranties. In ONE CASE, only one, I have seen it void power steering warranty, because the place who installed the lowering kit jacked up the power steering lines.
Im like you guys, I like to put mods on my car, but, using that perverable saying, you cant have your cake and eat it to. If you add mods, you take the risk of voiding parts of your warranty. Its that cut and dry. We can all sit here and fight back and forth about whos right and whos wrong, but if you all look deeper into all of this, you will see the loopholes on both ends. I dont see why this is such a big deal over all, and why it annoys me lol, but its as easy as this...
" warranty covers only FACTORY parts and related issues caused by FACTORY parts "
If your Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor goes bad and they see you have a CAI installed, they wont cover it. Exhaust = voiding of some emmisions parts. Suspension = voiding of suspension warranty
Radio = voiding of center dash electrical (BIG BIG BIG PROBLEM with this on 3's. 6's. and 8's). Intake = voiding of intake related issues (mainly MAF sensors).
I know I am going to upset someone with this, so feel free to drop me a personal message. Im not here to fight, here to set things straight with issues as well as learn about this car, seeing as I deal with on a daily basis...so no harm meant
