Do Chips void warranties?
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Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 1,565
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From: Columbus, Georgia
No...unless FORD can PROVE it caused the damage and that the vehicle would not have been damaged without it installed. Any dealership that tells you it voids the warranty is full of crapola!
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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Superchip, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55 rear, class III towing package with super engine cooling/Auxilary transmission cooling HD package, Heavy duty shocks, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, factory leather wrapped steering wheel, FORD bedliner, FORD black tubular cab steps, K&N air filter, mar-hyde rubberized undercoating, Modine climate filtration system, Bugflector II, Mobil 1 oil, build 7/2000
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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Superchip, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55 rear, class III towing package with super engine cooling/Auxilary transmission cooling HD package, Heavy duty shocks, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, factory leather wrapped steering wheel, FORD bedliner, FORD black tubular cab steps, K&N air filter, mar-hyde rubberized undercoating, Modine climate filtration system, Bugflector II, Mobil 1 oil, build 7/2000
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Joined: Mar 1998
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From: Virginia
Hi Chizman,
I don't know about the laws in Canada, but here in America we have the protection of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which basically states what Dustoff said in his response to you.
Meaning, it all gets down to ehat you do to your vehicle; if you do something that actually causes damage needing repairs, then that wouldn't be covered under warranty. Things like K&N air filters, airbox elimination kits, chips, cat-back exhaust systems, etc., have no affect on your vehicle's warranty. If you bolt on a supercharger, then you can probably kiss your powertrain warranty goodbye, because it could stress some components beyond their design limitations, for example.
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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
First National F-150 Online Rally Event Organizer
I don't know about the laws in Canada, but here in America we have the protection of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which basically states what Dustoff said in his response to you.
Meaning, it all gets down to ehat you do to your vehicle; if you do something that actually causes damage needing repairs, then that wouldn't be covered under warranty. Things like K&N air filters, airbox elimination kits, chips, cat-back exhaust systems, etc., have no affect on your vehicle's warranty. If you bolt on a supercharger, then you can probably kiss your powertrain warranty goodbye, because it could stress some components beyond their design limitations, for example.
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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
First National F-150 Online Rally Event Organizer