Ok, Last thursday i was in stop and go traffic on I88 in Lisle iL and i just merged on to 88 from the ogden ave on ramp when i was in the far left lane. I was rolling at about 20-25 mph in 4th gear when i head a loud clunk come from the engine bay.
At first i didnt know what happened i could but the car in all the gears and the speedo would move all the way up to like 80-90 mph but the car wouldnt. So I called my insurance and towed it to the dealer. (Sunrise chevy in Glendale hts.) and had it droped off at like 945pm. Now i had bought the "Dealer" expended warentee where i had to aug06 or 50k miles till it was up. and i lucked out with 43k miles. so it was gravy.
But when it came down to getting the car fixed they told me that It wont be covered because of my high performance modifications. ( header full exhaust mounts and a shortie.) They left that on my cell and i was to call tony ? i think. but when i called i didnt get him. he was at lunch. so i talked to some service writer that tought they were goning to get me to pay for all the repairs! even though it shouyld have been covered by my warentee.
So i make a trip to sunrise after work the next day. and infront off like ten other customers he tells me that it wonk be covered because of my after market parts. and that it only covered "factory certifided" cars and trucks. Granted none of you were there to hear the tone in his voice but he was talking to me like i was a litte kid. he had an insulting tone and was trying to make it sound like i was screwed. At that point i asked that the dealer warentee was only on factory certifiide cars and trucks? and he said yes. Then i asked him about the court case that was settled by the supreem court stateing that aftermarket parts wont void a warentee on an entire vehical do to their installation. so i told him i Have to call my dad.
I put my dad on speaker phone on my cell and had the service guy tell him the warentee thing on "factory" cars and trucks. (what the service writer didnt know was my dad had just perchased an 02 Z71 silverado from them with a full flowmaster exhaust and edelbrock headers. with a cai like 2 months ago ) and my dad flped when he told him that. and went on to ask why it wouldnt be covered? and that there was a suprem court case that states thaty cant viod a warentee on a car unless they can proove that those parts infact caused the damage. at that point the service writer was at a loss for workd infront of me and the other customers. and i was then talking to tony when he got back.
But he assured me that it would most likely be covered. adn not to worry. but that i would have to wait 5 days to get my tans in because it was on back order. Since i had to wait for the trans i asked if i could put a new clutck in while it was apart and he said they would charge me like 75 bucks so i figured why not. and that i would call him tomarrow and probally drop it off. When i called himth e next day he told me that parts had come in already and the mechanic head the car 3/4th put back to gether! and i was like you said it would take 5 days to get my tans and he said he made some more phone calls and got one from another dealer. and i was just pissed. i got my car the next day and its nice haveing the new trans and all but dealing with sunrse chevy just sucks ill never go there again for a car. and now my dad is still talking to them about his truck and they keep giving him the runaround.
and if you read this far the invoice says that the ring gear on the differential exploded and but multiple holes int he trans case. lol oh well
i had to vent sorry.
Bear in mind that the Magnuson Moss Act only applies to a factory warranty and that aftermarket extended warranties can place whatever stipulations they want on you so long as it's spelled out in the agreement.
If the agreement says that putting on aftermarket parts will void the warranty, then that's the way it is. A lot of those extended warranties end up being a major rip-off because of all the stupid clauses they have.
My Avenger had the same exact thing happen. I was cruising home, and came to a hill. Downshifted to 3rd, BANG! And the car started to die. Put my foot on the clutch, ran fine. Let out the clutch, dies. Pin snapped, gear snapped, case broken, fluid on ground
But, my warranty covered everything, cept for my deductible (like, 50 bucks I think lol). Even with an aftermarket shifter, it was fine. Basically because if was a failure in the transmission itself, and something that no add-on part would've been able to affect. I'd say that they would be stupid not to fix it. I'd be willing to bet some of their service guys run around in cars with a few aftermarket parts on too. It's not like you replaced all the gears in the tranny or somethng. Hopefully it all plays out like it should. Good luck!
Brakes? I don't need no stinking brakes....I have air bags
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thats why i didnt get an extended warranty
I've had nothing but troubles with my GM extended warranty, it's never covered anything that's failed yet, and was sold to me as an "extended bumper to bumper warranty". Never again.
15.3 @ 89.97mph, 14's on the way?
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They covered the trans i just had to pay the deductable. but oh well. hope fully i get my stroker motor in my caprice then i can sell the cav.
i wish i was that lucky my warrenty was a crock of tihs
I had a dream last nite that my eco got a rod knock.
In the dream, i was like @!#$ i have to take off all my @!#$!. LOL
then i woke up
Keith-
What they can't do is void your tranny warranty if they can't prove that your modifications did the damage..... if they can prove this your @!#$ otherwise, give GM a call they'll send a regional rep. out and it will get all squared away.
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