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04-19-2016, 09:26 PM | #426 | |
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I work at a dealership. It has been explained to me that there is an ignition or key cycle count embedded in the ecu. When you flash it, it resets the value to 0. When you have thousands of miles on the car and the value reads 20, they know. My suggestion is be honest and ask about it. Plenty of stories on here regarding dealerships being for/against. **edit** This was from Subaru. I have a 15/16, I don't know if that applies to any other year.
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04-20-2016, 11:17 AM | #427 | |
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04-30-2016, 11:21 AM | #428 |
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Don't know if this was asked before; will installing oem cruise control on a base model 2013 Impreza cause a warranty problem? To do it the steering wheel and airbag must come off, audio and cruise pads put in, and cable plugged into socket, then airbag and wheel put back on. I don't see a problem with such a simple procedure, but SOA dealers won't touch it.
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05-03-2016, 09:41 PM | #429 |
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2009 wrx
I just bought a 2009 wrx sedan and I am currently paying for a full coverage warranty . If I am to mod my rex and upgrade it in any way it will not void my warranty In any way?
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05-04-2016, 10:36 AM | #430 |
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How did you get a full factory warranty on a 7 year old car?
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05-04-2016, 12:17 PM | #431 |
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i bought it through the dealership
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05-04-2016, 12:39 PM | #432 |
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Like others have said; you play - you pay. If you were Subaru, what would you do?
They can, and do, deny warranty claims based on modification all the time. While your warranty will not be "voided," your warranty claim can be denied. |
05-04-2016, 12:45 PM | #433 |
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Got it thank you for the help!
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05-04-2016, 01:32 PM | #434 |
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05-29-2016, 01:20 PM | #435 |
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Every dealer's service manager is different, so whatever dealer you bring your car to also has an affect on whether or not they will fix your car free of charge, depending on the issue you have.
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05-29-2016, 01:45 PM | #436 | |
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warranty work is paid for by Subaru Of America which is who makes the call on if repairs will be covered or not, the dealership has zero say in what gets covered or not. Good will repairs are a completely different issue, and don't pertain to warranty service. |
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06-03-2016, 02:10 PM | #437 |
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I am with you on that, there is no consistency when you deal with Subaru dealers.
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10-12-2016, 02:03 PM | #438 |
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warranty
The warranty is usually not voided, its just on case by case depending on the part and circumstance of the issue that the claim will either be denied or approved. Scooby's post was pretty right on.
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12-13-2016, 09:39 AM | #439 |
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I have 20k miles on my 16 wrx. Upon purchasing last year, I was talked into the 7 yr - 100k warranty. I recently got hit with the "mod bug" and would like to get an AP/tune now.
Can I cancel the warranty and get any money back? (Car and warranty is completely paid off).....Feeling like an idiot |
01-10-2017, 02:32 PM | #440 | |
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It all depends on your dealer... I have a stage 2 catless wrx and just got serviced last week, and they didn't say anything. |
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01-10-2017, 04:20 PM | #441 |
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Your warranty cannot be voided
The following is anecdotal from my father who's been in the service side of Mercedes dealers for 30+ years:
Be straightforward with the service writer. Have a good relationship with the dealer. If the dealer does a repair under warranty on a modded car the dealer could get audited and charged back by the OEM on a case by case basis. If the dealer gets charged back then they essentially did the repair for free. Management doesn't like their employees working for free. The dealer can do a goodwill repair from their slush fund if they want to keep the customer happy. The way a tech writes up the repair order makes a difference. The personality of the service manager makes a difference. Most cars don't get their warranty "voided" but rather a repair just isn't covered under warranty. This is just from what I've heard about Mercedes but I imagine it may be similar for Subaru. And if you don't think that Mercedes get modded, I've got a great 2nd hand story to tell you about a nitrous system in a C-class, or the James Bond gizmos on an SL that hid a motorized compartment full of condoms, or S- classes dropped to the ground. Last edited by Chuckable; 01-10-2017 at 04:52 PM. |
01-11-2017, 12:36 PM | #442 |
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It all boils down to the dealership you go too.
Here is an actual experience of mine when I had my VW GTI which had a turbo back exhaust, intake, and tune at the time. I went to dealership A who took pictures of my mods, documented it and told me I can no longer bring the car to them for warranty work of any kind. Fast forward, the car now has a bigger turbo, alcohol injection and air suspension + custom tune. Dealership B who I made a good relationship with a couple of the advisers took care of me countless times. I went to that dealership for all sorts of mechanical work all covered under warranty. From multiple water pump failures to failed valve cover gasket, intake air temp sensor to something as simple as a cracked intake pipe. |
01-11-2017, 01:00 PM | #443 | |
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We later had a few warranty items dealt with by the same dealer with no issues. |
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01-12-2017, 12:08 PM | #444 | |
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on whether you can get away with fraud or not.
The dealership has no say in what SOA will or wont cover as part of warranty service. Quote:
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01-12-2017, 12:15 PM | #445 | |
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01-12-2017, 12:24 PM | #446 | |
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Subaru dealers (like most dealers) are not in the position to authorize or deny warranty coverage. Mods very commonly lead to service denial. Pay to play. |
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01-12-2017, 12:25 PM | #447 |
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01-17-2017, 10:26 PM | #448 |
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A friend of mine blew the motor of his 14 WRX which was Stage 2+ at the time. He brought it to the dealership with all of his mods still on and they told him in order for them to do the warranty work he had to take all of the mods off. This is interesting because even with the mods taken off the ECU was still reflashed regardless. Wonder how they got away with that one
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02-06-2017, 03:44 AM | #449 |
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Yes they will know. Had the same situation and my AP has been unmarried for awhile but they still knew.
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11-17-2017, 10:27 PM | #450 | |
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Warranty can’t be coided
A question, if skid plates are put on a car can a dealer make them be taken off before warranty work is done?
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