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AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS AND YOUR VEHICLE’S WARRANTY
Many of our customers ask, “Will your product void my vehicle
manufacturer’s warranty?” While the answer is straightforward from a legal
standpoint, we also want to educate our customers (and after-market
consumers) on some industry realities and offer some common sense
precautions to minimize your risk.
Consumers of aftermarket products are protected by The Federal
Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act. The Act states that if something breaks on
your car and you take it in for warranty repair, the dealer must honor your
warranty unless they can prove that whatever modifications you have added
to your car actually caused the problem. Please keep in mind that towing in
anything higher than level two and hard driving in levels four and five are
not recommended.
While as a consumer, you have strong legal protection with regards to your
vehicle’s warranty, there is also a practical reality that different automotive
manufacturers and dealers have greatly varying views on aftermarket
products, in particular those that produce horsepower, such as performance
enhancement chips, modified intake manifolds, or aftermarket exhaust
systems. There are dealers and manufacturers out there that will use the
presence of a horsepower upgrade to void your vehicle’s warranty. They
will do this regardless of whose product you are using. Any aftermarket
company that does not acknowledge this is misleading you.
The bottom line is that while the law protects the consumer and provides for
enforcement of the warranty, it is very difficult for most people to hire an
attorney and fight a voided warranty. Edge recommends
that you
always
disconnect and
remove your module and monitor when you take your
vehicle to a dealer for warranty work
in order not to interfere with
Diagnostic equipment.
This warranty is void for any new products purchased through
auction websites. Warranty is valid only for new products purchased
through Authorized Dealers (proof of purchase required for all
warranty claims).
