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Ford Warranties
7. Are loss of time, inconvenience, commercial or other direct or
indirect loss, damage or injury covered by the
Ford Vehicle
Warranty?
No. The
Ford Vehicle Warranty covers only the repair, replacement or adjustment
at the
Servicing Dealer’s premises, of those Parts of the Vehicle which are found
by
Ford
to be defective in factory materials or workmanship during the
Ford
Vehicle Warranty Period. No other type of claim for compensation of whatever
nature, notwithstanding that the same may have resulted from, or have arisen as a
consequence of, a defect in factory materials or workmanship in the
Vehicle, or in
any
Part of the Vehicle
, will be recognised under the
Ford Vehicle Warranty. The rights
and remedies which are available to you under any relevant
Statutory Enactment
or otherwise at law, in connection with any such claim for compensation, must be
pursued outside the ambit of the
Ford Vehicle Warranty.
8. When will the
Ford Vehicle Warranty not apply?
The
Ford Vehicle Warranty will not apply, unless the Part
which is alleged to be
defective is found by
Ford
to be defective in factory materials or workmanship under
normal and proper use and operation within New Zealand. Accordingly, the
Ford
Vehicle Warranty will not apply if the failure of the Part in the Vehicle to which your
claim relates is caused by or is attributable to:
•
misuse of such
Part or of the Vehicle;
•
failure to properly maintain and care for the
Vehicle;
•
failure to have the
Vehicle properly, regularly and punctually serviced in
accordance with the instructions and recommendations specified for the
Vehicle
by
Ford; or
•
exceeding the operating or capacity limitations specified for the
Vehicle
by
Ford
in the use and operation of the
Vehicle.
In this regard, overloading the
Vehicle
, using it on obviously unsuitable terrain or
surfaces are instances, but not the only instances, of abnormal or improper use or
operation which could cause or result in the failure of a
Part and lead to a rejection
of a claim in connection with such
Part under the Ford Vehicle Warranty. A claim
under the
Ford Vehicle Warranty
will also be rejected if a
Modification (other than
a
Modification made by, or at the direction of,
Ford
) is made to the
Vehicle
by, or
for you and such
Modification
adversely affects the
Performance / Compliance
of the
Part in respect of which such claim is made. In this regard the use of a part,
component, assembly, equipment or accessory not supplied or approved by
Ford
will be regarded as a
Modification
and may lead to the rejection of a claim under the
Ford Vehicle Warranty
if the use of such part, component, assembly, equipment or
accessory adversely affects the
Performance / Compliance of a Part in respect of
which a claim is made under the
Ford Vehicle Warranty.
