CAMRY WARRANTY INFO? (Please make this a sticky!)))))

[thisdj78]

Ok, I posted a question about this earlier, but now I'm directing this to the Moderators and Gurus in here:

1) Does anyone have an official list of Mods or things that can void your warranty?

2) Does anyone have personal experience with having a warranty voided due to a Mod....if so, what was the Mod?

I think this is important info.....there's alot of people that come in here with new Camrys or used Camrys with warranties looking to do Mods, and we should all know what can void our warranties or not and I haven't found any substantial info through search...just bits and pieces.

Thanks!

[02RSX90camry]

the probliem with that is that it depends on your dealer. I know some dealers that will immediately void your warranty over an intake. While others don't particularly care what you do to your car, as long as it's been properly maintained, they'll cover it (assuming your mod didn't cause the problem.)

[thisdj78]

Yeah...see that's the problem. Last time I inquired about this, alot of folks said it depends dealer to dealer...but there has to be an actual list from Toyota that says what can void your warranty.

[02RSX90camry]

well yes, but legally, as long as tehy can say that the mod caused the problem, then they can void it. otherwise, they're not allowed to void the warranty.

[ekpolk]

This whole "voiding the warranty" thing is, for the most part, like a form of urban legend. The mere presence of a mod does not entitle the dealer to declare the warranty void. If and when you have some sort of failure which you claim is covered by the warranty, the dealer or manufacturer must, if they wish to avoid covering that repair, prove that your mod or failure to maintain, was the cause of the failure, instead of their defect. Thus, if you install, say a turbo, and your engine blows up, they can probably prove that the turbo had something to do with that, and avoid coverage. But if a week later, a power window motor goes out, they CAN NOT say, "hey, the turbo voided your wty, so tough". Unless, of course, they can prove that the turbo caused the window motor to fail (unlikely).

Here's the community's token lawyer's conclusion: when your engine starts blowing smoke, your dealer probably will too. Don't be fooled and don't let them do this to you!!!!!!!!

[thisdj78]

^^^^ Makes sense. I have an HID kit in my car, and as I mentioned in another thread, I'm having a few electrical problems. Do you think the dealer could blame it on the HID's?

Also, I don't want to get the transmission checked for problems and they say "oh we can't honor your warranty because you have unauthorized Mods on your vehicle...blah, blah, blah". I know thats far fetched, but I've been shocked before when it comes to dealers and mechanical work. That's why I was hoping to see a list if anybody had one.