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Originally Posted by soceur77
Ive witness a number of fellas that have successfully done both...won against the dealer and recouped funds they paid for having to go to court.
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Sure, but it depends on the nature and merits of the claim. Doubt very seriously any of those fellas you mention had issues involving them making modifications/adjustments/embellishments that COULD have resulted in a disputed warranty claim.
For the record, I've seen people go to the mat, successfully, on warranty claims that the dealer and/or GM wouldn't honor. All of those involved multiple assertions from dealer/GM that the customer was not using the vehicle for it's intended purposes or in conditions outside "normal" use even when the vehicle was equipped with 'special' equipment (HD towing, etc.). It was up to the consumer to PROVE that they were using it within its intended purpose and had not modified the vehicle in any way that COULD have resulted in component failure.
And while I hate to admit it, unless you're willing to role the dice on voiding the warranty, ANYTHING you, I, or anyone else do to our cars risks that.
Having said that... If you have an inside with the dealership, they CAN look the other way and do warranty work charged against GM. Problem is they only get so many of those silver bullets, dealers don't like to risk their relationship with the manufacturer over peanuts.
At the end of the day, go nuts I say. I'm going to run a Mamo TB but I'm doing it knowing full well I could eat the cost to replace the motor.