C6 Corvette Owner Denied Warranty Claim

Thats what a good set of eyes is for, to read the warrenty and what can void it. So he's complaining cause he modded the car, and anybody who knows anything about buying new cars know that especially performance cars are looked upon as being voided if there has been modifications, which is his fault, not their's. serves him right, fucking yuppie vette owner.

keep bitching, they'll eat it. we always do

magnuson-moss warranty act....look it up buddy, might help ya out

@ 93_Hawk_064: Agreed. The dealership has to prove that those modifications caused the damage. However, if it is motor damage, they'll blame it on the headers. If you want to keep your warranty, don't mod your car, simple as that.

so buy an old car and modify it i know there are C6s that dont have warrenties left

@giiventofly: He's right happens where I work. They've done warranty work with a few modded GTO's and Trans Am's

Find another dealer!

they just search for any reason to not do their job

I was getting a loud whining noise in from the drivetrain in my 2005 C6 and I took it to Piemonte Chevy. The only mods I had on the car were a cat back exhaust and an aftermarket clutch(I hated the stock one). After keeping my car over a week and taking apart my rear end to tell me the gear was bad they call me and tell me they are not honoring the warranty because the car is modified with an aftermarket clutch(a wear and tear item like brakes). I told them to put my car back together and give it back to me. I took it over to Biggers Chevy who said no problem and also determined that the rear was fine and that the whining noise was from inside the tranmission. I had it back from them with a rebuilt trans in under a week!!!

my stepdad has headers, cams, and a bunch of other bolt-ons and the dealership still warrenties it. i would go to a different dealership

just get it back to stock and go to another dealership
thats what we did with my friends c6
then they cant bitch

My Black Bird rolled off the showroom floor with a full factory warranty- different cat back exhaust-different intake- different Brakes/Rotors- different exhaust- different computer tune- and a new EPA cerification. It seems any of these mods should not void a warranty. Contact a zone rep.

My problem is now, when I enter the car in a show as showroom stock, they say No I have a modified car. (Kind of tough to compete in that class with nothing polished)

hmmm, ticking or "clicking" noise after a header/exhaust install and gets worse with more revs.....sounds like a header leak on the driverside to me....need to retighten those header bolts after a few heat cycles or leaks will happen.

@frcefed98: This would be the most obvious answer haah but you know vette owners...oh wait Im a vette owner....crap hahaha

I get All 3 of mine covered with NOS on all of them.Go to another dealer.Sounds like you might've a header gasket leak on the right side.The only gaskets to use are the factory ones.Aftermarket always fail.Sounds like a little Vette envy in some of these posts? I'm far from a Yuppie,Blackedout 96.

@EVIL_Z06: Don't worry, he just has his panties in a twist because he can't own one...fucking yuppie V6 Camaro owner! Hahaha

my fuel pump on my old Camaro was no longer under warranty after I put headers on...they said, I may have modified the fuel system...the Car itself was not under warranty, just the pump. That was complete garbage since there were several modifications done before hand...

Turn it back to stock and take it to another dealership and just tell them another dealership denied you warranty. I see it done all the time, since I work for a GM dealership.

@EVIL_Z06: Did I say personally your a yuppie Vette owner? no. Vettes have developed a reputation to attract yuppie, and Vette Nazi's that cry foul if you put anything on there other then NOS. It's reputations as America's sport car lost that image when the whole point of enjoying and using it as a performance car is overshadowed by a majority of people who dictate how you work on it, or what you apply on it, but that doesn't mean 100% of them are yuppie's, there are people who do use them for the sole purpose of their usage, and I'm sure you might be one of them.

As for Chipsahoy, Actually I don't envy vette's at all, as I said before, their name is tainted and is synonymous with the word yuppie. I've had the offer for a 1978 25th Vette, and I turned it down. I deal with jerkoff Vette owners all day that tend to be as smug as prius owners, as though their car is king, why I don't know, the car's aren't exclusive, just about anyone can afford one.

I enjoy my V6 Camaro, it's a fun project, and it's not like I had a word in edge wise when the vehicle was purchased about the motor. I'd rather own a vehicle who's reputation, or what is associated to is said on a positive note, has more possabilities, and generally are overall fun, then a vehicle associated with stereotypes.

Oh and way to FQuick Stalk

And when I mean NOS I mean #'s matching or factory parts

Blacdout96, Camaro's have an even worse reputations and sterotypes put with them."Poor Man's Vette" and "Redneck, mullet wearing, trailer trash car". Most of those are are 3rd gens, but there are plenty of crappy and riced out 4th gens. If you drove a new Camaro it might be different, but you drive a 13yr old v6 sports car. So don't say all vette owners are yuppies and the ones most likely to see that comment are the guys on here who are most likely not yuppies. Oh and no most people can't afford them or you would see a lot more of them on the roads.

First thing you do when buying a car is ask what they will honor on warranty if you make modifications. Most are cool some are not. The ones ive seen that will are because of consistiant buying over the years. Your a good customer and they want you to come back.