More Stupid GTR Warranty BS

[nreggie454]

Wow.... WTF is Nissan thinking?

http://njection.com/blogs/exclusive/...2010-gt-r.aspx

Cliffs: Adding, replacing, reprogramming, attempting to reprogram, altering or disconnecting any computer, control unit, or electronic module or deleting any or all stored information in any computer, control unit, or electronic module, or denying access to any data or information stored in any computer, control unit, or electronic module VOIDS ALL COVERAGE under the 2010 Nissan GT-R New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

No Operating the GT-R on a dynamometer

No use on a track or airstrip

So, you buy a purpose built car which 95% of the hype is its amazing 'Ring times, but the second it sets a wheel onto a track to do what it is built for, the warranty is voided. God forbid you try to dyno this car, either. I guess this car really IS for bench racing posers after all!

[IndianStig]

Of course most that can buy this car couldn't care less about the warranty.

[DirtyMechanic]

all i can say is MTN RUN HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[1moreaccord]

No Operating the GT-R on a dynamometer

No use any on use on a track or airstrip


I'm having a a hard time reading this ^^ XD

[SiRed94]

No Operating the GT-R on a dynamometer

No use any on use on a track or airstrip


I'm having a a hard time reading this ^^ XD

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[nreggie454]

No Operating the GT-R on a dynamometer

No use any on use on a track or airstrip


I'm having a a hard time reading this ^^ XD

Their typo, direct copy/paste from the site. I will fix it.

[Bus Driver J]

Oh well, GTR fails once again. If you drive it like you have sense then you have no problems.
Dont launch it, track it, or dyno it. How many dyno sheets of a stock GTR does one need? If you modify it then there goes you warranty so dyno away and go straight to a track.

The Lotus warranty is similar. If you are on a track and a stop watch is involved for "competitive" purposes then say bye bye to your warranty.

[JITB]

1. Name one car that you can do any of that stuff to and take it to the dealership modified like that, and they will still honor the warranty

2. The GTR CAN go on some race tracks, it just HAS to be taken in for a maintenance after it, which is 2k-2k, depending, if NOT than the warranty can be voided.


what car company has the funds to repair a car that a person goes out and abuses on the track, and breaks something. its not Nissans job to fund your raceing dreams, they just build the car.

[Cool Cat Racing]

Take your Z06 to the track and break it, Chevy still fixes it.

[Vteckidd]

1. Name one car that you can do any of that stuff to and take it to the dealership modified like that, and they will still honor the warranty

2. The GTR CAN go on some race tracks, it just HAS to be taken in for a maintenance after it, which is 2k-2k, depending, if NOT than the warranty can be voided.


what car company has the funds to repair a car that a person goes out and abuses on the track, and breaks something. its not Nissans job to fund your raceing dreams, they just build the car.

+1 sir

[Z33_kid]

the people that can afford one dont care about warranty

[DUBSf22c]

Still funny. Its hype was based on its amazing track times and handling. I just think for them to be this strict is to go against WHAT THIS SPECIFIC car was setting out to do. I really think it takes the fun out of it.

[JITB]

Still funny. Its hype was based on its amazing track times and handling. I just think for them to be this strict is to go against WHAT THIS SPECIFIC car was setting out to do. I really think it takes the fun out of it.

i mean it can do what it says it can do, and still keep it under warranty in stock form.

like selling a 14sec civic that runs perfectly, and the new owner goes out and mods it into a 12sec civic.. and faults the previous owner for it breaking...

[jdm93civic]

I heard bout all that....Damn technology

[okra1981]

Mitsubishi did this a few years back with the Evolution, they would look into track records and void warranty for the cars involved with racing. The abuses of everyday driving are very different from the abuses of a track (unless you driver that insane on a street for extended periods of time), these companies are just protecting themselves from customers who will continually return something whenever the customer should know to cover their own butts whenever they abuse their car in such a way. I don't blame them for this, the launch control seems like a different issue, if you advertise and praise your auto for having something so ingenious, then you should find a more reliable way of providing such a feature to your customer, rather than charge $20k for a transmission and then take the feature away entirely.

[koukis14]

Mos car companies do this. Your a moron if you walk into the service dept and say " I was on my 5th run down the drag strip and the transmission blew up." We had a customer go apeshit when his brakes on his RS4 were not warranty when they were metal to metal at 5,000 mile. He should not have been bragging about how he knows Road Atlanta like the back of his hand and tracks his car whenever possible. Hell Ferrari voids the warranty if the car is tracked. Read your fine print.

[speedminded]

Hrmm...

Keeping Your Mod's Warranty Intact

It's called being familiar with the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.

[jdm93civic]

I feel if they put LC control on the car then they should warranty the car no matter what unless it is modded.!!

[ksniperfox]

funny. i just had my s2k serviced at the dealer, they replaced the clutch slave cylinder free of charge. when i got it, it was honda certified and got the extended warranty for 7 years/70k miles. still at 47k miles, yet i have intake, exhaust, test pipe, lowered....and they said nothing.

[Elbow]

Ferrari doesn't do that, they encourage it lol. Same with Porsche, even Mazda, BMW, etc.

[speedminded]

funny. i just had my s2k serviced at the dealer, they replaced the clutch slave cylinder free of charge. when i got it, it was honda certified and got the extended warranty for 7 years/70k miles. still at 47k miles, yet i have intake, exhaust, test pipe, lowered....and they said nothing.

Since 1975 they can't say anything. None of those things have an effect on the drivetrain.

If you put a stage 5 clutch in it and the drive shaft ends up looking like a twizzler then they have every right to deny a warranty claim for replacing it. If you drove around with an open header and burnt the valves then they can deny you the top-end rebuilt (if you show up for service with open header). If you sucked up water with the intake and hydrolock it then they don't have to replace or rebuild the bottom end.

You could swap a 2JZ under the hood of your s2k and they can't deny replacing the clutch master cylinder.

[Elbow]

Warranties are lame anyway, just don't use them or buy without them. Especially a new GTR, if you buy it and don't have extra $$ you are a moron, it's like buying a Ferrari, everyone is like well now you are broke for keeping it running, nooo, you only buy a car like that if you can keep it running and not feel a thing.

[VooDooXII]

This is the biggest thing I can't stand about the GTR.

[ShooterMcGavin]

at first glance it's shocking and pisses me off...but after thinking it over rationally for a min it makes sense, they're just covering their own ass just in case someone does something extremely retarded to that car.

[UpSideDownDesi]

what's next? Going 60mph or 100mph under some seconds will void the warranty too? I can understand they don't want owners abusing the cars, then bring them in for warranty repair. Seems like they are trying to hide something or something they know is going to break if cars are pushed (weak tranny?) then don't want to repair it under warranty. What's sucks is some people probably do care about the warranty and are going to track the car in stock form. From what read some time ago, GTR's navigation system can tell the ECU where it is, racetrack and stores it. So no way around it.

Btw this is what my friend has to say about GTR's warranty, GTR stripped and putting down 700whp.
video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUQXeO6E-aI

[RUFFIAN]

Why would you buy a car like this to be a D/D only? If I bought that car the warranty would be voided on the test drive.

[DynamicSound]

funny. i just had my s2k serviced at the dealer, they replaced the clutch slave cylinder free of charge. when i got it, it was honda certified and got the extended warranty for 7 years/70k miles. still at 47k miles, yet i have intake, exhaust, test pipe, lowered....and they said nothing.

I think you are missing the point. They are going to honor the warranty unless the specific problem that needs to be fixed is aftermarket or they can link the damage to an aftermarket part that caused it. Just because you have mods on your car doesn't mean everything is voided.

[DynamicSound]

Of coarse Nissan knows you are going to drive it like it was meant to be. However, what happens when you drive cars hard?? They break down much quicker. Nissan doesn't want to be taking care of the bill because of an idiot. If you were Nissan or a company, you would feel the same. It is like me selling a 1000rms sub to someone I know is going to running a 2000rms amp on it. That warranty will be voided because it is common sense that the sub will blow if they are running it turned up with twice the power. I am not paying for that replacement...if you want to do it, fine, but be prepared to buy another one.

[speedminded]

what's next? Going 60mph or 100mph under some seconds will void the warranty too? I can understand they don't want owners abusing the cars, then bring them in for warranty repair. Seems like they are trying to hide something or something they know is going to break if cars are pushed (weak tranny?) then don't want to repair it under warranty. What's sucks is some people probably do care about the warranty and are going to track the car in stock form. From what read some time ago, GTR's navigation system can tell the ECU where it is, racetrack and stores it. So no way around it.

Btw this is what my friend has to say about GTR's warranty, GTR stripped and putting down 700whp.
video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUQXeO6E-aI
http://i42.tinypic.com/1z6gric.jpg

There's laws restricting what information can be stored and used against a owner to void their warranty claim.

[On_Her_Face]

1. Name one car that you can do any of that stuff to and take it to the dealership modified like that, and they will still honor the warranty

2. The GTR CAN go on some race tracks, it just HAS to be taken in for a maintenance after it, which is 2k-2k, depending, if NOT than the warranty can be voided.


what car company has the funds to repair a car that a person goes out and abuses on the track, and breaks something. its not Nissans job to fund your raceing dreams, they just build the car.

Hendricks Chevrolet dealership in Gwinnett. They've fixed tons of things on my old Corvette while having the track numbers on my windows.

[DirtyMechanic]

There's laws restricting what information can be stored and used against a owner to void their warranty claim.

and where did you read this. because they are. and they have done it already.

[ksniperfox]

I think you are missing the point. They are going to honor the warranty unless the specific problem that needs to be fixed is aftermarket or they can link the damage to an aftermarket part that caused it. Just because you have mods on your car doesn't mean everything is voided.

i didnt miss any point. i think you missed it. i just wanted to share my story in sharp contrast to the GTR warranty issues to show how bad it is getting.


and if i hydrolock my motor then i guess ill put the stock intake back on and let them replace the bottom end, lol.

[Twan0690]

I believe that Nissan built a great car, however they built it with a tranny made of glass. So to cover their butts they are restricting the way people drive it. Overall I think that they should have engineered a better transmission so for this I would take a R34 hands down over a R35.

[Kaiser]

Hendricks Chevrolet dealership in Gwinnett. They've fixed tons of things on my old Corvette while having the track numbers on my windows.

Which is good of them, but from what I've seen of the Z06 warranty paperwork Chevrolet doesn't cover that either.


Don't see how Nissan's gone insane with their warranty on the GT-R...Ferrari is actually quite specific about what they will cover depending on what modification you do to the car and will happily tell you they'll fix what you broke if you pay for it. All Nissan has done is reaffirm that they will not fix problems caused by the OWNER OF THE VEHICLE or anything the OWNER does to the car under the terms of the warranty which represents a promise by the manufacturer that the car comes from the factory problem free with routine maintenance for a given period of time. The warranty on a new Honda Accord has basically the same wording in it, and I can't figure out why people are so upset. Hell, when Chrysler was offering that unlimited powertrain coverage they made sure that they stopped anything that modified the engine to increase output that affected the failed system wasn't covered. Specifically anything that increased output and the transmission failed afterwards, they were going to think long and hard about whether or not they were going to pay for that transmission.

Please people, don't be unrealistic with your expectations that Nissan is going to somehow magically cover all of your problems. If you don't like their rules, simply don't buy one. If the car cost what an F430 cost and came with this kind of warranty I could see the complaint, but the car costs what a new BMW M3 costs.

and if i hydrolock my motor then i guess ill put the stock intake back on and let them replace the bottom end, lol.

I wish you good luck with that. Let us know how it goes, huh?

[Frög]

Of course most that can buy this car couldn't care less about the warranty.

Not true.. At all..


I will say it again:
Nissan = FAIL

[_Christian_]

what car company has the funds to repair a car that a person goes out and abuses on the track, and breaks something.

Porsche

[Catnip]

It's not so much that they're not gonna cover my ass when I turn launch control off and the tranny breaks, it's that they made such claims about the car w/o traction control AND the tranny is how much? $20,000? I heard some stupid number like that. I'm sorry, but there's no way in hell it's worth $20,000.

and I like nismo's $20k exhaust system for it

[HypnoToad]

It's not so much that they're not gonna cover my ass when I turn launch control off and the tranny breaks, it's that they made such claims about the car w/o traction control AND the tranny is how much? $20,000? I heard some stupid number like that. I'm sorry, but there's no way in hell it's worth $20,000.

and I like nismo's $20k exhaust system for it

u can get a brand new LS7 for less than 20k.......lol

[01CDMLUDER]

Don't see how Nissan's gone insane with their warranty on the GT-R...Ferrari is actually quite specific about what they will cover depending on what modification you do to the car and will happily tell you they'll fix what you broke if you pay for it. All Nissan has done is reaffirm that they will not fix problems caused by the OWNER OF THE VEHICLE or anything the OWNER does to the car under the terms of the warranty which represents a promise by the manufacturer that the car comes from the factory problem free with routine maintenance for a given period of time. The warranty on a new Honda Accord has basically the same wording in it, and I can't figure out why people are so upset. Hell, when Chrysler was offering that unlimited powertrain coverage they made sure that they stopped anything that modified the engine to increase output that affected the failed system wasn't covered. Specifically anything that increased output and the transmission failed afterwards, they were going to think long and hard about whether or not they were going to pay for that transmission.

Please people, don't be unrealistic with your expectations that Nissan is going to somehow magically cover all of your problems. If you don't like their rules, simply don't buy one. If the car cost what an F430 cost and came with this kind of warranty I could see the complaint, but the car costs what a new BMW M3 costs.

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[_Christian_]

Which is good of them, but from what I've seen of the Z06 warranty paperwork Chevrolet doesn't cover that either.


Don't see how Nissan's gone insane with their warranty on the GT-R...Ferrari is actually quite specific about what they will cover depending on what modification you do to the car and will happily tell you they'll fix what you broke if you pay for it. All Nissan has done is reaffirm that they will not fix problems caused by the OWNER OF THE VEHICLE or anything the OWNER does to the car under the terms of the warranty which represents a promise by the manufacturer that the car comes from the factory problem free with routine maintenance for a given period of time. The warranty on a new Honda Accord has basically the same wording in it, and I can't figure out why people are so upset. Hell, when Chrysler was offering that unlimited powertrain coverage they made sure that they stopped anything that modified the engine to increase output that affected the failed system wasn't covered. Specifically anything that increased output and the transmission failed afterwards, they were going to think long and hard about whether or not they were going to pay for that transmission.

Please people, don't be unrealistic with your expectations that Nissan is going to somehow magically cover all of your problems. If you don't like their rules, simply don't buy one. If the car cost what an F430 cost and came with this kind of warranty I could see the complaint, but the car costs what a new BMW M3 costs.

Not everyone buys it to mod. Nissan also regulates where and how you use it. You can't use launch control or turn VDC off. There's a difference between modifying your car and using a feature INCLUDED on the car. So you get a tease of a performance car that you can't fully use, or a performance car with no warranty. Sorry, but I can't have faith in a car when the manufacturer doesn't.