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Originally Posted by 008
Once again, I agree with most of what Michifan is saying but you keep saying that the federal law trumps the written agreement. While that can be true it is not the case in this context. The federal law allows for enforcement of the written agreement. They are not trumping anything except in the tie in provisions and madated servicing provisions. There is no law that says a manufacturer has to provide a warranty at all. It is part of their marketing. This is why you have different manufacturers providing different warranty terms. 5 year bumper to bumper, 7 year powertrain, 10 year corrosion, etc. Emmissions systems are the only required coverage items.
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There are no laws that require a warranty, but there is very specific laws around what a warranty is - limited or full. Don't know of a single OEM that offers a 'limited' warranty, the full warranty is specific.
As far as extended periods for specific systems, it falls into the same rubric. In other words, the powertrain has to be defined and taken as a full system. If you modify the intake, they still have to prove that that modification caused a problem with the water pump. They cannot void the waterpump because you put in a aftermarket intake - UNLESS the aftermarket intake caused the waterpump to fail.