Don't modify your new Mustang - Ford said so

[69MyWay]

Interesting article:

http://www.stangtv.com/news/dont-mod...w-tsb-says-so/

[camcojb]

they all do the same, though they may not advertise it. GM has been able to track re-flashes of the pcms for a few years now; even if you remove the tune and reflash to stock they can still see it was flashed with a non-factory tune or mod.

I don't blame them. I've modded my new vehicles and would never expect the factory powertrain warranty to be in effect afterwards.

[Ketzer]

Wholeheartedly agree! When you mod, YOU take the responsibilty of failed parts. It's unfortunately a complicated issue.
Some people lie about mods. Then act out expecting the dealer to "cover it" regardless.
Some dealers try to find reasons NOT to do warranty work or void entire warranties because of mods when it is clearly an unrelated part that failed.

There has been a ton of underhanded stuff going on for a very long time on both sides of the argument.


Jeff-

[70rs]

On the chart shown it says in one section "determine if battery has been disconnected OR if a flash tune has been removed...."

Does this open the door to denying claims simply because the battery may have been disconnected at some point?
It's disconnected for many reasons, not just for a flash tune.
Audio gear install being a common one.

[BBC69Camaro]

I thought Ford had a deal where if you buy a FRPP part that was for your car and had it installed by the dealer it was covered under the factory warranty, is that not the case?

Or is this just a case of a non-approved part possibly voiding the warranty if it causes damage?

[GregWeld]

I would never expect to retain a factory warranty after "mods" -- the very definition of the word is MODIFY... once modified -- the warranty should be void = after all -- it's not the product they warrantied any longer is it.

If you're "big enough" to be able to modify something - then you should be big enough to fix it when it breaks too IMHO.

[JMitch19]

Buy a "spare" pcm and flash away. Put the untouched stock pcm on the shelf in case it needs to be reinstalled at a later date. I know this works for the GM Diesel guys.

I agree with what Greg said about voiding the warranty to a point. I know some dealerships are understanding and willing to work with you and the mods you have been done. Others seem to just want to be hard asses. All I'm saying is if I put a supercharger on my car I don't expect them to warranty the powertrain, but if my power drivers seat quits working I don't believe I should be denied warranty due to my car being modded. I think that looks like an obvious example, but I have seen stupider things happen. One dealer tried to have the manufacture void the entire warranty on a friends car due to aftermarket exhaust and rims...