leveling kit warranty

[coombia21]

i just got a certified gm silverado ext cab and the front end sags down like it has a plow on it would putting a leveling kit on it void my warranty?

thanks dan

[heavy chevy]

NO it will only effect the parts that you touch or take off. Like i put a rear lowering kit on my truck and they say that they will not cover the u joints now or the springs and that is it. If it effects a part they will not cover the part that it effects. But a leveling kit will not effect a trany or a engine problem.

[tbplus10]

Google "Magnusen Moss warranty act", if your a U.S. resident this is the warranty that covers your vehicle. The program is directed and overseen by the Federal goverment. Every vehicle owner with warranty living in the U.S. should be at least slightly familiar with this act and what it means to them.

Your warranty can only be voided for parts failure that can be directly attributed to being caused by the aftermarket modification.
The voiding dealer must show direct cause of failure and only the parts/systems that failed are in question, they cannot void the complete vehicle warranty for an aftermarket modification that affects only the springs.

[Jimmiee]

I worked at a Chevrolet Dealership where 6" lift kits and35" alloy wheels with BFGs were installed on brand new trucks "before" they were sold. What does that tell you?? :)

[unplugged]

FYI

Use of aftermarket parts is protected under Federal law:

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (P.L. 93-637) is a United States federal law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_law) (15 U.S.C. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_15_of_the_United_States_Code) § 2301 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/2301.html) et seq.). Enacted in 1975, it is the federal statute that governs warranties (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warranties) on consumer products (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_product).

Link to SEMA: http://www.semasan.com/Main/Main.aspx?ID=60128
From SEMA's website:
The Law
Federal law sets forth requirements for warranties and contains a number of provisions to prevent vehicle manufacturers, dealers and others from unjustly denying warranty coverage. With regard to aftermarket parts, the spirit of the law is that warranty coverage cannot be denied simply because such parts are present on the vehicle, or have been used (see Attachment A). (http://www.semasan.com/main/main.aspx?id=61713)The warranty coverage can be denied only if the aftermarket part caused the malfunction or damage for which warranty coverage is sought. Disputes in this area usually boil down to arguments over facts and technical opinions, rather than arguments over interpretations of the law.