Week ago purchased an 03' G35 sedan with 40K which leaves me with about 2 years and 20K of Infiniti basic warrantee. I am also looking to get an aftermerket(Viper, Clifford,Compustar) remote start alarm installed by my own mechanic, however heard that getting it will interfere with Infiniti electrical parts/starter and thus void some or all parts of given warrantee. Has anyone who had an aftermarket alarm done had any problems with them honoring the basic warrantee going forward? Please shed some light.

 

It will only void the warranty on the parts which can be proven failed as a result of aftermarket parts.

Electrical - possibly
Starter - possibly

 

That doesnt sound too bad but knowing Infiniti(especially service station in Brooklyn) the may tie in other issues into the fact that the car has non-Infiniti parts in it and still refuse coverage. I'd definitely want to hear from someone who already has an alarm installed and brought their G in for service.

 

I brought in my car for my second brake pad replacement, ad I have an aftermarket alarm, the dealer didn't say anything about it. In fact they coplimented me on th alarm.

 

Was it done as part of maintenance or under warrantee?

 

i would think it should only void your stock alarm warranty = )

 

it all depends on your service rep. Mine mentioned I should get a K&N filter after he saw I changed out the stock tube to the Z-tube.

Basically if it can be proven that the aftermarket part caused the damage then Infiniti will void the warranty

 

And here I was thinking the old Magnuson Moss wouldn't show up this month.

Clicky

Basically, they can't arbitrarily void your warranty on parts that have gone defective. They must provide written proof that the parts that failed did so SOLELY because of the addition to the car. Get your own mechanic to look at any problems as well, and make sure you ask your Service Manager if he'll testify to his writing in a court of law.

They usually fold after that question.

G

 

GeoBau is right. Introduce the service rep to Mr. Magnuson and Mr. Moss.

 

No it was done by an independent alarm install place I know. It's true what someone posted earlier, it all depends on the dealer and service advisors. I have the K & N fliter put in and they said that was great, they even gave me an offer to put an unorthodox underdrive pulley

 

everything voids the warrantee! I asked my dealer to install a K&N air filter, they said they would but if the air sensor($500 part) went bad it would void he warrantee. I asked about a wood kit, they said infiniti doesn't make one for my '04 G coupe and an aftermarket would "void the warrantee".

 

Just believe the facts, like what geobau posted, not what the stealership Tells you,. The MM warranty act specifically states they cannot void your warranty. Ive been in the aftermarket 12V business for about 17yrs, its kind of my job to know these things to answer questions from customers. Dealerships will Always try to make money where possible and the general public is very unaware of their rights. Hence the reason for the MM act being revised in '97 to lean mopre towards the consumers rather than the manufacturers.

 

actually, it's illegal for any dealership/manufacturer to void one's warranty unless the aftermarket part is in direct effect the reason why the part failed. but still, that's for that part. not the entire warranty. there's a website on it from maxima.org but i'm too lazy right now to search. but i know that this is true.

 

There must be other provisions. Is the dealer required to acquire special tools unique to an after-market installation to remove such an aftermarket product to gain access to a failed item that is not directly affected by the mod and is in fact otherwise covered by warranty? Is the dealer required to remove and restore an after-market installation that is intereference using the aftermarket item's designer's specifications for such issues as Torque or sequence of fastening or unfastening? If the dealer does follow such aftermarket designer procedures and the aftermarket item either fails or damages a "stock" item who is responsible?

No hassle intended, but I think you over simplify.

 

Certainly they can't say your air sensor isn't covered because you put a wood kit in the interior! (Well, I guess they could say it, but they would be wrong. They might try it to buffalo you, but now you know they are fulll of horse feathers). My dealer has had cars on the floor with a wood kit they installed.

That being said, these alarms are complex with long installs and I imagine they could be incorrectly done and foul up a variety of circuits. Still, the dealer would have to relate that failure to the alarm. An experienced installer should be able to do a fine job. This may not be the accessory to look for the fastest, cheapest, job. It does not seem to be something to try yourself, especially because if there is a problem you will not have the installer's warranty and possibly not the alarm manufacturer's either (some say they must be done by an autorized installer).