I had a friend who bought a new 1967 Chevelle SS396... . he put in a 4. 10 rear end and a Holley 3 Barrel carburetor on a high rise intake, plus a set of headers. When he sent a piston throught the side of the block, Chevy would not honor his warranty... ...
I was at Autozone last week a a young guy tried to get a couple of plug wires replaced under warranty... they had plier teeth marks on them and the ends were frayed and looked like they exploded. The guy behind the counter said he could not warranty them because they had been abused... they customer yelled and screamed, but ultimately bought two new plug wires.
I put a K&N filter system on an older F150 and it rubbed through the wiring causing a false anit-lock brake lite to come on... . cost me $300 even though it was under warranty... . it was not Ford's fault that the K&N bracket broke.
Where is this going (in spite of Massey-Ferguson)????
I think it is unfair to the manufacutrer to buy a product, highly modify it, and then want repairs under a warranty when something goes wrong...
The vehicle is designed by the factory engineers to a specific set of criteria... . if the vehicle does not meet this criteria, then it is the manufacturer's problem and cause for warranty work.
I had a 2000 Ram 1500 with a 360 V8... it had and MSD ignition, headers, oversize tires and wheels, a cat back exhaust, etc. , etc. , etc. When the transmission wnet out, I expected to pay $2300... . I did luck out and Dodge replaced it under warranty... I would not have complained if I had to pay for it (I know how I drove it).
I have a couple of mods on my Ram, and if I am denied repairs under warranty, I won't be surprised or upset... I made a conscious effort to change the condition of the truck... not Dodge's fault.
I do agree that if I change the torque converter that I bought the warranty on the transmission, the the warranty on the air conditioner should remain intact... . here is where I would scream Massey=Ferguson... ...