FFS Let's all stop referencing the Magnussen Moss Act......

Re read my post. Then acknowledge your error and report back.

I’ll wait.

 

TL;D(id)R

 

There's much truth to this.

Again, lower court judges abet manufacturers by mandating remedies that are specifically prohibited in the MMWA. These rulings have been successfully appealed numerous times on individual bases. However these sorts of moves put the consumer at a disadvantage.

 

Moral of the story: Don’t install mods for 3 years or 36,000 miles.

 

Again, lower court judges abet manufacturers by mandating remedies that are specifically prohibited in the MMWA.

Lower court judges are often complete morons. I remember the only time I did small claims court. Some dirtbag had sold me a counterfeit piece of software. I showed up and made my case, showed them documentation from the manufacturer that the item I purchased was fake. Later, the judge ruled in the dirtbag's favor because according to her, we "had not agreed that the software being sold was supposed to be genuine".

 

Will this litigation fit without rubbing?

 

In my fantasies she slaps me across the mouth and tells me not to sass her.

 

Mother Teresa knows the answer to that question..... unfortunately, she passed.

RIP Mother Teresa.

 

....the lid is open....

...the match is lit........

 

It was inevitable.

 

Props for an intelligent thread, but we all know what happens to those on TW....

BOOM

 

........well, that and that the legal system favors the big guy with the deep pockets.

 

Time is typically on their side, time costs money. It’s funny how this is still argued though. I love the internet.

 

Agreed. They are never making a supercharger, people!

 

What about Bird Law?

I'm very well versed...

 

Without commenting on whether the judge made the right or the wrong calls, the moral of the story is that litigation is usually an expensive and slow way to resolve things, and has uncertain results. I do not have the personal story that the OP has, but I've been preaching the above for over a decade regarding the M_M Act. Even if you're right that the mod didn't cause the failure, do you have the time and resources to prove that in court? Likely, the answer is no. So when you mod, it's at your own risk. Period.

Glad the OP could give a personal account that might (hopefully) help others understand how things really work.

 

Jeep does the same: shows off all these modified Wranglers —and now Gladiators— to get you drooling. First they sell you the vehicle; then they sell you all the accessories.

Then when the TSB notice comes in the mail and go to the dealer, they tell you your vehicle has been modified and/or off-roaded and the warranty no longer applies.

 

Hey, Toyota does the same. How many TV commercials have you seen with the Tundra, 4runner, and Tacoma charging up some mountain hillside? Try doing that and watch your warranty evaporate. If you even have mud on the underside of your truck, the tech will innocently ask if you "off road".

 

That’s why this world is filled of 35” tires, lockers, winches, shovels and snorkels to pull into the mall parking lot.

 

YES

To a point, I've heard of people not getting warranty work done for off roading their TRD OFF Road truck that is ridiculous. On the flip side I can see why Toyota wouldn't want to pay for your motor after an aftermarket turbo blows it up. Seems the manufactures are using things like a turbo to make an excuse not to fix things like the OP had. I can remember in the 90's dealers would fix whatever they could to get paid no matter what you did, things have changed!