blown motor (Tib)

:Let me make a wild guess. YES, of course it voids his 100,000 mile warranty. It's not the original equipment that the manufacturer supplied when the car was new. If I were the Hyundai folks, I'd turn down the warranty claim flat. sorry.

What storm? He certainly voided the warranty with all those mods so there will be no arguments. He probably drove it often in the high rpm range too. I'd not warrant a car like that for five minutes. Please though, take the car to the dealer, they can use a good laugh.

I would guess that replacing the chip would violate his warranty, if nothing else does. That one seems like kind of a no-brainer.

Here this might help; In essence no the parts won't void the warranty, however they will most likely claim that the after market parts caused the damage and I do believe that there has been some concern over the Tib V6 2.7 having a weak block.. (4 boil main). I do not have all of the particulars but should be easy to find out.

Will adding aftermarket performance products void my car's factory warranty? U.S. 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. 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.

This federal law regulates warranties for the protection of consumers. The essence of the law concerning aftermarket auto parts is that a vehicle manufacturer may not condition a written or implied warranty on the consumers using parts or services which are identified by brand, trade, or corporate name (such as the vehicle maker's brand) unless the parts or service are provided free of charge. The law means that the use of an aftermarket part alone is not cause for denying the warranty. However, the law's protection does not extend to aftermarket parts in situations where such parts actually caused the damage being claimed under the warranty. Further, consumers are advised to be aware of any specific terms or conditions stated in the warranty which may result in its being voided. The law states in relevant part:

No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumers using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade or corporate name... (15 U.S.C. 2302(C)).

Changing the chip alters the performance curves and that alone would be enough to void the warranty. Anything adding to a stronger fuel charge, higher RPM, higher shift points and the like would cause more stress than the original engine design allows.

I believe Hyundai would find it quite easy to state, and likely support, that parts like the chip are not merely aftermarket parts, and as such are not protected by Mangnuson-Moss. Like kind and quality sneaks into the picture, as does the issue of technical specifications.

My advice would be to buy a good used motor from the local wrecking yard and pay a local shop the $600 or so to install it for you. And drive nicely afterwards, unless changing engines is your idea of fun. In addition, your son needs to admit to himself that he drove the hell out of the car and broke it.

Hot rodding wears and breaks things, as happened here. 70,000 miles of hot-rodding is a pretty good run, all things considered, and I don't see how Hyundai should be responsible for your son's desire to go fast and stress his vehicle beyond its design limitations.

Good luck with it.

Chris

He cranked up the power beyond the limits the motor could withstand over time, and it blew up. I seriously doubt any dealership would fix this under warranty.

These cars are *very* fast when performance modifications are done. But remember that with race tuning comes race lifespan.

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I agree that the total sum of aftermarket performance parts caused the engine to blow. I was just making the point that actually installing them does not automatically void the warranty. Installing performance parts is a murky area when it comes to failures and what is covered or not.

the young man could have saved himself a lot of money by not installing all the goodies, but simply by using 100 octane aviation gas.........with the same result of great performance and short engine life.

Thank you very much for all your input, much appreciative. Your right...warranty is void with all the stuff he did to it ( not to mention welding the headers on ). Going to take Hal's advice. Get a 2.7 from bone yard, pay someone to swap... and life goes on. If you want to play your going to pay! lesson learned.... Thanks again.

Ron Clark

Welded the headers on???? It may have been a stupid idea, but if your son welded the headers on (successfully), then he's at least talented.

Perhaps just a little TOO talented for the sake of his (or Dad's) wallet.

I'd say it is pretty much guaranteed that be voided his warranty and likely also ruined his engine.

Matt