Just bought my wife a new 4door sahara. Just couldn't leave it stock but didnt want to much on her daily driver. I put a skyjacker 2" spacer kit, 1.5" spydertrax, with 325/60/18 on her stock wheels. Looks great but didnt know if this would in any way void my factory lifetime powertrain waranty. has anyone had problems with mods such as this? I asked if a lift kit would void my waranty when we bought it. They said as long as I dont change the drive shaft but i think they would have told me anything to get my money. thanks for the help

 

When I bought my 2008 wrangler unlimited last year I asked about what would affect the warranty and I was told that I you stay under 2.5" then everything is still covered under warranty but if you go over 2.5" then the only thing not covered was going to be the suspension. I put 2.5 on mine and 35s. He may have told me that to get my money to but thats what I was told by dealership.

 

Hi Gatewood,

I bought my JK to build the way I wanted. The salesperson's reaction when I told him about the mods kind of paved the way... Without knowing what exact mods I would be adding, he started in on the warranty.

I really can't blame him.

I know it will be a real crap-shoot when it comes to getting any warranty work done; particularly with the state of the auto industry right now. I don't want to throw my own money at a problem if I don't have to; but, I have prepared myself for the games that must be played. I honestly don't expect Jeep to pay for anything that may have failed due to the mods I installed. On the other hand, if there is anything that fails that shouldn't have been affected by the mods, I will fight to have it repaired or replaced under warranty.

I don't know it for a fact; but, I suspect that each dealership, or zone, has its own policies about this type of thing. If someone has a warranty issue that is covered by that policy, then there won't be any issues. If, however, the warranty issue falls outside that policy, it may be a lot harder to get it covered. Look at it as a challenge.

Personally, I don't plan on having any service work done by the dealer unless it is something major. I just hate the hassle.

Just my opinion...

Jeff

 

short answer is NO

that said I hear the waiting list for the Obama administration warranty team is very long....

 

Chrysler cannot just "void" your warranty altogether. The burdon of proof is on THEM, not you. They have to PROVE that whatever you did or did not do to your Jeep caused whatever failure you have at the time. Once they prove that it was not a defect in parts or workmanship on their part and that it was a result of mods or lack of maintainance only then can they choose not to warranty a given repair at that time. They still however, cannot void your entire warranty. Only the part in question.

 

So many replies so fast thanks

 

I don't think there is a 2 1/2 inch "lift limit" for warranty purposes.
Mopar sells a 4 1/2 inch lift (renamed Rubicon Express) and mine had this already installed when I purchased it.

My experiece with earlier Jeeps was that the level of difficulty you will run into is very dealer specfic. Check around your area for an "off-road friendly" dealership. As stated above, the dealership must prove that any damage was causd by the modifications.