Nissan Consumer Affairs Oil Cooler Response

dszombiex

I don't think the point is that anyone wants to take legal action against Nissan because they went to the track and the car went into limp mode.
And I personally don't want a free oil cooler from them.

I think the point is that if any of us have an oil cooler installed and then some time down the road have a random failure/breakdown (as is inevitable with cars), Nissan doesn't then go say "Whoops, the *insert random failure* happened because you have an oil cooler installed! Give us lots of money to fix it!".

Does this really seem unreasonable? This is just Nissan being opportunistic and trying to mitigate warranty costs by pushing them on to the customer...

VCuomo

A number of people have stated that they want to take legal action, including a class action lawsuit.

Under federal law, Nissan cannot void the entire vehicle warranty if an oil cooler is installed.

If you have a tranny problem I doubt that Nissan will try to blame that on an oil cooler. Even many engine problems, such as an ignition problem, could not be blamed on an oil cooler being installed. But there are many problems that most certainly will be blamed on the oil cooler - and that's what you should expect.

ChrisSlicks

I wouldn't count on that. They are looking for any excuse to deny an expensive warranty claim, and they know because you have an oil cooler that you must drive the car hard and more than likely hit the track once in a while. They will do searches on your name and plate, looking for evidence that you were at the track even if the failure had nothing to do with that. Remember there are only 2 parts in this car that are worth warrantying, the engine and the transmission. Any claim against these parts is highly scrutinized.

dad

Sooner or later some member is going to post that Nissan won't cover his warranty because they have an oil cooler installed.

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NotmyGTR

I asked my dealer about warranty items for readily available mod parts such as intake, exhaust, headers, and cats. He told me that even if I brought a stillen product in and had the dealer change it out, it would void some parts of the warranty. Depending on what it was. Unless..........bohica (Bend Over Here It Comes Again) I was having them replace stock parts with Nismo parts. Then the warranty isnt voided.

My point is, if you can mod the car with Nismo parts, and the warranty isnt void, than why dont you guys have a Nismo oil cooler installed, and still maintain your warranty. If you get that "We dont have an aftermarket oil cooler for the 370 yet" response, call them on B.S. The car sent out for test drives/reports had a larger oil cooler on it. This should put this thread/discussion to rest as soon as someone has their dealer put one of the oil coolers on their ride.

Im going over to my dealer on monday to pick up some touch up paint they ordered for my car. I will certainly ask about this when I go over there and report back with any info.

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