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markinco
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What is the name of your state?Colorado
I purchased a mini van 3 years ago in Colorado. My transmission was just diagnosed as shot along with the drive train. They will have to be replaced at a cost of $4500. I had the car towed to the dealer. The dealer claims the reason the transmission was wrecked was because I put 2 tires on the van in April of 2004 and the tire size was different ( the circumference) front versus back tires. The mini van is an all wheel drive. I put 2 tires on the van because I noticed excessive wear on the front tires. The dealer did a test and there was a 3 inch difference when they rolled the tires 10 feet (front versus back). The tire dealer (not the car) has told me that he has never seen an issue with 2 tires that are the same size. The Car Dealer will not cover the $4500 cost to fix the transmission because of a clause in the warranty that states:
Damage caused as the result of any of the following is not covered:
alteration or modification to the vehicle including the body, chassis or components after final assembly by GM.
there is a bit more to this clause but nothing to note here.
They claim that replacing 2 tires voids the warranty because the new tires caused the damage.
Does anyone have any idea of anything I can do to get the dealer to pay for this repair which I believe should be covered by the warranty. It seems unreasonable for replacing 2 tires instead of 4 would result in a bad transmission. By the way the car dealer checked and the rating of the tires was the same p255 r14 (or something close to this!)
Thanks
Mark in Colorado
I purchased a mini van 3 years ago in Colorado. My transmission was just diagnosed as shot along with the drive train. They will have to be replaced at a cost of $4500. I had the car towed to the dealer. The dealer claims the reason the transmission was wrecked was because I put 2 tires on the van in April of 2004 and the tire size was different ( the circumference) front versus back tires. The mini van is an all wheel drive. I put 2 tires on the van because I noticed excessive wear on the front tires. The dealer did a test and there was a 3 inch difference when they rolled the tires 10 feet (front versus back). The tire dealer (not the car) has told me that he has never seen an issue with 2 tires that are the same size. The Car Dealer will not cover the $4500 cost to fix the transmission because of a clause in the warranty that states:
Damage caused as the result of any of the following is not covered:
alteration or modification to the vehicle including the body, chassis or components after final assembly by GM.
there is a bit more to this clause but nothing to note here.
They claim that replacing 2 tires voids the warranty because the new tires caused the damage.
Does anyone have any idea of anything I can do to get the dealer to pay for this repair which I believe should be covered by the warranty. It seems unreasonable for replacing 2 tires instead of 4 would result in a bad transmission. By the way the car dealer checked and the rating of the tires was the same p255 r14 (or something close to this!)
Thanks
Mark in Colorado