Max Madsen in Aurora, IL
Sep 5, 2007, 10:45 AM
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Max Madsen in Aurora, IL
Anybody have any recent experience with them as far as warranty work goes? I've searched through previous threads, but most are from 2005. Looks like I may need to take my evo in, having some major issues. Car just died last night while driving and it will not restart. Mods are listed in my sig, all bolt-ons. I just want to get an idea of how picky they might be about mods and warranty work. If it comes down to it, I'll strip all of the mods off and put everything back to stock. The only problem then, is the re-flashed ecu.
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Sep 5, 2007, 01:24 PM
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Do not take your car there. Their customer sevice with modded cars sucks. They will do what ever they can to try and blame the problems on the mods that are done to the car.
Sep 5, 2007, 04:58 PM
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I've gone over there to purchase various parts to install on my car, and I've talked to Steve Iannore, their service manager. He told me that if the car has any mods whatsoever, they will not cover it under warranty. It's just the dealers policy. So I wouldn't recommend them for that. But he did tell me some of his drag racing stories from back in the day...
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Sep 5, 2007, 09:45 PM
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I've gone through and returned every power mod to stock. Only thing that might screw me is the reflashed ecu. I just got word from another guy on the forums that Max Madsen will deny the work if the car has any mods what so ever...so I'm not sure what I'm going to do.
Sep 5, 2007, 09:50 PM
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No offense, but its amazing to me people expect warranty work with those mods and a reflash. Bolt ons I can see the arguement, but that coupled with an ECU reflash? Come on, no dealer SHOULD warranty that car...
Oh, and a MBC? Come on guys, you have to pay to play. You cannot expect Mitsu to warranty a car with this stuff on it. There are too many variables that have been introduced to the car...
Oh, and a MBC? Come on guys, you have to pay to play. You cannot expect Mitsu to warranty a car with this stuff on it. There are too many variables that have been introduced to the car...
Sep 6, 2007, 11:59 AM
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No offense, but its amazing to me people expect warranty work with those mods and a reflash. Bolt ons I can see the arguement, but that coupled with an ECU reflash? Come on, no dealer SHOULD warranty that car...
Oh, and a MBC? Come on guys, you have to pay to play. You cannot expect Mitsu to warranty a car with this stuff on it. There are too many variables that have been introduced to the car...
Oh, and a MBC? Come on guys, you have to pay to play. You cannot expect Mitsu to warranty a car with this stuff on it. There are too many variables that have been introduced to the car...
Sep 6, 2007, 12:13 PM
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Why not keep it stock and take it up to redline? You put all those mods on, and you dont drive the car hard? That makes little to no sense. Driving the stock car hard and babying a modified Evo would produce the same results, so why mod?
So overboosting due to a MBC wouldnt cause damge? The engine running lean due to a bad fuel map from your reflash wouldnt cause damage? I get your point, but I think you have to see Mitsu's side in this case.
So overboosting due to a MBC wouldnt cause damge? The engine running lean due to a bad fuel map from your reflash wouldnt cause damage? I get your point, but I think you have to see Mitsu's side in this case.
Sep 6, 2007, 12:24 PM
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IF you beat on a stock car they will void for abuse
Why not keep it stock and take it up to redline? You put all those mods on, and you dont drive the car hard? That makes little to no sense. Driving the stock car hard and babying a modified Evo would produce the same results, so why mod?
So overboosting due to a MBC wouldnt cause damge? The engine running lean due to a bad fuel map from your reflash wouldnt cause damage? I get your point, but I think you have to see Mitsu's side in this case.
So overboosting due to a MBC wouldnt cause damge? The engine running lean due to a bad fuel map from your reflash wouldnt cause damage? I get your point, but I think you have to see Mitsu's side in this case.
