Warranty Void on Aftermarket ECU

[waterboy]

Hey all,

Just thought id post this up as i'm enquiring about an ECU remap.
I sent VW a email asking if the warranty would be voided if an aftermarket ECU was purchased for the car and this is what they had to say..
Don't worry I made up a random name so they can't give me sh**


"Thank you for contacting Volkswagen Customer Care,

In relation to your enquiry regarding the purchasing of an aftermarket ECU and the affects of your vehicles warranty.

Please be advised that any modifications made to the original specifications of your vehicle does have the potential to affect the warranty of your vehicle.

Should you find for any reason that you have been unable to locate the information you have requested then please don't hesitate to contact us on the number below, Monday to Friday, 08:30 till 17:30 (EST) and you can be assured we will endeavour to obtain the information on your behalf in a timely manner.

Thank you for your enquiry and we wish you many years of happy and safe motoring.

Kind Regards,

Volkswagen Customer Service Representative"

Telephone: 1800 607 822

Volkswagen Australia

So they pretty much told me what I already knew, in this case im sooooo going for an APR ECU remap and if anyone else is thinking about getting a reflash and are skeptical about the warranty side of things, hope this helps people out.

Like VW say, happy motoring

[nau]

got to love their corporate-generic emails

[Tim]

So VW telling you that an ECU modification "may" affect your warranty was the bit that made you decide to modify your ECU? Im not sure I follow the logic.

[DracZ]

So VW telling you that an ECU modification "may" affect your warranty was the bit that made you decide to modify your ECU? Im not sure I follow the logic.

I think he just wanted to satisfy his curiosity and in doing so decided to post his findings, not that it affected his decision in anyway. More so just confirming via VW themselves (albeit somewhat ambiguously) what everyones already been saying etc.

[Corey_R]

I've moved this thread to the Tuning forum because it has nothing to do with the MK6. Since I'm not a moderator here though, I'm not able to merge this with one of the many existing threads where this information is already discussed.

As they've noted, it doesn't void the entire warranty, it just means it could cause warranty issues if the ECU upgrade was directly related to a warranty claim.