Will this void a factory drive tran warranty?
449295
Yes. But if you need to take your vehicle to the dealership just plug the hypertech back to the vehicle and undo any changes. After you get it back from the dealership just plug it back in
449296
They'd never know as long as you put it back to factory settings before you take it in to the dealer.
449297
Yes, will void factory warranty and can cause air bag issues in a event of an accident as happened to a friend using this device.
998363
It depends on the dealer. Some don't mind but others claim it'll void the warranty.
396560
To my knowledge it will not...not void your factory warranty. Hope this helps.
2259077
The drive has a one-year warranty, when purchased from an authorized dealer. See www.hgst.com for more details.
4247
Not that I recall. If you mess with the housing you will invalidate the warranty which they have shortened to 1 year. I went through three of these in four months on warrnaty as they had to be replaced. The final replacement, the 4th, lasted one week past its 1 yr warranty. Seagate has lost my business: it should lose yours.
1456423
I bought a hard drive from Go Hard Drive and had a problem. I tried to get warranty from WD and in fact returned it to them and they told me it was not one of their drives. I returned it to Go Hard Drive and they replaced it. Please, if you want a genuine WD drive, make sure you are buying it from a genuine WD dealer. Then verify the production date when you receive it and update the warranty with WD.
1366311
This will not void your warranty. Make sure it is the model for your car as these are designed for your specific vehicle.
960910
Mine broke over a year ago. Thank God I got the warranty. It should recognize it as a separate drive to save one
1894889
I just checked www.wdc.com Typed in Serial Number from drive I received. Answer from WD: "The warranty for this product has expired. The product is not eligible for replacement. If you need technical assistance, please send us email." So either Seller is warranting this drive OR NO ONE IS!!! I, for one, would like to hear from the seller on this matter!
215495
No the warranty will be fine as long as you install it to the manufacturers specifications.
1140979
It depends on the vendor. I got this drive thru a 3rd party seller on Amazon. That particular vendor has a 3 year manufacturer warranty and tracks the drive thru the serial number. I would recommend looking carefully at this before purchasing since the hard drive market has gone thru so much consolidation lately and most manufacturers are dropping their multi year warranties on most drives they sell now. It will be hard to get a drive with a full warranty. With the emergence of SDD there are only 3 IDE manufacturers left really. WD, Seagate and Toshiba. They have bought up everyone else. So far Toshiba has been good about drive warranties for most products from what I can tell. WD can be very finicky and seems to only push the longer warranty on their more expensive enterprise drives. Seagate is in between. I guess they figure since they are the only 3 players left that they can avoid warranties and make folks buy new drives more often. Either that or move to SDD.
2170881
Yes. Just make sure the drive is brand new and not like an HP, Dell OEM drive that does not come with any warranty.
1425688
Not an answer, but a followup... I bought one of these last week on 26 September 2014 - the description clearly states 5 year warranty. The invoice from goHardDrive.com stated 1 year. When I put my serial number into the warranty checker at hgst.com it said: "NOT VALID FOR WARRANTY Verify warranty status &gt; Ineligible for RMA creation Please return drive to the point of purchase or system manufacturer." So it's apparently an OEM drive, not a retail drive. So far goHardDrive.com haven't replied to my eMail to them. And an hour later they just have responded, with a revised invoice that states on it "5 years Warranty" with my drive's serial number noted. So I guess it's not an HGST warranty, but I'm happy now.
206034
Yes, but that will void the two year Seagate warranty, which is only on the complete external drive. The warranty is tracked based on the serial number on the enclosure, not the one on the actual hard drive, which is considered OEM and doesn't have a separate Seagate warranty.
858703
I don't know. The hard drive I bought was brand new. You could contact them and ask.
481979
Where do you live - ( For Installation ) What is the year and brand of car you own - ( For Possibly voiding warranty ? ) I have installed aftermarket electronics for 20 + years --- Generally speaking - It will not void your factory warranty - " " IF " " installed by a good quality aftermarket electronics shop - Further More - the Vehicle Manufacturer - MUST Prove your add on product - Did in Fact cause a/the problem - " IF " one occurs . - Personally I have installed 5 of these on my previous and current vehicles and Did not Void any warranty.
1095164
I do not know where those drive are OEM or not. I have not carefully check out the warranty too. But, it works so far.