GT-R engine is hand built by 1 technician from start to finish. To get less mass produced would be a technician hand built engine with one arm tied behind his back

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=124083

Good luck GTR owners... I have a range rover and I turned off the traction control in that! Imagine having a million horsepower in your front bonnet and can't really use them!

All i can say is watch the prices of these drop like a rock soon b/w the BS and the economy, if anyone wants one just wait a little bit, you'll save a boatload!

I sure hope so. b/c those damn 997 GT3s aren't dropping in price....

To engage launch control you need to disable VDC, which Nissan clearly states voids your warranty in the owner's manual. On page 6 of the owner's manual, under "what is not covered by the warranty", it clearly states ""- Operating the vehicle with the VDC off, except when rocking vehicle stuck in mud or snow". So yes, you do void your warranty by using launch control, Einstein.

"Activating the Nissan GT-R's launch control is a matter of configuring its transmission, dynamics control and damping adjustments properly. The transmission and damping switches must both be set to the R mode and the VDC must be switched off completely by holding the VDC-R button down for a few seconds." http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=124017

so let me get this straight... you are saying that using launch control means that something is going to break, and must be fixed, and the dealer is not going to cover it under warranty. is that what you're saying?

if it is, i've got news for you (although i'm not einstein), things don't always break like you think they are. perhaps that's where we disagree.

i've disengaged vdc. and i still have a warranty. how do you explain that?

Maybe Nissan have not found out yet. I just don't understand why Nissan made this launch control function, to cut on service costs?

i told them. they've seen it.

#1 if nothing breaks, there is no warranty claim.

#2 i never used launch control.

is it possible to engage launch control and have nothing break? yes.

why would warranty even come into play in that scenario? that was my question. the original statements were absolutes. usually, absolutes are open for interpretation, and possibly incorrect.

This issue with the LC "voiding" the warranty has spread through the internet forums like wildfire!!!

Im sure now Nissan will address this in some form.

Has this issue stopped or hindered me from enjoying my GT-R? HELL NO!!!! I drive my car! But I don't abuse it either! 20 something LC's in the span of a month is abuse!!! Im sure when the GT-R technicans opened up the tranny they knew instantly the tranny was shot due to irresponsible-abusive driving of the GT-R owner.

The 996 turbo had transmission problems as well, called "2nd gear pop-out". Many owners were turned down for service. Porsche called it abusive driving as well. Even though it was a well documented design flaw. Fortunately, it didnt cost $20k to fix for those who got denied a warranty claim.

rcalcaide - i think you are completely mistaken. haven't you been reading those forums? the only car that ever had warranty issues with the transmission is the nissan gt-r...

never has any other company ever turned down a warranty claim about anything - ever.

yeah, its only the GT-R. When you are the hottest-new item or topic in anything, everyone wants to take you down. Everyone hates the top-dog. BUT everyone WANTS to be the top-dog!

Maybe Nissan already saw this coming

http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/techpub...09_GTR_SMG.pdf

I laughed at page 54.

it took you this long to read it? you didn't notice this in the other 42 threads going around?

but thanks for that post...

welcome, and please make your second post more informative.

yup took me this long to read it - i R retarded </informative post>

From what I have read, Nissan didn't have a very large budget for the GT-R to begin with. Renault saved their buts and the GT-R is the result of it. I'm not going to dog on either Nissan or the guy whos having problems, but I have read of 3 other cases like this. It can't be complete coincedence.