Thread: John Deere (and GM) says you don’t really own any vehicles bought from them

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If one agreed with that line of corporate nonsense then it would now be illegal to modify the power train of a vehicle in any way that involves modification of the software, like putting on a super charger, or taking it to another level, boring & stroking an engine and changing out the cams for more performance, necessitating reprogramming the ECU. The guys like Superchips, who provide the means of tweaking the tune with their canned software patches, would be gone. I don't see this argument going far, even in the world of tractors.

Originally Posted by rspears

If one agreed with that line of corporate nonsense then it would now be illegal to modify the power train of a vehicle in any way that involves modification of the software, like putting on a super charger, or taking it to another level, boring & stroking an engine and changing out the cams for more performance, necessitating reprogramming the ECU. The guys like Superchips, who provide the means of tweaking the tune with their canned software patches, would be gone. I don't see this argument going far, even in the world of tractors.

If that's the case, they need to warranty, repair and maintain it for life.. I'm just the driver of their vehicle..