Well, Punisher, I'm not going to contradict you on what you guys do, but I recently did a two-step with a Hyundai dealer over a mild "weep" of manual tranny fluid discovered by a Tires Plus dealer that noticed it while rotating my tires. The Tires Plus guy pulled the fill plug, made sure it had oil to the top (it did), and showed me the drain plug was tight. Then he advised me to take it to the dealer for a look-see (car only has 17500 miles).
So, I took it to a scheduled appointment to a dealer close to home, but not the dealer I bought it from, who had serviced my last car, a 92 Hyundai. They grumped about my not having bought the car from them, but took it in to look at it. While writing the ticket, the writer informed me that Tires Plus checking the fluid constituted "tampering", and the leak wouldn't be covered under warranty. I immediately requested a meeting with the service manager and discussed Magnuson-Moss with him, and reminded him they would call my NOT having the leak checked negligence, which they also would not cover (somewhat more legitimately so). He agreed they would cover the leak whatever it was. They took the car in, and in two seconds showed me a loose drain bolt, which, 24 hours before was TIGHT. These things don't work loose, please. They then sent me on my way.
Two days, several drops of oil on the driveway and a funny noise pulling away from a dead stop later, the car took a trip to the dealer I purchased it from, who had the car for seven days to replace a broken bracket on the tranny case. They covered the repair, but declared the bracket looked as though it had been hammered, or damaged by road debris.
So, while YOUR dealer may be fair and square, Punisher, MY choices are 1: A disgruntled dealer that dodged fixing my car, partly for "tampering", and partly because I didn't buy the car from them, and 2: A dealer that needs seven days to fix a simple bracket, offers no loaner, and makes a general purpose accusation (believe it or not, against the first dealer) of vandalism or abuse of the vehicle.
It does NOT inspire confidence. Lord knows what they would have pulled had I not replaced the Fumoto drain with the stock drain bolt (for the engine oil), and changed the oil using a spare OEM filter. MY dealers for this car are incompetent on the one hand, and crooked on the other, unless of course, they're called on it in advance.
And what's the average person, unaware of Magnuson-Moss and desperate for their car going to do but pay? I have other vehicles to drive, but surely not everyone does, and the Stealer knows it. The dealers sow the seeds of this discontent, they deserve their reputation and the title Stealership. Again, if you guys are fair and square, fine, but I cringe at the next time I have to take this thing in to them. I'm very much tempted to trade it for another brand before that happens.
Be careful folks. Very.