broken axel.
 

are the axels covered by the warranty? im not sure the exact damage but when i looked under the car the boot on the passenger side axel is twisted and pulverized. broke it friday but they wont be looking at it until tomorrow

Any performance mod's on the car?

Yep, they're covered by warranty. PROVIDED you haven't added any performance modifications to the car to increase torque to the back wheels.

Can you describe the incident that caused this?

Are you implying adding a cold air intake would void the power train warranty?

-Funk

The axles are warranty covered. My buddy snapped his racing at C5Fest and the dealership covered his no questions asked. The rear axles are rated up to 600 hp according to trusted GM Rep.

Cold air will not void warranty.

no mods on the car, incident occurred while experimenting with the launch modes.

bring it in and see what happens. abuse usually isnt covered. now what GM thinks abuse is might be different than your version.

not the launch control !!!! got to be careful with that one.

Just take it in, at the end of the day it is what it is. You should be good unless your dealer just wants to screw with you.

It's not in the dealer's best interest to deny a warranty repair. GM pays them for it. Now, on the other hand, GM might audit the repair and deny it. I don't see why this one should be denied though. GM put launch control on these cars for a reason.

I havn't tried launch control yet and this isn't talking me into it

Are you saying that you added a cold air intake and had the axle break?

I seriously doubt that would ever happen, as the +torque is small from a CAI. Modding a cold air intake will not void warranty, as it won't drive the torque so far above manufacturer's specs to snap the axle.

Then again... PROVIDED it didn't turn out any error codes that needed to be overridden and reset. If so, GM is going to have a field day, and good luck getting it paid for.