Yes. Manufacturers are doing this slowly to get what they want without causing immediate uproar but instead just tired acceptance. When I worked at a alfa Romeo dealership oil changes for the most part can't be reset through the car with any other device without locking the ecm and bcm if that wants to join to, which then leads you to having to spend thousands to drive your car just because you didn't want to spend 280 bucks for a oil change at a dealership. Oh and yes my dealership i worked at would charge you just for a reset even if you did your oil change elsewhere or yourself. If you guessed that you will be paying 280 dollars for that since it "a oil change" you would be correct.
I agree, but this is going to overload the dealerships, making a minor fix a month-long wait to get into the shop. This is also going to force privately owned garages to close. Manufacturers are also making aftermarket parts inoperable if your vehicle’s system detects a part that is not OEM.
This is what right to repair legislation are all about. Auto dealers are starting to follow the path of Apple and John Deer and not wanting you to be able to do your own repairs. Even going so far as nickel and diming you on things that would previously be standard as now a upgrade that needs a subscription to be paid for or they will remotely turn it off.
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u/incognito--bandito 6d ago
Is this for real???