clutch is gone

RSPjean · 06-05-2007, 04:16 PM

ok i was about to hit 10,000 miles and my clutch went out like gone as in no first gear no moving the car nothing is this covered in any warrenty or am i stuck with a huge bill and how huge of a bill

**twistedframe** · 06-05-2007, 04:19 PM

I doubt it will be covered since a clutch is considered a wear item. unless you can prove that something on the car forced the clutch to wear out early your gonna be stuck paying for it.

jtreank20 · 06-05-2007, 04:21 PM

it should be covered in warranty. there is no way that it is normall for ur clutch to wear out in 10,000 miles. no way. take it to the dealer!!

**twistedframe** · 06-05-2007, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtreank20

it should be covered in warranty. there is no way that it is normall for ur clutch to wear out in 10,000 miles. no way. take it to the dealer!!

no way except driver error. I work at a nissan dealer and see cars with less miles than that come in with blown clutches and customers pay for them all day long. Unless they pull the trans out and find something in there causing the problem it shouldn't be covered.

LoverOfCivics · 06-05-2007, 04:25 PM

how much is a stock clutch?

RSPjean · 06-05-2007, 04:26 PM

this is going to cost me my vacation to mexico

adoBoy619 · 06-05-2007, 04:31 PM

same thing happened to me at almost 10,000 miles. the guy told me the same. it is a worn item so they dont usually cover it. but he talked to his people and got it done for free since hes pretty cool guy. most likely its driver error. but i learned my lesson now

reaper702 · 06-05-2007, 04:38 PM

i don't know but this seems to be going on a lot with the new si. i seen a lot of ppl with clutches gone out at the 10k mark which seems odd to me. even mine went out at 10k and i know it wasn't my error for the most part. in my case, the clutch wasn't completely out, it had a few more thousand miles, but it was slipping when you got on it in the upper rpms. the stealership said that they found nothing wrong with it when they drove the car, but did mention that in case it was the clutch, it would be out of pocket.

justinj14 · 06-05-2007, 04:39 PM

I'm a service advisor at Acura... i have never seen a car tl, rsx, tsx neither come in with 10k or less and have the customer pay the bill. We may give the customer crap at first...but most customers will put up a fight and then we just fall and say yeah we'll cover it. Clutches are usually 12months 12k anyways so

LoverOfCivics · 06-05-2007, 04:39 PM

how much is a stock clutch?

reaper702 · 06-05-2007, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justinj14

I'm a service advisor at Acura... i have never seen a car tl, rsx, tsx neither come in with 10k or less and have the customer pay the bill. We may give the customer crap at first...but most customers will put up a fight and then we just fall and say yeah we'll cover it. Clutches are usually 12months 12k anyways so

son of a bitch! i knew i should have fought it, but i wanted an aftermarket clutch. 10k is insane for a clutch to go out.

RSPjean · 06-05-2007, 05:27 PM

do you guys think i should go with a stock cluth or since i have to change it might as well go aftermarket? any suggestions ?

**NitrousG35** · 06-05-2007, 05:58 PM

10,000 miles is premature wear unless they could make a case that you were tracking your car. I would see if the dealership is willing to be merciful to you and fix it. Never hurts to ask.

adoBoy619 · 06-05-2007, 06:48 PM

next time, hopefully not anytime soon, i plan on going aftermarket

SIcBoy · 06-05-2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoverOfCivics

how much is a stock clutch?

f*** stock while your down there you better upgrade

***Janizary*** · 06-05-2007, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIcBoy

f*** stock while your down there you better upgrade

I would tend to agree. If the clutch issue you have 'was' generated from your driving habits a replacement stock clutch isn't going to last very long (barring adjustement of driving habits). I would give serious consideration to an aftermarket clutch.

That is certainly what mine will be replaced with when it eventually goes.

seans-fbp-si · 06-05-2007, 07:07 PM

my clutch went at 19000 miles and it was not covered under warranty, i fought with honda about it alot. silko honda charged me $1200 to repolace it.
really sucked bigtime

***ryryninja*** · 06-05-2007, 07:10 PM

All of you who might be having clutch problems... do your best to try and find someone who knows how to install the clutch.

I know Honda was trying to screw me over saying I needed a new clutch, shifter and transmission... .when I finally pulled out my old clutch..... it was missing pieces and even one of the springs were destroyed.

I was upset at what they had said at honda and never even bothered to ask to look at the clutch itself because they said they tore apart my tranny.. but I doubt that seeing how they did it so fast in maybe 50 mins...

Good luck though....

BLU BY U · 06-05-2007, 07:11 PM

if you paid $1200 to repalce a clutch, you got f*cking owned hard core. A clutch kit costs $350 max. labor is about 3 hours (70-90 bucks an hour). the techs probably wen tout to the titty bar with your money. Its not even hard to change the cluthc on a fwd vehicle. You can do it yourfself in a day.

Ive got 20k on my stock clutch and still grabs like a son of a bitch. I dont drive easy either. Stop riding your clutch

***jpik2003*** · 06-05-2007, 07:12 PM

I'm going to take a wild guess and say this is your first stick car? You're probably riding the clutch like crazy. If this isn't the case, my mistake.

06-05-2007, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
RSPjean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kissimmee Age: 20 Posts: 684 Jean iTrader: 2 / 100%	clutch is gone ( pics on page 7) ok i was about to hit 10,000 miles and my clutch went out like gone as in no first gear no moving the car nothing is this covered in any warrenty or am i stuck with a huge bill and how huge of a bill Last edited by RSPjean; 06-11-2007 at 08:24 PM. Reason: now thread has pics

06-05-2007, 07:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
*ryryninja* fap n nap™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: monument teh washington Age: 23 Posts: 53,446 205whp 147tq :D iTrader: 38 / 100%	All of you who might be having clutch problems... do your best to try and find someone who knows how to install the clutch. I know Honda was trying to screw me over saying I needed a new clutch, shifter and transmission... .when I finally pulled out my old clutch..... it was missing pieces and even one of the springs were destroyed. I was upset at what they had said at honda and never even bothered to ask to look at the clutch itself because they said they tore apart my tranny.. but I doubt that seeing how they did it so fast in maybe 50 mins... Good luck though.... __________________ \|108K Miles\|I beat my tires harder than i beat my meat

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jtreank20 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: oregon Age: 21 Posts: 118 jerad iTrader: 0 / 0%	it should be covered in warranty. there is no way that it is normall for ur clutch to wear out in 10,000 miles. no way. take it to the dealer!!

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LoverOfCivics Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas Texas Age: 19 Posts: 1,229 Javier iTrader: 0 / 0%	how much is a stock clutch?

06-05-2007, 04:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
RSPjean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kissimmee Age: 20 Posts: 684 Jean iTrader: 2 / 100%	this is going to cost me my vacation to mexico

06-05-2007, 04:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
adoBoy619 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virignia Beach/ San Diego Age: 25 Posts: 496 Rollin iTrader: 0 / 0%	same thing happened to me at almost 10,000 miles. the guy told me the same. it is a worn item so they dont usually cover it. but he talked to his people and got it done for free since hes pretty cool guy. most likely its driver error. but i learned my lesson now

06-05-2007, 04:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
reaper702 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sin City Age: 21 Posts: 4,308 iTrader: 8 / 100%	i don't know but this seems to be going on a lot with the new si. i seen a lot of ppl with clutches gone out at the 10k mark which seems odd to me. even mine went out at 10k and i know it wasn't my error for the most part. in my case, the clutch wasn't completely out, it had a few more thousand miles, but it was slipping when you got on it in the upper rpms. the stealership said that they found nothing wrong with it when they drove the car, but did mention that in case it was the clutch, it would be out of pocket.

06-05-2007, 04:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
justinj14 Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 20 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm a service advisor at Acura... i have never seen a car tl, rsx, tsx neither come in with 10k or less and have the customer pay the bill. We may give the customer crap at first...but most customers will put up a fight and then we just fall and say yeah we'll cover it. Clutches are usually 12months 12k anyways so

06-05-2007, 04:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
LoverOfCivics Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas Texas Age: 19 Posts: 1,229 Javier iTrader: 0 / 0%	how much is a stock clutch?

06-05-2007, 05:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
RSPjean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kissimmee Age: 20 Posts: 684 Jean iTrader: 2 / 100%	do you guys think i should go with a stock cluth or since i have to change it might as well go aftermarket? any suggestions ?

06-05-2007, 05:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
NitrousG35 Join Date: May 2007 Location: To Infiniti and beyond... Posts: 11,435 Wild VTEC'n Bill iTrader: 3 / 100%	10,000 miles is premature wear unless they could make a case that you were tracking your car. I would see if the dealership is willing to be merciful to you and fix it. Never hurts to ask.

06-05-2007, 06:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
adoBoy619 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Virignia Beach/ San Diego Age: 25 Posts: 496 Rollin iTrader: 0 / 0%	next time, hopefully not anytime soon, i plan on going aftermarket

06-05-2007, 07:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
seans-fbp-si Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Raynham, MA Age: 23 Posts: 915 Sean iTrader: 0 / 0%	my clutch went at 19000 miles and it was not covered under warranty, i fought with honda about it alot. silko honda charged me $1200 to repolace it. really sucked bigtime

06-05-2007, 07:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
BLU BY U Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 7,601 iTrader: 2 / 100%	if you paid $1200 to repalce a clutch, you got f*cking owned hard core. A clutch kit costs $350 max. labor is about 3 hours (70-90 bucks an hour). the techs probably wen tout to the titty bar with your money. Its not even hard to change the cluthc on a fwd vehicle. You can do it yourfself in a day. Ive got 20k on my stock clutch and still grabs like a son of a bitch. I dont drive easy either. Stop riding your clutch

06-05-2007, 07:12 PM	#20 (permalink)
*jpik2003* RAWRRR Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicago Age: 20 Posts: 4,633 Jack iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm going to take a wild guess and say this is your first stick car? You're probably riding the clutch like crazy. If this isn't the case, my mistake.