Say Goodbye To My Clutch
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Say Goodbye To My Clutch
I own a rx-8 6MT. I bought it in october and have already put 16,000 miles on the car. I Love my rx to death, but two nights ago driving on the new jersey turnpike my clutch actually blew apart. In the process peices of the clutch that shot away cracked my started and now i am screwed royally. i have no idea how this happened and it is not covered under the warranty. BEWARE OF THE EXPLODING CLUTCH. MYSELF AND MY BANK ACCOUNT ARE CYRIN. ILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED.
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I thought the clutch, while part of the powertrain, is a wear item and not covered by the warranty. I will be glad to hear if it is, I just didn't think so either.
Mattfranz, what did they quote you for replacing the clutch? Good luck and I hope they do replace it under warranty.
Mattfranz, what did they quote you for replacing the clutch? Good luck and I hope they do replace it under warranty.
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Wearing the clutch out is different to it exploding... If you wear your clutch out in a "reasonable" amount of time then you should probably not expect it to be a warranty item - however, if a previously normally functioning part of the car suddenly and inexplicably breaks, then it should be covered by warranty.
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IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IM GETTING IN TOUCH WITH MAZDA TODAY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT. I WILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED.
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>> [..] peices of the clutch that shot away cracked my started and now i am screwed royally [..] <<
not to be a teacher here, but what does this actually mean???
What cracked?
not to be a teacher here, but what does this actually mean???
What cracked?
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I'm guessing he's saying that pieces of the clutch flew out and cracked his starter motor but I can't for the life of me figure out how clutch pieces manage to escape the transmission housing?
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how exactly can a clutch "blow up"? how do the pieces hit the starter? did the whole tranny fall apart? isn't the starter kinda out of the way of the tranny in the first place? what kind of dealer doesn't uphold the warranty when anything on the car fails so spectacularly? too many holes in this story. even for trolling, it isn't particularly credible. but its creative atleast.
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I'm not sure why something where the driver is completely not at fault would have to pay for it.
Sorry. If you're telling the truth, then post when you have some concrete information. Don't keep posting things like "MAZDA DENIES WARRANTY - KEEP YOU POSTED". Because that's, well, lame.
Sorry. If you're telling the truth, then post when you have some concrete information. Don't keep posting things like "MAZDA DENIES WARRANTY - KEEP YOU POSTED". Because that's, well, lame.
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Matt,
If the dealer is giving you a hard time, ask to speak with the regional rep. They have the authority to authorize a repair like this and have it covered under warranty. I had to do the same thing when my clutch died at 7,500 miles.
If the dealer is giving you a hard time, ask to speak with the regional rep. They have the authority to authorize a repair like this and have it covered under warranty. I had to do the same thing when my clutch died at 7,500 miles.
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My dealer explicitly explained to me clutch wear and tear is NOT covered under warranty.
At 16,000 miles, doubt they would consider it a defect.
Good luck man.
At 16,000 miles, doubt they would consider it a defect.
Good luck man.