Dont Tell Me I Burnt My Clutch Already!!

[StealthWyvern]

Clutches last several, several, several thousand miles. Even the most horrible manual driver couldn't burn it out that fast.

Sounds more like to me the clutch spring has gone bad, hence it's not popping back out and disengaging the clutch correctly.

I agree with the above statement. My 94 grand am I had I had taught several people how to drive stick in it. I have even pulled a grand prix with it. Hell I let my cusin give it a shot and well he had the clutch smoking as if he was doing a burn out with the car. I still drove it on that same clutch for another 20k miles tell i got rid of the car and it was still shifting fine.

 

[Wwalkeriii]

No Way

You could not have burned your clutch. My clutch went out on a brand new 07 speed 6 at 22 miles (yea 22 miles) and the dealership determined it was misaligned from the factory. The clutch destroyed itself after 30 min of driving. They are fixing it at the moment. I spoke with them today and they tried telling me there was also some burning from riding the clutch. I basically called BS and they are fixing the car. Granted, I learned how to drive stick the day I bought the car; however, my friend who has driven stick for ten years and watched me drive in his 626 said there was no way I burned it out. Take no crap (fu) from mazda or its dealers, you are not the only one with clutch problems.

William

 

[CaSHMeRe]

sounds like "crankwalk" in a dsm !!! lol

anyone who has ever owned a dsm will understand what i just said, anyone else, just continue on ! lol

 

[BHOUST528]

Thank god for warranty thats all i know doesnt cost me any money and the dealer has to eat it....Good luck to ya keep us posted..

 

[Wwalkeriii]

Got the car back

Got the car back finally. It took them forever. Apparently there is a misprint in the 07speed6 service manual that caused them to order the wrong clutch. They threw in the black bra for free because of the wait and they rented me a JAG S-type. The car runs great but there is still a slight burning smell coming off the clutch from normal starts. 1000-2500 rpm. Is there a certain amount of mileage where this is normal?

 

[MMM77]

Mazda's fault on the clutch

You should not have to replace the clutch, Mazda should. The reason I say that is because there are many customers that are complaining about the same thing, having the same problem, so obviously it's a defect. I set up a petition because I believe they should not make the customers pay for THEIR mistake. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/910317136

They should know that it's not ok to sell a product that has a defect(an expensive defect) and then make their customers pay for their mistake.

 

[clos561]

he didnt pay, my service rep told me that theres a mileage warranty and if the car is still under 12500 the clutch and thigns are still covered. after that its considered user mistake or something

 

[Jays07MS3]

sounds like "crankwalk" in a dsm !!! lol

anyone who has ever owned a dsm will understand what i just said, anyone else, just continue on ! lol

LOL!! Thats the first thing that popped in my head. But he wasn't making a left turn so he's ok

 

[MSLou]

star mazda in glendale is the worst. insist that it get towed to alhambra mazda. they aren't as stupid. the best WAS heritage which sponsored MOCC (go check out the club for cali ppl), but they closed.

Alhambra Mazda is by far the worst mazda dealership ever! i bought my rx-8 from them worst decision i have made in my life! i recommend sierra mazda in monrovia thats where i got my ms3 from and they are a really good dealership

 

[RobSpeed3]

that sucks let us know what happend. i prefer todey mazda they are great. the rear sway bar bolt was missing and the other one was loose. they fixed it for me in 20 mins got me on my way to work. thousand oaks guys are a$# holes

 

[stevekt]

If you burned out the clutch you'd smell it right away.