Mazdaspeed6 Clutch Fix TSB

[Koenig]

I honestly don't think he's ever had anyone bring it to his attention before. But, Santa Claus did tell me I am a little too gullible at times.

Either way, he's utterly retarded on the subject, or he's trying to give you the run around.

Do yourself a favor, if you have the time, contact Mazda Corp yourself, arm yourself with some knowledge, in case they tell you that you're good to go, and when you go see him, he ends up telling you that they told him No

 

[mysleeper6]

Didn't hear back from the guy at the dealership, so I went ahead and contacted Mazda USA. The call taker listened to my concerns about the clutch and was talking to a technician while I was on hold. My cell phone lost its connection (fewest dropped calls, my ass) so I played phone tag with the guy the rest of the day. I guess we'll see Monday.

 

[Koenig]

Didn't hear back from the guy at the dealership, so I went ahead and contacted Mazda USA. The call taker listened to my concerns about the clutch and was talking to a technician while I was on hold. My cell phone lost its connection (fewest dropped calls, my ass) so I played phone tag with the guy the rest of the day. I guess we'll see Monday.

Fewest dropped calls, that would be t-mobile? or was it at&t? lol

Sorry dude, your best bet is to call from a hardline... no need to get it dropped.

Also try another dealer if you have more than one in your area.

 

[acidbug]

took me 4 dealers..to finally find one to approve.

Check out my thread:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123698262

 

[Koenig]

took me 4 dealers..to finally find one to approve.

Check out my thread:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123698262

Yeah that happens, I got lucky and my dealer approved it for me.

That's why I usually tell people, if one says no, find another... the worst they can do to you is say (gtfo)

 

[acidbug]

It's still B.S. mazda should have just release a Recall on the Turbo Seal & Issue with Clutch instead of stupid TSB's.

-C

 

[Koenig]

It's still B.S. mazda should have just release a Recall on the Turbo Seal & Issue with Clutch instead of stupid TSB's.

-C

EXACTLY, but of course it's their way of trying to get around losing money....

oh well. Nothing to do until they do the recall.

 

[mysleeper6]

I am officially getting shafted by MazdaUSA. As I stated in an earlier post, I have a Type A MS6 that I bought used in January. It has less than 14000 miles, but is 14 months into its warranty period. My dealer knew nothing about the TSB for the clutch, but after I pointed it out to him he said that I was beyond the clutch warranty. I called MazdaUSA and they finally got back to me today and basically offered me the Type B repair (clutch pedal only) and cited the clutch warranty as the reason they would not perform the complete Type A repair. I still stand by the assertion that the clutch warranty is immaterial because the repair in question is not to remediate unusual wear, it is to remediate a problem that Mazda tacitly admits by issuing the TSB in the first place. What to do?

 

[chuyler1]

Dunno, on one hand the Type A repair is better than nothing, but on the other hand you do have significant miles on the car.

Unless you filed a complaint about this earlier (with fewer miles on the car) I'd say you are SOL. Otherwise, anyone and everyone could rack up as many miles on their car as they wanted with the stock clutch, and then b**** to Mazda to get it replaced. They have to draw the line somewhere. You made it 14K miles without trouble so another 14K shouldn't do you much harm. Worst case, you pay to have the clutch replaced yourself.

 

[acidbug]

I am officially getting shafted by MazdaUSA. As I stated in an earlier post, I have a Type A MS6 that I bought used in January. It has less than 14000 miles, but is 14 months into its warranty period. My dealer knew nothing about the TSB for the clutch, but after I pointed it out to him he said that I was beyond the clutch warranty. I called MazdaUSA and they finally got back to me today and basically offered me the Type B repair (clutch pedal only) and cited the clutch warranty as the reason they would not perform the complete Type A repair. I still stand by the assertion that the clutch warranty is immaterial because the repair in question is not to remediate unusual wear, it is to remediate a problem that Mazda tacitly admits by issuing the TSB in the first place. What to do?

Just try another dealer..take in for oil change and mention the tsb..see where that takes ya.

the problem is with the clutch..not the pedal..

C

P.S. it took me 4 dealerships to find one to approve.

 

[Koenig]

Just try another dealer..take in for oil change and mention the tsb..see where that takes ya.

the problem is with the clutch..not the pedal..

C

P.S. it took me 4 dealerships to find one to approve.

you know the Type-A involves replacing both clutch and pedal right? Type-B involves just pedal.




As ACID stated, try another dealer, they're not exactly gonna know you talked to mazda... try as many as are in your area, ok? Some say yes, plenty of people here and on mazda6 club have stated they had it done and their dealer told them it's different from the clutch warranty.

As chuyler stated, if you're over clutch warranty, it's just better to go with the type-B, cause they replace the pedal set-up for you... and end up just replacing the clutch yourself.


I had the TSB done back at uh i think 6 or 8k miles, I forget, and now I've just merged into 17k miles (17,196) and eventually by the beginning of this summer or the end of, I'm just going to buy one of the SPEC performance clutches, since I'm 17k I'm beyond the clutch warranty.... which I think is 12k? I have no issues anyway, so I'll just be going with a SPEC Stage 3 or Stage 3+

 

[caputo27]

I feel that there is an issue with the clutch...I just had mine burn out at 17000 miles. I am trying to get a number to see how many 06 MazdaSpeed6 have had this issue besides mine...I have found 5 so far, and am starting to see a trend

 

[chuyler1]

20K on mine. You could take any car on the market and find 5 people who had to replace their clutch after 15K and 5 people that got 200K on it. That means nothing. There are so many people with bad (and good) driving habits there is a reason most auto manufacturers only warranty the clutch for 12K.

 

[Koenig]

20K on mine. You could take any car on the market and find 5 people who had to replace their clutch after 15K and 5 people that got 200K on it. That means nothing. There are so many people with bad (and good) driving habits there is a reason most auto manufacturers only warranty the clutch for 12K.

Agreed.

I had my TSB done at uh I can't remember but it was either 5008 or 6008 miles.... and now I'm pushing 17,549 miles on my car. So far so good....

of course since I'm at 17k miles now, and the warranty is up at 12k miles, I just figure by the time it starts slipping and ready to give out, I'll just buy a SPEC performance clutch for it, instead of taking it to mazda and having the OEM clutch installed.

 

[Speed6GT]

Got my Clutch TSB done a week ago with 19k miles on it, and feel a big difference than before. BTW, what's the break in period? The dealer told me 250 mi., and just hit my 300 mi. mark this morning.

 

[03MSP]

Got my clutch fix done last week. I had a Type-B car but they gave me a whole new clutch/pressure plate. Weird thing is I don't know if they replaced the pedal assembly...I have the order sheet of all the parts they ordered and it just seemed to have the clutch disc/cover/random bolts/bearings. Either way it's easier to drive so the job got done, and I got a new clutch

 

[mysleeper6]

All right, after the run-around I got from one dealer, and then from MazdaUSA (they authorized the type-B repair on my type-A car: WTF? ostensibly because I am at 15K and therefore out of clutch warranty) I took it to a different dealer for an oil change. The service manager there was clueless about the TSB, so he looked it up and although he himself admits that he stalls them "all the time" attributes the high engagement point to the fact that "it is a high performance clutch". The TSB, he says, is in regard only to clutches that are hard to engage, as in having to exert too much force on the clutch pedal. That's not the way I read it. Anyone from Kentucky or Southern Indiana manage to find a dealer that knows anything about this TSB and is willing to perform it?

 

[Koenig]

All right, after the run-around I got from one dealer, and then from MazdaUSA (they authorized the type-B repair on my type-A car: WTF? ostensibly because I am at 15K and therefore out of clutch warranty) I took it to a different dealer for an oil change. The service manager there was clueless about the TSB, so he looked it up and although he himself admits that he stalls them "all the time" attributes the high engagement point to the fact that "it is a high performance clutch". The TSB, he says, is in regard only to clutches that are hard to engage, as in having to exert too much force on the clutch pedal. That's not the way I read it. Anyone from Kentucky or Southern Indiana manage to find a dealer that knows anything about this TSB and is willing to perform it?

Should have printed out the TSB and brought it too him............ should have also pointed out the fact he didn't even KNOW about the TSB, shows he doesn't know what he's talking about either..... it has to do with the clutch engaging at a HIGH point....... and stuttering/stalling the car...... I basically told my dealer that when I had a friend who's been driving for 20 years drive it he stalled the first 2 times, and whenever I go to a nice place to eat that only has valet parking, or a hotel on the beach to party with friends, the valet stalls my car and then I tell them I'm going to park it.

I had mine replaced..... how many more dealers are around you? You might get more info if you head over to mazda6 club . com and see what anyway says about the dealers in Kentucky with their TSBs

 

[mysleeper6]

Success at last!

All right, persistance pays off. Went back to the last dealer who turned me down to pick up my shiny new Mazdaspeed oil cap (the red anodized one that is stock on the MS3) but this time I took the TSB with me. The guy I talked to last time (apparently NOT the service manager) was with another customer, so I talked to someone else and told him of the ridiculously high engagement point and how valets always stall my car (whoever came up with that one: I thank you). I also pointed out all the production modifications that had been implemented after my build date (11/05). He took it over to the real service manager, and then came back and said he was ordering the parts! Interestingly, he said that they are not doing the Type B repair on cars over 12K/12 mo., but that the type A was a go. Thanks to everybody for bringing this to my attention and encouraging me to persist.

 

[acidbug]

Glad to hear they are doing it for u.

It's a pita to get it done but it's well worth it if they do it right!

-C