Clutch problems

zpodz

Just recently I burned my clutch out. I have had 4 manual transmissions and never killed a clutch before. I have 24K miles on my 09'. Yes I drive her how she is supposed to be driven.... hard.... but not "get a brand new clutch at 24K miles hard" .... Here's what happened:

Hard launch >>> 1st >>> 2nd >>> shift into 3rd at 7400k RPM and no clutch engagement... foot completely off the pedal... bounced the rev limiter with the clutch spinning, half engaged for 2 secs and then finally gained pressure and then grabbed.... then 15-30 min of TERRIBLE burning smell. Something went very, very wrong...my clutch immediately felt like 50K miles was put on it.

I read about the CSS failures and thought 'maybe' something went wrong there... but my symptoms were not the same. (my clutch pedal was fully up, not like the guys that had theirs stick to the floor) I was not sure if I should bring it to Nissan because I didn't really think they would believe my story. After being really bummed for like a week... and getting slippage... I decided to just bite the bullet and take it in to Tustin Nissan in OC. Fully prepared to get absolutely owned by the price of an OEM clutch installed at a dealer.

They listened to what happened, took her apart, and 3 days later they told me they couldn't find any malfunctioning part. All they had was my story, a burned out clutch and a warped flywheel. *&(#$& not good...

Then he surprised me by saying... "Don't worry, I got it approved and Nissan is covering it." ....omg was that a relief!!! I'm pretty sure this was a rare incident... but I am very pleased with the service and support Tustin Nissan provided. Walked out paying $0.

When I went to pick up my car, I looked at the paperwork to see how much it would have cost me..... close to $1,800 for new flywheel, pressure plates, and disc....holy &#$%... lol

So I now have a 370z with 24K miles and a brand new OEM clutch and flywheel. (they also fixed my fuel gauge sensors, I never saw the last dot when I filled my tank)

I wish you the best of luck with your diagnostic!

11Thumper

It's always nice to hear a Nissan dealer taking care of a customer. It doesn't happen as often as it should, but it's great when it does.