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Last year I posted about the multiple clutch failures of my 2009 Z. The dealer blamed the DOT. It kept happening. I did contact corporate offices in Tennessee. They "regretted"

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Old 03-12-2015, 11:59 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Last year I posted about the multiple clutch failures of my 2009 Z. The dealer blamed the DOT. It kept happening. I did contact corporate offices in Tennessee. They "regretted" what happened but would not help me. The warranty expired in October when it when down time number 3 in November...and #4 in December. So, I got angry and traded it. I loved that car and the 6spd tranny. I traded it on a 2010 Dodge Challenger RT. The car is wickedly fast, like new (20K miles) and everyone loves it...but me. I have had sportscars since 1979. Yep, 6 Rx7s and one Z. The Dodge looks brand new but I feel like a captain piloting a barge down the Mississippi. Maybe it will grow on me but I doubt it. The short story is, I think I will sell/trade it as soon as it is safe (my wife won't kill me) and go back to the Z. Not a new one, but comparable to what I had. Damn did I blow it...big time.
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I like the Z a lot as well, but if I had 4 CSC failures it would be the last Nissan for me...well maybe until the next gen Z comes =)
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I needed to read that. You have pulled me off the ledge. I am upside down in the Challenger because I got too little for the Z. So, I'd be more upside down and wife shooting me. I did get a call from the new owner. Young guy. How did he get my number? It is unlisted so the dealer must have given out my number. No, I didn't call back, I was afraid he was sitting somewhere with clutch to the floor #5.

If I want a fast sportscar, 2 seater, used, "affordable," are there any alternatives?
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I needed to read that. You have pulled me off the ledge. I am upside down in the Challenger because I got too little for the Z. So, I'd be more upside down and wife shooting me. I did get a call from the new owner. Young guy. How did he get my number? It is unlisted so the dealer must have given out my number. No, I didn't call back, I was afraid he was sitting somewhere with clutch to the floor #5.

If I want a fast sportscar, 2 seater, used, "affordable," are there any alternatives?
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and you had your csc fail so many times why didn't you get Z1 Clutch Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) Elimination Kit ?
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and you had your csc fail so many times why didn't you get Z1 Clutch Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) Elimination Kit ?
I did this before mine ever failed

And while the Z1 kit hasn't been around terribly long, the ZSpeed heavy duty CSC has been around for years. Either one is worlds better than the OEM CSC.
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Sux you gotta pilot a P0S Dodge down the mitey MS. If you had any mech knowledge/sense woulda just pulled the tranny and nstalled a metal CSC & removed the clutch line R3strict0R....problem solved. Spank'N 3-Ninety-2z w/Eaze...O wait, that's me w/4.36 FD, ur results may vary....

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When I logged on and first mentioned this problem in May, no one mentioned this kit. I was told what I had to do to make the dealer or corporate help me. They didn't. I'll post the letter week after next. I got stampeded by well meaning friends, traded the car, wished I hadn't, and now I'm stuck with a car I don't want. I posted this so anyone else in my shoes takes the time to explore all options first. I regret every day having traded the car. Everyday. I owed $30K on a $23K car (I was still upside down in the Z). My plans are to pay as much extra on the credit union loan as possible, save and scrimp to pay this loan down, and in a year or two, try to trade it on a used Z, maybe a 2014 by then. There is nothing wrong with the Challenger. It is loaded to the gills with every option possible, black, red stripes, hemi, you name it. But it is not me. I like small, fast, manual transmission cars that have only two seats. I kick myself every day. Stupid.
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When I logged on and first mentioned this problem in May, no one mentioned this kit. I was told what I had to do to make the dealer or corporate help me. They didn't. I'll post the letter week after next. I got stampeded by well meaning friends, traded the car, wished I hadn't, and now I'm stuck with a car I don't want. I posted this so anyone else in my shoes takes the time to explore all options first. I regret every day having traded the car. Everyday. I owed $30K on a $23K car (I was still upside down in the Z). My plans are to pay as much extra on the credit union loan as possible, save and scrimp to pay this loan down, and in a year or two, try to trade it on a used Z, maybe a 2014 by then. There is nothing wrong with the Challenger. It is loaded to the gills with every option possible, black, red stripes, hemi, you name it. But it is not me. I like small, fast, manual transmission cars that have only two seats. I kick myself every day. Stupid.
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Man 4 csc replacements? You must have been swimming in repair bills. Why didn't you replace the csc with aftermarket?
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Question, wasnt the first CSC work under warranty, meaning doesnt the place that replaced it give out a warranty about this part failing again?
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