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Strange acceleration issue - any ideas before I go to the dealership?

Definitely sounds like clutch slip. It's more likely to happen in higher gears. If it's just worn down from misuse the dealer is going to hook you for the money.

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Old 02-16-2011, 11:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Definitely sounds like clutch slip. It's more likely to happen in higher gears. If it's just worn down from misuse the dealer is going to hook you for the money.
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Definitely sounds like clutch slip. It's more likely to happen in higher gears. If it's just worn down from misuse the dealer is going to hook you for the money.
yeah, its much likely to happen on the lower gears. This happened to my brother s2k. Hopefully its a minor problem
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