HELP!! clutch almost gone.. in less than 49,900mile

[jehsautosalon]

Got my car last May of last year and it was a CPO with 46,0000 miles.. then I felt that the clutch was little heavy while driving it in a Big City Traffic.. i ask my local dealer to check on it and they said that the clutch is almost gone.. And it was not cover by the warranty. I just wanna know if this is the truth.. Is clutch wear not covered by the warranty?

[Erhan]

As fas as I know, it is not covered.

[DarkstarZero]

I thought it was covered by the maintenance plan, not the warranty. The clutch in my gf's Mini went at 28,000 miles because it's her first manual and she destroyed it The Mini dealer replaced it free of charge, no questions. BMW should do the same unless your maintenance plan has expired.

[sirmalloc]

what does a typical clutch replacement cost for the M's?

[jehsautosalon]

It's gonna be 3,000$ something... With labor and everything.. Isn't the just bad!

[jehsautosalon]

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...otCovered.aspx
check this out..

[nickpapa]

Originally Posted by jehsautosalon

It's gonna be 3,000$ something... With labor and everything.. Isn't the just bad!

if thats the case and its not covered, bring it to a reputable bmw indy. it will be much cheaper

[The__J__Factor]

^ $3000 is crazy.
I mean most clutch installs here cost around $300-600 for the labour - and a good clutch is usually less than $500.

Should go aftermarket for the clutch if they are available will probably be much cheaper compared to OEM

[The__J__Factor]

Wait more importantly is the clutch even gone? Does it slip?

Drive in a straight line in 5th at a low rpm like 2000rpm and floor it. Does the tacho jump up without picking up any speed? Thats probably the easiest clutch test.

[jehsautosalon]

its still runs good and well.. its just not soft and low.. kinda high clutch only but not gone..
T_J_factor: so if the tacho jumps without picking up speed is that means the clutch is good or bad?

[jehsautosalon]

but base on our Service and Warranty page 29.. CLUTCH Wear and tear is covered by new car warranty.. and my car is still under 50k miles.. So, it is still covered by it.. Will find out tom..

[The__J__Factor]

Originally Posted by jehsautosalon

its still runs good and well.. its just not soft and low.. kinda high clutch only but not gone..
T_J_factor: so if the tacho jumps without picking up speed is that means the clutch is good or bad?

If the revs jump up it means the clutch is slipping. Meaning its worn out and needs to be replaced.
If the car just accelerates slowly and all is normal it means your clutch is still holding on just fine.

[DarkstarZero]

Originally Posted by jehsautosalon

but base on our Service and Warranty page 29.. CLUTCH Wear and tear is covered by new car warranty.. and my car is still under 50k miles.. So, it is still covered by it.. Will find out tom..

Right, since it's under 50k miles and less than 4 years then it's still within its new car maintenance/warranty. Because whoever you talked to didn't know that I'd either go to a different dealer or ask to talk to the owner. Never hurts to go straight to the top You can get the owners name from the dealers website. Or call BMW NA, they can tell you and the dealer if it's covered.

[BlackSapphireZ]

yeah let alone that it has been CPO'ed, they probably didn't wanna fix the clutch or just over looked it