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Nissan clutch lasted 5000 miles

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  • I bought a new Nissan X-Trail a few months ago so that I could have a reliable car with a long warranty and peace of mind. After only 5000 easy non-urban miles, my clutch and flywheel had to be replaced, and Nissan refused to accept any liability. Can this reasonably be considered as "wear and tear"? Have other Nissan owners had similar problems with low-mileage clutch problems? Has anyone had a similar claim accepted under Warranty?
    Can you give a little more information, what symptoms did you have that caused you to get the clutch and flywheel replaced?

    The reason I ask is that some diesel engines have a "dual mass fly wheel" that can fail sometimes causing a lot of vibration and rattling as opposed to the normal clutch failure issue which is the car doesn't go anywhere?

    Driving style can affect the clutch, many people rest their foot on the clutch when not needed which causes excessive wear even in non-urban driving for example.
  • Driving style can affect the clutch

    Indeed. My mother used to get through two clutches a year because she would insist on driving with her left foot resting on the clutch pedal.
  • I bought a new Nissan X-Trail a few months ago so that I could have a reliable car with a long warranty and peace of mind. After only 5000 easy non-urban miles, my clutch and flywheel had to be replaced, and Nissan refused to accept any liability. Can this reasonably be considered as "wear and tear"? Have other Nissan owners had similar problems with low-mileage clutch problems? Has anyone had a similar claim accepted under Warranty?
    Can you give a little more information, what symptoms did you have that caused you to get the clutch and flywheel replaced?

    The reason I ask is that some diesel engines have a "dual mass fly wheel" that can fail sometimes causing a lot of vibration and rattling as opposed to the normal clutch failure issue which is the car doesn't go anywhere?

    Driving style can affect the clutch, many people rest their foot on the clutch when not needed which causes excessive wear even in non-urban driving for example.

    The thread starter is from June last year so hopefully the OP has got it sorted by now,...or even better, bought an automatic!  :D


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