Timeline for Vauxhall Viva clutch slipping - does it need the work that's being quoted?
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| Feb 8, 2017 at 23:58 | answer | added | Barkermn01 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 8, 2017 at 2:40 | answer | added | PeteCon | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Feb 7, 2017 at 19:08 | history | edited | Maxine Purdy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 7, 2017 at 18:59 | comment | added | juhist | I'm worried about the grinding noise. Could you edit your question and add very detailed description of what you observed before taking it to the garage, as based on your comment you probably know more than what you said in the original question? The grinding noise could indicate gearbox failure. | |
| Feb 7, 2017 at 18:57 | comment | added | Maxine Purdy | No never rest foot on clutch, learnt to drive 35 years ago and was taught to always take foot right off clutch and put flat on floor. So guess they will need to check it thoroughly. It did rev a couple of times with no extra speed, then shuddered when I took foot of accelerator and theb this morning when it was in first I lifted foot off clutch and there was grinding noise. Thats when I took it to garage. | |
| Feb 7, 2017 at 18:53 | comment | added | juhist | Sounds about right for the repair costs, but not right for the longevity of the clutch. Two possibilities: (1) you rest your foot on the clutch pedal and clutch is therefore slipping continuously, (2) something in the car is broken / has failed. Obviously the clutch has failed, but did it fail on its own or is there something that causes the clutch to slip continuously? If (1) isn't true, I would demand them to find the real root cause of the problem. | |
| Feb 7, 2017 at 18:02 | history | edited | Zaid | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 7, 2017 at 17:44 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | Unless there is blatant trauma to the clutch, the manufacturer should be covering all of this. IIRC, Vauxhall is a GM company. GM, just like all the other major manufacturers, stands behind their warranties. They should be paying to have the clutch/slave replaced. It won't cost the garage a dime as long as they are a Vauxhall authorized repair agent. Unless you are hot rodding your Vauxhall, there is no way to have worn out a clutch in 7k miles. It should last 100k+. If your Vauxhall garage won't fix it under warranty, ask to speak to the manager. If they say no, take it over their head. | |
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| Feb 7, 2017 at 17:18 | history | asked | Maxine Purdy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |