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- Phillip
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- 2023 Burnout A91 MT
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So an interesting situation I found myself in today... I dropped my car off for some warranty items (new speakers, replace harness bar rattle, chassis malfunction) and to inform them of an issue I experienced. So about 2 months ago while accelerating from 2nd and then shifting into 3rd I experienced a total "lack of clutch" It slipped completely from about 3k to redline, at first I did not even realize what was happenings as it wasn't just a little slip and it caught, nope acted as if it had no clutch left at all, I let off, and accelerated again completely fine through all the gears, (albeit a very strong smell of burnt clutch for 3-4 hours) It was weird and unsettling but I chalked it up to fluke.( I did mention it to the dealer while getting the first service and they noted it) Driving again the other night under very similar conditions the exact same thing happened under the exact same circumstance, accelerating and 2 to 3 shift. And the same hours of smell, I was with a passenger this time and we both came to the conclusion that this isn't just a fluke and the car acted as if it had no clutch at all, but then when doing the exact same thing 3-4 more times it would not slip again. Obviously there is an issue, heat damage somehow maybe? ( I actually broke the clutch in pretty strictly for the first 500 miles) Slave cylinder? Pivot pin? few different things it could be. All of this is fine and dandy as it is a brand new car with 3k miles and under full warranty, so no reason to worry as I have not done a single power mod, no tuning etc. Well today after dropping it off I got a call from my tech saying he reached out regarding the issue to their FST and other appropriate channels. I am told that the clutch is a wear item and is only under warranty for the first year /12k miles, great im at 3xxx and have had the car for less then 6 months! Nope, not that simple. They will look at it but only if I agree to pay a tear down fee, if something is found they will cover it and fix it, but if not I am stuck with the whole labor bill for them checking... So they won't even check till I pay thousands out of pocket and risk not getting it back if they "deem" there are no issues which I know there clearly is but not sure what it will take to find it! so it is definitely precarious I find myself in. The tech said he will call the Field service tech to come down locally and have me try and replicate the issue in front of him in hopes he waives the tear down fee bs. I have been absolutely loving my MT, truly an amazing platform but this really is not what I wanted to hear... for 3k miles and being at a stock power level... slipping is pretty unacceptable. Just a little "rant" and update on my A91 MT!
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