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Old 06-24-2009, 11:45 AM
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Is clutch bracket covered under extended warranty?

After a 6 hr road trip , 2 blocks from my house, I was at a stoplight and my foot slipped of the clutch pedal. Some how causing the clutch bracket to break and causing the master cylinder to leak (now needing to be replaced). I have 62k miles is any of this covered under the extended warranty?
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You will need to contact the people that issued the extended warranty. Is doesn't matter what anyone here says.
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As far as I have seen, Mazda does not claim the clutch bracket issue as a manufactureing problem. Therefore, they refuse to cover it. But, it is always worth a shot to try.
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Although I'm not a proponent of frivolous lawsuits, in this case if push comes to shove it wouldn't hurt to cite something like "this is a potential latent defect safety litigation issue", which it is. That always gets their attention.

Check out the clutch bracket failed weld thread.
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^Correct me if I am wrong (it may have been a different thread where I saw it) but, in that thread, club members have been petitioning for a recall on this defect since 2004 to no avail. So are you saying to rather put a lawsuit against them versus the petition for a recall?
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No, I'm not advocating an actual suit, but you can still say the words - it's been known to help in similar warranty negotiations.

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^Correct me if I am wrong (it may have been a different thread where I saw it) but, in that thread, club members have been petitioning for a recall on this defect since 2004 to no avail. So are you saying to rather put a lawsuit against them versus the petition for a recall?
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^Ah, understandable
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Mine just snapped on the hwy at speed while on my way to transformers. I limped to the theater and had to have her towed home. Sucked and now I need to figure a fix before monday.
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Just got a recall letter for this clutch bracket today (10/26/10)
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