Clutch Pedal Creaking
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Clutch Pedal Creaking
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I just wanted to let you guys know about my experience with a local dealership (Clippingers Mazda in West Covina, CA). I brought the car in for a TPMS light that was illuminated and the tech was quickly keen on the fact that my clutch pedal was making a sound and not feeling quite right.
He then checked the bracket and low and behold - my welds were coming undone in the same location that others have reported.
I was pretty happy that this happened with my car still being under the full bumper-to-bumper warranty. The dealer has ordered the entire clutch pedal assembly and I should receive it on Thursday.
I just wanted to let you guys know about my experience with a local dealership (Clippingers Mazda in West Covina, CA). I brought the car in for a TPMS light that was illuminated and the tech was quickly keen on the fact that my clutch pedal was making a sound and not feeling quite right.
He then checked the bracket and low and behold - my welds were coming undone in the same location that others have reported.
I was pretty happy that this happened with my car still being under the full bumper-to-bumper warranty. The dealer has ordered the entire clutch pedal assembly and I should receive it on Thursday.
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Well.....
I just wanted to let you guys know about my experience with a local dealership (Clippingers Mazda in West Covina, CA). I brought the car in for a TPMS light that was illuminated and the tech was quickly keen on the fact that my clutch pedal was making a sound and not feeling quite right.
He then checked the bracket and low and behold - my welds were coming undone in the same location that others have reported.
I was pretty happy that this happened with my car still being under the full bumper-to-bumper warranty. The dealer has ordered the entire clutch pedal assembly and I should receive it on Thursday.
I just wanted to let you guys know about my experience with a local dealership (Clippingers Mazda in West Covina, CA). I brought the car in for a TPMS light that was illuminated and the tech was quickly keen on the fact that my clutch pedal was making a sound and not feeling quite right.
He then checked the bracket and low and behold - my welds were coming undone in the same location that others have reported.
I was pretty happy that this happened with my car still being under the full bumper-to-bumper warranty. The dealer has ordered the entire clutch pedal assembly and I should receive it on Thursday.
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Hmm, keep an eye on the new clutch pedal too. While getting one replaced will start you from scratch, the pedal itself is a poor design and it will probably happen again.
My guess is you have 3 year bumper to bumper, so at year 6, it'll be worn out again.
Lastly, keep the broken clutch pedal if you can, I may want to purchase it off of you for an experiment.
Its cool that the tech knew about the problem.
And this sound would come from inside the car, not the underside.
My guess is you have 3 year bumper to bumper, so at year 6, it'll be worn out again.
Lastly, keep the broken clutch pedal if you can, I may want to purchase it off of you for an experiment.
Its cool that the tech knew about the problem.
And this sound would come from inside the car, not the underside.
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OP - Even the new clutch bracket you get under warranty will be ultimately prone to the same failure, as the thin material and spot weld design has not changed. Take the opportunity to install the reinforcement bracket now and preclude any potential future failure.
OP - Even the new clutch bracket you get under warranty will be ultimately prone to the same failure, as the thin material and spot weld design has not changed. Take the opportunity to install the reinforcement bracket now and preclude any potential future failure.
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I just installed the reinforcement bracket (well, still in the process... I think I cross threaded one of the nuts and have to get it off before I can complete the process). Mine was still nice and shiny (ok, kind of dull, but all silver)... the one above looks ridiculously rusted though. Did that contribute to it failing?
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They are replacing everything under warranty. It's funny because I used to go to Puente Hills Mazda since it was so close by to my work, but they are now closed because they lost their licenses from Mazda.
Anyways, I searched for the next closest dealership which was Clippingers Mazda in West Covina. I told them the following:
- The clutch pedal has become increasingly difficult to depress
- The clutch pedal is making a side-to-side movement
- The clutch pedal makes noises directly associated with the pedal bracket
- Last, but not least, I told them that the welds were breaking - which they were.
For some of the other guys, I'll see if I can get them to give me my old unit back so we can analyze it or someone can use it for their little project.
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