Clutch Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

The clutch on my 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe (58,000 miles)went out on the NJ turnpike at the start of a week long family vacation. Maxon Hyundai in union, NJ claimed that my driving had burned the clutch out (I have been driving stick for 12 years and my previous car- a Saturn- had over 100,000 miles on it and the original clutch when I sold it) and when the clutch went it damaged the fly wheel. They claimed that the fly wheel, though part of the power train supposedly covered under their warranty, was not covered since it was my fault that it was damaged. They further indicated that replacing the clutch and putting the old fly wheel on would just cause me to burn out another clutch leading me to believe that the fly wheel is what caused the clutch to go in the first place. Anyway, I did pay for the clutch to be replaced but not the flywheel and then I traded it in on a new Saturn vue. I was outraged at the way I was treated by both the dealer and by Hyundai corporate when I called them. I would really appreciate any advice you could give me as I got a whole $4,500 for the vehicle that I paid $17,000 for just 3 years ago and this was after I had to pay a repair bill of $1600 and pay $500 for a rental car so that our vacation was not ruined.

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Vehicle- Hyundai Santa Fe 2001 2. 4l 58000 miles sudden clutch failure due to excessive slippage caused by hydraulic problem in the clutch slave cylinder. Internet research indicates this is a pervasive problem with Hyundai clutches in general. Manufacturer apparently is ignoring the problem. In excess of $2000 in quoted repairs.

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Bad clutch after 39,000 miles - dealer said not covered and never seen defect in over three years - checked a web site where there were a number of complaints regarding early clutch failures.

Customer resolution to warranty coverage on the 2004 Santa Fe due to obvious defect and/or inherent problem regarding the clutch assembly. While driving the clutch snapped rendering the vehicle undrivable. The was no wringing of indication of a problem prior to this incident. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer who refuse to repair the vehicle under warranty because he believed the failure was due to improper use by the consumer.

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: the contact stated while slowing to a stop at 20 mph the clutch failed making it difficult to change gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, the transmission fluid was changed, however no additional repairs were made. The manufacturer was not alerted.

The vehicle was driving on the way home. The following day the vehicle would not go into gear. The clutch is not covered under warranty.

Complained of clutch not being right 10-3-01 15000 miles, no problem found, always felt wrong, clutch/pressure plate/flywheel in pieces now at 64000 nothing covered under "America's best warranty" car only 3 yrs old. Was told flywheel cost is $1114. + $975 +tax to repair at dealer but didn't trust sales pitch sevice rep was giving about flywheel not being able to be resurfaced before car was even looked at only can be replaced. Decided to have car fixed elsewhere for a cost of approx. $2000.

My car is a 2001 4-cylinder 5-speed manual transmission. The engine is too small for the car's weight. I had to have the clutch replaced after only 24,000 miles, which was not covered under the warranty (cost was over $1000). The dealer insisted that I caused the problem by "bad driving". I have driven a stick for well over 12 years, and never had to replace a clutch on any other car.