Clutch Broken problems of the 2011 Mazda MAZDA3

I got this car back in August not knowing about Mazda's clutch issues. I got the car with about 101,000 miles, and when I got to about 112,000, my clutch failed out in the middle of nowhere while I was driving on a highway in kansas. I was shifting up from 4th gear to 5th gear and the car felt like it went into neutral, but none of my gears were working. Fortunately, I was able to pull over to the shoulder and wait for a tow truck, but my car would not drive. I do not know when the clutch was replaced by the previous owner, but after researching this issue, I became worried that this is going to continually be an issue for my car for the rest of the time that I have it. It is an expensive fix, and I cannot afford to replace my clutch approximately every 35,000 miles as many other Mazda 3 drivers have. Mazda should really recall the part and warranty its replacement. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

Sudden clutch failure.

Premature clutch failure. Mazda3 with manual transmission. Clutch suddenly burn out and cannot shift gear while driving. Heard something was falling down under the clutch and then smell smoky odor. Car dead in middle of local road. Only have 16,xxx miles and 2. 5 years on this car. Contact the Mazda experience center, but they think it is a normal worn out part and warranty would not take care of it. However, I think there is possible a design defect in their clutch.