Martinjj Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) I have had the car 5 weeks, (bought from a dealer), had an ECU fault that the dealer sorted out without any issues. Anyway, decided on a day at the coast yesterday, great driving all the way there, once driving through the town I pulled up at a red light, footed down the clutch, popped car into first gear and tried to set off, nothing.. Clutch pedal would not return up, so out get the mrs and I and push the car out of the way, noticing quite a bit of fluid deposited on the floor that looked like it came from beneath the passenger side. (Car is a 2007 HR). Green Flag took us home, the car is now parked on the driveway and is totally useless. Green Flag have said that they will pick up the car once I arrange a garage and take it there as part of the service seeing as I broke down at the weekend. My question is shall I take it straight back to the dealer and have them fix it (which is what I want to do) or will they give me the "wear and tear" bull crud? Or shall I bite the bullet and just dip into my own pockets and sort it out myself? Will it be covered by dealer warranty? Also the car came with 3 month RAC warranty , if the dealer chokes at the thought of repair would RAC cover it. Yours faithfully A bloke slightly miffed! Edited July 13, 2014 by Martinjj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytespc Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Take it back to the dealer, I had a similar issue with the dreaded clutch pedal drop and it was fixed under warranty Best off luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Dealer everytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Yep 5 weeks in it is straight back to dealer Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almeida1234 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Take to dealer dude I will ring them first to be certain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 If you have a warranty it's worth a shot but I bet it will be a wear and tear issue. If it was closer to the sale point they may have fixed as a good will gesture. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Sounds like slave cylinder. Get them to also change to a braided line and Motul Fluid. If the Stealer doesn't do it get the Clutch Kit from Clark Motorsport a trader on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 If you don't ask you definitely won't get. As the saying goes 'shy bairns get nowt' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Even if you get them to do the work and you buy the parts its worth a shot, unfortunately a clutch can go at anytime Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinjj Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Have phoned the dealer, all seems good, I have to phone back tomorrow morning to arrange a pick up and repair.. Thanks all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytespc Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 That is a serious result....well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Yep nice that they have taken responsibility, plenty of garages would probably have just not wanted to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinjj Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Didn't have any warming with this problem at all, no slipping, noise etc, did feel a slight judder in the gear stick just once which was yesterday half hour or so before the breakdown, receipts that came with the car show a new clutch was fitted less than 2k miles ago... Doesn't show a flywheel though, just a clutch and slave cylinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 They'll fix it, because it won't be the slave cylinder, I am 100% sure the clutch pipe just popped off, probably because the clip failed. If it was the slave, you would have noticed issues of the pedal not fully returning first, rather than it just failing and spewing fluid all over the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinjj Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) They'll fix it, because it won't be the slave cylinder, I am 100% sure the clutch pipe just popped off, probably because the clip failed. If it was the slave, you would have noticed issues of the pedal not fully returning first, rather than it just failing and spewing fluid all over the place. I hope your right.. only lost a small amount of fluid from the clutch fluid reservoir, looked a lot on the floor but the level is now at minimum line and was creamy white with trapped air in it.. Dealer picks up the car tomorrow.. Edited July 14, 2014 by Martinjj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinjj Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 All sorted, just picked her up from the dealers, would have been sooner but work got in the way. Problem was a failure with the Concentric Slave Cylinder... Apparently on 2007 models there was a Nissan recall to rectify this problem... But it seems only in Nissan USA from what I can gather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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