Premature Clutch Wear!

[tronboy]

OK, so I drive on mainly urban and country roads, and have clocked up 50,000 miles in my Nov.2005 'Lingo 1.6HDi92 but none of these miles have been carrying abnormal loads. Indeed most were purely driver and no passengers, no towing, and I don't drive like a granny slipping the clutch.

 

I reckon 50K is ridiculously early for a clutch on a modern vehicle to give out.

 

What do you all think??

 

TronX

[Guest julie]

Hi, my brand new berlingo 56 plate, 1.6 hdi 75 was only only a few months old, 3,000 miles, had clutch judder, i took the car back to the dealers where it was annoced i would have to pay over £700.00 for a new clutch, i left the car, and said you can keep it, it is still under warranty, of course they tried to get out of it, and say driver at fault, i said my last berlingo i had for 4 years, did not require a clutch all the time i had it. the dealer said i would have to pay.

 

I took the car away i wrote letter to head office, within days car was booked in, they stripped the clutch down, to find it had bits falling off it, sorry i dont know the techie terms, something had broke up, and since had a whole brand new clutch fitted, yes at 3,000 miles, the car is now over 1 year old, and i'm still NOT 100% happy with it, to me , it still not right, when i go to pull away, there is still a snatch, to me , my old 7 year berlingo drove better than this . yes i should never of changed it,

 

After this , i would never have a new car, and NEVER another citroen.

 

 

It gets worse, i washed the car at the weekend to find rust spots on the tailgate, only 1 year old car,

so now i am going to take the car back yet again, i'm dreading it, as it is metallic blue, and if they need to paint it, will they get the correct colour ?? aaahhhh. really not looking forward to this, i think after this , i will trade it in, this is my first brand new car , and never again,