hi guys. i drive a saga blm m-line late 2008 and the mileage is around 32000km.

my clutch started acting up 2 days ago. when i depress the clutch, i felt a quite strong vibration on the pedal. gear change however is more or less the same and there is no noticeable loss of power.

went to the proton edar SC and after a brief inspection (the SC personnel drove the car a bit). the SC guy told me that the clutch is showing early signs of failure. in order to avert further problems down the road i was advised to change the whole clutch (housing, bearing, plate). the total cost quoted is close to RM900.

i wonder if i can claim warranty on the clutch? i know that under the warranty agreement, the clutch is a wear and tear part and is not covered but come on, clutch failure this early? the clutch has gotta be defective in the first place for it to wear out at such early mileage! i do regular maintenance (periodic services at the recommended intervals all done at the same SC). i'm no speed demon (apart from the occasional 120-130km/h balik kampung drives), i don't do high revs unnecessarily and i always depress the clutch fully before changing gears, no abrupt release (fast, race-style gear change is a no-no).

so what say you sifus?

hmm i iz interested. nvm that my warranty will be voided, i should go for a sentra clutch rite?