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Hi all. I note a couple of other threads about people with clutch problems, and thought I would post my experience here to see if anyone has seen anything similar, or has any suggestions.
In a nutshell: Our late 2007 D4D 6 spd manual has had the clutch replaced and flywheel machined at about 30,000km, but is now shuddering slightly again.
The longer version includes the fact that our clutch was heavy and shuddered for over a year before the local Toyota service agent admitted it was faulty, even when asked repeatedly to assess it. In fact, we had to go to a different dealer (although the same parent company owns all three dealers here in Canberra) before they admitted a problem. We didn't have enough experience to press the point, and the problem had appeared gradually. We don't tow and in fact don't take the car off road much at all (to my great embarrassment!)
Once the clutch was replaced, it felt like a completely new car. But...that only lasted a couple of weeks. Although much better than before, the clutch now has a slight but noticeable shudder especially on hill starts.
I've contacted Toyota Corporate, and will be taking the car into the dealer next week for assessment, but would love to hear from anyone else experiencing this problem. Obviously not including those smart alecs who bought automatics and know the solution!
Thanks.
Ivan
In a nutshell: Our late 2007 D4D 6 spd manual has had the clutch replaced and flywheel machined at about 30,000km, but is now shuddering slightly again.
The longer version includes the fact that our clutch was heavy and shuddered for over a year before the local Toyota service agent admitted it was faulty, even when asked repeatedly to assess it. In fact, we had to go to a different dealer (although the same parent company owns all three dealers here in Canberra) before they admitted a problem. We didn't have enough experience to press the point, and the problem had appeared gradually. We don't tow and in fact don't take the car off road much at all (to my great embarrassment!)
Once the clutch was replaced, it felt like a completely new car. But...that only lasted a couple of weeks. Although much better than before, the clutch now has a slight but noticeable shudder especially on hill starts.
I've contacted Toyota Corporate, and will be taking the car into the dealer next week for assessment, but would love to hear from anyone else experiencing this problem. Obviously not including those smart alecs who bought automatics and know the solution!
Thanks.
Ivan
ops: :shock:
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