Martin
Enthusiast
I remember other people complaining about losing their clutches on '09 cars, and you can add me to the list... I was out driving through the mountains and having some fun, and all of a sudden my clutch pedal went limper than a 90 year old after a few too many drinks (sans ****** I might add...).
Kudos to the guys who designed these transmissions - I managed to drive about 70 miles and was able to easily shift without a clutch. Just popped right into gear without much drama as long as I was paying attention to what I was doing. By the time I got to an area where I knew I'd have to come to complete stops for traffic signals, I remembered someone mentioning that if you pump the pedal like crazy, it sometimes comes back. So I experimented for a while, and I did get my clutch back by the time I had to really use it.
So, I've got to decide whether to bring it to the dealer to bleed out the clutch (I suspect that's what needs to be done) or just do it myself. I think I might just let them do it. Hopefully this also solves the crappy clutch feel that I've been griping about since I bought the car. The pedal just had never felt quite 'right' and maybe having the pedal go completely limp is a sign that there's been entrained air this whole time.
Kudos to the guys who designed these transmissions - I managed to drive about 70 miles and was able to easily shift without a clutch. Just popped right into gear without much drama as long as I was paying attention to what I was doing. By the time I got to an area where I knew I'd have to come to complete stops for traffic signals, I remembered someone mentioning that if you pump the pedal like crazy, it sometimes comes back. So I experimented for a while, and I did get my clutch back by the time I had to really use it.
So, I've got to decide whether to bring it to the dealer to bleed out the clutch (I suspect that's what needs to be done) or just do it myself. I think I might just let them do it. Hopefully this also solves the crappy clutch feel that I've been griping about since I bought the car. The pedal just had never felt quite 'right' and maybe having the pedal go completely limp is a sign that there's been entrained air this whole time.