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Clutch went!!! at 6680 miles...

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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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Default Clutch went!!! at 6680 miles...

I'm on the highway today on the way back from an interview I didn't want to go to and as I was going to downshift (I saw a cop) my car wouldn't let me go into gear again. I pulled over and turned off the car and then it starts to shudder. No check engine lights, nothing. I tried a few more times with no luck. I got it towed to Hoffman Audi and they said some sleeve broke (it's all mangled, where the words they used)and that caused the clutch and pressure plate to break. Long story short it should be fixed by Wed for free. Hope this doesn't happen to any of you.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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no sh*t. that sucks man, im glad theyre gonna take care of it for you.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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Default at first they said clutch is 6mo/6,000mi and I was angry...

it's my family's 4 Audi, and most likely last at this point. (long story of problems with A4 Cab and the AllRoad 2.7T). They wanted to charge me and I called Pallasades, where I got the car, they said it's covered up to 25k, so I let them fight out the details. Thankfully it came out in my favor.
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 12:53 PM
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good thing you havn't chipped it yet, b/c you know they woulda blamed it on that.
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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yeah it is...why are you on this forum, you don't own an Audi anymore...
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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ahh yea the shop, that would be why I sold mine : )

though I do question msyelf somtimes on why I sold the car and in a way regret doing so I think it was the right move. It looked cool but was in the shop way to often... and was slow

K04'd B5 S4 like kevin's is a possible option...
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Default Aftermarket prevention?

Wonder if there is a clutch kit and/or pressure plate upgrade out there yet.
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