New Vibe GT Owner

milogiant · Post by **milogiant** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:46 pm

I purchased used a year ago and i replace my clutch a week ago, by now i've gathered this is a problem with the GT. Does any one know why this is? I replaced with an after market and once in awile when i start on an incline i can smell the clutch burn like before i replaced. i'm wondering if this problem will recur? i've driven standard all my life and never had this issue. Thanks for any response.

CAN-AWD-VIBE · Post by **CAN-AWD-VIBE** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:56 pm

might be normal... new clutch material just burning off. Keep a nose on it and put some more miles on it... it should go away.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:07 am

welcome to the club btw!!

jwalcik · Post by **jwalcik** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:07 pm

welcome aboard!someone else was kind enough to destroy my original clutch about 9,000 miles into my gt's life. since then i've put 26,000 miles on the replacement factory clutch and i haven't had a bit of trouble with it. based on what i've read here it looks like the lifespan of the factory clutches averages somewhere between 30 and 40k.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:16 pm

welcome! the vibe GT is a great car!

milogiant · Post by **milogiant** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:04 am

thanks for your responses. it's been a great car to drive, reminds me of my old vw golf i loved to drive.

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:58 pm

Welcome to the family!!!

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:59 pm

welcome to the boardgood luck with the new clutch

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:00 am

Welcome to GenVibe!

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:28 am

Welcome and good luck!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:50 am

Welcome to the family fellow canuck!! Or should I say Oiler lol

iinan · Post by **iinan** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:24 am

I am about ready to hit 50k and I still smell the burning smell, but so far no probs

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:39 pm

Quote, originally posted by jwalcik Â»based on what i've read here it looks like the lifespan of the factory clutches averages somewhere between 30 and 40k. nooooo say it ain't so. i'm at 25k and will easily be at 35-40 by the end of the year and don't have the $$ for a new clutch(yet). the only time i really noticed that burnin smell was when i put it in valet once, and the genius had it in 3rd instead of 1st . i also noticed when i was washin the car a couple days later that i had a nice lil 3 inch curb rash on the rear right wheel. good thing they're the stock wheels, otherwise i'd be in jail for aggravated assault "and now back to your regularly scheduled topic"

NMR Guy · Post by **NMR Guy** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:48 am

I've got a 2003 Vibe GT purchased in Dec 2002, with 83,000 miles on it. I'm still on my original clutch...

high revin · Post by **high revin** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:51 am

Welcome i have an 03 GT abyss and still on factory clutch at 109,000 k took it in for my 100 k service tech said still good shape so far, I have found alot of people have a hard time figuring out really just how to drive a GT yo ureally have to be accustom to driving a clutch in the first place not t mention these cars dont have alot of torque so that alone will wear them down but, there is alot of younger people buying these cars some there first car so makes since a clutch would dissapear alot quicker!

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nuvibe · Post by **nuvibe** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:45 am

Ok , here's what you need to do to solve your problem. You need to take your ride to your local drag strip and do a couple of run's and you should be all good...nuvibe

CountryVibe · Post by **CountryVibe** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:01 pm

welcome to the site.. my first clutch went out at 9k but 13k on the replacement and no problems yet i did smell the new clutch for about 500 miles usally takes them a bit to break in

4X4CHICHI · Post by **4X4CHICHI** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:33 pm

55k and going strong. knock knock.

mkaresh · Post by **mkaresh** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:21 am

Quote, originally posted by jwalcik Â»welcome aboard!someone else was kind enough to destroy my original clutch about 9,000 miles into my gt's life. since then i've put 26,000 miles on the replacement factory clutch and i haven't had a bit of trouble with it. based on what i've read here it looks like the lifespan of the factory clutches averages somewhere between 30 and 40k. That does seem a terribly short lifespan.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:37 am

it depends on how you drive and what seems to be luck of the draw. I had mine for 32K miles. traded the car in. the new owner then had to replace the clutch after about 10K miles. one thing about the GT was once I figured out the shifting points, the smell and slipping went away (most of the time). only up hill starts, crazy icey roads, or something where i had to hold that clutch in longer was there burning. however, before i figured out the car/clutch, i probably had half its life burnt! LOL

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