# Clutch on automatic covered under Powertrain? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 4, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159 "2016-01-04T23:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/21 "2016-01-05T09:49:39Z")
I think this may just be a simple misunderstanding. A clutch on a manual transmission might not be covered, b/c an owner could not be careful with their pedal-work and abuse the clutch. But the clutch(s) aren’t directly operated by the owner with an automatic transmission, so you’d expect it to be covered in the powertrain warranty for an automatic. I’ll bet the dealership is just confused about the transmission type is all. ---
**Author:** ![TimGoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TimGoose](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TimGoose)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/22 "2016-01-07T01:43:11Z")
Finally after a week, I just got a call. It’s being covered under the powertrain. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/23 "2016-01-07T01:56:42Z")
_**@TimGoose "Finally after a week, I just got a call. It’s being covered under the powertrain."**_ Good news! Now, if they hadn’t given you an initial surprise… and if they hadn’t taken a week… Let us know how everything turns out for you. CSA ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/24 "2016-01-07T02:20:33Z")
My Kia’s 10 year 100,000 mile powertrain warranty only covers the original owner. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/25 "2016-01-07T02:24:28Z")
OP stated they had a 100000 mile warranty on a used car. My feeling is that it is an purchased extended warranty and sometimes it can take a few days for work approval. Plus I suspect some communication failures. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/26 "2016-01-07T18:21:28Z")
> **OP stated they had a 100000 mile warranty on a used car. My feeling is that it is an purchased extended warranty and sometimes it can take a few days for work approval. Plus I suspect some communication failures.** Not necessarily…My son bought a used certified Mazda from a Mazda dealer…and it came with 7yr/100,000 mile powertrain warranty. > **[Mazda Used Cars & Vehicles - Certified Pre-Owned | Mazda USA](https://www.mazdausa.com/certified-pre-owned?pageParameter=cpoWarranty)** > > We want your Certified Pre-Owned Mazda to feel like new, so before you put it in your garage we put it through its paces with a 150-point inspection. ---
**Author:** ![TimGoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TimGoose](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TimGoose)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/27 "2016-01-07T19:39:35Z")
Mine did come with the manufacturer 5 yr. /100k ---
**Author:** ![Joericc24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Joericc24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joericc24)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/28 "2017-08-03T21:08:07Z")
Hey Tim I know this forum is a bit old but I am having the same problem with my 2013 Dodge Dart and the dealership is telling me it is not covered under warranty, what are the steps you took to get it covered? Thanks, Joe ---
**Author:** ![TimGoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TimGoose](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TimGoose)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/29 "2017-08-03T21:47:14Z")
Just keep pushing the dealership. Had no luck with Dodge. Pushed dealership for almost two weeks until they agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Joericc24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Joericc24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joericc24)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/30 "2017-08-03T22:06:59Z")
Just got off the phone with dodge and had the same results, any specific bullet points when talking to dealership? ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/31 "2017-08-03T22:08:37Z")
Same questions to you that Tim was asked last year by CSA: > [@common\_sense\_answer](#): > > Are You Withholding Any Information? > Does the car have a trailer hitch? > Is/was the car subjected to unusual punishment or used commercially? > Was regular maintenance performed on the car? > Was maintenance required on the drivetrain that had been neglected? > Anything? Also, did you buy new or used? ---
**Author:** ![Joericc24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Joericc24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joericc24)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/32 "2017-08-03T22:13:28Z")
Everything checks out up until I did buy the car used at 18000 miles ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/33 "2017-08-03T22:31:11Z")
> [@Joericc24](#): > > Everything checks out up until I did buy the car used at 18000 miles as long as you paid all of the transfer fees **and** the manufacturer’s original power train warranty transferred, then persistence will be key. Ask for a manager to explain why it wasn’t covered, maybe kick it higher up the food chain at Dodge (the number is in your owners manual). You also have an automatic, I assume? ---
**Author:** ![Joericc24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Joericc24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joericc24)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/34 "2017-08-03T22:49:19Z")
Yeah I have the same model as Tim with less miles ---
**Author:** ![TimGoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@TimGoose](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TimGoose)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/35 "2017-08-03T22:59:31Z")
My argument was that it was not part of the transmission. And that there was nothing I could do as a driver to damage a clutch in an automatic. Just keep pushing. They will give. ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/36 "2017-08-03T23:02:42Z")
> [@TimGoose](#): > > And that there was nothing I could do as a driver to damage a clutch in an automatic. Just keep pushing. They will give. Exactly. Like I said @Joericc24 if the dealership keeps balking, you’ll need to escalate this with Dodge. Keep all of your old maintenance records and stick with the facts when you escalate the issue. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/37 "2017-08-04T02:01:37Z")
> [@TimGoose](#): > > there was nothing I could do as a driver to damage a clutch in an automatic. How about drag racing? ;-] ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/38 "2017-08-04T02:24:13Z")
Your owner’s manual came with a path to follow to get the manufacturer involved should you fail to get satisfactory support from the dealership’s shop. Document everything, keep your copies of all shop orders, and follow the protocol defined in the aforementioned document. Sincere bests. ---
**Author:** ![Joericc24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/41988e/32.png) [@Joericc24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joericc24)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/39 "2017-08-05T17:19:23Z")
Okay it seems like everything will work out with warranty and they are waiting on parts. My other question for you is have you had any other issues with this car since the clutch being fixed ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159/40 "2017-08-05T18:44:01Z")
The way it was told to me for the GM powertrain warranty anyway is that it covers anything that is touched by oil/trans fluid. Clutches in an automatic are internal and would be covered by GM. Clutches in a manual would not though. So time to pursue with Fiat further. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-on-automatic-covered-under-powertrain/92159.md?page=3)