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SSPower · 03-15-2010, 10:36 AM

I have been seeing a couple threads about this topic, how many are having clutch related issues.

Camaro21 · 03-15-2010, 10:40 AM

I had an issue 1 time only where my clutch pedal stuck on the floor, but it hasn't happend again so I haven't taken it to the dealer yet. I have over 20,000 miles on my car.

mscaggs · 03-15-2010, 10:42 AM

So far so good with my 2SS

O2BQIK · 03-15-2010, 10:50 AM

Never-ending problems with mine. See my thread in the warranty/issues forum.

SSPower · 03-15-2010, 01:33 PM

Yea i took a look at that thread...that's one of them that concerned me.

SSPower · 03-15-2010, 08:22 PM

Anyone else?? Not real scientific but gives us a general idea of how widespread this is.

TheCaptain · 03-15-2010, 08:29 PM

You forgot the box "I think i can drive stick, but really can't, so i blame it on the car"

SSPower · 03-16-2010, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCaptain

You forgot the box "I think i can drive stick, but really can't, so i blame it on the car"

I think that would deserve a "poll" on its own.

Soundwave · 03-16-2010, 06:21 AM

Quote:

You forgot the box "I think i can drive stick, but really can't, so i blame it on the car"

Hahaha, absolutely. I was reading some car and driver article, or maybe an actual camaro magazine article (i read a lot of magazines at the gas station at 4am haha) where they were talking about how important breaking the engine in was and also the clutch. They burned theirs up in 500 miles or something driving it like a bat out of hell. Improper clutch engagement is worse than driving it like speed racer IMO. Driving a manual car is like going to the gym, a lot of people do both, but not many people take the time to learn how to do it right. Proper form and technique is key to a clutches life.

Women (ok ok not all, most) are the worst to watch driving a sports car. Watching a woman drive a stick shift is like shoving a pine cone up my ass, it hurts.

walkermuffler · 03-16-2010, 08:03 AM

i had the clutch pedal stick to the floor alot with the stock clutch at the track only. i put a ram in it and went back to the track made 8 passes and didnt have the problem anymore. i read that its dust in the fluid and etc , but with my car i think it was that the stock clutch was junk!

JerseyMonte · 03-16-2010, 09:23 AM

When I first got mine the clutch was really sensitive
would engage when you didn't expect it to,
stalled out many times [embarrasing]
Shifting into higher gears would thump when you
let it out
Would shudder when cold from a standstill
After about 1000 miles it seems to have fixed itself

Cacadeech · 03-16-2010, 05:59 PM

5000 miles on mine. So far no problems.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 03-16-2010, 06:16 PM

Already been to the dealer once, they could not "hear/feel it...so, I told them that's one, and that I would be back when it got worse. It is worse, and I am taking it back, probably tomorrow as I am sitting in the airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil headed home after 30 days down here.

I can't say for sure what it is, clutch, throw-out bearing, or the transmission.

I took it to the dealer when I was home in Feb for a week, and that's when they didn't find anything wrong. before I left to come downhere, it had gotten substantially worse, I was actually hoping something would break so there was no denying it, but that didn't happen. I now, before I left for Brazil, have substantially more noise from something down there, and some vibration and associated harmonics to go along with it. It isn't the exhaust, as this has gotten progressively worse. I can feel it in the clutch pedal and it just doesn't feel right. The pedal has never stuck, and it isn't slipping. I guess it feels like something is moving in an eliptical manner rather than a smooth circle. Time will tell, and if and when I find out, maybe tomorrow or the next day, I'll post the information...

obe1 · 03-16-2010, 06:59 PM

5,200 miles no issues. A lot of bumper to bumper driving.

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No problems with my clutch.	150	63.83%
I have problems with my clutch / possibly going to dealer.	85	36.17%
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03-15-2010, 10:36 AM	#1
SSPower Surely thou jivest... Drives: 2SS/RS LS3 CGM/IOM stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NOVA Posts: 169 View My Garage	SS Clutch Problems I have been seeing a couple threads about this topic, how many are having clutch related issues.

03-15-2010, 10:50 AM	#4
O2BQIK Drives: 1991 Camaro RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas area Posts: 596	Never-ending problems with mine. See my thread in the warranty/issues forum. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS in black/beige: Sold. \| '91 Camaro RS: Still the dream car! '98 Camaro SS: Incon twin turbo. Sold \| '99 Camaro SS: Heads/cam/bolt-ons. Sold.

03-15-2010, 08:29 PM	#7
TheCaptain N7 Spectre Drives: 14 ATS Performance 3.6L AWD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 2,734 View My Garage	You forgot the box "I think i can drive stick, but really can't, so i blame it on the car" __________________

03-16-2010, 09:23 AM	#11
JerseyMonte Drives: 1972 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 355	Had problem When I first got mine the clutch was really sensitive would engage when you didn't expect it to, stalled out many times [embarrasing] Shifting into higher gears would thump when you let it out Would shudder when cold from a standstill After about 1000 miles it seems to have fixed itself

03-15-2010, 10:40 AM	#2
Camaro21 Drives: SOLD - 2013 M6 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 5,041 View My Garage	I had an issue 1 time only where my clutch pedal stuck on the floor, but it hasn't happend again so I haven't taken it to the dealer yet. I have over 20,000 miles on my car.

03-15-2010, 10:42 AM	#3
mscaggs Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 207 View My Garage	So far so good with my 2SS

03-15-2010, 01:33 PM	#5
SSPower Surely thou jivest... Drives: 2SS/RS LS3 CGM/IOM stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NOVA Posts: 169 View My Garage	Yea i took a look at that thread...that's one of them that concerned me.

03-15-2010, 08:22 PM	#6
SSPower Surely thou jivest... Drives: 2SS/RS LS3 CGM/IOM stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NOVA Posts: 169 View My Garage	Anyone else?? Not real scientific but gives us a general idea of how widespread this is.

03-16-2010, 08:03 AM	#10
walkermuffler Drives: 2010 ss Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: walker la Posts: 61 View My Garage	i had the clutch pedal stick to the floor alot with the stock clutch at the track only. i put a ram in it and went back to the track made 8 passes and didnt have the problem anymore. i read that its dust in the fluid and etc , but with my car i think it was that the stock clutch was junk!

03-16-2010, 05:59 PM	#12
Cacadeech Drives: 2010 CGM SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 79 View My Garage	5000 miles on mine. So far no problems.

03-16-2010, 06:16 PM	#13
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,495	Already been to the dealer once, they could not "hear/feel it...so, I told them that's one, and that I would be back when it got worse. It is worse, and I am taking it back, probably tomorrow as I am sitting in the airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil headed home after 30 days down here. I can't say for sure what it is, clutch, throw-out bearing, or the transmission. I took it to the dealer when I was home in Feb for a week, and that's when they didn't find anything wrong. before I left to come downhere, it had gotten substantially worse, I was actually hoping something would break so there was no denying it, but that didn't happen. I now, before I left for Brazil, have substantially more noise from something down there, and some vibration and associated harmonics to go along with it. It isn't the exhaust, as this has gotten progressively worse. I can feel it in the clutch pedal and it just doesn't feel right. The pedal has never stuck, and it isn't slipping. I guess it feels like something is moving in an eliptical manner rather than a smooth circle. Time will tell, and if and when I find out, maybe tomorrow or the next day, I'll post the information... __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

03-16-2010, 06:59 PM	#14
obe1 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 IOM, 1995 Blown Z28 Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 237	5,200 miles no issues. A lot of bumper to bumper driving. __________________ 2010 2SS RS M6 Inferno Orange Metallic 1995 Z28 - blown, intercooled and nitrous injected - Sold 1968 Camaro - Sold 2019 Corvette Grand Sport

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