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Chart based on 10 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Transmission oil replaced oil burnt with only 26000 miles
28000 mi
Transmission does not seem to be functioning efficiently...rough during acceleration and deceleration. Seems to take too long to shift when accelerating on highway.
Owner noticed stench from trans. Dealer saw signs of worn clutch on manual trans, recommended replacing clutch. Perplexed owner driving manual for over 25 yrs, has never had a clutch fail, never heard of bad clutch after 2 yrs, 24k mi
29000 mi
Increasingly hard to press clutch. Made my foot sore after an hour of driving. Others report having the same problem on the Internet. Even technicians recommend getting an aftermarket clutch to avoid this problem.
20000 mi
Replaced a leaking seal on transmission.
25800 mi
Grinding gears when shifting to 2nd. 2nd gear and synchros replaced. Other smaller parts.
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