Hertz’s position is that any damage to the clutch is considered gross negligence, which may be a little extreme.
I’ve handled several damaged-clutch cases by Americans who allegedly didn’t drive the cars correctly. This is a common problem for car rental customers in Europe. Banta was billed for the clutch replacement,” a Hertz spokeswoman told me. “Unfortunately, a damaged clutch is considered gross negligence and Mrs. But the policy doesn’t apply to what the car rental company calls “gross negligence.” So the damaged wheel was taken care of by her coverage. David Banta, DallasĪnswer: True, the insurance your wife bought covers damage to the car. I successfully disputed the charge on my credit card, but now Hertz is sending me notices from a collection agency. My wife drives a car with a standard transmission all the time and there is no way she caused this damage. I’ve spent countless hours on the phone, via fax, via email and by letter trying to get Hertz to explain to me why they feel I am liable for the replacement of a clutch in their car.
Hertz says the Super Coverage does not cover this type of damage. They have supplied detailed information about how the clutch was inoperable but nothing that states my wife abused the car resulting in this problem. We had no indication of any problem until we received an invoice for 1,233 pounds (about $1,900 USD) for replacement of a clutch in the car.
We assumed an inoperable car due to a defective clutch was not our liability. She finally called the hotel and they sent a car to get her and return her to the airport to get a new car. She immediately called the emergency number for Hertz but no one could help her. She was pushed off the highway, and in doing so damaged the front tire and wheel going up onto the curb. They did not get more than 10 miles from the airport when the clutch in the car malfunctioned, leaving them stranded in the middle of the road. They purchased the Super Coverage insurance so there would be no hassle with any potential damages. It sounds like a keeper to me.Q uestion: My wife and daughter recently rented a car through Hertz in London.
Clutch burn out manual#
Solara’s are good cars and kind of rare with a manual transmission. Replace or smooth out the flywheel, get all new parts, and drive on for many more years. This next job don’t skimp if you plan to keep the car. 7 years out of replaced clutch is not too bad IMO. Some shops will true up the flywheel (similar to smoothing out a disk brake rotor) and other shops might skip that process to save some $$$. A gouged flywheel, or lesser quality parts compared to OEM might account for it. For some reason the clutch replacement jobs frequently don’t last as long as the original clutch. I’ve got an '03 Civic on the OEM clutch at 170K miles. Get a new clutch, and then don’t loan it out to anyone.
Clutch burn out driver#
They always break when a driver who doesn’t own or care about the car is using it. I don’t let others use my cars, and your story is the reason why. I think your clutch was on the way out and your friend finished off the job. It seems a second clutch job at 7 years is not out of line with reality. How many miles were on the car at that time? How many are on it now, 7 years later? 1st clutch went 8 years. It’s not like we were struggling to engage the clutch- it was fine when I dropped it off, and then the next day it’s totally burned out. Is this possible? It seems unlikely to me, as neither my girlfriend nor I had any problems with the car. My friend insists that he has plenty of experience driving with a manual transmission and that there must have been a problem with the clutch before we gave him the car. We got it towed to a garage, and when they looked at it, they said the clutch was totally burned out. By the end of the day, he could no longer engage the clutch and had to leave it on the side of the road. The next day, I got a call from my friend who said that the car was emitting a weird smell and that he was having a hard time engaging the clutch. I dropped the car off at his place and did not notice anything wrong with it. Recently, we let our friend use it for the day. I don’t have a lot of experience with manual transmissions, so I was hoping someone could answer a few questions. My girlfriend also did not have any issues with the car. I’ve been driving it, infrequently, for about 3 years, and while it’s an older car, I never had any problems engaging the clutch.
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