Manual Transmission...Safety Issue!!!

[woof]

I wish I had seen this thread in '06 instead of 12/09! I have been going through an ordeal with my dealer and regional rep who first told me nothing was wrong and now the "clunking" in the drivetrain is "acceptable".

What has happened is that the first year I owned my 5-speed hatch I stalled about 200 times coming off the line. It was because the dead pedal area keeps the clutch from going to the bottom of the floor board.

I may have to go to our state's AG office because the service manager is a real, lying prick. I think Toyota is aware of this and is doing everything to dodge the bullet by what the regional rep said.

I never thought Toy would go this low.

[supmet]

Originally Posted by woof

What has happened is that the first year I owned my 5-speed hatch I stalled about 200 times coming off the line. It was because the dead pedal area keeps the clutch from going to the bottom of the floor board.

This is a true testament to the greatness of toyota. Operator error that would kill most modern cars, but your yaris keeps ticking. I think you should write to your regional toyota rep, and tell them how amazed you are, that no matter how hard you tried to kill the clutch and the tranny, it still runs.

Honestly, 1000s of half-clutched shifting, and 100s of stalls would kill any non toyota or honda.. Go get a kia and shift for 2 years without the clutch and tell me if you miss your "clunk"

[Zaphod]

Originally Posted by supmet

This is a true testament to the greatness of toyota. Operator error that would kill most modern cars, but your yaris keeps ticking. I think you should write to your regional toyota rep, and tell them how amazed you are, that no matter how hard you tried to kill the clutch and the tranny, it still runs.

Honestly, 1000s of half-clutched shifting, and 100s of stalls would kill any non toyota or honda.. Go get a kia and shift for 2 years without the clutch and tell me if you miss your "clunk"

I was so sloppy with the clutch on the Jeep that I often had the clutch engaged before even having it in the next gear. Seriously, once that little beast reached 8 years old and it was apparent that rust was going to take that 4 cylinder DOG down before I could, I started treating it like a rented mule. I mean I ABUSED that vehicle ... and it still went to 180,000 before the throwout bearing went out.

I can understand buyers remorse on such an expensive purchase, and I'll definitely agree that the clutch, idle and throttle response makes for a quirky 1st and reverse. But seriously, is doesn't take long to get used to it.