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Ford Focus Clutch Burn out at less than 20,000 miles? Anyone had similar issues?

Sigamac
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I have been driving for 24 years and never had an issue with a clutch in any car I have owned. My Ford Focus 1.5L Ecosport 2017 plate just out of warranty has had the clutch burn out and also damaged the flywheel. Ford are saying that this is due to pilot error so won't provide any goodwill towards the cost. It just doesn't sit right with me that a car so young and with such low mileage would have issues when I have never had them before. Has anyone had a similar issues?

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    Yes ... I believe a friend had a similar (clutch) issue with a mk4.  I understand it has been put right for him..  

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    I too had a clutch burn out in a very young car, but it was in 1982 with my new XR2! Unbeknown ti me, I had driven over some very strong nylon webbing (used for wrapping palletised goods, and apparently the drag on the driveshaft had caused my clutch to burn out. To this day I'm not sure if that was the true cause, but being young & gullible (I'm now old and gullible!), I just paid the cost of replacement...

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