Build Date: Sept. 2003
Miles: ~67K
Clutch: ~47K mile old Mopar Performance Clutch
Broke while driving normally and shifting into 3rd gear.
I'm not 100% sure if mine broke or not... I was experiencing a whining noise while in nutural and if I depressed the clutch peddle it stopped. If I was in gear and driving it was whining faster and faster until I approached 2500rpm when either the sound was gone or the motor/exhaust was louder than the sound.
Eventually the gears would make a loud Clunk sound when I engaged them, and then while driving normally on an uphill hwy off ramp I shifted into third gear and the clutch started to slip when a light throttle was applied. Then I heard a loud Bang and several clank...clank...clanks. The car started/ran fine, but the transmission would not engage any gears. I could freely move the shifter while the car was on without pressing the clutch peddle in, but the gears would not engage. If I put the clutch peddle in and tried to engage the gear, it would lock up and become extremely difficult to remove the gear.
When the service shop removed the transmission and inspected the damage, they couldn't tell me what happened to it. All they said was that alot of small pieces were tossed around inside the transmission and caused severe damage to the entire transmission & clutch. The inner housing was severely gashed/cut from these pieces. I am going to be getting a new transmission under warranty, and I'll have to buy a new clutch to replace my Mopar Clutch.
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