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6.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $530
- Average Mileage:
- 32,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- use better clutch design (2 reports)
drivetrain problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
This vehicle was basically "designed" to go off road. It has skid plates and 4 wheel drive. Low range, clearance is okay. Clutch is terrible. It's a "street clutch". It works fine for grandma to take it to the corner market, but off road it will burn out almost immediately. First time up a hill my clutch smoked out completely. I was not "riding" it. I grew up using clutches so I know not to do this. If the clutch is under any stress it will overheat and burn up. I learned very early on that this vehicle is not suited for going off road mainly because of this. Also, the 4x4 feature will "high-end" easily and I've been stuck in about 3 inches of mud. A front wheel drive Corolla probably does better. Plus it goes through clutch master cylinders for lunch. I've had to replace them a minimum of three times. It will get stuck in 4x4 mode (can't shift out) and it was not for years later that I learned the "trick" of driving in a straight line to get it unstuck. When vehicle was new I complained about this and they just said "they all do that" - no solution was suggested.
- wjl, Lincoln, NE, US