I have a UK 2007 Santa Fe 2.2 CRTD+ 7 seater  which has been with the garage for the last 11 days.  I

dont have the full story from them yet but it looks like clutch, flywheel and for some reason suspension

damage after 16,000 miles.  Like you I have had manuals all my life, never had to replace a clutch with

45,000 miles a year between my wife, dont tow and drive on ordinary roads.  No signs of clutch wear

before, just  vehicle ground to a halt and smoke poured out of the front.

(in reply to hyundai owner 96821)

I strongly suggest all of your problems are due to the hydrolic clutch system hanging up.  If you don''t stop driving it right away, it will most certainly burn up your clutch.  I had the same thing happen to me three weeks ago.   I have a 1999 Elantra with 90,000 miles.  The clutch had no signs of going bad, then all of the sudden is was slipping like crazy, almost undrivable.  I was able to drive it home, not far away.  Like everyone else, I assumed my clutch was  bad, so I ordered a new clutch kit from eBay for $73 (a great deal).  I had the time and the garage, so I dropped the trans.  Much to my suprise, the clutch was fine, no problem.  I reassembled my car with the new clutch, and I still had the same problem.  I disconnected the hydrolic lines and blew out an obstruction, bled the system clean.  Now it works like new.  See my other post in the Elantra forum for more information.

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