I was stopped in traffic and when I put the car in gear, it did not move forward as expected. I had to play with the clutch pedal to get it to go. I thought it was a weird experience as I never experienced anything like it in 170k miles with the '05 Subaru. A few minutes later it did the same thing which got me concerned. The next thing I noticed was a burnt brakes type of smell and smoke escaping out above the front driver side wheel well. Luckily I was only 2 blocks away from home and made it there by keeping it in 1st gear and not shifting gears. Smoke continued to escape for a few minutes after I turned the ignition off.
Is what I described indicative of a burnt clutch? If so, is it an expensive repair? I need to consider the age/mileage and cost of repairs to determine if it is worthwhile to repair.
Thanks in advance.
Is what I described indicative of a burnt clutch? If so, is it an expensive repair? I need to consider the age/mileage and cost of repairs to determine if it is worthwhile to repair.
Thanks in advance.