<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

Hi everyone. I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I couldn't find a car-related sub that sounded appropriate for my situation. I'll try to make things brief.

I drive a manual 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving to work yesterday I attempted to accelerate out of a stop light, and when I shifted out of first gear my clutch pedal lost pressure, stayed on the floor, and I was unable to shift into second, or any other, gear. I was able to get my car off of the road and, after turning the car on and off a few times, I eventually regained pressure in my clutch. Thereafter, my first three gears were very stiff and shorter. What were just a few minutes prior very smoothly shifting gears had become very difficult to operate. I called the dealership, as my powertrain warranty has not expired, and they told me to bring it in.

They kept the car overnight, and during that time I did some online research. There are a significant amount of Dart owners that experienced my exact situation. The issue was the master or slave cylinder in virtually every situation; however, Chrysler has not issued a recall.

Today, I received a call from the dealership telling me that they need to replace the clutch, and it will cost $2600. They told me that there are signs of driver abuse, so it is not covered by warranty. I explained to them the master cylinder thing, and they said that even if that were the case here, that isn't covered by warranty.

I've talked to several certified technicians since then, and they all agree that it would be very difficult for someone to drive so poorly that this would happen in less than 50k miles, and it still wouldn't explain the clutch pedal loosing pressure in the first place. 

It looks sounds a lot like I have a faulty master/slave cylinder just as many other Dart owner's have had, and it sounds like that it caused the "abuse" they are referring to. What's my best course of action here? I really can't justify paying $2600 for a new clutch on a car that has less than 50k miles on it and is under warranty.

Thanks, guys!
<bot>: Dealership is voiding my warranty because they claim I ruined my car, but I really don't think I did. Do I have any recourse?