| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003225663 | Incident Date: May, 19 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ROWLEY | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUGB28D7XA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 05 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The vw/audi 1.8t engine has been experiencing an alarming number of premature timing belt failures, causing instantaneous power failure and catastrophic valve train damage. (search audiworld.com for timing belt failure.) failures have occurred as low as 45k miles. mine went at 90k miles although the service manual makes no mention of scheduled replacement. if this had happened while passing or on the interstate, a serious accident could have occurred. these vehilcles should be recalled or at least audi should notify the owners of the problem. the timing belts should be replaced to avoid a potential fatal accident. there is also a known timing belt tensioner problem in pre-2000 model year cars that causes failure. *ak |
