| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285445 | Incident Date: Jun, 09 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MEAD | Consumer's State: CO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: WAUCB28D6WA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 03 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Without warning, the timing belt on my 1998 audi a4 failed, resulting in serious engine damage and leaving my family stranded in the mountains. audi has know about the defective timing belt problem for years, and has done nothing to fix the problem or notify customers. mazda had a very similar problem with some of their timing belts (see nhtsa recall no. 00v134/mazda recall no. 92007); why hasn't audi recalled the cars and fixed this problem??*ak |
