| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013874 | Incident Date: Feb, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BRIGHAM CITY | Consumer's State: UT |
| 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#: WAUCB28D9XA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 26 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The timing chain on my 1999 audi a-4 1.8 turbo with 76,000 miles broke as i was driving on a busy freeway during rush hour, leaving me a a potentially dangerous situation. fortunately, my car was not hit by other cars. as a result, however, the engine and transmission as well as the timing chain were all trashed. the manufacturer recommends replacing the timing chain at 90,000 miles, but audi of north america told me that they noiw recommend replacement at 70,000 or 75,000. they did not recommend it to me or to the dealer where my car has been serviced (following all the manufacturers recommendations) and the local audi dealer said that since the warranty had expired they would do nothing.*ak |
