| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007114104 | Incident Date: Jul, 16 2007 |
| Consumer's City: OAK PARK | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUDC68D71A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 26 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2001 audi a4 1.8 turbo at 99.1k miles. the timing belt prematurely napped while the car was traveling in a busy morning commute causing car to disabled on the freeway. the timing belt failure caused extensive, additional damage to the engine that estimated to coast about $6000 to repair. i have all my maintenances done at the audi dealers and follow all the recommend service by audi. i was never been recommended to replace the timing belt on my all previous visits for maintenance service. the recommended timing belts replacement by audi for my model is 105k miles. both audi dealer and audi denied been in responsible for the timing belt defect and/or incorrect timing belt maintenance recommendation which subsequently result the engine damage and provide any assistant. according to audi, they do not guarantee the timing belt will last to 105k miles, only that it is their recommendation. *jb |
