Previously truprecht wrote:

The class action suit was settled and paid out.  The timing belt on my 2000 180HP broke at 75k miles in 2005.  At the time, I pressed the dealer to get Audi to pay for it, and they ended up covering 75% of the repair cost, which still left me with $1500 to pay.  Then about a year and half ago I got the class action notice in the mail, submitted all the requested documentation, and ended up getting reimbursed for the $1500.  It may be too late to get a settlment now, but it's worth investigating for anyone whose timing belt broke.

If someone could help me out it would be much appreciated.  I bought a 2001 Audi TT about a month ago for $8,000.00 through a friend of mine.  The car has 101,000 miles.  A week after I bought it the timing belt went.  I took the car to Audi dealership and they quoted me $5,900.00 to fix.  I then began to do research and found this website.  Audi has told me repeatedly that because the car wasn't inspected -- there were two previous owners -- that they are not responsible to fix.  They can not prove to me that the owner at the time was ever notified.  My friend owned the car for about three years and took it to an Audi dealership to have every repair done, down to oil changes.  My question, hence, is why didn't they inform him of any timing belt issue -- ever?  There has been so much convoluted information regarding this extended warranty that I am at a loss.   I have since taken the car to another place where they will fix it for me for $5,000.00  OUCH!!  I am now afraid I will have no recourse from Audi due to the fact that they are not fixing it but I was not aware that I had any recourse and still do not know. 

Anybody with concise information that can help me out would be sooo appreciated.

Previously Jspitzer wrote:

><p>If someone could help me out it would be much appreciated.  I bought a 2001 Audi TT about a month ago for $8,000.00 through a friend of mine.  The car has 101,000 miles.  A week after I bought it the timing belt went.  I took the car to Audi dealership and they quoted me $5,900.00 to fix.  I then began to do research and found this website.  Audi has told me repeatedly that because the car wasn't inspected -- there were two previous owners -- that they are not responsible to fix.  They can not prove to me that the owner at the time was ever notified.  My friend owned the car for about three years and took it to an Audi dealership to have every repair done, down to oil changes.  My question, hence, is why didn't they inform him of any timing belt issue -- ever?  There has been so much convoluted information regarding this extended warranty that I am at a loss.   I have since taken the car to another place where they will fix it for me for $5,000.00  OUCH!!  I am now afraid I will have no recourse from Audi due to the fact that they are not fixing it but I was not aware that I had any recourse and still do not know.  <br >

><p>Anybody with concise information that can help me out would be sooo appreciated.<br >

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That's too bad about your car. Audi should have mentioned this to the previous owner -- in fact, the same thing happened to me on an Allroad. I bought it with about 98,000 miles on it, and it was still under extended warranty. It wasn't until 125,000 miles that I discovered the timing belt had never been changed! Luckily I was able to replace it without mishap.

In your case, you may have a case if Audi never mentioned the need for a change, or they were never notified by Audi that a class action suit required they inspect the belt.

In your present circumstances, I'd be very careful who you employ to repair your engine. Make sure they use OEM parts, not OE or aftermarket. Make sure that you are certain what they are going to do before they do it. I don't know offhand what is required, but with a car like the TT, it needs to be done right, and an extra $1K might be worth it in the long run if you intend to keep it.