Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2001 Audi A4

2001 Audi A4 with timing belt failure and repair. Consumer states that the timing belt repair did not last and his vehicle completely failed on the highway. Consumer was then informed of an oil sludge issue.

The contact owns a 2001 Audi A4. While driving approximately 35 mph uphill, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and it was discovered that the timing belt needed replacing and the engine was destroyed. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 84,429.

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.

The contact owns a 2001 Audi A4. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost power and shut off. The vehicle was unable to be restarted and was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the timing belt snapped. As of July 30, 2007, the vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 99,000.

2001 Audi A4 1. 8 turbo: the timing belt broke while the car was traveling in heavy, rush hour traffic causing the car to be immediately disabled and stopped with no opportunity to move the car off of the highway. The 3-lane highway was backed up for 6 miles while police and emergency workers worked to tow the car. The disabled car led to a very dangerous situation with traffic backed up for over 1-hour on a 3-lane highway with a 55 mph speed limit and could have easily caused additional accidents. The timing belt failure caused extensive, additional damage to the engine that is estimated to cost about $5,000-$6,000 to repair. My Audi A4 has the same 1. 8 t engine and item (timing belt) as in the 2001 vw 1. 8 t and that item has been recalled. The timing belt defect in the 2001 A4 appears to be quite well known to the two Audi dealers that I frequent. Since I bring my Audi in for service at the regular intervals - and since the timing belt issue is well known to Audi - I would have expected the Audi dealers to bring this issue to my attention so that we could have replaced the belt as part of regular preventive maintenance. The fact that this well known problem was not handled in preventive maintenance led to a very dangerous traffic incident and caused extensive damage to the vehicle's engine.

I have an Audi A4 1. 8 t and the hydraulic timing belt tensioner lost its pressure witch made the timing belt slip, forcing the pistons into the valves and bending them, causing the engine to basically self destruct after only 89000 miles when the owner's manual only recommended changing the timing belt after 120000 miles. I called Audi, and they told me they would fix it for $5,000 and don't feel I should be the one paying for this when there was nothing I could have done to prevent this problem.

Timing belt tensioner failed at 59,016 miles. Recommended replacement of both tensioner and belt on a 2001 A4 1. 8t quattro per owner's manual is 105,000 miles. All recommended services had been done on schedule by same dealer. This car is only used as commuter transportation and is primarily driven on freeways.