Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2001 Audi TT

Purchased a 2001 Audi Tt 225 coupe on October 2000, eight years later and only 69700 miles,timing belt fails causing major damage to the engine. August 2008 Audi sent out a letter acknowledging a potential problem with the timing belt but since it was not a recall I paid only a small attention to it. Besides all this clearly the design of the timing belt is faulty or inadequate to be used on a sports car!!!.

The contact owns a 2001 Audi Tt. The contact stated that the engine's timing belt fails without notice and causes the engine to stop. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and recommended changing the timing belt at 65,000 miles. The VIN and engine size were unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 85,000.

(1) events leading up to the failure of my timing belt were normal driving conditions, ie no sounds, smells, or visual damage. (2) on 01/15/2007, my timing belt broke while driving. The consequences are damage to the cylinder head, as well as other parts of the engine. (3) last year, Audi changed the time/mileage needed in order to change timing belt from 106,000(as stated in the owner manual, of the Audi Tt) to 60,000-70,000, according to an employee, I spoke with. I asked the dealership if any notices; mail, e-mail, or phone, were sent out, and their response was, "no. Because many customer have been having problems with timing belts breaking at an early stage, we let them know as they come in for service. " I filed a complaint with the department of consumer affairs on, 1/19/2007. And also contacted Audi of America, in which, had me to provide the attorney generals office with my automobiles VIN number.

: the contact stated without warning, at 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle lost all power and was towed to the dealership where they determined the timing belt tensioner failed causing a cylinder head failure.

I own a 2001 Audi Tt convertible with the 1. 8 turbo engine (180hp). On February 22nd, the timing belt failed and the engine was severly damaged. The repairs cost me $3650 along with a rental car bill of $450. Since my car had 47,200 miles on it when this happened, I attempted to get Audi of north America to pay for the reparis but they refused. The car is no longer under warranty, but the maintainance manual specifies that the timing belt should be change at 120,000 miles. This problem is not unique to Audi, to the Audi Tt, or to the 1. 8 t engine as I found out from the large number of online postings by other Audi owners.