Upcoming Deadline for Timing Chain Reimbursements
There’s an important deadline coming up for Audi owners who previously paid for repairs to their timing chain system or damaged engine from a timing chain failure, and want the automaker to pick up the tab. A recently approved settlement benefits thousands of owners by providing them with an extended “new vehicle limited warranty” for any future repairs, plus conditional reimbursements for any previous repairs.
More Information ∞
- Owners who want to be eligible for previous repair reimbursements must file a claim by January 25th, 2019. More information is available at TimingChainLitigation.com.
- The extended warranty is applied automatically if you own or lease one of the affected vehicles and didn’t opt out of the class-action.
- Learn more about the timing chain settlement details.
How to Submit a Claim ∞
- Use the VIN lookup tool to check your eligibility
- Gather the documents requested by the Claim Administrator
- Submit your claim before 11:59 PST on January 25th, 2019
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Related Audi Generations
At least one model year in these 6 generations have a relationship to this story.
We track this because a generation is just a group of model years where very little changes from year-to-year. Chances are owners throughout these generation will want to know about this news. Click on a generation for more information.
2nd Generation A3
- Years
- 2003–2012
- Reliability
- 21st out of 39
- PainRank™
- 1.13
- Complaints
- 20
4th Generation A4
- Years
- 2008–2015
- Reliability
- 37th out of 39
- PainRank™
- 5.65
- Complaints
- 118
1st Generation A5
- Years
- 2008–2017
- Reliability
- 19th out of 39
- PainRank™
- 1.09
- Complaints
- 23
4th Generation A6
- Years
- 2012–2018
- Reliability
- 34th out of 39
- PainRank™
- 2.54
- Complaints
- 21
1st Generation Q5
- Years
- 2009–2017
- Reliability
- 36th out of 39
- PainRank™
- 3.91
- Complaints
- 93
2nd Generation TT
- Years
- 2007–2014
- Reliability
- 17th out of 39
- PainRank™
- 0.97
- Complaints
- 8