Water Pump Class Action?

[DBA4_1.8t]

I've come to the conclusion that my water pump is dead in my car (read in the tech section) and in my investigation I've discovered that a whole lot of people have had the same problem while being under the recommended interval for the timing belt. So how is it that they are treating the timing belt failures in this lawsuit but not the water pump? I am currently only at 46k and I've got to replace a water pump already? C'mon! Audi obviously screwed up by having the TB interval be at 105k, but having a plastic impeller on a water pump that often breaks is also a stupid move. So right now I'm debating whether or not I want the dealer to fix this because if it does come to a lawsuit, I would like them to pay for it rather than myself. Anybody know how these class action settlements come about?

[diagnosticator]

If you want to reserve you right for a seperate action, you need to follow the directions to opt out of the class action settlement.

[DBA4_1.8t]

what exactly does that mean? That we can only take part in a limited number of suits against AOA? I've never participated in a class action suit before so I have no idea what it entails or what my rights as a consumer are. Does anyone have experience with this?

[mike-2ptzero]

Have you even taken the car to or contacted your audi dealer to see if the water pump is covered since you are only at 46k miles.

[diagnosticator]

what exactly does that mean? That we can only take part in a limited number of suits against AOA? I've never participated in a class action suit before so I have no idea what it entails or what my rights as a consumer are. Does anyone have experience with this?

You can't be included in the class settlement, then file a separate private action for the same issue.