I found a guy in Florida who is working with a lawyer here in NY and has filed a class action lawsuit against VW/ Audi for faulty timing chain tensioners for certain model Audis. I know many of you have had or are having these issues right now. I was advised by him to keep all the old parts and receipts for future reimbursement. Here is the reply I received from him as well as his contact info. The more of us that get involved the better our case is against Audi. We shouldnt be paying thousands of dollars out of our pocket for a known faulty timing chain. Subsequent models have received better/updated tensioners and dont have these issues. There shouldve been a recall on ours but thus far there hasnt been. They are looking for anyone with a car under 120,000 miles on it.
A class action was filed on April 21, 2016 in Federal Court against Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and its divisions together with Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft and Audi Aktiengesellschaft for damages caused by the defective timing chain tensioner and chain in 2008 - early 2012 VW and Audi vehicles incorporating the 2.0L TSI and TFSI engines. These tensioners and chains should have been replaced under the original warranty or an extended warranty program since Volkswagen knew these components were defective and would cause premature and often unannounced expensive engine failure. This is evidenced by the subsequent revisions to the tensioner and chain performed in late 2011 in an effort to correct the original defects.
An amended complaint is being prepared to add more plaintiffs. It is anticipated the total time commitment for persons participating as named class representatives will be less than 6 hours. This commitment would consist of reviewing the service history of their respective vehicle, responding to Volkswagen’s informational requests and a few hours of deposition testimony.
There is no cost for participation in the class action. The law firms handling the case will pay all expenses and will not be paid unless the case is successful. The participation incentive for class representatives (authorized by the court and paid by Volkswagen if the class action is successful) should be between $5,000.00 and $7,500.00. We will attempt to select the best class representative from each state based on vehicle purchase history, failure mileage and date of failure. Although you may not be a named class representative, you will remain a member of the class unless you decide to opt out at a later time. Regardless whether you are interested in participating as a named class representative, you should retain all vehicle service and repair records. If your engine tensioner system parts are still available, they should also be preserved.
Although each class action has different results, the usual refrain that the class action only benefited the lawyers and they received most if not all of the settlement money is simply not true. The last Volkswagen class action case where I participated concerned engine oil sludge occurring in 1.8L VW/Audi engines. The settlement resulted in tens of millions of dollars in repair reimbursements to vehicle owners for oil-sludged engines and 500,000 vehicle owners received a comprehensive extended engine warranty covering oil sludge related damage.
Accompanying this email is a VOLKSWAGEN TIMING TENSIONER/CHAIN PLAINTIFF INFORMATION SHEET and an AUTHORIZATION TO BE ADDED AS A NAMED PLAINTIFF IN THE VOLKSWAGEN TIMING TENSIONER/CHAIN CLASS ACTION AND REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT. If you have any questions concerning either document, please email or call me.
Thomas P. Sobran
7 Evergreen Lane
Hingham, MA 02043
Tel: (781) 741-6075
Fax: (781) 741-6074
[email protected]
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Originally Posted by Jerritt
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