VW and Audi customers may also be eligible for reimbursement for repairs or replacements of failed primary engine water pumps within 10 years or 100,000 miles. But the percentage of the cost will depend on how many miles are on the vehicle. The extended warranty will also include a percentage of the cost of repair or replacement of a damaged engine if the damage was caused directly by a failed engine water pump. The owner must provide proof the maintenance schedule was followed within a variance of 10% of the scheduled time/mileage requirements during the time they owned or leased the vehicle. This means an owner must prove they used the correct specification of coolant fluid that was directly recommended by Volkswagen. However, the owner must submit to the dealer proof the vehicle was maintained according to the owner's manual maintenance schedule relevant to the cooling system. Volkswagen is extending its new vehicle warranties to cover repairs or replacements of failed primary engine water pumps during a period of 10 years or 100,000 miles from the in-service date of the vehicles. Volkswagen denies the claims and maintains the water pumps work correctly and are not defective. Vehicles with manual transmissions will allegedly suffer from drive wheels that lock and cause control problems. The lawsuit alleges engine water pump failures cost between $900 and $1,200 to replace the pumps.Īn overheated engine will run rough and stall, destroying the engine components. The water pump allegedly should last the serviceable life of the vehicle that is in excess of 120,000 miles, yet the engine water pumps allegedly fail at less than 50% of their reasonably expected useful life.Īfter experiencing a failure of the water pump and engine overheating, other engine components such as the head gasket and cylinder head are damaged. In addition, the vehicles included owner's manuals and warranty information that didn't mention anything about water pump maintenance. The vehicles are allegedly defective because of the water pumps that cause a loss of coolant and overheated engines that lead to total engine failures. According to the lawsuit, the pump consists of the thermoplastic water pump module that includes the water pump, thermostat and integrated sensors. The VW water pump class action was filed over the primary engine water pump driven off one of the balance shafts, not the electric auxiliary water pump. Volkswagen and Audi engine water pumps allegedly fail and cause the engines to fail.Ī VW water pump class action settlement has been reached for these Volkswagen and Audi vehicles equipped with 2-liter EA888 TSI or TFSI turbocharged four-cylinder multi-valve engines with codes CCTA, CAEB, CAED and CBFA.
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