Warranty Policies and Procedures Bulletin
Audi Warranty

Number: AWA-18-15

Subject: REVISED Timing Chain/Timing Chain Tensioner
Limited Warranty Extension

Date: Aug 27, 2018
This document modifies the
Audi Warranty Policies and
Procedures Manual.

Dealers: U.S., Puerto Rico

Revised Nov 13, 2018 to include additional coverage information related to consequential engine
damage caused by a failed timing chain.
The following Timing Chain/Timing Chain Tensioner warranty extension is applicable for certain Audi
vehicles with a 2.0L EA888 engine. Affected vehicles may include:
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A3 (model year 2008 - 2012)
A4 Avant (model year 2009 - 2012)
A4 Sedan (model year 2009 - 2013)
A5 Cabriolet (model year 2010 - 2013)

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A6 (model year 2012)
Q5 (model year 2011 - 2012)
TT Coupe (model year 2009 - 2012)
TT Roadster (model year 2009 - 2012)

Note: This extension only applies to specific vehicles identified with Warranty Key U35.
To determine if a vehicle is eligible for this extension, check in the VIN in ElsaPro >> Vehicle Data.
If the warranty extension is applicable to the vehicle, the “Warranty Key” section of the “Vehicle
Data” screen in ElsaPro will be populated with Warranty Key U35.

Timing Chain/Timing Chain Tensioner Limited Warranty Extension
For applicable Settlement Class Vehicles, the New Vehicle Limited Warranty will be extended to cover
repair or replacement (by an authorized Audi dealer) of a failed timing chain and/or timing chain tensioner
for a period of 10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle’s in-service date.
The vehicle’s original in-service date is defined as the date the vehicle was delivered to either the original
purchaser or the original lessee; or if the vehicle was first placed in service as a “demonstrator” or
“company” car, on the date such vehicle was first placed in service.
What is Covered?
The warranty extension will be subject to the terms and conditions of the original applicable New Vehicle
Limited Warranty (other than the extended time/mileage period) and will include the timing chain
tensioner, timing chain, and any parts and labor necessary to effectuate a repair. It will apply to all
Settlement Class Vehicles irrespective of whether the vehicle has been repaired on or before the effective
date of the settlement.

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Damage resulting from abuse, alteration or modification, a collision or crash, vandalism and/or other
impact is excluded and not covered under the extended warranty. Repair or replacement under this
extended warranty must be performed by an authorized Audi dealer.
Additional Coverage
As an added benefit to settlement class members, and subject to sliding scale percentages (below) based
upon the time from the in-service date and the mileage of the vehicle, the scope of the warranty extension
has been expanded to also cover a percentage of the cost of repair or replacement (parts and labor) of a
damaged or failed engine of a settlement class vehicle, if it has been determined that the cause is directly
related to the failure of the vehicle’s timing chain and/or timing chain tensioner within the 10
year/100,000 mile extended warranty period described above.
Repair or replacement under this extension must be performed by an authorized Audi dealer, and is subject
to the following time/mileage percentage limits:
Time from original
in-service date

Less than
60,000 miles

60,001 to
75,000 miles

75,001 to
85,000 miles

85,001 to
100,000 miles

5 years or less

100% covered

70% covered

60% covered

45% covered

5-7 years

70% covered

60% covered

50% covered

35% covered

7-10 years

60% covered

50% covered

40% covered

25% covered

To aid in administering the above Warranty Extension coverage Matrix, please consider the following
when evaluating the time/mileage percentage limits:
5 years or less = In-service date through last day of fourth year in service
5-7 Years = First day of fifth year in-service through last day of sixth year in-service
7-10 Years = First day of seventh year in-service through last day of ninth year in-service
Documents that Must be Provided by the Settlement Class Member
In order to obtain a repair/replacement under the extended warranty, the Settlement Class Member must
provide, to the dealer, proof of reasonable adherence to the oil maintenance requirements of the vehicle’s
maintenance schedule during the class member’s ownership/lease of the vehicle. Reasonable adherence is
considered to be within a 10% variance of scheduled time and mileage maintenance requirements. The
proof provided to the dealer must be in the following form:
Documents [i.e., maintenance records, invoices, receipts, etc.] evidencing the Settlement Class Member’s
good faith adherence to the relevant aspects of the vehicle maintenance schedule during the time he/she
owned the Settlement Class Vehicle, in particular, scheduled oil changes, up to the date/mileage of
repair/replacement, within the variance set forth above.
However, in the event maintenance records cannot be obtained despite a good faith effort to obtain them,
the Settlement Class Member may submit a sworn declaration detailing what efforts were made to obtain

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intellectual property rights of Audi of America, Inc., its affiliated companies, and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this
document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise; nor may
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the records, why the records are not available, and attesting to adherence to the vehicle maintenance
schedule and, in particular, scheduled oil changes, up to the date/mileage of replacement/repair, within
the variance set forth above. A standard Vehicle Maintenance Declaration form is included in this
communication to provide guidance to you and to customers regarding the requirements for a sworn
declaration in the event a customer is unable to obtain the scheduled vehicle maintenance records despite
a good faith effort to obtain them. The customers are not required to submit this exact form, but they
must submit a written statement, signed under penalty of perjury, containing the information that is
requested in this form.
Transferability
The warranty, as extended, is fully transferable to subsequent owners.

Claim Processing
For the Timing Chain/Timing Chain Tensioner Limited Warranty Extension:
Claim Type: 110
Service Number: 1535
Warranty Key: U35

Claim type 2WA Goodwill Settlement Warranty Extension has been created for consequential engine
damage caused by a failed timing chain related to this warranty extension.
Claims for consequential engine damage caused by a failed timing chain must be claimed separately to
adjust for the varying coverage scenarios:
Claim Type: 2WA
Service Number: 1535
When submitting 2WA claims in SAGA, the system will automatically calculate the percentages. Please
leave these fields blank if you chose to manually submit.

Questions or Concerns
Contact Audi Warranty at 866.677.2834 or AudiWarranty@audi.com with questions or concerns related to
this limited warranty extension.

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All rights reserved. Information contained in this document is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to the copyright and other
intellectual property rights of Audi of America, Inc., its affiliated companies, and its licensors. All rights are reserved to make changes at any time without notice. No part of this
document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise; nor may
these materials be modified or reposted to other sites without the prior expressed written permission of the publisher.

Vehicle Maintenance Declaration
Volkswagen/Audi Timing Chain/Timing Chain Tensioner Vehicle Maintenance Declaration
Instructions:
Use this Vehicle Maintenance Declaration as a supporting document if you cannot obtain, despite a good faith effort,
maintenance records evidencing your adherence to the relevant aspects of the vehicle maintenance schedule, set forth
in the Warranty and Maintenance Booklet for the vehicle, during the time you owned or leased your vehicle.
Carefully read and fill in all applicable fields in the Contact and Vehicle Information and Declaration sections, and sign
and date this Declaration.

I.

CONTACT AND VEHICLE INFORMATION:

Primary Owner/Lessee First:

MI:

Last:

Secondary Owner/Lessee First (if applicable):

MI:

Last:

Company Name (if applicable):
Address 1:
Address 2:
City:

State:

ZIP Code:

Email:
Phone Number:
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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):

II. DECLARATION:
The undersigned hereby declares that relevant aspects of the vehicle maintenance schedule, set forth in the Warranty
and Maintenance Booklet for the vehicle listed in the Contact and Vehicle Information section of this Vehicle
Maintenance Declaration, were adhered to during the time I(we) owned or leased the vehicle, in particular, scheduled
oil changes, up to the date/mileage of timing chain, timing chain tensioner, and/or engine replacement and/or repair,
within a variance of 10% of the scheduled time/mileage maintenance requirements.
I(we) attempted to obtain copies of documentation evidencing adherence to the relevant aspects of the vehicle
maintenance schedule; however, I(we) am(are) not able to provide the documentation. Below is a description of my(our)
good faith efforts in attempting to obtain the documentation. Please list the contact information for the dealer or
independent facility from which you attempted to obtain the documentation, the name(s) of the person(s) with whom

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you communicated, the date and manner in which you contacted them, and any relevant information regarding the
availability of obtaining copies of the records – if you require more space to provide this information, please attach an
addendum to this Vehicle Maintenance Declaration:
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All the information that I (we) supplied in this Vehicle Maintenance Declaration is true and correct to the best of my
(our) knowledge and belief and this document is signed under penalty of perjury.
If more than one Owner/Lessee, this Claim Form must be signed by all Owners/Lessees.

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Date

Signature of Primary Owner/Lessee

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Date
Signature of Secondary Owner/Lessee (if applicable)

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