NHTSA Complaint #11129758 — 2010 AUDI A4

FULLY STOCK ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN CAR EXPERIENCED A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. BEING AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE, THIS CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE AND THE CAR REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. I WAS FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AT A GAS STATION. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 100 MILES AND STOPPED FOR GAS. ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR YIELDED CRANKING BUT NO TURNING OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE VIA ENGINE COMPRESSION. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON MY HIGHWAY DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PUTTING MYSELF AND THE DRIVERS AROUND ME IN DANGER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IS TAKING PLACE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR TENSIONER REPLACEMENT.