I found this article listed in this group:
I own a 2001 Audi TT Roadster and just experienced belt failure at 73K miles. Despite the fact that I have maintained the vehicle per Audi's spec's at the dealership, they are taking no responsibility whatsoever. The owner's manual for my car requires replacement at 80K miles.
problem and is not acknowledging it. Looking back, I find it strange that my service advisor reccomended that I should "think about replacing my belt" even though he did not say there were any signs that it would suddenly fail. I'm seeing this repeated all over various postings on the web.
I have talked with a number of shops that specialize in Audi's and the common knowledge in this community is that Audi belts fail early. I've also found a number of informative sources on the matter and would appreciate it if anyone out there who knows more could reply to this group, especially related to the class action case.
Thanks,
Eric Davis
Link to a news article in the Boston Globe (posted 7-17-2005) about a class action lawsuit that Audi settled related to early belt failures: