How is timing belt covered under VW's 10 year 100k warranty?

when you allowed the " The VW tuner guy " to do the belt ' plus' job , because you didn't want to wait till next week for vw , you cooked your own goose. just my opinion YES it sux you're out the money Do you have proof that vw said it sounded like something loose or vibrating? Do you ever watch judge judy? Good Luck to you Gary.

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Question: where did the OP say "VW Tuner Guy" in his message? Or Next week? Perhaps my server has not retrieved the right messages?

gary posted on 25Jan , and 1 Feb

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A ''bearing exploding'' doesn't mean anything in this situation...

Right... Which then makes his most recent post (this thread) a troll... Sorry!

I just want to know "how" the timing belt is covered under the powertrain warranty and what are the terms because I am getting all kinds of different info from different VOA reps as well as VW service departments. So if anyone here knows or knows a website that spells it out, I would appreciate it.

Who is a troll???

Here's my 2 or 3 cents on how I understand it.

Your manual should state when the t-belt must be inspected. If it does did you get it checked during that service?

If the belt breaks while in warranty, it's should be covered If the water pump seizes up and takes the t-belt and a bunch of valves, it's should be covered. If the tension roller goes bad and takes the t-belt and a bunch of bent valves, it should be covered. "prematurely worn or about to break" now that's the $100,000 question and difficult make a call. And if you go to the dealer and want a belt on that... well it may not get you a free belt.

Now if you feel real lucky and would like to gamble, then wait until the last day of warranty or miles(i.e.99,999) then pay to have the t-belt replaced along with the rollers. If it breaks before then it should be warranty and the only thing you are out is being STRANDED along the road(i.e. up the creek without a paddle). But if it was my car which had a

1.8t engine I would replace them around the 80,000mile window. 2.0engines can go well beyond 100,000miles... at least in our area. I have heard that in some big cities which have a lot of smog, ozone, and other pollution that rubber made items go bad a lot faster.

Bottom line, get your answers from the VW representative that comes to the dealer regularly.

A bad bearing should definitely be covered under the powertrain warranty.

IMHO yes but good luck getting VWoA to agree with you. You would have had to pay for the TB service and associated belt and rollers however as that would be considered regular maintenance. 70K is close enough to the end of service life for the TB that IMHO it definitely should have been replaced, then you wouldn't have had to do it again for another full interval.

nate

According the latest VOA rep I talked to, the bearing failing is the most common cause of a timing belt prematurely damaged and would be covered under the powertrain warranty.

As far as everybody knows ''exploding bearings'' are designed for special applications and are not intended to be in the hands of the general public...In case the OP has a serious belief that someone intentionnaly did put an explosive charge in the bearing, questions should be asked to the person(s) it might concern... This post is just to clarify the concept of ''exploding bearings''...Hope it helps.

samstone, of course.

why do you call me a troll?

Look at your previous post. Did you say anything? If you post but say nothing at all, people will think you are a troll - even if you inadvertently post wordless.

I find your comments ironic.

Thanks for responding. My previous post answered a question from Peter G.. it was a short one line , it said " gary posted on 25Jan , and 1 Feb"

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Oops! I apologize. Didn't notice your one-liner.

accepted , and thanks