masegesta

Hey, what do you know about the 2015 Q5 with the 2.0 engine? My 5.5 year old Q5 has 75K miles and the timing belt failed causing major damage to the engine. Dealer tells me I need a remanufactured engine at a cost $15K. Are you kidding me? There was a class action law suit against VW/Audi on the 2012 2.0 engine for this issue. Was it fixed in the 2015 models? Thoughts?

DennisMitchell

Ugh. Was your vehicle serviced by your dealer? If so, they and Audi didn't make any concessions?

If it was me, I would look for the name of the class action attorney and speak to them. I would also look for a salvage engine and have a indy mechanic do the swap. Should cost you about $6,000 total given what others have done.

Bob Petruska

In 2012 the latest version timing belt tensioner (usually the cause of the belt/engine failure) was introduced into production and as far as I know that tensioner version was used from 2013 through 2017 models, and could/still be been used in some Gen II vehicles.

It is sort of odd that you had a timing chain failure at 75K miles on a 2015. Did your dealer indicate exactly what failed (chain, tensioner, guides, etc.)? If the chain broke and only the valves hit the pistons and didn't damage the pistons, all you will need are new valves, and worse case a new head. If this is the case, no engine or block will be needed. The dealer is taking the easy way out...…….

Open a case with Audi Headquarters quickly. They may help. Otherwise, if Audi doesn't help. go find a good independent shop as Murry stated, to have it done for less. A $15K repair is approaching the value of your 2015 Q5 when it was running good.

S4'ed

Although Audi fixed the flaw with the lower tensioner design, they didn't fix the excessive wear ("stretch") flaw of the timing chain itself until after 2014 or 2015.....and it may still be a problem with the next version of the 2.0T, the "Gen-3" EA888.
Even with the better lower tensioner design, the chain can wear to the point that there is too much slack for the tensioners to be able to compensate for, and then the chain skips and the valves crash into the piston tops.

masegesta

YES, all services were performed at my local Audi dealer where I bought the car. To their credit Audi has offered $5K towards repairing or replacing the car. While that is nice, it’s not enough when the car is only 5.5 years old with 75K miles. Why in the world would I invest in another Audi when they totally break down after their 4 year 50K mile warranty expires?

DennisMitchell

I don't blame you. If you contact the attorneys who negotiated the class action timing chain tensioner settlement for the 2012's, they might give you some feedback if there is any chance for a settlement. This failure might be a fluke or a real developing problem. You can scan this forum. This is the first failure for a 2015 Q5 2.0L that I know of.

pschall

I thought this issue was resolved with the updated guides. My 14 had stretch and chain + guides replaced at 70k.

acarpenter

Following... this makes me nervous as I’ve got a 2015 with 102k.

Moonlit Blue

I would seriously have the dealer check the stretch visually with those miles. Better than ignoring it.

uncleiggy

Couldn’t agree more. I ask my mechanic to visually inspect the chain tensioner (most common failure) on every oil change (every 5K mikes). Mine is a 2009 which already went through its first chain and tensioner service a few years ago, and considering the bad records Audi have got on this topic, it does not harm to be proactive, don’t trust the recommended service intervals.