Volkswagen and Audi Defective Water Pump Complaint

May 14, 2021

This class action involves a long list of vehicles, designed, made, and sold by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Audi of America, Inc., Volkswagen AG, and Audi AG. The complaint alleges that the thermoplastic water pump module has a defect that causes it to fail prematurely. When this defect manifests, the complaint claims, “it may cause the engines in the Class Vehicles to overheat, resulting in sudden and catastrophic engine failure.”