99 Passat timing belt failures

I am thinking this has been posted a million times before…

Is there any recourse on premature failures of timing bets on the 1.8T for second owners?? What a bloody rediculous situation. I have had had several VW’s but will never buy another if I have to fully digest the 5K I just spent putting my engine back together. Talk about a bogus situation.

At the very least, VW should supply parts at cost.