NHTSA Complaint #10225610 — 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM

WHILE DRIVING A 2002 GRAND AM WITH 77K MILES, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT I WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE BAD- EXTREMELY RARE FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THAT GM RECALLED 20K+ SATURNS FOR THIS FAULTY VIN F ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE IN MY CAR, AND THE SAME THING THAT BROKE. ONCE THE CHAIN BROKE THE PIECES GOT INSIDE SEVERAL ENGINE COMPARTMENTS AND CAUSED A SEVERE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ABOUT HALF OF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE CHAIN BREAKING. I CONTACTED GM, AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND NEITHER WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE DAMAGE THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN HAS CAUSED. *TR