NHTSA Complaint #10782411 — 2010 VOLKSWAGEN CC

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT SPEED AT 65-70 MPH WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER IN MY REAR AND OTHER AUTOMOBILES TO MY RIGHT AND LEFT, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF INTERATATE 75. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR, O'STEEN VW OF JACKSONVILLE, FL AND SPOKE WITH MY REGULATE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO ADVISED ME THAT MY CAR HAD JUMPED TIME AND FOR ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY INSURANCE WOULD ONLY TOW TO NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN TIFTON, GA SO MY HUSBAND TOWED TO OUR HOME IN BLACKSHEAR, GA. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS WELL AS OTHERS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WWW CONFIRMED TO HAVE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN DESTRUCTION OF ALL CYLINDERS AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AND FAILED TO DISOSE THAT A TSB (NHTSA # 10045560) RELATIVE TO THIS DEFECT WAS ISSUED IN JULY OF 2012 PRIOR TO THE CERTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE I PURCHAED IN DEC OF 2012.