NHTSA Complaint #10871775 — 2006 CADILLAC CTS

DURING THE WINTER FEBRUARY 2015 I WALKED OUT OF MY RESIDENCE, WENT TO START MY VEHICLE & IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I ACCOUNTED THE ISSUE AS TO THE WEATHER BEING BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURE. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE HIGHER THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. THE DAY BEFORE THE CTS LIKE NOT START, I NOTICED IT WAS DRIVING A LITTLE SLUGGISH THAT EVENING WHEN I DROVE TO THE BANK. I JUST HAD A TUNE UP DONE ON THE VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR. I ARRANGED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE HOLMAN CADILLAC DEALER IN MY AREA AND RECEIVED THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORT. UPON TEAR DOWN, THEY FOUND ALL FOUR CAM SHAFTS OKAY BUT CRANK GEAR IS OFF 5 TEETH DUE TO PRIMARY CHAIN TENSIONER WEAR WHICH CAUSED SLACK IN CHAIN AND ALLOWED GEAR TO JUMP TIME. I ENCLOSED THE DOCUMENT FROM THEM IN THE COMPLAINT.