NHTSA Complaint #10899754 — 2009 CADILLAC CTS

REGARDING TSB 11340 (NHTSA REFERENCE- 10043857), WHICH STATES, "IF PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIMING CHAIN OCCURS ON YOUR 2007 MODEL YEAR GMC ACADIA; SATURN OUTLOOK; 2007-2009 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC CTS, SRX, STS; 2009 MODEL YEAR BUICK ENCLAVE; CHEVROLET TRAVERSE; GMC ACADIA; OR SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLE, EQUIPPED WITH A 2.8L/3.6L V6 ENGINE, WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 120,000 MILES (193,000 KM), WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE" OUR 2009 CADILLAC CTS WITH ~100,839 MILES HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THIS FAILURE, AND CAUSED MY MOTOR TO LOCK UP. OUR TIMING CHANIN WAS ALREADY FIXED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE PRIOR, THIS WILL MAKE IT A SECOND REPAIR BUT NOW OUR COMPLETE ENGINE HAS FAILED; HOWEVER, GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIRS STATED IN THE TSB AT NO CHARGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TSB. MY EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH CADILLAC OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS INDICATES THAT CADILLAC HAD NO INTENTION OF MAKING THE REPAIRS THAT THEY HAVE INFORMED THE NHTSA WERE APPROPRIATE. IT IS MY OBSERVATION THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD NO INTENTION OF HONORING THE BULLETIN AND ONLY SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION TO THE NHTSA AS A MEANS TO MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE PUBLIC IMAGE FROM THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO MANIPULATE PUBLIC TRUST AND ABUSE THE RESOURCES OF THE NHTSA FOR THEIR OWN MARKETING BENEFIT. THIS IS A DECEPTIVE PRACTICE AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE THAT THE MANUFACTURER ABIDE BY THE STATED RESOLUTION AND NOT PERMIT THE MANUFACTURER TO ABUSE PUBLIC RESOURCES.