NHTSA Complaint #11054383 — 2011 BUICK REGAL

THE MORNING OF DEC 8 I WAS PULLING INTO MY JOB PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF 3 TIMES. AFTER WORK ON THE WAY HOME I NOTED A ROUGH IDLE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM MY GM DEALERSHIP SO I PARKED IT THERE FOR SERVICE/REPAIR THE NEXT DAY. I WAS CALLED ON THE 10TH AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THIS REPAIR WOULD COST APPROX. $2200. I WAS THEN TOLD ON THE 12TH THAT THE TIMING SPROCKET AND CAM SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ADDING COST TO THIS POOR MATERIAL OR POOR WORKMANSHIP. I REMEMBER A RECALL ON A ENGINE EARLIER IN THE YEAR THAT I THOUGHT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED WHICH I BELIEVE WAS SOMETHING INVOLVED WITH THE CAM SHAFT BUT I KNOW THEY HAD TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. THIS SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION REALLY SCARED ME AND THE CAM SHAFT, CAM SHAFT SPROCKET AND TIMING CHAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF A BETTER MATERIAL, A STRONGER MATERIAL. $2000 SPENT EARLIER PLUS THE $2200 ESTIMATED NO I COULD HAVE PURCHASED AN ENGINE FOR $4200. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT BURNS CHEVROLET BEING REPAIRED SINCE DEC 8TH. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.