NHTSA Complaint #11061114 — 2011 BUICK REGAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK REGAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AT A RED LIGHT AND NEVER RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND DISRUPTED THE ENGINE, LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS VISUALLY DIAGNOSED. THE VISUAL DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE PART WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,926. *TT *TR