NHTSA Complaint #11064305 — 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW AND ALWAYS HAD THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT AT DO THE SERVICE WORK. AT THE 100000 MILE SERVICE INTERVAL I ASKED WHAT I HAD TO DO WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT OR REPLACED. AT APPROXIMATELY 130000 MILES I WAS TRAVELING ON I-88 AT SPEED WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO COAST THRU 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED 30 MINUTES LATER I NURSED IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD ALL MY SERVICE WORK DONE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD JUMPED, MOST LIKELY THE TIMING CHAIN ADJUSTER HAD FAILED, AND IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $7000 AND $10000 TO REPAIR. THIS TOOK PLACE ON SEP 20 2016. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF WORK FOR THE LAST YEAR AND HAD TO MOVE IN THE MEANTIME.