NHTSA Complaint #11407334 — 2013 GMC TERRAIN

11/9/2020 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR RANDOMLY DIED SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED BOTH INTAKE AND CAM SOL VALVES , REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, BOTH HO2 SENSORS, HEAT SHIELD, CAT CONVERTER AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THIS WAS ALL DONE AT 121617 MILES. HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL 125,400 ON 2/3/2021 THE CAR RANDOMLY DIED WHILE DRIVING BUT I MADE IT TO WORK. ON THE WAY TO GET IT CHECKED OUT IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DIED RESULTING IN BEING PULLED OUT OF THE STREET AND TO THE SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN CAME APART AND THE ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT'S 400 MILES OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS IN NOVEMBER TOTALED $3023.17 OF WHICH I HAD TO PAY $1,100 AND NOW THE CAR IS INOPERABLE AND THEY WANT $7000 TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE FOUND SINCE THIS HAPPENED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. I KEPT UP WITH OIL CHANGES AND USED SYNTHETIC OIL