NHTSA Complaint #754780 — 1997 CADILLAC CATERA

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 75,000 MILE CHECK UP AND ADVISED DEALERSHIP I WAS HEARING A NOISE. THEY ADVISED CAR WAS FINE. I PAID $200 FOR THE WORK. THE NEXT WEEK THE CAR WAS MAKING THE SAME NOISE, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE BELT TENSIONER. I PAID $280 TO HAVE THAT FIXED. THE VERY NEXT WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HOV LANE TO TAKE MY BABY TO DAYCARE, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS GOING 65MPH. THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY THEN ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE RUINING THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT THE COST OF $8000. I THEN BEGAN DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND 6 OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON MSN CARPOINT AND ABOUT 3 ON THE NHTSA SITE. I BELIEVE GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED IT AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE MY CHILD AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INADEQUACIES OF THEIR VEHICLES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN?