Timing Tensioner Problems of Cadillac CTS

I was driving downhill on dallas rd in west richland, wa I started to apply brakes to turn into quail springs apartment complex, idk whether it was due to the road or the way I hit the brakes but it moved my key out of the run position causing the engine to turn off, I was slowing down progressively from 55 miles an hour and heard something that sounded like my engine had fallen apart. After getting it stopped I popped the hood and noticed damage to my tensioner pulley it had came off and my serpentine belt had shredded, I called and got it towed to the nearest place I could to get it looked at. When replacing the serpentine belt they said it'd be good to check the timing belt as well just in case. Upon checking it they noticed pieces of serpentine belt had gotten inside of there somehow causing the timing belt damage. With this type of engine if timing belt gets ruined 98% valves and pistons kiss which causes bent valves on the head. I was told the car would not run anymore unless I put a brandnew engine in and they wanted to charge me 6000 for that, I looked up a used engine on ebay for 650 they still wanted 3000, I don't have that kind of money sitting around and have been suffering without my vehicle since this happened. I've missed work and am lucky me or child weren't hurt during this situation. I called the local Cadillac dealership this morning and explained what happened the guy I spoke with was very rude and told me theres nothing the could do to help me, I asked about the recall again and he said I need to call corporate I dialed the number he gave me and didn't get thru to anybody. Lucky I looked up the number myself explained the situation to them they gave me a case # and said I'd be contacted within 1to 2 business days by a senior advisor. Bottom line is I'm still stuck without a working vehicle due to this recall.

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Timing chain missing teeth due to tensioner problem in the vehicle. I believe this is a more than common problem with the vehicle according to google reports. Please investigate. This problem could have killed me and my children as we left from church.

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Brake system failure: I was driving on the highway and had to execute an emergency stop going approximately 30 mph on a cool dry road. When I did, the car power, engine, electrical system shut down and refused to brake any more than it did prior to my slamming on the brakes. My momentum would have carried me into the car positioned only a few feet in front of me if I hadn't the presence of mind to instinctively pull off onto the shoulder as to avoid rear-ending the car in front of me. I had to put the car into park in order to be restart it. Immediately I noticed that the brakes felt substantially different. The system lost enough pedal pressure that stopping after that incident required me to drive at low speeds and give myself more distance; thankfully, I still had some ability to stop, at that time. I inspected the brake lines and hoses after parking the vehicle that the steel brake lines had fluid dripping from them. I also noticed that the driver front wheel well liner had a spray of brake fluid that covered the interior portion of the liner, proximally, behind the rim and tire sidewall. I had tested the brakes after that and have no braking ability. I have not touched it since that incident. The rest is ongoing and is separate from the incident reported above. Air bags: the system keeps telling me that the airbag system needs to be serviced. I've read the recall info regarding other Cadillac cars and mine meets the same criteria but has no recall notice. Something about this coincidence doesn't make sense. . . Engine: internal timing chain tensioner has failed and I hear a noticeable ticking of the chain slapping against the sidewall that is emanating from the passenger side of the engine. I have seen, read, heard of other individual owner testimonials that talk about this being an issue that Cadillac refuses to acknowledge.

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During the winter February 2015 I walked out of my residence, went to start my vehicle & it would not turn over. I accounted the issue as to the weather being below zero temperature. A few days later, when the temperatures were higher the vehicle still would not start. The day before the Cts like not start, I noticed it was driving a little sluggish that evening when I drove to the bank. I just had a tune up done on the vehicle two months prior and never had any problems prior. I arranged for the vehicle to be towed to the holman Cadillac dealer in my area and received the diagnostics report. Upon tear down, they found all four cam shafts okay but crank gear is off 5 teeth due to primary chain tensioner wear which caused slack in chain and allowed gear to jump time. I enclosed the document from them in the complaint.

Car consumed so much oil that timing chain tensioners caused timing chains issues that caused car to stop running.

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Never had a problem with the car. Took it in to the dealer for a timing chain tensioner recall and now my timing chain or the tensioners have failed and the car will not start.