Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2005 Saturn VUE

While driving 45 mph, the crankshaft pulley on front of engine partially separated from it's hub, causing a drive belt mis-allignment of the pulleys for crankshaft, alternator, and air conditioner. This caused the drive belt running of these pulleys to shred, resulting in loss of electrical power while driving. While looking for a replacement part to repair the vehicle, I found out that gm has discontinued this part, gm part 12606927. Also, I have discovered that a large number of these crankshaft dampner pulleys are now failing, depleting the remaining gm parts stock to zero in the USA, suggesting a defective part design. This dampner-crankshaft pulley fits Saturn Vue 2004 thru 2007 with l66 3. 5l 6 cylinder engines, as well as other gm car lines. The resulting loss of alternator power will quickly result in drop in system voltage due to discharge of battery, causing the car engine to unexpectedly shut down. This is a serious safety issue and these vehicles need to be recalled by gm to correct this condition.

Purchased 2005 Saturn Vue 02/20/08 with 13,000 miles. On 03/19/09 my Saturn Vue broke down. The vehicle was taken to Saturn honolulu and subsequently found to have a defective damper pulley. The Saturn mechanic explained that the damper pulley had walked away from the block which caused the serpentine belt to shred. The shredded pieces got into the timing belt cover causing the timing belt to skip and bending all of the valves. The Saturn mechanic had never seen this happen before and had agreed that the part (damper pulley) was defective. Because this was a manufacturer defect, I thought that Saturn would contact the manufacturer general motors and correct the problem. I was informed that I would be responsible for paying to have the problem fixed. Estimate cost for repair ($7,000) dollars. I was informed that because the vehicle was purchased from a different dealer that Saturn would not cover the damages. I also was informed that the vehicle did have an extended warrant on it purchased by the original owner, but, because the warranty was not changed to me for the $25. Dollar fee, I could not use the warranty. I really need some help. Thanks.