2009 Cadillac CTS Engine Problems

My 2009 CTS has 67k miles; however, on 02/24/2022 it was serviced at Les Stanford Cadillac for "Timing Chain Failure" which cost me $3,371,27. GM published service bulletin #11340C: Special Coverage Adjustment-Timing Chain Wear on 11/5/2012 that was sent to the dealerships explaining that the timing chain could wear prematurely but the document was not shared with the car owners. The make and models listed on the document includes: 2007 GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook, 2007-2009 Cadillac CTS, SRX, and STS, 2009 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Saturn. The special coverage adjustment covers the condition described for a period of 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first. I sent a letter to the Cadillac Customer Service Complaint Department asking GM to pay for half of the repair bill ($1,685) but was denied stating that the special coverage had expired and that my vin number was not included in the special coverage adjustment document. At that time, I told the reviewing agent that according to my written document all service maintenance has been completed timely by the same dealership, my average car mileage is 5,600 per year so retirees will surpass the 10 years before the 120,000 miles, and GM did not capture all VIN#'s since my car has such low mileage. Therefore, the time period should be waived, and all vehicles indicated on the 11340C document should be considered for reimbursement due to GM's knowledge of the premature timing chain failure even if the vin numbers are not listed on the bulletin.

REPLACED TIMING CHAINS AT CERTIFIED DEALER, INCLUDING WATER PUMP. PARTS AND LABOR ABOUT $4,400.00. VEHICLE IS FINE IS THERE ANY REIMBURSABLE COST ON THIS FROM CADILLAC, VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 140,104??

SECOND TIME TIMING CHAIN FAILED CADILLAC SAYS 2007-2009 CADILLAC TIMING CHAINS HAVE A RECALL 11340C EXCEPT MY VIN # CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS I HAD TO PAY FOR BOTH REPAIR $1600 AND $2900 CADILLAC SHOULD REIMBURSE ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE CADILLAC (303 ROOSEVELT RD, LOMBARD, IL 60148,) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5682593376. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PINE BELT CADILLAC (732-797-3000, LOCATED AT 71 NEW JERSEY AVE 37, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN. IF THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY. CADILLAC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THEY ISSUED TBS BULLETIN 11340C SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR TIMING CHAIN WEAR AND EXTENDED IT TO INCLUDE 2009 CTS VEHICLES UNDER 120.000 MILES. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE BULLETIN CADILLAC INFORMED ME THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN'S ARE COVERED UNDER THAT SPECIAL BULLETIN. I BELIEVE THAT CADILLAC IS BEING DECEPTIVE IN THEIR DEALINGS AND ALL VIN NUMBERS WITH TIMING CHAIN WEAR SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE.THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF TIMING CHAIN WEAR WAS NEVER DISCLOSED BY THE SALESMAN OR THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. EVIDENTLY THEIR WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN COMPONENTS FROM THE FACTORY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT CRAIN GMC 710 S AMITY RD. CONWAY, AR 72032 877-302-8551.

ERROR CODES RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN ARE ON THEREFORE IT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT LOOKS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE.

TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAR IS IMMOBILIZED. TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE 34,000 MILES.

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLINKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE SOUND USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND THE "TIMING CHAIN" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,053. " TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AT 102,000 MILES MANUFACTURER DID NOT HELP, ESIS CLAIM PENDING FOR INJURY

P0008 WARNING LIGHT ON WHEN DRIVING MECHANIC SAYS NEED TIMING CHANGE REPLACED DEALER SAYS THAT 11340CREPAIR FOR 2009 CADILLACS DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER CAR CAR WAS RUNNING WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON

IN LATE AUGUST 2018, AT OR ABOUT 66,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAR WENT TO A CADILLAC DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. CODES THAT WERE READ WERE; P0008 & P0017 INDICATING A TIMING CHAIN WEAR ISSUE. TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED AT A PERSONAL COST OF $2281.83. THE DEALER AND CADILLAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER INFORMED ME THAT THIS VIN # WAS NOT COVERED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 11340C SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, WHICH SUPPOSEDLY COVERED 2007-2009 CADILLACE CTS VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE MONUMENTAL SAFETY ISSUES IF THE TIMING CHAIN WERE TO BREAK WHILE DRIVING, RENDERING THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS DANGEROUSLY EXPOSED TO A TRAFFIC COLLISION. CAR 3WAS IN MOTION WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (LARSON CADILLAC, 6411 20TH ST E, FIFE, WA 98424, (253) 777-0271) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2009 CADILLAC CTS SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO PULLED CODES P0008, P0017, P0018 WHICH ARE ALL RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. I BECAME AWARE OF TBS BULLETIN 11340C ' SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ' TIMING CHAIN WEAR WHICH WAS EXTENDED TO INCLUDE 2009 CADILLAC CTS WITH LESS THAN 120K MILES (MY CAR HAS 107250) I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL CADILLAC DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT CADILLAC IS ONLY COVERING VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN'S IN WHICH MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. THEY STATE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED LATER IN THE MODEL YEAR WITH AN IMPROVED TIMING CHAIN. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THIS IS A $2000 REPAIR THAT CADILLAC CLEARLY STATES COVERS VEHICLES OF THE MODEL YEAR BUT THEN THEY DON'T COVER IT AFTER LOOKING UP YOUR VIN. HERE IS A LINK TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2012/SB-10043857-8663.PDF HERE IS AN ADDL LINK TO MANY WHO'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOT RECEIVED COVERAGE. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CADILLAC/CTS/2009/ENGINE/ENGINE-2.SHTML SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT'S A VERY SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICE. CADILLAC CLEARLY KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXISTS AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN CADILLAC OF PLYMOUTH (40475 ANN ARBOR ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN 48170, (734) 453-7500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY TIMING BELT REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 96K MILES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SHOWED CODES P0017 & P0008. GM ISSUES A SERVICE BULLENTIN (11340) AND LATER EXTENDED IT TO INCLUDE THE 2009 CTS ( 11340C) FOR PREMATURE TIMING CHAIN WEAR. EVEN THOUGH MY CARS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR IS LISTED UNDER SB 11340C, WHEN YOU CALL GM, THEY SAY MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED. OBVIOUSLY, MY CAR WHICH YEAR IS LISTED SHOULD BE COVERED AND GM SHOULD REPAIR UNDER THIS SB. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THE SB WAS ISSUED FOR. GM IS SCAMMING THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I READ THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AND ALL THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS FOR THE HTSA TO REQUIRE ALL THE 2009 CTS THAT HAD TO HAVE THIS ISSUES REPAIRED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WHILE GM REAPS THE REWARDS OF EACH CAR THAT THEY HAVE A KNOWN ENGINEERING ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-347559061 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A P-0008 CODE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOTOR WORLD AUTO GROUP (LOCATED AT 150 MOTORWORLD DR, WILKES-BARRE, PA 18705, (866) 403-0006) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN THAT COULD FRACTURE. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SPECIALTY COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CADILLAC CTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND CURRENTLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3135377372. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

3.6 LITER ENGINE TIMING CHAINS WORN,STRETCHED.NOTE - IF TIMING CHAINS FAIL FURTHER AND THEY JUMP TIME SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE CAN OCCUR. MILEAGE 47643

WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND IT WAS COVERED BY GM WITH AN EXTENDED SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM AS DIAGNOSED. A CADILLAC DEALER CONFIRMED VIA A PHONE CALL THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED. UPON VISITING THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL IS COVERED BUT THE VIN OF MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY THE EXTENDED SERVICE CAMPAIGN. *TR