On March 23rd of 2023 my family purchased a 2012 Chevy Traverse with 115,000 miles from Adams Auto…read moreGroup in Kokomo, IN. According to our research, the main concern with this model was ensuring the timing chain was replaced at around 70,000-120,000 miles. The vehicle advertised, "BRAND NEW TIMING CHAIN!". We took every bit of money we had, $4,562 and took out a $4,000 loan from a 3rd party to pay a total of $8,562. On July 8th of 23, the vehicle lost all power (reduced power mode) then died. We had it towed to Adams to see what the issue was. Their service department declared it was the timing chain that broke and caused engine damage. They did not charge us and after a couple weeks they said they had "fixed" the bent valves and damage caused by the timing chain, and replaced the timing chain. We received the vehicle back and it had no, "check engine", light on and ran. We discovered the vehicle was leaking about half a quart of oil every other day, but could not find a leak anywhere. I took the vehicle into Adams again to see if they could fix it. They said they were sure they found the issue and needed to drill some kind of hole in a part of the engine to fix it. They charged us $300 for the service. Whatever they did, it didn't fix the issue and still was losing oil somewhere. We religiously made sure to check and add oil accordingly every time before driving the vehicle. On about March 18th, the vehicle lost all power,(reduced power mode) and died the exact same way it did when the, "BRAND NEW!", timing chain broke the first time. A week after towing the vehicle to Adams, they said the vehicle needed a new engine and was, "locked up." They said they found an engine with 105,000 miles on it for $2,000 and they would charge $3,000 for the labor to fix the vehicle. I still owe over $3,000 on the loan. I can not afford that and asked what they could do for me to trade it for something else. They offered to put only, $1,000 towards another purchase. I could not afford any of those options and opted to just have it towed home. On top of everything else, they refused to release my vehicle until I paid a $103 "Diagnostic fee". I asked for a print out of the diagnostic they ran and they were unable to produce it and admitted they didn't do anything but find out the engine wouldn't start. After doing more research, vehicles that have a timing chain break usually need a new engine because the damage done to the valves and other components can never be completely fixed and will eventually cause the engine to lock up from friction. This entire situation arose from either selling a faulty timing chain in the first place or some service error upon installing the timing chain. Please, Beware of this car lot and spending your hard earned money here.