Engine no longer starts

Good day, some time ago the engine of Grandland X Diesel no longer starts. My wife came home from work and stopped the car, after 2 hours she wanted to refuel the car and then the engine didn’t jump any more. Diesel was still enough in the tank and was also refilled by me. By constantly trying the battery was then at some point the battery was empty and the car showed all sorts of errors. One error stood out particularly, namely that the gearbox was defective There were no errors in the storages that would indicate a defective transmission. In plain language, Opel suspects that the steering chain was torn. But there were no noises of this kind and the engine can also be turned over the starter, even without grinding noise or similar. Opel recommended me to buy a new engine. But that goes too fast, before I wanted to tell you this problem and ask you if someone like this should. It was mentioned that a buzz was heard in the engine compartment, even though the ignition was off and 2 control lamps on the display were lit for a longer time, as if the electronics were stuck. Only with the jamming of the battery pole the noises stopped. Could it be a gear damage?