NHTSA Complaint #10311527 — 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER IN OUR PARKING LOT AT WORK. IT WAS STORMING WITH THE WIND BLOWING AS WELL. WHEN I DROVE THROUGH THE PUDDLE, MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST STEERING. THEN ENGINE NEVER STOPPED. ONCE I TRAVELED A FEW YARDS, THE STEERING STARTED WORKING AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WENT OFF. IT HAPPENED ANOTHER 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I EVER LEFT MY WORK FACILITY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING MAKES ME LOSE STEERING ASSOCIATED WITH WATER. THE GENTLEMAN AT TOYOTA TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES. I DID NOT THINK IT WAS FUNNY. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING. WE LIVE IN LOUISIANA AND IT RAINS. I CAN NOT AVOID GOING THROUGH WATER WHEN IT RAINS. I NEED HELP. *TR