NHTSA Complaint #10598891 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

MY BOYFRIEND AND I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A USED CAR LOT. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A CAR WASH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN THE CAR GOT WET IT TURNED OFF - ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR THAT I JUST FILLED UP 5 MINUTES PRIOR- THE GAS NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND WAITED FOR THE CAR WASH TO BE OVER AND IT FIRED UP RIGHT AWAY. BUT WHEN I GOT HOME AND I TURNED IT BACK ON THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND A LEFT LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE LET THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED UP FINE AND WAS RUNNING FINE. ONE NIGHT COMING HOME FROM A CONFERENCE IT WAS RAINING AND WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN CAR SHUT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. WE WERE THANKFULLY ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR FIRED UP AGAIN AND WE GOT HOME BUT WHEN WE PARKED IT IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE COMPUTER AND ALL THE WIRES REPLACE $1,000 IT COST - HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. BUT THERE ARE OTHER INCIDENCES TO ADD... *TR