NHTSA Complaint #11176407 — 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU

EXPRESSWAY.THE RADIO BLACKED OUT, STOPPED PLAYING AND THEN THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING DOWN-EVERYTHING!STEERING WENT OUT, RADIO, LIGHTS, BLINKERS, ETC.I TOOK IT AS SLOW AS I COULD ALL THE WAY HOME AND GOT ONTO BACK ROADS.THIS PROVED TO BE EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS-EVERY TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD START TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN & AGAIN, ALL THE WAY HOME.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER-FIXED BUT NOW HAPPENING AGAIN.SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS QUICKLY AND RECOVERS QUICKLY ENOUGH THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT INVOLVED.MY WARNING SIGN IS THAT THE RADIO CUTS OUT AND THE SCREEN GOES BLANK.THAT'S WHEN I KNOW TO PREPARE MYSELF. SOMETIMES THAT IS ALL THAT HAPPENS.OTHER TIMES IT'S MAJOR! I LOOK FOR AN ESCAPE ROUTE-CAN I GET OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY, ARE THERE OTHER CARS AROUND ME, BRACE BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SLOW MY SPEED AND PRAY.2/10/19, I WAS DRIVING 55+ MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD.IT WAS A FAST RADIO OUT, FAST ENGINE WIND DOWN AND OUT OF POWER AND DOOR LOCKS WENT ON AND OFF.THERE WAS A DRIVEWAY FOR ME TO PULL IN TO AND ASSESS THE SITUATION.ENGINE THEN ENGAGED AND THINGS SEEMED BACK TO NORMAL.I CONTINUED HOME, HAD 2 ISSUES BUT I WAS GOING SLOWER AS I WAS AWARE THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.I PULLED OVER AND CONTINUED EACH TIME.I HAD TO STOP AT THE STORE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR WAS TRYING TO SHUT DOWN AND STEERING WENT OUT MORE THAN ONCE UNTIL I FINALLY GOT IN THE PARKING SPOT.DROVE HOME,PARKED.I WENT INTO THE HOUSE AN READ THE MANUAL.I DECIDED TO GO OUT AND CHECK MY FUSES.KEY FOB DID NOT WORK.DOORS WERE UNLOCKED, GOT IN CAR, PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION AND CAR WAS TOTALLY DEAD.KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION.MY HUSBAND CALLED TOW TRUCK IN THE AM TO JUMP.CAR WOULD NOT JUMP SO HE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT IS AT THIS MOMENT.I AM AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE KILLED OR CAUSE SOMEONE ELSE HARM IF THEY END UP CRASHING INTO ME BECAUSE OF THE QUICK SHUT DOWN AND LOSS OF STEERING!!!