WTF is wrong with my car!??! Let me describe the sceneiro here, Im in North Jersey, and if you haven't been looking at the forcast lately, We are going thru one of the worst rainfalls since 30 years ago. Floods are everywhere.....

I take my car out last night cuz I had to drop off something at my g/fs house which is about 15 miles away... I did not go thru any puddle,

Driving normally at about 45 to 50 mph on the highway, The lights in and out of the car go off. Im talking about the gauges go white, the radio is dead, the TCS is showing off, The mini computer is telling that the oil pressure is low , fuel pressure is low, and that everything else is low, and the headlights along with the fogs are dead.

I pull up into a gas station cuz my g/f is freakin out thinkin the car is going to blow up, and I park it thinking that turning off then on the car will work. I was wrong. The car still turned on and could run, Its just that now I couldn't change the shifter to DRIVE. the **** button wouldn't press.

After waiting for her brother to show up with a socket wrench to disconnect the battery, I connected the battery again and it was back to normal!!!!! WTF?!?!?!?

And just before I got home last night, Just the headlights go off! for a mere 10 secs!!! and come back on.....

Oh and I think she smelled a bit of wires burning( According to her, Im sick so my nose is stuffed)

Could it be that water got into some wires and its a short circuit? It's rainning like a sh*t storm here and it wouldn't stop.... Grrrr!

 

Sure sounds like something is shorting out. Get the car looked at asap. Check to make sure your carpet isn't wet, could be a water entry issue shorting out the smart junction box.

 

sounds like the sjb to me

 

Certainly sounds like the water leakage issue. Shorting out you gauges is a sign. As stated above check for wet carpet.

 

Your girlfriend may be possessed


That or you should just take it to the dealer asap(or call roadside if it won't run right).

 

Keep the battery disconnected!

 

Man thats freaky! If you smelled burning electric you should definately keep the bettery disconnected. Use your sniffer and try to locate what burnt. Could be a fuseable link?

 

THERE IS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE RIGHT SIDE RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOOR!!! Is it factory warrenty?

 

If you have the bumper to bumper I would think that water getting into the car under normal driving should be covered.

 

[quote=kevinb120;893201]Your girlfriend may be possessed quote]

 

There my be a TSB on the leak your experiencing!

 

There have been a ton of posts regarding the water leak issues. There are a few grommets in the cowl area that need to be sealed. If you're still under warranty you're fine. If not, you might be able to get it corrected anyway since it's a very common problem that until recently didn't have a solid remedy.

 

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