THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAPPENED DURING A VERY HEAVY RAIN FALL IN LOS ANGELES. THE HEAVY TRAFFIC SLOWED ALL THE CARS AROUND US, THANK THE LORD. AFTER THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWL A LOUD CONSISTENT TICKING TOOK OVER. THE RADIO STILL WORKED. NO GAS OR BRAKES. I PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS THOSE WORKED. I WAS TRYING TO MOVE OVER AND DECIDED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO RESTART. PUT CAR IN PARK PREPARING TO LURCH FORWARD. IT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE CAR CONTINUED TO TICK AND CRAWL FORWARD. THE RADIO SHUT OFF SHUTTING OFF THE BLUE TOOTH. I TURNED THE KEY AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT NOT POWER. I SHUT OFF KEY AND TRIED AGAIN. I DID NOT HEAR AN ENGINE SOUND BUT THE TICKING STOPPED. I COULD NOW USE BRAKES AND STEERING. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE RADIO TURNED OFF AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS READY TO PULL OVER OR EXIT. BEFORE THE NEXT EXIT, THE RADIO CAME BACK ON. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RIGHT AWAY. THEY ASKED IF IT STARTED. THEY SAID I COULD BRING IT IN ON TUESDAY BECAUSE MONDAY WAS A HOLIDAY. (IT WAS SATURDAY.) ON TUESDAY, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT FIND ANY CODES.

EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM THE RADIO HAD GONE OFF A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE DURING ANOTHER RAIN STORM, THEY DID NOT PUT IT IN THE SERVICE REPORT. NOR DID THEY MENTION THE RADIO GOING OUT A SECOND TIME AFTER THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I ASKED THEM IF HE PUT IN THE REPORT AND

HE SAID HE DID, BUT IT IS NOT ON THE REPORT.