Q: Thunderstorm caused intake to flood into engine and car stalled

asked by on July 08, 2016

I was told that my car needed to have the air intake and the computer chips replaced, which the auto shop did. However, they placed them very low, within 1 foot from the ground. We had a serious thunderstorm and the streets were flooded. When I tried to drive my car, it instantly stalled. There wasn’t even time to put on my brakes. It was So fortunate that no one was behind me or they would have hit me. The auto repair shop told me that the intake had sucked up the rain water into the car’s engine and that is what caused my car to stall. Do you agree with their assessment and can you give me any new information about what else they should look for? Thanks.

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