You don't say how quickly the battery goes dead. Does it take
several days from a full charge or is it just a few hours? Something in
the car is on. It may be something that's turned on or something that
has failed and does not shut off when it should. It is highly unlikely
that its the computer. Have you gone over the car at night checking
for a light that's on when it shouldn't be? You say the "supposed"
ignition switch. Which recall did you take it in for? Was it the ignition
switch or wasn't it? Surely you know. If it was the ignition recall, all
they do is replace the key and tumbler in the steering column,
because that's where the problem was. They do not get into other
components or wiring, so its not likely that has anything to do with it.
If the switch feels like it is working properly, it probably is. Why do
you not like Chevy products because cars older than 1975 are easier
to fix? That makes no sense at all. All older cars were easier to fix,
and no modern car, regardless of manufacturer is easy to fix. It has
nothing to do with it being a Chevy. And since you asked, what else
is wrong with this car that you have water in the trunk? The trunk and
the compartment where the battery is should be bone dry like it is in
my Cobalt. There are no electronics in the trunk. Just the battery,
which is just a power source, and its much drier there than it would be
under the hood. Have you never opened the hood of a car with the
battery in the engine compartment while at the carwash and hosed off
the engine, including the battery? I have, hundreds of times. It
doesn't hurt the battery in any way. Given your last couple of
comments I think it might be time to take your car to a shop and let a
technician find and fix the problem so your wife can enjoy her car
without having to worry about whether it will start of not every time she
gets in it. I too sometimes long for the old days when cars were
straight forward and you could do a lot of the repairs and maintenance
on your driveway with relative ease. On the other hand my Cobalt has
120,000 miles on it and looks and runs almost like new. The cars
from the 60s and 70s that I drove and loved were generally within
months of going to the crusher when they had that kind of miles.
Good luck with your car. Let us know what you find.
