the matter


the matter (http://definr.com/the matter)

     adj : not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone
           completely haywire"; "the telephone is out of order";
           "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?";
           "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss(p),
           awry(p), haywire, out of order(p), the matter(p),
            wrong(p)]