Macbook Pro Shutting off for no reason

I purchased my MacBook Pro in June 2010 and have never had any problems with it.  The back left foot by the charger fell off a while ago but it didn't seem to be an issue. Tonight my computer has shut off unexpectedly twice when it was plugged in.  The screen goes black, the charger light goes black, and when I try to press the side to see the illuminated battery light it doesn't light up even though I know it has charge.  I press the power button and it won't work for a few minutes. When it starts working and does restart the clock says its the year 2000.  It only turns off like this when I lean the computer on its left side.  Can someone please help me??!

keb0814 wrote:
Okay any idea how much this will cost to fix?
If it's just the MagSafe board, I'd guess somewhere under $200; if it requires replacing the entire logic board, somewhere around $1000 and probably not worth it, depending on which MBP you have.

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