Yeah Tone I did, all what you said. I even got a Q-tip and swabbed the hole which the pintle moves up and down in, and then in the large hole to clean the shaft portion of the pintle, it is spotless. Even tried lubing up the shaft and pintle head a bit with hi temp grease as a last ditch resort, but believe its just the solenoid itself that is bad. Found a $140 new one at Autozone, put in earlier today and so far the light hasnt come back on, problem solved.
And oh yeah, spending $140 instead of the $300 the dealer was taking of my VX for trade in is well worth it!!! Plus I take pride in owning my vehicles and that they operate correctly, even when getting ride of it!