Well, to my surprise, the dealer called today at 2:00pm Friday to tell me all was well with my VX. I stopped in after work to pick it up and get the low-down on what was wrong.

The technician told me he spent yesterday and a good portion of today tracking down the glitch. He said that a "common ground connection" located up under the dash behind the glove box was very loose. He said that as soon as he fixed it and re-attached the positive battery terminal all was well!

I only drove it 30 miles home from the dealer...but everything seems fine

Sure hope this nips it in the bud!