Many, Many Thanks, mborodi!

I have been all over this forum looking for this guy and it doesn't appear that he is a member. So how committed to his VX can he be?

I'm encouraged by this "Transmission flush and a tune up in April of 04. Radiator hoses replaced in 2011" and that work was done by a dealer. It tells me he may not be a mechanic but was keeping up the scheduled maintenance.

I will have to look into "Induction System". Not sure what they mean by this.
It could be the MAF sensor went bad or was clogged, it could be a hose leak, it could be the dealer "forgot" to fully seat the PCV valve. Or my usual problem of clogged Idle Air Control valve. Who knows.

Does the VX have a weak spot (Achilles Heel) in the Induction system that I should be aware of?

Thanks again for the carfax check.