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Thanks, Klaus. I'll keep that good information in mind for future disasters that I hope never happen. The problem turned out to be a failing battery. Boy, these modern electronic, fancy cars sure go nuts when the power isn't perfect!
An hour of getting out the battery*, taking it down to the auto parts store, buying new battery, installing, etc. - and it seems to be fine.
I'm confused by auto batteries. Over the years, I've seen more sudden failures than I have slow decline. My wife drove that car to an appointment yesterday, half an hour each way, and it was fine. Then, last night, she tried to move it down the driveway, and the battery was bad.
By the way, Klaus, do you EVER sleep? Seems I can rely on you to post the first response - and I am always very grateful!
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*The battery is in a box at the back of the engine compartment. The hold down is at the right front corner of the box, with one battery cable running above it, and about an inch of clearance to the side of the box. Once again, as I have often been over the years, I was grateful for all the yard sale tool purchases I've made; I was able to reach the hold down, once the 6" long bolt was removed, with a spring installation tool, a long, thin hook on a handle. I used the same tool to manipulate the hold down into position when installing the new battery. Why, oh why, do the engineers assume everyone's got 8" long fingers the thickness of feeler gauges, and the flexibility and strength of squid tentacles?
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