Thanks for the information.

It's weird: You've got like more than the double on your odo than I do, still on the first battery (i guess) yet I'm extremely concerned if my car will just handle the next year without major repairs @ 105,000 miles.

Update on the lights: Not on once since my "incident" last week. No rain over here ever since (hint?).

 

Withn 226k on my standard '05, I've forgotten what the dash looked like before those lights came on. I have weird moments where I get awesome (pre ima death) mileage (57 ish) that keeps me from selling the car. even on a bad day it above 40. What I really need is the dark magic that will fix this huge dead weight battery! Please share the magic.

 

Mrkcohen, how is the mileage comparing after you lost the assist?

 

Get an an inexpensive OBDII scanner from any autoparts store and clear the codes yourself. It plugs into the computer interface connector just under the dash, driver's side, near your right knee.