"Nobody likes a mystery novel without an ending."

So true. I was hooked by the story. Impressed by the thoughtful responses...then gravely disappointed.

I was hoping it was a once-common-on-this-board ABS resoldering scenario.
Remember those? They'd happen with regularity.
Spurious weirdness would light up warning lights and darken displays.

The car likely got as far as a Phillie or Newark where it was dismantled or thrown in an alutriating shredder.

Sad fate for an "extra car".