Car Trouble

Car wouldn't start this morning. Couldn't even unlock the doors. Had to call a neighbor to take me to both community rooms so I could drop off the monthly newsletters. Then I called my long-time car guy. He drove over and jumped it and we went to the shop. Nothing wrong with battery - it is strong. But he said electrical needed to be checked by the dealer.

I came home and made an appointment with the dealer for Monday morning at 7 am and will have to leave it there for a few days. They'll have a Lyft driver bring me back as it's across town.

But if it doesn't start Monday morning, I'll call a tow truck. Not looking forward to the diagnosis and/or cost of this one.

More than that, I searched online for my year, make and model, and "electrical problems" and it turns out this is pretty common with some of these. And when it begins, it doesn't seem to have a real solution. Some folks reported hatch back doors not shutting enough and draining battery but no icon on dash as warning, others that cars wouldn't totally shut off, and so on. Didn't look like they had ever found a real solution.

In my case, it began last weekend on Saturday when I noticed my lights didn't go out after I power-shut my trunk door so I tried again and again and finally closed it manually with a hard slam and have kept doing that. But twice, when I got in, in the morning, the dash display said it was "shutting down to conserve battery" as though it has been "on" the whole night, yet when I pressed ignition button nights before, it said it was "off."

My concern is being somewhere with a load of food back there, or 6 huge white bags of handmade items for homeless or babies and this happening. Or having someone with me and having to figure out how to get them home.

Sweet Lord Jesus, please thank the Father for me for this happening here at home before I was out and around. Thank you for my mechanic who quickly eliminated some causes and suggested the dealer and "electrical" issues. And thank you for helping me stay sane while I worried that I had done something wrong until I saw all those other similar situations documented. Please watch over me and this situation, help me stay calm and patient, and thank you for keeping me safe. I trust in you.