nulu and Paulwho, thank you. I assume the M.E. ENGINE CONTROL UNIT / ME CU referenced in both posts are the same part.
I may try heating the ECU as nulu suggested and see if it causes the problem to occur. And I will look at the front SAM on the car. Or in all honesty I may just provide this information to the tech at MB Austin on Tuesday. I like this car and the way it drives, but I don't really like working on it very much. "Luckily" my old 300D and Caddy allow me to turn a wrench every once in a while and feel like I know something about cars.
I appreciate everyone's input. If anyone has any other ideas, please let me know. I will post the eventual result when the issue is solved. Even if it involves me buying a new Honda Pilot which is, I'm pretty sure, how my wife would like me to solve the issue.
