Gilly, from under the car, I can barely get a finger tip on the solenoid. There is no way to get at the solenoid connecttor with out removing lots of stuff. It is buried above the foreward drive shaft, heat shields, and downpipes.

There was no 'malfunction' display in the speedo.

I was hoping to hot wire the solenoid, through a moentary contact switch, to turn the engine over (with key switched ON) and start the car next time this happens; ...or if I do get power to the solenoid, and it does not turn over, this indicates a starter problem.

The shop found no codes, and the problem is intermittent with an occurence every three months. The shop suspected the EIS electronic ignition switch, but I would like to nail the diagnosis before we start throwing $1000 parts at it.

After two hours, so far, the car has restarted. This is my wife's car.