[sgvampyr]

muff34: Water in the dash, that makes sense now. But I'm pretty sure my windshield is ok, and all my seals were checked a month or two ago when I got my full tune-up. I'll drag the battery across the street to Autozone when I get a chance.

OverAllComa: The whirring ISN'T my fuel pump priming - I know what that sounds like because I had to replace my fuel pump at one point. The whirring is coming from the steering column/dash, and now I have people telling me it might be my ignition switch (which is located there.)

I know all my dash lights come on when I start the car - it's MY car! However, the theft light is the only one coming on, and it's also STAYING on. So unless for some reason the theft light uses less power than all my other dash LEDs (note the sarcasm), I'm guessing this may be significant and thus included it.

I'm just trying to give as much information about the problem as I can. I'm not a super-duper car knowledge guru, and I'm trying to LEARN, just like everyone else. I'd much rather try and troubleshoot the problem myself and fix it than just drag it somewhere and have a mechanic do it.