Sooooooo, almost half a year later (March 17th) - and another problem later ---> (ignition switch) I finally got to the TCS problem. Turns out that somehow the wire harness had come unplugged.

(VERY) Easy fix, and made cleaning (spilt Dr. Pepper) even easier.
New problem: Ignition switch - similar problem as most others have posted = full power, will not turn over. What worked for me (may not have been the actual cause of fix), I left the ignition turned to the ON position (while cleaning) for about 10 minutes, gave the key a turn to the START position and it fired right up. Returned to the house, for more rags - and a quick glance at AF for this problem. Returned to the car with rags (and Tri-flow - outta WD40) in hand and seems to be running fine, for now.
Thanks to those that have posted a help fix for me (LittleHoov, Harman, and Ruley)!!!!!!!!!