Thanks very much for your response. I got my car back last week after 3 weeks in the shop. It seems to be just fine. I’m glad to hear your detailed reasoning, it makes me feel better. I was afraid I had jacked up my brand new car and it would always give me problems in the future. Other than a light overspray on the whole vehicle (which I am returning next week to be fixed) everything seems to be AOK! I will use this website in the future to ask mechanical questions, because it is very helpful.
Again - thanks.