To All:
The symptoms quoted are caused by the alternator. It apparently loads
so badly that it groans and sounds atrocious. The strange mix of
warning lights are due to a low charge current and/or voltage. I
replaced the alternator (not as easy as it looks) and all is well now.
Dolph

> >(Groaning gets) louder when I accelerate. Just last night I was driving home and
> > the battery light, brake light, and the door/trunk lights all came on.