I really hope it stays that way for you Rusty.
I was at a gas station this morning when a lady in a black 08-09 MKZ pulled in next to me. I took a look at her dash and it was buckled just like mine with the passenger side defroster grid popped up out of position. She said hers had been like that a year or so and her dealer refused to repair it under ESP. She was quoted close to $3000 to repair it, like me, she chose to pass.