Hi @DavidHomer
Welcome to the Sonos Community!
We don’t recommend the use of real names in a public space on the internet - if you’d like to change it, please PM me an alternative username and I’ll change it for you.
As for the issue, I presume you have tried rebooting the speaker by removing power for a time? If not please do so.
If that doesn’t help, I recommend you get in touch with our technical support team, who have tools at their disposal that will allow them to give you advice specific to your Sonos system and what it reports. If it turns out there’s a fault with the touch-sensitive sensors on the top, I’m sure we could arrange a replacement for you. Sorry to hear you had trouble with the chat link - please try a phone call, if you can do so during the time the lines are open.
If you have trouble getting in touch, please try a factory reset, though please be aware that as this is your only Sonos speaker, doing so with erase all Sonos playlists and favourites, as well as linked accounts, from your speaker permanently. I recommend you also reset the Sonos app to ease setup after the speaker reset - you’ll need to Create a New System.
I hope this helps.