For me, the benefit of deducting $59 interest is negligible and hence not worth much additional effort.
Considering the complexity of the Publication 936 specification for determining the deductible interest, it is obvious to me that, for all but the most trivial scenarios (e.g. mine), it is not possible for a single value in Box 2 ("fudged" or otherwise) to effect a correct result.
When I get some free time I plan to *call* TurboTax support and ask them to open a problem ticket.
FYI I see that there is at least one other community thread that is driven by this same deficiency.
