NHTSA Complaint #10316980 — 2007 DODGE DURANGO

HAD OWNED OUR 2007 DODGE DURANGO FOR OVER 2 MONTHS, AND HAD BEEN DRIVING IT WITH NO PROBLEMS ON SNOW, SLUSH, ETC. ON DEC 29TH, 2009, I SLOWLY PULLED INTO MY IN-LAWS' DRIVEWAY AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND HIT BRAKES AGAIN, THOUGH IT DID SLIDE INTO MY FATHER-IN-LAW'S CAR BEFORE I COULD STOP. CONSIDERING THE SLUSH, I THOUGHT PERHAPS I WAS CONFUSED IN THE COMMOTION AND MAYBE IT WAS JUST A SKID. HOWEVER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY, AT AN INTERSECTION I WAS APPROACHING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. RIGHT AT THE MOMENT THE CAR "SHOULD" HAVE STOPPED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND I HAD TO AGAIN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THEN QUICKLY PRESS ON IT HARD SO THAT I WOULD STOP. THANKFULLY THE CAR APPROACHING FROM THE LEFT HAD NOT YET REACHED THE INTERSECTION YET. MY SISTER-IN-LAW ALSO FELT THE SURGE AND ASKED ME WHAT IT WAS. I TOLD HER THAT IT WAS WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THAT WAS OVER 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER PROBABLY WON'T DO ANY GOOD BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CONSISTENTLY OCCURRING PROBLEM AND THEY LIKELY WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED. HOWEVER, I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT IT, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE RECENT BRAKE FAILURES/SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENCES I AM HEARING ABOUT... I HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE BEFORE. *TR