THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CROWDED ROADS. THE SECOND TIME ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON RT 29 JUST OUSIDE CHARLOTTESVILLE ON 4 APRIL 1999. AFTER ALMOST 2 HOURS OF DRIVING (SPEED 55 CRUISE CONTROL ON), THE CAR TRANSMISSION JERKED A BIT AND THEN WENT (SEEMINGLY) INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, NO RESPONSE. WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION THE CAR SLOWED QUICKLY. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, AND WERE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED (ALTHOUGH IN DRIVE). THE MOTOR SPUTTERED AND DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERHIP (LUSTINE) IN WOODBRIDGE. AFTER THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED OFF THE VEHICILE, I WAS ABLE TO START IT, PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND PARK IT. THE DEALERSHIP COULD ONLY FINFD IT LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX SOMETHING NOT BROKEN. ON 31 JULY 1999 RETURNING FROM NAGS HEAD, NC AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN JUST NORTH OF RICHMOND ON I95. EXCEPT THIS TIME WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, MOVING AT 65 (CRUISE CONTROL ON)(WITH SOME PEOPLE GOING FASTER) AND IN THE CENTER LANE. WHEN THE CAR FAILED (TOOK CRUISE CONTROL OFF, TRIED TO ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION ENGAGED, BUT SUDDENLY NO POWER/ACCELERATION/FORWARD MOMENTUM, WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED, AND AGAIN ALMOST IN A MAJOR COLLISION AS WE TRIED TO COAST OFF THE A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH A RAPIDLY DECELERATING MINIVAN. AGAIN, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AGAIN WE HAD IT TOWED ABOUT 100 MILES TO THE DEALER (LUSTINE). AGAIN, AFTER THE TOW, I COULD START AND MOVE THE CAR TO A PARKING SPACE. AGAIN, LUSTINE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. LEFT CAR AT DEALER FOR A WEEK (ALLOWED DEALER TO KEEP CAR & DRIVE IT A WEEK) DODGE TECH REP HAS NOT RESPONED TO DEALER CALLS. STORY IS INTERMITANT CAN'T BE FIXED.