UPON TAKING AN EXIT RAMP FROM THE FREEWAY I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND PLACED IT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, THEN I NOTICED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLASHING TOO. AFTER SLUGGISHLY LURCHING MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I READ THAT THE MANUAL SAID TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND CYCLE THE IGNITION. UPON DOING THIS THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THEN, IT DID IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY UNDER VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AND BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND SOME LUGGING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF A SEMI HAD BEEN BEHIND US, THERE IS NO WAY HE COULD HAVE STOPPED SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID A COLLISION. I FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ETC ON THE INTERNET, BUT NOBODY TAKING ACTION. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO FILE A LAWSUIT FIRST? BECAUSE I WILL..... *TR