general problems of the 2006 Dodge Durango

The vehicle operated for 60 miles on the highway prior to the collision. Road conditions were snow packed, and the ambient temperature was -1 degree ferhenheit. The vehicle was preparing to stop at an intersection. The driver was in the act of braking and slowed to about 1-2 mph. Suddenly, the vehicle began accelerating without control into the intersection. The driver slammed on the brakes while the wheels spunout on the road. Another vehicle collided with the Dodge Durango at about 45 mph damaging the left side and injuring the left rear passenger and the right rear passenger. The accelorator stopped with the collision although the vehicle engine was still running.

We were driving our 2006 Dodge Durango for about 5 minutes when all of a sudden the dash board lights started flashing. My husband was able to veer off the road on a side street and coast down into a parking lot. By this point the car was completely unresponsive. Smoke started to come out of the vehicle vents on the dashboard. We thought maybe a part broke at first. My husband opened the hood and there was no visible fires and not a lot of smoke. Smoke started coming more and more quickly out of the vents. We got our 3 children out of the car. By this point smoke was billowing out. My husband ran into a building and called for help. The business gave us a fire extinguisher and called the fire department. As my husband ran back to the Durango flames he saw the dashboard start to collapse. Next thing we knew flames were flying up the front window. He used the fire extinguisher on it. The fireman arrived and helped make sure the fire was completely out.

Upon turning into parking lot of local store, car shut down and system locked up. No power steering and no engine light came on. Was able to steer car to parking space, stop and restart vehicle. This is the second occurence in 2 weeks. Same scenario, going slow in parking lot and vehicle shuts down. Another problem has come up now when after I start the vehicle in the morning, it surges from 1000 rpm to 2000 back and forth for about 10-15 seconds. My questions for the Durango makers is when will their be a total recall on these SUV's?.