DRIVING AT APPROX 50-55 MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY JERKED SEVERAL TIMES, LIKE A SUDDEN HARD BRAKE, THEN LET LOOSE. DID THIS INTERMITTENTLY A FEW TIMES THEN NO MORE ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, IT DID ONE HARD SUDDEN JERK, SO I PULLED OVER. THE CAR DID NOT MOVE IN DRIVE AFTER THAT, HAD TO BE TOWED, SINCE THE FRONT AXLE BROKE FROM THE SUDDEN JERKING. THE JERKING OR BRAKING, AS IT SEEMED, WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS IT FELT LIKE IT WOULD THROW ME OFF THE ROAD OR SOMEONE FROM BEHIND WOULD HIT ME. THE CAR'S TIRES SQUEALED BECAUSE IT JERKED SO HARD AND IT WOULD THROW MY HEAD AGAINST THE HEAD REST. VERY FRIGHTENING AT 55 MILES AN HOUR!! I TOOK IT IN AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SENDING DEBRIS INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO PLUG UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS TRYING TO GO INTO 2 GEARS AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING IT TO STOP SUDDENLY, THEN LET LOOSE. IT DOES THIS AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING WHEN IT HAS WARMED UP THE FLUIDS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE, AS THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE THEY SAID. COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY IF IT HAPPENS ON ICY ROADS OR IN TRAFFIC!! THANKFULLY I DID NOT HAVE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AND THAT IT IS NOT WINTER, BECAUSE IT COULD VERY EASILY HAVE THROWN ME INTO ANOTHER CAR OR ANOTHER CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND OR LOST CONTROL ON AN ICY ROADWAY AND SPUN INTO THE DITCH OR WORSE, BEEN KILLED!! IT VERY MUCH SCARED THE MECHANIC WHEN HE DROVE IT AL