WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SPONTANEOUSLY GO INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT I HAD HIT THE SWITCH WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT SEEMED FINE. IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. ON ONE OCCASION IN 2003 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT LOCKED UP. IT WENT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND LUCKILY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BECAUSE THE FORCE WAS COMPARABLE TO SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES. I DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUT WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. RELUCTANTLY I DROVE IT HOME. I WAS REPEATEDLY TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THROUGH A PARKING LOT IT DECIDED TO GO INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I COULD NOT DRIVE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE THAT COULD BE FIXED BUT THAT MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT. ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS LATER I DROVE OFF WITH MY VEHICLE BELIEVING THAT IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. WITHIN LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF THE REPAIR I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN AND MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICKED IN. ONCE AGAIN SAVED BY THE SEATBELT, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WERE ONLY COVERED FOR 1 YEAR OR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES (NOT SURE ON THE MILES ?5000). THE DEALERSHI