Well, here's the latest: Took my car in this morning for the recall and the pop out of first issue. I didn't mention anything to the service writer about the TSB I was aware of, I want to test them to see if they are up on their stuff (does that make me an A-hole? I don't know, you decide).

I just got a call from the service writer with the inevitable "the tech can't duplicate your problem" deal. I explained the situations under which I was encountering the problem, but made it crystal clear that it was not a constant thing and was quite random. You might go two weeks without it happening and then have it happen twice on the same day. I then said I belonged to a Crossfire club where some Chrysler employees are members, and they've posted a TSB on it (thanks to DFW and others for doing this valued public service). So that's where we stand, she's going to check through the TSBs and will hopefully get this straightened out. In the meantime, I have a PT Cruiser Turbo to get me around. First time I've driven one of those. Not bad, feels like a minivan to me.