I picked up an '08 FWD MMH last week (2/14/08) and have a few concerns/problems that I would love some feedback on.

1. Though more of a "bummer" than a "concern," when I arrived at the dealer to pick up my new MMH, the first thing I noticed was a nice round door ding on the front driver's side door. The dealership is taking care of it, but my "new" car is tainted already.

2. My bigger concern is what happened this morning. I had a stop to make on my way to work. Following that stop, when I got to the driveway of the parking lot that I was in, the vehicle stalled, the "stop safely now" light came on, and I got a message that the regenerative breaking had failed or was disabled. I tried to restart the vehicle, and it started on the first or second try, so I was able to get to work (approximately 8 miles away from my stop). But the break warning stayed on. When I got to work, I started and stopped the vehicle a couple of times, and the problem replicated once but then the vehicle worked fine. Neither the stop safely light nor breaking message came on again (after the replication). I haven't tried to start it since. I have seen threads containing horror stories of break-downs, tow-ins and run-arounds from dealers for similar problems. I've also seen posts where owners have had a similar problem once or twice, but then the problem just disappeared. Should I be worried?

3. This is my first hybrid, so I'm not used to the interaction between the ICE and the electric motor, and I was prepared for the vehicle to drive differently. But I wasn't prepared for the "jerking" or 'lurching" that occasionally occurs during deceleration, I believe as the ICE is shutting down. There is a sudden jerking motion that, while not causing whiplash, seems to be more significant than what would be commercially acceptable. Its kind of like riding with someone who has just learned to drive a car with a manual transmission, and hasn't got the hang of shifting. Has anyone heard of a problem like this? I plan to ask the dealer when I take it in to have the door ding taken care of, but I'd love more information if it is out there. I saw a posting from someone with a similar problem on another site, but there was no follow-up.

Thanks for any help you can give me.