NFS Rivals on PS4: Vehicle will stop taking inputs...

I post this here, as I'm ONLY having the issue while playing NFS Rivals.  I'll be racing along and all of a sudden the car will lock the steering hard left and the pedal will be floored.  Eventually I will get control of the cars pedal and steering again, but minutes later it will happen again...It won't matter if the vehicle is heavily damaged or fresh from the repair shop (I thought maybe bad steering from damage at first).  

I've disconnected the Dualshock 4 controller from the PS4 and reconnected it.  I did the reset button on the back of the controller.  Both over a few days thinking maybe it was the controllers problem.  But I play BF4, and never have an issue.

TO cover other things I notice, but may mean nothing:  When in the menu, the controller color is blue, when it switches into the game, the controller turns to red.  I can play a few hour a day with no issues.  Then turn it on the next day and have nothing but issues.  I've played both connected using the supplied USB cord that came with the controller and I've played wireless.  Either way, it does the loss of control thing.  Its maddening to say the least!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks!