Fire Defect News Today

A new class-action suit claims that a recall isn't enough

Small children in the back seats of these vehicles are vulnerable. >> we have never seen a fire defect like this where children in child seats are being burned to death because the parents cant get them out of the vehicle fast enough after the rear impact that causes the fire. i mean, its a horrible death. and if for no other reason alone, chrysler should do a recall to save the kids. >> reporter: countrihryslechryse to the recall request? in a word, no. in a rare move, the car company is basica...

Fatal rear impact crashes involving grand cherokees, the government writes chrysler, resulting in 44 deaths. and at least five fatal rear impact crashes involving the liberty that have resulted in seven deaths. nhtsa tells chrysler, the grand cherokee and liberty are poor performers. nhtsa says the chrysler vehicles are twice as likely to burst into flames when compared to other vehicles in their same peer group. the problem, according to the government, is the integrity of the fuel tank system,...

Fatal rear impact crashes involving grand cherokees, the government writes chrysler, resulting in 44 deaths. and at least five fatal rear impact crashes involving the liberty that have resulted in seven deaths. nhtsa tells chrysler, the grand cherokee and liberty are poor performers. nhtsa says the chrysler vehicles are twice as likely to burst into flames when compared to other vehicles in their same peer group. the problem, according to the government, is the integrity of the fuel tank system,...