Chrysler recalling nearly 189,000 SUVs
Source: AP-EXCITE
By TOM KRISHER
DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler is recalling almost 189,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos in the U.S. to fix a fuel pump problem that can cause the SUVs to stall.
But a safety advocate says the recall doesn't cover enough models, contending the same problem can happen in millions of other Chrysler, Jeep and Ram vehicles.
The recall, posted Saturday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers some 2011 models with 3.6-liter V6 or 5.7-liter V8 engines. Chrysler says a relay can fail, increasing the risk of a crash, although the company said that as of Aug. 25, it wasn't aware of any crashes or injuries.
The company began looking into the problem in October of 2013 and traced it to a spring that can become deformed because of heat.
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SUVs are gas-guzzling obscenities sold to a dumbfounded public, to convince them to buy vehicles that are, technically, "trucks".
Trucks have a much higher tariff protection than cars, the US auto industry can't compete on a level playing field with foreign cars, so the US auto industry rolled out a massive advertising campaign, decades ago, to convince American males that they cannot be real men unless they drive SUVs.
Sigh.... 
Silly ... 
