Chrysler recall involves 350K vehicles from 2008 for ignition problem
聽Chrysler Group LLC, a unit of聽Fiat SpA, said it will recall about 350,000聽vehicles聽from the 2008 model year because of a condition that may cause the ignition key to get stuck or inadvertently move.
In some cases, the ignition switch could upon startup not stop at the "on" position and instead go to "accessory" or "off" positions, which could kill the engine and keep the front air bags from working, the company said.
A more likely occurrence in the affected聽vehicles, Chrysler said, is that the ignition key may not fully return to the "on" position from "start," which could keep the windshield wipers and defroster from working. Air bags will continue to work if this situation occurs, the company said.
Chrysler said it knows of no injuries or deaths related to the issue in the recalled聽vehicles, and knows of one reported "minor" crash.
Affected聽vehicles聽are the 2008 model year聽Dodge Charger聽and聽Magnum,聽Chrysler 300聽and聽Jeep's Grand聽Cherokee聽and Commander.
The recall affects about 292,000聽vehicles聽in the United States, 19,000 in聽Canada, 5,000 in聽Mexico聽and 33,300 outside聽North America.
Chrysler's statement on the recall is below:聽
聽Chrysler Group LLC, a unit of聽Fiat SpA, said it will recall about 350,000聽vehicles聽from the 2008 model year because of a condition that may cause the ignition key to get stuck or inadvertently move.
In some cases, the ignition switch could upon startup not stop at the "on" position and instead go to "accessory" or "off" positions, which could kill the engine and keep the front air bags from working, the company said.
A more likely occurrence in the affected聽vehicles, Chrysler said, is that the ignition key may not fully return to the "on" position from "start," which could keep the windshield wipers and defroster from working. Air bags will continue to work if this situation occurs, the company said.
Chrysler said it knows of no injuries or deaths related to the issue in the recalled聽vehicles, and knows of one reported "minor" crash.
Affected聽vehicles聽are the 2008 model year聽Dodge Charger聽and聽Magnum,聽Chrysler 300聽and聽Jeep's Grand聽Cherokeeand Commander.
The recall affects about 292,000聽vehicles聽in the United States, 19,000 in聽Canada, 5,000 in聽Mexico聽and 33,300 outside聽North America.
It is similar to a previous recall of about 890,000聽vehicles聽produced from January 2007 to June 2010 in which the ignition switch could slip from the "run" position to "accessory" position while driving. This shuts the engine and disables the air bags. No injuries were related to this recall, Chrysler said. (Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli and Alden Bentley)
