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AUTOS: Fire Risk Prompts Challenger Recall
Chrysler warns about 2,500 owners of V6-powered cars not to drive them until a potential short circuit can be repaired.
A possible fire hazard has prompted Chrysler to warn owners of Dodge Challengers with V6 engines not to drive their cars until they are fixed. (Photo: Dodge)
Chrysler Group is warning about 2,500 owners of 2013 Dodge Challengers with V6 engines built in December and January not to drive their cars because of a potential fire danger caused by a
short-circuit.
At least seven such fires have occurred, none causing injury, on Challengers built from Dec. 3, 2012, through Jan. 24, 2013, Chrysler spokesman Eric Mayne said Sunday. Another 1,900 cars manufactured during that period remain unsold on dealer lots and will be held for repairs.
The automaker is contacting owners by telephone and by mail to tell them to park their cars and immediately contact their dealers.
Because of the potential fire risk, the company is also advising owners not to park their vehicles in or near any structures until they are repaired. Chrysler said it will provide free loaner vehicles until repairs are complete.
Mayne said the cars covered by the recall are powered by 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engines. Chrysler said a single shipment of electrical components used with that specific engine arrived with an improper configuration at the Ontario factory where the car is built.
Workers at the Brampton factory in Ontario, Canada, attempted to fix the faulty components during production, but the repair led to the potential fire hazard, prompting the recall.
Challengers with V8 engines are unaffected, as are all Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s, which are also built on the same assembly line in Brampton, Ontario.
This story originally appeared at Autowek.com.
short-circuit.
At least seven such fires have occurred, none causing injury, on Challengers built from Dec. 3, 2012, through Jan. 24, 2013, Chrysler spokesman Eric Mayne said Sunday. Another 1,900 cars manufactured during that period remain unsold on dealer lots and will be held for repairs.
The automaker is contacting owners by telephone and by mail to tell them to park their cars and immediately contact their dealers.
Because of the potential fire risk, the company is also advising owners not to park their vehicles in or near any structures until they are repaired. Chrysler said it will provide free loaner vehicles until repairs are complete.
Mayne said the cars covered by the recall are powered by 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engines. Chrysler said a single shipment of electrical components used with that specific engine arrived with an improper configuration at the Ontario factory where the car is built.
Workers at the Brampton factory in Ontario, Canada, attempted to fix the faulty components during production, but the repair led to the potential fire hazard, prompting the recall.
Challengers with V8 engines are unaffected, as are all Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s, which are also built on the same assembly line in Brampton, Ontario.
This story originally appeared at Autowek.com.
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