Chrysler would, "if necessary, provide an upgrade to the rear structure of the vehicle to better manage crash forces in low-speed impacts." The company issued a statement saying that it had reached a compromise with NHTSA and would soon begin inspecting the 2002-2007 Liberty and 1993-1998 Grand Cherokee for problems. Not surprisingly, Chrysler soon changed its mind. In America, consumers tended to think kindly of Jeep, but after this news, shoppers saw Jeep in a decidedly negative light.
The story of Chrysler's refusal to carry out a federally recommended safety recall made headlines across the country, and Jeep's reputation suffered. Or, more specifically, " The company does not agree with NHTSA’s conclusions and does not intend to recall the vehicles cited in the investigation."Īnd that's when the crap hit the fan belt. Accordingly, ODI requests that Chrysler initiate a safety recall of these vehicles."Ĭhrysler's unusual answer? No. Regardless, the agency asked Chrysler to conduct a recall, stating that the " believes that the MY 1993-2004 Grand Cherokee and MY 2002-2007 Liberty contain defects related to motor vehicle safety. Two years later, NHTSA had attributed over 50 deaths to such fires, but CAS says that figure is far too conservative and that the real number is closer to 160. The fires seemed linked to the vehicles' gas tank, which is positioned just behind the rear axle, making it more vulnerable to rupture during accidents. The long, strange story of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty recall began back in 2009, when the watchdog group known as the Center for Auto Safety asked NHTSA to investigate Jeep models for fires resulting from rear-end collisions.
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