Vehicle Fires

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
6/15/11

MILLIONS of Jeep Grand Cherokees from the 1993 through 2004 model years are particularly susceptible to fires when struck from behind and should be recalled, an auto safety group says, based on its review of three independently conducted crash tests, including one performed last month.

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The Center for Auto Safety is demanding the
government recall 2.2 million Jeep Grand Cherokees,
model years 1993 through 2004, because of what
they say is a defective fuel tank design that can cause
the gas tank to rupture in a crash.

“For the Center for Auto Safety, this is the most
dangerous vehicle on the road today and we want it
recalled,” said Clarence Ditlow, executive director of

Karco 50 MPH Vehicle to Vehicle 30% Offset Rear Impact 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee – 1/14/11

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by David Kiley

Consumer activist Ralph Nader has called on Italian automaker Fiat to recall 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees made by Chrysler because of what he calls their vulnerability to catching fire in rear-end crashes.

Chrysler sold the bulk of its assets to Fiat in 2009.

Harald Wester                            February 8, 2011
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Dear Mr. Wester:

Neil Roland
Automotive News | December 13, 2010 – 12:01 am EST

https://www.autonews.com/article/20101213/OEM01/312139975/1252

In 2006, a 4-year-old Texas girl died of severe burns when the 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by her mother was hit from behind by another car and burst into flames, police and autopsy reports show.