Chrysler has issued a recall of 278,222 light trucks and sport utility vehicles here in the United States. The reason: bad rear axles. Specifically, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the rear axle pinion nut may lack a necessary adhesive patch, which could cause the nut to loosen. If this happens, the axle can lock up, which could cause all sorts of havoc on the road. This is an expansion of the rear axle recall announced in October of last year, where 44,300 Ram 1500 and Dodge Dakota models were being called in. At that time, 12 accidents had been ... Read More

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First Chrysler hybrid goes to ... Lee Iacocca 1223386380

Lee Iacocca, the man that many ascribe Chrysler's pivotal '80s K-Car, minivan and government loan guarantees to, has just been delivered the keys to the first Chrysler hybrid vehicle. It is a bit interesting to compare the time period in which Iacocca first took the helm of the Chrysler Corporation with that of today. In the early '80s, Chrysler was ...
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ABG First Drive: 2009 Chrysler Aspen/Dodge Durango 2-Mode hybrids 1217563260

Click the Aspen Hybrid for a high-res galleryThis summer, Chrysler hits the market with the 2-Mode hybrid Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen. Chrysler and former owner Daimler partnered with General Motors and BMW back in 2006 to help bring the 2-Mode hybrid system to light-duty vehicles. The setup was originally developed for use in buses by Allison ...
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Chrysler offering even more incentives to close out July 1217019540

The automotive sales sector is in a major state of flux as consumers continue to run from SUVs and pickup trucks into smaller, more fuel efficient cars. One manufacturer hit especially hard by this transition is Chrysler, a company that recently posted the worst fleet average fuel economy numbers of all major automakers in the U.S. due to its truck-heavy ...
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Hole in One this weekend earns LPGA golfer one of first Aspen Hybrids 1212178560

Last summer Ichiro Suzuki was selected as the MVP of the baseball All-Star game and got the keys to one of the first Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrids. At the time, those SUVs were still more than six months away from production. This year, Chrysler is getting ready to launch their own full-size hybrid SUVs and they may be awarding one of the early production ...
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Press: Chrysler to cut its SUV offerings in half 1206365280

It's no secret that Chrysler has some overlapping models in its lineup. Case(s)-in-point: it's hard to make a rational argument that Jeep should be offering both the Compass and Patriot (not to mention Dodge selling the Patriot's platform sibling, the Caliber) or the Grand Cherokee and the Commander. The Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango barely pretend to ...
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2007 LA Auto Show videos: green cars, Hemi hybrid joke, Toyota FCHV 1195392720

The video above is a very good tour of all the green cars at the LA Auto Show in just 3 minutes. The tour guide has great observations and funny lines like the Volt was missing and he hoped this was not "a shadow of things to come." Below the fold are two more videos from the show and the first is a presentation of GM's hemi hybrid Chrysler Aspen hybrid and ...
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Chrysler announces Aspen Two-Mode hybrid 1177959780

Considering that the Aspen is nothing more than a rebadged and gussied up Dodge Durango, it should come as no surprise that today Chrysler has announced a hybrid version of its ute to accompany the Dodge Durango Hybrid on the market in 2008. Both the Durango and the Aspen will feature a Two-Mode hybrid system – the one developed jointly with General ...
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Chrysler announces Aspen Two-Mode hybrid 1177956060

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Chrysler_announces_hybrid_Aspen_SUV_with_5_7L_Hemi_V8'; In a move that would have come as a surprise only if it hadn't happened, Chrysler has announced that the Aspen SUV will join the Dodge Durango early next year in getting a hybrid drivetrain. The Durango hybrid had already been announced and Chrysler has now ...
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Boston congressman's campaign pays for his Chrysler Aspen 1165874160

Want a $45,000 new vehicle but don't want to pay for it? Easy! Have your constituents pay for it. Of course, this requires crossing over to the dark side running for and winning a congressional seat, but once clear of that hurdle, it's fat city! US Representative Stephen Lynch has been seen wheeling around in a Chrysler Aspen. We wouldn't care so much, but ...
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TTAC hands out TWAT awards 1163021700

The votes are in, the judges have, uh, judged and it's official: Democrats control the House.No, wait. Wrong election. The Truth About Cars readers and staff have chosen the 2006 winners (losers?) of The Worst Automobile Today award.For those with stomachs too queasy or hearts too weak to read criticism of the domestic auto industry, we recommend you find ...