November 30, 2006

LIBERTY, NEON INSTRUMENT-PANEL FIRES SUSPECTED

DaimlerChrysler AG's Jeep Liberty sport-utility vehicles and Dodge Neon small cars are being investigated by a U.S. safety agency after reports of overheating in dashboards and steering columns, the Detroit News reports.

“The Liberty inquiry covers 2006 models, after three reports of fires that appeared to start in a heating and air-conditioning unit under the dashboard, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its Web site. The Neon probe involves complaints that headlights in 2002 and 2003 models malfunctioned and, in some cases, smoke came out of the steering column area and plastic trim started to melt, the agency said.”

Posted by MVHAP at November 30, 2006 06:09 PM