Chrysler announced Friday it is recalling about 25,000 model year 2007 Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass vehicles due to sticky gas pedals. Now the Detroit automaker has two more recalls, and almost 600,000 vehicles total are affected.
The recalls involve five models in the United States, Reuters reports. Chrysler informed the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the potential safety issues last week.
About 284,831 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan (pictured above) minivans for model years 2008 and 2009 are affected by the recall. The minivans could develop a problem in the electrical system that could cause a short circuit in the latch for the sliding door, which could cause a fire.
About 288,968 Jeep Wranglers from model years 2007 to 2010 could experience leaking brake fluid which could cause brake failure.
These two new recalls are in addition to Friday’s recall for about 25,000 Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass vehicles with potential sticky gas pedals. The affected accelerator pedals were made by the same manufacturer as the ones involved in Toyota’s recall, but the underlying problem is reportedly unrelated.
Owners of the recalled vehicles will be notified by Chrysler this month and the automaker will fix the vehicles free of charge.
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