Almost 200,000 Jeep 4xe Vehicles Recalled for Fire Risk

Jeep’s popular 4xe powertrain offers a compelling blend of efficiency and off-road capability, but they aren’t immune to issues. The automaker is recalling almost 200,000 vehicles equipped with the plug-in hybrid system due to an increased fire risk, though the issue is likely only present in a small number of the recalled population.

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  • Victor The US factories will never be able to compete with chinese labor, and that's the main issue. Maybe the liberal in you won't care. The economy will, though
  • ToolGuy I spend my money on gasoline, taxes and food. (Also taxes on gasoline and taxes on food.) No money left for flood-damaged cars, and that is how I avoid buying flood-damaged cars.
  • ToolGuy How about hybrids? Thanks.
  • Chris P Bacon So Ganley is on the hook for $3.5 million in deductibles. A lot of dealers in Florida build parking structures to both keep cars out of the sun and above ground level. $3.5 million would buy a lot of concrete. Looking at the website, it appears this is a new building, so it's doubly stupid to not have built something to protect the inventory. Most of Ganley's dealerships are in Northeast Ohio, so car prices will be going up in Cleveland.
  • Paul Interesting. There was a video going around TikTok the other day of a new looking Jeep sitting on the shoulder of the 407 (Toronto) competely ablaze.