Crown Victory had to be recalled for a less deaths than this.
Consumers will run, not walk, in the other direction if they hear that a company is not willing to err on the side of safety.
Jeeps are frequently family vehicles. It just isn't a good idea to refuse to do the right thing. They cannot dismiss 44 deaths as nothing to worry about. The FIRST one was something to worry about.
No lie, in my neighborhood alone there are three new Jeeps for private sale. They are not trading them in, they are getting rid of them. They don't want them. They are selling them now before their value falls any further. This neighborhood survives on 4-wheel drive and front wheel drive. So, this is something these folks are not going to deal with, they want out.
The dealers probably don't want them either. That is probably why they are being sold privately. If dealers can't move them off their used lots they won't take them. Not around here. The market is fairly specific. If the vehicles aren't valued in a real way they won't be on found on lots for sale.
Jeeps were hard to come by, they were so popular. That's all changing.
Yep, the dealers that still have Jeeps are making them down. Jeep has a problem now.
2005 Jeep Liberty Limited 4WD
155243 miles
$6,500
Special $5,990
Last Updated 1 hour ago
2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD
114304 miles
$7,500
Special $6,900
Last Updated 1 hour ago
2007 Jeep Compass Sport
98211 miles
$10,999
Special $8,999
Last Updated 4 hours ago
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD
119416 miles
$8,995
Special $7,600
Last Updated 20 hours ago
2002 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD
109311 miles
$5,990
Special $5,690
Last Updated 2 days ago
2006 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD
76000 miles
$11,790
Special $10,990
Last Updated 8 days ago
Ya think I'm jokin'. Not. People don't want these machines anymore. The dealers are dumping them as fast as they can. They can't unload them fast enough. Give 'em another 24 hours and they'll be selling them "Buy one, get one free."
James R. HealeyNo lie, in my neighborhood alone there are three new Jeeps for private sale. They are not trading them in, they are getting rid of them. They don't want them. They are selling them now before their value falls any further. This neighborhood survives on 4-wheel drive and front wheel drive. So, this is something these folks are not going to deal with, they want out.
The dealers probably don't want them either. That is probably why they are being sold privately. If dealers can't move them off their used lots they won't take them. Not around here. The market is fairly specific. If the vehicles aren't valued in a real way they won't be on found on lots for sale.
Jeeps were hard to come by, they were so popular. That's all changing.
Yep, the dealers that still have Jeeps are making them down. Jeep has a problem now.
2005 Jeep Liberty Limited 4WD
155243 miles
$6,500
Special $5,990
Last Updated 1 hour ago2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD
114304 miles
$7,500
Special $6,900
Last Updated 1 hour ago2007 Jeep Compass Sport
98211 miles
$10,999
Special $8,999
Last Updated 4 hours ago2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD
119416 miles
$8,995
Special $7,600
Last Updated 20 hours ago2002 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD
109311 miles
$5,990
Special $5,690
Last Updated 2 days ago2006 Jeep Liberty Sport 4WD
76000 miles
$11,790
Special $10,990
Last Updated 8 days agoYa think I'm jokin'. Not. People don't want these machines anymore. The dealers are dumping them as fast as they can. They can't unload them fast enough. Give 'em another 24 hours and they'll be selling them "Buy one, get one free."
11:40 a.m. EDT June 6, 2013
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (click here) sent the automaker a letter late Monday asking it to recall the 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty. NHTSA says the rear-mounted gas tanks in those vehicles are too vulnerable to leaking and catching fire in a rear-end crash.
Chrysler said Tuesday it "disagrees with NHTSA's recall request," and won't honor it.
Government data show 44 deaths in 32 rear-end crashes and fires involving the Grand Cherokees that it wants recalled, and seven deaths in five Liberty rear-impact/fire crashes....
