Activist Ralph Nader Calls Jeep Grand Cherokee The Modern Day Pinto Over Fire Risks

Consumer activist Ralph Nader has called on Fiat to recall 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees made by Chrysler because of what he calls their vulnerability to fiery rear-end crashes.

U.S. safety regulators have been conducting an investigation and considering a recall of 3 million Grand Cherokees.

Nader said today that the Grand Cherokee from these years “is a modern-day Pinto for soccer moms” because the fuel tank is behind the rear axle below the rear bumper.
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Yonder7 - 1/26/2011 1:58:20 PM

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Upssss...

BondMI6 - 1/26/2011 2:24:15 PM

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Upssss.....????

What is upsss?

internationalmanofmystery - 1/26/2011 2:54:43 PM

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The opposite of downssss? :) Maybe he meant OOPS??

internationalmanofmystery - 1/26/2011 2:55:39 PM

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Sad, cause I like Jeep!

theoptimisticpessimist - 1/26/2011 4:09:06 PM

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Nader just trying to gab some attention. I have had 5 other these and never had a problem.

bfghemicuda - 1/26/2011 5:14:13 PM

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I thought Nader went into the ballon animal making business.

g2ok - 1/26/2011 5:17:10 PM

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Jeep should be recalled for safety if they can catch fire. This looks like a design level failure.

thstone - 1/26/2011 6:29:39 PM

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Nader is still alive? You sure?

uaw_lax - 1/26/2011 10:57:48 PM

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WOW!

atc98092 - 1/26/2011 8:21:12 PM

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He was an idiot in the 60s, and he still is.