Most of the modern cars are equipped with lots of technologies which can make our life better. Even though these systems are almost perfect sometimes it can go wrong. FCA officially announced recall of 4.8 million vehicles in United States with over cruise control problem in which the cruise control won’t automatically turn off.
The adaptive cruise control system works with monitoring the car ahead in which when the car infront accelerates automatically the following car will accelerate and brake accordingly to keep a safe distance. FCA explain the scenario as when the cruise control is engaged in affected vehicles and when the car need to accelerate there’s a short-circuit in a “specific electrical network”.
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FCA Chief Technical Compliance Office and Head of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance for the NAFTA region, Mark Chernoby said that Notwithstanding the extraordinary circumstance that must exist before a customer would experience a problem, we are taking this action because we are fully committed to vehicle safety.
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The models which affected were manufactured from 2014-2018 and the vehicles include new Wrangler, Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Ram trucks, Dodge Durango, Dodge Journey, Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler 300 and Chrysler 200. The recall will extend to other countries including Canada, Mexico and others.
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