2010. they say they met the standards. fwhut a june 3rd letter to chrysler, the agency said bluntly, the existence of a minimum standard does not require nhtsa to ignore deadly problems. chrysler responded in a statement saying, we believe nhtsa s initial conclusions are based on an incomplete analysis of the underlying data and we re committed to continuing working with the agency to resolve this disagreement. but it s the dat why that is scaring some consumer advocates. the center for auto safety says it s data shows the risk of fire for a grand cherokee in the model years in question is more than 20 times greater than the risk in a comparable ford explorer. chrysler says their gas tanks on these vehicles were built according to government safety standards available at this time and basically that there is no problem that the number of people who died in rear end collisions is far lower than safety organizations are alleging. and at any rate, it s less than
the industry average for that type of vehicle built at that time. reporter: recalls are not unusual. fwhut is the first time since 1996 that an automaker has challenged a recall demand from the nhtsa. that case also involved chrysler and the company prevailed in a two-year federal court battle. athena jones, cnn, washington. i m just looking at the value of the bailout from the american government to chrysler when it went into bankruptcy in 2009. the u.s. government gave it billions of dollars. it s interesting on the other end you got now chrysler telling the government, no. yeah, thanks for your money but, no, we re not going to take your suggestions for the recall. that s nice. good investment. a baseball bombshell. the commissioner ready to suspend 0 players for doping. 20 players. we re live with the latest. been all fun and games here at the hutchison household. but one dark stormy evening. there were two things i could tell: she needed a good meal and a good family. so w
safety. chrysler is refusing to recall almost 3 million jeeps because of a fire risk, despite accidents like this one. a fiery crash on a houston highway t. burned out wreck belongs to the driver of a jeep cherokee. the fire started when the car was hit from behind and burst into flames. the driver died. now he is one of the more than 50 people who have died after their jeeps caught on fire following a rear-end collision. athena jones has been following the story for us. athenna, why won t chrysler recall these vehicles? chrysler says they haven t had a full analysis of the data. i can tell you this is an unusual story. it is also important for anyone s concern for the government s ability to regulate our roads. in a rare act of defiance, car company giant chrysler refuses to recall almost 2.7 million vehicles as requested by the national highway traffic safety
but complaints about drivers needing to press hard on the brake pedal. affected owners, notified by mail. they will contact you. toyota stock down nearly 3%. chrysler is refusing to recall 2.7 million jeep grand cherokees and liberties. the national highway traffic safety administration, recommending a recall of vehicles after reports of hundreds of fires and deaths. ith the first time since 1996 that an automaker has challenged a recall. chrysler believes the government s concludes are based on an incomplete analysis of under lying data. chrysler continues to work with the government. most of the fatalities occurred because the vehicles were involved in high-speed crashes, not because of a problem with the car. all right. an update on the taco bell worker, the fresh one who got awfully friendly with a stack of taco shells. check out this picture. an employee, yes, licking, making out with a stack of taco
million jeep vehicles the government claims are defective and prone to fires in rear end collisions. let s get more now from cnn s athena jones. reporter: in a rare act of defiance, car company giant chrysler refuses to recall almost 2.7 million vehicles as requested by the national highway traffic safety administration. for nearly two decades, some jeep suv models have had a tendency to burst into flames after a rear end collision. they are requesting that upgrades to the older models be installed to keep fires from starting. the definition of a safety defect is if it s a bad design, if it s harmful to people, and if it occurs repeatedly. and that s all been the fact here. reporter: the models in question are 1993 to 2004 jeep grand cherokees and 2002 to 2007 jeep liberties. the company says it s been working with the government on the fuel tank fire issue since