2013 Dodge Challenger owners told not to drive

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Chrysler Group issued a rare recall today for 2013 Dodge Challengers equipped with V-6 engines, and took the even more unusual step of telling owners not to drive them.

The recall affects only 4,459 Challengers because of a wire harness that can overheat and lead to fires. Chrysler says it is a aware of seven incidents, none of which caused injuries.

Spokesman Eric Mayne says the problem is due to a single batch of misconfigured electrical components. He refused to specify the particular part, not necessarily the wiring harness, at the heart of the problem. In any case, workers tried to reconfigure the parts, but the result was harnesses that can overheat and catch fire.

The recall applies only to cars made over the two months leading up to Jan. 24. About 2,500 of them are in the hands of owners. The rest are on dealers' lots.

http://www.freep.com/article/20130317/BUSINESS0103/130317044/2013-Dodge-Challenger-owners-told-not-drive

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1. And, avoid prolonged use of amphetamines and heavy construction equipment in the road.

[JVS]

2. Goddamn it. Sometimes it feels like it isn't America anymore!

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3. The last beautiful free soul on this planet

Super Soul: And there goes the Challenger, being chased by the blue, blue meanies on wheels. The vicious traffic squad cars are after our lone driver, the last American hero, the electric centaur, the, the demi-god, the super driver of the golden west! Two nasty Nazi cars are close behind the beautiful lone driver. The police numbers are gettin' closer, closer, closer to our soul hero, in his soul mobile, yeah baby! They about to strike. They gonna get him. Smash him. Rape... the last beautiful free soul on this planet.

[pinboy3niner]

5. A Classic!

[Frank Cannon]

4. So glad to see all the Vanishing Point references.

I thought I was the only one alive who remembers that movie fondly. I am weeping tears of joy.