Electric Dodge Chargers And Jeep Wagoneer Ss Recalled For Rolling Away In Park

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Stellantis whitethorn beryllium proud of its EV moves, pinch bequest brands for illustration Dodge and Jeep getting successful connected electrical power, but it seems nan modulation isn't without teething issues. The 2024 and 2025 Dodge Charger EV and Jeep Wagoneer S person some been recalled for issues pinch their electrical thrust modules, which could lead to nan vehicles rolling distant erstwhile they should beryllium parked — an rumor that Stellantis, specifically, is peculiarly loathe to ever suffer again. 

The rumor affects only a fistful of vehicles, 75 successful each betwixt some nan Charger and Wagoneer S, but they're dispersed crossed astir a afloat twelvemonth of accumulation — August 2024 to March 2025 for nan Wagoneer S, and August 2024 to April 2025 for nan Charger. If you picked up either of those models during that period, you whitethorn good person an improperly installed "park pawl return spring" that could let your shiny caller car to rotation distant sloppy of nan cogwheel it's in.

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Stellantis is, of course, nary alien to rotation distant issues. Back successful 2016, actor Anton Yelchin was killed by his ain runaway Jeep Grand Cherokee — a exemplary that had been recalled for a confusing gearshift, which often near drivers reasoning nan car was parked erstwhile it was successful truth still successful neutral. While this caller rumor has yet to termination immoderate "Star Trek" actors, astatine slightest to my knowledge, it's really worse than nan rumor that killed Yelchin. That problem had drivers leaving their cars successful neutral, while this 1 allows nan car to rotation moreover if you're perfectly judge it's successful park. 

Owners of affected vehicles should perceive astir nan callback later this month, but you tin check NHTSA's callback tract now if you deliberation you whitethorn beryllium affected. Luckily, Stellantis sewage a grip connected this 1 speedy — galore of those vehicles are apt pinch their first owners, making it easy for nan institution to notify astir nan needed work. Hopefully it's an easy hole for nan affected cars, and drivers tin get backmost to their dead-silent EV burnouts soon.